BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//achurchnearyou.com//eventfeed//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260701T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260701T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12811181782892800.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260701T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260701T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7406111782896400.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260705T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260705T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7298671783245600.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20260705T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260705T184500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:10720351783270800.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:20260708T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260708T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12811181783497600.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260708T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260708T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7406111783501200.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260712T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260712T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7298671783850400.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20260712T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260712T184500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:10720351783875600.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:Tea & Talk in the Institute DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260714T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260714T163000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12677831784034000.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A monthly event which usually takes place on the second Tuesda y of the month. Pop in for tea\, coffee and a chat. \n\nBooks\, bric-a-bra c\, jigsaws\, raffle and tombola.\n\nFree entry\; all are very welcome.\n\ n***Next Tea & Talk: Tuesday\, 14th July 2026\; proceeds will go to Operat ion Smile UK\, details of which can be found by clicking on 'MORE INFO' be low.*** LOCATION:St Oswald's Institute URL:https://www.operationsmile.org.uk/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260715T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260715T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12811181784102400.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260715T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260715T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7406111784106000.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260719T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260719T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7298671784455200.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20260719T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260719T184500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:10720351784480400.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:20260722T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260722T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12811181784707200.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260722T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260722T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7406111784710800.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260726T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260726T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7298671785060000.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20260726T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260726T184500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:10720351785085200.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:20260729T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260729T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12811181785312000.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260729T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260729T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7406111785315600.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260802T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260802T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7298671785664800.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20260802T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260802T184500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:10720351785690000.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:20260805T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260805T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12811181785916800.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260805T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260805T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7406111785920400.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260809T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260809T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7298671786269600.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20260809T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260809T184500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:10720351786294800.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:Tea & Talk in the Institute DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260811T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260811T163000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12677831786453200.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A monthly event which usually takes place on the second Tuesda y of the month. Pop in for tea\, coffee and a chat. \n\nBooks\, bric-a-bra c\, jigsaws\, raffle and tombola.\n\nFree entry\; all are very welcome.\n\ n***Next Tea & Talk: Tuesday\, 14th July 2026\; proceeds will go to Operat ion Smile UK\, details of which can be found by clicking on 'MORE INFO' be low.*** LOCATION:St Oswald's Institute URL:https://www.operationsmile.org.uk/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260812T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260812T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12811181786521600.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260812T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260812T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7406111786525200.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260816T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260816T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7298671786874400.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20260816T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260816T184500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:10720351786899600.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:20260819T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260819T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12811181787126400.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260819T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260819T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7406111787130000.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260823T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260823T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7298671787479200.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20260823T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260823T184500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:10720351787504400.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:20260826T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260826T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12811181787731200.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260826T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260826T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7406111787734800.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260830T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260830T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7298671788084000.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20260830T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260830T184500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:10720351788109200.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:20260902T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260902T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12811181788336000.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260902T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260902T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7406111788339600.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260906T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260906T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7298671788688800.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20260906T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260906T184500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:10720351788714000.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:Tea & Talk in the Institute DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260908T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260908T163000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12677831788872400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A monthly event which usually takes place on the second Tuesda y of the month. Pop in for tea\, coffee and a chat. \n\nBooks\, bric-a-bra c\, jigsaws\, raffle and tombola.\n\nFree entry\; all are very welcome.\n\ n***Next Tea & Talk: Tuesday\, 14th July 2026\; proceeds will go to Operat ion Smile UK\, details of which can be found by clicking on 'MORE INFO' be low.*** LOCATION:St Oswald's Institute URL:https://www.operationsmile.org.uk/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260909T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260909T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12811181788940800.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260909T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260909T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7406111788944400.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260913T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260913T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7298671789293600.