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The Anglican Parish of Parkside

Easter in Parkside

Join us at St Oswald’s Anglican Church, Parkside as we mark the death and resurrection of Jesus. Walk with us through the most solemn events and greatest celebration of the church’s calendar. Palm Sunday, March 24: Services at 8.30am and 10am Maundy Thursday, March...

2024 St Oswalds Centre for Spirituality Program

The 2024 Program for the St Oswald's Centre for Spirituality is now available. Grounded in the Anglican tradition, the St Oswald Centre for Spirituality offers spiritual direction, refreshment days, and retreats as ways of creating safe places to explore our divine...

Film Night | Friday 2 February

The St Oswald Centre for Spirituality is running a film night in collaboration with Victor Hepworth. The ABC’s presentation of ‘Brian Cox's Symphonic Odyssey’ with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House. Time: 6.30pm, Friday 2nd February - still in...

Photo gallery | Christmas in Parkside

After another year of Christmas celebrations, the church once again has been decorated with lights & nativity scenes.              

Christmas in Parkside

Join us at St Oswald’s Anglican Church, St Anns Place, Parkside to celebrate with us the real meaning of Christmas – God’s gift of joy and peace to us all. All welcome. Sunday December 17, 10am: A service for all ages, with all your favourite carols and readings....

The Voice to Parliament forum – Sunday 23 July

Members of St Oswald’s and friends are invited to attend a presentation by members of the Unley Uluru Statement from the Heart Support Group this Sunday. Date and time: Sunday 23rd July, 11.30am-1.00pm Aims: To become acquainted with the actual “Uluru Statement from...

Soul Food Feast – 21 July 2023

Soul Food Feast – 21 July 2023

Come and enjoy a night of delicious food and interesting conversation with a guest speaker Julie McCrossin AM, titled “My Journey in Healing, Faith, and Liberation”. Date and time: Friday 21 July, 6.30pm for 7pm start Price: $50 per person, $40 concession: includes a...

Quiz Night – 2 June 2023

Join St Oswald's Parkside in an event not to be missed: the annual Quiz Night! Test your trivia knowledge and win some wonderful prizes. All ages are welcome. Date: Friday, 2 June, 7pm Price: $20 per head, $10 for students and children. This includes entry to all...

Adelaide Male Voice Choir Concert – 10 June 2023

St Oswald's will be hosting the Adelaide Male Voice Choir for an afternoon of sea shanties and other musical treats. Date and time: Saturday, 10 June 2023, 2pm - 4pm Price: $25 full, $20 concession, $10 children. Bookings: Get your tickets on Eventbrite via this link,...

Easter in Parkside

Join us at St Oswald’s Anglican Church, Parkside as we mark the death and resurrection of Jesus. Walk with us through the most solemn events and greatest celebration of the church’s calendar. It’s always good to take time to make a fresh start. Palm Sunday, April 2...

Ash Wednesday Services 2023

Join us at the Anglican Parish of Parkside to observe Ash Wednesday services with imposition of ashes. All are welcome; there will be a morning and an evening service. Ash Wednesday Services: February 22, 2023 10am and 7pm We hope to see you there.

Christmas in Parkside

Join us at St Oswald’s Anglican Church, St Anns Place Parkside to celebrate with us the real meaning of Christmas – God’s gift of joy and peace to us all. All welcome! Children's Nativity Service and Barbecue Sunday 18 December, 10am For all ages, your favourite...

Quiz Night | Friday 16th September

Join us at St Oswald’s Anglican Church, St Ann’s Place Parkside, for a fun trivia night for all ages. Date: Friday September 16, 7pm for a 7.30 start Price: $15 per head, $10 students – Cash and eftpos welcome Tables of 8-10 – bring your friends or just come and take...

The St Oswald Centre for Spirituality: 2022 Program

Spirituality is about realising connection with ourselves, others, God and the environment. It is about integrating our awareness and experience of the web of relationship between all things. Through nurturing our spirituality, we are encouraged to notice and be...

Easter services 2022

We have five services over Easter. Maundy Thursday, 14th April: Eucharist at 10:00 am and 7:30 pm Good Friday, 15th April: Reflective Service at 10:00 am Easter Saturday, 16th April: Lighting New Fire, Eucharist at 7:30 pm Easter Sunday, 17th April: Sung Eucharist at...

Under 35s Book Club

The St Oswald's Under 35s group will be running a monthly book club in 2022. We will initially be reading through Jay Shetty's Think Like A Monk. Meetings alternate between Zoom and in-person, with lunch. Anyone aged between 18 and 35 is welcome to join. If you're...

Lent and Easter dates, 2022

Lent is coming up quickly - here are the key dates for 2022. Ash Wednesday: March 2 Maundy Thursday: April 14 Good Friday: April 15 Easter Saturday: April 16 Easter Sunday: April 17

Commissioning of Alison Wurm | 21st November

On Sunday, 21st November 2021, the Reverend Canon Alison Wurm will be installed as our Parish Priest. Tne service will take place at 3pm at St Oswald's, Parkside.

Poetry Night | 24 September 2021

We will be hosting a poetry night in the Parish Centre on Friday, 24 September, 2021. Join us for a night of food, fun, and readings of some of our favourite poems. A collection will be taken at the door.

Parish Movie Night | 27th August

This Friday, 27th August, we're hosting a movie night in the Parish Centre. The movie is the award winning, and delightful, family friendly movie: The White Balloon. A light dinner will be offered from 6pm, and the movie will run from 7pm. Due to COVID regulations,...

Ali Wurm our new Parish Priest

The Nomination Committee is pleased to announce that the Reverend Canon Alison Wurm (Ali) has accepted Archbishop Geoffrey Smith’s invitation to become the next Parish Priest at St Oswald’s, Parkside. Born, raised and ordained in Adelaide, Ali has twenty years of...

Ascension Day Service – 13 May 2021

Join us this Thursday, 13 May, for an Ascension Day service. The service will be at 6pm in the church, followed by a meal at a local venue. All are welcome. If you wish to attend the meal as well, please let us know beforehand so we can judge numbers - email...

TWO STUDIES FOR LENT, Thursday’s March 4, 11, 18, 25

In the morning (11:30am-12:30) led by Steven Ogden on "Transformation: The Story of Nicodemus" a political reading of an ancient text, addressing the problem of strongman politics. In the evenings (6:15pm-8:15) led by Sorèl Coward based on “Return of the Prodigal Son”...

ABLEISM AND THE CHURCH, Workshop

Workshop led by DR Betty-Jean (B-J) Dee-Price on Saturday 13TH February, 1.30-4.30PM at St Oswald's Anglican Church, 5 Ann’s Place Parkside. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL: email: officestoswald@gmail.com Helene Griffiths 0405311812