St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 8th January 2023

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 8th January

8.30 am Holy Communion in Church

9.30 am Worship on Zoom

10.45 am Holy Communion in Church Sidespersons Carole & Sandra. Reader - David

12.30 am Baptism of Ollie, Max and Jak Robinson

4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms

Monday 9th January

1.30 pm Funeral of Joshua Morrissey in Church

Tuesday 10th January

2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church

Thursday 11th January

10.00 am Community Coffee Morning in the Jubilee Room

11.30 am Community Warm Hub in the Jubilee Room

7.00 pm Deanery Synod meets at St John’s Little Thornton

Friday 12th January

9.00 am Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms

Sunday 15th January

8.30 am Holy Communion in Church

9.30 am Worship on Zoom

10.45 am Holy Communion in Church Sidespersons Judith & Dorothy W. Reader - Elizabeth

4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms

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Church Sitting: The church will open again from this Monday, each week day 11.00 am to 12.30 pm. We are so very grateful to Karen and her team of sitters who enable this important ministry of being open and available to our community. We are not inundated with visitors, but those who come really appreciate the quietness and holiness in their busy lives, that the church offers. As we start a new year together, please consider what you can offer in the way of helping out, be it church sitting or something else!

Epiphany: Today we have a choice of celebrating Epiphany and/or the Baptism of Christ. The feast of the Epiphany is January 6th and the following Sunday we celebrate the Baptism of our Lord. Sometimes, like this year, these two feast days sneak up on us when there is only one additional Sunday during the 12 days of Christmas.

There is a good reason for the first Sunday after Epiphany to focus on Baptism. In fact, many churches will baptize children on this Sunday, as we will, as it is one of the most appropriate days for baptisms. The key here is that Baptism is all about beginning. Jesus began his ministry with his own baptism, and today Christians see Baptism as beginning a committed journey with Jesus. The season after Epiphany, as a whole, has much to do with beginnings: the beginning of Jesus’ life, the start of his ministry, the calling of the disciples, and his first miracle.

Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord

has risen upon you. Isaiah 60:1

Please remember in your prayers – Rev Jane Everitt, Rev Martin Keighley, Elizabeth King, Chris Kelsall, Michaela Jones, Kathryn Pendleton, Jean Wright, Cath Chambers, Emily Lowe, Carol Allcock & Mark Price. Please also remember the families of Joshua Morrissey, Victor Redman, Roger Moore, Mary Gregson, Charles Whiteside and Margaret Crawshaw whose funerals are due to take place.