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 – Seven Day After Trinity Sunday. 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. She has had a difficult time following a bad dose of covivid19 and we hope that this…
I was in town the other day and passed a homeless man sitting on the ground outside a shop. He wasn’t begging: he was just sitting there, in quiet destitution; a sad, pitiable sight. A woman coming towards me looked at him, then looked at me, her face signalling contempt, scorn and hatred for this…
St. Oswald’s Sunday service of Holy Communion will begin at 10.00 am. It will be led by the Vicar who will also preach the sermon. There is a Messy Sermon Group for children and a small play area for young children. After the service, there will be refreshments for those who would like to stay…
St. Oswald’s Easter service of Holy Communion will begin at 10.00 am. It will be led by the Vicar. There will be the lighting if the Easter candle and the renewal of Baptism vows. There is a small play area for young children. After the service, there will be hot cross buns and Easter eggs…
Over the last month, Messy Sermons have been looking at the story of Noah’s Ark. We have learned about why God told Noah to build an ark and we have learned about Noah’s family. We found out the names of Noah’s sons but could not find the names of all the wives in the Bible…
St. Cuthbert’s Day St. Cuthbert is often called the patron saint of the North of England. He followed on from Saint Oswald and Saint Aidan at Lindisfarne and Northumbria. St Cuthbert …
St. Oswald’s service of Holy Communion will begin at 10.00 am. It will be led by Canon Michael Ratcliffe who will also preach. There will be a Messy Sermon Group for children during the sermon. A small play area caters for young children. After the service, there will be refreshments for those wanting to stay…
St. Oswald’s service of Holy Communion will begin at 10.00 am. It will be led by Canon Michael Ratcliffe who will also preach. There will be a Messy Sermon Group for children during the sermon. A small play area caters for young children. After the service, there will be refreshments for those wanting to stay…