This week
Events and Notices for the Week 8th - 15th December 2019
Events
Sun 8th December 2nd Sunday of Advent
9.00 am Morning Prayer
10.00 am Parish Eucharist
3.30 pm St John Ambulance Carol Service
Mon 9th December Feria
9.00 am Morning Prayer
12.15 pm Eucharist
5.30 pm Barclays Bank Carol Service
Tue 10th December Feria
9.00 am Morning Prayer
12.15 pm Eucharist
5.30 pm Merseyside Police Carol Service
Weds 11th December Ember Day
9.00 am Morning Prayer
12.00 pm City Carols
5.00 pm Evening Prayer
8.00 pm HMS Eaglet Carol Service
Thurs 12th December Feria
9.00 am Morning Prayer
1.00 pm Benjamin Britten: Ceremony of Carols
3.00 pm Everton Football Club Carol Service
6.30 pm HSBC Carol Service
Fri 13th December Lucy, martyr, Ember Day
9.00 am Morning Prayer
12.15 pm Eucharist
1.05 pm R C Mass
2.00 pm YMCA Carol Service
6.00 pm Crisis/Skylight Carol Service
Sat 14th December John of the Cross,poet, Ember Day
Church Open
Sun 15th December 3rd Sunday of Advent
9.00 am Morning Prayer
10.00 am Parish Eucharist
6.00 pm Sung Compline and Benediction
If you would like information about when the bells will be ringing this week, please visit the bellringers' website here.
Notices
Benjamin Britten - Ceremony of Carols
In the midst of our Advent services, the choir from the Metropolitan Cathedral will be at St Nick's at 1.00 pm on Thursday 12th December to perform Britten's 'Ceremony of Carols'. All welcome - please do come and spread the word.
Church Christmas Card
Margaret Sadler will be selling hand-crafted cards as usual, but in addition our Sunday School has produced designs for printed cards which are now available at £3 per pack of 10 cards (including envelopes).
Compline and Benediction
Amidst the Carol Services, we have some Advent reflection and devotion as we prepare for Christmas. On Sunday 15th December there will be a service of Compline and Benediction at 6.00 pm. All are welcome for this service of plainsong and meditation.
Dates for your Diary
Wednesday 11th December - 12 noon - City Carols with Merseyside Police Band
Sunday 22nd December - 6.00 pm - Nine Lessons and Carols by Candlelight
Tuesday 24th December - 4.00 pm - Crib Service (family focused service followed by festive tea)
Tuesday 24th December - 11.00 pm - Midnight Mass
Wednesday 25th December - 10.00 am - Christmas Morning Service
Micah Foodbank (formerly Hope+)
We are the City Centre donation point for the Micah Foodbank. A number of people in the business community donate via the box in the Parish Centre, but we also encourage our regular congregation to donate. You can bring food on Sundays or during the week.
Gift Aid
St Nick's is grateful for all donations, but if you are a UK taxpayer and you put your gift in one of our Gift Aid envelopes (found at the back of the Church) and add your name and address, then the Church can get a further 25% of your gift back from the Government.
Similarly, if you make donations to the Church by monthly standing order, and you are a UK taxpayer but have not yet completed a Gift Aid form and sent it to Pauline Lewis, our Gift Aid Secretary, then we would be most grateful if you would do this so that we can increase the value of your monthly donation by 25% at no cost or inconvenience to you. Your name/details do not get passed to anybody and there is nothing further for you to do.
We encourage regular members of the congregation to join the Planned Giving Scheme. Please contact Pauline Lewis for further details.
