St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 15th May 2022 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 May 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship via Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church. Sides persons – Margaret & Elizabeth: Reader – Joy 12.30 pm Baptism of Rosie Elizabeth Eastham Welcomer and set up Susan Burrell Tuesday 17th May 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church Wednesday 18th May 12.00 pm Funeral of Barbara Poole in Church 7.30 pm Riding Lights Theatre Company at Christ Church Thornton Thursday 19th May 10.00 am Community Coffee Morning Friday 20th May 9.00 am St Nic’s Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms Sunday 22nd May 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship via Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church. Sides persons – Reader – Joy Archbishop of York The Most Reverend & Right Honourable Stephen Cottrell is visiting Blackburn Diocese from 27th-29th May. There are several opportunities to hear him speak. The closest venue will be on Saturday 28th May, 1.00 till 3.00 pm at Jubilee Gardens in Cleveleys. Churches Together Cleveleys and Scripture Union are hosting a summer beach event to which we are invited. The second event will be an open-air service at Whalley Abbey, with the theme ‘Rejoice’, which will happen on Friday the 27th May at 7:30pm. This is an event for the whole family and you are invited to bring a picnic and rug/folding chairs to enjoy the evening there. On Saturday the 28th at 7pm Archbishop Stephen will be leading an evangelistic event at The Blackpool Pleasure Beach Globe Arena. This will be an evening of worship and testimony with a keynote address from the archbishop about what it means to follow Jesus and how He brings life in all its fullness. This event is particularly for those who have not yet made that decision, in the hope that they might come to do so! We’re invited and urged to bring friends. This is a ticketed event which the Vicar will be happy to organise for you. There’s a sign-up sheet at the back of church to register your interest! Riding Lights Theatre Company - This thought-provoking production explores how children find themselves in the care system, and the difference a safe stable and loving home can make, enabling the most vulnerable children to thrive. Tickets are £10 each and can be booked online at ridinglights.org/my-place If you would like to go but need help booking or need a lift…shout out!! Christian Aid Week 10th-16th May - With every gift, every action, every prayer, we celebrate and share hope with our sisters and brothers facing crisis around the world, from Ukraine to Zimbabwe. Please prayerfully consider making a donation to this annual appeal. Envelopes are available at the back of church. Please remember in your prayers – Fr Ron, Rev Jane Everitt, Jenny, Jillian Muir, Tony Hardman, Eddie Gillon, Rev Martin Keighley, Gillian King, Alison Horrobin, Harry Pendlebury Christine Jones and Dorothy Angel. And also, the families of Barbara Poole, Alan Fleming and Michael Jones whose funerals are due to take place.
St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 8th May 2022 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 May 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Zoom cancelled for one week only 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church. Sides persons – Dorothy & Judith: Reader - Margaret Tuesday 10th May 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church 3.00 pm Hymn Practice in Church – all welcome 7.00 pm PCC meet in Jubilee Room Thursday 12th May 10.00 am Community Coffee Morning Friday 13th May 9.00 am St Nic’s Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms Saturday 14th May 9.45 am Day conference, Living in Love and Faith in the Broadway Rooms Sunday 15th May 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship via Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church. Sides persons – Margaret & Elizabeth: Reader – Joy 12.30 pm Baptism of Rosie Elizabeth Eastham Welcomer and set up Susan Burrell Living in Love and Faith (LLF) Saturday 14th May St Nicholas is hosting this in the Broadway Rooms starting at 9.45 am and ending by 4 pm. We will be joined by our brothers and sisters in Christ from Poulton, Cleveleys and Thornton to undertake a day of input, videos and discussion. Please consider giving up your Saturday to join us. There’s a sign-up sheet at the back of church. Drinks and refreshments will be provided but please bring your own packed lunch. Riding Lights Theatre Company - are coming to Christ Church Thornton, on Wednesday 18th May at 7:30 pm. They will be showing their new production 'My Place.' This thought-provoking production explores how children find themselves in the care system, and the difference a safe stable and loving home can make, enabling the most vulnerable children to thrive. Blackpool and the Fylde Coast, sadly, like it is for many things, has the highest number of children in care across the country. Tickets are £10 each and can be booked online at ridinglights.org/my-place If you would like to go but need help booking or need a lift…shout out!! Christian Aid Week 10th-16th May - In Zimbabwe, the climate crisis is causing aching hunger for families. The combined effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, conflict, and drought have robbed the people there of the power to provide for their children. And 7,000 miles away, the war in Ukraine is driving up food prices in Zimbabwe, and around the globe. But hope does not disappoint. Hope lives in us. With every gift, every action, every prayer, we celebrate and share hope with our sisters and brothers facing crisis around the world, from Ukraine to Zimbabwe. Please prayerfully consider making a donation to this annual appeal. Envelopes are available at the back of church. 100 Club - Winners last week were Muriel Freestone, Mandy Ryan and Paula Meekins. Please remember in your prayers – Fr Ron, Rev Jane Everitt, Jenny, Jillian Muir, Tony Hardman, Eddie Gillon, Rev Martin Keighley, Gillian King, Alison Horrobin, Harry Pendlebury and Christine Jones. And also, the families of Barbara Poole, Heather Hinson, Alan Fleming and Michael Jones whose funerals are due to take place.
