Sunday, 20th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute
4:00pm - Durham Churches Together United Service for the Season of Creation followed by Light Refreshments at Waddington Street United Reformed Church, Durham, DH1 4BG (please see note below)
6:00pm - Said Evensong with Hymns (BCP)
Tuesday - Ordinary Time (Creationtide)
1:00pm - Durham Churches Together Season of Creation 3rd Study Session at Waddington Street United Reformed Church, Durham, DH1 4BG
Commences with tea/coffee and (optional) bring-your-own lunch.
No need to register but if convenient please let [email protected] know if you hope to attend.. Studies are 'stand alone', so please come on days that are possible for you.
Wednesday - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Ember Day
9:00am - Oasis
10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)
Sunday, 27th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity; Harvest Thanksgiving
11:00am - Parish Eucharist with Harvest Thanksgiving (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute (please see note below)
4:00pm - Harvest Tea in the Institute (please see note below)
6:00pm - Said Evensong with Hymns (BCP)
Tuesday - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): The Feast of St Michael and All Angels
1:00pm - Durham Churches Together Season of Creation 4th Study Session at Waddington Street United Reformed Church, Durham, DH1 4BG
Commences with tea/coffee and (optional) bring-your-own lunch.
No need to register but if convenient please let [email protected] know if you hope to attend.. Studies are 'stand alone', so please come on days that are possible for you
Wednesday - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon, Translator of the Scriptures, Teacher of the Faith, 420 [Commemoration]
9:00am - Oasis
10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)
Friday - Ordinary Time (Creationtide)
9:00am - School Harvest Thanksgiving Service (please see note below)
Sunday, 4th October 2026 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity; Dedication Festival; The Last Day of Creationtide
11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute
6:00pm - Said Evensong with Hymns (BCP)
Wednesday - Ordinary Time
9:00am - Oasis
10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)
Sunday, 11th October 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity
11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute
6:00pm - Choral Evensong (BCP)
Tuesday - Ordinary Time: The Feast of St Edward the Confessor, King of England, 1066 [Lesser Festival]
2:00pm - Tea & Talk in the Institute
Wednesday - Ordinary Time
9:00am - Oasis
10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)
Saturday - Ordinary Time: The Feast of St Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr, C107 [Lesser Festival]
12:30pm - Wedding
Sunday, 18th October 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Feast of St Luke the Evangelist
11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute
6:00pm - Said Evensong with Hymns (BCP)
Wednesday - Ordinary Time
9:00am - Oasis
10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)
Sunday, 25th October 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Last Sunday after Trinity
11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute
6:00pm - Choral Evensong (BCP)
Wednesday - Ordinary Time: The Feast of St Simon and St Jude, Apostles
10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)
***Please see the Calendar of Services attached.***
Durham Churches Together United Service for the Season of Creation 2026: Theme - 'Living Water: Biodiversity as God’s blessing.' 4:00pm this Sunday, 20th September at Waddington Street United Reformed Church, Durham, DH1 4BG.
Everybody is welcome to this celebration of God's wonderful creation.
Please stay after the service for a tea or coffee and biscuits.
Harvest Thanksgiving 2026: Our Harvest Thanksgiving Service will take place on Sunday 27th September, with Harvest Tea at 4:00pm in the Institute. There will be a produce stall at our Harvest Tea, so any donations of fruit, jams etc will be most welcome. Please do join in this always enjoyable occasion.
The school's Harvest Thanksgiving Service will take place in Church on Friday 2nd October, 9:00am-10:00am.
Parish Magazine: A few copies of the Summer issue are still available (£2.00 each) from the back of church. Please note that the COPY DEADLINE for the Autumn issue is this Sunday, 20th September.
Foodbank: Weekly Message from Lynda Delf - On Sunday 13th September, 4kg of food and £40.00 was donated in Church, and a parishioner gave me £10.00 and 6kg of food - this will provide 15 meals and the money used to purchase more food.
Many thanks for your continuing support to our foodbanks.
Our current shortages include rice, sugar, jam, tinned meat, potatoes, tomatoes, fish, rice pudding and fruit. We always need toilet rolls, household cleaning materials, long life-fruit juice and milk.
Thank you so much,
Lynda
Burghley Care Coffee Mornings: Burghley Care are holding coffee mornings in the Institute on Thursdays 10:00am to 1:00pm, to introduce themselves to the area. These events are open to anyone in the local community.
Tuesday Group Monthly Coffee Afternoons: Tea & Talk continues, with the next coffee afternoon taking place in the Institute on Tuesday 13th October, commencing at 2:00pm.
Durham University Open Days - September 2026: On Friday 18th and Saturday 19th September, University Open Days will be taking place. It is expected that 10,000 extra people will be in the city on both of these dates, so this will likely have an impact on traffic throughout the city.
Peter's Sabbatical: Our Rector, the Reverend Peter Kashouris is currently on sabbatical leave until Tuesday 3rd November. During this time, the church services will continue as normal. During this period, please send all items for the weekly notice sheet to Jane Walker at the parish office.
For your Prayers: Please pray for the family of the late Alison Ninos, formerly of Stanley, County Durham, whose scattering of ashes will be led by the Reverend Canon Gavin Wort this Saturday, 19th September at Durham Crematorium.
Kind regards,
Jane Walker (Parish Administrator)
St Oswald's Parish Office
Tel: 0191 383 0830
Email: [email protected]