St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #199 – 14th April 2024 From Andrew Home Truths When you see the news these days, it is easy to be appalled and disheartened. In so many ways, the world we see around us is not the one that we would […]
Holy Week Reflections
By the Reverend Trevor Jamison Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields Reflections on three readings from Luke 23. Each reflection focuses upon one individual. We know two by name, one by the office that he occupied. Luke 23:1-25 Grace and Salvation Salvation, being saved, depends upon God’s grace; God’s generosity. Our salvation, thank God, […]
Good Friday not washed out
Churches Together in North Shields were faced with a rare wet Good Friday this year, but did not let the weather beat us. A huge crowd of worshippers packed into St Columba’s Church for the service that would have been held in the open air of Northumberland Square. The highlight was the presentation of a […]
Good Friday 2014
The highlight of the open air service on Good Friday was a dramatic presentation on the theme of “What is Truth?” This also reflected the theme of North Tyneside’s contribution to the BBC’s Great North Passion event at South Shields later that morning. The drama involved movement and speech both by individuals and groups of […]
Easter 2010
A number of special services were held as part of our Easter celebrations. On Palm Sunday (28 March), we remembered Jesus’ popularly acclaimed arrival at Jerusalem, marking the start of Holy Week. As the crowds then had waved palm branches, so at St Columba’s, we were given palm leaves woven into the shape of crosses. […]