Weekly News Sheet

                                        St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 23rd February 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.

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Sunday 23rd February

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 Lee, Graham & Chris

4.00 pm Family & Co 

Tuesday 25th February

10.45 am Community Singing for Pleasure, Jubilee Room

2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church

7.00 pm Deanery Synod Meets

Thursday 27th February

10.30 am Community Coffee Morning

Friday 28th February

9.00 am Little Gang in Broadway Hall

11.45 am Funeral of Alan Richmond in Church

Saturday 1st March

10.00 am Confirmation – Session 6 Jubilee Room

2.00 pm Marriage of Jacob & Charlotte

Sunday 2nd March

8.30 am Holy Communion in Church

9.30 am Worship on Zoom

10.45 am Holy Communion in Church

5.00 pm Confirmation Service with +Jill

Daily Prayer

Tuesday 8 AM St Nicholas' | 5:30 PM St Nicholas'

Wednesday 8 AM St Nicholas' | 5:30 PM St Nicholas'

Thursday 8 AM St Nicholas' | 5:30 PM St Nicholas'

Friday 8 AM 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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Last Days Matter: On Wednesday 2nd April from 3pm-6pm we are hosting this event on behalf of Churches Together in Fleetwood. Representatives from Trinity Hospice are coming to run a workshop which champions the importance of talking about living well in our last days, in death and through bereavement. You are welcome to come along and who knows you may even feel called to a ministry of pastorally visiting the dying and bereaved! The Vicar will be happy to discuss this with you further. The workshop does clash with session 4 of our Lent Studies which can’t be helped on this occasion.

Save the date: The Annual Parochial Church Meeting (AGM) will be held in church on Tuesday 13th May at 7.00 pm. It’s always good to reflect on all that’s happened in the life of the church in the previous year and discuss our vision for the coming year. There will be worship, testimonies, business, elections and a welcome drink!

                                        God of Mission, who alone brings growth to your Church.

                          Send your Holy Spirit to give vision to our planning, wisdom to our actions,

                                               joy to our worship and power to our witness.

                            Help our church to grow in numbers, in spiritual commitment to you,

                       and in service to this community of Fleetwood, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Lent Study: Bishop Philip’s five-week study will begin 12th March. We will meet every Wednesday at 4.30 pm in the Broadway Hall. The title this year is “Hear our Prayer” and we will be examining the prayer lives of five Old Testament figures who prayed, how that relates to the prayer life of Jesus and by doing so, think about our own prayer lives. Everyone is welcome.

Confirmation: On Sunday 9th March at 5 pm Bishop Jill is coming to St Nic’s to confirm fifteen confirmation candidates. This will be a glorious occasion not just for those involved but for the church family too. Please save the date and be sure to keep the candidates and their families in your prayers.

Please also remember in your prayers: Shelly Hargreaves, Brian Brown, Louise Gorley, Mark Price, Michael Carthy, Mark Sumner, Sandra Pratt, Michael, Chris Kelsall, Tracey Ashworth, Philip Wayman, Primrose and Rev Andrew Downes. We also remember the families of Alan Richmond and Janet Davies whose funerals are due to take place.