St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 1st March 2026 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 1st March 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church 12.30 pm Baptism of Luca Spencer – Welcomer Ruth 4.00 pm Family & Co Tuesday 3rd March 10.45 am Singing for pleasure in the Jubilee Room 11.30 am Funeral of Janis Lowden in Church 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church Wednesday 4th March 2.00 pm Bereavement Group – Strawberry Gardens 4.30 pm Lent Study 2 at St David’s Larkholme Lane Thursday 5th March 10.30 am Community Coffee Morning & Lunch 11.45 am Funeral of Violet Clapp at CarletonFriday 6th March9.00 am Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms11.45 am Lent Lunch at Fleetwood Methodist2.00 pm World Day of Prayer Fleetwood MethodistSaturday 7th March1 pm Wedding of Jade and Collum in ChurchSunday 8th March8.30 am Holy Communion in Church9.30 am Zoom10.45 am Holy Communion in Church4.00 pm Family & CoMorning Prayer 8 amMonday – St PeterTuesday – St PeterWednesday – St DavidThursday – St NicholasFriday – St Nicholas Prayer ministry is available in the East transept after the 10.45 service Easter Day: Join us for a joyful Easter Day! Following the Easter Eucharist at 10.45am, we’ll continue the celebrations in the Broadway Rooms with a wonderful Jacob’s Join lunch, a fabulous Easter Bonnet Parade and a fun-filled quiz for all ages. Please add your name to the sign-up sheet at the back of church if you’re coming for lunch — and if you’re able to bring something to share for the buffet, do pop that down too. Your contributions help make the table truly special! It’s always such a lovely day to relax together, welcome new faces and enjoy good food and great company. We would love you to be part of it — and don’t forget to start designing your Easter bonnet! Come and celebrate the joy of Easter with us! Help needed: Do you have a couple of spare hours each week during term time? One of our local schools has reached out to St Nic’s with a simple but powerful request: volunteers to serve as Reading Companions. This involves sitting alongside a child as they read—offering encouragement, a listening ear and a little boost of confidence. It’s a small commitment that can make a big difference in a young person’s life. Many who have done it describe it as deeply rewarding and a wonderful way to support children in our parish community. Please don’t assume “someone else” will step forward—you could be exactly who a child needs. If you’d like to find out more, please speak to the Vicar as soon as possible. Lent Study 1: “Knowing Jesus” focused on the Ascension as the key to understanding who Jesus is and how we can have a personal relationship with him. Using the image of a king who leaves his palace to live among his people and then returns, it explains the Incarnation and Ascension: Jesus, fully God and fully human, comes to dwell with us, saves us through his death and resurrection and ascends to prepare a place for us, giving us both certain hope and a clear purpose through the gift of the Spirit. We are all invited not just to know about Jesus but to know him personally—by praying for the Holy Spirit, turning from sin and consciously welcoming him into their lives—so that we may live in joy and share the Good News with others. Join us this Wednesday for session 2. Prayers: Please pray for Anthony, Jeff Chambers, Harvey Stansfield, Hannah, Carol Walters, Muriel, Paul Sumner, Debbie, Maureen Hardman, Ron & Joyce Bussell. We also remember he lives and families of, Janis Lowden, Violet Clapp, Pat Coward and Julie Travis whose funerals are due to take place.
