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Each of us matters, each is loved
Lists of names are strange things. They are inclusive and bring people into a story or make it possible for us to remember the history of a place or of an event. Nevertheless, you have to be careful with lists of names – miss someone off and they could be offended. Put someone on and…
Sunday service for Corpus Christi
The service this Sunday marks the feast of Corpus Christi. The Rev Richard Springer will speak of the agony of the crucified Christ and draw parallels with the pain of those who suffer racism, hunger and homelessness. Join us at 9.00am Sunday or anytime afterwards. At 6.30pm, the St. Oswald’s weekly sermon will be uploaded…
How old was Abraham when Isaac was born?
This weeks Messy Sermon Group Activity is exploring the story of Abraham being promised a family. So just how old was Abraham when Isaac was born ? Use this weeks Messy Sermon Group Activity to explore the story together as a family. There are prayers and activities for all the family to share and take…
Thy Kingdom Come 2020 Wrap Up Video – YouTube
God with us, God between us, God within us.
It is widely thought that it is impossible to preach about the Trinity without falling into Heresy. It appears to me that Christians have debated the Trinity for almost 2000 years and no-one has yet got it quite right. Some Christian groups don’t believe in the Trinity at all, as the world ‘Trinity’ isn’t mentioned…
Covid-19 Lancashire Update
We have received this update on the Lancashire Covid-19 picture. It has been drawn mostly from the Lancashire Resilience Forum. We hope you find it useful when making your plans. The all-important R rate in Lancashire is very close to 1 and, worryingly, it has been increasing in recent days. The levels of infection are…
Reflections for Daily Prayer
If you have enjoyed and benefitted from the daily Bible readings, prayer and reflections of Live Lent, Easter Pilgrim and Thy Kingdome Come series, you may be interested in Reflections for Daily Prayer which is available as either an Android or Apple app (use the links below). Alternatively, it can be purcased in book form…
Thank you from Thy Kingdom Come 2020
We hope you have enjoyed and benefitted from this year’s Thy Kingdom Come. The organisers have been moved by the various ways churches, families and individuals have engaged, especially at this time. We hope and pray that the wave of reflection and prayer, nationally and internationally, will result in more people coming to know the…
The Holy Spirit
Day of Pentecost Acts 2:1-21 I suppose the Holy Spirit is the least understood person of the Trinity, and the most misused. Long ago I attended the World Council of Churches 7th Assembly in Canberra, Australia. Christians of almost all denominations and from almost everywhere in the world gathered for 2 weeks to talk about the…