St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 22nd September 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 Zoom
10.45 am Holy Communion in Church
12.30 pm Baptism of Solomon Cass Millett - Welcome and set up: Susan B
4.00 pm Family & Co in Broadway Rooms
Monday 23rd September
10.45 Funeral of Bert Campbell at Lytham
Tuesday 24th September
11.00 am Singing for pleasure in the Jubilee Room2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church
6.45 pm PCC meets in Jubilee Room
Wednesday 25th September
11.00 am Deanery Chapter Holy Communion in Church
Thursday 26th September
10.00 am Community Coffee Morning in the Jubilee Room
Friday 27th September
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 Holy Communion in Church
4.00 pm Family & Co in Broadway Rooms
6.30 pm Churches Together community prayers at Trinity Baptist
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Daily prayer:
Monday 8 AM St Peter’s | 5.30 PM St David’s
Tuesday 8 AM St Peter's | 5:30 PM St Nicholas'
Wednesday 8 AM St David's | 5:30 PM St Peter's
Thursday 8 AM St Nicholas' | 5:30 PM St David's
Friday 8 AM St Nicholas'
21st September: Yesterday was the day in the church calendar when we remembered and gave thanks to God for the faith and ministry of Matthew, one of Jesus’ twelve disciples. According to the gospel written under his name, he was a tax collector. Mark and Luke called the tax collector Levi, and it has been assumed that they are one and the same. This occupation was despised by his fellow Jews as a betrayal to the occupying Roman force but Christ showed that judging by outward appearance was not what he was about. He ate with Matthew and with his friends, scandalising those around him. Matthew affirmed that his life would now change because of following Jesus, and that he would make amends for any former wrongdoing. This was enough for Jesus, for he had drawn someone back to God. He was forgiven; therefore, he was acceptable, therefore he was received.
We are in the same business, not of tax collecting, but of drawing folk back to God; nothing more, nothing less.
O Almighty God, whose blessèd Son called Matthew the tax-collector
to be an apostle and evangelist:
give us grace to forsake the selfish pursuit of gain and the possessive love of riches
that we may follow in the way of your Son Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Harvest 2024: We will be celebrating our harvest festival on Sunday 13th October. Items of chocolate, wines, spirits, household goods etc together with tinned and dried foods may be delivered to the Vicar’s Vestry, where they will be received with grateful thanks.
Please remember in your prayers: Jeff Chambers, Katie, Brian Brown, Mark Price, Debbie,
Michael Carthy, Rev Jane Everett, Paul Sumner, Sandra Pratt, Michael, Karen, David Richardson and Elaine Clarke. And we remember the families of, Bert Campbell, Ramona Leek, Alwyne Thwaites and Nena White whose funerals are due to take place