St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 22nd February 2026 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 February 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church 4.00 pm Family & Co Tuesday 24th February 10.45 am Singing for pleasure in the Jubilee Room 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church Wednesday 25th February 4.30 pm Lent Study at St David’s Larkholme Lane Thursday 26th February 10.30 am Community Coffee Morning & LunchFriday 27th February9.00 am Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms11.45 am Lent Lunch at Emmanuel ChurchSaturday 28th February**6.30 pm Songs of Praise at St Peter’s ChurchSunday 1st March8.30 am Holy Communion in Church9.30 am Zoom10.45 am Holy Communion in Church12.30 pm Baptism of Luca Spencer – Welcomer Ruth4.00 pm Family & CoMorning Prayer 8 amTuesday – St NicholasWednesday – St NicholasThursday – St NicholasFriday – St Nicholas Prayer ministry is available in the East transept after the 10.45 service Thursday Coffee & Lunch in Support of Brian House: Thank you to everyone who supported our Thursday Coffee & Lunch fundraiser for Brian House. As always, we enjoyed warm fellowship over coffee and conversation, followed by Judith’s delicious home-made soup served from 11:45 am. Through your generous donations and our raffle of chocolates and flowers, we were delighted to raise £328 in support of Brian House. Please continue to support this wonderful community initiative each Thursday and do consider personally inviting your neighbours, friends and family members to join us. We are grateful to have received community funding to help sustain this project and look forward to welcoming even more people in the weeks ahead. Lent Study Course: Starts this Wednesday, for five consecutive weeks, 4.30 pm at St David’s Church on Larkholme Lane. If you have put your name down for a lift, please be at St Nicholas Church for 4.10 pm. **Songs of Praise at St Peter’s: We are delighted to be invited to the launch of a new Songs of Praise evening at St Peter’s, led by their new organist, John. With a passion for church music and the rich choral tradition, John is eager to celebrate and strengthen the musical life of St Peter’s. It promises to be an uplifting and joy-filled evening of much-loved hymns, inspiring music, and enthusiastic singing. Do go along and show your support as we raise the roof in praise together! Facebook: Those of you who use Messenger, connected to The St Nicholas Church Facebook page will by now have realised that we have encountered some problems which has resulted in all users being deleted. We are not selling tickets to Ariana Grande concert!! We hope to be back up and running as normal, very soon. Prayers: Please pray for Anthony, Jeff Chambers, Harvey Stansfield, Hannah, Carol Walters, Muriel, Paul Sumner, Debbie, Maureen Hardman, Ron & Joyce Bussell. We also remember he lives and families of, Janis Lowden, Violet Clapp and Julie Travis whose funerals are due to take place.
St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 15th February 2026 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 15th February 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 Tuesday 17th February- Shrove Tuesday 10.45 am Singing for pleasure in the Jubilee Room 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church and Pancake Party Wednesday 18th February – Ash Wednesday 12.00 pm Holy Communion with the imposition of Ashes Thursday 19th February 10.30 am Community Coffee Morning & LunchFriday 20th February11.45 am Lent Lunch at St Mary’s Lord StreetSunday 22nd February8.30 am Holy Communion in Church10.45 am Holy Communion in Church4.00 pm Family & CoMorning Prayer 8 amTuesday – St Peter’sWednesday – St David’sThursday – St NicholasFriday – St Nicholas Prayer ministry is available in the East transept after the 10.45 service Thursday Coffee & Lunch in Support of Brian House: Our much-loved Community Coffee Morning is getting an extended run again this week — we’ll be open right through to 12:30pm! Alongside our usual selection of teas, coffees and sweet treats, we’ll also be serving delicious homemade soup to keep you warm and well-fed. We’re especially pleased to be welcoming a representative from Brian House, who will be hosting a fundraiser and giving a short talk about the wonderful work of the children’s hospice. All donations received on Thursday will go directly to support their vital work. Why not drop in, relax for a while and bring a couple of friends along? We’d love to see you! Lent Lunches: For many years Churches Together in Fleetwood have hosted a simple lunch of soup and a roll on each of the Fridays in Lent. It’s an opportunity to meet with other Christians and to invite your neighbours along too for fellowship and a bite of lunch. There is no cost, although we are encouraged to make a donation towards this year’s chosen charity, Tearfund. Please do make a determined effort to come to as many of these lunches as you are able. Much preparation is involved for the hosting church! St Mary’s Church is hosting this Friday’s lunch from 11.45 am The Bereavement Journey: If you or someone you know is struggling with the burden of grief, we hope you will benefit from attending The Bereavement Journey. The Bereavement Journey offers 7 weekly sessions in a relaxed and informal setting with refreshments. Participants are placed in groups of 6-8 for discussion following short films and volunteers guide them in exploring their loss, using a provided Manual. Anyone for whom someone important has died at any time is welcome. The course is being held at Emmanuel Church on the Mount and begins on Thursday, 26th Feb at 7:30pm - 9:00pm. Please see the Vicar if you require any further details. Lent Study Course: Starts Wednesday 25th February, for five consecutive weeks, 4.30 pm at St David’s Church on Larkholme Lane. There is a list at the back of church today if you need a lift. Diocesan Lent Devotionals: These booklets are available at the back of Church. They provide a daily reflection for each day of Lent. Join with us and the Diocese as we journey together. There are large print copies for anyone who needs them and also little cards with QR codes which will take you to the Diocesan app on your smart phone where you will also find the daily reflections and bible readings. Prayers: Please pray for Dorothy Angel, Anthony, Jeff Chambers, Harvey Stansfield, Hannah, Carol Walters, Muriel, Paul Sumner, Debbie, Maureen Hardman, Ron & Joyce Bussell. We also remember he lives and families of, Janis Lowden, Violet Clapp and Julie Travis whose funerals are due to take place.
