# Headingley St Columba URC > A congregation of the United Reformed Church ## Pages - [Newsletter December 2025

](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-december-2025): Dear friends, Light in the Darkness I’m writing this letter just before 4 o’clock and it’s getting dark already! At this time of the year in the UK, we often only have 7 or 8 hours of daylight every day. Oh, how it makes me crave the long, light nights of summer. However, this darkness pales in comparison when we acknowledge the darkness of the news: where we see and hear the ongoing wars and conflicts; the destructiveness of climate change, the suffering of refugees on unsafe boats and in camps or hotels. There is also the darkness in our […] - [Newsletter November 2025](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-november-2025): People the light shines through Dear friends On 1st November, many churches celebrate All Saints Day. Perhaps we don’t do this very often in the URC, but I think it’s a really important one to mark. Why? Because saints are all around us, in our lives and our world. So, what is a saint? In the past I used to think that saints were individuals who were perfect in every way and rather distant from our everyday lives. Now, my favourite description of a saint comes from a story about a little girl. She was on a school trip to […] - [Newsletter October 2025](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-october-2025): Dear friends, Jesus said, ‘You have heard that it was said, Love your neighbour and hate your enemy. But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.’ Matthew 5:43-44. It is not always easy to love those around us. Jesus knew that. Jesus and his friends lived under Roman occupation. An Empire which impacted on so many parts of a person’s life and must have felt like it could last forever. There were divisions within the occupied Jewish people as well as fear of the Roman occupiers. Jesus’ words about loving your neighbour would not […] - [Newsletter September 2025](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-september-2025): Peace with Creation Dear Friends, Like the natural world, where we have the seasons of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, our church year is made up of seasons. We begin with Advent, followed by Christmas, leading into Epiphany, Lent, Easter and so on. The Season of Creation is marked by many different churches across the world in September. This year as we approach the Season of Creation, in the midst of heatwaves, wild fires and droughts, we have been made acutely aware of how essential it is for us to take appropriate steps to acknowledge and respond to the climate […] - [Newsletter August 2025](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-august-2025): Dear friends, For everything there is a season There is a well-known quotation from Benjamin Franklin: “in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” I would add a third certainty that we encounter in our lives and world: change. Someone once advised me never to use family members as examples in sermons or reflections. But I’m a wee bit of a rebel. Ten years ago, Maisie came home with me for the first time and my life changed forever. Nine years ago I became an Aunty for the first time and my life changed forever. Three years ago, […] - [Newsletter July 2025](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-july-2025): Dear friends Be brave! I wonder, what do you think makes someone brave? Which people, either famous or from your own life, do you consider brave? When you do a Google search for brave people from history: a range of individuals pop up. From Nelson Mandela to Rosa Parks, Greta Thunberg to Martin Luther King. Likewise, when you explore brave people from the Bible, so many individuals are highlighted. There’s Daniel in the lion’s den, David facing Goliath, Deborah leading her people into battle. For me personally, my favourite courageous person in the Bible is Jesus. Throughout his life, Jesus […] - [Safeguarding](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/safeguarding): Safeguarding Policy Statement Safeguarding is taken seriously by Headingley St Columba United Reformed Church. We define safeguarding as the promotion of the safety and welfare of children and adults who are at risk of, or experiencing, harm, abuse or neglect in all forms. We acknowledge children’s and adults’ right to protection from any form of abuse or neglect regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage/civil partnership status, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity. Therefore, as members and workers of the church, we are committed to: the care and nurture of all children and adults the safeguarding […] - [Newsletter June 2025](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-june-2025): PENTECOST Dear friends, On 8 June, we celebrate with churches across the world—the day of Pentecost. The scene of Pentecost is vividly depicted in the Bible. Roughly one hundred and twenty people are assembled in a room, feeling rather lost and despondent and unsure about what to do without Jesus. Then suddenly they experience an extraordinary storm. A violent wind, sparks, flames. And they are ‘bewildered’, ‘amazed’, ‘astonished.’ The people, both in this room as well as in the growing crowd outside, break out in wild chatter. Chatter in dozens of languages from across the globe. In the Bible, the […] - [Newsletter May 2025](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-may-2025): Dear friends LIVING IN THE LIGHT OF THE RESURRECTION This month, we journey through the Season of Easter. A season which lasts for 50 days, beginning on Easter Sunday and culminating on Pentecost Sunday. At our last Leeds URC Partnership Quiet Day, we explored the theme: ‘How do we live now in the light of the resurrection?’ What follows is my reflection on how the Resurrection shapes my faith and how I try to live out this faith. In our Gospels, the stories of Jesus’ resurrection highlight the importance of our senses. Particularly, the sense of touch. In one story, […] - [Newsletter April 2025](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-april-2025): Dear friends, Resurrection Hope . . . where the light gets in This month we journey through the last weeks of the Season of Lent into the Season of Easter. Easter is the time we celebrate that from death, new life is born; that in spite of suffering, something can be found; that hope can be discovered. We may look at our own lives and our world and be confronted by pain, suffering and injustice. The deep grief for a family member. The displaced people in Myanmar. The many animals going extinct. And we ask the question: why God, why? Through our […] - [Newsletter March 2025](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-march-2025): Dear Friends, This month we enter the Season of Lent. Lent is a season where we are invited into a time of focus and concentration, of stopping to notice what matters most in life. Just as Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness before the joy and excitement of Easter. In our own lives, there are times we can experience our own wildernesses. The wilderness of long-term physical and/or mental illness. The wilderness