St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 1st May 2022 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 May 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship via Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church. Sides persons – Carol & Sandra: Reader - Elizabeth 12.30 am Baptisms of Everley Jones and Elliott Fitzgerald-Stephens Welcomer and set up Berny Tuesday 3rd May 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church Thursday 5th May 10.00 am Community Coffee Morning Friday 6th May 9.00 am St Nic’s Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms Sunday 8th May 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am cancelled 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church. Sides persons – Dorothy & Judith: Reader - Margaret Living in Love and Faith (LLF) Saturday 14th May It’s well over twelve months ago now since churches within the diocese of Blackburn were asked to start to engage with the national church on the issues of how questions about identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage fit within the bigger picture of the good news of Jesus Christ. We were asked to start thinking about what it means to live in love and faith together as a Church? The national church has been exploring these questions in depth for some time and as flagged up on this newsletter previously, the discussion at deanery level will take place on Saturday 14th May. St Nicholas is hosting the gathering in the Broadway Rooms starting at 9.45 am and ending by 4 pm. We will be joined by our brothers and sisters in Christ from Poulton, Cleveleys and Thornton to undertake a day of input, videos and discussion. We have managed to condense six evening sessions into one day! It is important that we engage with this topic as the outcomes, whatever they are, will have far reaching consequences for the Church of England going forward. Please consider giving up your Saturday to join us. There’s a sign-up sheet at the back of church. Drinks and refreshments will be provided but please bring your own packed lunch. O Holy Spirit, giver of light and life, impart to us thoughts higher than our own thoughts and prayers better than our own prayers, and powers beyond our own powers, that we may spend and be spent in the way of love and goodness, after the perfect image of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 100 Club - Winners last week were Ruth Aspinall, Cath/Jeff Chambers, and Mavis Evans. Please remember in your prayers – Fr Ron, Rev Jane Everitt, Jenny, Jillian Muir, Tony Hardman, Eddie Gillon, Rev Martin Keighley, Gillian King, Alison Horrobin, Harry Pendlebury and Christine Jones. And also, the families of Doris Lemon, Barbara Poole, Heather Hinson, Alan Fleming and Michael Jones whose funerals are due to take place.
St Nicholas Parish Church, Fleetwood. Week beginning 24th April 2022 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 April 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship via Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church. Sides persons – Elizabeth & Margaret: Reader - Karen 12.00 pm Annual Parish Council Meeting (AGM) in Church 1.30 pm Baptism of Theo Burgess Welcomer and set up Dorothy Angel Tuesday 26th April 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church 3.00 pm Hymn Practise in church. All welcome Wednesday 27th April 11.00 am Funeral of Barbara Buckley in Church 1.15 pm Funeral of Frank McCabe at Carleton 7.30 pm Churches Together in Fleetwood – Methodist Church Thursday 28th April 10.00 am Community Coffee Morning Friday 29th April 9.00 am St Nic’s Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms Saturday 30th April 3.00 pm Marriage of Ashley and Lee Sunday 1st May 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship via Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church. Sides persons – Carol & Sandra: Reader - Elizabeth 12.30 am Baptisms of Everley Jones and Elliott Fitzgerald-Stephens Welcomer and set up Berny A MASSIVE BIG THANK YOU! to everyone who helped to make Holy Week and Easter Day extra special at St Nic’s this year. It was a joy to welcome families and connections we’ve made through Little Gang to Messy Church on Good Friday and to continue our Easter Day Celebrations well into the afternoon with fun and food and fellowship. It has to be said that the Church goes a little crazy at Easter, having spent 40 days in Lent taking a hard look at our sins, we go wild with bells, lilies, trumpets, song, and “alleluias” proclaiming our joy that God, in raising Jesus from the dead, will also raise us to eternal life “on the last day”. But...come Monday morning, most of us church folk pack up our “alleluias” and go back to our so-called life, the one we mostly sleep-walk through, just making do, as though death had won after all. Here’s the thing. The love that brought Jesus back from death on that first Easter morning, is pouring down on all of us, every moment, every day, so that we can truly live, here and now, beyond the deadness of guilt, shame, fear, boredom, despair, hate, whatever. We can’t earn it, buy it, steal it, demand it, or deserve it. Easter proclaims again a God who cannot help but adore each one of us. No matter what. And because God is God, he gets to say how love works. So, let’s live the joy of Easter Day every day. Yes, life can be hard, it can be challenging and at times heart breaking, but Jesus’ resurrection changed everything, we are loved and love always wins!! Alleluia, Christ is risen. He is risen indeed, Alleluia. 100 Club - Winners last week were David Meekins, Paula Meekins and Nancy Burr. The large Easter winners David Meekins, Muriel Freestone, Peter Dell, Sarah Quirk and Keith/ Kath Parker.Please remember in your prayers – Fr Ron, Rev Jane Everitt, Heather, Jenny, Jillian Muir, Tony Hardman Eddie Gillon, Rev Martin Keighley, Gillian King, Edna Wilkinson, Alison Horrobin, Harry Pendlebury and Christine Jones. And also, the families of Barbara Buckley, Doris Lemon and Frank McCabe whose funerals are due to take place.
