St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 5th January 2025
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 5th January - Epiphany
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
Tuesday 7th January
10.45 am Community Singing for Pleasure – Jubilee Room
2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church
Thursday 9th January
10.30 am Community Coffee Morning – Jubilee Room
Friday 10th January
9.00 am Little Gang – Broadway Rooms
Sunday 12th January
8.30 am Holy Communion in Church
9.30 am Worship on Zoom
10.45 am Holy Communion in Church
12.30pm Baptism of Matilda-Grace Mallon
4.00 pm Family & Co
Daily prayer:
Monday 8 AM St Peter’s | 5.30 PM Mount Rd Vicarage
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 Mount Rd Vicarage
Friday 8 AM St Nicholas’
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Confirmation Ceremony: We are thrilled Bishop Jill is coming and will be officiating at a service of confirmation in St Nic’s on Sunday 9th March at 4 pm. Confirmation is a special church service in which we confirm the promises that were made when we were baptized. If we were baptized when we were a child, our parents and godparents made these promises on our behalf.
As a young person or adult of whatever age, you may be ready to affirm these promises for yourself and commit your life to following Jesus Christ. At a confirmation service, you make these promises for yourself. Your friends and family as well as St Nic’s Church family will be there to promise to support and pray for you. Bishop Jill will lay her hands on your head and ask God’s Holy Spirit to give you the strength and commitment to live God’s way for the rest of your life.
There will be some preparation to do and we’re hoping to hold these ‘classes’ on Saturday mornings, beginning at the end of January. If you were not baptized as a child and want to make a commitment of faith, you can be baptized and confirmed in the same service, or baptized at a separate service shortly before your confirmation. This can all be sorted out with Rev’d Carolyn. Please speak to her as soon as possible if you feel that you would like to be part of this important step on your Christian journey.
Almighty Father, who in your great mercy gladdened the disciples with the sight of the risen Lord:
give us such knowledge of his presence with us, that we may be strengthened and sustained
by his risen life, and serve you continually in righteousness and truth;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
From the Vicar: May I express my sincere thanks for the many cards and greetings that I received from so many of you over the Christmas period. It would be impossible to thank you each individually. I hope you had a peaceful and blessed Christmas and pray I that God will bless you and yours richly in the coming year. With my love and continued prayers, from Rev’d Carolyn.
Please remember in your prayers: Sister Eily May, Katie, Brian Brown, Louise Gorley, Mark Price, Michael Carthy, Paul Sumner, Sandra Pratt, Michael, Chris Kelsall, Brian Morris, Elaine Clarke, & Tracey Ashworth. We also remember the families of Margaret Tilling, Mike Lee, Alf Evans, Stephanie Cashmore, Brian Gregson and Maureen Barker whose funerals are due to take place.