St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #231 – 22nd December 2024 From the Minister Are We There Yet? So one of the highlights of the preparation for Christmas this year has been “posada”. Small figures of “Mary” and “Joseph” have been journeying from Nazareth to Bethlehem, […]
Weekly Update #230 – 15 December
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #230 – 15th December 2024 Hello again everyone, from John. Last time I wrote for the Update, my thoughts were of the 12 months since Israel had been attacked from Gaza. Now, who would have thought that Syria’s President Assad […]
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 […]