of grieving for a loved one. The wilderness of losing our job/independence/security. Yet in this wilderness, as we recognised, acknowledged and declared at Christmas – Emmanuel – […] - [Newsletter February 2025](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-february-2025): Dear Friends, We have celebrated the birth of Jesus and now as we move through the Season of EPIPHANY we gradually discover God at work in and through this tiny, helpless, vulnerable baby. A baby who grew to be a man whose living and loving, welcome and acceptance, questions and challenges led him to death on a Roman cross. But we know this wasn’t / this isn’t the end of the story . . . as we look forward to EASTER with its message of new life and resurrection hope leading to the enabling Spirit welcomed at PENTECOST. In a nutshell isn’t […] - [Newsletter January 2025](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-january-2025): CALENDAR JANUARY 5th SUNDAY 10.45am Morning Worship led by Rev Phil Chilvers 8th Wednesday 9.30am Elders’ Meeting 12th SUNDAY 10.45am Morning Worship led by Rev Heston Groenewald 14th Tuesday 12.30pm Guild Lunch 19th SUNDAY 10.45am Morning Worship led by Rev Phil Chilvers 26th SUNDAY 10.45am Morning Worship, including the Sacrament of Holy Communion, led by our Minister, Rev Dr Nicola Robinson We shall be joined by our friends from West Park URC 12 noon Church Meeting FEBRUARY 2nd SUNDAY 9.30am Morning Worship at Headingley Methodist Church   A HUGE THANK YOU to all who donated both gifts and money for our Gift Service. The total amount raised was £922, of […] - [Newsletter December 2024](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-december-2024): Dear Friends, LONGING FOR LIGHT I’m writing this letter just before 4 o’clock and it’s getting dark already! At this time of the year in the UK, we often only have 7 or 8 hours of daylight every day. Oh, how it makes me crave the long, light nights of summer. However, this darkness pales in comparison when we acknowledge the darkness of the news: where we see and hear the ongoing war in Israel/Palestine, Ukraine and beyond; the destructiveness of climate change, the suffering of refugees on unsafe boats and camps. There is also the darkness in our lives: […] - [Newsletter November 2024](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-november-2024): Dear Friends PEOPLE THE LIGHT SHINES THROUGH On 1st November, many churches celebrate All Saints Day. Perhaps we don’t do this very often in the URC, but I think it’s a really important one to mark. Why? Because saints are all around us, in our lives and our world. So, what is a saint? In the past I used to think that saints were individuals who were perfect in every way and rather distant from our everyday lives. Now, my favourite description of a saint comes from a story about a little girl. She was on a school trip to […] - [Newsletter October 2024](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-october-2024): Dear friends. Creation Creativity Monday 4 October is the Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi. Many paintings and statues depict him with all kinds of animals, birds and trees. Francis recognised that all of creation is interconnected with one another and with God, who is present in each and every single thing that is living. I invite you to read and ponder his beautiful words: “Be praised, my Lord, through all your creatures, especially through my lord Brother Sun, who brings the day; and you give light through him. …Be praised, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars; […] - [Newsletter September 2024](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-september-2024): Creation Dear Friends Like the natural world, where we have the seasons of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, our church year is made up of seasons. We begin with Advent, followed by Christmas, leading into Epiphany, Lent, Easter and so on. The Season of Creation is marked by many different churches across the world in September. This year as we approach the Season of Creation, in the midst of heatwaves, wild fires and droughts, we have been made acutely aware of how essential it is for us to take appropriate steps to acknowledge and respond to the climate crisis. The […] - [Newsletter July-August 2024](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-july-2024): Dear friends Love, Pray and Vote Desmond Tutu famously said: “When people say that religion and politics don’t mix, I wonder which Bible it is they are reading.” Politics is about how we live together as a society. Everything is political – from the food we buy to the cost of electricity, from hospital waiting lists to asylum seekers and refugees and caring for the environment. Everything is pollical. And the whole of the Bible is about the building of community and God’s calling within that. As the 4th of July General Election in the UK rapidly approaches, the Bible […] - [Newsletter June 2024](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-june-2024): Dear Friends Sabbath I start with a wee admission. I’m a big fan of ‘To do’ lists. Especially when it is colour-coded in rainbow colours. There’s something really satisfying about being able to tick off items when they are complete. When I was training for ministry, I remember one close mentor telling/warning me that: ‘in ministry, the ‘to do list’ never ends.’ Another experienced minister, recently expressed to me: ‘at the end of the week throw out your ‘to do list’, God doesn’t mind that every task may not be finished. Then rest and make a new one.’ Turning to […] - [Newsletter May 2024](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-may-2024): Dear Friends Pentecost On 19th May, we celebrate with churches across the world – the day of Pentecost. Imagine the scene of Pentecost as depicted in the Bible. Roughly one hundred and twenty folk assembled in a room, feeling rather lost and despondent and unsure about what to do without Jesus. Then suddenly they experience an extraordinary storm. A violent wind, sparks, flames. And they are ‘bewildered’, ‘amazed’, ‘astonished.’ The people, both in this room as well as in the growing crowd outside, breaks out in wild chatter. Chatter in dozens of languages from across the globe. The vividness of […] - [Newsletter April 2024](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-april-2024): The Gospel writer, John, describes the first Easter over 2000 years ago: “Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark . . .” The first day of the week. The first day of something new. At this stage, Mary Magdalene, who arrives at the tomb, does not realise just how transformative that something new will be. “While it was still dark” – notice how the language points us to the bleakness of Mary’s grief and lack of understanding. Let’s home in on Mary’s point of view: She was there at the foot of Jesus’ cross. She was there […] - [Newsletter March 2024](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-march-2024): Dear Friends Treasures in Heaven This month, we continue to journey through the Season of Lent. A season when we are encouraged to stop and notice what matters most in life. One of the readings during Lent comes from the Gospel of Matthew: “store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6: 19-21 The phrase, “treasures in heaven” was one that Jesus and his listeners would have recognised from their faith tradition. It refers […] - [Newsletter February 2024](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-february-2024): Dear Friends, As we move through this season of EPIPHANY—we discover little by little the true identity of the infant Christ—God with us—Immanuel. This year we have also explored the different ways that God calls his people to follow him—the patriarchs and prophets—the first disciple—you and me. And soon we will be in the season of LENT as we move towards HOLY WEEK and EASTER. LENT begins with ASH WEDNESDAY when we remember our own shortcomings and mortality and the LOVE of God coming to us in JESUS. Love without measure. Significant then that this year ASH WEDNESDAY falls on […] - [Newsletter January 2024](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-january-2024): CALENDAR 7th SUNDAY 10.45am Morning Worship led by Rev Phil Chilvers 9th Tuesday 12.30pm Guild Lunch 10th Wednesday 9.30am Elders’ Meeting 14th SUNDAY 10.45am Morning Worship led by Rev Heston Groenewald, All Hallows Church, Hyde Park and Rainbow Junktion Café 18th – 24th WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY 21st SUNDAY 10.45am Morning Worship led by Rev Phil Chilvers 12 noon CHURCH MEETING 24th Wednesday 6.30pm Worship for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unityat St Michael and All Angels, Headingley 28th SUNDAY 9.30am At Headingley Methodist Church We shall be joining West Park URC for services throughout the year both at their church and at ours. This […] - [Newsletter December 2023](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-december-2023): Longing for Light Dear Friends I’m writing this letter just before 4 o’clock and it’s getting dark already! At this time of the year in the UK, we often only have 7 or 8 hours of daylight every day. Oh, how it makes me crave the long, light nights of summer. However, this darkness pales in comparison when we acknowledge the darkness of the news: where we see and hear the ongoing war in Israel/Palestine, Ukraine and beyond; the destructiveness of climate change, the suffering of refugees on unsafe boats and camps. There is also the darkness in our lives: […] - [Newsletter November 2023](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-november-2023): Dear friends People the light shines through On 1st November, many churches celebrate All Saints Day. Perhaps we don’t do this very often in the URC, but I think it’s a really important one to mark. Why? Because saints are all around us, in our lives and our world. So, what is a saint? In the past I used to think that saints were individuals who were perfect in every way and rather distant from our everyday lives. Now, my favourite description of a saint comes from a story about a little girl. She was on a school trip to […] - [Churches Together](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/churches-together): Churches Together in Headingley Churches Together in Headingley (CTH) is a local ecumenical grouping of churches in the Headingley area. It shares with many similar groupings across the country the mission to proclaim the Gospel by common witness and service in the world. Regular activities include: several ecumenical gatherings, including a United Service, during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, 18 – 25 January each year; during Lent each year, a well-supported series of Lent Lunches, at which guest speakers address a wide variety of topics, and a Good Friday Walk of Witness; an outdoor service of Pentecost Praise; […] - [Leeds URC Partnership](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/leeds-urc-partnership): What is the Leeds United Reformed Church Partnership? The Leeds United Reformed Church Partnership officially came into being, (after several years of discussions), on 7th May 2022, when eight churches of the Leeds Mission and Care Group were inaugurated into the Partnership and members of the Ministry Team were inducted into it during a special service. The Partnership churches are: Beeston Hill United Free Church (LEP: Baptist, Methodist, URC) Christ Church Halton (LEP: Methodist, URC) Headingley St Columba URC St Andrew’s Roundhay URC Stainbeck URC The URC in South Leeds West Park URC Wigton Moor URC The ministry team currently […] - [Newsletter October 2023](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-october-2023): Dear Friends Monday 4 October is the Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi. Many paintings and statues depict him with all kinds of animals, birds and trees. Francis recognised that all of creation is interconnected with one another and with God, who is present in each and every single thing that is living. I invite you to read and ponder his beautiful words: “Be praised, my Lord, through all your creatures, especially through my lord Brother Sun, who brings the day; and you give light through him. . . . Be praised, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars; in the […] - [Newsletter September 2023](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-september-2023): CREATION Like the natural world, where we have the seasons of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, our church year is made up of seasons. We begin with Advent, followed by Christmas, leading into Epiphany, Lent, Easter and so on. The Season of Creation is marked by many different churches in September. Theologian, Diana Butler-Bass writes “God is not a far-off Weaver of the Web, like God once depicted as the Watchmaker who assembled creation and left it to run on its own. No, God is part of the web, entangled right here with us.” This year as we approach the […] - [Newsletter August 2023](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-august-2023): CALENDAR AUGUST 6th SUNDAY 10.45am Morning Worship led by Rev Phil Chilvers 8th Tuesday 12.30pm Guild Lunch 13th SUNDAY 9.30am Morning Worship at Headingley Methodist Church 20th SUNDAY 10.45am Morning Worship led by Rev Phil Chilvers 27th SUNDAY 10.45am Morning Worship led by Rev Angela HughesWe shall be joined by our friends from Headingley Methodist Church SEPTEMBER 3rd SUNDAY 10.45am Morning Worship led by Rev Phil Chilvers 10th SUNDAY 9.30am Morning Worship at Headingley Methodist Church 2.30pm Concert by Leeds Male Voice Choir in aid of Wheatfields Hospice   In Memoriam It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Dr Charlotte Grieg on Thursday, 7th July. […] - [Newsletter July 2023](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-july-2023) - [Newsletter June 2023](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-june-2023): The Prayer of St. Columba Saints Day – 9th June Be a bright flame before me, O God a guiding star above me. Be a smooth path below me, a kindly shepherd behind me today, tonight, and for ever. Alone with none but you, my God I journey on my way; what need I fear when you are near, O Lord of night and day? More secure am I within your hand than if a multitude did round me stand. Amen. Dear friends Who is our neighbour? Throughout his life, Jesus spent time with many different individuals and diverse communities. […] - [Newsletter May 2023](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-may-2023): The Laburnum walk, Newby Hall ‘There is no time like Spring, When life’s alive in everything, Before new nestlings sing, Before cleft swallows speed their journey back Along the trackless track – God guides their wing . . .’ From ‘Spring’, by Christina Rosetti May 2023 This month, I’ve been thinking a lot about community. What does the word community mean to you? For me, it is about togetherness and support through the highs and lows (and everything in between!) of life. And being a faith community, we do all this in the name of Jesus, and we also look and reach out […] - [Newsletter April 2023](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-april-2023): EASTER Easter, and all around us now The world awakes, the flowers bloom. Here, in the stillness of my room, I think Christ died and suffered pain. How can it be? We loved we lost – Yet though He died He lives again. Now, once again, at Easter time As earth arises from its sleep, Our hearts, our senses, soar on high – To worship Him, our promise keep. We love – we honour – we obey Dear Lord, forgive mistakes we make, At Easter help us start afresh To do our best for Thy dear sake . . . DOREEN SOWDEN Dear […] - [Newsletter March 2023](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-march-2023): Dear Friends Finding our Voice Throughout the Bible, we see God calling a variety of individuals to undertake important tasks. And this calling often involves speaking out. But who does God call? You would think God would call articulate, well-spoken people who are full of confidence and charisma. And yet, God’s thoughts aren’t our thoughts. God calls those who may at first glance appear unexpected. For example, Moses who by his own admission is not the best communicator, God calls him to be a spokesperson and leader to his people. Then there are the women who visit Jesus’ tomb and […] - [Newsletter February 2023](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-february-2023): Dear Friends, God’s abundant love Lent is a season where we are invited into a time of focus and concentration, of stopping to notice what matters most in life. Just as Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness before the joy and excitement of Easter. In our own lives, there are times we can experience our own wildernesses. The wilderness of long-term physical and/or mental illness. The wilderness of grieving for a loved one. The wilderness of losing our job/independence/security. Yet in this wilderness, as we recognised, acknowledged and declared at Christmas – Emmanuel – God with us. God with […] - [Newsletter January 2023](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-january-2023): CHRISTMAS PAST We take the dusty trimmings down, The baubles in their packing lay Then give the cards another check To keep some, some to throw away. It’s over, though we waited long It came at last, the Days of Days; Captured in rhyme, revered in song Outpouring of our love and praise. The Baby’s birth, the Mother’s joy, The Wise Men’s gifts, the Shepherd’s fear Again and yet again employ That Blessed theme, year after year. With minds of all the tinsel shorn Look back, what memories remain. Look forward – to another dawn, And Jesus, born to us […] - [Newsletter December 2022](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-december-2022): Jesus lay in a manger Lit by a single star And shepherds from the surrounding hill And the wise men from afar And the animals from their beds of straw And the angels from above Came to pay homage, as we do To our infant Lord of Love. DOREEN SOWDEN Dear Friends Deep Longing for Light When I think of the season of Advent, the four weeks leading up to Christmas, the word which jumps to my mind is: longing. Advent is a season of deep longing. The world is not as it should be. Or could be. Indeed, this […] - [Newsletter November 2022](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-november-2022): Dear Friends. We mark two special Sundays in November. The first, November 13th is Remembrance Sunday. We take time to remember those who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars. We also take time to recognise later conflicts, and those affected by war today. To God: each and every life is sacred. In Genesis 1: 31, as God looks over all creation, following the introduction of human beings into the diversity of land, sea, light, darkness, animals and plants, God saw that “indeed, it was very good.” However, in the rest of Genesis, we see conflicts arise […] - [Newsletter October 2022](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-october-2022): Autumn at Parcevall Hall My favourite season of the year is Autumn. The glorious colours of the changing leaves on the trees. The crisp mornings and blue skies. The conkers and acorns and harvest. The start of a new series of Strictly Come Dancing . . . But then I also think that each season has something to be grateful for. The freshly fallen snow of winter. The green buds emerging in spring. The longer, lighter days of summer. And it’s the same with life. Each season of our life is different, but in each one there is something or someone to be […] - [Newsletter September 2022](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-september-2022): GOOD GROUND I love your simple story of the sower, With all its close attention to the soil, Its movement from the knowledge to the knower, Its take on the tenacity of toil. I feel the fall of seed a sower scatters, So equally available to all, Your story takes me straight to all that matters, Yet understands the reasons why I fall. Oh deepen me where I am thin and shallow, Uproot in me the thistle and the thorn, Keep far from me that swiftly snatching shadow, That seizes on your seed to mock and scorn. O break me […] - [Newsletter August 2022](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-august-2022): “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” John Lubbock, The Use of Life CALENDAR 7th SUNDAY 10.45am Morning Worship led by Rev Phil Chilvers. 14th SUNDAY 10.45am Morning Worship led by Mrs Terasa RaddingsChurch Secretary, Beeston Hill United Free Church 21st SUNDAY 10.45am Morning Worship led by Rev Phil ChilversHeadingley Methodist Church will join us 28th SUNDAY 9.30am Morning Worship at Headingley Methodist Church For the next […] - [Newsletter July 2022](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-july-2022): Dear friends, I can’t believe that I’ve been here the allotted five years and it is now time to move on. When I came, it was with much anticipation on both sides. I was welcomed with a wonderful service at my Induction, and with warmth and affection. I’ll never forget it or my time with you all. I have been blessed in those times of sharing with you, in sadness and in the celebrations. It has been a privilege to be a part of this worshipping community. There have been opportunities to reach out to others, and make contacts around […] - [Newsletter June 2022](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-june-2022): Dear friends, During this last week I attended a seminar online about the cost of living crisis in the UK, which has prompted some thoughts to share with you. It was organized by the Joint Public Issues Team, an ecumenical working organization of the Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Churches. When we think about poverty, we tend to think of less wealthy countries, as in the picture above of the shacks in South Africa, where whole families live in a hut made of tin. While some in our world live in such poverty that they risk starvation, often through famine […] - [Newsletter May 2022](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-may-2022): THIS BREATHLESS EARTH We bolted every door but even so We couldn’t catch our breath for very fear: Fear of their knocking at the gate below, Fear that they’d find and kill us even here. Though Mary’s tale had quickened all our hearts Each fleeting hope just deepens your despair: The panic grips again, the gasping starts, The drowning, and the coming up for air. Then suddenly, a different atmosphere, A clarity of light, a strange release, And, all unlooked for, Christ himself was there Love in his eyes and on his lips, our peace. So now we breathe again, […] - [Newsletter April 2022](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-april-2022): “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” John 1: 29b (RSV) Dear friends, As we come to the end of Lent, we come very much with Holy Week in mind, and all that Jesus suffered for us. The above verse actually comes from John the Baptist, just before Jesus’ baptism. It’s significant that John calls him the lamb of God. He is speaking the sacrificial language of the time, seeing Jesus as the lamb to be sacrificed for sin, as real lambs were in the Temple. Yet this lamb would take not just one […] - [Newsletter March 2022](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-march-2022): ‘No one calls on your name     or strives to lay hold of you; for you have hidden your face from us     and have given us over to our sins. Yet you, LORD, are our Father.     We are the clay, you are the potter;     we are all the work of your hand.’ Isaiah 64:7-8 Dear friends, From a fallen tree, to calling a new Minister, to welcoming a child into the Kingdom through baptism, February was a busy month, and a very stormy one. As we come to March, we’re straight in with Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday, the Lent study […] - [Newsletter February 2022](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-february-2022): ‘Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for.’ Hebrews 11.1-2 Dear friends, As we begin to lift restrictions again in the UK it seems that we are hopeful that the worst of the pandemic is finally behind us. It has been a difficult two years for all of us, but with vaccines and the Omicron variant leading to less severe illness, we might be able to see the next few months as getting back to something like normal. That isn’t to say that […] - [Newsletter Archive](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-archive): 2023 December November October September August July June May April March February January 2022 December November October September August July June May April March February January   2021 December November October September August July June May April March February January 2020   November October September August July June May April March February January   2019 December November October September July/August June May April March February January 2018 December November October September July/August June May April March - [Newsletter January 2022](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-january-2022): EPIPHANY It might have been just someone else’s story, Some chosen people get a special king. We leave them to their own peculiar glory, We don’t belong, it doesn’t mean a thing. But when these three arrive they bring us with them, Gentiles like us, their wisdom might be ours; A steady step that finds an inner rhythm, A pilgrim’s eye that sees beyond the stars. They did not know his name but still they sought him, They came from otherwhere but still they found; In temples they found those who sold and bought him, But in the filthy stable, […] - [Newsletter December 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-december-2021): Dear friends, Isn’t that a wonderful truth? God came to us. Yet despite all the Old Testament prophecies, the event still caught people by surprise. Relatively few believed in Jesus during his earthly ministry. Maybe we can understand that: if we think what would happen if Jesus was born today, we quickly also think that few would believe he was from God. More likely, we would think he is delusional, like the Russian boy who says he’s reborn on earth and is really from Mars. And yet, the Word of God became a human being. That verse above reminds us […] - [Advent and Christmas 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/advent-and-christmas-2021) - [Newsletter November 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-november-2021): ‘He has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.’ (2 Corinthians 5: 19-20 NIV) Dear friends, Although we are unable to enjoy fireworks again this year which Brenda, David and family have put on for so many years, there are other celebrations to come in the month of November. One of course is Remembrance Sunday, and the other is Advent Sunday. They are two very different celebrations. Remembrance Sunday is a solemn time to remember those who have given their lives in war. It isn’t in fact […] - [Newsletter October 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-october-2021): ‘Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labour in vain.’ Psalm 127: 1 Dear friends, I’m writing this a couple of days after our decision at the Special Church Meeting on Sunday to go with the Proposals for the Leeds URCs to form the Leeds URC Partnership enabled by a ministry team. On Sunday afternoon, the eight churches who are faithful at Mission & Care meetings were represented at the commissioning of Alex Walker as Elder in Local Leadership at the URC in South Leeds, and news spread that seven of them have now voted. All those have agreed […] - [Newsletter September 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-september-2021): ‘Put on the full armour of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled round your waist, with the breastplate of […] - [Newsletter August 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-august-2021): ‘For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to […] - [11 July 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/11-july-2021): This week we once again welcome Rev Chris Wood, who leads the service. Music for the service has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. Biblical passages are taken from The Revised English Bible. You can watch this video in full-screen mode by clicking the symbol at the bottom right. To follow the order of service as the video plays, scroll to the bottom of the page, and adjust the size […] - [11 July 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/11-july-2021-audio): This week we once again welcome Rev Chris Wood, who leads the service. Music for the service has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. Biblical passages are taken from The Revised English Bible. Order of Service Organ prelude: Voluntary in F – Allegro – John Bennett (1735-84) Welcome Introduction and Call to Worship Our theme for today’s worship on this 7th Sunday of Pentecost is ‘THE COST OF FOLLOWING JESUS’. […] - [Newsletter July 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-july-2021): ‘The Lord almighty . . . says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Psalm 46: 10-11 (NIV-UK) Dear friends, Having hoped in my letter last month that the restrictions would be lifted a couple of weeks ago, we still wait with anticipation! I hear many comments from folk who are looking forward to singing hymns in Church again. It’s one of those things we are so used to and miss so much. It is […] - [Newsletter June 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-june-2021): Dear friends, I write this after the wonderful Pentecost service we had back in the building, and am reflecting on the theme of new life. New life comes in many different ways. It is in the birth of a child, or the birth of any living creature. We see it in Spring, in all creation, with shoots coming up out of the ground, and flowers beginning to bloom. The photo above is one I took in the church grounds last year, of the roses in full flower, sometime later in June. There’s a rich variety of flowers coming into bloom […] - [Bless Leeds 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/bless-leeds-21): Please click here to see the video - [Pentecost - 23 May 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/23-may-2021): Our service for Pentecost Sunday, led by our Minister, Rev Clare Davison, includes a celebration of Holy Communion. Before joining, you may wish to prepare bread and wine, or a suitable alternative. Music for the service has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. You can watch this video in full-screen mode by clicking the symbol at the bottom right. To follow the order of service as the video plays, scroll […] - [Pentecost - 23 May 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/23-may-2021-audio): Our service for Pentecost Sunday, led by our Minister, Rev Clare Davison, includes a celebration of Holy Communion. Before joining, you may wish to prepare bread and wine, or a suitable alternative. Music for the service has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. Order of Service Organ prelude: Voluntary in C – Allegro – John Stanley (1713-86) Welcome Call to worship – Colossians 1: 17-19: ‘He [Jesus] himself is before […] - [9 May 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/9-may-2021): This week, we welcome Rev Nash, who leads the service. Music for the service has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. Order of Service Organ prelude: Voluntary in D – Andante vivace – John Alcock (1715-1806) Welcome and Notices Call to Worship: John 15: 12-13 This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s […] - [Newsletter May 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-may-2021): ‘When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.’ Acts 2: 1-4 (NIV-UK) Dear friends, As we continue in the Easter season, thinking of the new life we are privileged to have, we look forward to […] - [2 May 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/2-may-2021): This week, we welcome Alex Walker, elder in lay leadership at the URC in South Leeds, who leads the service. Music for the service has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. You can watch this video in full-screen mode by clicking the symbol at the bottom right. To follow the order of service as the video plays, scroll to the bottom of the page, and adjust the size of your […] - [2 May 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/2-may-2021-audio): This week, we welcome Alex Walker, elder in lay leadership at the URC in South Leeds, who leads the service. Music for the service has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. Order of Service Organ prelude: Voluntary in D – William Croft (1678-1727) Welcome and Notices Call to worship Psalm 22, verses 22, 23 and 31. I will declare your name to my people; in the assembly I will praise […] - [Newsletter April 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-april-2021): Dear friends, When our older son Jonathan was around 5, a chorus had a big impact on him: ‘His was the pain, his was the shame, His was the body that was broken. He gave it all for me, hoping I could see, that through His death I could now start living. Jesus, Lord Jesus, help me realise what you’ve done – in your eyes I’m no longer a sinner, ‘cos you’ve made me your son, Now he’s in me and I’m in him and we’ve become as one, and all I have to do is to give my life […] - [Easter Sunday 4 April 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/4-april-2021-audio): This week’s service, led by our Minister Rev Clare Davison, includes a celebration of Holy Communion, and you are invited to prepare bread and wine, or whatever alternative you prefer. The service begins with the lighting of the Easter Candle, and you may also like to provide yourself with a candle to light at home. Music for the service has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. Order of Service Organ […] - [Easter Sunday - 4 April 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/4-april-2021): This week’s service, led by our Minister Rev Clare Davison, includes a celebration of Holy Communion, and you are invited to prepare bread and wine, or whatever alternative you prefer. The service begins with the lighting of the Easter Candle, and you may also like to provide yourself with a candle to light at home. Music for the service has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. You can watch this […] - [28 March 2021 - Palm Sunday](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/28-march-2021-audio): Online Worship this week is a service of readings and music for Palm Sunday and Passiontide. Music for the service has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. Order of Service Organ prelude: Cornet Voluntary – Anon. 18th century Welcome Lent Liturgy for Palm Sunday Sunday As we follow our Lord through the events of his Passion, we remember today how he entered Jerusalem while the crowd cheered him and laid […] - [28 March 2021 - Palm Sunday](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/28-march-2021): Online Worship this week is a service of readings and music for Palm Sunday and Passiontide. Music for the service has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. You can watch this video in full-screen mode by clicking the symbol at the bottom right. To follow the order of service as the video plays, scroll to the bottom of the page, and adjust the size of your window to accommodate the […] - [14 March 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/14-march-2021): This week’s service for Mothering Sunday is led by our Minister, Rev Clare Davison. Music for the service has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. You can watch this video in full-screen mode by clicking the symbol at the bottom right. To follow the order of service as the video plays, scroll to the bottom of the page, and adjust the size of your window to accommodate the video and […] - [14 March 