This week’s online Sunday service will be taken from the Book of Common Prayer, the original Church of England service book of 1662. Morning Prayer, sometimes called Mattins, will begin at 9 o’clock and can be watched anytime afterwards. Rev Fergus Butler-Gallie’s sermon will reflect on how we are never alone and that God walks…
You may have heard about the Government announcement today. It lightens COVID restrictions in certain parts of East Lancashire but introduces tighter restrictions in a number of wards in Pendle and Blackburn with Darwen council areas. The parishes of Blackburn with Darwen in the impacted wards are as follows:
St. Oswald’s parish is therefore not affected although neighbouring St. Jude’s is. Please note the following important points which apply to the above parishes only:
The situation remains serious in certain parts of the communities we serve in East Lancashire.
We pray that these new measures are properly observed and bring infection rates under control.
Holiday Time! A reflection from Blackburn Cathedral with Canon Rowena Pailing.
The news has been announced of the death of Rev’d John Reeves, a former vicar of St Oswald’s. John was a diligent and prayerful priest who was loved by many people. He wrote two church and parish histories; one here at St Oswald’s and another at St Augustine’s Huncoat, where he was previously Vicar. Please…
So over the last 2 weeks Canon Michael with the help of his puppet ‘Joseph’ shared the story of Joseph the Dreamer. We started by listening to a track from the Musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. This weeks Family Pack follows the story of Joseph’s dreams coming true and there are lots of…
‘O Death, where is your sting?’ 1 Corinthians 15, 55 Christians believe that, through the dying and rising of Jesus, death has lost its power such that what we call death is no more than a transition to a richer and fuller life in the Risen Lord.This means, amongst other things, that the saints are…
This week’s Sunday service can be viewed at 9 am or anytime later. The service will be led by the community of Mucknell Abbey, located near Worcester, in the West Midlands. The Abbey is part of the Order of St Benedict, and the service includes contributions from Sister Jessica, Brother Stuart, Brother Adrian, Sister Gregory…
Click here for part 1 The reason why the garden had such a problem with trespassing is because it was a natural shortcut between Bank Lane and Fecitt Brow. All someone had to do was jump over a low wall and walk across the lawn or behind the garage to save the long trek around…
Please pray for Beirut and Lebanon.
Gospel Reading – Matthew 14:22-33 At Baptism we commit children (and adults commit themselves) to living the Christian life. Today’s gospel reading is a good reminder of some of the things that the Christian life involves The gospel begins with a reminder of what has gone before – the miraculous feeding of the 5000 the…