Sunday Worship – Harvest Festival St. Oswald’s Sunday service of Holy Communion will begin at 10.00 am as usual. The service will be led by the Vciar, Rev’d Anne Morris, and Revd Canon Michael Radcliffe will preach. There will be a colleciton of food for Oswaldtwistle Foodbank. There will be a Messy Sermon Group for…
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The shadow of the cross
This was what I saw at Church on Sunday morning, on my first Sunday back. It is the shadow of the War Memorial projected onto the wall of the church by the low autumn sun, but it’s not something I’ve ever seen before in my whole 21 years here It felt like God saying ‘All…
Sermon and Intercessions for the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity (Pentecost 19)
The readings this week are Genesis 32:22-31 and Luke 18:1-8 I love the story of Jacob wrestling with the unknown man who, it turns out, is either God or an angel – a messenger from God. As in the picture on our notice sheet today, by Marc Chagall, the unknown man is often portrayed with…
Thursday 27th October 10.30 a.m. Holy Communion Sunday 30th October – All Saints Sunday 10 a.m. Holy Communion and Messy Sermon Group Saturday 5th November The Church Cleaning Group meets at 9.30 for an hour. We are short of volunteers at the moment so new members will be very welcome! Sunday…
Sunday Worship for the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
Sunday Worship – Eighteenth Sunday After Trinity. St. Oswald’s Sunday service of Holy Communion will begin at 10.00 am as usual. The service will be led by Revd Canon Michael Radcliffe the and the Vicar will preach. There will be a Messy Sermon Group for children and a small play area for very young children…
In Memory of David Morris 01.07.55 – 22.08.22
The gap in keeping the website up to date is because of the death of the Website Manager, David Morris. David died towards the end of August having been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in May. Professionaly, David was a highly respected Historic Buildings Conservationist and Town Planner. He was one of the Church Wardens at…
Sunday Worship – First Sunday after Trinity
This week’s Sunday service at St. Oswald’s church will begin at 10 a.m and will last around 40 minutes. All are welcome! Activity packs are available for children. The service will be a quiet, reflective service of Holy Communion lasting around 40 minutes. The sermon will reflect on the labelling of Jesus as mad and…
Sunday Worship – Holy Trinity
This week’s Sunday service at St. Oswald’s church will begin at 10 a.m and will last around 40 minutes. All are welcome! Activity packs are available for children. The service will be a celebration of the Feast of the Holy Trinity. The online service is led by Rev Rebecca Mathew, vicar of St Nicholas Church,…
Sunday Worship – The Feast of Pentecost
This week’s Sunday service at St. Oswald’s church will begin at 10 a.m and will last around 40 minutes. All are welcome! Activity packs are available for children. The service will be a celebration of the Feast of the Holy Spirit – Pentecost. The Vicar’s Sunday afternoon sermon, ‘The Helper had arrived‘, will be uploaded…
Sunday Worship – 7th Sunday of Easter (Sunday after Ascension)
This week’s Sunday service at St. Oswald’s church will begin at 10 a.m and will last around 40 minutes. All are welcome! Activity packs are available for children. The sermon and intercessions will reflect on Christ’s Ascension into heaven. The online service is led by the Bishop of Derby, Rt Rev Libby Lane and James Lusted…