Summer is over for another year… and what a year it has been. The church garden now definitely has an Autumn look with wet spiders webs, red berries glowing in the sunlight and pink sedums, the herald of Autumn, finally coming into flower. Somehow, the roses keep on going. Nobody has told them summer is…
Mark 9:30-37 A few years ago, I dealt with a situation in a Vicarage in Burnley, where visitors complained of seeing a shadowy woman in a vintage dress who emitted a feeling of intense sadness. We did a bit of research to find out who this woman might be. We stumbled upon the story of…
This week’s Sunday service of Holy Communion at St. Oswald’s will be led by the Vicar. It will start at 10am and last around 40 minutes. Afterwards, there will be tea and coffee for those who wish to stay and chat. You are most welcome! The Vicar’s Sunday afternoon sermon will be uploaded to the…
I was struck, this week, by an image of an elderly man carrying a cross, following Jesus, also carrying a cross, both followed by a dog, carrying a little cross in its mouth. This week the image of Jesus, the elderly man and the dog popped up on my screen and I knew that was…
This week’s Sunday service of Holy Communion at St. Oswald’s starts at 10am and last around 40 minutes. The service and sermon will be led by the Vicar on the theme of taking up one’s cross and following Christ. There is a small play area at the back of church for young children. Afterwards, there…
We had a good PCC meeting at church this evening.
The minutes will go up at the back of church in due course.
Last week we heard the gospel story about the washing of hands – about how ritual washing put people inside or outside the accepted understanding of ritual cleanliness. Jesus argues with the Pharisees, who were shocked that the disciples were eating without washing their hands. This made them unclean as understood by the rituals of…
