Today we celebrate the feast of Christ the King. Elsewhere this is known as the Reign of Christ: this is thought to sound less grandiose and imperious than Christ the King. I don’t have a problem with Christ the King, because there is no association in my mind between Jesus the King and any kind…
Sunday Holy Communion at St. Oswald’s starts at 10am and lasts about 40 minutes. This week the service will be led by the Vicar who will also preach. There is a small play area at the back of church and an activity for children during the sermon. You are most welcome! After the service, there…
St Oswald’s Christmas Social was held today in church. It was a lovely event – everyone had a good time with craft activities for children, a raffle and a tombola, a Christmas stall, a cake and popcorn stall, a scented stall and our usual cafe. Father Christmas also called in to see the children, young…
ST OSWALD’S CHRISTMAS SOCIAL 11AM – 2PM this SATURDAY (20th November) in the church FATHER CHRISTMAS! CAFE, TOMBOLA, RAFFLE, POPCORN, CRAFT ACTIVITIES AND STALLS Come along and bring your friends and family. RELAX AND HAVE FUN…
The nature of apocalyptic writing ‘The end of the world is nigh’: you can almost see the man with the sandwich boards, walking silently up and down, maybe in the bus station or in the marketplace. The idea behind such predictions is an old one and we have two examples of it in our readings…
The Service of Holy Communion starts at ten minutes past 10am this Sunday. Rev’d Canon Michael Ratcliffe will celebrate and the Vicar will preach. You are most welcome. After the Service, there will be a short Act of Remembrance at St. Oswald’s War Memorial. There is a small play area at the back of church…
Today’s Gospel reading in context Today’s Gospel reading is, on the surface, rather uninspiring, and also rather odd. Why would Simon and Andrew simply walk away from their nets and follow someone they seem (according to Mark’s Gospel) never to have heard of? If you do a bit of digging though, the Gospel passage is…
Sunday Holy Communion at St. Oswald’s starts at 10am and will be led by the Vicar. You are most welcome! There is a small play area at the back of church and an activity for children during the sermon. Afterwards, there is tea and coffee for those who wish to stay and chat. The Vicar’s…
Years ago I went to a performance of John’s Gospel. It featured a solitary actor who proclaimed the whole of John’s Gospel from memory: an amazing feat of memory. The audience was seated in the nave of a darkened church and the actor stood at the front under a spotlight – he was all that…