Sunday 8th December The Second Sunday of Advent
11:00am Parish Eucharist
1:30pm Baptism
6pm Evensong

Tuesday 2pm Christmas Coffee at the Institute

Sunday 15th December The Third Sunday of Advent
11:00am Parish Eucharist
6pm Christmas Carol Service

Mid-week service: Wednesday 10am Holy Communion.
Please see the Calendar for the services in Advent and Christmas.

Parish Magazine. The latest issue of the Parish magazine is now available.
Regular subscribers will have their copies delivered shortly, with extra copies available from the back of church for £1:50 each.

Foodbank – Weekly message from Lynda Delf:
On 1st December £50 and 7kg of food was donated in Church, this food will provide meals for 10 people and the money used to replenish stocks, many thanks for your generosity.
We are still in need of rice, sugar, biscuits, jam, coffee, as well as tins of fruit, custard, rice pudding, and kettle food such as instant soup and noodles. We always need longlife milk and fruit juice as well as household cleaning materials and toilet rolls.
Many thanks for all you do to support people who use our foodbanks.
Advent Appeal: The Disaster Emergency Committee Middle East Humanitarian Appeal. The DEC is a committee with 15 member charities. The funds raised by its Middle East appeal will be mainly spent in aid to Gaza and Lebanon, but with some spent in the surrounding region including the West Bank. The UK Government has undertaken to match donations received by the Committee up to ten million pounds. This is a different Gaza charity to the one we supported last year. Please see the attached paper for more information about this work.
Christmas/ Epiphany Lunch: This year the parish Christmas lunch will be on Sunday January 5th after the Parish Eucharist. The cost of this festive lunch will be £7, please let Jenifer or Sondra know if you can come by December 15th. We look forward to a happy celebration of Epiphany that day.
Confirmation: The Deanery Confirmation will take place on Saturday 7th June 2025 (The Eve of Pentecost). At this service adults, including students, as well as children from throughout Durham Deanery will be confirmed. Please let Peter know if you would like to be confirmed next year. The venue is not yet known.

Concerts: There are several concerts ongoing at Church at the end of term. Do come to one or more of these concerts, they are always very enjoyable occasions.

6th DU Gospel Choir Michaelmas Showcase 7:30pm
7th DU Orchestral Society 7:30PM

10th Footnotes Acapella Choir 8pm

A message from Charlie Moscrop, our bass scholar last year:
Hello everyone,

We would like to invite you to attend our festive a cappella concert: 'All I want for Christmas'! Situated in the gorgeous St Oswald’s Church Parish Church at 8pm on the 10th of December, we will deliver a night of festive classics, contemporary chart-toppers, and choral masterpieces, including hits by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, the lyrical melodies of Eleanor Daley, and much more! Returning off the high of a 5* Edinburgh Fringe run, we have gathered a new generation of Foot Notes for what promises to be an unforgettable night. Tickets are £8 at the standard rate and can be purchased through the following link: https://durhamstudentmusic.org/whats-on/all-i-want-for-christmas. We look forward to seeing you all there!

11th Grey College Carol Service 5:30pm
13th DUCE (details to follow) TBC
14th Northern Spirit Singers 7:30PM

With All Good Wishes and Prayers, Peter