Weekly Update #85
28th November 2021

28^th November at 10.30 a.m. – Advent Sunday

The service will be led by The Reverend Trevor Jamison

10.30 a.m. ‘Advent Prophets’ – Service led by Trevor Jamison

2.30 p.m. Messy Church – see notice below

5.30 P.M. Remembering Others
A service to remember those associated with Saint Columba’s who have died during the previous twelve months.

This reflective service, open to all, will be led by Trevor Jamison and John Drew. It will be followed by refreshments and conversation in the church hall.

Our next Messy Church will take place on Sunday 5^th December from 2.30pm until 4pm in the church hall. The theme is ‘Advent’. We will be exploring the ways in which we prepare for Christmas and what it is like to wait for something exciting to happen! We will also be thinking about the long journey that Mary and Joseph took on their way to Bethlehem.

To stay within our Covid regulations families will be at separate tables with all of their activities ready for them and instead of a shared table the children will receive their own party box of goodies! As we can only accommodate 40 people in the church hall at one time places will need to be booked.
If you would like to attend with your children or grandchildren please contact Claire by email by Sunday 28^th November.

To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul, in you I trust, O my God – Graham Kendrick, with a musical response to Psalm 25

To listen Click Here

Then you will see “the Son of Man coming in a cloud” with power and great glory.’ (Luke 21:27) That’s a quotation within a quotation. Jesus is referring to a vision in the OT Book of Daniel (7:13), which envisages God coming to earth to put things right. As the others verses in this passage from Luke indicate, no timetable has published for when God will arrive to put all things right with the world: leaves sprouting tell you summer is on the way but not the date it will arrive (21:29-30). It’s better to put your effort into living life well now, so that ‘that day does not catch you unexpectedly.’ (21:34)
Image: https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2013/12/03/advent-calendar/https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2013/12/03/advent-calendar/

Saint Columba’s Advent Groups commence meeting

Our Advent groups start meeting in the coming week.

The Tuesday Group will first meet at the church at 1.15 p.m. on November 30^th (Led by Roberta Ritson)

The Thursday group will first meet on December 2^nd at 7.15 p.m. via Zoom (led by Trevor Jamison)

To join Zoom Meeting, Click Here

Meeting ID: 858 9117 2965  Phone 0131 460 1196

Meetings last 45-60 minutes. The content – reading, conversation and prayer – is the same on both days.

Church Meeting on November 23^rd agreed a Synod Pastoral Committee proposal that Saint Columba’s move to becoming a joint pastorate with the congregation at Saint Andrew’s URC, Monkseaton, sharing one minister.  This would happen when Trevor Jamison moves on or retires in the next four years. At that point, the then minister of Saint Andrew’s (who would have been called with input from Saint Columba’s) will become minister of both congregations. A more detailed report will appear in the next church magazine.

Northern Synod are offering Faith-filled Life, a six-session course on being a disciple in today’s world. For details about the course and how to take part click here

Information about URC Stepwise courses in general https://urc.org.uk/stepwise.html

To join with others in attending Tynemouth Priory Theatre’s pantomime, Sleeping Beauty on 14th January 2022 at 7.00 p.m., please book with Shirley McKay, in person, by email, or by phone.

Tickets: Adult £8-00   Child £6-50