St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #14: Sunday 21st June 2020 From the Minister – Private Prayer So, the UK government has announced that churches may open for ‘private prayer’ in England. Dropping into church in order to say a prayer has not been a big part […]
Sermon: Both/And
A Sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison to a Church of Scotland Congregation in 2014, but with continuing relevance in 2020 Genesis 21: 8-21; Matthew 10: 24-39 When Abraham was one hundred years old (21: 5) he did not receive a telegram from the queen. Instead, so the biblical story goes, he received […]
Weekly Update #13: Sunday 14 June
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #13: Sunday 14th June 2020 Image: Sourced from New Statesman; © Giulia Spadafora/Nurphoto via Getty Images From the Minister – Getting Rid of Statues Many of us will have seen images of Edward Colston’s statue being tipped into the river in […]
Evening Reflection for 7 June
EVENING REFLECTION FOR ST COLUMBA’S NORTH SHIELDS Provided by Dr Ann Sinclair OPENING SENTENCES Lord, come among us this evening, In the quiet let us be aware of your presence Let us be aware of your breath Let us be aware of your arms holding us in love. AMEN Prayer of Confession God […]
Weekly Update #12: Sunday 7 June
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #12: Sunday 7th June 2020 – Trinity Sunday From the Minister – Celebrating, not Explaining Many preachers are breathing a sigh of relief this Sunday because they are not going to have to preach a sermon to explain the doctrine of […]