BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//achurchnearyou.com//eventfeed//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261101T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261101T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351793556000.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261104T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261104T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181793782800.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261104T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261104T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111793786400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Bonfire Night 2026 - Community Bonfire DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261105T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261105T203000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:13726991793901600.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:All are very welcome to join us on Guy Fawkes Day for our annu al Community Bonfire in the churchyard. Free admission. GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1372699/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist with Act of Remembrance on Remembrance Sunda y DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261108T105000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261108T121500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7298671794135000.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:The worshipping heart of parish life\; a Common Worship servic e including Holy Communion\, with refreshments afterwards in the Institute across the road. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - Ordinary Time\; Remembrancetide: Remembrance Sunday\; The Third Sunday before Advent (The Twenty-Third Sunday after Trinity)\n\nSung Parish Eucha rist with Act of Remembrance\, followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute \n\nOfficiant and Preacher: \nThe Reverend Alan Middleton \n\nHymns:\nPlea se see boards in church \n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in church\n\nReadin gs:\nMicah 4 \n1 Timothy 2:1-6 \nMatthew 25:1-13 \n\nThe Col lect of the Day: \n\nAlmighty Father\, whose will is to restore all things in your beloved Son\, the King of all: govern the hearts and minds of tho se in authority\, and bring the families of the nations\, divided and torn apart by the ravages of sin\, to be subject to his just and gentle rule\; who is alive and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now and for ever.\n\nAmen. \n\nThe Gospel Reading:\n\nThe Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids\n\nJesus said to his disciples\, 'The kingdom of heav en will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet th e bridegroom. Five of them were foolish\, and five were wise. When the foo lish took their lamps\, they took no oil with them\; but the wise took fla sks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed\, all of them b ecame drowsy and slept. But at midnight there was a shout\, “Look! Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.” Then all those bridesmaids got up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish said to the wise\, “Give us som e of your oil\, for our lamps are going out.” But the wise replied\, “ No! there will not be enough for you and for us\; you had better go to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.” And while they went to buy it\, t he bridegroom came\, and those who were ready went with him into the weddi ng banquet\; and the door was shut. Later the other bridesmaids came also\ , saying\, “Lord\, lord\, open to us.” But he replied\, “Truly I tel l you\, I do not know you.” Keep awake therefore\, for you know neither the day nor the hour.\n\n(Matthew 25:1-13\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Da y: \n\nThe King\, Members of Parliament\, the Prime Minister\, and all in National Leadership\n\nMembers of the Forces\, and all who have died in wa r\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nProvince d e L'Eglise Anglicane Du Congo: The Most Reverend Georges Titre Ande - Arch bishop of Congo and Bishop of Aru\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nThe Post Co mmunion: \n\nGod of peace\, whose Son Jesus Christ proclaimed the kingdom and restored the broken to wholeness of life: look with compassion on the anguish of the world\, and by your healing power make whole both people an d nations\; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unle ss otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of H ymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Re freshing Worship (2010).*** GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 729867/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261108T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261108T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351794160800.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tea & Talk in the Institute DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261110T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261110T163000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12677831794319200.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A monthly event which usually takes place on the second Tuesda y of the month. Pop in for tea\, coffee and a chat. \n\nBooks\, bric-a-bra c\, jigsaws\, raffle and tombola.\n\nFree entry\; all are very welcome.\n\ n***Next Tea & Talk: Tuesday\, 10th November 2026*** LOCATION:St Oswald's Institute URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1267783/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261111T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261111T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181794387600.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261111T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261111T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111794391200.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261115T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261115T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351794765600.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261118T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261118T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181794992400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261118T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261118T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111794996000.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:The Durham Singers Concert DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261121T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261121T213000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:13734271795289400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:The Durham Singers present 'Sea Pictures'\, a performance whic h showcases the work of twentieth and twenty-first century British compose rs on the theme of the sea. \n\nPlease click on 'MORE INFO' below for furt her details\, and to purchase tickets. GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.durham-singers.org/dbpage.php?pg=view&dbase=events&id=3114 43 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261122T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261122T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351795370400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261125T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261125T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181795597200.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261125T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261125T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111795600800.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261129T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261129T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351795975200.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261202T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261202T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181796202000.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261202T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261202T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111796205600.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Durham University Orchestral Society Chamber Ensemble Michaelmas C oncert 2026 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261204T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261204T213000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:13616241796412600.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:Durham University Orchestral Society’s Chamber Ensemble pres ents ‘Stravinsky to Prokofiev'\, an intricate and playful programme expl oring different landscapes\, cultures through musical traditions.\n\nPleas e click on 'MORE INFO' below for further details\, and to purchase tickets . GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://durhamstudenttheatre.savoysystems.co.uk/DurhamStudentTheatre.d ll/TSelectItems.waSelectItemsPrompt.TcsWebMenuItem_488.TcsWebTab_489.TcsPe rformance_1753025.TcsSection_15910 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Durham University Foot Notes A Cappella Michaelmas Concert 2026 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261205T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261205T214500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:13762061796499000.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:Foot Notes A Cappella present 'A Festive Night with Foot Notes '\, a joyful evening of beautiful music and glorious harmonies to get you in the Christmas spirit!'\n\nPlease click on 'MORE INFO' below for further details\, and to purchase tickets. GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://durhamstudentmusic.org/whats-on/a-festive-night-with-foot-note s-1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261206T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261206T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351796580000.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tea & Talk in the Institute DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261208T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261208T163000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12677831796738400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A monthly event which usually takes place on the second Tuesda y of the month. Pop in for tea\, coffee and a chat. \n\nBooks\, bric-a-bra c\, jigsaws\, raffle and tombola.\n\nFree entry\; all are very welcome.