Occurring
for 1 hour, 15 mins
Family Communion for St Nicholas's Day: celebrant the Revd Tola Badejo.
First reading: Romans 15. 4 – 13
Gospel: Matthew 3. 1 – 12
St Nicholas's Day falls on 6 December, and is celebrated at the church on the nearest Sunday. While the readings are those for the Second Sunday of Advent, they correspond closely with what we know of the historical Nicholas, Bishop of Myra: like St Paul and John the Baptist, he was uncompromising in his dedication to the faith and fully prepared to accept any consequences that fell upon him.
Many of the legends surrounding St Nicholas describe him engaging with the darkest sides of his own society. In the painting above by Bicci di Lorenzo he is shown throwing gold through a family's window, so that the young women inside can make respectable marriages rather than be forced into prostitution to survive themselves and to support the aged father for whom they are caring. Unusually, Nicholas is shown here as a young, athletic man rather than the bearded patriarch of more conventional images.
At this service we shall collect gifts for a women's refuge. If you can, please donate new, practical items suitable either for women or for children of all ages. They should be unwrapped but may be in gift bags.
First reading: Romans 15. 4 – 13
Gospel: Matthew 3. 1 – 12
St Nicholas's Day falls on 6 December, and is celebrated at the church on the nearest Sunday. While the readings are those for the Second Sunday of Advent, they correspond closely with what we know of the historical Nicholas, Bishop of Myra: like St Paul and John the Baptist, he was uncompromising in his dedication to the faith and fully prepared to accept any consequences that fell upon him.
Many of the legends surrounding St Nicholas describe him engaging with the darkest sides of his own society. In the painting above by Bicci di Lorenzo he is shown throwing gold through a family's window, so that the young women inside can make respectable marriages rather than be forced into prostitution to survive themselves and to support the aged father for whom they are caring. Unusually, Nicholas is shown here as a young, athletic man rather than the bearded patriarch of more conventional images.
At this service we shall collect gifts for a women's refuge. If you can, please donate new, practical items suitable either for women or for children of all ages. They should be unwrapped but may be in gift bags.
Family Communion and Patronal Festival
7 Dec 2025, 10 a.m. for 1 hour, 15 mins
Family Communion and Patronal Festival
7 Dec 2025, 10 a.m. for 1 hour, 15 mins