Come and see the wonderful knitted Bible on display in the church during the Victorian Christmas Market weekend, on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 December. It has to be seen to be believed! There are 33 scenes from Bible stories, knitted by our sister church, St George’s United Reformed Church in Hartlepool. If you can’t […]
4th Worship Leaders’ Training Day
About 25 people attended the 4th worship leaders’ training day, organised by the Coast Mission Partnership, but open to all churches in the Northern Synod. Retired broadcaster Revd Peter Moth led the day on the theme of communications, with jocular reference to Matthew 13 “You will hear and hear, but never understand; you will look […]
Harvest Festival
St Columba’s Church was packed on Sunday 28 September for harvest festival, which was also combined with Back to Church Sunday, Parade Sunday, and a baptism. The service included traditional harvest hymns, with a more modern song. There were also a couple of short videos, a dramatic presentation of a Bible story, and a quiz, all […]
Jigathon and Heritage Open Day
St Columba’s Church was open on Saturday 13 September for its first Jigathon. During the course of the day, participants managed to complete 17 jigsaw puzzles, and raised over £200 in sponsorship for church funds. At the same time, the church was open for Heritage Open Days (www.hodstw.org.uk). A slow trickle of visitors came to […]
World War One Centenary
On Sunday 3 August 2014, we marked the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. In our morning service at St Columba’s, members shared stories and memorabilia of uncles and grandfathers who had served in the Northumberland Fusiliers, the Durham Light Infantry and the King’s Own Scottish Borderers. Some had survived the war, and […]