Sunday 13th April, Palm Sunday
11:00am Parish Communion
6pm Evensong

The asterisked services below are services transferred from the Cathedral, and taking place at St Oswald’s, due to the King’s visit to the Cathedral for the Maundy Ceremonies.
Holy Tuesday 9:30am Holy Communion at St. Mary’s Coxhoe
6pm Contemplative Prayer at St. Mary’s Shincliffe
Holy Wednesday 10am Holy Communion
12:30pm Holy Eucharist*
7:30pm Said Compline with Address*
The Triduum 2025, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday.
Please attend and take part in all the services for the great days of our Lord’s Passion and Resurrection.
Maundy Thursday 8:30am Morning Prayer*
12:30pm Holy Eucharist*
6pm Eucharist, Stripping of the Altars, and Watch
Good Friday 10:30am Stations for children and adults at Shincliffe
2pm Liturgy of the Day and Sung Passion
Holy Saturday 8pm Vigil, And Service of Light.

Sunday 20th April, Easter Sunday
11am Parish Eucharist
No evening service

Easter Wednesday 10am Morning Prayer

Sunday 27th April, The Second Sunday of Easter
11am Parish Eucharist
No evening service

Please see David’s Music Notes for Holy Week and Easter attached.

Please see the Calendar of services attached.

Mid-week service: Wednesday 10am Holy Communion

The popular coffee afternoons at the Institute are on the second Tuesday of the month, at 2pm.

St Oswald’s local outreach campaign for Lent and Easter will be to support Durham’s St Cuthbert’s hospice, which is in serious need of financial support and has recently had to cut 18% of its workforce. For more information, including how to make a contribution¸ please see the Outreach information board inside the church’s south door. Bob Layton and the Outreach Committee.


Electoral Roll: This year a new Electoral roll must be made. Please fill in an Application Form to join the new Roll. The form is also attached, please return your completed application to the Electoral Roll Officer, Sue Pitts. Email address [email protected] or to the parish office.
Annual Meeting: The Annual Parochial Church Meeting will take place on Sunday 18th May after the Parish Communion. The annual meeting is the main chance for the PCC to report to the whole congregation on its activities during the year. Reports are made on Finances and Accounts, and all the activities of the parish. Please put this date in your diary.

Foodbank – Weekly message from Lynda Delf : On 6th April £50 and 3 kg of food was donated in Church, a Parishioner gave 12kg of food and £10, additionally someone posted £20 through our door, the food will provide meals for 18 people. The money will be used to buy more food, many thanks for your continuing generosity
People who need to use our foodbanks need longlife fruit juice and milk, coffee, biscuits, sugar, jam, and tins of rice pudding, custard, fruit, potatoes, spaghetti hoops, meat and fish.
We also need kettle food, tiolet rolls and personal and household cleaning materials.
Many thanks for all you do to support our foodbanks.
Confirmation: The Deanery Confirmation will take place at St. Luke’s Ferryhill at 6pm, 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 at this service.
Amongst the sick please pray for Andrew Perry, Angie Robley.
Amongst those being ordained deacon this Petertide, please pray for Marc Voase, and for the parish of St. Margaret Ilkley, and for Helen Miller and for the parish of St. Nicholas Durham. And thank you for your part in their training for ministry whilst on placement here.
‘Komm süsser Tod’, the Durham Singers’ concert for Easter 2025, will take place on Saturday 12 April at 7.30pm in the stunning venue of St Cuthbert’s Chapel, Ushaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardens, DH7 7DW. Our programme on the theme of ‘Come, sweet death’ includes music from the 16th century to the present day. Please join us in exploring different reflections on the passion narrative.

Tickets (£15) are available from David Harris (Assistant Musical Director of Durham Singers), or online at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/durhamsingers
‘Komm süsser Tod’, a meditation on music from across the ages. The program features music on a lenten theme by J. S. Bach, Alonso Lobo, Francis Poulenc, Ethel Smyth, and contemporary American composer Caroline Shaw. The concert culminates in the northern première of The Crucifixion by Tom Edney, our music director. Based on Stainer’s seminal work, this moving interpretation of the Passion story features new hymn texts by Mother Carrie Thompson, each reflecting on the seven last words from the Cross. We are thrilled to perform with local professionals: mezzo-soprano Laura Oldfield, baritone Adam Hilton, and organist David Harris. Tickets are £15 for adults, £12 for students, and free for under-12s. They are available via www.ticketsource.co.uk/durhamsingers or on the door.
With All Good Wishes and Prayers, Peter
The Reverend Peter Kashouris