St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 7th December 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 7th December – Festival of St Nicholas 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship on Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church with + Philip 4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms Tuesday 9th December 11.30 am Funeral of Pamela Spencer at Carleton 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church 7.00 pm PCC Christmas MealThursday 11th December10.30 am Community Coffee Morning11.30 am Funeral of Maureen Baines in ChurchFriday 12th December9.00 am Little Gang in the Broadway RoomsSunday 14th December8.30 am Holy Communion in Church9.30 am Worship on Zoom10.45 am Holy Communion in Church4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway RoomsDaily PrayerMonday 8 AM St Peter’sTuesday 8 AM St Peter’sWednesday 8 AM St David’sThursday 8AM St Nicholas’Friday 8AM St Nicholas’ Prayer ministry is available after the 10.45 service in the East transept Bishop Philip North: We are delighted to welcome +Philip of Blackburn to our 10.45 service this morning as we celebrate our Patronal Festival of St Nicholas. 2026 is a milestone year for us — our Centenary as a Diocese! It’s a wonderful moment to look back with gratitude for all that God has done in and through His people here in Lancashire since William Temple founded the Diocese in 1926. It’s also a fresh invitation to commit ourselves once again to mission, ministry and the joyful service of Jesus Christ. We’ve got an exciting year ahead, with plenty of major events in the pipeline — including our very own Mission Weekend on September 11th–13th. Mark your calendars now! Planning and prayer are already underway as we discern how best to bless our community and create opportunities for people to encounter the good news of the gospel. More details to come, but for now, get ready for a year of celebration, faith, and mission! Christmas Fair: ‘Generous beyond words’ is how someone described the gifts that were donated for this year’s fair. This newsletter is being produced before the outcomes are known so we’ll be sure to update you next week. Suffice to say an enormous thank you to everyone who was involved in planning and organising, buying and ordering, making phone calls, selling raffle tickets and collecting prizes for weeks and weeks leading up to the event. Team St Nic’s, led by Joanne and David and the Café Team, led by Judith have done it again! Well done and thank you for your dedication to deliver for the church and for the community. Christmas Wishes: Why not consider sending a Christmas greeting to the whole church family on our specially prepared ‘Christmas greeting notice sheet’ instead of sending Christmas Cards? You might even donate the cost of your cards to church(?) The sheet will be printed on 20th December. Please jot down your message, email it, hand it to the Vicar or pop it through the Vicarage letter box. Verbal requests may get overlooked! Prayers: Please also pray for, Brian Brown, Harvey Stansfield, Hannah, Carol Walters, Muriel, Debbie, Paul Gosling, Helen Willott, Paul Sumner and Sarah Taylor. We also remember Fred Thornton, Pamela Spencer, Ivy Roskell, David Bunnell and Maureen Baines whose funerals are due to take place.
St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 30th November 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 30th November Advent Sunday 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 6.30 pm Churches Together at the Methodist Church Monday 1st December 1.30 pm Community crafts and games – Jubilee Room 6.00 pm Concert at St Mary’s Church – see below Tuesday 2nd December 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church Wednesday 3rd December 1.00 pm Bereavement Group – Strawberry GardensThursday 4th December10.30 am Community Coffee Morning12.00 pm Meeting of Thursday volunteersFriday 5th December9.00 am Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms6.30 pm Final Alpha session at St David’sSaturday 6th December10.00 am Community Christmas FairSunday 7th December – Festival of St Nicholas8.30 am Holy Communion in Church9.30 am Worship on Zoom10.45 am Holy Communion in Church with + Philip4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway RoomsDaily PrayerMonday 8 AM St Peter’sTuesday 8 AM St Peter’sWednesday 8 AM St David’sThursday 8AM St Nicholas’Friday 8AM St Nicholas’ Prayer ministry is available after the 10.45 service in the East transept Advent Devotionals: Daily reflections start today. Remaining booklets are at the back of church Rather than take a booklet you may wish to download the diocesan ‘Fruitful’ app, from your app store and receive the reflections daily on your smartphone. God of Salvation, wake us up Lord! The night is nearly over. Lead us through our Advent journey. Wake us up Lord! Let us live as people of the light. Amen. St Mary’s Christmas Concert: Join Park Community Academy and The Dream Team Singers for a heart-warming Christmas concert in support of The Pantry in Fleetwood. Free entry for all! Enjoy festive music, with a raffle and refreshments available throughout the evening. Christmas Fair: Final Preparations Please return all raffle ticket stubs and money today, or drop them in during the week while the church is open (11:00am–12:30pm). A huge thank you for your generosity, contributions and hard work. Let’s pray for good weather, plenty of visitors and a joyful, fun-filled day! Save the date! Don’t forget next week is our St Nicholas’ Patronal Festival. Bishop Philip North will be preaching and presiding at this special service. This joyful occasion is one of the highlights of our church year and we hope it will be made even brighter by wonderful news from our Christmas Fair the day before. Let’s fill the church and celebrate together at 10.45 am Prayers: Please also pray for, Brian Brown, Harvey Stansfield, Hannah, Carol Walters, Muriel, Debbie, Joyce Bussell, Maureen Hardman, Paul Gosling, Janet Campbell, Paul Sumner and Sarah Taylor. We also remember Fred Thornton, Pamela Spencer, Ivy Roskell, David Bunnell and Maureen Baines whose funerals are due to take place.
