St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #198 – 7th April 2024 From the Minister How Big is God? Why do people lose their temper? How did God create the world? How big is God? These are just three of […]
Sermon: The Resurrection – Universal, yet Personal
A sermon preached by the Revd Dr Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields, March 31st 2024 Luke 24:1-12; John 20: 11-18 Watch the whole service on YouTube ‘Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.’ (Luke 24:5) There’s a great question […]
Gethsemane Reflection
Maundy Thursday 2024 – Reflection 2 Mark 14:32-46 ‘They went to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, ‘Sit here while I pray.’ He took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be distressed and agitated. And he said to them, ‘I am deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, […]
Maundy Thursday Reflection
Maundy Thursday 2024 – Reflection 1 John 13:1-7, 31-35 ‘Jesus … got up from the table, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied around him.’ (13:3, 4) This […]
Our Easter Journey
During Holy Week this year, members of St Columba’s had prepared six interactive prayer stations. During the week, visitors (including local school children) spent time at each station, reflecting on various stages in the Gospel story of Holy Week. This included reading, praying and activities, such as writing down things that make us angry, or […]