St Nicholas Church Fleetwood,

St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 22nd September 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 22nd September

8.30 am Holy Communion in Church

9.30 am Worship on Zoom

10.45 am Holy Communion in Church

12.30 pm Baptism of Solomon Cass Millett - Welcome and set up: Susan B

4.00 pm Family & Co in Broadway Rooms

Monday 23rd September

10.45 Funeral of Bert Campbell at Lytham

Tuesday 24th September

11.00 am Singing for pleasure in the Jubilee Room 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church

6.45 pm PCC meets in Jubilee Room

Wednesday 25th September

11.00 am Deanery Chapter Holy Communion in Church

Thursday 26th September

10.00 am Community Coffee Morning in the Jubilee Room

Friday 27th September

9.00 am Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms

Sunday 29th September

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 Broadway Rooms

6.30 pm Churches Together community prayers at Trinity Baptist

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Daily prayer:

Monday 8 AM St Peter’s | 5.30 PM St David’s

Tuesday 8 AM St Peter's | 5:30 PM St Nicholas'

Wednesday 8 AM St David's | 5:30 PM St Peter's

Thursday 8 AM St Nicholas' | 5:30 PM St David's

Friday 8 AM St Nicholas'

21st September: Yesterday was the day in the church calendar when we remembered and gave thanks to God for the faith and ministry of Matthew, one of Jesus’ twelve disciples. According to the gospel written under his name, he was a tax collector. Mark and Luke called the tax collector Levi, and it has been assumed that they are one and the same. This occupation was despised by his fellow Jews as a betrayal to the occupying Roman force but Christ showed that judging by outward appearance was not what he was about. He ate with Matthew and with his friends, scandalising those around him. Matthew affirmed that his life would now change because of following Jesus, and that he would make amends for any former wrongdoing. This was enough for Jesus, for he had drawn someone back to God. He was forgiven; therefore, he was acceptable, therefore he was received.

We are in the same business, not of tax collecting, but of drawing folk back to God; nothing more, nothing less.

O Almighty God, whose blessèd Son called Matthew the tax-collector to be an apostle and evangelist:

give us grace to forsake the selfish pursuit of gain and the possessive love of riches

that we may follow in the way of your Son Jesus Christ, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

Harvest 2024: We will be celebrating our harvest festival on Sunday 13th October. Items of chocolate, wines, spirits, household goods etc together with tinned and dried foods may be delivered to the Vicar’s Vestry, where they will be received with grateful thanks.

Please remember in your prayers : Jeff Chambers , Katie, Brian Brown, Mark Price, Debbie,

Michael Carthy, Rev Jane Everett, Paul Sumner, Sandra Pratt, Michael, Karen, David Richardson and Elaine Clarke. And we remember the families of, Bert Campbell, Ramona Leek, Alwyne Thwaites and Nena White whose funerals are due to take place

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