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DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
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SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins
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DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 740611/
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SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist
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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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing Worship (2010).***
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 729867/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong
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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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676.
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SUMMARY:Tea & Talk in the Institute
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260908T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260908T163000
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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\, 13th October 2026.***
LOCATION:St Oswald's Institute
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 1267783/
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SUMMARY:Oasis
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260909T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260909T093000
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DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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:20260909T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260909T104500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 740611/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260913T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260913T121500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing 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:20260913T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260913T184500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676.
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SUMMARY:Durham Churches Together Study Series for the Season of Creation 2
 026 at Waddington Street URC
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T143000
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
UID:13550941789473600.0achurchnearyou
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:An ecumenical study series for this year's Season of Creation.
 \n\nEach session takes place in the Woods Room\, and commences with tea/co
 ffee and (optional) bring-your-own lunch.\n\nNo need to register but if co
 nvenient please let charles.jolly13@btinternet.com know if you hope to att
 end. Studies are 'stand alone'\, so please come on days that are possible 
 for you.\n\nAll are very welcome.
LOCATION:Waddington Street United Reformed Church
URL:https://www.durhamchurches.uk/events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Oasis
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260916T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260916T093000
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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:20260916T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260916T104500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
UID:7406111789549200.0achurchnearyou
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
GEO:-1.573636;54.77132
LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 740611/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260920T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260920T121500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing Worship (2010).***
GEO:-1.573636;54.77132
LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 729867/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Durham Churches Together United Service for the Season of Creation
  2026 at Waddington Street URC
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260920T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260920T170000
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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DESCRIPTION:A united service for the Season of Creation\, followed by ligh
 t refreshments.\n\n2026 Theme: 'Living Water: Biodiversity as God’s bles
 sing'\n\nAll are very welcome.
LOCATION:Waddington Street United Reformed Church
URL:https://www.durhamchurches.uk/events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260920T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260920T184500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
GEO:-1.573636;54.77132
LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676.
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SUMMARY:Durham Churches Together Study Series for the Season of Creation 2
 026 at Waddington Street URC
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260922T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260922T143000
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
UID:13550941790078400.0achurchnearyou
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:An ecumenical study series for this year's Season of Creation.
 \n\nEach session takes place in the Woods Room\, and commences with tea/co
 ffee and (optional) bring-your-own lunch.\n\nNo need to register but if co
 nvenient please let charles.jolly13@btinternet.com know if you hope to att
 end. Studies are 'stand alone'\, so please come on days that are possible 
 for you.\n\nAll are very welcome.
LOCATION:Waddington Street United Reformed Church
URL:https://www.durhamchurches.uk/events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Oasis
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260923T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260923T093000
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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:20260923T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260923T104500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
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:Sung Parish Eucharist
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260927T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260927T121500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
UID:7298671790503200.0achurchnearyou
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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing Worship (2010).***
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 729867/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260927T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260927T184500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
GEO:-1.573636;54.77132
LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676.
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SUMMARY:Durham Churches Together Study Series for the Season of Creation 2
 026 at Waddington Street URC
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260929T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260929T143000
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
UID:13550941790683200.0achurchnearyou
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:An ecumenical study series for this year's Season of Creation.
 \n\nEach session takes place in the Woods Room\, and commences with tea/co
 ffee and (optional) bring-your-own lunch.\n\nNo need to register but if co
 nvenient please let charles.jolly13@btinternet.com know if you hope to att
 end. Studies are 'stand alone'\, so please come on days that are possible 
 for you.\n\nAll are very welcome.
LOCATION:Waddington Street United Reformed Church
URL:https://www.durhamchurches.uk/events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Oasis
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T093000
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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:20260930T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T104500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
UID:7406111790758800.0achurchnearyou
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 740611/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261004T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261004T121500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing 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:20261004T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261004T184500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
UID:10720351791133200.0achurchnearyou
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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
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:20261007T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T093000
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
UID:12811181791360000.0achurchnearyou
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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:20261007T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T104500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
UID:7406111791363600.0achurchnearyou
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 740611/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261011T121500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing 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:20261011T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261011T184500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
GEO:-1.573636;54.77132
LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676.
