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.

Saturday, 31st January 2026 - Epiphany Season: The Commemoration of St John Bosco, Priest, Founder of the Salesian Teaching Order, 1888 

Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. 

Matthew 5:12, New Revised Standard Version -  Anglicized Edition

The Collect of the Day:

God our creator, who in the beginning commanded the light to shine out of darkness: we pray that the light of the glorious gospel of Christ may dispel the darkness of ignorance and unbelief, shine into the hearts of all your people, and reveal the knowledge of your glory in the face of Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

Amen. 

Common Worship

A Collect for the Commemoration of St John Bosco:

Loving God, who tenderly cares for children and orphans: Fill us with love like that shown forth in the witness of John Bosco, that we may give ourselves completely to your service and to the salvation of all; through your Son Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. 

Amen.

The Book of Common Prayer According to the use of The Episcopal Church

A Prayer for All People in the UK and Across the World Affected by Recent or Current Storms and Flooding:

God of compassion, you hear the cries of all who are in trouble or distress; accept our prayers for those whose lives are affected by storms and flooding: strengthen them in their hour of need, grant them perseverance and courage to face the future and be to them a firm foundation on which to build their lives; this we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Amen.

The Church of England

A Prayer for Peace in the World:

God of peace, who has created humanity, the object of your kindness, to be close to you in glory, we bless you and we thank you because you have sent us your beloved son, Jesus, making him the mystery of the peace, the architect of all salvation, the source of all peace, the bond of true brotherhood. 

We thank you for the desire, the efforts, the realisations which your spirit of peace has roused in our day: to replace hatred with love, diffidence with understanding, unconcern with care. Open yet more our hearts to the needs of all our brothers and sisters, so that we may be better able to build a true peace. 

Remember, God of mercy, all who are in pain, who suffer and die in the cause of a more fraternal world. For the people of every race, of every tongue, may your kingdom come: your kingdom of justice, of peace, of love; and may the earth be filled with your glory. 

Amen.

The Anglican Church in Menorca - Part of the Diocese in Europe 

Durham Diocesan Deanery Monthly Prayer Intention - January 2026:

Easington Deanery

The Collect for The Epiphany:

Amen.

The Book of Common Prayer