Sunday 18th May, The Fifth Sunday of Easter

11am Parish Eucharist

Followed by Annual Parochial Church Meeting

6pm Evensong

Sunday 25th May, The Sixth Sunday of Easter

11am Parish Eucharist Canon Michael Everitt

6pm Evensong

Thursday 29th May, Ascension Day, 6:30pm, Durham Deanery Eucharist at Finchale Priory.

Preacher: The Rev.’d Rachael Farnham, Chaplain HMP Frankland

Please share lifts to this brilliant celebration of the Ascension.

Please see the Calendar of services attached.

Mid-week service: Wednesday 10am Holy Communion

Please see David’s Music Notes for May.

Annual Meeting: The Annual Parochial Church Meeting will take place on Sunday 18th May after the Parish Communion. The annual meeting is the main chance for the PCC to report to the whole congregation on its activities during the year. Reports are made on Finances and Accounts, and all the activities of the parish.

St Oswald’s local outreach campaign for Lent and Easter will be to support Durham’s St Cuthbert’s hospice, which is in serious need of financial support and has recently had to cut 18% of its workforce. For more information, including how to make a contribution¸ please see the Outreach information board inside the church’s south door. Bob Layton and the Outreach Committee.

Foodbank – Weekly message from Lynda Delf : Steve and I were away until the 14th I have collected a generous amount of food from Church today and an envelope for the foodbank was through our door. Everything will be weighed and the envelope opened on Monday at the foodbank, many thanks for your kindness. Two weeks ago we desperately needed long life milk and fruit juice, biscuits, sugar, rice, jam and coffee, as well as tinned meat, fish, spaghetti hoops, potatoes and rice pudding. We always need household cleaning materials and toilet rolls.

Thank you

Confirmation: The Deanery Confirmation will take place at St. Luke’s Ferryhill at 6pm, on Saturday 7th June 2025 (The Eve of Pentecost). Please pray for the three candidates from this parish, and those from the benefice and those from the wider deanery.

Amongst the sick please pray for Andrew Perry, Angie Robley.

Amongst those being ordained deacon this Petertide, please pray for Marc Voase, and for the parish of St. Margaret Ilkley, and for Helen Miller and for the parish of St. Nicholas Durham. And thank you for your part in their training for ministry whilst on placement here.

With All Good Wishes and Prayers, Peter

The Reverend Peter Kashouris

St Oswald's Vicarage, Church Street, Durham [email protected]