St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 7th July 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.
Website https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/11671
8.30 am Holy Communion in Church
9.30 am Worship on Zoom10.45 am Holy Communion in Church
4.00 pm Family & Co in Broadway Rooms
Tuesday 9th July
11.00 am Singing for pleasure in the Jubilee Room
2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church
Thursday 11th July
10.00 pm Community Coffee Morning in the Jubilee Room
12.30 pm Funeral of John Henderson at Carleton
Friday 12th July
9.00 am Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms
8.30 am Holy Communion in Church
9.30 am Worship on Zoom
10.45 am Sea Sunday – A service of the word for all the community
4.00 pm Family & Co in Broadway Rooms and Baptism of Vicky Boehme
7.00 pm Capricorn Singers at the Spanish Hall in the Winter Gardens
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70th wedding anniversary today! Yes, on this very day in 1954 Gerald and Elsie Mathias made their wedding vows before God and to each other in St Peter’s Church Fleetwood. They have been part of the family of St Nic’s for all of their married life and in the younger days worked hard in the service of the church. We wish them great celebrations and heartfelt congratulations.
UK’s 58 Prime Minister: Sir Keir Starmer’s campaign can be summarised in a single word: change. The electorate wanted to punish the Conservative party and they have done so.
How should we respond to all this? In all things, we should be driven by love of God and neighbour.
First, we should be grateful that we live in a democracy and have the power to elect and depose our political rulers. This privilege to choose carries with it significant responsibility (Genesis 2:17). Less than half of the world’s population lives in a democracy of some kind.
Secondly, we should pray for our newly elected political leaders and for those who have lost power (1 Timothy 2:1–4). Politics is a noble profession and a lofty calling. We should pray that our new government and opposition parties put the interests of the country ahead of their own and act in ways that restrain evil and promote what is good.
Thirdly, we should work for the flourishing of all by helping rebuild our democratic institutions (Isaiah 61:4) through prayer and service in our daily lives. The level of political engagement in the UK is at an all-time low, and a majority of people – across democratic societies – do not believe their governments are working in the public’s interests. Democracy isn’t just about voting; it’s about active participation in civic life and working towards the common good.
100 Club Winners in June: Margaret Pook, Muriel Freestone, Michael Newton, Stephen Ward, Elsie Mathias, Beryl Clarkson, Moira Greenwood, Christopher Ashworth, Chris Jones, Cath Chambers, Margaret Forshaw, Margaret Kershaw, Alma Wright, Dorothy Greene and Ann Turner.
Please remember in your prayers: Jeff Chambers, Katie, Louise Clark, Mark Price, Debbie, Michael Carthy, Rev Jane Everett, Paul Sumner, Sandra Pratt, Tom, Michael, John McLellan, June Larkin and David Richardson. Please also remember the families and friends of John Henderson whose funeral is due to take place.