A Sermon for Remembrance Sunday 2021, preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church Matthew 5:38-48 When it comes to war and peace we are much more Old Testament than New Testament, which is not to be critical of the Old Testament. If you are subjected to violence, the Bible’s Old […]
Weekly Update #83 – 14 November 2021
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #83 14th November 2021 From the Minister Tis the season … to remember and … Although the increasing volume of Christmas adverts tries to tell a different story, it is not yet the ‘the season to be jolly’. […]
Sermon: Remembrance Sunday
A Sermon on Remembrance by the Reverend Trevor Jamison, Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, preached in November 2020 (Isaiah 25:4-9; Psalm 46; Luke 1:68-79) So, today is a time for thanksgiving. We give thanks for the lives and dedication of all those who have lived through wars, especially those who have had to fight in […]
Weekly Update #34: Sunday 8 November
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #34: Sunday 8th November 2020 (Remembrance Sunday) From the Minister A Season of Remembering It’s a season for remembering. We have just had the Christian festivals of All Saints and All Souls, which […]
Remembrance
Sermon on Remembrance Sunday 2019 Preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church Micah 4: 1-4; Matthew 5: 38-48 Remembrance has been making a comeback in recent decades. Thirty years ago if November 11th fell on a weekday, it might have gone largely unmarked, people just carrying on with their busy […]