TIME OUT

In this week’s email we want to tell you about our Time Out event that is held on the last Thursday of every month from 2.30 to 4 pm in the church hall.
It is a meeting place for the older people in our community  and all are very welcome.


The afternoon tea served in the middle of the afternoon is very popular with a different home baked cake each month as well as scones and tea loaves. During tea we have an opportunity to chat and get to know one another. 
We also always have a quiz which is fun with some of our visitors being quite competitive.

We are very lucky to have a number of musicians and music groups that come to entertain us. There is a variety of music so something to suit everyone. In the last year we have had the New Notes group, the Dynamics Community band, a very large group of ukulele players, guitar groups and a saxophone quartet and even a harp concert.
As well as talented entertainers who visit we have some home-grown talent and we usually have a sing along at some point in the afternoon.  They also provide other entertainment including humorous songs and readings and on one occasion a selection of songs from the musicals.

Last June we heard some beautiful singing by the children’s choir from Fishergate Primary School and we are delighted that they are coming back to sing for us again in the next few months.
We also had the children from the York Steiner school at the Time Out Christmas party and they sang a lovely range of carols and Christmas songs. It is always a highlight for our visitors when we have the children to sing and the teachers say that the children really enjoy performing for us.

One of our highlights last year was in July when we held a Strawberry Tea. The entertainment that afternoon was the Dynamics Community band and the band played a selection of music everyone knew and was so lively that there was some dancing. We will be planning a Strawberry Tea again for  this summer.

Everyone is very welcome and we have enjoyed getting to know regular visitors from the local nursing and care homes as well as older members of the congregation and the local community generally. We have also been very happy to welcome members of the families of some of our visitors from one of the nursing homes and we have been joined by husbands, wives, daughters and even granddaughters. There are no upper or lower age limits!

If you have not been to Time Out before and would like to come along we would be delighted to see you.
The afternoons are fun and we enjoy spending the time together.

If you are musical and would like to come along to play for us we would also love to hear from you.
 
Angela McClean – Time Out Organiser


 

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT ST OSWALD’S
 
CHURCH SERVICES
+ Our regular Sunday and Wednesday 10am services take place in church
+ Sunday 10am services are usually livestreamed on YouTube (also available as catch-up afterwards): http://bit.ly/Stoswaldsyoutube (click on ‘Live’)
 

SUNDAY 3 MARCH
 
10AM HOLY COMMUNION SERVICE IN CHURCH
(if the weather is cold, bring a rug/throw!)


Preacher & Celebrant: The Revd John Lee
Multiply Team Leader: John is responsible for day-to-day oversight of the work of building New Worshipping Communities focused on 20s-40s, and leads a team of 14 full-time 20s – 40s Ministers, placed strategically across the Diocese of York. He was Rector of St Paul’s, Holgate Rd, York from 2002 to the end of 2018 (with additional oversight of St Barnabas in his final year), and became Area Dean of York – in effect the convenor of all the Church of England clergy in the City of York.


Service Sheet: click here
Readings: Exodus 20:1-17 John 2:13-22 
Music words: click here
(see also links to music videos at the end of the email)
After the service, do come for refreshments
in the church hall – everyone is welcome!


MONDAY 4 MARCH
10AM MORNING PRAYER IN CHURCH

2-4PM TABLE TENNIS IN THE CHURCH HALL

Come along and give it a try – everyone welcome!
 

TUESDAY 5 MARCH
10AM-12NOON IN THE CHURCH HALL
COMMUNITY CAFE 
and BABY CAFE
All babies & parents very welome!
No specific activities planned …
just a time to relax together

6-6.30PM PRAYING FOR THE WORLD at 5 REDMAN CLOSE
A short service of prayer

All welcome
Further details from Jackie Tuvey-Smith, t. 07800 774364


WEDNESDAY 6 MARCH
10AM HOLY COMMUNION IN CHURCH
(Book of Common Prayer)


10AM-12NOON IN THE CHURCH HALL
COMMUNITY CAFE



THURSDAY 7 MARCH
9.30-11.30AM IN THE CHURCH HALL
ST OSWALD’S TOTS 

 

Could you spare a few hours every other month to help St Oswald’s Church?
You would need to attend the PCC meeting, make notes and then type them up.
Training and help and support would be given.

Angela McClean has done a fantastic job of taking the minutes of the bi-monthly Parochial Church Council (PCC) meetings but she would now like to step down from the role.

