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Sunday 28th June, The Fourth Sunday after Trinity

11am Parish Eucharist & Baptism Officiant The Rev.’d Canon Gavin Wort

followed by drinks celebrating Neville’s 60th anniversary of ordination

6pm Evensong

Sunday 5th July, The Fifth Sunday after Trinity

11am Parish Eucharist followed by Parish Lunch

6pm Evensong

Sunday 12th July, The Sixth Sunday after Trinity

11am Parish Eucharist

6pm Evensong

Wednesdays 10am Holy Communion

Please see the Calendar of services attached.

Neville Griffiths 60th Anniversary of Ordination: After the Parish Eucharist this Sunday 28th June there will be drinks celebration of Neville’s ministry. He was ordained at the Cathedral of St. Woolas, Newport. His ministry has been a long, fruitful, and faithful one; a long-standing friend of us here at St. Oswald’s, it will be super to celebrate his ministry this Sunday.

Tuesday Team – Money Raising: Since June 2025 £2,105 has been raised, beneficiaries include St. Cuthbert’s Hospice, Diabetes Uk, MacMillan Cancer Support, St. Oswald’s Institute Kitchen Fund. Grateful thanks to Cllr David Freeman for his support.

Ordination to the priesthood: Helen Miller will be ordained priest on Saturday 27th June at 4pm at the cathedral and will continue her curacy at St Nicholas Durham. You will remember Helen from her time here as an ordinand.

Elvet Residents Association : AGM & Social at the Institute Saturday 27th June, 3pm, followed by a talk from Steve Lindsay In Search of Tigers

Parish Lunch: Sunday July 5th, after the Parish Eucharist. We look forward to one of our enjoyable lunches; this will be a summer cold buffet.
If you would like to bring something, it would be great. There will be a notice circulating to choose providing a sweet or savoury dish for you to sign. Drinks provided. Thanks, Sondra

Foodbank – Weekly message from Lynda Delf : This week I have not been at the foodbank I will take the generous donations on Monday and confirm the totals next week. We always need longlife milk. fruit juice, sugar, rice, jam, tinned meat, fish potatoes, tomatoes, fruit. rice pudding household cleaning materials and toilet rolls. Thank you so much for all you do to support our foodbanks

It was good to say farewell to our brilliant choral scholars last Sunday at Evensong in what was an excellent service with an amazing Anthem. It has been a really good year for the choir.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Anniversary Service and Buffet at St Helen’s Kelloe on Saturday 27th June at 2pm

For your Prayers: Amongst the sick, please pray for Angie Robley

With All Good Wishes and Prayers, Peter