This week’s online service comes from Christ Church, Cambridge and is led by Rev’d Dr Lee Gatiss, the Director of the Church Society. In his sermon, Lee reflects on God’s kindness and mercy. The prayers are led by Ros Clarke, with readings from Gideon Emmanuel and Niv Lobo. The Sunday sermon, ‘Living a Christian life’,…
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Beirut Explosion – Embrace the Middle East
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Feast of Saint Oswald
Saint Oswald, English King and Martyr AD604-642 Lord God almighty, who so kindled the faith of King Oswald with your Spirit that he set up the sign of the Cross in his kingdom and turned his people to the light of Christ: grant that we, being fired by the same Spirit, may always bear our…
Two feasts
Matthew 14:13-21 I’ve adopted a sort of ‘oh, what on Earth now’ attitude to the BBC News notifications I get on my phone. It feels endless.We are grieving loved ones, lost time, missed opportunities, life-changing setbacks, profound injustice.Everything is exhausting, overwhelming – where are our resources to continue suchan uphill tread, and what would be…
Multilingual Worship, Eighth Sunday after Trinity
Rev Sarah Gill, Vicar of St Stephen’s and St James’ Blackburn, will lead another multilingual service. The message will be given by Rt Rev. Julian Henderson, Bishop of Blackburn. The Sunday sermon, ‘Two Feasts’, by Rev. Rebecca Feeney will be uploaded at 2pm…
Coronavirus: Lockdown tightened locally and elsewhere in northern England
The new local guidance says we should not: meet people that we do not live with inside a private home or garden, except where we have formed a support bubble (or for other limited exemptions to be specified in law). visit someone else’s home or garden even if they live outside of the affected areas. socialise…
The Kingdom of Heaven
Gospel Reading Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 People of any age can have a dream which may then develop into an ambition – and ambitions vary enormously. Some people have an ambition to win the lottery or, somehow or other, become a millionaire. Others have the ambition to reach the top of their chosen field. It’s this…
The Old and The New – Sunday Worship for Seventh Sunday after Trinity
This week’s Sunday service on the theme of ‘The Old and the New’ will be online from 9 o’clock in the morning. It will be led by the Cathedral team. The Sunday sermon, ‘The Kingdom of Heaven’, by the Vicar will be uploaded at 1pm…
Getting Church ready for the return to Sunday worship
After careful preparation, St. Oswald’s Church is now ready for its first service tomorrow since the Covid-19 lock down. Following Government and Church of England guidelines, a few changes have been made such as marking out the chairs and providing hand sanitizer. There are also certain rules which everyone will have to follow! After a…
The Uncovered Face of God
Message from the Rt Rev Philip North, Bishop of Burnley…