THE HISTORY OF ST. OSWALD’S
Formerly known as St. Oswald’s Anglican Church, the foundation stone was laid in 1904.
A plaque records St. Oswald’s Church was bricked on the outside to preserve the Baltic pine and was commemorated on the 21/1/90.
It was dedicated by Philip the 10th, Bishop of Tasmania on 24/6/90.
In 2019, Duncan and Ariane purchased the church to continue God’s work with the sole mission to create it into a house of refreshing.
St Oswald Himself
Oswald was King of Northumbria (633-642), an ancient British Kingdom which stretched from Yorkshire to Lancashire and the River Forth.
At that time, the previous pagans and savages had lost their kingdom. Their new leader, King Oswald of Northumbria, was venerated as a warrior king who combined traditional Anglo Saxon heroism with Christian fortitude and sacrifice; his feast day was celebrated from the late 7th century on 5 August. He is a patron saint of soldiers.
Oswald introduced Celtic Christian missionaries to his kingdom and gained ascendancy over most of England.
Apparently, there was no emblem of the Christian faith, no church and no altar in the whole of the kingdom until this event.
He was a humble, kind and generous king to the poor and strangers. It is said that he often remained in prayer from lauds to dawn.
Oswald’s life closed in prayer as he was killed in a fierce battle against the heathen Penda 5 August, 642 AD aged 38. When he saw the enemy forces surrounding him he prayed for his soldiers, “God have mercy on their souls,” said Oswald as he fell.
Miraculous cures are said to have taken place at the site of St Oswald’s death, and “by means of his relics”. The field where Oswald was slain is known as “Heavenfield”.
Before battle he set up a wooden cross and, holding it firm, he called, “Let us kneel together and ask the true and living God Almighty for His mercy to protect us from the arrogant savagery of our enemies, since He knows that we fight in a just cause to save our nation”. Apparently, there was no emblem of the Christian faith, no church and no altar in the whole of the kingdom until this event.
He was a humble, kind and generous king to the poor and strangers. It is said that he often remained in prayer from lauds to dawn.
Oswald’s life closed in prayer as he was killed in a fierce battle on the heathen Penda 5 August, 642 AD aged 38. When he saw the enemy forces surrounding him he prayed for his soldiers, “God have mercy on their souls,” said Oswald as he fell.
Miraculous cures are said to have taken place at the site of St Oswald’s death, and “by means of his relics”. The field where Oswald was slain is known as “Heavenfield.”
At that time, the previous pagans and savages had lost their kingdom. Their new leader, King Oswald of Northumbria, was venerated as a warrior king who combined traditional Anglo Saxon heroism with Christian fortitude and sacrifice; his feast day was celebrated from the late 7th century on 5 August. He is a patron saint of soldiers.
Oswald introduced Celtic Christian missionaries to his kingdom and gained ascendancy over most of England.
Apparently, there was no emblem of the Christian faith, no church and no altar in the whole of the kingdom until this event.
He was a humble, kind and generous king to the poor and strangers. It is said that he often remained in prayer from lauds to dawn.
Oswald’s life closed in prayer as he was killed in a fierce battle against the heathen Penda 5 August, 642 AD aged 38. When he saw the enemy forces surrounding him he prayed for his soldiers, “God have mercy on their souls,” said Oswald as he fell.
Miraculous cures are said to have taken place at the site of St Oswald’s death, and “by means of his relics”. The field where Oswald was slain is known as “Heavenfield”.
Before battle he set up a wooden cross and, holding it firm, he called, “Let us kneel together and ask the true and living God Almighty for His mercy to protect us from the arrogant savagery of our enemies, since He knows that we fight in a just cause to save our nation”. Apparently, there was no emblem of the Christian faith, no church and no altar in the whole of the kingdom until this event.
He was a humble, kind and generous king to the poor and strangers. It is said that he often remained in prayer from lauds to dawn.
Oswald’s life closed in prayer as he was killed in a fierce battle on the heathen Penda 5 August, 642 AD aged 38. When he saw the enemy forces surrounding him he prayed for his soldiers, “God have mercy on their souls,” said Oswald as he fell.
Miraculous cures are said to have taken place at the site of St Oswald’s death, and “by means of his relics”. The field where Oswald was slain is known as “Heavenfield.”
