Bartholomew is a difficult saint to celebrate because we know hardly anything about him. The gospel for the fast of Bartholomew doesn’t even mention his name. He may or may not be the same person as Nathaniel –scholars argue the one way and the other. In Matthew, Mark and Luke Bartholomew is listed as one…
A big thank you to those who have resurfaced the church hall car park for free. We are very grateful!…
Don’t forget to pick forms for our Holiday Club for the week beginning 5th August. Forms are available from the Community Hall, Fecitt Brow on Wednesday afternoon from 1-4 pm Our Summer Holiday Club is for local children aged 5 – 10 years who live or attend Primary School within Shadsworth, Knuzden, Whitebirk and Intack. …
St. Oswald’s Community Breakfast Club at St Oswald’s Community Hall, Fecitt Brow, BB1 2AT Saturday 27th July 10 am – 1 pm Bacon or Sausage T.Cakes £2 – Toast ,Toasted Fruit T.Cakes £1 Hot Chocolate , Tea, Coffee , Fruit Juice £1 Look out for our Monthly specials – Soup – Toasties etc Everyone welcome…
We had a wonderful Baptism service today – church was packed and two gorgeous little girls (Evelyn and Sadie) were baptised. It was good to chat with friends and family from all over the country after the service! We were also blessed by the presence of Chester – an extremely well behaved dog who lay…
The sun was shining for the new Mr and Mrs Doyle who’s wedding was today!.Congratulations to you both from everyone at St Oswald’s! Thanks to everyone who cleaned and prepared the church and the churchyard ready for today and especially to Pat who arranged the flowers. …
Breakfast club will be held on 22nd June this month owing to a clash of dates on 29th. If you’ve ever enjoyed the food at our Christmas Fayre (or even if you haven’t) then this is the one for you! The amazing team of people who staff our Fayre Cafe are now offering a Breakfast…
Our hardworking Holiday Club volunteers won a Grass Roots Community Action Award in the Blackburn with Darwen Community Volunteer Awards and went to the ceremony in King George’s Hall.
I suppose the Holy Spirit is the least understood person of the Trinity, and the most misused. Long ago I attended the World Council of Churches 7th Assembly in Canberra, Australia. Christians of almost all denominations and from almost everywhere in the world gathered for 2 weeks to talk about the Holy Spirit. I can…