St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #13: Sunday 14th June 2020 Image: Sourced from New Statesman; © Giulia Spadafora/Nurphoto via Getty Images From the Minister – Getting Rid of Statues Many of us will have seen images of Edward Colston’s statue being tipped into the river in […]
Weekly Update #11: Sunday 31 May
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #11: Sunday 31st May 2020 – Pentecost Sunday From the Minister – Going Wild Several months ago we stopped mowing a large circle of grass/moss in our front garden and sowed it with wildflower seeds. Initially the lawn looked as though […]
A musical service
Our morning service on 7 August, led by Local Preacher Angela Storer, had a musical theme. We sang a variety of hymns and songs (7 in all), including a three-part round, a Welsh hymn and a Wesley favourite. It was also a very participative service, with a trio singing and signing another song. During the service, worshippers […]
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 […]
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 […]