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W elcome to our Church and to our magazine where we’ll try to keep you up to date with everything that’s happening in and around St Oswald’s. Each issue will be available as a printed and electronic (pdf) version which can be e-mailed to wherever you are. All the relevant contact details are given so for more information on subscribing, to contribute articles or just to ask anything about St Oswald’s, please get in touch! IN THE DECEMBER/JANUARY EDITION: From the Pulpit Comfy Sofa Magic Roundabout or Gospel Train? Vestry Notes Saints commemorated in December & January Dear Santa Sayings & Thoughts From Inspires On-Line AGM Reports Hymns & Carols Rota Special Services (Please Note) Who’s Who @ St Oswald’s No words required Page 03 Page 05 Page 06 Page 07 Page 09 Page 11 Page 12 Page 14 Page 18 Page 20 Page 20 Page 21 Page 24 December/January Calendar 02 Wed The Lord Provost would be delighted to welcome you & yours to join her at The Blessing of the Crib in George Sq. 06 Sun Christmas Mini Market (St Oswald’s after 10am service in Vestry) – see advert in magazine 06 Sun Ho! Ho! Ho! Glasgow City Centre will be a merry place to be as thousands of Santa’s pound the streets to raise money for good causes 13 Sun Annual General Meeting (St Oswald’s after 10am service) 03 Sun Bishop Gregor Duncan will celebrate Holy Communion 26 Tue Burns Supper at St Oswald’s Anglican Calendar of Prayer for December 2015 06 Western Louisiana (VIII, the Episcopal Church, USA) The Rt. Rev. Jacob W Owensby 13 Windward Island, The Rt. Rev. Calvert Friday 20 Yewa (formerly Egbado) Lagos, Nigeria The R. Rev. Michael Adebayo Oluwarohunbi 27 Zaki-Blam (Abuja, Nigeria) The Rt Rev Benjamin Vager StOM Page 2