God of infinite mercy, we pray for the victims of the Nice attack. Remember them according to the favour you bear for your people. Comfort those who mourn and give strength to the injured. Deliver those whose hearts are hardened by hatred. Grant to us all your understanding, and your persevering love, for your mercy’s…
Christianity is full of wonderful stories of service of the strangers. One concerns St Oswald who is very close to our hearts; it goes like this. One Easter, when St Aidan was dining with St Oswald, a servant entered to say that there were many poor outside the gate seeking alms, Oswald took up a…
At St Oswald’s we have an All-Age Messy Sermon activity (instead of listening to the Sermon or having a Sunday School just for the kids). I love the way adults and children can learn together and produce such lovely things! This poster was begun last week when we were thinking about St Thomas. And who…
Green Collect Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things: graft in our hearts the love of your name, increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, and of your great mercy keep us in the same; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive…
The Mayor, Cllr Tim O’Kane and MP for Hyndburn, Graham Jones, launched Stanhill’s new heritage trail today. Stanhill Methodist Church was packed with heritage buffs and local people, including Rev’d Michael Ratcliffe, Carol Ratcliffe and the Vicar, Rev’d Anne Morris. Richard Hooper of Stanhill Residents led the proceedings which included a talk about James Hargreaves and…
The £4million Shadsworth Community Hub and Enterprise Centre, which has five shops on the ground floor with community facilities above, is now open – see this post for details. This is an attractive new facility in the south of the parish and well worth a visit…
A pedestrian island is being constructed on Bank Lane, next to St. Oswald’s Community Hall. It will be a safe crossing point for people using the Weavers Wheel cycling and walking route. The route will come down the Arran Trail and cross at the Hall. It will then continue to Accrington Road along the footpath…
At 10am, we began our service with a period of silence before the collect for Somme Sunday was read. Rev’d Dr Ros Lane of Ely, Cambridgeshire was our visiting preacher today. In her insightful sermon she blended her work as Chaplain to The King’s School, Ely with a reflection on St Thomas and a sobre…
This week’s theme is ‘Valuing Special Places’. The Vicar’s assembly was about pilgrimage in different religions to special places. See the Powerpoint here: Pilgrimage…
