St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #74 12th September 2021 From the Minister “It’s just not cricket” – or is it? I’m a cricket fan. And this summer, live on free-to-view television, I’ve been watching The Hundred, which is touted as the salvation […]
Weekly Update #73: 22 August 2021
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #73 22nd August 2021 Vippng Clipart Hello everyone, from John. August is a time for relaxing and recuperation, so this will be the last Weekly Update until September, that means 2 weeks off. But don’t forget that we are […]
Weekly Update #72: 15 August 2021
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #72 15th August 2021 From the Minister Warm Weather ‘So, it’s holiday time for me, and for the first time in some while it won’t all be […]
Sermon: What Sort of People are You?
Ephesians 4:25 – 5:2 Last week I preached about what sort of ministries the church needs. We noticed that Ephesians chapter four lists apostles, prophets and evangelists before mentioning teachers and pastors; that ministries that engage with the wider world get mentioned before those that focus on life within the congregation. I also said […]
Weekly Update #71: 8 August 2021
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #71 8th August 2021 From the Minister Managing Expectations ‘China’s mixed doubles table tennis team made a tearful apology at the Tokyo Olympics last week – for winning a silver medal.’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-58024068 Presumably, telling the team which came second, or […]