St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 7th April 2024 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 7th April 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship on Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church 12.30 am Baptism of Nevaeh Valerie Jean Barker-Redmond 4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms Tuesday 9th April 11.00 am Singing for pleasure in the Jubilee room 11.45 am Funeral of Margaret Barlow at Carleton 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church Wednesday 10th April 11.30am Funeral of Bert Fryer in Church 6.30 pm Fleetwood Churches Together meet at the Methodist Church Thursday 4th April 10.00 am Coffee Morning in the Jubilee Room Sunday 14th April 8.30 am Communion by extension in Church 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church 4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms ******************************* From the Vicar: A sincere thanks again to everyone who was involved in any way in delivering what was a packed Lent, Holy week and Easter at St Nic’s. Much work, forward planning and preparation go into all that we do and it hasn’t gone unnoticed. Thank you for using your gifts and energy to further our ministry from this place. Lord of all, you have graced us with many different skills and talents. Using these many gifts, may we work together each in our own special way respecting everyone's contribution to build up Christ's body grounded in faith, hope and love. Amen. Dates for your Diary: Please sign up at the back of church if you are hoping to attend Lawrence & Olga’s Diamond Wedding celebrations in the Broadway Rooms straight after church on Sunday 28th April. Everyone is welcome. Also ‘save the date’ the evening of Friday 21st June, when we are hosting a Sea Shanty Event with a fish & chip supper. It something different and an opportunity to invite your friends and family to join us. More details to follow. Annual Parish Church Meeting: Will take place on Tuesday 14th May 2024 in church at 7 pm. This is an opportunity to come together as the church family to celebrate the past year and to plan for the future. Amendments to the electoral roll can be made between now and then. If you live in the parish, and/or you have habitually attended worship at St Nic’s during the preceding six months, you are eligible to register. Please see Sandra who will sort this out for you. Being on the roll enables you to take part in any voting which may take place at the meeting. There are some places available on the Parochial Church Council this year and if you are keen to be part of the leadership team of St Nic’s and would like to know more about the role of a PCC member then please see the Vicar. Please remember in your prayers: Joe Robinson, Katie, Tony Ryan, Louise Clark, Rev Martin Keighley, Mark Price, Peter Holden, Alan Morris, Dean, Rev Jane Everett, Paul Sumner, Chloe, Norman Higgins and Chris Shuttleworth. Please also remember the families and friends of, Margaret Barlow, Craig Abson, Ken Hargreaves and Bert Fryer whose funerals are due to take place.
St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 31st March 2024 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 31st March – Easter Day 6.30 am Sunrise Service on the Mount 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship on Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church 12.30 am Baptism of Maisie Marie Latus 4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms Tuesday 2nd April 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church Thursday 4th April 10.00 am Coffee Morning in the Jubilee Room 1.00 pm Funeral of Lillian ‘Weed’ Kelly in Church Sunday 7th April 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship on Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church 12.30 am Baptism of Nevaeh Valerie Jean Barker-Redmond 4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms ******************************* 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. 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. Messy Easter – Big shout out to the Messy Church Team who delivered another amazing event on Good Friday for over 50 children and their parents. An enormous amount of planning and preparation goes on behind the scenes to make this ministry happen. We are truly blessed to have such a gifted and dedicated team. Sincere thanks to all involved. Easter Raffle – Thanks to Julie and Claire for organizing the Easter raffle. It raised nearly £120 which has been used in part to purchase lovely new table cloths for the Jubilee Room. Congratulations to Raymond and Shirley-Ann who were the lucky winners! Please remember in your prayers: Joe Robinson, Katie, Tony Ryan, Louise Clark, Rev Martin Keighley, Mark Price, Peter Holden, Alan Morris, Dean, Rev Jane Everett, Paul Sumner, Chloe, Norman Higgins and Chris Shuttleworth. Please also remember the families and friends of, Margaret Barlow, Lillian Kelly, Craig Abson, and Bert Fryer whose funerals are due to take place.
