Today we celebrate the feast of the Baptism of Christ. For us, in the church of the western world, I think it would be fair to say that this feast day has become a bit of a half hearted affair – not as cosy as Christmas and not as exotic as Epiphany. Not as picturesque…
This week’s Sunday Service will celebrate Plough Sunday and be led by Rev Lindsay Yates. The sermon will be by Rev Will Adam. The Vicar’s Sunday afternoon sermon on the Baptism of Christ will be uploaded at 2pm. Plough Sunday is the traditional celebration of the beginning of the agricultural year. Its celebrations involve bringing…
Lancashire County Council and Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Public Health Officials have asked for places worship to close forthwith owing to the severity of the current Covid-19 situation. In the light of this, St. Oswald’s Church will not be holding services until further notice. In the meantime, we will post a national or Diocesan…
Epiphany 2020 Today we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. It is a quiet feast for us in the UK but in other countries, Epiphany is full of activity. Processions of kings on horseback throw handfuls of sweets to eagerly awaiting children. Children put boxes of straw under their beds for the camels. Holes are…
This week’s service will be led by Rev’d Sarah Gill, Vicar of St Stephen’s and St James’ Church, Blackburn. It will be a multilingual celebration of the visit of the Wise Men to Jesus. The Sunday afternoon sermon by the Vicar, ‘Recognising God’s presence in the face of someone different to yourself’, will be uploaded…
Christmas 1 2020 Well, it’s the last Sunday of a difficult and extraordinary year. And it looks as if the general chaos caused by Coronavirus is set to continue well into 2021. Even the simplest things have become complicated – nipping out to the shops or seeing your GP, getting a haircut. And things we…
The online service for the First Sunday of Christmas will begin at 9am and be available thereafter. “God is ever present, silently and patiently waiting, longing for us to respond once more to the gentle call of the Christ child.” (Bishop of Loughborough) At 2pm the Vicar’s Sunday sermon “The spontaneity and enthusiasm of the…
Happy Christmas! Enjoy these Christmas carols from organist Richard McVeigh, soloist Caroline Balfour, CONSORT SW1 and the Choral Scholars of Arundel Cathedral, all directed by Richard McVeigh. Allow them to lift your spirits in these silent days of Coronavirus. The words scroll across the screen so you can sing along! Say a prayer for all…
In this online Midnight Mass the church celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ into the world. Led by the Bishop of Dover, with the Archbishop of Canterbury, we shall pray for God’s comfort and joy to be born afresh in our lives. The service will come from St Martin’s Church in the Diocese of Canterbury,…
This special online service of lessons and carols is in partnership with @thisischristianaid With participants from around the world, including Rt Rev Dr Rowan Williams and Dr Marianna Leite, the service challenges people to stand up for “righteousness and justice”…