St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 23rd November 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 23rd November Christ the King 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 Carson-Keith (Berny) 4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms 4.00 pm Installation of the Archdeacon of Blackburn - Blackburn Cathedral Tuesday 25th November 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church 6.00 pm PCC meets via Zoom Wednesday 26th November 1.00 pm Funeral of Ron Jarrett in Church 6.30 pm Churches Together meet in Jubilee RoomThursday 27th November10.30 am Community Coffee MorningFriday 28th November9.00 am Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms6.30 pm Alpha session 10 at St David’sSunday 30th November Advent Sunday8.30 am Holy Communion in Church9.30 am Worship on Zoom10.45 am Holy Communion in Church4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms6.30 pm Churches Together at the Methodist ChurchDaily PrayerMonday 8 AM St Peter’sTuesday 8 AM St Peter’sWednesday 8 AM St David’sThursday 8AM St Nicholas’ Prayer ministry is available after the 10.45 service in the East transept Advent Devotionals: Booklets are now available at the back of church and will guide us through Advent with a daily reflection. Rather than take a booklet you may wish to download the diocesan ‘Fruitful’ app, from your app store and receive the reflections daily on your smartphone? Christmas Fair: It’s almost upon us! Heartfelt thanks to everyone who has already donated such generous gifts. Your kindness and support are truly appreciated. We are still in need of a few more bottles, chocolates and quality new gifts for the prize draw, together with homemade crafts and home baking on the day! We now have ample Christmas decorations for our stall, thank you. Grateful thanks as well to all those working behind the scenes to make this a Fair to remember. Christ the King: Christ the King: The purpose of this festival today helps to deepen the awareness of the final end of all things in the triumph of Christ. It brings the cycle of the liturgical year to an end, but looks forward to its turning again on Advent Sunday. The spirituality of this festival must never be forgotten or understated. No one recognised this more than Henri Nouwen in his Sabbatical Journey: "on the last Sunday of the liturgical year, Christ is presented to us as the mocked King on the Cross as well of the King of the universe. The greatest humiliation and the greatest victory are both shown to us in today's liturgy. It is important to look at this humiliated and victorious Christ before we start the new liturgical year with the celebration of Advent. All through the year we have to stay close to the humiliation as well as to the victory of Christ, because we are called to live both in our own daily lives." Save the date! Join us on Sunday 7th December at 10.45am for our celebration of St Nicholas’ Patronal Festival. We are delighted to welcome Bishop Philip, who will be preaching and presiding at this special service. This joyful occasion is one of the highlights of our church year and we hope it will be made even brighter by wonderful news from our Christmas Fair the day before. Let’s fill the church and celebrate together on the 7th! Prayers: Please also pray for, Brian Brown, Harvey Stansfield, Hannah, Carol Walters, Muriel, Debbie, Joyce Bussell, Maureen Hardman, Paul Gosling, Janet Campbell, Fred Thornton and Sarah Taylor. We also remember Ron Jarrett, Pamela Spencer and Maureen Baines whose funerals are due to take place.
St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 16th November 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 16th November Safeguarding Sunday 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 Delilah Stoney – Dorothy W 4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms Tuesday 18th November 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church Thursday 20th November 10.30 am Community Coffee MorningFriday 21st November9.00 am Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms6.30 pm Alpha session 9 at St David’sSunday 23rd November Christ the King8.30 am Holy Communion in Church9.30 am Worship on Zoom10.45 am Holy Communion in Church4.00 pm Family & Co in the Broadway Rooms4.00 pm Installation of the Archdeacon of Blackburn - Blackburn CathedralDaily PrayerMonday 8 AM St Peter’sTuesday 8 AM St Peter’sWednesday 8 AM St David’sThursday 8AM St Nicholas’Friday 8 AM St Nicholas’ Prayer ministry is available after the 10.45 service in the east transept Safeguarding Sunday: Today we pause to reflect on our shared responsibility to create a safe, nurturing environment for everyone—especially children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a moment for our whole church family to come together in prayer, learning and renewed commitment. Safeguarding is far more than policies or procedures; it’s a practical expression of God’s love. Jesus welcomed the vulnerable and called us to care for one another with compassion and integrity. By observing this day, we are reaffirming our desire to follow His example.Safeguarding Sunday also raises awareness of the training, vigilance and good listening that help keep people safe. It honours those who work—often quietly—behind the scenes to make St Nic’s a secure and welcoming place for worship and community. Most of all, it encourages us to keep improving and to remain a church where everyone is valued, heard and protected. We are deeply grateful for Chris Butler, our Safeguarding Officer and for a PCC that fully supports the Church of England’s safeguarding guidance. A safe church is a welcoming church—and caring for one another is central to sharing the love of Christ. Loving God, we thank You for our church family and for the call to care for one another with compassion and integrity. Help us to create a place where all—especially the vulnerable feel safe, valued and heard. Bless those who work faithfully to protect and support our community, especially Chris our Safeguarding Officer and guide our PCC in wisdom and dedication.Give us open hearts, attentive ears and the courage to speak up when something is not right. May St Nic’s always be a welcoming, safe haven where Your love is known and shared. Amen. Save the date! Join us on Sunday 7th December at 10.45am for our celebration of St Nicholas’ Patronal Festival. We are delighted to welcome Bishop Philip, who will be preaching and presiding at this special service. This joyful occasion is one of the highlights of our church year and we hope it will be made even brighter by wonderful news from our Christmas Fair the day before. Let’s fill the church and celebrate together on the 7th! Prayers: Please also pray for, Brian Brown, Harvey Stansfield, Hannah, Carol Walters, Muriel, Ruth, Debbie, Joyce Bussell, Maureen Hardman, Paul Gosling and Sarah Taylor. We also remember Ron Jarrett and Maureen Baines whose funerals are due to take place.
