This time of year is always special to me, the reason is that the darkness of winter starts to give way to the promise of spring and summer and I love that! I am not a winter person and I always look forward to the opportunities that spring brings, the chance to enjoy longer days and to get out and …
Hi folks, As we begin lent, I wonder if you have thought about what you have given up or taken on? It’s not to late for you to do something though… Here are a few options for you… Why not join in with 40 acts this is about being generous, check out the website below or follow them on twitter @40acts. Or …
A Lenten Pilgrimage – We will be walking along the coast from North Shields to Seaton Sluice each week during lent, culminating with a BBQ on the beach sometime after Easter. The dates and times are below. It’s not just about walking, every so often on our wander we will pause for a short reflection or a bit of local history, …
Hi folks, I hope you are having a good week? This weeks Sunday@thePub is meeting at the usual time of 8.00pm and we are meeting at The Ye Old Ship Inn in Monkseaton. We hope that you can join us. This weeks reflection comes from this Sunday mornings lectionary reading about the transfiguration. you can read it here Also have a look at the attached …
Hi folks, This week at d-church we have been reflecting on love, and as part of our evening we had a look at this passage from Jesus said, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.’ This is the most important, the first on any list. But there is a second to set alongside it: ‘Love …
Touching moments at the “pictures of love exhibition” in Whitley Bay Initially I was nervous about jointly heading up the mission week team in the Cullercoats and Whitley Bay Circuit. It was going to be a busy week with lots of activities and I wondered if we were planning to do too much and whether the team would gel together. …
Hi folks, I wonder where January went! As I write I can see blue sky… very nice! This weeks Sunday@thePub is meeting at the Briar Dene Whitley Bay, if you are 18 and over then you are welcome to join us. We meet at 8.00pm and tend to leave about 9.30. This weeks reflection comes once again from The Northumbria …
Hi folks, Hope you have had a good week, this week our reflection comes from this weeks Northumbria Communities rule of life… ‘I say ‘Yes, my Lord’in all the good times through all the bad times’. NORTHUMBRIA community Rule of Life This is a tough phrase to get your head around and I wonder what you think? what are the things that …
So folks… the decorations are probably away, the food has been consumed… folks are back at school and work… life goes on… It would be easy for us to get down spirited with the dark nights of January and February when the plod of life gets heavy… but let’s remember that spring is around the corner. I came across this …
Hi folks, over the next couple of weeks I will be posting a blog about how we have used ‘pictures of love’ since we gathered the photos together. It has been on display for a few weeks in one of our local churches and its had a good response from those who have looked at the photos. recognising people who they know …