\n\ n***Next Tea & Talk: Tuesday\, 10th November 2026*** LOCATION:St Oswald's Institute URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1267783/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:DUPO Palatinate Ensemble Michaelmas Concert 2026 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261208T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261208T211500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:13616251796758200.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:The Palatinate Ensemble presents 'Dancing Across Europe'\, an intimate programme of chamber music\, followed by Dvořák’s String Sere nade\, Vaughan Williams’ Suite for Viola and Orchestra\, and Haydn’s S ymphony No. 104. \n\nPlease click on 'MORE INFO' below for further details \, and to purchase tickets. GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://durhamstudentmusic.org/whats-on/dancing-across-europe END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261209T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261209T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181796806800.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261209T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261209T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111796810400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261213T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261213T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351797184800.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261216T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261216T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181797411600.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261216T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261216T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111797415200.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261220T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261220T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351797789600.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261223T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261223T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181798016400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261223T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261223T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111798020000.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261227T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261227T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351798394400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261230T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261230T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181798621200.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261230T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261230T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111798624800.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270103T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270103T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351798999200.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270106T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270106T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181799226000.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270106T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270106T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111799229600.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270110T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270110T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351799604000.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tea & Talk in the Institute DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270112T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270112T163000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12677831799762400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A monthly event which usually takes place on the second Tuesda y of the month. Pop in for tea\, coffee and a chat. \n\nBooks\, bric-a-bra c\, jigsaws\, raffle and tombola.\n\nFree entry\; all are very welcome.\n\ n***Next Tea & Talk: Tuesday\, 10th November 2026*** LOCATION:St Oswald's Institute URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1267783/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270113T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270113T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181799830800.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270113T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270113T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111799834400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270117T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270117T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351800208800.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270120T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270120T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181800435600.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270120T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270120T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111800439200.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270124T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270124T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351800813600.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270127T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270127T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181801040400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270127T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270127T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111801044000.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270131T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270131T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351801418400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270203T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270203T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181801645200.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270203T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270203T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111801648800.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270207T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270207T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351802023200.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tea & Talk in the Institute DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270209T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270209T163000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12677831802181600.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A monthly event which usually takes place on the second Tuesda y of the month. Pop in for tea\, coffee and a chat. \n\nBooks\, bric-a-bra c\, jigsaws\, raffle and tombola.\n\nFree entry\; all are very welcome.\n\ n***Next Tea & Talk: Tuesday\, 10th November 2026*** LOCATION:St Oswald's Institute URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1267783/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270210T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270210T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181802250000.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270210T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270210T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111802253600.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270214T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270214T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351802628000.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270217T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270217T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181802854800.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270217T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270217T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111802858400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270221T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270221T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351803232800.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270224T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270224T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181803459600.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270224T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270224T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111803463200.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270228T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270228T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351803837600.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270303T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270303T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181804064400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270303T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270303T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111804068000.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270307T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270307T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351804442400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tea & Talk in the Institute DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270309T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270309T163000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12677831804600800.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A monthly event which usually takes place on the second Tuesda y of the month. Pop in for tea\, coffee and a chat. \n\nBooks\, bric-a-bra c\, jigsaws\, raffle and tombola.\n\nFree entry\; all are very welcome.\n\ n***Next Tea & Talk: Tuesday\, 10th November 2026*** LOCATION:St Oswald's Institute URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1267783/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270310T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270310T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181804669200.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270310T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270310T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111804672800.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270314T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270314T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351805047200.