St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 13th October 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 13th October

9.30 am Worship on Zoom

10.45 am Holy Communion in Church

12.00 pm Harvest lunch and auction in the Broadway Rooms

12.30 pm Baptism of Marnie and Millie

4.00 pm Family & Co in Broadway Rooms

Tuesday 15th October

11.00 am Singing for pleasure in the Jubilee Room

2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church

Thursday 17th October

Friday 18th October

9.00 am Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms

Sunday 20th October

8.30 am Holy Communion in Church

10.45 am Holy Communion in Church

12.30 pm Baptism of Sonny Shields

4.00 pm Family & Co

Daily prayers will be said privately for the following two weeks due to clergy commitments elsewhere.

Public prayers will resume Monday 28th October.

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Elsie Matthias: Following a short stay in hospital, lovely Elsie returned to her heavenly home on Monday 7th October, two days after her 93rd birthday. Though we are sad we take comfort knowing that ‘God has given us living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.’ (1Peter 1:3). Please remember Gerald and the family in your prayers at this time. Funeral details will be made available in due course.

Harvest Lunch and Auction: Today after the 10.45 service we will have our traditional Jacobs’ Join lunch followed by the grand auction. Everyone is welcome, whether you’ve brought something to share or not. Money raised from the auction will go to the Bishop’s Harvest appeal and the dried goods and tins etc will go to Streetlife, a charity for homeless young people. The card machine will be available at the auction for those who prefer plastic to cash! It’s sure to be a fun afternoon of food, friendship and laughter.

New toilet in church: This week has seen the installation of a new, accessible toilet in church. We are eternally grateful to Alan Newton who researched, instigated and made this happen. We are also grateful to Dan Nugent and his team from Nugent Joiners & Builders who have carried out the work to an excellent standard and at a very fair price.

Please remember in your prayers: Jeff Chambers, Katie, Brian Brown, Mark Price, Debbie, Michael Carthy, Rev Jane Everett, Paul Sumner, Sandra Pratt, Michael, Karen, Jean Atkinson, Chris Kelsall, Maurice Larsen and Elaine Clarke. And we remember the families Elsie Matthias and Maurice Roberts whose funerals are due to take place.

Father, as we celebrate this season of thanksgiving, we give thanks for the blessings of food, provision and nourishment. Please grow in us a harvest for the world.

Come sow a seed of hope within our souls Lord, that we might yield goodness, patience

and kindness in abundance. Sow a seed of peace in our lives Lord,

that we might bear the fruits of forgiveness, compassion and righteousness.

Come sow a seed of love in our hearts Lord, that others would reap the blessings

of family, friendship and community.

May each seed of hope, peace and love grow within us into a harvest that can be feasted on by all.