Safeguarding Training.

Safeguarding Training is mandatory for anyone who has been appointed to a role within church. The Basic Awareness Course and the Foundation Pathway Course are both available online and can be completed at your own pace in your own time. They can be accessed through the Diocese of Blackburn website (search for 'Safeguarding Training' on their website). Anyone who holds a church position (this includes all members of a PCC) must complete Foundation training every 3 years. Upon completion of online training, please contact either myself (for Wrea Green and Ballam) or Glenys (for Weeton) and let us know when the training was completed for our records.

For anyone who is unable to access online training, or who prefers to complete the courses face-to-face, we will be completing Basic and Foundation courses at Weeton (St Michael) Church on Tuesday 17th February. The training will start at 7pm and we will be finished by 9pm. There's no need to book, just turn up if you are able and please note that anyone and everyone is welcome to attend! You do not have to be a PCC member to attend, if you want to understand more about safeguarding within our church family then please join us…I can't guarantee it will be a bundle of fun but it will be great to share our thoughts on this vital topic and help us to make our parishes safer places for all.

Hope to see you there, Tommy Taylor, Benefice Lead for Safeguarding

Nicholas Bear Club

🎄Nicholas Bear Club meets on Tuesday 16th December at 2.15pm, St Nicholas, Wrea Green church centre🎄

🎅🏻Christmas is coming 🎅🏻

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

🥰Come and meet some new friends🥰

December's Services

Thursday 4th St Nicholas - 10:30am - Holy Communion

Saturday 6th St Nicholas Singers Seasonal Concert - 7pm

Sunday 7th St Nicholas - 09:30am - Holy Communion

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

                         St Michael - 11:00am - Morning Prayer

Thursday 11th  St Nicholas - 10:30am - Holy Communion

Sunday 14th    St Nicholas - 09:30am - Holy Communion

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

                             St Michael - 6:30pm - Carol Service

Tuesday 16th School Christmas Carol Service 6:30pm

Thursday 18th St Nicholas - 10:30am - Holy Communion

Sunday 21st     St Nicholas - 9:30am - Nativity

Advent 4           St Nicholas - 6:30pm - Civic Traditional Service of Nine Lessons & Carols

                             St Matthew - 11:00am - Holy Communion

                             St Michael - 11:00am - Morning Prayer

Wednesday 24th - Christmas Eve

                                        St Michael - 8:00pm - Holy Communion

                                        St Nicholas - 11:30pm - Midnight Communion

Thursday 25th - Christmas Day

                                    St Matthew - 9:30am - Holy Communion

                                   St Nicholas - 10:45am - Christmas Day Communion

Sunday 28th    St Nicholas - 9:30am - Holy Communion

Christmas  1     St Michael - 11:00am - Holy Communion

Electoral Roll – What's it all about?

Once a year, all churches are required to renew their 'Electoral Roll', but what does this mean? Being on the Electoral Roll does not make you a 'member' of the Church; simply regarding St Nicholas's as your spiritual home does that but if you are over 16 years of age and wish to be able to vote on church matters, participate in the Annual Parochial Church Meeting or hold any official position within the church, for example on the Parochial Church Council (PCC), then you need to fill in an electoral roll form. This does not entail signing up to any additional commitments; however, it does help the Church show its strength. For those not aware, the PCC is the committee, chaired by the Vicar, that manages all aspects of church life in our beautiful village.

The Church Electoral Roll has absolutely nothing to do with the political or civic Electoral Roll (ie being able to vote in parliamentary or local elections), the 2 things are entirely different and whilst just about every adult is on the civic Electoral Roll, we would love you all to join our Roll too.

Last year, we had 122 individuals on our Church Electoral Roll at St Nicholas, this year it's gone up to 126 but at the same time we are delighted to say that our average attendance at church services has increased by around 20% - we are a thriving parish and very proud of that fact but we would like to see this increase in attendance reflected in the numbers in the Electoral Roll.

All you have to do to join our Electoral Roll is complete a form at the back of church and either hand it to Rev. Philip Chew or any of the 4 Churchwardens (Lynda Lancaster, Liz Almond, Phil Heighway or myself). Alternatively, you can print one off from the diocesan website (found under church resources) and if you wish you can email it to me at: ptommytaylor@aol.com.

Any questions, my mobile number is : 07787 515182

Many thanks for your help with this matter, we really would love to have you onboard!

Tommy Taylor, Electoral Roll Officer, St.Nicholas Church of England, Ribby-cum-Wrea, Lancashire.    

He is risen, He is risen indeed! Hallelujah!

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

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