Saturday - Ordinary Time: The Feast of Ini Kopuria, Founder of the Melanesian Brotherhood, 1945 [Commemoration]
Durham Churches Together Trip to Holy Island
6:00pm - Deanery Confirmation Service at St Nics, Durham (please see prayer intentions below)
Sunday 7th June 2026 - Ordinary Time: The First Sunday after Trinity
11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute
2:00pm - Van Mildert CVS Afternoon of Music in the Institute (please see note below)
3:00pm - The Installation of the Right Reverend Rick Simpson as Bishop of Durham at Durham Cathedral (please see note and prayer intentions below)
6:00pm - Said Evensong with Hymns (BCP)
Tuesday - Ordinary Time: The Feast of St Columba, Abbot of Iona, Missionary, 597 [Lesser Festival]; The Feast of St Ephrem of Syria, Deacon, Hymn Writer, Teacher of the Faith, 373 [Commemoration]
2:00pm - Tea & Talk in the Institute (free entry, proceeds will go to Cancer Research UK)
Wednesday - Ordinary Time
9:00am - Oasis
10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)
A mission studies group from Cranmer Hall will be in Church during the day with Bishop John Inge.
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 - Choral Evensong (BCP)
Wednesday - Ordinary Time: The Feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist
9:00am - Oasis
10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)
***Please see the Calendar of Services attached.***
Installation of the new Bishop of Durham at Durham Cathedral: If you would like to attend the service at Durham Cathedral on Sunday 7th June at 3:00pm, go to Durham Cathedral’s website. Go to the ‘Visits’ page and then ‘Concerts and evening events', and scroll down to 7th June. Use the code RICK2026 to apply for a maximum of two tickets.
Afternoon of Music with the Van Mildert Big Band: Sunday 7th June, 2:00pm-4:00pm in the Institute. This will be an fun afternoon of music and dancing put on by the students who visit in the parish. You will be warmly welcomed to join in the fun. This is another celebration of the positive links between students and parishioners fostered around the tea and talk afternoons through the Van Mildert Community Visiting Scheme.
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.
Foodbank - Weekly Message from Lynda Delf: On Sunday 24th May, 5kg of food was given in Church. On Sunday 31st May, 10kg of food was donated in Church, and a parishioner gave 7kg of food and £10.00.
In May, 82kg and £120.00 was given to the foodbank; thank you very much.
This week our shortages include rice, sugar, jam, coffee, teabags, tinned tomatoes, meat, fish, potatoes, rice pudding and fruit. We always need household cleaning materials, toilet rolls, long-life fruit juice and milk. Many thanks.
For your Prayers: Amongst the Sick - Angie Robley.
St Oswald's Confirmation Candidates - Samuel Cladingbowl and Colin Pemberton, who will be confirmed on Saturday evening (6th June) at this year's Deanery Confirmation Service at St Nics, Durham
The new Bishop of Durham - The Right Reverend Rick Simpson who will be installed on Sunday afternoon (7th June) at Durham Cathedral.
With All Good Wishes and Prayers, Peter
The Reverend Peter Kashouris
St Oswald's Vicarage, Church Street, Durham [email protected]