✨ Upcoming Events at Nicholforest Church ✨As we approach this special time of year, we’d love you to join us for our services and celebrations at Nicholforest Church:🌟 Decorating the Church — Saturday, 29th NovemberCome along and lend a hand as we deck the church ready for Advent. ✨1st Sunday Advent - Sunday, 30th November🎶 Nine Lessons and Carols — Sunday, 14th DecemberA traditional service of readings and carols with Eric Robinson. A cherished favourite to welcome the Christmas season.🎄 Christmas Concert — Saturday 20th December at 6 pmJoin us for an evening of festive music and community spirit! Enjoy your favourite carols and refreshments. Let’s fill the church with joy and help make this concert a wonderful success!🕯️ Christingle Service — Christmas EveA beautiful family celebration filled with light, music, and meaning.✝️ Midnight Mass with the Bishop — Christmas EveWelcome Christmas in the stillness of night, as we celebrate this sacred service together.💖 Everyone is welcome — come and share in the warmth, joy, and peace of the season with us at Nicholforest Church.
Rembrance Sunday ServiceWe invite you to join us for our special Remembrance Sunday Service as we gather to honour the brave men and women of the Armed Forces who have served and sacrificed for our freedom and peace.The service will include a two-minute silence, as we reflect on the cost of war and pray for a just future for all humanity."They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them."Date: Sunday, 9th November 2025Time: 10:45 AM Location: Nicholforest Church, Penton All are welcome.
October has been a full and joyful month for Nicholforest Church, with our Harvest celebrations and other Christian festivals reminding us of the blessings of community and the beauty of giving thanks.The church was beautifully decorated for our Harvest Festival on the 19th October filling the church with warm and welcoming Autumn colours.The PCC would like to express heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined us for our Harvest Supper at Nicholforest Hall. Together we raised a wonderful £1,150.00 — a truly generous amount that will help us keep our beautiful rural church open and welcoming for all.It was a wonderful evening filled with good food, laughter, and fellowship, capturing the true spirit of harvest. Our sincere thanks go to everyone who helped in any way — those who baked, made jams and chutneys, donated produce and flowers to decorate the church, and contributed raffle and auction prizes.Your kindness and support mean so much to our small community church and helps to ensure that it remains a place of worship and gathering for generations to come.And a special thank you to Norman Storey for his splendid work as our auctioneer — a perfect ending to a wonderful night!
A very big thank you to all the lovely people who came to our evening Summer concert on the 23rd August to raise funds for our church. Thank you to the lovely and very talented Margo Smith (on violin) and her equally as gifted cousin, Fiona Blair (piano) who put on a brilliant performance. It was a fantastic evening with a varied programme that included some George Gershwin, Elgar, Richard Rodgers, Dvorak and much more that delighted the audience and made the night very special. Thank you to everyone who donated delicious food which was enjoyed during the interval and raffle prizes. Also all who worked in the background to help make this event happen. Margo would like also to thank Alex McQuiston from Absolute Classics for the kind loan of the piano; David from Carlisle Pianos for tuning the piano. Liz for organising this and Wink for all his work in the background as well as their audience for the evening and everyone’s generous support towards church funds.