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SUMMARY:Tea & Talk in the Institute
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261013T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261013T163000
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 13th October 2026.***
LOCATION:St Oswald's Institute
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 1267783/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Oasis
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261014T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261014T093000
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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:20261014T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261014T104500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
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:Sung Parish Eucharist
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261018T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261018T121500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing 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:Durham Churches Together United Service for One World Week 2026 at
  Waddington Street URC
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261018T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261018T170000
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
UID:13551421792335600.0achurchnearyou
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DESCRIPTION:A service which celebrates our world-wide unity as humanity\, 
 followed by light refreshments.\n\n2026 theme (for Global Education Week):
  'From critical thinking to collective action.'\n\nAll are very welcome.
LOCATION:Waddington Street United Reformed Church
URL:https://www.coe.int/en/web/north-south-centre/the-global-education-wee
 k
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261018T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261018T184500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
UID:10720351792342800.0achurchnearyou
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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
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:20261021T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261021T093000
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
UID:12811181792569600.0achurchnearyou
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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:20261021T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261021T104500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
UID:7406111792573200.0achurchnearyou
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
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SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist
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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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing Worship (2010).***
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 729867/
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SUMMARY:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong
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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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
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SUMMARY:Oasis
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DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins
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DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 740611/
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SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist
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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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing 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:20261101T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261101T184500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
GEO:-1.573636;54.77132
LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676.
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Oasis
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261104T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261104T093000
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 1281118/
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SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins
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DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 740611/
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SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist
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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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing Worship (2010).***
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 729867/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong
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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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676.
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SUMMARY:Tea & Talk in the Institute
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261110T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261110T163000
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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\, 13th October 2026.***
LOCATION:St Oswald's Institute
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 1267783/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Oasis
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DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 1281118/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261111T104500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 740611/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261115T121500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing 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:20261115T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261115T184500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
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SUMMARY:Oasis
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DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 1281118/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261118T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261118T104500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
GEO:-1.573636;54.77132
LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 740611/
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SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261122T121500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing Worship (2010).***
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 729867/
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SUMMARY:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261122T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261122T184500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
GEO:-1.573636;54.77132
LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676.
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SUMMARY:Oasis
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261125T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261125T093000
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
UID:12811181795597200.0achurchnearyou
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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:20260928T131601Z
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CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
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:Sung Parish Eucharist
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261129T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261129T121500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
UID:7298671795950000.0achurchnearyou
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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing 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:20261129T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261129T184500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Oasis
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261202T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261202T093000
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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:20260928T131601Z
UID:7406111796205600.0achurchnearyou
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
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:Sung Parish Eucharist
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261206T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261206T121500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing 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:20261206T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261206T184500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
GEO:-1.573636;54.77132
LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Tea & Talk in the Institute
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261208T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261208T163000
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 13th October 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:20261209T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261209T093000
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
UID:12811181796806800.0achurchnearyou
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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:20260928T131601Z
UID:7406111796810400.0achurchnearyou
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
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:Sung Parish Eucharist
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261213T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261213T121500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
UID:7298671797159600.0achurchnearyou
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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing Worship (2010).***
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 729867/
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SUMMARY:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261213T184500
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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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Oasis
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261216T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261216T093000
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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:20260928T131601Z
UID:7406111797415200.0achurchnearyou
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 740611/
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SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261220T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261220T121500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing 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:20261220T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261220T184500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
GEO:-1.573636;54.77132
LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676.