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20260708T102400Z UID:10720351789318800.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:20260916T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260916T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12811181789545600.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260916T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260916T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260920T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260920T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7298671789898400.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20260920T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260920T184500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:10720351789923600.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:20260923T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260923T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12811181790150400.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260923T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260923T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7406111790154000.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260927T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260927T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20260927T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260927T184500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:10720351790528400.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:20260930T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12811181790755200.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261004T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261004T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7298671791108000.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20260708T102400Z 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\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:20260708T102400Z 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261011T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261011T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7298671791712800.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20260708T102400Z UID:10720351791738000.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:Tea & Talk in the Institute DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261013T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261013T163000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12677831791896400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A monthly event which usually takes place on the second Tuesda y of the month. Pop in for tea\, coffee and a chat. \n\nBooks\, bric-a-bra c\, jigsaws\, raffle and tombola.\n\nFree entry\; all are very welcome.\n\ n***Next Tea & Talk: Tuesday\, 14th July 2026\; proceeds will go to Operat ion Smile UK\, details of which can be found by clicking on 'MORE INFO' be low.*** LOCATION:St Oswald's Institute URL:https://www.operationsmile.org.uk/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261014T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261014T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12811181791964800.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261014T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261014T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7406111791968400.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261018T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261018T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7298671792317600.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20261018T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261018T184500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z 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\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:20260708T102400Z 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261021T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261021T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261025T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261025T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7298671792926000.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20261025T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261025T184500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:10720351792951200.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:20261028T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261028T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12811181793178000.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261028T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261028T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7406111793181600.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261101T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261101T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7298671793530800.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20260708T102400Z 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\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:20261104T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261104T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12811181793782800.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261104T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261104T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7406111793786400.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261108T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261108T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7298671794135600.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing Worship (2010).*** GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 729867/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Said Evensong with Hymns/Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261108T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261108T184500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:10720351794160800.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:Tea & Talk in the Institute DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261110T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261110T163000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12677831794319200.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A monthly event which usually takes place on the second Tuesda y of the month. Pop in for tea\, coffee and a chat. \n\nBooks\, bric-a-bra c\, jigsaws\, raffle and tombola.\n\nFree entry\; all are very welcome.\n\ n***Next Tea & Talk: Tuesday\, 14th July 2026\; proceeds will go to Operat ion Smile UK\, details of which can be found by clicking on 'MORE INFO' be low.*** LOCATION:St Oswald's Institute URL:https://www.operationsmile.org.uk/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261111T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261111T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12811181794387600.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261111T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261111T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7406111794391200.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261115T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261115T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7298671794740400.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20260708T102400Z 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\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:20261118T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261118T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12811181794992400.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261118T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261118T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7406111794996000.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261122T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261122T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7298671795345200.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20261122T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261122T184500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:10720351795370400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:20261125T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261125T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261125T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261125T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7406111795600800.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261129T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261129T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20260708T102400Z UID:10720351795975200.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:20261202T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261202T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12811181796202000.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261202T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261202T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261206T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261206T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7298671796554800.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20260708T102400Z UID:10720351796580000.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:Tea & Talk in the Institute DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261208T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261208T163000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12677831796738400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A monthly event which usually takes place on the second Tuesda y of the month. Pop in for tea\, coffee and a chat. \n\nBooks\, bric-a-bra c\, jigsaws\, raffle and tombola.\n\nFree entry\; all are very welcome.\n\ n***Next Tea & Talk: Tuesday\, 14th July 2026\; proceeds will go to Operat ion Smile UK\, details of which can be found by clicking on 'MORE INFO' be low.*** LOCATION:St Oswald's Institute URL:https://www.operationsmile.org.uk/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oasis DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261209T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261209T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261209T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261209T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261213T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261213T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20261213T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261213T184500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:10720351797184800.