Weekly Update #79 – 17 October 2021

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #79 17th October 2021 From the Minister               Just Prayin’ and Walkin’ in the Rain On Tuesday 12th October, on a rather damp morning, along with other, I got to meet a group of 30+ Christian pilgrims, as they arrived on […]

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Weekly Update #40: Sunday 20 December

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #40: Sunday 20th December 2020 From the Minister                Four Advent candles burning… I was once part of an ecumenical meeting for one hundred and fifty clergy (50 Anglican, 50 Roman Catholic, 50 “Free […]

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Sermon: “I am NOT the Messiah”

A sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison, Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields, on third Sunday in Advent 2020 Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; John 1:6-8, 19-28 So, ‘there was a man sent from God, whose name was John,’ says the Gospel of John (1:6), This John, though, was not the one whose name is […]

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Weekly Update #39: Sunday 13 December

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #39: Sunday 13th December 2020 From the Minister                Three Advent candles burning… A ministerial colleague of mine used to be part of a team that wrote and published support material for worship […]

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Sermon: Advent Prophecy

A sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison on the Second Sunday of Advent 2020 Isaiah 40:1-11; Mark 1:1-8 We get to hear a lot from the prophet Isaiah at this time of year. Readings that appear during the Advent and Christmas seasons include: ‘’O LORD … we are the clay, you are the potter.’ […]

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