St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 24th March 2024 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 March – Palm Sunday 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship on Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church – gathering in the Broadway Room to start our worship 4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms Monday 25th March 9.00 am Easter Assembly Shakespeare School Tuesday 26th March 11.00 am Singing for pleasure – Jubilee Room 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church Wednesday 27th March 1.00 pm Funeral of Poul Terpet in Church 4.00 pm Stations of the Cross in Church Thursday 28th March 10.00 am Coffee Morning in the Jubilee Room 11.00 am Funeral of Bob Cameron at Carleton 1.00 pm Funeral of Harry Snasdell in Church 7.00 pm Holy Communion and the solemn stripping of the altar Friday 29th March Good Friday 9.15 am Holy Communion from the reserved sacrament 10.00 am Messy Easter in the Broadway Rooms 2.00 pm The Last Hour at the Cross 6.15 pm Sunset Service Rossall Beach, West Way Sunday 31st March – Easter Day 6.30 am Sunrise Service on the Mount 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship on Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church 12.30 am Baptism of Maisie Marie Latus 4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms ******************************* Reasons for Covering Statues: One of the primary reasons for covering the statues in church with purple shrouds is to encourage us to focus on spiritual reflection by removing any distractions. The act of covering statues serves as a visual reminder of the solemnity of this season. But it also serves to create a sense of anticipation for the joyous celebrations of Easter. By temporarily concealing the statues and crosses, we are underscoring the idea of waiting and preparing for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Today: Marks the beginning of Passion Week or Holy Week. This is the day when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. He is establishing Himself as a king that comes in humility not pride. A king that would rescue His people by not making war against Rome, but by making peace with God. Father, thank you for Jesus our King. Thank you for sending Jesus to be our PEACE. Prepare our hearts this week to SEE Him and KNOW Him greater. Let us see the great cost of our salvation. Thank you for knowing our greatest need and providing the only solution to that need. Please remember in your prayers: Tony Ryan, Louise Clark, Rev Martin Keighley, Mark Price, Craig Abson, Peter Holden, Alan Morris, Dean, Rev Jane Everett, Paul Sumner, Chloe, Norman Higgins and Chris Shuttleworth. Please also remember the families and friends of, Bob Cameron, Harry Snasdell, Poul Terpet, Margaret Barlow, Lillian Kelly and Bert Fryer whose funerals are due to take place.
St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 17th March 2024 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 March 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship on Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church 4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms Tuesday 19th March 11.00 am Singing for pleasure – Jubilee Room 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church 6.45 pm PCC meets in Jubilee Room Wednesday 20th March 10.00 am Funeral of Georgina Johnstone in Church 4.00 pm Lent Reflections (Session 5) in the Broadway Rooms Thursday 21st March 10.00 am Coffee Morning in the Jubilee Room Friday 22nd March 9.00 am Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms 11.45 am Final Lent lunch at St Nic’s in the Broadway Rooms 1.30 pm Funeral of Ronnie Shewan in Church Sunday 24th March – Palm Sunday 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship on Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church – gathering in the Broadway Room to start our worship 4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms ******************************* Palm Sunday: Which we will celebrate next Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, the most hallowed time of our Christian year. It is the week leading up to Easter Sunday during which we will honour the acts of Jesus in the days before His crucifixion. Holy Week is also known as Passion Week or as the Great Week in Greek. Attached to this news sheet is a list of all that is happening between Palm Sunday and Easter Day. Try if you can to take in at least some of the events of Holy Week either with us in Church on by yourself at home. If you don’t, you could end up enjoying the celebration of Palm Sunday and the resurrection on Easter Sunday but miss the passion of the cross in the middle. It is critical that we go forth into Holy Week remembering all that our Lord endured and why He allowed it. Let’s not be sucked into the treadmill of familiarity this Easter, but recommit ourselves to Jesus our Lord and Saviour as we journey with him to the cross and beyond. Please, Lord, guide my mind with your truth. Strengthen my life by the example of Jesus. Help me to be with Jesus in these coming holy days as he demonstrates again his total love for me. He died so that I would no longer be separated from you. Help me to feel how close you are and to live in union with you. Amen. Please remember in your prayers: Tony Ryan, Louise Clark, Rev Martin Keighley, Mark Price, Craig Abson, Peter Holden, Alan Morris, Dean, Rev Jane Everett, Paul Sumner, Chloe and Chris Shuttleworth. Please also remember the families and friends of, Georgina Johnstone, Bob Cameron, Harry Snasdell, Poul Terpet, Margaret Barlow, Lillian Kelly and Ronald Shewan whose funerals are due to take place.
