Sung Parish Eucharist
- Occurring
- Every Sunday at for 1 hour, 15 mins
- Venue
- St Oswald's, Durham
- Address Church Street Durham, DH1 3DQ, United Kingdom
The worshipping heart of parish life; a Common Worship service including Holy Communion, with refreshments afterwards in the Institute across the road.
All are very welcome.
Sunday, 11th October 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity; Prisons Sunday
Sung Parish Eucharist followed by Refreshments in the Institute
Officiant and Preacher:
The Reverend Alan Middleton
Hymns:
Please see boards in Church
Psalms:
23
Readings:
Isaiah 25:1-9
Philippians 4:1-9
Matthew 22:1-14
The Collect of the Day:
O God, forasmuch as without you we are not able to please you; mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
The Gospel Reading:
The Parable of the Wedding Banquet
Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying: ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come. Again he sent other slaves, saying, “Tell those who have been invited: Look, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready; come to the wedding banquet.” But they made light of it and went away, one to his farm, another to his business, while the rest seized his slaves, maltreated them, and killed them. The king was enraged. He sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. Then he said to his slaves, “The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy. Go therefore into the main streets, and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.” Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both good and bad; so the wedding hall was filled with guests.
‘But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing a wedding robe, and he said to him, “Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding robe?” And he was speechless. Then the king said to the attendants, “Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” For many are called, but few are chosen.’
(Matthew 22:1-14, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition)
Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:
University Chaplains - Durham University: The Reverend Canon Gavin Wort (Lead Chaplain), the Reverend Dr Julia Candy (Hatfield College and St Cuthbert's Society), the Reverend Peter Kashouris (St Mary's College), the Reverend Dr Samuel Hole (University College), the Reverend Fiona Hill (Hill Colleges), the Reverend Marie Edwards (College of St Hild and St Bede), and the Reverend Dr Kate Eaton-Wells (St Chad's College); University of Sunderland: The Reverend Chris Howson
Anglican Communion Prayer Cycle Intentions for the Day:
The Anglican Church of Burundi: The Most Reverend Eraste Bigirimana - Archbishop of Burundi and Bishop of Bujumbura
Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Deanery Intention for the Month:
October 2026: Darlington Deanery
The Post Communion:
Holy and blessed God, you have fed us with the body and blood of your Son and filled us with your Holy Spirit: may we honour you, not only with our lips but in lives dedicated to the service of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
***Unless otherwise stated, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (2000); *SP = Sing Praise: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship (2010).***