We hope you have enjoyed and benefitted from this year’s Thy Kingdom Come. The organisers have been moved by the various ways churches, families and individuals have engaged, especially at this time. We hope and pray that the wave of reflection and prayer, nationally and internationally, will result in more people coming to know the…
So this weeks Messy Sermon Group Activities for families to share are all about Pentecost. These activities include stories, crafts, quizzes and colouring. You could begin with the story and then do as many or as few of the activities as you like, in any order. We would love to see some of your colouring…
The Bible tell us that we should be searchers – seeking to know God better and draw closer to Him. Why not practice searching by looking for these items in your garden or on a daily walk and using them to inspire your prayers…
Here is the second set of photos of this year’s spring flowers and blossom at St. Oswald’s Vicarage. The first set is HERE. We hope you like them and that they will bring some joy at this sad time…
Join us on our daily Thy Kingdom Come web page for the next 11 days. Thy Kingdom Come is a global prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray from Ascension to Pentecost for more people to come to know Jesus. Since its start in May 2016, just three and a half years…
Here are some photos of this year’s spring flowers and blossom at St. Oswald’s Vicarage taken just before and during the first part of the lockdown. Another set will be this time next week. We hope you like them and that they will bring some joy at this sad time. …
Here are some more usesful apps, as recommended by the Guardian. Click here…
In late 2018, Joseph Morris, St Oswald’s gardener, cleared out the planter around the listed war memorial. It was solid with weeds, poor plants and exhausted soil. So he started again by removing everything, laying a new drainage layer and introducing new soil and plants. He wanted the replacement Spring planting to echo the red…
“The last few days have seen seismic changes for children & teenagers. Schools out. Indefinitely. Many young people in Year 6, Year 11 and Year 13 have suddenly found themselves leaving primary or secondary school, cancelling concerts, exams unknown. From Monday many children and teenagers are doing school at home. Many parents are juggling work,…
Start the week positively. Have a look at this selection of apps for young children as published by the Independent. Click here for the article…