The cleaning group met up at 9.30am today and had an hour’s fun fighting the cobwebs, hoovering and cleaning the brasses and worktops.
The group meets for just an hour on the first Saturday each month for a relaxed time cleaning and a bit of a chat.
If you would like to get out and help out, why not come along at 9.30am on Saturday 4th September? It would be nice to meet you.
This Sunday, St. Oswald’s church celebrates its patron Saint, St. Oswald of Northumbria. The 10am service will be taken by the Vicar and will last around 40 minutes followed by tea, coffee and cake. You are most welcome! St. Oswald’s still has socially distanced chairs and you are invited to continue using a facemask if…
As we approach celebrating the feast of our patron saint, St. Oswald, why not enjoy this fun rhyming animation of a German medieval legend. It uses imagery from Peterborough cathedral’s medieval bestiary. For something more serious, the Wikipedia entry contains a lot of information… https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oswald_of_Northumbria…
Growing among the roses in the churchyard just now is a ragwort, the yellow wild flower famous for being poisonous to horses. It is also known for being attractive to the caterpillars of the Cinnabar moth and our example is covered in them. These striking yellow and black creatures adore ragwort and provide a useful…
Proper 13 It wouldn’t be an exaggeration for me to say that I spent several hours contemplating today’s Gospel before I even began to think about writing my sermon. I really struggle with this passage from John. I struggle because Jesus seems to berate the crowd who followed him. They were poor folk who struggled…
This week’s service of Holy Communion at St. Oswald’s will be taken by the Vicar. The theme will be the Bread of Heaven. The service starts at 10am and will last around 40 minutes followed by tea, coffee and cake. You are most welcome! St. Oswald’s still has socially distanced chairs and you are invited…
James and his brother John were Galilean fishermen, called by Jesus to become disciples. They were the sons of Zebediah or Zebedee. In tradition, their mother was called Salome (not the same one who danced before Herod) – it was she who, in one gospel account, asked Jesus if her sons could sit on either…
This week’s service of Holy Communion at St. Oswald’s will be led by the Vicar with Rev’d Canon Michael Ratcliffe preaching. The theme will be Saint James, the Apostle. The service starts at 10am and will last around 40 minutes followed by tea and coffee. You are most welcome! St. Oswald’s still has socially distanced…