Sunday, 14th June 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Second Sunday after Trinity
11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute
6:00pm - Said Evensong with Hymns (BCP)
Wednesday - Ordinary Time: The Feast of Samuel and Henrietta Barnett, Social Reformers, 1913 and 1936 [Commemoration] (CW); Alban, Martyr, c.250 (BCP)
9:00am - Oasis
10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)
Sunday, 21st June 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Third Sunday after Trinity
11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute
6:00pm - Evensong (BCP) (Said/Choral TBC)
Wednesday - Ordinary Time: The Feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist
9:00am - Oasis
10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)
Saturday - Ordinary Time: The Feast of St Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria, Teacher of the Faith, 444 [Commemoration]; Ember Day
4:00pm - Petertide Diocesan Ordination Service at Durham Cathedral (please see note below)
Sunday, 28th June 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Fourth Sunday after Trinity
11:00am - Parish Eucharist and Holy Baptism (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute
6:00pm - Said Evensong with Hymns (BCP)
Wednesday - Ordinary Time: The Feast of Henry, John, and Henry Venn the Younger, Priests, Evangelical Divines, 1797, 1813 and 1873 [Commemoration]
9:00am - Oasis
10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)
Sunday, 5th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Fifth Sunday after Trinity
11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute
6:00pm - Evensong (BCP) (Said/Choral TBC)
***Please see the Calendar of Services attached.***
The Bishop of Durham: It was good to attend the Installation Service at the Cathedral as the Right Reverend Rick Simpson begins his ministry as Bishop of our Diocese.
Tuesday Team - Fundraising Update: Since June 2025, £2105.00 has been raised. Beneficiaries include St Cuthbert’s Hospice, Diabetes UK, Macmillan Cancer Support and St Oswald’s Institute Kitchen Fund. Grateful thanks to Councillor David Freeman for his support.
Ordination to the Priesthood: Helen Miller will be ordained as a priest on Saturday 27th June at 4:00pm at Durham and will continue to serve her curacy at St Nics, Durham. You will remember Helen from her time here as an ordinand.
Elvet Residents Association: AGM and Social in the Institute at 3:00pm on Saturday 27th June, followed by a talk from Steve Lindsay—'In Search of Tigers'
Parish Magazine: There are still a few copies of the current issue available from the back of Church at a cost of £2.00 each.
***Please note that the copy deadline for the next issue is Sunday 21st June.***
Foodbank - Weekly Message from Lynda Delf: On Sunday 7th June, £60.00 and 4kg of food was donated in Church, and £20.00 was anonymously posted through our letterbox.
Many thanks for all you do to support our local foodbanks.
Our current shortages include sugar, jam, rice, coffee, biscuits, kettle food (such as instant soup and noodles), tinned meat, fish, tomatoes, potatoes, fruit and rice pudding. We always need long-life fruit juice, milk, household cleaning materials, nappies and toilet rolls.
Thank you so much.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Anniversary Service and Buffet at St Helen’s Kelloe on Saturday 27th June at 2pm
For your Prayers: Amongst the Sick - Angie Robley.
With All Good Wishes and Prayers, Peter
The Reverend Peter Kashouris
St Oswald's Vicarage, Church Street, Durham [email protected]