We stuck leaves on a tree to say ‘Thankyou’ for the beauty of God’s world, we took fruit out of a bin to say ‘Sorry’ for our wastefulness (although it has to be said that many at St. Oswald’s are too poor to waste food), we lit or floated candles to pray for people or…
Today our Gospel reading was Peter’s Confession of Faith – weread it in The Message translation as this is more accessible for children. Jackson read it for us – he’s a brilliant reader and didn’t stumble at all over some quite difficult words! You can read it here https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+16:13-20 …
Apologies to anyone who has been trying to get in touch over the past couple of weeks but has had problems getting through on the church phone (01254 698321). We’ve been having a problem with our phone; this has now been fixed. The church is always open on Wednesdays from 6-7 p.m. – this is…
Paul and Seamus were married today. We all give them heartfelt congratulations! They’re a lovely couple who have both been through an awful lot. Today, as they were married, everything seemed to come into focus. And deswite Paula saying ‘I Seamus’ it all went really well. Well done to you both – Mr and Mrs…
This week our Gospel reading was the storm at Sea, as told by St. Matthew, and our activities were all water and boat based. At our Sorry Station we paused to think about times when we’ve failed or forgotten to trust in God, or when we’ve put our confidence in the wrong things. The activity…
A big THANKYOU to Canon Michael and Mrs Carol Ratcliffe who have arranged for our Messy Sermon Group to have their own processional cross. They bought it from the shop at Southwell Minster (Nottingham) an persuaded a neighbour to add the carrying pole. Here is Autumn, carrying the cross at Sunday’s all All Age Worship…
We have set up a ‘walk thorugh’ Lord’s Prayer for the Summer holidays, inspired by ideas from a Board of Education training session. We’re hoping everyone will give it a go before or after our services. Here are some photos to give you an idea of what it’s all about! You can try on a…
For our All Age Eucharist this morning we had a real treasure trove to dig into in the form of today’s Gospel reading; Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when…
It was another enjoyable service at St. Oswald’s this morning, led by the Vicar, Rev’d Anne. Rev’d Michael preached a warm and encouraging sermon on Romans 7 vs 15-25a and Matthew 11 vs 16-19 and 25-30, which included the famous words of Jesus, “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens,…
We wish you a very happy Easter! May you be blessed by the Risen Christ! There were three joyful services at church today. At 7.50am the Vicar sang the Exsultet, an ancient Easter hymn during a short Service of Light. This was followed by Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer). Then at 10.30am there was the…