BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//achurchnearyou.com//eventfeed//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260624T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260624T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-06-24 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260701T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260701T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-07-01 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260708T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260708T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-07-08 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260715T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260715T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-07-15 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260722T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260722T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-07-22 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260729T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260729T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-07-29 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260805T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260805T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-08-05 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260812T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260812T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-08-12 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260819T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260819T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-08-19 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260826T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260826T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-08-26 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260902T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260902T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-09-02 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260909T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260909T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-09-09 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260916T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260916T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-09-16 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260923T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260923T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-09-23 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-09-30 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-10-07 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261014T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261014T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-10-14 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261021T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261021T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-10-21 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261028T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261028T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-10-28 10:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261104T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261104T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-11-04 10:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261111T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261111T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-11-11 10:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261118T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261118T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-11-18 10:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261125T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261125T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-11-25 10:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261202T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261202T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-12-02 10:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261209T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261209T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-12-09 10:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261216T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261216T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-12-16 10:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261223T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261223T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-12-23 10:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261230T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261230T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112026-12-30 10:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270106T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270106T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-01-06 10:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270113T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270113T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-01-13 10:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270120T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270120T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-01-20 10:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270127T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270127T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-01-27 10:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270203T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270203T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-02-03 10:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270210T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270210T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-02-10 10:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270217T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270217T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-02-17 10:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270224T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270224T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-02-24 10:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270303T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270303T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-03-03 10:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270310T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270310T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-03-10 10:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270317T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270317T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-03-17 10:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270324T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270324T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-03-24 10:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270331T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270331T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-03-31 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270407T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270407T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-04-07 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270414T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270414T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-04-14 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270421T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270421T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-04-21 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270428T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270428T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-04-28 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270505T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270505T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-05-05 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270512T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270512T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-05-12 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270519T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270519T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-05-19 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270526T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270526T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-05-26 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270602T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270602T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-06-02 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270609T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270609T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-06-09 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270616T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270616T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-06-16 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270623T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270623T104500 DTSTAMP:20260623T222342Z UID:7406112027-06-23 10:00:00+01:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 24th June 2026: The Feast of t he Nativity of St John the Baptist \n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion \n\nBle ssed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his peopl e\, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his ser vant David\; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets\, which have be en since the world began\; that we should be saved from our enemies\, and from the hand of all that hate us\; to perform the mercy promised to our f athers\, and to remember his holy covenant\; the oath which he sware to ou r father Abraham\, that he would grant unto us\, that we\, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies\, might serve him without fear\, in holin ess and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou\, chil d\, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before t he face of the Lord to prepare his ways\; to give knowledge of salvation u nto his people\, by the remission of their sins\, through the tender mercy of our God\, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us\; to giv e light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death\; to guide our feet into the way of peace.\n\n(Luke 1:68-79\, King James Version)\n\ nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty God\, by whose providence thy servan t John Baptist was wonderfully born\, and sent to prepare the way of thy S on our Saviour\, by preaching of repentance\; Make us so to follow his doc trine and holy life\, that we may truly repent according to his preaching\ ; and after his example constantly speak the truth\, boldly rebuke vice\, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake\; through Jesus Christ our Lor d.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching th ee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and t hrough faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remissi on of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching t hee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulf illed with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy \, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we b eseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glo ry be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSouth Shields St Aidan and St Stephen (The Lawe): Vacant (Vicar)\; Mr Philip Brown (Pastoral Min ister)\n\nThe Reverend Helen Miller (Durham St Nicholas)\n\nGrowing Missio n: The Reverend Alexander Jones\, Steph Clark and Chris Roussell \n\nAngli can Communion Prayer Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nThe Diocese of Alabam a (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Glenda Curry (Bishop)\n\nDurh am Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJune 2026 - Jarrow Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR