St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #249 – Sunday 11th May 2025 From the Minister Weather Outlook Uncertain as it’s Christian Aid Week When people express shock that it’s very warm for May and/or that it’s very cold for May I just smile. I know that neither […]
Weekly Update #248 – 4 May
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #248 – Sunday 4th May 2025 From the Minister How Long Does Easter Last? It feels like I had only recently finished off the Christmas chocolate when a load of Easter eggs appeared. Now I am going to […]
Eco Matters: Recycling
This is the fifth in a series of articles from the Eco Church Team at St Columba’s, which are also published in our church magazine. As a child, I grew up in a household that saw a use for everything; not much was thrown away. Used envelopes were made into shopping lists, old toothbrushes were […]
Weekly Update #247 – 27 April
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #247 – Sunday 27th April 2025 From the Minister Honesty and Curiosity On The Pilgrimage Way I’ve been watching the 2025 series of Pilgrimage on BBC2 (all three episodes available via BBC iPlayer). Seven celebrities (a couple of […]
Weekly Update #246 – 20 April
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #246 – Sunday 20th April 2025 – Easter Sunday From Andrew Easter Sunday A happy Easter to all our readers! Pictures help us to imagine and to tell the story that of our faith. After Roberta Ritson’s time with us three years […]