St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 7TH January 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
8.30 am Holy Communion in Church
9.30 am Worship on Zoom10.45 am Holy Communion in Church
4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms
Tuesday 9th January
11.00 am Singing for pleasure – Jubilee Room
2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church
Thursday 11th January
10.00 am Coffee Morning in the Jubilee Room
Friday 12th January
9.00 am St Nic’s Little Gang – Broadway Rooms
11.45 am Funeral of Anne Hood at Carleton
Sunday 14th January
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
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Today we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. The traditional date for the feast is January 6th, the church celebrates it on the nearest Sunday. It marks the end of the twelve days of Christmas.
An epiphany is a sudden realisation or a great revelation. In religious terms, Epiphany refers to a feast day that celebrates the revelation of Jesus Christ to the three wise men. Whilst it’s part of the traditional telling of the Christmas Story, the three wise men didn’t actually meet the newborn Jesus on Christmas Day itself. But when they did, they brought with them gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Gold in the Bible is symbolic of God. It represents the most precious of metals and is extremely rare in its purest form. Frankincense is an aromatic, clear resin obtained from trees in northern India and Arabia. It is symbolic of priests work in offering the prayers of the people to the Lord. It pointed then to the work of Jesus as a Priest of God. Myrrh is used in the anointing of prophets and was also used in the anointing of the dead. It was presented to Jesus at His birth pointing to His life as a Prophet and it was used at His death to anoint His body for the grave.
O God, who by the guidance of a star did on this day manifest Your only-begotten Son to the Gentiles, mercifully grant that we who know You by faith may also attain the vision of Your glorious majesty.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen
Singing for pleasure: Starts this Tuesday in the Jubilee Room from 11am until 12 noon. Come along and sing your favourite hymns and learn some new ones too.
Community Games and Crafts for all: This is a new group which will meet on the first Monday of every month in the Jubilee Room from 2 pm – 3.30 pm, starting on 5th February. There will be board games available to play and a simple craft each week to join in with. Come along, bring a friend and enjoy a cuppa and some company. For more information contact Moira on 07845 373154.
Please remember in your prayers: Louise Clark, Rev Martin Keighley, Mark Price, Rebekah, Jan Risely, Craig Abson, Rev Jane Everett, and Jeanette Norman, Joe Robinson, and Barbara Sharrocks. Please also remember the families of Anne Hood, Tony Sparks, and Jim Scott whose funerals are due to take place.