This week’s online service comes from Christ Church, Cambridge and is led by Rev’d Dr Lee Gatiss, the Director of the Church Society. In his sermon, Lee reflects on God’s kindness and mercy. The prayers are led by Ros Clarke, with readings from Gideon Emmanuel and Niv Lobo. The Sunday sermon, ‘Living a Christian life’,…
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Saint Oswald, English King and Martyr AD604-642 Lord God almighty, who so kindled the faith of King Oswald with your Spirit that he set up the sign of the Cross in his kingdom and turned his people to the light of Christ: grant that we, being fired by the same Spirit, may always bear our…
In this week’s Sunday family pack we join together to look at the story of the story of Jacob wrestling with God. What was Jacob’s new name and what did it mean ? Messy Sermon Group Activities 2nd Aug Are you going try an arm wrestle or perhaps a thumb wrestle with a blessing prayer…
Matthew 14:13-21 I’ve adopted a sort of ‘oh, what on Earth now’ attitude to the BBC News notifications I get on my phone. It feels endless.We are grieving loved ones, lost time, missed opportunities, life-changing setbacks, profound injustice.Everything is exhausting, overwhelming – where are our resources to continue suchan uphill tread, and what would be…
Rev Sarah Gill, Vicar of St Stephen’s and St James’ Blackburn, will lead another multilingual service. The message will be given by Rt Rev. Julian Henderson, Bishop of Blackburn. The Sunday sermon, ‘Two Feasts’, by Rev. Rebecca Feeney will be uploaded at 2pm…
The new local guidance says we should not: meet people that we do not live with inside a private home or garden, except where we have formed a support bubble (or for other limited exemptions to be specified in law). visit someone else’s home or garden even if they live outside of the affected areas. socialise…
Gospel Reading Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 People of any age can have a dream which may then develop into an ambition – and ambitions vary enormously. Some people have an ambition to win the lottery or, somehow or other, become a millionaire. Others have the ambition to reach the top of their chosen field. It’s this…
This week’s Sunday service on the theme of ‘The Old and the New’ will be online from 9 o’clock in the morning. It will be led by the Cathedral team. The Sunday sermon, ‘The Kingdom of Heaven’, by the Vicar will be uploaded at 1pm…
Welcome Back to St Oswald’s we are re-opening for morning service 10am 26th July (there will only be 10am services for the time being) It is lovely to be able to write these words although Church may not look and be exactly as it was when we were last here on 15th March 2020. Following…