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Oasis
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261223T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261223T093000
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
UID:12811181798016400.0achurchnearyou
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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:20260928T131601Z
UID:7406111798020000.0achurchnearyou
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
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:Sung Parish Eucharist
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261227T121500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing 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:20261227T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261227T184500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Oasis
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261230T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261230T093000
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
UID:12811181798621200.0achurchnearyou
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DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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:20260928T131601Z
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CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
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:Sung Parish Eucharist
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270103T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270103T121500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing 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:20270103T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270103T184500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
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:20260928T131601Z
UID:12811181799226000.0achurchnearyou
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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:20260928T131601Z
UID:7406111799229600.0achurchnearyou
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
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:Sung Parish Eucharist
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270110T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270110T121500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing 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:20270110T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270110T184500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
GEO:-1.573636;54.77132
LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676.
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SUMMARY:Tea & Talk in the Institute
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270112T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270112T163000
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 13th October 2026.***
LOCATION:St Oswald's Institute
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 1267783/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Oasis
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270113T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270113T093000
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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:20260928T131601Z
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DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
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:Sung Parish Eucharist
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270117T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270117T121500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing 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:20270117T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270117T184500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
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:20260928T131601Z
UID:12811181800435600.0achurchnearyou
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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:20260928T131601Z
UID:7406111800439200.0achurchnearyou
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
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SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist
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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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing Worship (2010).***
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 729867/
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SUMMARY:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong
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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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
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SUMMARY:Oasis
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DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins
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DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 740611/
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SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist
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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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing 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:20270131T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270131T184500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
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
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DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 1281118/
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SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins
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DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 740611/
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SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist
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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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing Worship (2010).***
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 729867/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong
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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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676.
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SUMMARY:Tea & Talk in the Institute
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270209T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270209T163000
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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\, 13th October 2026.***
LOCATION:St Oswald's Institute
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 1267783/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Oasis
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DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 1281118/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270210T104500
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DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 740611/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270214T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270214T121500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing 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:20270214T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270214T184500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676.
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SUMMARY:Oasis
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DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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:20260928T131601Z
