Children from Junior Church and Messy Church came together to present a nativity play on the morning of Sunday 17 December, dressed as Mary and Joseph, angels, shepherds and kings from the Gospel stories. They performed very well, with a prayerful Mary and a bashful shepherd. We were reminded that the very first Christmas […]
Nativity and Baptism
Our Nativity play on 20 December was unusual for three reasons. Firstly, it began with a baptism. It was great to see little George and all of his family and friends come together to celebrate, and to pray for his growing up in the faith. Secondly, as each character of the play came on stage, […]
Nativity Festival
Hundreds of people enjoyed the Nativity Festival at St Columba’s Church in North Shields. Members and friends worked hard to produce another spectacular display of Christmas trees, flowers, thoughts, and crafts. The exhibition was themed on the Nativity story, and featured crib scenes of all shapes and sizes. Some of the children had coloured in […]
Christmas Tree Festival
Hundreds of visitors enjoyed a Festival of Christmas Trees at St Columba’s Church. The display took place on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 December. The church was filled with decorated Christmas trees of all sorts and sizes – including artificial ones of pink and silver. Each tree had been chosen and decorated by a different […]
Christmas 2010
Worshippers were not put off by snow at our Christmas services in 2010. Despite several weeks of snow and ice, St Columba’s Church was fairly full for the traditional carols by candlelight on Christmas Eve. During the penultimate carol, Silent Night, the electric lights were dimmed, and Christingle candles lit for a memorable start to […]