St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 27th April 2025 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 27th April 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 Tuesday 29th April 10.45 am Community Singing for Pleasure, Jubilee Room 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church Wednesday 30th April 12.00 pm Funeral of Frank Weatherly in Church Thursday 1st May 10.30 am Community Coffee Morning Friday 2nd May 9.00 am Little gang in Broadway Rooms Sunday 4th May 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 Harry Barlow-Holt (Welcomer: Susan) 4.00 pm Family & Co in Broadway Rooms Private prayer is available immediately after the 10.45 service for anyone who wishes to be prayed for or with in the Lady Chapel Easter Celebrations: What a celebration we had after the Easter services on Sunday! Thank you to everyone who contributed in any way to make it such a joyful occasion. Special thanks to David and Joanne for organising the gathering. Statement from the Bishop of Blackburn following the death of Pope Francis: “It seems fitting that a man who taught the world about mercy should die in Easter Week. Pope Francis was a man who believed passionately in the Gospel and helped countless people to grow in their understanding of the saving work of Jesus Christ. He also knew what it meant to put the Gospel into practice and was a fearless voice for justice and for the world’s poorest and most vulnerable. Throughout his ministry he made a stand for the value and preciousness of all human life and right until the last hours of his life he was speaking up for migrant communities and asylum seekers. In the coming weeks the prayers of the Diocese of Blackburn will be with the Roman Catholic Church and in particular with our partner dioceses of Salford, Liverpool and Lancaster as prayerful discernment begins to elect a successor. But today is a day to give thanks for a remarkable life of Christian service. May Pope Francis rest in peace and rise in glory.” Father in heaven, we praise your name for all who have finished this life loving and trusting you, for the example of their lives, the life and grace you gave them and the peace in which they rest. We praise you today for your servant Francis and for all that you did through him. Meet us in our sadness and fill our hearts with praise and thanksgiving, for the sake of our risen Lord, Jesus Christ. Into your hands, O merciful Saviour, we commend your servant Francis. Acknowledge, we pray, a sheep of your own fold, a lamb of your own flock, a sinner of your own redeeming. Enfold him in the arms of your mercy, in the blessed rest of everlasting peace and in the glorious company of the saints in light. Amen. Please also remember in your prayers: Martyn Westby, Brian Brown, Louise Gorley, Mark Price, Michael Carthy, Paul Sumner, Sandra Pratt, Michael, Chris Kelsall, Tracey Ashworth, Philip Wayman, Maureen Hardman and Chris Cousins. We also remember the families of Charles Evans and Frank Wetherley whose funerals are due to take place.
St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 20th April 2025 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 20th April Easter Day 6.30 am Sunrise on the Mount 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship on Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church 12.00 pm Lunch and Easter bonnet parade 6.00 pm Service of Hope – Emmanuel Church Tuesday 22nd April 10.45 am Community Singing for Pleasure, Jubilee Room 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church Wednesday 23rd April 11.00 am Funeral of Beryl Burman at Carleton Thursday 24th April 10.30 am Community Coffee MorningFriday 25th April9.00 am Little gang in Broadway RoomsSunday 27th April8.30 am Holy Communion in Church9.30 am Worship on Zoom10.45 am Holy Communion in Church4.00 pm Family & Co in Broadway RoomsDaily PrayerTuesday 8 AM St Nicholas'| 5:30 PM St Nicholas'Wednesday 8 AM St Nicholas'|Thursday 8 AM St Nicholas'| 5:30 PM St Nicholas' Friday 8 AM St Nicholas' Private prayer is available immediately after the 10.45 service for anyone who wishes to be prayed for or with in the Lady Chapel From the Vicar: We have made it! Through Lent and Passiontide to the glorious celebrations of Easter Day and we have much to give thanks for here at St Nicholas. I am personally grateful to everyone who has given so generously of their time and gifts, to ensure that our packed program of services and events have been delivered and to an extraordinarily high standard. We have welcomed new people and families during this period and this is exactly what we’re here for, as we seek to be witnesses, inspire children and young people and transform our community. Lord God, You loved this world so much, that you gave your one and only Son, that we might becalled 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 graceand 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.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.
