Easter began with an early Communion service, followed by a fairtrade breakfast. Then came the family service, which included an Easter baptism. After hearing the story from John’s Gospel, we had an Easter quiz, and found we had a knowledgeable congregation this morning. As part of our prayers for others, worshippers were invited to come forward […]
Good Friday
After last year’s heavy rain, we were blessed this Good Friday with glorious warm sunshine! Our ecumenical open air service was a little different this year. Members from four of our churches gave reflections on the stations of the cross, as we journeyed around the town centre, starting with worship in Northumberland Square, then stopping […]
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 […]
Good Friday not washed out
Churches Together in North Shields were faced with a rare wet Good Friday this year, but did not let the weather beat us. A huge crowd of worshippers packed into St Columba’s Church for the service that would have been held in the open air of Northumberland Square. The highlight was the presentation of a […]
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.