Sunday, 21st December 2025: The Fourth Sunday of Advent
11am Parish Eucharist
6pm Evensong
Wednesday, 24th December 2025: Christmas Eve
10am Holy Communion
4pm Nativity Service
8pm Christmas Night Mass
Thursday, 25th December 2025: Christmas Day
11am Holy Eucharist
Sunday, 28th December 2025: The Holy Innocents
11am Parish Eucharist
***No Evening Service***
Please see the Calendar of services attached.
Please see also David’s Music Notes for Advent.
Please see also the attachment containing a series of reflections and Bible study centred around the Great O Antiphons of Advent. These are written by the Reverend Samuel Perez Criado, Rector of The Shingay Group of Parishes and former Assistant Curate in the Benefice of Hartford (All Saints) and Houghton with Wyton, Cambridgeshire in the Diocese of Ely.
Evening Services - For Your Prayers: It was a super Christmas Carol Service last Sunday evening, many thanks to the choir and readers, and for the refreshments; everyone really enjoyed the whole evening.
Advent Outreach: This Advent we shall be supporting the Anglican Diocese of Goma, please see the attached information about this diocese.
Epiphany Lunch: Sunday January 4th, after Parish Communion, approximately 12.30pm. The price is £8 in cash please and there are forms to fill in for your dietary requests. Please contact Jenifer or Sondra for more details. Closing date is Sunday December 21st.
Foodbank – Weekly message from Lynda Delf : On 14th December £10 and 11 kg of food was donated by Parishioners, this will provide meals for 14 people. Many thanks for your continuing generosity.
Our current shortages include long life milk and fruit juice, kettle food such as instant soup and noodles, tinned tomatoes, potatoes, fish, meat, rice pudding and fruit. We always need household cleaning materials and toilet rolls.
The food bank will be closed between 24th December and 5th January I am not there on 22nd and 23rd, all donations will be collected as usual by Steve on Sunday 21st and 28th and taken to the food bank on 5th January.
Thank you for your support throughout 2025, best wishes for Christmas and the New Year, Lynda.
Amongst the sick please pray for Angie Robley, Carol Simmons.
A SERVICE FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE AT 5.30 pm IN DURHAM CATHEDRAL
All are warmly welcomed to Durham Churches Together's traditional all-age candle-lit service, arranged with the generous support of the Salvation Army Bands, the Durham churches' choir and the Cathedral clergy and vergers. Join the musical procession from the Market Place at 5 pm on New Year's Eve or make your own way to the Cathedral in good time for the 5.30 pm start.
On entering the Cathedral you will be offered a lit candle in a glass candle-holder to hold.
Please direct any questions to Charles Jolly, DCT Chair [email protected]
With All Good Wishes and Prayers, Peter
The Reverend Peter Kashouris
St Oswald's Vicarage, Church Street, Durham [email protected]