Advent 3 2017 It always seems odd to be remembering John the Baptist on the 3rd Sunday of Advent when pink candle is lit. Today is Gaudete Sunday – the Sunday of Joy. It is the Advent equivalent of Mothering Sunday – a day of refreshment when the feeling of penitential preparation can be relaxed…
Join us for our first Community Carol Service at the Community Hall
Wednesday 13th December 5.30-830 at the Hall: Holiday Club Christmas Party. Food, Disco, Santa – what more could you ask? Friday 15th December 6.30-7.15 at the Hall: Community Carols. All welcome. Come along and get into the Festive Spirit. Sunday 17th December 6.30-7.30 at Church: Carols by Candlelight. Our traditional service of carols and readings. Followed…
There will be no office hour on the last two Wednesdays in December, 20th and 27th, due to Christmas celebrations.
Mackenzie’s Funeral will be at St. Oswald’s Church, Knuzden at 2 p.m. on MONDAY 4th December. As this sad day approaches, please continue to surround Mackenzie’s family, friends, teachers and classmates in your prayers…
Today people gathered to remember and pray for Mackezie Moffat who died suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday evening. Church was open this afternoon for Mackenzie’s family and friends and teachers to light candles and write or draw messages of condolence. Around 200 people, adults and children, came along. As you can see, a large number…
This week’s assembly thene is ‘Noticing a Need’ so I chose to talk about Mother Teresa of Calcutta: she noticed, when her Order had sent her to Calcutta, how many people (including children) were living and dying on the streets. The street people were hungry, cold, often sick, sometimes dying – and, of course, homeless…
Lots of fun and games at our October Holiday Club
We had lots of people at our Praise Party at St. Oswald’s School today! The topic was ‘giving’ – we thought about time, money and skills which Christians offer in gratitude for God’s generous love to us. We said sorry for times when we have not been generous as we placed coins on a cross…
Our school’s Year 6 teacher came to our morning service last week to tell us about her forthcoming trip to Rwanda. She also brought her son, Lewis, who is going along with his mum – what an adventure! They’re both off on their adventure next Monday – and we wish them well and pray that…