St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 13th April 2025We 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 13th April Palm Sunday8.30 am Holy Communion in Church9.30 am Worship on Zoom10.45 am Holy Communion in Church12.30 pm Baptism of Jagger Jones – Welcomer Ruth4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway RoomsTuesday 15th April 10.45 am Community Singing for Pleasure, Jubilee Room12.00 pm Funeral of Terry Davies in Church2.00 pm Holy Communion in ChurchWednesday 16th April 11.00 am Funeral of Margaret Levett in Church4.30 pm Stations of the cross in ChurchThursday 17th April10.30 am Community Coffee Morning7.00 pm Holy Communion and Stripping of the AltarFriday 18th April – Good Friday9.30 am Holy Communion from the reserved sacrament2.00 pm The last hour at the cross in Church7.30 pm Sunset Service (Churches Together) Meet on the Lower Prom by the Leisure CentreSunday 20th April Easter Day6.30 am Sunrise on the Mount8.30 am Holy Communion in Church9.30 am Worship on Zoom10.45 am Holy Communion in Church12.00 pm Lunch and Easter bonnet parade6.00 pm Service of Hope – Emmanuel ChurchDaily Prayer Tuesday 8 AM St Nicholas'| 5:30 PM St Nicholas'Wednesday 8 AM St Nicholas'| Thursday 8 AM St Nicholas'| 5:30 PM St Nicholas' Friday 8 AM St Nicholas' Private prayer is available immediately after the 10.45 service for anyone who wishes to be prayed for or with in the Lady ChapelFood bank donations critical: There is a plea from the Pantry, Fleetwood’s Food Bank for staple items of pasta, cereals, tins and toilet rolls to be donated. Stocks are seriously low. Donations can be placed in the box at the back of church and we’ll make sure they get to the Pantry. Many thanks.Lent Study 5: On Wednesday we were in the company of the prophet Daniel. Even in danger and under persecution, he kept praying and adhered to the practices and disciplines of his faith, and that was what saw him through. So, we thought about the need for constant prayer. We concluded with an exercise in which we were invited to set our own Rhythm of Prayer. Week 5 was our final study together for now. This coming Wednesday we will come together in Church as we commemorate Jesus' last day on earth, moving through the stations of the cross.Easter day lunch: Everyone is welcome to join us for lunch and some Easter fun after the 10.45 service. It’s a bring and share lunch, or Jacob’s Join, so if you are able to bring something to share, please jot it down on the list at the back of Church. We could do with some easter eggs and chocolate for prizes if you have any hanging around!Sunset and Sunrise: We join with Churches Together in Fleetwood for both of these short outdoor services. Following sunset on Good Friday it is our tradition to have fish and chips back at the Baptist Church and after sunrise, breakfast back at Emmanuel Church. Come if you can, it’s only once a year!Service of Hope: At 6 pm on Easter day. This is a service to remember those who we love but see no longer. Our friends at Emmanuel Church on the Mount are hosting this and are keen for us to go and to take with us anyone who we feel might benefit from some support.Please also remember in your prayers: Martyn Westby, Brian Brown, Louise Gorley, Mark Price, Michael Carthy, Paul Sumner, Sandra Pratt, Michael, Chris Kelsall, Tracey Ashworth, Philip Wayman, and Chris Cousins. We also remember the families of Terry Davies, Margaret Levett, Jacqueline Burman, Charles Evans and Frank Wetherley whose funerals are due to take place.
St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 6th April 2025 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 6th April8.30 am Holy Communion in Church9.30 am Worship on Zoom10.45 am Holy Communion in Church4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway RoomsMonday 7th April1.30 Community Crafts and games – Jubilee RoomTuesday 8th April 10.45 am Community Singing for Pleasure, Jubilee Room2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church6.45 pm PCC meets in Jubilee RoomWednesday 9th April 4.30 pm Lent Study 5 in the Broadway RoomsThursday 10th April10.30 am Community Coffee MorningFriday 11th April10.00 am Funeral of Muriel Kelly at Carleton11.45 am Lent Lunch at St Mary’sSunday 13th April Palm Sunday8.30 am Holy Communion in Church9.30 am Worship on Zoom10.45 am Holy Communion in Church12.30 pm Baptism of Jagger Jones – Welcomer Ruth4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway RoomsDaily Prayer Tuesday 8 AM St Nicholas'| 5:30 PM St Nicholas'Wednesday 8 AM St Nicholas'| Thursday 8 AM St Nicholas'| 5:30 PM St Nicholas' Friday 8 AM St Nicholas' Private prayer is available immediately after the 10.45 service for anyone who wishes to be prayed for or with in the Lady ChapelEaster Sunday: - How’s your Easter bonnet coming along? We will continue our celebrations over a Jacob’s Join lunch in the Broadway Rooms on Easter Sunday. We would be sincerely grateful if you might consider donating any items of chocolate or Easter eggs to be used as prizes on the day. Lent Study 4: On Wednesday we were in the company of Esther. Finding herself as Queen of Persia, she was courageous enough to intervene to save her people. In so doing she was strengthened by the prayers of her community. We thought about the power and comfort of communal prayer and joined together in the ancient office of Compline, which derives its name from a Latin word meaning ‘completion’. It is above all a service of quietness and reflection before the end of the day and is particularly special when prayed communally. 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.The Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM): A reminder that the APCM will take place in Church on Tuesday 13th May at 7 pm. Please save the date, especially if you are now registered on the electoral roll of St Nic’s. There are three vacancies coming up on the church council. If you feel called to serve on the leadership team of the church, please speak to the Vicar.100 Club Winners in March: Muriel Freestone, Chris Ashworth, Margaret Kershaw, Carol Newton, Pat Warrington, Kath Greatorex, Ruth Aspinall, Sue Dell, Bernice Meekins, Carole Pilling, Jeannette Norman, Kerry Connelly, Daniel Ashworth and Margaret Forshaw. Thank you for those of you who support the ongoing ministry of the church in this way.Please also remember in your prayers: Martyn Westby, Brian Brown, Louise Gorley, Mark Price, Michael Carthy, Paul Sumner, Sandra Pratt, Michael, Chris Kelsall, Tracey Ashworth, Philip Wayman, and Chris Cousins. We also remember the families of Terry Davies, Muriel Kelly, Margaret Levett, Jacqueline Burman, Charles Evans and Frank Wetherley whose funerals are due to take place.
