St Nicholas Parish Church, Fleetwood. Week beginning 21st November 2021 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. For our website google “St Nicholas Church Fleetwood” Sunday 21st November 8.30 am Service cancelled 9.30 am Zoom cancelled 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church Sidespersons – Elizabeth & Margaret: Reader – Joy Tuesday 23rd November 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church 3.30 pm Hymn Practise for Patronal Festival Thursday 25th November 10.00 am Community Coffee Morning – Jubilee Room - All welcome! Friday 26th November 9.00 am St Nic’s Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms 9.30 am Funeral of Marjorie Cornes at Carleton 11.45 am Funeral of Mavis Wright at Carleton Sunday 28th November – Advent Sunday 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship via Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church 12.30pm Baptism of Joseph Wells Set up and welcome – Susan Burrell 1.30 pm Baptism of Rose Thompson Set up and welcome – Margaret Kershaw 6.30pm Advent Carols and Readings Advent Booklets – The season of Advent encourages us to watch and wait for the coming of King Jesus. At the back of church, you will find this year’s Advent Reflections, a daily reading and thought for each day. Please take a booklet for yourself and join with us and the Diocese as we journey through Advent together. There are extra copies if you wish to pass one on to a friend or neighbour. Advent Sunday Carols – On Sunday 28th November at 6.30 pm, we have been asked to host this event held by Churches Together in Fleetwood. There will be Advent readings, a reflection, prayers and carols to mark the beginning of the season. The music group from Emmanuel Fleetwood will provide some of the worship. Why not come and bring a friend with you? Phil Deegan – We’re delighted to have Phil join us on a placement at St Nicholas from Advent Sunday through until Easter. Phil is a Licensed Lay Minister and will be assisting in lots of different ways in the coming weeks. Do please take time to introduce yourself to Phil and Janet at the first opportunity. Fruit Trees – You may have noticed 5 new fruit trees have been planted in the grass outside the Broadway Rooms. We are sincerely grateful to Sandra and Derick Foulkes and Fleetwood Rotary who have gifted these to us. We are hoping eventually for a bumper crop of different fruits, which will be available for ourselves and the community, to ‘pick your own’. Relevant signage will be added in due course. Church Sitting – Now that the windows are finished, we want to be able to reopen the church for private prayer weekdays from 11.00 am to 12.30 pm from Monday 29 November. Can you offer to help us with this important ministry? Most folk who do church sit have said how much they look forward to 90 minutes of peace and quiet, reading and listening to the background music in the beautiful surroundings of the church. We need help to keep the church open for the community. Please see Karen Hay who is drawing up a new rota. Please remember in your prayers Jane, Jeanette, Heather, Alan Fleming, Gillian King, Eddie Gillon and John Wood whose needs at this time are known to God. And please pray too for Nick Evans, Marjorie Cornes, Mavis Wright and Doreen Nelson whose funerals are due to take place and for their families too.</span>
St Nicholas Parish Church, Fleetwood. Week beginning 14th November 2021 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. For our website google “St Nicholas Church Fleetwood” Sunday 14th November - Remembrance Day 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship via Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church Sidespersons – Jillian & Dorothy: Reader - Margaret 12.30 pm Baptism of Hugo & Ettie Bentley Set-up and welcome – Dorothy Angel 6.30 pm Compline and Benediction at St Christopher’s, Hawes Side Lane Tuesday 16th November 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church 3.30 pm Hymn Practise for Patronal Festival Thursday 18th November 10.00 am Community Coffee Morning – Jubilee Room - All welcome! Friday 19th November 9.00 am St Nic’s Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms Sunday 21st November 8.30 am Service cancelled 9.30 am Zoom cancelled 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church Sidespersons – Elizabeth & Margaret: Reader – Joy We made it! -The windows in the tower have now been completed and this coming week should see the scaffolding dismantled and the skip removed. The meticulous planning has paid off and we think you will agree that it is money well spent. We have only been able to undertake this project of repair, in part, due to the generous legacy from the late Betty Smith in whose life this church played an important part. Legacies are one way of ensuring the future of the building. How important has St Nicholas Fleetwood been to us? Do we hope that it will continue to play an important part in the lives of those who come after us? A legacy in our wills could help to make that happen! St Nicholas Patronal Festival – On Sunday 5th December at 6.30 pm Bishop Julian will be our guest preacher and presider at a vigil to mark our Patron Saint. We have invited our friends from St Chad’s and St Hilda’s to join us, which will provide an opportunity to thank them for the financial support they have provided to us over the last three years. Please make a special effort to be with us as we celebrate all that we have achieved together and let’s show the Diocese that we’re very much alive and kicking! If you would like to come, but don’t have a lift then please just ask and we will arrange pick-ups and drops-offs. Advent Sunday Carols – On Sunday 28th November at 6.30 pm, we have been asked to host this event held by Churches Together in Fleetwood. There will be advent readings, a reflection, prayers and carols to mark the beginning of the advent season. The music group from Emmanuel Fleetwood will provide some of the worship. Why not come and bring a friend with you? 100 Club: Winners last week were Muriel Freestone, Elsie Mathias & Jillian Muir Please add to your prayers: Jane, Jeanette, Heather, Alan Fleming, Gillian King, Eddie Gillon and John Wood whose needs at this time are known to God. And please pray too for the families of Nick Evans and Marjorie Cornes who are grieving at this time. God be in my head, and in my understanding; God be in mine eyes, and in my looking; God be in my mouth, and in my speaking; God be in my heart, and in my thinking; God be at mine end, and at my departing.