If you are interested in helping out, please speak to either:
Angela McCleanBryan Milner
 

LENT HOUSE GROUP MEETINGS
The Lent Course this year is ‘Come and See‘, written by Rev Jeremy Putman who is the Mission Enabler in the Diocese of  Exeter –  reflecting on the biblical invitations to ‘Come and See’ and ‘Go and Tell’.
Jesus invited us to ‘Come and see’, so how about ‘coming and seeing’ what Housegroups are all about during this period of Lent?  Housegroups are friendly, secure places to deepen your relationship with Jesus and also with members of our church family as you spend time together hearing and discussing God’s word. 
The studies are not academic and do not assume any pre-knowledge, but are an opportunity to learn what the Bible is saying to us all. 
Do try it, you might like it!  
If you would like to join a Lent group please do contact Jackie Tuvey-Smith,e. [email protected], t. 01904 655187 / m. 07800 774364 or one of the other contact people for one of the groups below.
 
Wednesday 6 March (weekly) 7.30pm (Redman Close Group)
contact Jackie Tuvey-Smith e. [email protected]
Wednesday 6 March (fortnightly) 11.15am (Sir John J. Hunt Meeting Room Group) contact Lesley Milner t.01904 652782
Thursday 7 March (fortnightly) 7.30pm (Heslington Lane Group meeting at 5 Broadway West) contact Caroline Moore, e. [email protected]
 

 UPDATE 2024

REMINDER


Do you regularly attend St Oswald’s, or consider us to be your local parish church?
Are you signed up to our Electoral Roll?
Wondering what an Electoral Roll is, and if you should join?

The St Oswald’s Church Electoral Roll for 2024 is open for revision this coming Sunday 25 February with that “window” for revision ending on Sunday 31 March this year.
There are notices to that effect inside and outside the church.
I will make sure there are forms available for anyone eligible to be entered on to the Revised Church Roll and will place the forms at the back of church.
Richard Borrows, Electoral Roll Officer, St Oswald’s Church.
REMINDER
ST OSWALD’S CHURCH PRAYER CHAIN
ST OSWALD’S CHURCH WHATSAPP GROUP
Contact Pippa Ensor, e. [email protected]
m. 07949 844395
CHURCH SERVICES RADIO/ONLINE

> 8.10AM – BBC RADIO 4 SUNDAY WORSHIP
92-95FM | 198LW | Digital
Blessed are they…  A reflection on the challenges and inspiration offered by the Beatitudes with Swarzy Macaly, Rachel Anson and Deyah
> 9AM – CHURCH OF ENGLAND
ONLINE SUNDAY SERVICE
YouTube/Facebook/website

LENT DAILY EMAIL OR APP

Watch and Pray: Wisdom and hope for Lent and life is the Church of England’s theme for Lent 2024.
Introduced by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, it contains 40 daily reflections for both adults and families encouraging us to wait in hope for God to meet and sustain us, one for each of the 40 days in Lent, beginning on Ash Wednesday (14 February) and ending on Easter Day (31 March).  For more information, click HERE

PRAY AS YOU GO DAILY EMAIL
‘Daily Prayer whenever you need it’
For more information, click HERE

LENT TALKS on BBC RADIO FOUR
Lent Talks is a series of talks, normally broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 8:45pm on a Wednesday in the United Kingdom, to mark the Christian season of Lent. They typically are brief talks, lasting about fifteen minutes, and have featured various speakers from different backgrounds. Each week, the speaker gives a talk on a different subject, and reflects on how this relates to the life of Christ.
Six people well known in their fields reflect on the story of Jesus’ ministry and Passion from the perspective of their own personal and professional experience.  For more information, click HERE

LOCAL NEWS, SUPPORT & HELP ETC


REMINDER



 

YORK FOOD BANK – HELPING LOCAL PEOPLE IN CRISIS. 

The foodbank relies on your goodwill and support.
DONATING FOOD:
There are collection boxes in the church & church hall
CURENTLY URGENTLY NEEDING: Bags For Life/Carrier Bags (Urgently Needed), Teabags, Tinned Fish, Packets of Rice, Tinned Fruit, Sugar, Long Life Cartons of Fruit Juice, Powdered Milk, Ladies Deodorant, Toilet Rolls, Size 6 Nappies
There are also food collection points: for items bought in store at Waitrose (Foss Islands), Asda (Monks Cross), Tesco (Askham Bar), and at Food Warehouse (Clifton Moor)
DONATING MONEY:  You can also support the Food Bank work by donating via this link here
REMINDER
ST OSWALD’S CHURCH HALL RECYCLING HUB
  Recycle More Plastics poster
(not cheese packets, toothbrushes/paste)
What can you recycle? Check it out HERE!
Clean cans, foil + tablet blister packs (all in bags)
can be put in the Christian Aid bin on the right




What will we be singing this Sunday morning?