A big THANKYOU and WELL DONE to all those who came to help with out big Church Clear-out last Saturday. We had been drowning in clutter and it was becoming more and more difficult to keep things clean and organised. Although all the clutter was out of sight, when I came back to church later…
Proper 9 2018 Does Theresa May have what it takes to be the Brexit Prime Minister? Does Gareth Southgate have what it takes to manage a team that will win the world cup? Does Venus WIlliams have what it takes to win the women’s title at Wimbledon this year? And you: do you have what…
John the Baptist is an extraordinary figure. He is regarded by Christians as the last of the Old Testament prophets – he didn’t herald the Messiah in an abstract way – ‘one day the Messiah will come’ but was able to say ‘the Messiah is here with us now’. In Luke’s wonderful account he does…
The funeral of our friend, Beryl will be on Monday 25th June at 10.15 at St Oswald’s Church, followed by committal at Accrington Crematorium at around 11.15. Beryl was an important part of the community at St Oswald’s. She is a former Churchwarden and had been our Verger for many years. She is the sort…
As you may have heard, our dear friend Beryl died yesterday afternoon shortly after 2 pm. Please remember her in your prayers. Beryl has been a dedicated member of St Oswald’s for many years and has been our Verger for the last ten. She did a huge amount of work for St Oswald’s behind the…
We’re hoping to run a coach trip out to Lytham’s 1940s weekend on Saturday 18th August. Tickets £10 per adult and £5 per child. Please sign up at church over the next few weeks so we know if there’s sufficient interest…
We’ll be celebrating St. Oswald’s Day (5th August) with another church lunch at Oakenhurst Farm, Darwen after the morning service. There’ll be a sign up sheet at church on Sunday. We had a really good time last time we went – please sign up, come along and join in. ENJOY!…
We need to have a big clear out at church, especially of the balcony which is full of accumulated stuff much of which needs throwing away. All our friends from church and community are welcome to help out at our big clean up on Saturday 21st July between 10 and 2. Please come for some…
We will be celebrating Fathers’ Day at our all age service on Sunday morning. Please being your dad if you can! There will be a gift for all the men in our congregation (dad’s or not) and our service will celebrate the love our dads can bring, and the love of God the Father of…
Today’s gospel reading is full of division, conflict and animosity. In order to unpick what is there we need to understand an important way of thinking in Jesus’ time and place. It went like this: people were labeled according to their place of origin, their social status and so on. We hear this reflected on…