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Church Services, Sunday 22nd December
Advent 4 09:00 Patrick Brompton – Morning Prayer09:00 Spennithorne – Christingle11:00 Crakehall – Morning Prayer11:00 Hornby – Holy Communion19:00 Hauxwell – Carols @ Hauxwell with Finghall
Carols @ Hauxwell with Finghall
Due to the continuing roof repairs at St Andrew’s, Finghall their Lessons & Carols service on Sunday the 15th December has moved venue and date. Finghall are now joining with…
Church Services, Sunday 8th December
Advent 2 09:00 Patrick Brompton – Prayer & Praise09:00 Finghall – Holy Communion11:00 Crakehall – Simply Together Puppet Nativity11:00 Hornby – Morning Prayer18:00 Spennithorne – BCP Evensong
Blue Christmas
when Christmas is difficult or painful Not every Christmas is filled with Sparkle and tinsel. Sometimes it can be filled with sadness and loss. This year as the world starts…
Church Services, Sunday 13th October
Trinity 20 09:00 Finghall @ Hauxwell – Holy Communion09:00 Patrick Brompton – Prayer & Praise11:00 Hornby – Morning Prayer11:00 Crakehall – Harvest Festival17:00 Spennithorne – BCP Evensong
About Us
We feel very blessed to worship at St Oswald’s and all are made welcome here. The church building stands on the outskirts of the grounds of Hauxwell Hall and is approached through an imposing set of estate gates. The only sounds heard are the songs of birds and the trickling of the beck; this is a tranquil and peaceful setting where one can truly feel closer to God. The church building is never locked and is often visited by those wishing for spiritual rest and restorative calm. Our burial ground is not reserved for those worshipping at St Oswald’s: we have people of other Christian denominations buried here and all are welcome to share our well-kept and idyllic setting.
Our Church Building and Local Community
St Oswald’s church is an ancient Grade 1 listed building with parts dating back to the 11th century; there is even a 9th century Anglo-Danish cross-shaft being used as a lintel in one blocked doorway. We celebrate our heritage both ancient and more modern. Dorothy Wyndlow Pattison, ‘Sister Dora’, was born in Hauxwell where her father was the Rector in the mid-19th Century. She was a much-loved pioneer in the first civilian nursing service and practised in Walsall, where a hospice bears her name. We have had many visitors from Walsall coming to visit the Pattison graves which lie within the older section of the churchyard. The Millennium was celebrated by the ladies of the community producing ‘The Millennium Wall Hanging’ proudly displayed on the south wall of the nave. The fine and beautifully intricate embroidery of the wall hanging illustrates many aspects of our church’s history.