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Friday, 14th November 2025: 7pm - Durham University Brass Band Concert

Sunday, 16th November 2025 - The Second Sunday before Advent:

11am Parish Eucharist - The Rev.’d John McManners

6pm - Choral Evensong

Saturday 7pm - Quiz Night & Pizza

Sunday 23rd November 2025 - Christ the King; The Sunday next before Advent:

11am Parish Eucharist - The Rev.’ d Canon Gavin Wort, Lead Chaplain Durham University

6pm - Evening Prayer with Hymns

Mid-week service: Wednesday 10am Holy Communion

Please see the Calendar of services attached. Also, David’s Music Notes for November.

Quiz night with Pizza
Saturday November 22nd at 7pm at the Institute
Tickets £7.50
All profits to go towards the new kitchen.

Concerts this week:

Wednesday 19th November, 7pm, Durham University Concert Band

Friday 21st November, 7:30pm, Durham University Orchestral Society

Foodbank – Weekly message from Lynda Delf : On 9th November £20 and 8kg of food was donated in Church, a Parishioner gave me 8kg of food and £10, this will provide meals for 20 people. Many thanks for your continuing support.

Every year the food bank gives a box of Christmas food to those who have used the food bank during the year, included in this are tinned ham Christmas puddings cakes, biscuits and sweets.

We also need sugar, support, rice, tinned meat, potatoes, tomatoes, fish, rice pudding and fruit. We always need long life fruit juice and milk as well as household cleaning materials.

Thank you for all you do to support people who use our food banks

Parish Magazine: There are still a few copies of the current issue available from the back of church (priced £2). Any remaining content for the next issue should reach Stevie Taylor or Sarah Knight by the copy deadline of Sunday 23rd November, please.

Receptive Ecumenism: Attached is information about a course on ecumenism.

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]