St Columba’s is fundraising for Christian Aid this week. Churches Together in North Shields held a very successful coffee morning at St Columba’s on Saturday 14 May, with a cake stall, cards stall, and raffle. On Sunday evening, we held a joint service for Pentecost at Christ Church, and Kerry from Christian Aid told us […]
Christian Aid Week
10-16 May is Christian Aid Week, and members of British and Irish churches will be raising money from the public for valuable work, improving the lot of people in poor countries. This year’s campaign highlights the poverty and low status of women in Ethiopia, as their short video shows.
Christian Aid Week 2014
Technology and participation marked the ecumenical service for Christian Aid Week hosted this year by St Columba’s. During the course of the service, led by our own Revd Liz Blair, we were shown 3 short videos from Christian Aid. The first was a humorous view of the responses collectors may encounter with door-to-door collections (including […]
Christian Aid Week 2010
St Columba’s once again fully entered into the spirit of Christian Aid Week. During the second week of May, churches up and down the country have helped to support the work of Britain’s largest interdenominational relief and development charity. Churches Together in North Shields began with a joint coffee morning at St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic […]