This week’s 10am Sunday communion service starts will be led by Rev. Canon Michael Ratcliffe. There will be tea and coffee after the service. The Bishop of Hereford leads this week’s online service which is Harvest Festival at Hereford Cathedral. It is uploaded at 9am on Sunday. …
Today, 29th of September, is the Feast of Michaelmas, that is the Feast of Michael and All Angels. It is a day which has shaped our society over the centuries. Michaelmas is one of the four ‘quarter days’ of the financial, judicial, and academic year, as in ‘Michaelmas Term’, and is associated with the beginning of…
This year’s Chelsea Flower Show is well underway with a one-off celebration of the bounteous beauty of the autumn season. Replacing springtime blooms it’s pumpkins, fruits and berries that are getting their moment in the spotlight.The timing of the show magnificently illuminates the season of harvest when we celebrate God’s provision and care for us…
This week’s Sunday communion service at St. Oswald’s starts at 10am and will be led by Rev. Canon Michael Ratcliffe. There will be tea and coffee after the service. The Sunday afternoon sermon, ‘God’s Endless Communication’, by Joy Rushton will be uploaded at 2pm. Take time and space to reflect on God’s generosity. The online…
Summer is over for another year… and what a year it has been. The church garden now definitely has an Autumn look with wet spiders webs, red berries glowing in the sunlight and pink sedums, the herald of Autumn, finally coming into flower. Somehow, the roses keep on going. Nobody has told them summer is…
Mark 9:30-37 A few years ago, I dealt with a situation in a Vicarage in Burnley, where visitors complained of seeing a shadowy woman in a vintage dress who emitted a feeling of intense sadness. We did a bit of research to find out who this woman might be. We stumbled upon the story of…
This week’s Sunday service of Holy Communion at St. Oswald’s will be led by the Vicar. It will start at 10am and last around 40 minutes. Afterwards, there will be tea and coffee for those who wish to stay and chat. You are most welcome! The Vicar’s Sunday afternoon sermon will be uploaded to the…
I was struck, this week, by an image of an elderly man carrying a cross, following Jesus, also carrying a cross, both followed by a dog, carrying a little cross in its mouth. This week the image of Jesus, the elderly man and the dog popped up on my screen and I knew that was…