St Nics is part of a national and global family who seek to transform and bless the world through loving Jesus, loving our neighbour and loving one another.
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Here's What's On This Week
Youth Sunday - Sunday's 5:30pm in the Youth Centre--pizza, fellowship and attend the 6:30pm service (Yrs 7-13)
Morning Prayer - Weekdays at 8am
Coffee Lounge - Monday to Saturday 10am - 12pm
Light a Candle - Leave a Prayer - Tuesday 12:30 - 2:30pm
Holy Communion Service - Wednesday 12:30pm
Amigos - Wednesday 7:30 - 9:30pm in the Upper Hall
Tiddlywinks - Wednesday 9:30 - 11:30am in the Youth Centre
Ignite - Thursday 7:30-9pm in the Youth Centre (Yrs 10-13)
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Here's What's Happening Next Week
Sunday 17 February
Morning Worship – 9am
Parables in Luke: The Rich Man & Lazarus
Luke 16:19-31
Preacher: David Day
Leader: Jamie Harrison
Morning Worship with Holy Communion– 11am
Parables in Luke: The Rich Man & Lazarus
Luke 16:19-31
Preacher: Jeff Hattan
President: Arun Arora
Discovery at Nics – 4pm
Theology for All
A Theology for Church Growth with David Goodhew
Evening Worship with Holy Communion – 6:30pm
The Resurrection and the Life
John 11:17-44
Preacher: Arun Arora
President: Philip Plyming
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Youth Worker
We are looking for a part-time Youth Worker (20 hours/week) to disciple and lead our secondary-aged children and young people. Details can be found on our website. Please pray that God will call the right person to be part of our church.
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Communion Linen
We'd like to thank Maureen Plowman for her many years of serving the church each week by cleaning the communion linen. She has served so faithfully and deserves a massive thank you! Maureen recently decided that she would like to pass on this role to someone else in the church. If you would like to serve our church family in this way--cleaning and ironing the communion linen. Please get in touch with the office.
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 Amigos Volunteers Needed
Are you an international or an internationalist? Does your world truly span the globe, or would you like it to? Amigos is a great time with friends, involving acts of kindness and occasionally breaking a sweat; all have been shown to positively impact health and well-being*. So why not kick-start February with a boost to your health and try Amigos? Where your friend's international friends, are your international friends' friends too! Wednesdays at St. Nic's, 7:30-9:30pm.
*sources available upon request
"If your friend's friend's friend becomes happy, that has a bigger impact on you being happy than putting an extra $5,000 in your pocket." Prof. James H. Fowler
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Vicar Away
Please note that Arun will be away in India from 1-12 February. While he is away, please contact the office instead.
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Electoral Roll
Every six years, a new Church Electoral Roll must be prepared ahead of the APCM. St Nics will be starting this process after the February half-term. Watch this space for more details to come.
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Discovery at Nics is a space to learn, explore, and discover more about God, your neighbour, and yourself. From January, we will be having our 4pm service only on the first and third Sunday's of the month. The first will be our family service and the third Sunday we will continue our Theology for All series.
February 17 - Theology for All
A conversation with David Goodhew, who will be speaking on The Theology of Church Growth.
Is talking about "church growth" an ungodly bigging oneself up or is there a godly way to seek the growth of churches? And given the secularism of the western world, is hoping that congregations may grow wishful thinking? This session offers resources for thinking faithfully about and acting effectively towards growing churches.
David Goodhew is on the staff of Cranmer Hall -- an Anglican theological college which is part of St Johns College, Durham University, prior to which he was a vicar of two parishes in York. David has edited for Routledge the book Towards a Theology of Church Growth (Routledge 2015), and more recently The Desecularisation of the city: London's Churches, 1980 to the Present (Routledge 2019).
March 3 - Family Service
Spending Time with Jesus: Mary and Martha
Food, fun, and talking about Jesus
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Communion and Cake
An open invitation to all women at St Nics to join the Womens' Groups at the Youth Centre on Thursday, February 14 for a short communion service followed by coffee, cake and fellowship. We will meet at 9:45am to start the service at 10am.
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Step Forward
A day conference for those aged 18-30 considering Ordained Ministry in the Anglican Church.
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Space Academy Holiday Club 2019
We will be setting up for the Holiday Club on Saturday 16th February between 12:30 - 4:30pm and Sunday 17th February 1:15 - 4:30pm. If you would like the opportunity to stretch your creative muscles please come along to help. We are also in desperate need of extra help moving furniture after the 6:30pm service on Sunday the 17th February as we need to convert the church into a space centre! If you are able to help please contact Kate Swann.
Holiday Club list of items for donation: 2 rucksacks preferably silver, white fairy lights, black/navy sheets, star decorations, lava lamps, cardboard boxes, silver foil, disco ball, inflatable planets.
Also, don't forget to register your child! To register, please email stnicsholidayclub@gmail.com |
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St. Nics Daily Prayer Diary
Sunday – For our Churchwardens, Chris and Naomi, the standing committee, Helen, Sarah and Brian, the PCC and all those who keep the church running day to day.
Monday – For all those who serve the church as volunteers. For those who set up and clean up for events and services and others who serve in a myriad of ways.
Tuesday – For Susan and Alison who lead our Pastoral Team and the members of our congregation who are in particular need, especially those with long term illness.
Wednesday – For our leaders that they may carry the weight of responsibility with wisdom and grace. For the leaders of the nations, for our Archbishops, for Bishop Paul, and the diocesan leadership team.
Thursday – For those in physical or spiritual poverty. For the homeless and rough sleepers in Durham. That we may recognise Christ in them and have both the wisdom and courage to respond with love and justice.
Friday – For the work of the Recovery Group. For Tim & Fay Biddlecombe who lead it, those who attend and for Dick Swarbrick and others on the support group. For those who suffer from and battle with addiction.
Saturday – Pray for Alison Morton, Jeff Hatton and the work of the Coffee Lounge and all the volunteers and guests who attend.
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Prayer Requests
- Pray for the Holiday Club coming up in February--the children attending and the team as they prepare
- Continue to pray for the Alpha Course. Last night they discussed "Why did Jesus die?"
- Pray that we may all live more simply so that others may simply live.
- For recruitment of a Youth Worker
- Please pray for the Open the Book Durham Area meeting to be held on 12 Feb, and for the Area Co-ordinator, Ann English
Special note: Due to GDPR regulations, if you would like a prayer request to be in our written weekly newsletter, then we need your written consent to do so. Please click the button below to submit your request and written consent. Thank you!
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