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.
North Shields URC supports North Shields FC
St Columba’s United Reformed Church is adding its support to the town’s football team on their trip to Wembley for the final of the FA Vase on Saturday 9 May. The railings and windows along the front of the church have been decorated with bunting in the team’s colour, red, and pictures drawn by our […]
Easter
Once again, St Columba’s celebrated Easter with three services, at 08.30, 10.30 and 18.30, and a fair trade breakfast at 09.00. The highlight was undoubtedly a three-act play of the Easter story adapted by one of our members for the occasion. It was great to see such talent, along with many willing actors and actresses […]
Synod Meeting
St Columba’s did itself proud on Saturday 21 March, when we hosted the Northern Synod of the United Reformed Church. People were at the church early setting up, decorating, preparing food and drinks, welcoming and directing visiting Synod members throughout the day. It was good to be able to provide signing during the morning session, and music, […]
What’s Easter all about?
Here’s a short video from www.christianity.org.uk with some Christians telling us how they see Easter: Understanding Easter from Christian Enquiry on Vimeo.