Saint James

James and his brother John were Galilean fishermen, called by Jesus to become disciples. They were the sons of Zebediah or Zebedee. In tradition, their mother was called Salome (not the same one who danced before Herod) – it was she who, in one gospel account, asked Jesus if her sons could sit on either…

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Sunday Worship – Feast of Saint James

This week’s service of Holy Communion at St. Oswald’s will be led by the Vicar with Rev’d Canon Michael Ratcliffe preaching. The theme will be Saint James, the Apostle. The service starts at 10am and will last around 40 minutes followed by tea and coffee. You are most welcome! St. Oswald’s still has socially distanced…

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Sunday Worship – Sixth Sunday after Trinity

Why not come to church for Sunday worship at 10 a.m? The service of Holy Communion led by the Vicar will last around 40 minutes. You are most welcome! The Vicar’s Sunday afternoon sermon, ‘Power used in the service of love’, will be uploaded at 2pm. This week’s online church service celebrates Godparents’ Sunday, with…

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Jesus sent his disciples out

Proper 9 2021 A friend and colleague of my father went to work in Saudi Arabia for a few years. This was very lucrative – he quickly became a wealthy man. However, it meant spending large parts of the year away from his family, who lived in the same village as me. One day, the…

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Sunday Worship – Fifth Sunday after Trinity

Join us for Sunday worship at St. Oswald’s Church at 10 a.m. The service of Holy Communion led by the Vicar and Canon Michael Ratcliffe will last around 40 minutes. All are welcome! At 2pm, the Sunday afternoon sermon called, ‘Jesus sent his disciples out’, will be uploaded to the blog. This week’s online church…

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A big ‘thank you’ to St. Oswald’s volunteers

St. Oswald’s volunteers have been hard at work these last three weeks maintaining the gardens and restoring the notice board. Things are looking really lovely. The PCC, Vicar and warden would like to express their sincere thanks to everyone involved. All sorts of things need to be done at church. If you would like to…

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