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St Nics is a church for everyone. We seek to be a blessing to the city through loving Jesus, loving our neighbour and loving one another.
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Diary Dates

Weekly:
Youth Sunday -  Sunday's 5:30pm in the Youth Centre--pizza, fellowship and worship at the 6.30pm service (Yrs 7-13)
Morning Prayer - Weekdays at 8am (not on Bank Holidays)
Coffee Lounge -Monday-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

May:
18th May: Todd Baptism
19th May: Theology for All - Melody Briggs
25th May: 24 Hours of Prayer
26th May: Prayer for Mission Links
27th-31st May: Mission Week

June:
2nd June: Family Service
3rd June: Church Forum and Prayer
9th June: Confirmation Service (no 6:30pm service)
13th June: Women's Summer Event
29th-30th June: Priesting/Ordination services

Scroll down for more details on these events.
Important Notices

Sunday Coffee


Coffee will be served after all our services. Please take the opportunity to stay behind and enjoy fellowship together, meet new people and catch up on one another’s news. 
We will be using recyclable cups in the morning services for the time being. Our hope is that people will start to bring their own mugs so as to reduce the need for this and/or that there will be a team of people ready to prepare/serve/wash up in the morning so as to reduce the need for the use of recyclable materials. If you are interested in being a part of the coffee team please contact Kate Dawson in the office.

Help Sparkly Stars!


Our children's team that teaches our 3-7 year olds on Sunday mornings needs extra volunteers--could this be you? Contact Kate Swann for more info.

Contactless Giving


St Nics is participating in a free trial with the Church of England to use contactless giving devices. We are excited to offer this giving option during our 11am and 6.30pm services. Look out for this on Sunday! 

Office Emails


Please note that all enquires to the church office should be sent to office@stnics.org.uk. This email is only being checked Tuesday-Friday each week, so please be patient with our response. We promise your email will be directed to the correct person. Thank you in advance!

Faith and Health Survey


Noreen, a master's student in Durham University's Department of Theology and Religion, is researching the role of faith in health as part of the current shift towards more holistic approaches to medicine. If you would like to share your perspective on the relationship between faith and health by taking a brief survey, and/or learn more about this research, please click here. Thank you!

Support Clare Bliss


On 26th May, Clare Bliss is going to be running the Edinburgh Half Marathon in memory of Ruth Trigger and to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust who research cures for and support people with Cystic Fibrosis. If you'd like to sponsor Clare, her fundraising Web page can be found here.
Coming up in May

Stewards of Creation: Christian Perspectives on Environmental Issues


Cranmer is hosting a one day conference designed for non-specialists and tackling topics of current concern this Saturday, 18th May. You can find more information here.

Baptism/Thanksgiving Service for Todd Family


All are invited to the thanksgiving service of Alfie Todd and baptism of Reuben Todd on Saturday 18th May at St Nics at 2pm.

May Week of Mission


Join us for a week of outreach to Durham during half term at the end of May! The St Nics ministry team (university students, ministry interns and staff) will be joined by a small group of university students from the U.S. who will be helping us with a week-long mission from 27 – 31 May, to share the love of Christ with families and young adults just outside St Nics doors in the marketplace. There will be fun activities for kids every day, plus a series of social and faith-based talks in the evening. We’re really expectant and excited for the people who we’ll have an opportunity to share the Gospel with during the week, and can’t wait to see what God is going to do in the heart of our city.
But, we need your help! Are you passionate about Christ, love families and want to help our ministry team during the week? If so, can you commit to praying for this mission? Also, if you’re interested in helping out by working with families during the day or assisting at our evening events, please get in touch by emailing the church office. Even if you aren’t able to volunteer, we’d still love to extend an invitation for you to bring your family to St Nics during the day to take part in the family activities, or by showing up to the evenings.
 

24 Hours of Prayer


Before our week of mission, let's spend 24 hours praying specifically for the week's activities and opportunities to share Christ's love with families and students. We will have the Youth Centre from 9am May 25th - 9am 26th May open for prayer. All are welcome to pray-- help us plan, and click here to sign up for an hour slot.

Prayer for our Mission Links


There will be a chance to enjoy fellowship together and to pray for our mission links next Sunday afternoon, May 26th, at the home of  Elizabeth and David Gregory-Smith, 2 West View, New Brancepeth, Durham.  We will start at 4:30 pm and finish at 6pm prompt.  All welcome.

Mid-Week Holy Communion


Please note that our mid-week Holy Communion is cancelled on 29th May.
Coming up in June

Confirmation and Baptism Service


Our Confirmation Service is on Sunday, 9th June at 3pm at St Nics. We have several adults and young people being confirmed and one adult baptism. Please plan to come support them as they make this declaration. There will be no 6.30pm service on 9th June.

