Sunday, 3rd May 2026: The Fifth Sunday of Easter
11:00am: Parish Eucharist (CW), followed by the APCM in the Institute (Please see note below)
6:00pm: Said Evensong with Hymns (BCP)
Wednesday: St John the Evangelist before the Latin Gate (ante Portam Latinam)
9:00am: Oasis
10:00am: Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)
Sunday, 10th May 2026: The Sixth Sunday of Easter; The Beginning of Christian Aid Week
11:00am: Parish Eucharist (CW), followed by Soup and Bun and Plants Sale for Christian Aid in the Institute (Please see note below)
6pm: Choral Evensong (BCP)
***Please see the Calendar of Services Attached.***
Annual Meeting: Please come to the annual meeting after the service this Sunday, 3rd May. The papers will be available at the meeting.
Christian Aid Week 2026: On Sunday 10th May, we will offer a Christian Aid snack (not lunch!) of soup and a bun to prompt us to remember the very poor in the world, and to open our cheque books.
There will also be a plants table for people to bring, buy and swap, for a donation of course!
On Sunday 17th May, we hope to have a speaker or a film, (TBC).
Parish Magazine: The latest issue of the Parish Magazine will be available from this Sunday, 3rd May.
As usual, magazines will be delivered to all regular subscribers, with extra copies available to purchase (£2.00 each) from the back of church.
Deanery Confirmation: The Confirmation Service this year will take place at 6:00pm on Saturday 6th June at St Nics, Durham. Please let Peter know if you would like to be Confirmed or indeed Baptised and Confirmed at this service. It will be taken by Bishop Frank White.
Setting up for Services: Could you help set up for services once a month? We have a beautiful but currently too small rota to clean the candlesticks, find the passages in the Lectionary and prepare for communion - count the wafers, set up the water and wine. It takes around an hour once a month on either the Friday or Saturday. Obviously we'd show you how to do it until you are comfortable with the tasks. And it's more fun and quicker to do it with a friend, so do think about offering with someone else! Please speak to Beth, Sarah, Alison, Judy or Roz to learn more about it.
Durham Churches Together Trip to Lindisfarne: Durham Churches Together is hoping to organise a day trip to Lindisfarne, on Saturday 6th June this year, similar to those run, pre-Covid, by Churches Together in Elvet and Shincliffe. A decision depends on enough participants at a price not exceeding £20.00 per head for the coach. If you would be interested please let Boyd Sims-Williams or Stevie Taylor know as soon as possible. ([email protected], [email protected]).
Foodbank - Weekly Message from Lynda Delf: On 26th April, 4kg of food was collected in Church and £20.00 was posted anonymously through our letterbox.
In April £70.00 and 22kg of food was donated by Parishioners; this will provide meals for more than 30 people. Many thanks for all you do to support our foodbanks.
This week, our shortages include rice, sugar, jam, biscuits, coffee, tinned tomatoes, potatoes, meat, fish, rice pudding and fruit. We always need household cleaning materials, nappies, toilet rolls, long-life milk and fruit juice. Thank you very much.
Amongst the Sick: Please pray for Angie Robley.
With All Good Wishes and Prayers, Peter
The Reverend Peter Kashouris
St Oswald's Vicarage, Church Street, Durham [email protected]