St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 1st October 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 1st October 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship on Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church Sidespersons: Carole & Sandra. Reader: Margaret 4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms Monday 2nd October 11.30 am Funeral of Stuart Riley – Lytham Crematorium Tuesday 3rd October 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church Wednesday 4th October 11.00 am Funeral of Janice Kemp in Church Thursday 5th October 10.00 am Community Coffee Morning in the Jubilee Room 11.30 am Funeral of John Hurst in Church Friday 6th October 9.00 am Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms Saturday 7th October 7.00 pm Dream Team Singers – Concert in Church Sunday 8th October 8.30 am Communion by Extension in Church 9.30 am Worship on Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church Sidespersons: Judith & Dorothy W. Reader Elizabeth 12.30 pm Baptisms of India & Luca Macsymons Welcome and set up: Judith 4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms ******************************* Dream Team Concert: We do now have some tickets for this event on Saturday night. Please see Joanne. Tickets will also be available on the door at a cost of £5 each. Harvest festival: Sunday 15th October, please sign up at the back of church if you are joining us for lunch and if you are able to bring something to share at lunch, jot that down too. Bishop’s Harvest Appeal: Full details of this appeal can be found on our website or on the Diocesan website. Envelopes for donations are available at the back of church and can be returned to the collection plates today and on Sunday 8th and 15th October. 100 Club: Winners during the month of September were, Christine McLellan, Carole Pilling, Judith Crosby, Cath Shuttleworth, Linda Cawley, Jeannette Norman, Maureen Siddall, Muriel Freestone, Dorothy Calderbanks, Dorothy Cox, Christopher Ashworth, Gordon Roberts, Julie Lyon and Bernice Meekins. Congratulations and thank you for supporting St Nic’s in this way. 29th September: On Friday the Church celebrated the feast of Michaelmas. Michaelmas is a shortened form of “Michael’s Mass” (just like Christmas is a shortened form of Christ’s Mass). It is also known as the feast of St Michael and All Angels. At the heart of Michaelmas is the recognition of the reality and presence of angelic beings, the Heavenly Host, and their participation and ultimate victory in the war against darkness. Michael, Gabriel, Raphael and Uriel are the 4 named biblical angels, depicted as the beloved messengers of God. A basilica near Rome was dedicated in the 5th century in honour of Michael on 30 September, beginning with celebrations on the eve of that day and so 29 September is now kept in honour of Michael throughout the western Church. Everlasting God, you have ordained and constituted the ministries of angels and mortals in a wonderful order: grant that as your holy angels always serve you in heaven, so, at your command, they may help and defend us on earth; 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 Please remember in your prayers: Peter Dell, Rev Jane Everitt, Rev Martin Keighley, John Richardson, Elizabeth King, Chris Kelsall, Michaela Jones, Mark Price, Rebekah, Colin Cook, Keith Shaw, Craig Abson and John Hawley. And the families of John Hurst, Janice Kemp, Jo Crosswell, Edna Jenkins, Emmi Rae Taylor and Stuart Riley whose funerals are due to take place.
St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 24th September 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 24th September 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship on Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church Sidespersons: Susan & Christine. Reader: Sandra 4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms Tuesday 26th September 11.00 am Deanery Chapter – Christ Church Thornton 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church Thursday 28th September 10.00 am Community Coffee Morning in the Jubilee Room Friday 29th September 9.00 am St Nic’s Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms Saturday 30th September 10.00 am Church Cleaning Sunday 1st October 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship on Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church Sidespersons: Carole & Sandra. Reader: Margaret 4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms ******************************* Dream Team Concert: On Saturday 7th October at 7.00 pm in church, we are hosting our friends, The Dream Team Singers along with Wal and Dion, the father and son singing sensation. This is a community initiative and all proceeds will go to support the ongoing work of the Willow Garden Project. Tickets will be available on the door at a cost of £5 each. Please do come along if you are able. It’s sure to be a happy occasion. Harvest festival: Sunday 15th October, we will have our usual services followed by a Jacob’s Join lunch and auction in the Broadway Rooms. If you are able to donate items of chocolate, wines, spirits, household goods etc. they will be made up into hampers to be auctioned on the day. The money raised will be sent to the Bishop’s Harvest appeal. Tinned and dried foods collected will be donated to Streetlife, a homeless charity for young people in Blackpool. Harvest donations can be delivered to the Vicar’s Vestry, where they will be received with grateful thanks. Please sign up at the back of church from today if you are joining us for lunch and if you are able to bring something to share at lunch, jot that down too. Bishop’s Harvest Appeal: Full details of this appeal can be found on our website or on the Diocesan website, but in summary, Bishop Philip has asked us to support the Anglican Bishop of Liwolo and the work he is doing in South Sudan. Just two days after Bishop Joseph Aba was elected as Bishop, that whole part of South Sudan was plunged into the most terrible and destructive Civil War. Bishop Joseph had to lead his people into exile. The people from Liwolo have been living in refugee camps in the northern part of Uganda. As they leave those refugee camps behind and go back to South Sudan, Bishop Joseph has the most wonderful vision of a nation transformed under Christ. Providing Bishop Joseph with a vehicle dedicated solely to his Diocesan ministry would enable growth, discipleship teaching, pastoral work, peace reconciliation and major events such as youth and pastor conferences and confirmations to happen. Envelopes for these special donations are available from today and can be returned to the collection plates at the back of church on Sunday 1st, 8th and 15th October. Please also remember in your prayers: Peter Dell, Rev Jane Everitt, Rev Martin Keighley, John Richardson, Elizabeth King, Chris Kelsall, Michaela Jones, Mark Price, Rebekah, Colin Cook, Keith Shaw, Craig Abson and John Hawley. And the families of John Hurst, Janice Kemp, Jo Crosswell, Emmi Rae Taylor and Stewart Riley whose funerals are due to take place.
