St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #17: Sunday 12th July 2020 From the Minister – Not going down the pub (just yet) Unlike many others, I have little desire to ‘go down the pub’ at this time. I’m not desperate to get to cafés, restaurants, or […]
Sermon: Who Do You Think You Are?
Reflection by the Reverend Trevor Jamison for Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields, online service, July 5th 2020 Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Who do you think you are? Whenever you try to answer that question you quickly come to the question of who your parents and their parents are or were. […]
Weekly Update #16: Sunday 5 July
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #16: Sunday 5th July 2020 From the Minister Sunday the 5th of July will mark seventy-two years since the NHS and social care system was established in the UK. Many of us have various reasons to be thankful for the care […]
Weekly Update #15: Sunday 28 June
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #15: Sunday 28th June 2020 From the Minister Take a look at the image of the stain glassed window. It shows Jesus walking on the water and Peter about to step out of the boat to join him, though he […]
A Sermon with a Joke in it
A Sermon Preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison to a United Reformed Church in Essex in 2010 Genesis 22: 1-19; Romans 6: 12-14 I don’t think it is a good idea to start a sermon with a joke. If the preacher catches the congregation’s attention with a joke, then more likely than not what people […]