The reading for the second Sunday after Epiphany is about the wedding at Cana and Jesus’ very first miracle -he saved great embarrassment at a wedding (they’d used all the wine up) by turning water into wine. So we thought about transformation – how one thing can become another. We put red food dye into…
With the exception of the Christmas Party all these are free and no booking or membership is needed! Friday 14th December: 5.30-8pm Children’s Christmas Party for children from Shadsworth, Whitebirk and Knuzden.. Tickets are £2 available on Wednesday afternoons at the Hall. A Very Important Person has promised to call in. Tues 18th: 6pm Christingle…
Many thanks to everyone who came along and contributed to this evening’s carol service. Here are some photos in no particular order. There are still three more services to go in our Christmas programme, click here for details. [print_gllr id=7047]…
A big thanks to everyone who came along and all those who worked so hard to make our Christmas Fayre so fab! We raised £1089 which is a fabulous sum that will help to keep St Oswald’s open for its local community. Here are some photos. Enjoy!…
Our All Age Worship here at St. Oswald’s broke new ground this morning. Our PCC decided that they wanted to focus, this year, on poverty at home: this is the 350th poorest parish in the Church of England. Our harvest collection of food went to Blackburn Food Bank. We listened to the amazing Rev Pam…
11th November 2018 sees the hundredth anniversary of the Armistice that brought the First World War to an end. At St Oswald’s we will be marking this historic date in several ways: 8 a.m. Holy Communion: A quiet service using the traditional words of the Book of Common Prayer 10 a.m. All Age Eucharist: A child…
This morning we had a real celebration: Canon Michael Ratcliffe celebrated 40 years of Priesthood, and during the service he baptised Theo Thomas Edward who has been coming to church since shortly after his birth. Michael reflected on 40 years of priesthood – what had changed for better or for worse – and shared some…
The funeral of our friend, Beryl will be on Monday 25th June at 10.15 at St Oswald’s Church, followed by committal at Accrington Crematorium at around 11.15. Beryl was an important part of the community at St Oswald’s. She is a former Churchwarden and had been our Verger for many years. She is the sort…
We’re hoping to run a coach trip out to Lytham’s 1940s weekend on Saturday 18th August. Tickets £10 per adult and £5 per child. Please sign up at church over the next few weeks so we know if there’s sufficient interest…