St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #10: Sunday 24th May 2020 (Ascension/Seventh Sunday of Easter) “Ascension”, Anish Kapoor, 2003. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ascension_(54%C3%A8me_biennale_de_Venise)_(6220245513).jpg – Jean-Pierre Dalbéra From the Minister ‘As they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.’ (Acts 1:9) I […]
Weekly Update #9: Sunday 17 May
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #9: Sunday 17th May 2020 (Sixth Sunday of Easter) From the Minister – Ready for the New “Normal” The latest Westminster government document talks about places of worship possibly beginning to re-open in July. As the URC advice Ready for the new “normal” points out, […]
Weekly Update #8: Sunday 10 May
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #8: Sunday 10th May 2020 (Fifth Sunday of Easter) Window was designed and made by Leonard Evetts MA, ARCA (1909-1997) of King’s College, Newcastle upon Tyne. This copy was taken from ‘A Walk Around St Columba’s United Reformed Church’ compiled by John Robson, […]
Performing the Bible
Sermon by the Reverend Trevor Jamison preached at St Columba’s United Reformed Church, March 10th 2019, On the day new church Bibles were received by the congregation (Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13) One Sunday morning in 1997, I sat down in front of the television to watch the final of the Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament: […]
Knitted Bible Weekend
St Columba’s Church enjoyed a very successful weekend on 13-14 December. Hundreds of people visited the church to see the exhibition of the famous Knitted Bible, and/or to sit down for some warm refreshments. The display of 33 scenes from Bible stories ran right round the worship area, starting with “In the Beginning” and “Adam […]