We are a Church of England parish with a strong tradition of music in worship, where all are very welcome. As an ancient Church in the centre of Durham, St Oswald's is a reservoir of peace for all who enter it.

The Sunday Eucharist is at 11:00am, and we have a play and books corner by the font for any younger worshipper who feels a parent or carer would enjoy it there. Evensong is at 6:00pm on Sundays, either in the chancel, or roughly every other week during term time when the usual hymns expand to a full choral setting, in the body of the church. Midweek Holy Communion is at 10:00am on Wednesdays, and the church is usually open from 9:30am till round about 5:00pm (or dusk, if earlier) on weekdays.

Sunday, 15th February 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Sunday next before Lent (Quinquagesima); Contemporary Martyrs' Day

For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received honour and glory from God the Father when that voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory, saying, ‘This is my Son, my Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.’ We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven, while we were with him on the holy mountain. 

2 Peter 1:16-18, New Revised Standard Version - Anglicized Edition 

The Collect of the Day:

Almighty Father, whose Son was revealed in majesty before he suffered death upon the cross: give us grace to perceive his glory, that we may be strengthened to suffer with him and be changed into his likeness, from glory to glory; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

Amen. 

Common Worship 

A Prayer for Contemporary Martyrs' Day:

God of justice and God of love,
Hear your people
Who cry daily for peace, safety and security.
May the solidarity of your eternal presence
be close to those who suffer because of their faith in you.
May the strength and comfort of your grace
surround those who fear for their lives.
Give hope and home
to all who flee their homes because their discipleship
makes them targets of violence.
And strengthen us in our faith
that we may show our solidarity
to our sisters and brothers in Christ
and who suffer for their faith.
This we ask in the name of Christ
who was condemned, suffered and died
that we might all have life in its fullness.

Amen.

Churches Together in Britain and Ireland 

A Prayer of Anticipation for the Forthcoming Season of Lent:

Almighty God, as we prepare to enter the season of Lent, by prayer and discipline may we enter into the mystery of Christ’s sufferings, and by following in his way come to share in his glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Amen.

St Clement's Church, Truro, Cornwall - Part of the Diocese of Truro

Durham Diocesan Prayer Cycle Monthly Deanery Intention:

February 2026 - Hartlepool Deanery

The Prayer of St Oswald:

Let us together implore the living and true and Almighty God in His mercy to defend us against the pride and fierceness of our enemy; for that God knows our cause is just, and that we fight for the salvation of our nation.

(Prayed by Oswald with his Army on the Eve of the Battle of Heavenfield, AD634)