Midweek Said Holy Communion/Mattins
- Occurring
- Every Wednesday at for 45 mins
- Venue
- St Oswald's, Durham
- Address Church Street Durham, DH1 3DQ, United Kingdom
A prayerful, reflective and quiet service from the Book of Common Prayer, held in the chancel.
Tea, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.
All are very welcome.
Wednesday, 4th November 2026
Midweek Said Holy Communion followed by Tea, Coffee and Chat in the Vestry
Officiant and Preacher:
The Rector
The Collect of the Day:
O almighty God, who hast knit together thine elect in one communion and fellowship, in the mystical body of thy Son Christ our Lord; Grant us grace so to follow thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys, which thou hast prepared for them that unfeignedly love thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Epistle Appointed for Today's Holy Communion:
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.
For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.
(Philippians 2:12-18, King James Version)
Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:
St Anthony’s Priory, Durham: The Reverend Dr Nicholas Buxton, Mr Laurence Pinkney, Dr Scholastica
Jacob, Mr Michael O’Halloran, Dr Heather Mole, Ms Angela Middleton and Mr Noel Ashworth
Durham Cathedral: The Reverend James Shelton - Director of the Cuthbert Centre for Prayer and Pilgrimage, the Reverend Dr Daniel Parkinson - Succentor, the Reverend Simon McMurtary - Chaplain to Durham
Cathedral Schools Foundation, and the Reverend Kathryn Tiernan - Cathedral Curate
Cranmer Hall, Durham: Professor Jolyon Mitchell - Principal of St John's College, the Reverend Dr Nicholas Moore - Warden, and staff and students in training for ministry
Anglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:
The Diocese of North Carolina (The Episcopal Church): The Right Reverend Samuel Rodman - Bishop of North Carolina
Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:
November 2026: Stockton Deanery
The Prayer of Oblation:
O Lord and heavenly Father, we thy humble servants entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; most humbly beseeching 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 sins, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice unto thee; humbly beseeching thee, that all we, who are partakers of this holy Communion, may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy, through our manifold sins, to offer unto thee any sacrifice, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service; not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offences, through Jesus Christ our Lord; by whom, and with whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end.
Amen.