Nicholas Bear Club

🎄Nicholas Bear Club meets on Tuesday 3rd December at 2.15pm, St Nicholas, Wrea Green church centre🎄

🎅🏻Celebrating St Nicholas - the first Father Christmas 🎅🏻

💕 Nicholas Bear Club is for preschool children and whoever is caring for them but everyone is welcome 💕

🥰Come and meet some new friends🥰

He is risen, He is risen indeed! Hallelujah!

December's Services

Anglican Year C Begins


Sunday 1st     St Nicholas - 9:30am Holy Communion - with Baptism

Advent 1         St Matthew - 11:00am - Holy Communion

                          St Michael - 11:00am - Advent Sunday

                          St Nicholas CHRISTINGLE Service at 4:00 pm


Thursday 5th St Nicholas -10:30am - Holy Communion


Saturday 7th - St Nicholas Seasonal Concert - 7:00pm


Sunday 8th   St Nicholas - 9:30am - Holy Communion

Advent 2        St Michael - 11:00am - Holy Communion


Tuesday 10th Wrea Green School Carol Service - in Church - 6:00pm


Thursday 12th St Nicholas - 10:30am - Holy Communion


Sunday 15th St Nicholas - 9:30am - Holy Communion

Advent 3        St Matthew - 11:00am - Holy Communion

                          St Michael - 11:00am - Morning Prayer

                                                 - 6:30pm - Carol Service


Thursday 19th   St Nicholas - 10:30am - Holy Communion


Sunday 22nd St Nicholas - 9:30am - Nativity Service

Advent 4                        6:30pm - Traditional Nine Lessons & Carols

                            St Michael - 11:00am - Holy Communion


               Christmas

CHRISTMAS EVE - Tuesday 24th

St Nicholas - 11:30pm - Midnight Communion

St Michael - 8:00pm - Holy Communion

CHRISTMAS DAY

St Nicholas - 10:45am - Family Service of the Word

St Matthew - 9:30am - Holy Communion


Sunday 29th    St Nicholas - 9:30am Holy Communion

                               St Michael - 11:00am - Holy Communion


Sunday 5th January St Nicholas - 9:30am - Holy Communion

                                          St Michael - 11:00am - Morning Prayer


Thursday 9th - St Nicholas - 10:30am Holy Communion


Sunday 12th January - Plough Sunday - 6:30pm at St Matthew's - for all the Benefice

Safeguarding Contact information.

Benefice Lead: Tommy Taylor; ptommytaylor@aol.com - 07787 515182 - 01772 386188

St Matthew Safeguarding officer: Mrs Elisabeth Agnew; 01253 794 737

St Michael Weeton Safeguarding officer; Mrs Glenys Crossley; 01253 836 303 - crossleydandg@outlook.com

Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor. Mrs Catherine Smith, telephone number : 07711 485170 - catherine.smith@blackburn.anglican.org.


For more information, please see our Safeguarding page.


A prayer for Ukraine

Almighty God, seated above all the affairs of humankind and sovereign over nations and leaders, hear our prayer for Ukraine at this time of war, that lives may be spared, that national boundaries be respected and that forces of aggression be restrained. Grant, Lord God, peace in your world in our time. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen



Thank those who donated clothing there were 5 car loads delivered to Lostock Hall

We would like to request future donations are made via DAC or to International aid directly using their web sites

JAM says Jesus and Me and is our all-age Junior church. During the summer we held sessions of Muddy Church on the village green. We have now returned to normal JAM sessions in church and centre on Sunday at 9.30pm. 

For more details, please contact Cheryl: paul.cheryl@blueyonder.co.uk 07778 734719 or Annie: 07967 822830


For details of Services each month, please use the button below.

The link below will take you to St Nicholas Wrea Green Parish Church Giving Scheme Portal. If you would like to read more about our parish giving scheme then click the menu button above.


https://www.parishgiving.org.uk/donors/find-your-parish/ribby-cum-wrea-st-nicholas-kirkham/

"We at St Nicholas Wrea Green seek to demonstrate the same spirit of generosity shown by our Patron Saint. We want to dedicate our time, talents and money to the greater glory of God, for the benefit of those less fortunate than ourselves and for the building of God's Kingdom in this place."   

"God loves a cheerful giver!" (2Corintians 9 v7) Please donate to the work of St Nicholas Wrea Green by using the link below

If you prefer, our QR code is here.

Magazine

Each edition is available on the last weekend of the previous month.

*We deliver copies over a wide area, including: Wrea Green & Moss Side - - Ballam, Lytham & St Annes - Weeton, Westby & the Plumptons - Kirkham & Wesham - Newton, Clifton & Lea - Bryning, Freckleton & Warton 

  *Copies cost £1 each or £10 for the bargain, annual subscription.

*Contact Jean to arrange to receive magazines ..... cceandjle@talktalk.net

*Send contributions to the editor ..... sandy.rainbow@outlook.com

*To advertise in the magazine please contact Rachel ..... rachel.crawford1@virginmedia.com


For other village information, visit 

Child Friendly Church Award

St Nicholas is proud to be a Child Friendly Church.

The church first received this award at a special Education Sunday service at Blackburn Cathedral on Sunday 31 January 2010.

The award has been renewed since that date.