Saturday - Ordinary Time: The Feast of St Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr, C107 [Lesser Festival]12:30pm - Wedding Sunday, 18th October 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Feast of St Luke the Evangelist; Church Action on Poverty Sunday11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute4:00pm - Durham Churches Together United Service for One World Week 2026 at Waddington Street United Reformed Church, Durham (DH1 4BG)***Please join us at this ecumenical service to celebrate our worldwide unity as humanity loved by God. The theme this year is clean water for everyone, everywhere! All are very welcome.***6:00pm - Said Evensong with Hymns (BCP)Wednesday - Ordinary Time9:00am - Oasis10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)Sunday, 25th October 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Last Sunday after Trinity; Bible Sunday11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute6:00pm - Choral Evensong (BCP) Wednesday - Ordinary Time: The Feast of St Simon and St Jude, Apostles10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)Sunday, 1st November 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Feast of All Saints; The Eve of the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed (All Souls)11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute6:00pm - Choral Evensong (BCP) for the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed ***Please add the names of those you wish to be remembered at the service for All Souls to the list at the back of church.***Wednesday - Ordinary Time9:00am - Oasis10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)Sunday, 8th November 2026 - Ordinary Time: Remembrance Sunday; The Third Sunday before Advent10:50am - Parish Eucharist with Act of Remembrance (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute***Please note the earlier start time of 10:50am for our morning service on Remembrance Sunday; this will ensure that everyone is seated in church in readiness for the two-minute silence at 11:00am. The final part of this service will take place at the war memorial in the churchyard.***6:00pm - Said Evensong with Hymns (BCP)Tuesday - Ordinary Time: The Feast of St Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome, Teacher of the Faith, 461 [Lesser Festival]2:00pm - Tea & Talk in the Institute Wednesday - Ordinary Time: The Feast of St Martin, Bishop of Tours, C397 [Lesser Festival]; Armistice Day9:00am - Oasis10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)Sunday, 15th November 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Second Sunday before Advent11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute6:00pm - Choral Evensong (BCP)Wednesday - Ordinary Time: The Feast of St Elizabeth of Hungary, Princess of Thuringia, Philanthropist, 1231 [Lesser Festival] 9:00am - Oasis10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)Sunday, 22nd November 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Feast of Christ the King; The Sunday next before Advent (Stir-up Sunday)11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute6:00pm - Said Evensong with HymnsWednesday - Ordinary Time: The Feast of St Catherine of Alexandria, Martyr, 4th century [Commemoration]; The Feast of Isaac Watts, Hymn Writer, 1748 [Commemoration]9:00am - Oasis 10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)***Please see the Calendar of Services attached.*** Food Bank: Weekly Message from Lynda Delf - On Sunday 11th October, £20.00 was donated by a parishioner, and £20.00 was anonymously posted through our door; thank you so much, the money will be used to buy more food.Our current shortages include tinned potatoes, tomatoes, fish, rice pudding and fruit. We also need sugar, jam, rice, coffee, household cleaning materials, toilet rolls, long-life milk and fruit juice. Your continuing support is greatly appreciated.Support John's Journey to the World Scout Jamboree 2027: We are delighted to share that John Wort has been selected to attend the World Scout Jamboree in Poland in 2027.To help raise funds for this trip, a raffle is being held with wonderful prizes up for grabs, including luxury hampers and handmade crochet blankets. Raffle Ticket Details: Raffle Title: 19th Durham Neville's Cross Scout Group - 2026 Bonfire Raffle Ticket Price: £1.00 per ticket Draw Date: Tuesday, 3rd November 2026 at Group AGM Prizes Info: Check https://19nx.org.uk/news/ for a list of prizes (more prizes to be added) Charity and License Info: Registered Charity No. 516680, Raffle License No. LOTSP0108 How to Buy Tickets:Please see Alice or John in Church on Sunday to buy these tickets and support John in this wonderful adventure. Thank you for your support.Parish Magazine: The Autumn issue is now available and is being delivered to regular subscribers. As usual, extra copies are available (£2.00 each) from the back of church.Burghley Care Coffee Mornings: Burghley Care are holding coffee mornings in the Institute on Thursdays 10:00am to 1:00pm, to introduce themselves to the area. These events are open to anyone in the local community.Peter's Sabbatical: Our Rector, the Reverend Peter Kashouris is currently on sabbatical leave until Tuesday, 3rd November 2026 (the church services will continue as normal throughout this period). During this time, please send all items for the weekly notice sheet to Jane Walker at the parish office. St Oswald's Parish OfficeTel: 0191 383 0830Email: stoswaldschurchoffice@gmail.com
