William P Brown, in his book The Seven Pillars of Creation, notes that there are at least seven creation narratives in the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament). If you asked most people how many creation narratives existed in the bible they would say one. Some who have read into Genesis 2 would tell you that there are maybe two. …
Holywell Dene Wander: A winter wander on Sunday February 2nd We meet at 1.50 for a 2.00pm start at the East end of Holywell Dene Road. Most people will be travelling by car north on A192 from Earsdon. As you enter Holywell from the south, turn right at Milbourne Arms into Holywell Dene Road. At east end the road will …
First of all, here is the program for the next few months. “Connection is the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued” When the leadership team met on 3rd January we started with an extended ‘check in’. We all shared how we were doing and our thoughts about Beachcomber. It took about an hour to get …
This is one of the most famous photographs ever taken: The Blue Marble, taken on the 7th December 1972 from Apollo 17. It has been said that the pictures taken from space starting in 1946, and famously earthrise taken on Christmas eve 1968, helped to galvanise the environmental movement. It was the first time that man had seen the earth …
Hi folks, I trust you are into the New Year with a swing in your step… or you may just be about hanging on… however you feel right now, be gentle with yourselves. We are looking to rethink some aspects of the work we do through Beachcomber and Sunday@the pub, we haven’t mixed things up for a while now and …
Hi folks… Happy New Year! We hope that your Christmas and New Year were enjoyable and that you found some time to connect with those whom you love and to find some space for yourselves however you celebrated. This Sunday we will be meeting at the Tavern & Galley in Whitley Bay at 7.30. This will be a chance to …
Hi folks, We are not meeting on Sunday night this week, we are putting our energy into our Standing Still event on the beach at Cullercoats Bay on Saturday afternoon… if you are able to come along it promises to be a good afternoon, if a bit windy!! See the flier! So we won’t be back until the New Year, …
Hi folks, this week its BEER and CAROLS!! 7.30 at Platform 2 on Tynemouth Station… We really hope you can join us, it will be a fabb fun evening. This weeks blog is written for us by John Cooper. ———- Yet with the woes of sin and strife The world has suffered long; Beneath the heav’nly hymn have rolled Two …
If you are free on the 18th December why not come along and drop in for some advent peace in the midst of the craziness of Christmas preparations. We will be offering various reflective activities and a space to just be.
Feathers fluttering Angel wings unfurling hope Grasps the weary world Haiku by Rob Wylie ‘Midnight Clear’ by Mary Fleeson Welcome to the second Sunday of Advent were we will be gathering at the Tavern and Gallery at 7.30pm. Recap from last week’s reflection on ‘It come upon a midnight clear’ verse 1: David encouraged us to …