St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 1st May 2022 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 May 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship via Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church. Sides persons – Carol & Sandra: Reader - Elizabeth 12.30 am Baptisms of Everley Jones and Elliott Fitzgerald-Stephens Welcomer and set up Berny Tuesday 3rd May 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church Thursday 5th May 10.00 am Community Coffee Morning Friday 6th May 9.00 am St Nic’s Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms Sunday 8th May 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am cancelled 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church. Sides persons – Dorothy & Judith: Reader - Margaret Living in Love and Faith (LLF) Saturday 14th May It’s well over twelve months ago now since churches within the diocese of Blackburn were asked to start to engage with the national church on the issues of how questions about identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage fit within the bigger picture of the good news of Jesus Christ. We were asked to start thinking about what it means to live in love and faith together as a Church? The national church has been exploring these questions in depth for some time and as flagged up on this newsletter previously, the discussion at deanery level will take place on Saturday 14th May. St Nicholas is hosting the gathering in the Broadway Rooms starting at 9.45 am and ending by 4 pm. We will be joined by our brothers and sisters in Christ from Poulton, Cleveleys and Thornton to undertake a day of input, videos and discussion. We have managed to condense six evening sessions into one day! It is important that we engage with this topic as the outcomes, whatever they are, will have far reaching consequences for the Church of England going forward. Please consider giving up your Saturday to join us. There’s a sign-up sheet at the back of church. Drinks and refreshments will be provided but please bring your own packed lunch. O Holy Spirit, giver of light and life, impart to us thoughts higher than our own thoughts and prayers better than our own prayers, and powers beyond our own powers, that we may spend and be spent in the way of love and goodness, after the perfect image of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 100 Club - Winners last week were Ruth Aspinall, Cath/Jeff Chambers, and Mavis Evans. Please remember in your prayers – Fr Ron, Rev Jane Everitt, Jenny, Jillian Muir, Tony Hardman, Eddie Gillon, Rev Martin Keighley, Gillian King, Alison Horrobin, Harry Pendlebury and Christine Jones. And also, the families of Doris Lemon, Barbara Poole, Heather Hinson, Alan Fleming and Michael Jones whose funerals are due to take place.
St Nicholas Parish Church, Fleetwood. Week beginning 24th April 2022 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 24th April 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship via Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church. Sides persons – Elizabeth & Margaret: Reader - Karen 12.00 pm Annual Parish Council Meeting (AGM) in Church 1.30 pm Baptism of Theo Burgess Welcomer and set up Dorothy Angel Tuesday 26th April 2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church 3.00 pm Hymn Practise in church. All welcome Wednesday 27th April 11.00 am Funeral of Barbara Buckley in Church 1.15 pm Funeral of Frank McCabe at Carleton 7.30 pm Churches Together in Fleetwood – Methodist Church Thursday 28th April 10.00 am Community Coffee Morning Friday 29th April 9.00 am St Nic’s Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms Saturday 30th April 3.00 pm Marriage of Ashley and Lee Sunday 1st May 8.30 am Holy Communion in Church 9.30 am Worship via Zoom 10.45 am Holy Communion in Church. Sides persons – Carol & Sandra: Reader - Elizabeth 12.30 am Baptisms of Everley Jones and Elliott Fitzgerald-Stephens Welcomer and set up Berny A MASSIVE BIG THANK YOU! to everyone who helped to make Holy Week and Easter Day extra special at St Nic’s this year. It was a joy to welcome families and connections we’ve made through Little Gang to Messy Church on Good Friday and to continue our Easter Day Celebrations well into the afternoon with fun and food and fellowship. It has to be said that the Church goes a little crazy at Easter, having spent 40 days in Lent taking a hard look at our sins, we go wild with bells, lilies, trumpets, song, and “alleluias” proclaiming our joy that God, in raising Jesus from the dead, will also raise us to eternal life “on the last day”. But...come Monday morning, most of us church folk pack up our “alleluias” and go back to our so-called life, the one we mostly sleep-walk through, just making do, as though death had won after all. Here’s the thing. The love that brought Jesus back from death on that first Easter morning, is pouring down on all of us, every moment, every day, so that we can truly live, here and now, beyond the deadness of guilt, shame, fear, boredom, despair, hate, whatever. We can’t earn it, buy it, steal it, demand it, or deserve it. Easter proclaims again a God who cannot help but adore each one of us. No matter what. And because God is God, he gets to say how love works. So, let’s live the joy of Easter Day every day. Yes, life can be hard, it can be challenging and at times heart breaking, but Jesus’ resurrection changed everything, we are loved and love always wins!! Alleluia, Christ is risen. He is risen indeed, Alleluia. 100 Club - Winners last week were David Meekins, Paula Meekins and Nancy Burr. The large Easter winners David Meekins, Muriel Freestone, Peter Dell, Sarah Quirk and Keith/ Kath Parker.Please remember in your prayers – Fr Ron, Rev Jane Everitt, Heather, Jenny, Jillian Muir, Tony Hardman Eddie Gillon, Rev Martin Keighley, Gillian King, Edna Wilkinson, Alison Horrobin, Harry Pendlebury and Christine Jones. And also, the families of Barbara Buckley, Doris Lemon and Frank McCabe whose funerals are due to take place.
