Welcome to St. Nicholas Church – Burnage
- Welcome to St. Nick’s – Sunday 3rd December
Dear Friends,
This coming Sunday we will be celebrating two great days in the church year at once!
The first is Advent Sunday and the second of course is our Patronal Festival, the feast of St Nicholas which falls on December 6th.
There are lots of stories and legends about St Nicolas. Perhaps the best known is his generosity to three girls who, after their father lost his fortune were at risk of being forced into prostitution. Nicolas helped them anonymously, posting a bag of gold for each girl through the window of their house.There is also the story of 3 children who had been killed by a butcher, who pickled them in brine and stored their bodies in a barrel. Nicolas miraculously resurrected them.
These stories led to his strong association with generous gift giving and with children.
One of my favourite tales however is that when he was a delegate at the Council of Nicaea – where the Nicene creed that we still say today was agreed- he hit one of the other delegates in a dispute about the nature of the Trinity!
Nicolas is celebrated all over the world with December 6th being almost as big a celebration as Christmas day in some countries.
I’m looking forward to our own celebration on Sunday, both to the service and the meal after. It will be lovely to join you all to celebrate faith and generosity.
With love and prayers,
Cate
Our service on Sunday 3rd December begins at 10.30 am. We look forward to welcoming back Rev. Cate Allison to preside and preach at our service. Our organist and MD, Ollie Mills will accompany the hymns and lead the singing. Here are details of the readings and hymns for the service:
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Dates for your diary:
Wednesday morning Eucharist 10 am with Rev Cate Allison, all welcome
Church prayer garden
The bird boxes are now in the trees, ready to welcome our feathered friends. Thank you to David Crossley for installing the boxes on Saturday. The first tree is flourishing in the centre of the garden and plans are now in place for the railway sleepers to form a boundary and the palettes to create some raised borders. We’re working towards Silver Eco-Church status. If you can help us on this journey, please contact jane@st-nicholas-church.org.uk.
Dates for your Diary
Craft Afternoon – Wednesday 15th November 2023
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Welcome Cate Allison
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Our next Taizé is on Tuesday 7th November 2023
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HARVEST APPEAL 2023
This year our two nominated Harvest collection charities are: Burnage Food bank and Barnabus Charity for the homeless. Please read this important update from Barnabus and help our appeal by collecting items off the list. All donations can be placed in the collecting box at the back of church. The Harvest appeal will […]
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Life at St. Nick’s
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Safeguarding
Safeguarding
At St. Nicholas Church we work hard to maintain a safe environment for all.
We are committed to implementing the House of Bishops’ safeguarding policies and good practice guidance.
If you have any concerns or enquiries regarding safeguarding, please contact our safeguarding officer.
Parish Safeguarding Officer: Giles Elliott
Email: safeguarding@st-nicholas-church.org.uk
The Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser is Abbey Clephane-Wilson, she can be contacted atsafeguarding@manchester.anglican.org or at 0161 828 1465 / 07384 460958
Out of Hours Support
The Diocese of Manchester partners with thirtyone:eight and you can access their Safeguarding Helpline if the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser is unavailable. Thirtyone:eight can be contacted on 0303 003 1111.
This also includes any safeguarding queries outside of office hours on weekdays and weekends. An Information Sharing Agreement between the two organisations will allow the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser to receive a copy of the advice thirtyone:eight may offer the caller.
In the case of an emergency
If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Service.
Helplines
NSPCC Child Protection Helpline: 0808 800 5000 (lines free and open 24 hours).
- Child-line: 0800 1111 (lines free and open 24 hours).
- Parent Line: 0808 800 2222
- National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247 (lines free and open 24 hours).
- Samaritans Helpline: 116 123 (open 24 hours).
- Action on Elder Abuse Helpline: 080 8808 8141 (free phone Monday to Friday 9-5pm)
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