St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 29th 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.
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Sunday 29th January
8.30 am Holy Communion in Church
9.30 am Worship on Zoom
10.45 am Holy Communion in Church Sidespersons Elizabeth & Margaret. Reader - Karen
4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms
8.00 pm Lancaster Priory – Book Launch Rt Rev Dr Jill Duff
Monday 30th January
10.00 am Funeral of Janet Smith at Carleton
Tuesday 31st January
2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church
Wednesday 1st February
7.30 pm Church Together in Fleetwood at the Methodist Church
Thursday 2nd February
10.00 am Community Coffee Morning & Warm Hub in the Jubilee Room
Friday 3rd February
9.00 am Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms
1.00 pm Funeral of Davina Kennedy in Church
Saturday 4th February
10.00 am Church Cleaning
Sunday 5th February
8.30 am Holy Communion in Church
9.30 am Worship on Zoom
10.45 am Holy Communion in Church Sidespersons Susan & Christine. Reader - Margaret
4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms
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Today we celebrate the Presentation of Christ in the Temple. The actual feast day is Feb 2nd and it is also known as the Feast of the Purification. It commemorates the presentation of Jesus and the purification of Mary in the Jerusalem Temple forty days after Jesus' birth, in accordance with the requirements of Jewish law (Leviticus 12:2-8). The feast is celebrated about forty days after Christmas. According to the account of Luke 2:22-39, the presentation of Jesus was also the occasion of the meeting of Jesus with Simeon and Anna, the gospel passage set for today. Simeon's prayer of blessing is the basis for the canticle Nunc dimittis. Celebration of the feast dates from the fourth century in Jerusalem. It was introduced in Rome in the seventh century, where it included a procession with candles and the singing of the Nunc dimittis. The celebration came to include the lighting and blessing of candles which were carried in procession. For this reason, the feast is also known as “Candlemas.”
Simeon was a devout Jew who was promised by the Holy Spirit that he would not die until he had seen the Messiah. The Nunc dimittis, the song of Simeon:
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy word.
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation;
Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
To be a light to lighten the Gentiles and to be the glory of thy people Israel
100 Club: winners recently include Ruth Aspinall, Dorothy Calderbanks, Chris Jones, Dorothy Angel, Alison Horabin, Karen Hay, David Meekins, Paul Meekins, Nancy Burr, Chris Ashworth and Mavis Evans.
Please remember in your prayers – Rev Jane Everitt, Rev Martin Keighley, Elizabeth King, Ruth, Chris Kelsall, Michaela Jones, Emily Lowe, Janice Porter & Mark Price. Please also remember the families of, Betty Hart, Janet Smith, Davina Kennedy and Eleanor Riseborough whose funerals are due to take place.