St Nicholas Parish Church, Fleetwood. Week beginning 7th November 2021 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. For our website google “St Nicholas Church Fleetwood” Sunday 7th November 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship via Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church Sidespersons – Carole & Sandra: Reader - Karen 12.30 pm Baptism of Arabella Heather McLardie Set-up and welcome – Berny McCarthy Tuesday 8th November 2.00 pm Cancelled Holy Communion for one week only due to ongoing repairs in church 3.30 pm Cancelled Hymn Practise Thursday 10th November 10.00 am Community Coffee Morning – Jubilee Room - All welcome! Friday 11th November 9.00 am St Nic’s Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms Sunday 14th November - Remembrance Day 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship via Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church Sidespersons – Jillian & Dorothy: Reader - Margaret 12.30 pm Baptism of Hugo & Ettie Bentley Set-up and welcome – Dorothy Angel 6.30 pm Compline and Benediction at St Christopher’s, Hawes Side Lane Tuesday Holy Communion – The new window is scheduled to be replaced in the Tower on Tuesday this week (8th) and rather than delay the builders any further(!) we have had to cancel our service and hymn practise. Please pass the word round. Remembrance Day - In addition to our own commemorations we have been invited to join St Christopher’s on Hawes Side Lane in the evening for a special act of remembrance. Sign up at the back of church if you would like to attend and we’ll organise car sharing. COP26 – We are all aware that this crucial climate summit is taking place in Glasgow right now. Many would say that COP26 is a make-or-break moment for our world. World leaders must seize the opportunity and act with urgency. Most importantly, they must put the world on course to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Every fraction of a degree matters. What can we do? First, it’s right and appropriate to lament the destruction and injustice of the climate crisis, to recognise where we, as individuals, nations, businesses and the church, have fallen short and to repent of our part in it. Second, we can pray – for those already impacted by the crisis and for world leaders to recognise the need to take immediate action. Prayer is crucial if we’re to see a breakthrough in this crisis, and God is powerful beyond anything we can imagine. Third, we can also make changes in our own lives, such as reducing our energy consumption and our waste, and thinking more carefully about what we buy. When we show by our actions that we want to live in a fairer, more sustainable world, we are caring for our global neighbours and valuing what God has given us. 100 Club: Winners last week were Muriel Freestone, Berny McCarthy, and Sarah Quirk Please add to your prayers: Jane, Jeanette, Heather, Gillian King, Eddie Gillon and John Wood whose needs at this time are known to God. And please pray too for Mavis and Charles Evans and friends of their son Nick who died this week. God be in my head, and in my understanding; God be in mine eyes, and in my looking; God be in my mouth, and in my speaking; God be in my heart, and in my thinking; God be at mine end, and at my departing.
St Nicholas Parish Church, Fleetwood. Week beginning 31st October 2021 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. For our website google “St Nicholas Church Fleetwood” Sunday 31st October All Saints 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship via Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church Sidespersons – Karen & June: Reader - Elizabeth 12.30 pm Baptism of Rohan Martin Set-up and welcome - Margaret Kershaw 1.30 pm Baptism of Olivia Carter Set-up and welcome - Ruth Aspinall Tuesday 2nd November All Souls 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church with Commemoration of the Faithful Departed 3.30 pm Hymn practise in Church 7.00 pm Memorial Service for those who have lost loved ones in the past 12 months Wednesday 3rd November 11.15 am Funeral of George Levett in Church Thursday 4th November 10.00 am Community Coffee Morning – Jubilee Room - All welcome! 2.00 pm Celebration Service for MU in Fleetwood at St Peter’s Friday 5th November 9.00 am St Nic’s Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms Saturday 6th November 10.00 am Church cleaning. All welcome! Sunday 7th November 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship via Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church Sidespersons – Carole & Sandra: Reader - Karen 12.30 pm Baptism of Arabella Heather McLardie Set-up and welcome – Berny McCarthy All Souls: On Tuesday 2nd November at our 2 pm service of Holy Communion we will be marking All Souls, also known as the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed. There is still time to append the name(s) you wish to be remembered on the sheet at the back of church. Mothers Union - A service is being held at St Peter’s on Thursday 4th November at 2pm to celebrate 100 years of Mother’s Union in Fleetwood. You are welcome to attend. See Susan for further details. Bible in a year – There are lots of ways you can read the Bible in a year. There are actual Bibles that are carved up in to daily sections, there are guide books which advise you what to read each day. For those of you with Smart phones, tablets or PC’s you can download the “Bible in One Year” app’. The app’ provides a brief commentary and the option to listen to the readings rather than read yourself. Alpha: - See our church website for more information! Are coming? Who are you bringing? This is a safe place to ask the questions you have never dared to ask. For those of faith and no faith. 100 Club: Winners last week were Harold Dadson, Sarah Quirk & Amelia Quirk Please add to your prayers: Jane, Jeanette, Heather, Gillian, Chris, Alan, and John Wood whose needs at this time are known to God. And please pray too for the families and friends of George Levett and John Whalley whose funerals are due to take place. God of life, we give thanks for the love you have shown to the world through all your saints, and we celebrate our continuing communion with them whenever we worship. We look forward to being part of the crowd around your throne in heaven on the last day. In the meantime, keep us looking to Jesus and help us to keep giving a clear witness to him, living the holy lives you have called us to live by the power of the Holy Spirit. In Jesus holy name we pray. Amen.