St Nicholas Parish Church, Fleetwood. Week beginning 17th April 2022 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 Easter Day 17th April 6.30 am Sunrise Service (Churches Together) on the Mount 8.30 am Easter Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Easter worship via Zoom 10.45 am Easter Holy Communion in Church Sides persons - Karen & June: Reader - Sandra 12.30 pm Easter Baptisms 1.00 pm Jacob’s Join and Easter Bonnet Parade & Celebration Tuesday 19th April 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church Wednesday 20th April 2.15 pm Funeral of Lynn Hepburn in Church Thursday 21st April 10.00 am Community Coffee Morning Friday 22nd April 9.00 am St Nic’s Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms Sunday 24th April 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship via Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church. Sides persons – Elizabeth & Margaret: Reader - Karen 12.00 pm Annual Parish Council Meeting (AGM) in Church 1.30 pm Baptism of Theo Burgess Welcomer and set up Dorothy Angel Lord God, You loved this world so much, that you gave your one and only Son, that we might be called your children too. Lord, help us to live in the gladness and grace of Easter Sunday, every day. Let us have hearts of thankfulness for your sacrifice. Let us have eyes that look upon your grace and rejoice in our salvation. Help us to walk in that mighty grace and tell your good news to the world. All for your glory do we pray, Lord, Amen. From the Vicar - Dear friends, hold on to the hope that no matter what lies ahead, Christ has conquered the grave. And by conquering the grave He has given us new life for now and eternity to come. Let your hearts be glad, shout with joy and celebrate this great day. Easter is here, and so is new life and hope. With love and Easter blessings to you and yours as we journey on together. 100 Club - Winners last week were Judith Crosby. Sue Dell and Elsie Mathias Please remember in your prayers – Fr Ron, Rev Jane Everitt, Heather, Jenny, Jillian Muir, Tony Hardman Eddie Gillon, Rev Martin Keighley, Gillian King, Edna Wilkinson, Alison Horrobin, Harry Pendlebury and Christine Jones. And also, the families Lynn Hepburn, Barbara Buckley and Frank McCabe whose funerals are due to take place.
St Nicholas Parish Church, Fleetwood. Week beginning 10th April 2022 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 April - Palm Sunday 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship via Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church Sides persons – Susan & Christine; Reader – Joy Tuesday 12th April 10.30 am Funeral of Peter Taylor at Carleton 2.00 pm Holy Communion 7.00 pm Stations of the Cross in Church Wednesday 13th April 7.00 pm Stations of the Cross via Zoom Thursday 14th April Maundy Thursday 10.00 am Community Coffee Morning 10.30 am Chrism Mass at Blackburn Cathedral 7.00 pm Holy Communion with stripping of the altar Good Friday 15th April 9.45 am Holy Communion from the reserved sacrament 10.30 am Messy Easter & Picnic in Broadway Rooms (until 1.00 pm) 2.00 pm The last hour at the cross 7.30 pm Sunset Service (Churches Together) Meet on the Lower Prom by the Sea Cadets Easter Day 17th April 6.30 am Sunrise Service (Churches Together) On the Mount 8.30 am Easter Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Easter worship via Zoom 10.45 am Easter Holy Communion in Church 12.30 pm Easter Baptisms 1.00 pm Jacob’s Join and Easter Bonnet Parade & Celebration Today on Zoom and at the 10.45 service we will hear a dramatized version of the narrative of the passion. I used to wonder why we read this on Palm Sunday, a day of rejoicing and jubilation as we remember Jesus riding into Jerusalem amid throngs of cheering people. Perhaps you’ve wondered too? The passion of Jesus, by that we mean the suffering of Jesus in his final days on earth, is usually read twice in our liturgy: once on Palm Sunday, when the account is taken from one of the synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark or Luke), and again on Good Friday, when John’s Gospel is proclaimed. On Palm Sunday, the liturgy is like an overture for all of Holy Week: At the beginning of our worship today, palms will be blessed and a short Gospel will be read describing Jesus’ triumphal entrance into Jerusalem riding on a donkey. The liturgy for Palm Sunday begins in triumph, but quickly, there looms the shadow of the cross. In fact, the joy of Christ’s followers on the first Palm Sunday was short-lived. So if you’re in church today and don’t return until next Sunday, then at least you will have heard the Passion read! Let us walk this week together with our Lord to the cross and beyond and let us remember the miracle of His resurrection and His endless love. 100+ Club - Winners last week were Nancy Burr, David Meekins and Dorothy Cox. Please remember in your prayers – Fr Ron, Rev Jane Everitt, Heather, Jenny, Jillian Muir, Tony Hardman Eddie Gillon, Rev Martin Keighley, Gillian King, Edna Wilkison and Christine Jones. And also, the families Lynn Hepburn and Peter Taylor whose funerals are due to take place.
