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Sowerby Luncheon Club
12 noon Tuesday 23 April 2019
Sowerby Parochial Hall
£4 to include main course, pudding, tea or coffee. All welcome.
Vicar moving
It was announced on 14 April 2019 that Nicky and Chris Carnall will be leaving
the five parishes later this year. Nicky has been the parish priest of Sowerby
and Sessay since September 2005, and also of Thirkleby with Kilburn and Bagby
since January 2012. Chris has ministered in all the parishes as a Reader.
Nicky and Chris will be moving to Mansfield Woodhouse in the Diocese of Southwell
and Nottingham, where Nicky will become the Vicar and Chris will continue his
Reader ministry. Precise dates are yet to be worked out, but the leaving date
is expected to be in July or August 2019.
Please pray for Nicky and Chris, and for all of the parishes, as we prepare
for this change.
Pram Service
12 noon Friday 3 May 2019
Parochial Hall
A 30 minute service especially for pre-school children and their carers. Songs, stories, prayers and activities. Followed by a children's lunch plus tea and coffee for carers. For more information email pramservice@stoswaldsowerby.org.uk
Little Wonders
Mondays mornings, 10.00am to 11.30am
Starts again Monday 13 May 2019
Sowerby Methodist Church Hall
Little Wonders Baby and Toddler Group is for babies, toddlers and their parents,
grandparents and carers. Monday mornings during school
term time from 10.00am to 11.30am.
Christian Aid Week 2019
"All mums should live"
Sierra Leone is the world's most dangerous place to become a mum. Every day
10 women die from giving birth. In Sawula district, the community struggle with
a clinic which has no electricity and only two delivery beds.
Jebbeh is heavily pregnant but as her baby grows, it's not joy that fills her
heart, but fear. When Jebbeh's sister Fatmata went in to labour, there were
so few ambulances that Fatmata had no choice but to walk for three hours under
the baking sun, to the nearest hospital. The journey was long and with every
step Fatmata struggled to keep walking. Jebbeh told us: 'My sister was crying
out with hunger. She died on the side of the road. She never gave birth.'
This Christian Aid Week, together, we can make childbirth safe for mums and
babies. Through our gifts and prayers, we can help give
the world's poorest mums a chance to live.
Five Parishes Walk 2019
Saturday 1 June
We will start at St Cuthbert's in Sessay (8.50 am), then go on to St Mary's
in Kilburn, All Saints' in Thirkleby, St Mary's in Bagby, finishing at St Oswald's
in Sowerby (about 5.30 pm).
The walk is an opportunity for people from all five parishes to spend time together,
to visit all five churches, to celebrate the five churches working together,
and to enjoy our beautiful countryside. People can walk as few or as many of
the stages as they wish.
There will be a short time of prayer in each church. If you are not a walker,
why not come and join in the prayer in one or more churches?
More information on the walk including timings. See / download the route.
Sowerby Open Gardens 2019
Sunday 23 June 2.00pm - 5.00pm
More details to follow ...
The proceeds to be shared equally between St Oswald's Church and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
There will be a Confirmation Service with Bishop Paul at St Oswald's Church, Sowerby on Sunday 7 July 2019 at 10.30am
If you would like to attend a Confirmation Preparation course, beginning in April, please speak to Rev Nicky or Rev Pauline (adults) or Pauline Alderson (young people age 10+).
Welcome to our website
St Oswald's is a beautiful and historic Church of England Parish Church in the village of Sowerby, just outside Thirsk. It is attended by people of all ages who live in the village and surrounding area, and by many visitors
to this scenic part of North Yorkshire. St Oswald's has a thriving ministry to children and young people, a variety of music styles, opportunities for learning about the Christian faith in small groups or simply being quiet
and reflective together.
We enjoy close links with our sister churches - St Mary's at Bagby, St Mary's at Kilburn, St Cuthbert's at Sessay and All Saints at Thirkleby - as well as Sowerby Methodist Church and the Thirsk Team Ministry. We are also members
of the local Churches Together Group. This website tells you a lot more about the ministry of St Oswald's Church.
If there is any further information you would like, please do not hesitate
to contact the Vicar Rev Nicky Carnall
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