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:20261216T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261216T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12811181797411600.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261216T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261216T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261220T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261220T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7298671797764400.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20260708T102400Z 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\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:20261223T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261223T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261223T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261223T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sung Parish Eucharist DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261227T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261227T121500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7298671798369200.0achurchnearyou 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\, 12th July 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sixth Sunday after Trinity\n\nSung Parish Eucharist fol lowed by Refreshments in the Institute\n\nOfficiant:\nThe Reverend Alan Mi ddleton \n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boa rds in Church\n\nReadings:\nIsaiah 55:10-13 \nRomans 8:1-11 \n Matthew 13:1-9\, 18-23 \n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nMerciful God\, you h ave prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understan ding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we\, loving you in al l things and above all things\, may obtain your promises\, which exceed al l that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\, who is ali ve and reigns with you\, in the unity of the Holy Spirit\, one God\, now a nd for ever. \n\nAmen.\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Gospel Rea ding Appointed for the Day:\n\nThe Parable of the Sower Explained \n\n‘H ear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingd om and does not understand it\, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart\; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground\, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy\; yet such a person has no root\, but endures only fo r a while\, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word\ , that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns\, this is the one who hears the word\, but the cares of the world and the lu re of wealth choke the word\, and it yields nothing. But as for what was s own on good soil\, this is the one who hears the word and understands it\, who indeed bears fruit and yields\, in one case a hundredfold\, in anothe r sixty\, and in another thirty.’\n\n(Matthew 13:18-23\, New Revised Sta ndard Version - Anglicized Edition)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intent ions for the Day:\n\nPrison Chaplains:\nStockton-on-Tees - The Reverend Ca non Kate Brooke and the Reverend Andrei Petrine (HMP Holme House)\; Durham - The Reverend Paula Barber (HMP Durham)\; The Reverend Rachael Farnham ( HMP Frankland (High Security))\; The Reverend Rebecca Feeney (HMP/YOI Low Newton (Women))\n\nThe Pulse:\nHillside Church\, Gateshead (6:00pm-8:30pm this Evening)\n\nAnglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day: \ n\nThe Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan:\nThe Most Reverend Justin Badi Arama (Archbishop and Primate of the Province and Bishop of J uba)\n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:\n\nJ uly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery \n\nThe Post Communion: \n\nGod of our pilgri mage\, you have led us to the living water: refresh and sustain us as we g o forward on our journey\, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\ n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new ed ition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000)\; *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and So ngs for Refreshing 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:20260708T102400Z UID:10720351798394400.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:A prayerful and reflective service from the Book of Common Pra yer. Roughly every other Sunday in term time\, a full choral evensong is h eld. \n\nAll are very welcome. \n\nSunday\, 12th July 2026: The Sixth Sund ay after Trinity\n\nSaid Evensong with Hymns\n\nHymns:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nPsalms:\nPlease see boards in Church\n\nLessons:\n2 Samuel 7: 18-end\nLuke 19:41 - 20:8\n\nA Passage of Scripture Taken from the Second Lesson Appointed for this Evening:\n\nAnd when he was come near\, he behel d the city\, and wept over it\,\nSaying\, If thou hadst known\, even thou\ , at least in this thy day\, the things which belong unto thy peace! but n ow they are hid from thine eyes.\nFor the days shall come upon thee\, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee\, and compass thee round\, a nd keep thee in on every side\,\nAnd shall lay thee even with the ground\, and thy children within thee\; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another\; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.\nAnd he went into the temple\, and began to cast out them that sold therein\, a nd them that bought\;\nSaying unto them\, It is written\, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.\nAnd he taught dail y in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of th e people sought to destroy him\,\nAnd could not find what they might do: f or all the people were very attentive to hear him. \n\n(Luke 19:41-end\, K ing James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day:\n\nO God\, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding\; Po ur into our hearts such love toward thee\, that we\, loving thee above all things\, may obtain thy promises\, which exceed all that we can desire\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen. \n\n*** Please see the 'Sung Paris h Eucharist' page for today's Durham Diocesan and Anglican Communion Praye r Cycle Intentions\, as well as the Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery I ntention for the month.***\n\n***Unless otherwise stated\, all hymns are f rom 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:20261230T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261230T093000 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:12811181798621200.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026 - Ordinary Time 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/Midweek Said Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261230T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261230T104500 DTSTAMP:20260708T102400Z UID:7406111798624800.0achurchnearyou 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\, 8th July 2026: \n\nMidweek Sai d Holy Communion \n\nThe Second Lesson Appointed for this Morning:\n\nAnd it came to pass\, that on one of those days\, as he taught the people in t he temple\, and preached the gospel\, the chief priests and the scribes ca me upon him with the elders\,\n\nAnd spake unto him\, saying\, Tell us\, b y what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?\nAnd he answered and said unto them\, I will also ask you one thing\; and answer me:\nThe baptism of John\, was it from heaven\, or of m en?\nAnd they reasoned with themselves\, saying\, If we shall say\, From h eaven\; he will say\, Why then believed ye him not?\nBut and if we say\, O f men\; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.\nAnd they answered\, that they could not tell whence it was.\nA nd Jesus said unto them\, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.\n\n(Luke 20:1-8\, King James Version)\n\nThe Collect of the Day: \ n\nGrant\, O Lord\, we beseech thee\, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance\, that thy Church may joyfully ser ve thee in all godly quietness\; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\n\nAmen.\n \nThe Post Communion:\n\nO Lord and heavenly Father\, we thy humble servan ts entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sac rifice of praise and thanksgiving\; most humbly beseeching thee to grant\, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ\, and through faith in his blood\, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sin s\, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present u nto thee\, O Lord\, ourselves\, our souls and bodies\, to be a reasonable\ , holy\, and lively sacrifice unto thee\; humbly beseeching thee\, that al l we\, who are partakers of this holy Communion\, may be fulfilled with th y grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy\, through ou r manifold sins\, to offer unto thee any sacrifice\, yet we beseech thee t o accept this our bounden duty and service\; not weighing our merits\, but pardoning our offences\, through Jesus Christ our Lord\; by whom\, and wi th whom\, in the unity of the Holy Ghost\, all honour and glory be unto th ee\, O Father Almighty\, world without end. \n\nAmen.\n\nDurham Diocesan P rayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:\n\nSt Nicholas\, Bishopwearmouth - The Reverend Dr Andrew Dowsett (Priest in Charge and Diocesan Disability Advi ser)\; The Reverend Katherine \nCooper-Young (Curate)\n\nInterviews for Pr iest in Charge of Christ Church\, Consett\n\nThe Venerable Libby Wilkinson (Archdeacon and Director of Mission\, Discipleship and Ministry)\; The Te am of Diocesan Support Staff\n\nThe Reverend Canon Adrian Gatrill (Senior Force Chaplain for Durham Constabulary and Vocations Adviser)\; Mrs Pamela Wilson (Vocations Development Support Officer)\n\nAnglican Communion Pray er Cycle Intention for the Day:\n\nCentral and South Angola Missionary Dio cese - The Right Reverend Pedro Vilar Jamba (Bishop)\; Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola - The Most Reverend Vicente Msosa (Presiding Bishop) \n\nDurham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month: \n\nJuly 2026 - Wearmouth Deanery GEO:-1.573636;54.77132 LOCATION:St Oswald's\, Durham URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13476/service-and-events/events/ 740611/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR