Labels. They can be useful things; they tell us what’s in the tin, what not to touch, where to stand and so on. But they can also be cruel:‘coward’, ‘cissy’, ‘trouble maker’, ‘useless’, ‘pathetic’. And once acquired, labels seem to stick. They get passed on, copied and replicated and so more and more people begin…
The church was glowing sunset orange when we went in to set up for tomorrow’s service.
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! Activity packs are available for children. The service will be a quiet, reflective service of Holy Communion lasting around 40 minutes. The sermon will reflect on the labelling of Jesus as mad and…
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.”John 3:1–17 In the past few days I have been preparing for the wedding of good friends. Their child is also due to be baptised at the service which…
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! Activity packs are available for children. The service will be a celebration of the Feast of the Holy Trinity. The online service is led by Rev Rebecca Mathew, vicar of St Nicholas Church,…
Pentecost: the feast of the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Holy Trinity. It falls on the fiftieth day after Easter – hence its name. It also falls on the Jewish Festival of Weeks, which is a harvest festival celebrating the first fruits of the season. The story is familiar to us; bereft after…
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! Activity packs are available for children. The service will be a celebration of the Feast of the Holy Spirit – Pentecost. The Vicar’s Sunday afternoon sermon, ‘The Helper had arrived‘, will be uploaded…
Thank you to the unknown person who repaired the Ian Hill Quiet Garden sign. Ian was a popular young man from the Shadsworth Estate who died tragically in 2011. The Quiet Garden was made in his memory, and provides a tranquil place anyone seeking a place to be still and reflect. …
Ascension day is one of the great festivals of the Christian year, and yet it is relatively forgotten and neglected. I suspect that this is because the event, as pictured in art, is strange and not very believable. In order to understand Christ’s Ascension into heaven, it’s necessary to lay those images aside – in…
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! Activity packs are available for children. The sermon and intercessions will reflect on Christ’s Ascension into heaven. The online service is led by the Bishop of Derby, Rt Rev Libby Lane and James Lusted…