Saturday 6th, 7:30pm Durham University Palatinate Ensemble Concert
Sunday, 7th December 2025 - The Second Sunday of Advent
11am Parish Eucharist
6pm Evening Prayer with Hymns
Tuesday 2pm Christmas Tea at the Institute
Wednesday 10am Holy Communion
5:15pm Grey College Carol Service
Sunday, 14th December 2025 - The Third Sunday of Advent
11am Parish Eucharist
6pm Christmas Carol Service
Please see the Calendar of services attached.
And also David’s Music Notes for Advent
The Christmas tree has come from High Grange Farm, Shincliffe and will cost, with a small reduction, £70. Anybody who would like to contribute to the cost is most welcome, to Roz or Andy!
Evening Services - for your prayers. The Advent Carol Service last Sunday was super, many thanks to our choir, readers, and all the happy members of the congregation who helped to begin the Liturgical Year with such panache.
Advent Outreach: This Advent we shall be supporting the Anglican Diocese of Goma, please see the attached information about this diocese.
Foodbank – Weekly message from Lynda Delf : On 30th November 3kg of food was donated in Church, this will provide meals for 4 people, many thanks. There was also a new pair of children's ice shoes, I understand they have been there for a few weeks I will donate them to a local charity next week unless someone contacts me to claim them.
In November £80 and 38kg of food was donated in Church, this will provide 47 meals
Our current shortages are sugar, jam, biscuits, rice, tinned fruit juice, rice pudding, potatoes, tomatoes, fish, meat and kettle food. We always need long life milk and fruit juice toilet rolls and household cleaning materials. We are also still collecting festive food so those who have visited our food banks during the year will get a box of food at Christmas.
Thank you for all you do to support our food banks
Amongst the sick please pray for Angie Robley, Carol Simmons.
With All Good Wishes and Prayers, Peter
The Reverend Peter Kashouris
St Oswald's Vicarage, Church Street, Durham [email protected]