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/14-march-2021-audio): This week’s service for Mothering Sunday is led by our Minister, Rev Clare Davison. Music for the service has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. Order of Service Organ prelude: Fughetta in E flat – Josef Rheinberger (1839 – 1901) Welcome Lent Liturgy – 4th Sunday – the nails As we follow our Lord through the events of his Passion, we remember today how he was nailed to his cross […] - [7 March 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/7-march-2021): This week, we welcome Rev Geoff Ellis who leads the service. Music for the service has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. You can watch this video in full-screen mode by clicking the symbol at the bottom right. To follow the order of service as the video plays, scroll to the bottom of the page, and adjust the size of your window to accommodate the video and the scrollable text. […] - [7 March 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/7-march-2021-audio): This week, we welcome Rev Geoff Ellis who leads the service. Music for the service has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. Order of Service Organ prelude: Voluntary in D minor – William Boyce (1710 – 79) Welcome Lent Liturgy – 3rd Sunday – the whip As we follow our Lord through the events of his passion, we remember today his suffering under Pontius Pilate and lay a whip on […] - [Newsletter March 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-march-2021): ‘. . . we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.’ Romans 5: 3 – 5 (NIV-UK) Dear friends, In just three weeks from now, we will have been in the middle of a pandemic for a whole year. It’s hard to believe. The time has gone quickly for some and yet so slowly for others. Sometimes it seems there is nothing to look forward to, as we don’t know what the […] - [21 February 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/21-february-2021-audio): This week’s service, led by our Minister, Rev Clare Davison, includes a celebration of Holy Communion, and you are invited to prepare bread and wine, or whatever alternative you prefer. Music for the service has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. Order of Service Organ prelude: Voluntary in A minor – Anon. (18th century) Welcome Lent Liturgy – 1st Sunday, towel and bowl As we follow our Lord through the […] - [21 February 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/21-february-2021): This week’s service, led by our Minister, Rev Clare Davison, includes a celebration of Holy Communion, and you are invited to prepare bread and wine, or whatever alternative you prefer. Music for the service has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. You can watch this video in full-screen mode by clicking the symbol at the bottom right. To follow the order of service as the video plays, scroll to the […] - [14 February 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/14-february-2021-audio): This week’s service is led by our Minister, Rev Clare Davison. The accompaniment to Nomen salvationis is provided by Richard M. S. Irwin (https://www.hymnswithoutwords.com) and is used with his permission. Other music has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC (though not during the past cold week!). Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. Order of Service Organ prelude: Voluntary in G – Henry Heron (1738 – 95) Welcome Call to Worship Today is Valentine’s Day, and this […] - [14 February 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/14-february-2021): This week’s service is led by our Minister, Rev Clare Davison. The accompaniment to Nomen salvationis is provided by Richard M. S. Irwin (https://www.hymnswithoutwords.com) and is used with his permission. Other music has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC (though not during the past cold week!). Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. You can watch this video in full-screen mode by clicking the symbol at the bottom right. To follow the order of service as the […] - [Newsletter February 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-february-2021): Our caretaker has been busy building a snowman to cheer the neighbourhood up. It’s been enjoyed by passers-by with guffaws of laughter, including from the local policeman.   ‘… pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.’ Ephesians 6.18 (NIV-UK) Dear friends, We’re now in the middle of the third lockdown, with infection rates still high, with some signs of it coming down, but the number passing away so sad. We can but pray for the families losing […] - [7 February 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/7-february-2021-audio): This week, we welcome Rev Chris Wood who leads the service. Music for the service has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. Order of Service Organ prelude: Voluntary in F – Allegro moderato – William Hine (1687 – 1730) Welcome Call to Worship (based on Psalm 147) How good it is to sing psalms to our God! How pleasant and right to praise him! It is he who heals the […] - [7 February 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/7-february-2021): This week, we welcome Rev Chris Wood, who leads the service. Music for the service has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. You can watch this video in full-screen mode by clicking the symbol at the bottom right. To follow the order of service as the video plays, scroll to the bottom of the page, and adjust the size of your window to accommodate the video and the scrollable text. […] - [24 January 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/24-january-2021-audio): This week, we welcome Mr Alex Walker, Elder in Lay Leadership at the URC in South Leeds, who leads the service. Music for the service has been recorded by Alex, and at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. Order of Service Organ prelude: Gavotte – Matthew Camidge (1758 – 1844) Welcome Hello and welcome, my name is Alex Walker and I the elder in lay leadership at the URC in South Leeds. It […] - [24 January 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/24-january-2021): This week, we welcome Mr Alex Walker, Elder in Lay Leadership at the URC in South Leeds, who leads the service. Music for the service has been recorded by Alex, and at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. You can watch this video in full-screen mode by clicking the symbol at the bottom right. To follow the order of service as the video plays, scroll to the bottom of the page, and adjust […] - [17 January 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/17-january-2021-audio): This week’s service, led by our Minister Rev Clare Davison, includes a celebration of Holy Communion, and you are invited to prepare bread and wine, or whatever alternative you prefer. The accompaniments for To God be the glory, and Wolvercote are provided by Richard M. S. Irwin (https://play.hymnswithoutwords.com) and are used with his permission. The remaining music was recorded at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. Order of Service Organ prelude: Invention No […] - [17 January 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/17-january-2021): This week’s service, led by our