This is the third in a series of articles from the Eco Church Team at St Columba’s, which are also published in our church magazine. The season of Christmas is coming, and I have been thinking about what sort of Christmas preparations might also be good for the environment. Decorations I have a small artificial […]
Sermon: Job Description for Prophets, Priests and Kings
A sermon preached by the Revd Dr Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, 8 December 2024 Isaiah 11: 1-10; Luke 1: 5-20 Zechariah was a priest of the Jewish religion. He was just an ordinary priest, not one of the high priests who resided at the Jerusalem temple; people like Annas, or […]
Weekly Update #229 – 8 December
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #229 – 8th December 2024 – Second Sunday of Advent From the Minister Eating Out? So we have just hosted “Mary” and “Joseph” at our house as part of “posada”. During […]
Weekly Update #228 – 1 December
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #228 – 1st December 2024 From the Minister Journeying Towards Christmas So it’s Advent Sunday. At church, this Sunday morning we will light the first Advent candle and the journey towards Christmas will have […]
Sermon: Memorial Service 2024
A sermon preached by the Revd Dr Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields, on 24 November 2024, at a service remembering those associated with the congregation who had died during the previous twelve months Isaiah 46: 3-4; Romans 8: 31-39 Last week, for a couple of days, I was away at […]