Rediscovering Rowland

Kris Grey of the Square Building Trust Ltd speaks in a special video featuring the life of its founder, Rowland Lishman.  This was prepared for Local History Month for the Old Low Light Heritage Centre. Rowland was also a former Elder and Session Clerk of the Northumberland Square Presbyterian Church, and led the Mens’ Bible […]

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Sermon: Jonah Chapter 3

A sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison at an evening service at Brentwood United Reformed Church in Essex in 2011. Then, as now, the Brentwood congregation was part of a three-congregation pastorate with the URC in Ingatestone and Billericay. The sermon begins refers to a hymn by the URC Minister, John Campbell, retelling Jonah’s […]

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Weekly Update #11: Sunday 31 May

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #11: Sunday 31st May 2020 – Pentecost Sunday From the Minister – Going Wild Several months ago we stopped mowing a large circle of grass/moss in our front garden and sowed it with wildflower seeds. Initially the lawn looked as though […]

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Sermon for Pentecost

Acts 2: 1-21; John 15: 26-27; 16: 4b – 15 A sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison at Penicuik North, Church of Scotland, Pentecost 2014. The occasion included presenting an Eco-Congregation award to the church. There was also the appearance of the Eco Congregation wooden baton, which passed from congregation to congregation, to encourage […]

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Weekly Update #10: Sunday 24 May

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #10: Sunday 24th May 2020 (Ascension/Seventh Sunday of Easter) “Ascension”, Anish Kapoor, 2003. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ascension_(54%C3%A8me_biennale_de_Venise)_(6220245513).jpg – Jean-Pierre Dalbéra From the Minister ‘As they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.’ (Acts 1:9) I […]

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