Years ago, I went to a performance of John’s Gospel at St Luke’s Church in Blackburn – just next to St Wilfrid’s School. I say ‘performance’ because it featured a solitary actor who proclaimed the whole of John’s Gospel from memory – not a BIble in sight. The audience all sat in the nave, in…
Rev Sarah Gill will lead a further Blackburn multi-lingual Sunday service from 9am. The Venerable David Picken will preach the sermon. To light a virtual candle for a loved one who has died, click here. Watch “Steal Away to Jesus” the famous spiritual beautifully sung by the National Taiwan University Chorus. …
This week’s online Sunday service is led by the Rt Rev Dr Emma Ineson from Holy Trinity Church, Kendal. She is joined by people from across Cumbria, including the Bishop of Penrith in a celebration of Bible Sunday…
At the end of most communion services in the Church of England, we depart with the familiar dismissal ‘Go in peace to love and serve the Lord’ and we all respond ‘In the name of Christ, Amen!’ In many ways this is one of the most important aspects of our worship. We have gathered to…
It was a lovely service on a lovely autumn morning at St. Oswald’s today. Here is an extract from the special Harvest Liturgy we used. Harvest Liturgy The heavens declare the glory of God The skies display the work of his hands Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting…
Tomorrow’s church service is the annual St. Oswald’s Harvest Festival where we celebrate the richness of God’s creation. All are welcome! If you cannot make the service, you can enjoy the Church of England’s Service for Creation and Harvest which came out a few weeks ago. …
This week’s online service is a cross-cultural celebration of St Luke. The service is led by Rev Sarah Gill, with Rt Rev Dr Jill Duff, Bishop of Lancaster, and the Rt Rev Julian Henderson, Bishop of Blackburn. We are uploading this service even though it is St. Oswald’s Harvest Festival because local Blackburn Clergy are…
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Gospel reading Matthew 22:1-14 A king throws a wedding banquet. The invited guests behave very badly – many send their excuses, others abuse and murder the messengers. In exasperation, the King sends his remaining slaves to gather in all kinds of people from the streets to the party. One of their number is not dressed…
This week’s Sunday service celebrates chaplaincy in care homes. Debbie Thrower leads the service, with contributions from care home chaplains and residents, as well as a poetry reading from the late Bob Weighton, once the oldest man in the world. The Sunday afternoon sermon, ‘What are we wearing?’ will be uploaded at 1pm…