St Columba’s held a very successful strawberry fayre on Saturday 7 June. The strawberry scones proved so popular, that we sold out! Alongside the fayre, we also hosted an exhibition of the church: past, present and future. Displays showed the history of the church going back to 1662, as well aspects of its current life […]
Weekly Update #253 – 8 June
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #253 – Pentecost – Sunday 8th June 2025 From the Minister Mind Your Language At my secondary school everyone had to learn French, or at least try to do so. I was not an outstanding linguist. I still remember my […]
Weekly Update #203 – 19 May
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update # 203 – 19th May 2024 Pentecost Sunday From the Minister Today is Pentecost Sunday. Sometimes that’s described as the Christian Church’s birthday. Jesus had been raised to life, but he had departed the earth. His disciples had been left in […]
Weekly Update #158 – 28 May
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #158 28th May 2023 Hello again everyone, from John. Last weekend the news was about the G7 meeting at Hiroshima where nations heads, from a select group, were getting their heads together to discuss various matters. […]
Sermon: Pentecost
A Pentecost Sermon Preached by the Revd Dr Trevor Jamison for Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, June 5th 2022 Genesis 11:1-9; Acts 2:1-12 How do you feel about human diversity? Are you positive or are you negative about it, or does it never enter your head? They say that birds of a feather flock together, […]