Weekly Update #148 – 19 March

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #148          19th March 2023 Hello again everyone, from John. An item later in this Update set me thinking. Recently St Columba’s has supported two important appeals, the Turkish/Syrian earthquake, and Ukaid2Ukraine. The first raised the magnificent […]

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Sermon: Everyone a Theologian…

A sermon preached by the Revd Dr Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields, on 12 March, 2023 John 4:5-30, 39-42 Watch the whole service on YouTube.   Who is qualified to be a member of the Church here on earth and what do we want from them? Maybe I should have […]

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Weekly Update #147 – 12 March

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #147 12th March 2023 Hello everyone, from John. This was the scene of one of the most famous storms in the Bible. We are now having spell of winter, but have just had the driest February since 1993 and […]

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Weekly Update #146 – 5 March

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #146 5th March, 2023 From the Minister     Fairtrade Fortnight –  What’s That Got to Do With Us? Take a look at the Fairtrade logo. What do you see? Some people see islands in the sea. Some see a blue fried […]

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Sermon: Danger in the Garden

A sermon preached by the Revd Dr Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields, 26th February 2023 Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7; Matthew 4:1-11 Watch the whole service on YouTube.   Spring has sprung! In the manse garden there are clumps of white snow drops. Crocuses are a riot of yellow and purple. Daffodils are […]

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