Church Forum and Prayer


Our next quarterly Church Forum and Prayer night is coming up 3rd June at 7pm. We will be sharing what went on during our mission week and giving thanks for all God's done. We were very encouraged by this evening in March and are looking forward to this!

Watch this Space


The church office is currently busy going through all of the communication consent forms you filled in. Over the next month, please be on the look-out for an email invitation to join "My Churchsuite" (if you opted in to Churchsuite). This invitation will allow you to create an account and log in to see our church events calendar, rotas you serve on, the church directory and more! 

Women's Summer Event


The Women's Groups will be holding their annual Summer Get Together on Thursday, 13th June, at All Saints Church, Newton Hall. The speaker, Rev. Dr. Jo Logan, will talk about "A Tale of Two Story-Tellers: the novels of Charles Dickens and the parables of Jesus".

The day will start with coffee at 9:45am and finish with a bring and share lunch. All women are welcome to join - please contact Caroline Boardman. There will be a small charge of £4/person to cover costs.

Priesting and Ordination


Our Curate, Maeve Sherlock, will be Priested on 29th June and our new Curate, Claire Elwood, will be Ordained on 30th June. Both services will be held at Durham Cathedral. We will be having a celebration in the Youth Centre on Sunday 30th June at 1pm in the Youth Centre to honour both Maeve and Claire. More details to come! 
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.

May 19th - Theology for All
"Through the Scriptural Looking Glass: How Children and  Young People Read Bible Stories" A conversation with Melody Briggs, Director of Studies, Lindisfarne College of Theology

June 2nd - Family Service
Second Chances: Peter

St. Nics Daily Prayer Diary


Sunday – For Cranmer Hall, those who lead, teach and study there. For those discerning a call to ordained ministry and those both lay and ordained struggling with the ministry to which they are called. That God might strengthen them in their walk and discipleship.

Monday – Pray for Kate and Mariava in the office, our housekeeping staff Becky, Claire and for Chris who keeps the church well maintained and cared for.

Tuesday – Pray for our clergy and readers: Arun Arora, David Day, David Goodhew, Jeff Hattan, Jamie Harrison, Peter Johnson, Jo Logan, Maeve Sherlock, Philip Brookes and Andrew Trigger.

Wednesday – Pray for the care of God’s creation. For the eco group and the work of those who are passionate about being stewards of God’s earth. Pray for the work of those Christian organisations who challenge us to act responsibly.

Thursday – For those who enable our worship on Sunday – those who play music, operate a/v and sound desks, the welcome team, the flower team, coffee makers, intercessors, those who read the lesson, those who enable our celebration of Holy Communion.

Friday – Pray for our buildings, the opportunities they provide for us to worship and to share our faith with others.

Saturday – Pray for members of our prayer ministry team that they will draw closer to God so that others can be drawn closer to God in prayer.

Prayer Requests

  • Pray for healing for Jenny Guilder, Jack Winskill and Wendy Rogerson
  • Please pray for our stewardship of God's world, that we might preserve it in all its beauty and diversity. 
  • Pray for our mission week to families and students starting 27th May - that we may be a blessing to our city and for open hearts to the Gospel
  • We pray for Ventures and Falcons leadership teams who are holding preparation days over the next few weeks.We pray that God would guide the decisions about who does what.We thank God for every child who has booked their place so far and pray that God will enable all those who will particularly benefit from attending, to go.
  • Pray for our university students during their exam period (13 May - 7 June) - for motivation to continue revising, to do their best in their exams, and that they would know God's peace and strength to be an anchor through this stressful time. Be praying for all those preparing for GCSEs and A Levels. 
  • Thanks from Jeannette Brinkman: "Thank you all for praying so regularly for me during my time in Africa. I feel the trip achieved a great deal, despite my rather parlous state of mobility. Prayer really works!"
     

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Vicar: Rev’d Arun Arora
0191 3868346 email: vicar@stnics.org.uk
Church Warden: Mary Anne Freer / Chris Jelley
wardens@stnics.org.uk
Treasurer: Sarah Alsop
0191 384 5466 email: treasurer@stnics.org.uk
Church Ops. Manager: Mariava Phillips
email: mariava.office@stnics.org.uk
PA/Admin: Kate Dawson
email: office@stnics.org.uk
Student Ministry: Currently Recruiting
Children and Families: Kate Swann
email: children@stnics.org.uk
Youth Work 
0191 386 8726 email: youth@stnics.org.uk
Website: www.stnics.org.uk
Youth Centre: DH1 1RS
Safeguarding Officer: Chris Jelley
safeguarding@stnics.org.uk
St. Nicholas Church 
Market Place
Durham
DH1 3NJ
Church Office
Hours: 9:30am - 1:30pm
Email: office@stnics.org.uk
Phone: 0191 384 1180
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