St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 26th 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 26th 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 Luca Carney
4.00 pm Family & Co
Monday 27th January
11.30 am Funeral of Steph Cashmore in Church
Tuesday 28th January
10.45 am Community Singing for Pleasure, Jubilee Room
2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church
Wednesday 29th January
10.00 am Funeral of Brian Gregson in Church
6.30 pm Fleetwood Churches Together
Thursday 23rd January
10.30 am Community Coffee Morning – Jubilee Room
Friday 24th January
9.00 am Little Gang – Broadway Rooms
Saturday 1st February
10.00 am Confirmation – Session 2 in the Jubilee Room
Sunday 2nd February
8.30 am Communion by Extension
10.45 am Holy Communion in Church
4.00 pm Family & Co
Daily prayer:
Tuesday 8 AM St Nicholas' | 5:30 PM St Nicholas'
Wednesday 8 AM St Nicholas' | 5:30 PM St Nicholas'
Private prayer is available immediately after the 10.45 service for anyone
who wishes to be prayed for or with in the Lady Chapel
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Today: “The Joy Fest” is taking place in the Marine Hall from 11 am. It’s a community event filled with fun, joy and laughter for all the family. It’s free entry, and you’ll still make it to Family & Co at 4 pm!
Electoral Roll 2025: The roll is being redone this year. EVERYONE needs to complete a new form. You will find application forms at the back of church, please complete one for yourself and take one for anyone who finds it more difficult to get to church these days but is still considered part of the church family. To be included on the roll, you must be baptised and aged over 16 and be able to answer yes to ONE of the following: - (1) You live in the parish and are in communion with the CofE. (2) You don’t live in the parish but have habitually attended St Nic’s for the last 6 months or more. Place the completed form in the box in church.
Donald Trump: On Monday Donald Trump was inaugurated as US President for the second time. What does Trump 2.0 mean for Christians in the UK? Should we care? Or maybe the question should be ‘How should we care?’ John Stott, the renowned theologian and the Rector of All Souls Langham Place for twenty-five years used to say that we should hold the newspaper in one hand and the bible in the other! In 2025, that may be the Bible and our trusted news app. Nevertheless, he was emphasising how critically important it was to sensitively relate the word of God and the world to one another. He would say it is impossible to fully comprehend one without the other. And so, if the question is ‘how should we care?’, the Spirit demands it of us to pay attention for the sake of global flourishing, starting with our vulnerable neighbours. Micah 6:8 answers the question of what the Lord demands of us: ‘To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.’ When the Bishop of Washington this week dared to request mercy for the marginalised in America, Mr Trump himself said the bishop’s message was “nasty in tone.” Whatever your view, just recognise the election result is worth caring about. As Christians we must ingest the news with hearts that lean towards justice and mercy, no matter our party preference!
Please remember in your prayers: All of our confirmation candidates, 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, Eloise, Primrose and Rev Andrew Downes. We also remember the families of Stephanie Cashmore, Brian Gregson, Scott Remblance, Dyllis Pumphrey, Clare Barker, Barbara Sharrocks and Dorothy Hankey whose funerals are due to take place.