As part of this year’s Bishop’s Harvest Appeal, St. Oswald’s Church is supporting the charity, Tearfund. For more information about the two beneficiaries of the appeal please download this leaflet. Tearfund is a global charity which seeks to work with local churches and people to find solutions to poverty and injustice. The money raised will…
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Warning: Is that email really from someone you know?
The Diocese wants to make people aware of the recent rise in a particular type of ‘scam’ email being sent to parishes across The Church of England, including in this Diocese. Recipients may think the email is genuine because the scammers usually pose as people you will be familiar with, such as Bishops, Archdeacons, other clergy,…
Marcus Rashford’s plea for action on food poverty
Thank you !
Thank you so much to everyone for the support over the last few weeks as the congregation gets used to the ‘new normal’. It was lovely to have Bishop Julian with us Sunday morning whilst Canon Michael and Carol have a much deserved break. As you know we said our last farewell to our friend…
Linda Leecy RIP
Please see our Facebook post here…
Creating a Wildlife Garden at the Vicarage – part 3
Part 1 is here and Part 2 is here. The front lawn facing Bank Lane is the largest lawn at the Vicarage. It is also very long and so ideal for children’s games. Anne wanted both this and the side lawn to be set aside to be used by the Church Hall, especially so the…
The Story of Joseph’s Dreams coming true
So over the last 2 weeks Canon Michael with the help of his puppet ‘Joseph’ shared the story of Joseph the Dreamer. We started by listening to a track from the Musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. This weeks Family Pack follows the story of Joseph’s dreams coming true and there are lots of…
Creating a Wildlife Garden at the Vicarage – part 2
Click here for part 1 The reason why the garden had such a problem with trespassing is because it was a natural shortcut between Bank Lane and Fecitt Brow. All someone had to do was jump over a low wall and walk across the lawn or behind the garage to save the long trek around…
The altar that survived Beirut’s explosion – BBC News
Please pray for Beirut and Lebanon.
The Story of Joseph the Dreamer
Thank you so much to everyone who has supported us in Church over the last few weeks whilst it has been different it has been lovely to see you all. If you don’t quite feel confident in joining us just yet we look forward to welcoming you when you do. So today Canon Michael with…