St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 17th September 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 17th September – Chaplaincy Week 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 12.30 pm Baptism of Noah Orchiston Welcome and set up Berny 4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms Tuesday 19th September 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church Thursday 21st September 10.00 am Community Coffee Morning in the Jubilee Room Friday 22nd September 9.00 am St Nic’s Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms Sunday 24th September 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship on Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church Sidespersons: Susan & Christine. Reader: Sandra 4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms ******************************* Hospital Chaplaincy: We are delighted to welcome Rev’d Clive Lord to St Nic’s today. Clive is an NHS Chaplain and works between Victoria Hospital and Clifton Rehab. He will be sharing his story and talking about the importance of ministry to the sick and dying at all of our services, including Zoom! The prayer of St Teressa of Avila (1515–1582) Christ has no body but yours, no hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes with which he looks compassionately on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good. Yours are the hands, with which he blesses all the world. Congregational Questionnaire: There’s still a chance for you to take part in this quick exercise, whether you attend church regularly or not so regularly, on Zoom or in person! Please pick up a survey today and return it to the box at the back of church by next Sunday. Harvest festival: This year our Harvest celebrations will begin with a Messy Church on Saturday 14th October and on Sunday 15th we will have our usual services followed by a Jacob’s Join lunch and auction in the Broadway Rooms. If you are able to donate items of chocolate, wines, spirits, household goods etc. they will be made up into hampers to be auctioned on the day. The money raised will be sent to the Bishop’s Harvest appeal, (details to follow). Tinned and dried foods collected will be donated to Streetlife, a homeless charity for young people in Blackpool. Harvest donations can be delivered to the Vicar’s Vestry, where they will be received with grateful thanks. Christmas Planning: Thank you to everyone who has offered to be involved and help with our Christmas Fair on 25th November. Our Christmas raffle is a big part of this event and the tickets are now available. This year we are asking everyone on the electoral roll to take 5 books of raffle tickets and try to sell them to family and friends. If you’re not on the electoral roll, we’ll get some tickets to you as well. Let’s all make a special effort to sell as many as we can as this is a super way for people outside of the church to support the ongoing ministry of St Nic’s. Please also remember in your prayers: Peter Dell, Rev Jane Everitt, Jo Crosswell, Rev Martin Keighley, John Richardson, Elizabeth King, Chris Kelsall, Michaela Jones, Mark Price, Rebekah, Colin Cook, Keith Shaw, Craig Abson and John Hawley. And the family of John Hurst whose funeral is due to take place.
St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 10th September 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 10th September 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship on Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church Sidespersons: Karen & June. Reader: Joy 2.30 pm Baptism of Arlo Levett-Weber Welcome and set up Dorothy A 4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms Tuesday 12th September 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church Thursday 14th September 10.00 am Community Coffee Morning in the Jubilee Room Friday 15th September 9.00 am St Nic’s Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms Sunday 17th September – Chaplaincy Week 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 12.30 pm Baptism of Noah Orchiston Welcome and set up Judith 4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms ******************************* Safari Lunch: Sincere thanks to everyone who was involved in providing this super occasion last Sunday. The food, company and whole afternoon was a delight and a tribute to the enormous amount of hard work and planning leading up to it. £470 has been added to the restoration fund. Congregational Questionnaire: There’s still a chance for you to take part in this quick exercise, whether you attend church regularly or not so regularly, on Zoom or in person! Please pick one up today and return it to the box at the back of church by 24th of this month. Chaplaincy Week: Next Sunday we will welcome Rev Clive Lord as our guest preacher. Clive is an experienced and much-loved chaplain at Victoria Hospital in Blackpool and he has agreed to come to St Nic’s to talk to us about ministry in a hospital setting. Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second: On Friday 8th September we marked the first anniversary of the passing of our Queen. In an excerpt of his message to the Diocese, Bishop Philip wrote, “In the days following her death, we collectively mourned a woman who had been the 'rock' at the heart of national life for seven decades. The nation was in shock. We grieved the loss of someone who was a powerful sign of unity and stability; our continuity in the good times and the bad. Her Late Majesty was also a woman of profound Christian faith. She died knowing the hope of new life that Jesus offers to us all. In the midst of our grief, as we prayed for the whole Royal Family and for our nation, we still had hope for the future in the shape of our new King. And it is in prayer we can also be reassured of the comfort and hope of new life that Jesus gives us all. As we look back those days in 2022 following the death of Her Late Majesty, we can also give thanks for a life well-lived. A life given in service to you, to me and to the whole nation. In my remarks immediately following the death of Her Late Majesty in 2022 I said: 'Our Queen had 'made of her life a gift to the world. How can we do the same?' That sentiment is true still today. Sustained by her deep Christian faith Her Late Majesty didn't falter. She was constantly giving herself to service. As we give thanks for the life of Her Late Majesty on this first anniversary, let's allow the memory of her service to sustain and inspire us now to ask afresh each day: 'what can I do to make a difference and to serve'?” Please also remember in your prayers: Peter Dell, Rev Jane Everitt, Jo Crosswell, Rev Martin Keighley, Elizabeth King, Chris Kelsall, Michaela Jones, Mark Price, Rebekah, Colin Cook, Keith Shaw, Craig Abson and John Hawley.
