St Oswald'S Grasmere, LA22 9SW
A very warm "Welcome!" to St Oswald's Church, Grasmere
We are in the heart of the central Lake District, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. St Oswald's is a medieval church on a 7th century site - a sacred place of prayer and celebration since the earliest days of christianity in northern Britain. William Wordsworth with his wife Mary and sister Dorothy Wordsworth rest in our churchyard along with their family and villagers.
Locals and visitors "belong" here, both for quiet reflection and the joy of communal worship and music on Sundays and festivals.
Join us!
Sunday
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Rydal Hall Chapel, Rydal: Sunday Worship
Join us in the beautiful chapel at Rydal Hall for Sunday morning worship at 9:30am.
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Sunday Celebration
All are very welcome.
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Rydal Hall Chapel: Taize evening service
Taizé is a small town in the Burgundy region of France where a monastic community, founded in 1940 by Brother Roger Schütz, has been the focus of worldwide Christian pilgrimage. The community is well-known for it's simple, chant-like style of worship and prayer, and is especially popular with young people, with over 100,000 people making pilgrimages to Taizé every year to pray, study and work.
St Mary's Rydal have held Taizé -style services since the 1980's. At the turn of the millennium the Rydal Hall Community and a group from St Mary's visited Taizé. Today we meet on the first Sunday of the month at 7pm, excluding January and August. In winter (November, December, February through April) we meet in Rydal Hall chapel and in summer (May through July, September, October) at St Mary’s Church Rydal. Quiet reflection, Taize chants and readings given by members of the congregation are enjoyed in soft candlelight. Everyone is welcome.
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St Mary's Church Rydal: Taize evening service
Join us for a Taize service at 7pm
Monday
Tuesday
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Weekday Holy Communion
A place of prayer for centuries, we stand on the prayers of those who have gone before us. Our job is to receive and hold the baton for now. You're invited: join us!
Wednesday
Thursday
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Silent half hour
A space to sit, and think and not think at the same time. Nobody will bother you, just peace and quiet in an ancient church. We're open. You're invited.
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Bell Ringing
All welcome. We meet on Thursdays at 5pm and if you would like to learn or can already ring and would like to join in, please do come along.