Join us for Sunday worship at St. Oswald’s Church at 10 a.m. The service of Holy Communion led by the Vicar and Canon Michael Ratcliffe will last around 40 minutes. All are welcome! At 2pm, the Sunday afternoon sermon called, ‘Jesus sent his disciples out’, will be uploaded to the blog. This week’s online church…
St. Oswald’s volunteers have been hard at work these last three weeks maintaining the gardens and restoring the notice board. Things are looking really lovely. The PCC, Vicar and warden would like to express their sincere thanks to everyone involved. All sorts of things need to be done at church. If you would like to…
As I write this, the Covid rate in the area is still rising and has led to a slowing of the release of restrictions and words of caution from the media. For schools in our diocese this is another change in the yo-yo journey to restriction-free education.The latest guidance to schools in our area feels…
This week’s Sunday service at St. Oswald’s church will begin at 10 a.m and last around 40 minutes. All are welcome! It will be a quiet service of Holy Communion. We also welcome Canon Arthur Ranson, formerly Vicar of St. Silas, Blackburn, who will lead the service. This week’s online worship comes from Sunderland Minster…
This week’s Sunday service at St. Oswald’s church will begin at 10 a.m and will last around 40 minutes. All are welcome! It will be a quiet service of Holy Communion to mark the Third Sunday after Trinity. The Gospel reading is Mark, chapter 4, verses 35-41 where Jesus calms the storm on the lake…
St. Oswald’s volunteers are repairing the old noticeboard and main gate.
The noticeboard was made by volunteers a very long time ago. Originally, the frame held a blackboard and the wardens and vicar wrote the notices on with chalk!
The next job to be tackled is the garden at the back of church which is overgrown with brambles.
Proper 6 2021 For many years humans have believed that we can have as much as we want, or at least, as much as we can afford. We have had a belief in a world of endless resources; a world where everyone can have more, where nothing is rationed or limited. We are, of course,…
For the first time for very many years, a hedgehog has appeared in the vicarage garden. Their numbers have collapsed in recent years.
Whether this is because the lawns are 6 to 12 inches high, in line with the new wildlife style of gardening (and the mower being in the menders!) or for another reason, we are not quite sure. But it’s lovely to see whatever the reason.
This week’s Sunday service at St. Oswald’s church will begin at 10 a.m and will last around 40 minutes. All are welcome! The service will be a quiet, reflective service of Holy Communion. The online church service marks the fourth anniversary of the Grenfell fire. Led by Rev Gareth Wardell, worship comes from St Clement…
On Thursday evening David was formally admitted (‘sworn in’) as churchwarden of St. Oswald’s with the other churchwardens of the Blackburn with Darwen Deanery. The service, known as the ‘Archdeacon’s Visitation’, was held at St Bartholomew’s Church, Ewood with Archdeacon Mark and Rev’d Fleur leading. Despite social distancing and restricted numbers, it was a lovely…