We are seeking to be an ‘inside-out’ church which focuses on:
Prayer & Telling the Story Creation Community Peace
On Friday evenings during Lent, we are hosting a safe space to ask questions and explore the Christian Faith.
A different option also will be available in the form of a weekly handout sheet exploring these questions.
There will also be the possibility to have a mentor with whom you would be able to discuss these sorts of questions during this time possibly combining with either of the first two options above.
If you want to know more just get in touch with our Vicar Skye vicar@stnicholasmarston.org.uk. All are welcome and no strings attached!
Lent this year is from Feb 17th (Ash Wednesday) to April 3rd (Easter Saturday)
PRAYER & TELLING THE STORY
Our Services
Click here for Quiet Day Poster – led by David Cole – Tuesday 30th March (Holy Week) 9.30am to 3.30pm – contact Skye to reserve a place: vicar@stnicholasmarston.org.uk
Click here for Lent Sunday Service Booklet 2021
Click here for Lent Resources Information Poster
Click here for Lent – Easter in a bag 2021
Click here for the Worship at Home Booklet for Lent-Holy Week-Easter 2021
Currently Sunday Services will be available online from 8am each Sunday via our YouTube. Click here for YouTube link and for the different Service Booklets for use at home – click here.
Compline Services take place via our Facebook page on Thursdays and via Zoom (email our Vicar Skye for the link) on Sundays all starting at 8.30pm. See also the calendar above for more details.
Bible in a Year
A group of people at St Nicks have started reading the Bible in a year – some are doing it using Audible (which is around 15 mins day listening – David Suchet reading) and some are actually reading The One Year Bible. If you would like to join in or just see what people are discussing, we have set up a Whatsapp group for this and if you would like to join please contact Tess Nowell on tess@nowell.org.uk or Jane Burd on janeburd0@gmail.com
Check out our YouTube site for our Lay Minister Joel’s helpful short introductions to the books of the Bible as we meet them through the year. Click here for Joel’s BIble in a Year Book Introductions on YouTube
For Our Young People
For information about our programme for our young people who are over 11 year old (Pulse) and for details of another group for those of Key Stage 2 age being planned please contact Skye on Tel: 01865 202988 or Email: vicar@stnicholasmarston.org.uk
CREATION
For information about our community ‘Eco-friendly Refill Station‘ click here
Our first Sunday of the month Green Service – will recommence when it is safe to lift the current lockdown restrictions.
COMMUNITY
For information about all the ‘Marston Community Gardening Projects‘ click here
PEACE
We are growing in our understanding of what it means to be a ‘peace-making’ church that is welcome to all and what it means to love one another.
Some prayers for this time of uncertainty …
Keep us, good Lord,
under the shadow of your mercy
in this time of uncertainty and distress.
Sustain and support the anxious and fearful,
and lift up all who are brought low;
that we may rejoice in your comfort
knowing that nothing can separate us from your love
in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Amen.
Lord Jesus Christ,
you taught us to love our neighbour,
and to care for those in need
as if we were caring for you.
In this time of anxiety, give us strength
to comfort the fearful, to tend the sick,
and to assure the isolated
of our love, and your love,
for your name’s sake.
Amen.
God of compassion,
be close to those who are ill, afraid or in isolation.
In their loneliness, be their consolation;
in their anxiety, be their hope;
in their darkness, be their light;
through him who suffered alone on the cross,
but reigns with you in glory,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
A church that’s here for you
We are a group of men, women and children (of all ages) who are fascinated by Jesus, and want to make sense of 21st century life by trying to follow him.
Come and help us as we explore together how to be Christians in this place and at this time.
If you have any questions or just want to get in touch, we’d love to hear from you. For contact details of members of the team – please click here for the Contacts Page.