St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 28th January 2024
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.
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Sunday 28th January – Presentation of Christ
8.30 am cancelled
9.30 am cancelled
10.45 am Holy Communion in Church
4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms
Tuesday 30th January
10.30 am Funeral of Jason Moran in Church
11.00 am Singing for pleasure – Jubilee Room
2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church
Wednesday 31st January
6.30 pm Fleetwood Churches Together – Methodist Church
Thursday 1st February
10.00 am Coffee Morning in the Jubilee Room
Friday 2nd February
9.00 am St Nic’s Little Gang – Broadway Rooms
11.00 am Funeral of Ron Scantlebury in Church
8.30 am Holy Communion in Church
9.30 am Worship on Zoom
10.45 am Holy Communion in Church
4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms
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Today: We welcome Rev Canon Dick Cartmel to preach and preside on this feast day of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple. The actual feast day is Feb 2nd and it is also known as the Feast of the Purification. It commemorates the presentation of Jesus and the purification of Mary in the Jerusalem Temple forty days after Jesus’ birth, in accordance with the requirements of Jewish law (Leviticus 12:2-8). The feast is celebrated about forty days after Christmas. According to the account of Lk 2:22-39, the presentation of Jesus was also the occasion of the meeting of Jesus with Simeon and Anna, the gospel passage set for today. Simeon’s prayer of blessing is the basis for the canticle Nunc dimittis. Celebration of the feast dates from the fourth century in Jerusalem. It was introduced in Rome in the seventh century, where it included a procession with candles and the singing of the Nunc dimittis. The celebration came to include the lighting and blessing of candles which were carried in procession. For this reason, the feast is also known as “Candlemas.” Simeon was a devout Jew who had been promised by the Holy Spirit that he would not die until he had seen the Messiah.
Save the date: Sunday 25th February! After the 10.45 service, we are all invited to join Olga and Lawrence in the Broadway Rooms to celebrate their Diamond Wedding Anniversary. Our Events Team will be organising an afternoon tea for us all to enjoy. Please sign up at the back of church from today for catering purposes. Everyone is welcome.
Lent Course: Rev’d Carolyn will be facilitating Bishop Philip’s Diocesan Lent Course, Journey to Freedom, over 5 consecutive Wednesdays commencing 21st February. The sessions will be held in the Broadway Rooms at 4 pm with a view to finishing by 5.15 pm each week with Compline. The format will be relaxed and will include listening to Scriptures, a Video talk and short discussion. Hope you can come!
Please remember in your prayers: Dorothy Cox, Louise Clark, Rev Martin Keighley, Mark Price, Rebekah, Jan Risely, Craig Abson, Rev Jane Everett, Jeanette Norman, Joe Robinson, and Barbara Sharrocks. Please also remember the families of Jason Moran, Ronald Scantlebury, Maria Mellor, Beryl Earnshaw and Julie Gill whose funerals are due to take place.