St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 2nd April 2023

We seek to be a church that lives by faith, is known by love and

is a voice of hope to the community we serve.

Website https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/11671

Sunday 2nd April Palm Sunday

8.30 am Holy Communion in Church

9.30 am Worship on Zoom

10.45 am Holy Communion in Church                                                       Sidespersons: Judith & Dorothy W

Monday 3rd April

2.00 pm Funeral of Walter Ward in Church

Tuesday 4th April

11.30 am Funeral of Baby Lennox Murphy in Church

2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church

7.00 pm Stations of the Cross in Church

Wednesday 5th April

2.00 pm Funeral of Bill Cox at Poulton New Cemetery

7.00 pm Stations of the Cross on Zoom

Thursday 6th April Maundy Thursday

10.00 am Community Coffee Morning in the Jubilee Room

11.00 am Chrism Mass at Blackburn Cathedral

7.00 pm Holy Communion and the solemn Stripping of the Altar

Good Friday and Easter Day

All the events and services taking place are printed on a separate sheet

and are available in church or on the website

Easter Lilies: On Easter Day it is our tradition to fill the church with Easter lilies. To help with the cost of these, you are invited to make a donation in memory of a loved one, whose name will be added to a ‘remembrance roll’ and displayed in church. Please place you donation and loved one’s name in an envelope and deposit it in the box at the back of church.

‘Messy Church’: The event on Good Friday is a way of being church for us, for families and for others. It is Christ-centred, for all ages and is based on creativity, hospitality and celebration. Everyone is welcome, with or without children. We need lots of help to welcome and look after our guests. Why not come along this Good Friday. You’ll need a picnic lunch!

Easter Sunday: It’s not too late to sign up for lunch and the Easter bonnet parade and quiz which is happening right after the 10.45 service. It really is a lovely day to be together and to get to know new friends too. Come and join us! Sincere thanks for all who have donated so generously of their time, talents, chocolate and money to make this day happen.

Lord God, we give you thanks, for you are good, and your mercy is endless.
Here we stand, at the start of this holy week; this week in which your church remembers

Jesus’ passion and death, and we are distracted by many things. Turn our eyes now to the One who comes in your name, the One who opens the gates of righteousness, the One who answers when we call.

We bless you, Lord, for shining your light upon us and for sending your Son to us in human frailty, to walk the road we walk. Open our eyes that we may see him coming and may praise him with pure hearts.

And may we walk in the way of his suffering and share also in his resurrection.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.

100 club winners: in March were Paul Meekins, Ann Turner, Linda Cawley, Shirley Kershaw, Maureen Siddall, Laura Martin, Daniel Ashworth, Muriel Freestone, Alan Leeson, Claire Naylor, Gillian King, Mavis Evans, Lawrence Dunne and Barbara Quirk.

Please also remember in your prayers: Rev Jane Everitt, Rev Martin Keighley, Elizabeth King, Chris Kelsall, Michaela Jones, Mark Price, Berny McCarthy, Lee Schofield, Grantham Fidler, Tony Hardman & Peter Hollier. And the families of William Cox, Walter Ward, Baby Lennox Murphy, David Short and Susan Smith whose funeral are due to take place.