The Church continues to be alive and active, but our buildings must close We are seeing a huge increase in the number of people falling sick with COVID-19. We must distance ourselves from one another and prevent the spread of infection in order to save lives.Therefore, as well as public worship being suspended, this and all church buildings in the Church of England are now closed.Our worship of God and our care for each other continue but cannot be done in this building. The health and safety of our community is our priority. All bookings and events have been cancelled with effect from Wednesday 18th March – to be reviewed as advised.We are praying at 12md each day (details available online ) We have an order of service for worship at home which we have posted online. We will be posting videos of prayer and worship. We will keep our website and social media updated with further information.Thank you for your support for St Columba’s in this challenging time and we will be praying for you all in coming weeks.‘All shall be well, all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well’ – Julian of Norwich writing at the time of the Black Death.
St Columba’s Church will not be open for the foreseeable future. The health and safety of our community is our priority. All bookings and events will be cancelled with effect from Wednesday 18th March – to be reviewed as advised.This also means that social events and activities will not take place until further notice. We hope that many will be rescheduled for future dates. We are praying at 12md each day (details available online and as hard copy.) We have an order of service for worship at home which we have posted online and can provide hard copies. We are investigating the possibility of posting videos of prayer and worship. We will keep our website and social media updated with further information. Thank you for your support for St Columba’s in this challenging time and we will be praying for you all in coming weeks. ‘All shall be well, all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well’ – Julian of Norwich writing at the time of the Black Death.
A short Ecumenical service from 12-12.30, followed by a light lunchWednesdays in Lent from March 4 at different venues. The theme will be A Favourite Hymn. Do join us!4 March St Aidan’s 11 March Sacred Heart18 March St Columba’s 25 March St John’s 1 April St Cuthbert’s
We aspire to work with our community to Live Well with Dementia. Bill Lomas, one of our churchwardens, is a Dementia Friend, and attended a "Sporting Memories" morning at the Northumberland Club in Jesmond, organised in conjunction with the Jesmond dementia awareness group, where Bobby Moncur, the captain of the last Newcastle United side to win a major trophy, was the guest of honour. They are pictured together. It was a morning much enjoyed by all and to be repeated on the second Wednesday of each month at the same venue.