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270317T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270317T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181805274000.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270317T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270317T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111805277600.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270321T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270321T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351805652000.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270324T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270324T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181805878800.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270324T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270324T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111805882400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270328T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270328T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351806253200.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270331T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270331T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181806480000.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270331T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270331T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111806483600.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270404T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270404T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351806858000.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270407T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270407T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181807084800.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270407T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270407T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111807088400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270411T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270411T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351807462800.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tea & Talk in the Institute DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270413T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270413T163000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12677831807621200.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A monthly event which usually takes place on the second Tuesda y of the month. Pop in for tea\, coffee and a chat. \n\nBooks\, bric-a-bra c\, jigsaws\, raffle and tombola.\n\nFree entry\; all are very welcome.\n\ n***Next Tea & Talk: Tuesday\, 10th November 2026*** LOCATION:St Oswald's Institute URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1267783/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270414T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270414T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181807689600.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270414T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270414T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111807693200.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270418T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270418T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351808067600.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270421T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270421T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181808294400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270421T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270421T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111808298000.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270425T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270425T184500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:10720351808672400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 8th November 2026 - The Twenty -Third Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns \n\nOfficiant: \nT he Rector\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in church \n\nPsalms: \nPlease see boards in church \n\nLessons:\nJudges 7:2-22\nJohn 15:9-17\n\nThe Second L esson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer:\n\nAs the Father hath loved me \, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.\nIf ye keep my commandment s\, ye shall abide in my love\; even as I have kept my Father’s commandm ents\, and abide in his love.\nThese things have I spoken unto you\, that my joy might remain in you\, and that your joy might be full.\nThis is my commandment\, That ye love one another\, as I have loved you.\nGreater lov e hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends.\nY e are my friends\, if ye do whatsoever I command you.\nHenceforth I call y ou not servants\; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I h ave called you friends\; for all things that I have heard of my Father I h ave made known unto you.\nYe have not chosen me\, but I have chosen you\, and ordained you\, that ye should go and bring forth fruit\, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my nam e\, he may give it you.\nThese things I command you\, that ye love one ano ther. \n\n(John 15:9-17\, King James Version)\n\nA Poem for Remembrance Su nday:\n\nOn Somme\n\nSuddenly into the still air burst thudding\n\nAnd thu dding\, and cold fear possessed me all\,\n\nOn the gray slopes there\, whe re Winter in sullen brooding\n\nHung between height and depth of the ugly fall\n\nOf Heaven to earth\; and the thudding was illness’ own.\n\nBut s till a hope I kept that were we there going over\,\n\nI\, in the line\, I should not fail\, but take recover\n\nFrom others’ courage\, and not as coward be known.\n\nNo flame we saw\, the noise and the dread alone\n\nWas battle to us\; men were enduring there such\n\nAnd such things\, in wire tangled\, to shatters blown.\n\nCourage kept\, but ready to vanish at firs t touch.\n\nFear\, but just held. Poets were luckier once\n\nIn the hot fr ay swallowed and some magnificence.\n\n(Ivor Gurney\, 1890-1937)\n\nThe Co llect of the Day: \n\nO God\, our refuge and strength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee\, to hear the devout prayer s of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we m ay obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Ple ase see the 'Sung Parish Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and A nglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise s tated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient a nd Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worsh ip (2010).***\n\nPhoto Credit: Karen Jones GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676. php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270428T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270428T093000 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:12811181808899200.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A short time of candlelit reflection\, designed to be a benefi t for parents dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding pray er and coffee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment bel ow for further information.\n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Ordinary T ime\; Remembrancetide: The Feast of St Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397 [Le sser Festival]\; Armistice Day GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 1281118/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270428T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270428T104500 DTSTAMP:20261107T193131Z UID:7406111808902800.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Co mmon Prayer\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 11th November 2026 - Martin\, Bishop of Tours\, C397\; Armistice Day\n\nMidweek Said Holy Comm union followed by Tea\, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry\n\nOfficiant and Pre acher: \nThe Rector\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, our refuge and s trength\, who art the author of all godliness\; Be ready\, we beseech thee \, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church\; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually\; through Jesus Christ o ur Lord. \n\nAmen.\n\nThe Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:\n\ nPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers\, to obey mag istrates\, to be ready to every good work\,\n\nTo speak evil of no man\, t o be no brawlers\, but gentle\, shewing all meekness unto all men.\n\nFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish\, disobedient\, deceived\, servin g divers lusts and pleasures\, living in malice and envy\, hateful\, and h ating one another.\n\nBut after that the kindness and love of God our Savi our toward man appeared\,\n\nNot by works of righteousness which we have d one\, but according to his mercy he saved us\, by the washing of regenerat ion\, and renewing of the Holy Ghost\;\n\nWhich he shed on us abundantly t hrough Jesus Christ our Saviour\;\n\nThat being justified by his grace\, w e should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.\n\n(Titus 3: 1-7\, King James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for t he Day:\n\nNorton St Mary the Virgin: The Reverend Martin Anderson - Pries t in Charge\, Mr Hadyn Beckwith - Reader\, and Mrs Ruth Langford - Pastora l Minister \n\nThe Investment Committee\n\nCommunities of Hope (based out of Youll House - Thornley\, and Clarence's Resource and Community Centre - Port Clarence)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nDiocese of Chelmsford (The Church of England): The Right Reverend Dr G uli Francis-Dehqani - Bishop of Chelmsford \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycl e Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nNovember 2026: Stockton Deanery\n\nT he Prayer of Oblation:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble serva nts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sa crifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\ , that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our si ns\, 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 thee\, that a ll we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with t hy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through o ur manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, bu t pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and w ith whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto t hee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end.\n\nAmen. 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