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CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
GEO:-1.573636;54.77132
LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 740611/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270221T121500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing Worship (2010).***
GEO:-1.573636;54.77132
LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/
 729867/
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SUMMARY:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270221T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270221T184500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
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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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
GEO:-1.573636;54.77132
LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Oasis
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270224T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270224T093000
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
UID:12811181803459600.0achurchnearyou
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A short time of reflection\, designed to be a benefit for pare
 nts dropping off children at the school\, with a concluding prayer and cof
 fee. All are very welcome.\n\nPlease click on the attachment below for fur
 ther information.\n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Crea
 tiontide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon\, Translator of the Scripture
 s\, Teacher of the Faith\, 420 [Commemoration]
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:20260928T131601Z
UID:7406111803463200.0achurchnearyou
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:A prayerful\, reflective service from the Book of Common Praye
 r\, held in the chancel. \n\nTea\, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestr
 y.\n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nWednesday\, 30th September 2026: The Feast
  of St Jerome\, Monk\, 420\n\nMidweek Said Holy Communion\n\nGuest Officia
 nt: \nThe Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown -  Residentiary Canon Emerita at D
 urham Cathedral \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nLord\, we pray thee that th
 y grace may always prevent and follow us\, and make us continually to be g
 iven to all good works\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\nThe Se
 cond Lesson Appointed for Today's Morning Prayer:\n\nAnd when it was day\,
  certain of the Jews banded together\, and bound themselves under a curse\
 , saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.\
 nAnd they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.\nAnd they c
 ame to the chief priests and elders\, and said\, We have bound ourselves u
 nder a great curse\, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.\nN
 ow therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he brin
 g him down unto you to morrow\, as though ye would enquire something more 
 perfectly concerning him: and we\, or ever he come near\, are ready to kil
 l him.\nAnd when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait\, he
  went and entered into the castle\, and told Paul.\nThen Paul called one o
 f the centurions unto him\, and said\, Bring this young man unto the chief
  captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.\nSo he took him\, and b
 rought him to the chief captain\, and said\, Paul the prisoner called me u
 nto him\, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee\, who hath somet
 hing to say unto thee.\nThen the chief captain took him by the hand\, and 
 went with him aside privately\, and asked him\, What is that thou hast to 
 tell me?\nAnd he said\, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou woul
 dest bring down Paul to morrow into the council\, as though they would enq
 uire somewhat of him more perfectly.\nBut do not thou yield unto them: for
  there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men\, which have bound 
 themselves with an oath\, that they will neither eat nor drink till they h
 ave killed him: and now are they ready\, looking for a promise from thee.\
 nSo the chief captain then let the young man depart\, and charged him\, Se
 e thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.\nAnd he calle
 d unto him two centurions\, saying\, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
  to Caesarea\, and horsemen threescore and ten\, and spearmen two hundred\
 , at the third hour of the night\;\nAnd provide them beasts\, that they ma
 y set Paul on\, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.\nAnd he wrote 
 a letter after this manner:\nClaudius Lysias unto the most excellent gover
 nor Felix sendeth greeting.\nThis man was taken of the Jews\, and should h
 ave been killed of them: then came I with an army\, and rescued him\, havi
 ng understood that he was a Roman.\nAnd when I would have known the cause 
 wherefore they accused him\, I brought him forth into their council:\nWhom
  I perceived to be accused of questions of their law\, but to have nothing
  laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.\nAnd when it was told me 
 how that the Jews laid wait for the man\, I sent straightway to thee\, and
  gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had ag
 ainst him. Farewell.\nThen the soldiers\, as it was commanded them\, took 
 Paul\, and brought him by night to Antipatris.\nOn the morrow they left th
 e horsemen to go with him\, and returned to the castle:\nWho\, when they c
 ame to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor\, presented Paul
  also before him.\nAnd when the governor had read the letter\, he asked of
  what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia\;\nI 
 will hear thee\, said he\, when thine accusers are also come. And he comma
 nded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.\n\n(Acts 23:12-end\, King 
 James Version)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\n
 Our Archdeacons: The Venerable Stephen Edmonds - Auckland\; The Venerable 
 Libby Wilkinson - Durham\; The Venerable Katherine Bagnall - Sunderland\n\
 nOur Diocesan Mission\, Discipleship & Ministry Team: Mrs Amy Burns - Head
  of Programme Delivery for Diocesan Transformation\; Mrs Kate Martin - Per
 sonal Assistant to the Archdeacon of Durham and to our Diocesan Secretary\
 , Canon James Morgan\; Mrs Lizzie Hemsley - Administrator\n\nOur King\, Me
 mbers of Parliament and the Armed Forces\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycl
 e Intentions for the Day:\n\nDiocese of Buhiga (the Anglican Church of Bur
 undi): The Right Reverend Evariste Nijimbere - Bishop of Buhiga\n\nDurham 
 Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nSeptember 2026:
  Durham Dales Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nO Lord and heavenly Fathe
 r\, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifull
 y to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly be
 seeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Chr
 ist\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obt
 ain remission of our sins\, and all other benefits of his passion. And her
 e we offer and present unto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodi
 es\, to be a reasonable\, holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly b
 eseeching thee\, that all we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we 
 be unworthy\, through our manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice
 \, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service\; not w
 eighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our
  Lord\; by whom\, and with whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all hon
 our and glory be unto thee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAm
 en.