St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 8th February 2026 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 8th February- 2nd before Lent 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 Tuesday 10th February 10.45 am Singing for pleasure in the Jubilee Room 11.30 am Funeral of Lesley Christian in Church 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church Wednesday 11th February 2.45 am Funeral of Pat Kettle at Lytham 4.30 pm Diocesan Safeguarding Course -Jubilee Room Thursday 12th February 10.30 am Community Coffee Morning Friday 13th February9.00 am Little Gang in Broadway RoomsSunday 15th February8.30 am Holy Communion in Church9.30 am Worship on Zoom10.45 am Holy Communion in Church4.00 pm Family & CoMorning Prayer 8 amMonday – St Peter’sTuesday – St Peter’sWednesday – St David’sThursday – St NicholasFriday – St Nicholas Prayer ministry is available in the East transept after the 10.45 service “And God Saw That It Was Good” (Genesis 1–2:3) This scripture set for today offers us one of the most beautiful truths in Scripture: God delights in creation. Again and again, as light is separated from darkness, land from sea and life fills the earth, we hear the words, “And God saw that it was good.” Creation is not rushed or careless; it is purposeful, imaginative and joyful. And when God rests on the seventh day, it is not because the work was a burden, but because it was worth delighting in. That same sense of creativity and joy was very much on display on Friday when the Vicar was asked to serve as a judge for ‘Shakespeare’s Got Talent.’ The afternoon was filled with music, dance, drama and more than a little nervous excitement. Each performance was unique and carefully prepared. Sitting there, it was hard not to think of Genesis 1 and the extraordinary variety God weaves into the world. In the creation story, God speaks and something new comes into being. At the talent show, pupils stepped forward and shared gifts that had been quietly forming over time. These talents did not appear out of nowhere; they were nurtured, encouraged and refined. In that sense, they reflect the ongoing work of creation itself, as God continues to shape and grow the gifts placed within each person. Not every performance won a prize, but every contribution mattered. As a church, we are called to notice and nurture the gifts around us: in our children and young people, in our schools and in our wider community. Whether talents are displayed on a stage or quietly lived out in kindness, service or faithfulness, they are all part of God’s good creation. May we continue to look at the world—and at one another—with God’s eyes, ready to say with joy and gratitude: “It is very good.” Lent Study Course – Save the dates: Starts Wednesday 25th February, for five consecutive weeks, 4.30 pm at St David’s Church on Larkholme Lane. Parking isn’t great, so we recommend car sharing as far as possible, using St Nic’s as a meeting point. Please see the Vicar if you need a lift. January’s 100 Club Winners: Margaret Kershaw, Dorothy Angel, Alma Wright, Carole Pilling, Dorothy Calderbank, Christopher Jones, Rihana Elkalini, Moira Greenwood, Mavis Evans, Dorothy Greene, Lee Peter, Ann Turner, Sue Dell, Elizabeth Leeson, Judith Crosby, Shirley Kershaw, Gerald Mathias and Carol Newton. Congratulations and thank you for supporting the ministry of the church in this fun way. Prayers: Please pray for Dorothy Angel, Anthony, Jeff Chambers, Harvey Stansfield, Hannah, Carol Walters, Muriel, Paul Sumner, Carol Newton, Debbie, Maureen Hardman, Ron & Joyce Bussell We also remember the lives and families of Martyn Westby, Patricia Kettle, Janis Lowden, Violet Clapp and Lesley Christian whose funerals are due to take place.
