This is the seventh in a series of articles from the Eco Church Team at St Columba’s, which are also published in our church magazine. Shaving foam can be used to clean mirrors, especially in the bathroom when they are fogged up. The foam can also clean chrome fixtures, grout, remove stains from clothing, carpets […]
Weekly Update #259 – 20 July
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #259 – Sunday 20th July 2025 From the Minister General Church / Local Church From the 4th to the 7th of July I was at the United Reformed Church General Assembly, which was meeting at a conference centre in Derbyshire. In […]
Weekly Update #257 – 6 July
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #257 – Sunday 6th July 2025 From the Minister The Sun Shone … Years ago, I went on a package holiday. The travel company’s travel rep visited the hotel each day to see […]
Eco Matters: Global Warning 2025
This is the sixth in a series of articles from the Eco Church Team at St Columba’s, which are also published in our church magazine. Deep in the compost heap, something is stirring A movement, a settlement, secret, unseen We rats are a-crawling, and squeaking and mauling. We’re creatures of night and the warmth and […]
Eco Matters: Recycling
This is the fifth in a series of articles from the Eco Church Team at St Columba’s, which are also published in our church magazine. As a child, I grew up in a household that saw a use for everything; not much was thrown away. Used envelopes were made into shopping lists, old toothbrushes were […]