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:Sung Parish Eucharist
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270228T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270228T121500
DTSTAMP:20260928T131601Z
UID:7298671803812400.0achurchnearyou
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\, 27th September 20
 26 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving\n\nSung Parish Euc
 harist followed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant and Preacher
 : \nThe Reverend John McManners \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n
 \nPsalms:\n65\n\nReadings: 			\nDeuteronomy 8:7-18 \n2 Corinthians 9:6-end
 \nLuke 12:16-30\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \n\nEternal God\, you crown the
  year with your goodness and you give us the fruits of the earth in their 
 season: grant that we may use them to your glory\, for the relief of those
  in need and for our own well-being\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lo
 rd\, 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\nThen he to
 ld them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he t
 hought to himself\, “What should I do\, for I have no place to store my 
 crops?” Then he said\, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and 
 build larger ones\, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And 
 I will say to my soul\, Soul\, you have ample goods laid up for many years
 \; relax\, eat\, drink\, be merry.” But God said to him\, “You fool! T
 his very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have
  prepared\, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasu
 res for themselves but are not rich towards God.’\n\nHe said to his disc
 iples\, ‘Therefore I tell you\, do not worry about your life\, what you 
 will eat\, or about your body\, what you will wear. For life is more than 
 food\, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither 
 sow nor reap\, they have neither storehouse nor barn\, and yet God feeds t
 hem. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by 
 worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able 
 to do so small a thing as that\, why do you worry about the rest? Consider
  the lilies\, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin\; yet I tell you\,
  even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if G
 od so clothes the grass of the field\, which is alive today and tomorrow i
 s thrown into the oven\, how much more will he clothe you—you of little 
 faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are t
 o drink\, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world tha
 t strive after all these things\, and your Father knows that you need them
 .\n\n(Luke 12:16-30\, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n
 \nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \n\nThe Dean and Ch
 apter of Durham: The Very Reverend Dr Philip Plyming - Dean\; Professor Si
 mon Oliver\, Charlie Allen Michael Hampel and Jane Maycock - Reverend Cano
 ns\; Dr Maria Cockerill\, Jonathan Ward\, Paul Chandler\, Dr Apollo Tutesi
 gensi\, Professor Stefanie Sheen and Alice Ambrose-Thurman - Lay Canons\; 
 Guy Sampson - Clerk and Chief Operating Officer\; The College of Canons \n
 \nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nThe Church of
  Bangladesh: The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin - Moderator and Primat
 e of the Church of Bangladesh\, and Bishop of Dhaka\n\nDurham Diocesan Pra
 yer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nSeptember 2026: Durham Dales
  Deanery\n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nLord of the harvest\, with joy we have
  offered thanksgiving for your love in creation and have shared in the bre
 ad and the wine of the kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence 
 for all that you give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the goo
 d things we enjoy\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n\n***Unless o
 therwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns
  Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refres
 hing Worship (2010).***
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SUMMARY:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong
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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\, 27th September 2026: The Seven
 teenth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nOfficiant: \nMr
  Andy Jones - Churchwarden\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nPsal
 ms:\nPlease see boards in Church \n\nLessons: \nEzekiel 37:15-end \n1 John
  2:22-end\n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for Today's Evening Prayer: \n\nW
 ho is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichris
 t\, that denieth the Father and the Son.\nWhosoever denieth the Son\, the 
 same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father al
 so.\nLet that therefore abide in you\, which ye have heard from the beginn
 ing. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you\, 
 ye also shall continue in the Son\, and in the Father.\nAnd this is the pr
 omise that he hath promised us\, even eternal life.\nThese things have I w
 ritten unto you concerning them that seduce you.\nBut the anointing which 
 ye have received of him abideth in you\, and ye need not that any man teac
 h you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things\, and is truth
 \, and is no lie\, and even as it hath taught you\, ye shall abide in him.
 \nAnd now\, little children\, abide in him\; that\, when he shall appear\,
  we may have confidence\, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.\nIf
  ye know that he is righteous\, ye know that every one that doeth righteou
 sness is born of him.\n\n(1 John 2:22-end\, King James Version)\n\nThe Col
 lect of the Day: \n\nLord\, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent
  and follow us\, and make us continually to be given to all good works\; t
 hrough Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n***Please see the 'Sung Parish 
 Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Prayer 
 Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Int
 ention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are fro
 m Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = 
 Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***
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LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham
URL:https://www.choralevensong.org/uk/st-oswalds-parish-church-durham-676.
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