Minister, Rev Clare Davison, includes a celebration of Holy Communion, and you are invited to prepare bread and wine, or whatever alternative you prefer. The accompaniments for To God be the glory, and Wolvercote are provided by Richard M. S. Irwin (https://play.hymnswithoutwords.com) and are used with his permission. The remaining music was recorded at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. You can watch this video in full-screen […] - [Newsletter January 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/newsletter-january-2021): Wishing you peace and hope this coming year Dear friends, As I write, just coming up to Christmas, I am looking back over 2020 and looking ahead to the New Year. Who would have thought what 2020 would have brought to us. It seems unbelievable that it’s been so long as well. Back in March, we were nervous about gathering, cancelling the Harrogate Male Voice Choir in case we spread the virus. Lockdown came, and we thought it would just be for three weeks, then realised it would be six weeks, then of course it was extended to three months. […] - [10 January 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/10-january-2021-audio): Music for this service has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC and, where it is not in the public domain, is used under the terms of our PRS LOML Licence LE-0020656 Order of Service Organ prelude: Voluntary in B flat – Vivace – Maurice Greene (1695 – 1755) Welcome Call to Worship On this Sunday celebrating Epiphany, we light the five candles and give thanks that Christ has come as the Light of the World, to destroy the darkness and to open the way to eternal life for us. We also light the candles for all who have sought […] - [10 January 2021](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/10-january-2021): You can watch this video in full-screen mode by clicking the symbol at the bottom right. To follow the order of service as the video plays, scroll to the bottom of the page, and adjust the size of your window to accommodate the video and the scrollable text. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Streaming Licence 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. If you prefer to listen to an audio-only version, you can do so here. Order of Service Organ prelude: Voluntary in B flat […] - [25 December 2020 - Christmas Day](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/25-december-2020): Our Christmas Morning service was recorded on Zoom. Words and music in copyright are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Streaming Licence 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656.   Archive of Online Services Please click here to visit the archive of online Sunday morning services - [27 December 2020](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/27-december-2020): This week’s service includes a celebration of Holy Communion, and you are invited to prepare bread and wine, or whatever alternative you prefer. The accompaniments for Iris, Mary’s child and Go tell it on the mountain are provided by Richard M. S. Irwin (https://play.hymnswithoutwords.com) and are used with his permission. The remaining music was recorded at Headingley St Columba URC. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Licences 214974, 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. Order of Service Organ prelude: Pastorale on Adeste fideles – David […] - [20 December 2020](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/20-december-2020): You can watch this video in full-screen mode by clicking the symbol at the bottom right. To follow the order of service as the video plays, scroll to the bottom of the page, and adjust the size of your window to accommodate the video and the scrollable text. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Streaming Licence 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. Order of Service Organ Prelude: Chorale prelude on Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme – J. S. Bach (1685 – 1750) Call to […] - [Advent Sunday 29 November 2020](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/29-november-2020-audio): This week’s service for Advent Sunday is led by our Minister, Rev Clare Davison. Music has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC and, where it is not in the public domain, is used under the terms of our PRS LOML Licence LE-0020656 Order of Service Organ prelude: Chorale Prelude on Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (Now come, Saviour of the gentiles) – J. S. Bach (1685 – 1750) Welcome Advent Liturgy For our Advent Liturgy this year, we’re following the Advent course, Candles in the Dark, written by David Adam. The liturgy is compiled from the book by Rev […] - [Advent Sunday 29 November 2020](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/29-november-2020): You can watch this video in full-screen mode by clicking the symbol at the bottom right. To follow the printed words as the video plays, scroll to the bottom of the page, and adjust the size of your window to accommodate the video and the scrollable text. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Streaming Licence 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. If you prefer to listen to an audio-only version of the service, you can do so here. Order of Service Organ prelude: Chorale Prelude […] - [22 November](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/22-november-2020-audio): This week, we extend a warm welcome to Mr Alex Walker, who leads the service. Music has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC and, where it is not in the public domain, is used under the terms of our PRS LOML Licence LE-0020656 Order of Service Organ prelude: Voluntary in F – Allegro – John Bennett (1735 – 84) Welcome Call to worship Hello and welcome. My name is Alex Walker, I am the lay leader at the United Reformed Church in South Leeds covering the Belle Isle and Dewsbury Rd areas of Leeds. I am here to lead […] - [22 November 2020](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/22-november-2020): You can watch this video in full-screen mode by clicking the symbol at the bottom right. To follow the printed words as the video plays, scroll to the bottom of the page, and adjust the size of your window to accommodate the video and the scrollable text. Where the words and music are in copyright, they are used under the terms of Headingley St Columba’s CCLI Streaming Licence 110169 and PRS Limited Online Music Licence LE-0020656. If you prefer to listen to an audio-only version of the service, you can do so here, but for copyright reasons, the words of […] - [8 November 2020 - Remembrance Sunday](https://headingleystcolumba.org.uk/8-november-2020): Music for this week’s service has been recorded at Headingley St Columba URC and, where it is not in the public domain, is used under the terms of our PRS LOML Licence LE-0020656 Order of Service Organ prelude: Trumpet Tune – Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1634 – 1704). Arranged for organ by Bryan Hesford (1930 – 96) Welcome Call to Worship Psalm 46.1-2 (NIVUK) ‘God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea’. HYMN Tune: St Anne – William Croft […] [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)