Mothers and others

Only a few days until Messy Church, and this month we will be celebrating those within our own families and wider community who bring us up or nurture us. We’ll be exploring the life of Jesus' mother and seeing how God works through ordinary people.

Come and join us for a mixture of craft activities, stories and songs, and finishing with a delicious family meal!

Whether you are a regular at Messy Church or thinking of joining us for the first time, we hope to see you on Sunday 23rd March, 4-6pm.

Love Rules

February's Messy Church is coming up on Sunday 23 February, 4-6pm.

February is a month when expressions of love may be made, but whatever the month love is the bedrock of Christian faith.  As part of our Christian basics theme we will be exploring God's commandment 'love God and love your neighbour' and finding out what this means for us. 

Come and join us for plenty of messy and creative fun to help us explore this month's theme, together with stories and songs...all finishing with a delicious family meal.

Whether you're a regular at Messy Church or thinking of coming for the first time we hope to see you on Sunday 23 February.

Gospel Choir

Do you sing loudly in the car and then go quiet in public? Well this is your chance to find that inner DIVA....Come and have a go in our Messy Church Gospel Choir.

We will be holding two workshops at St Nicolas church on Saturday 1st and 8th February at 10.00 till 11.30am... It's for children from 7 years up to 100 years old...No experience necessary and you don't need to read music, just LOVE to sing. Its all free just come along and have some fun.

As always feel free to invite friends along.

Look forward to seeing and hearing you on Saturday.

Messy fun in January

Only a few day’s to go until our first Messy Church of 2014, and with a bright new year we’ll be starting a new topic where we will be focusing on key Christian basics.

At the start of a new year for many people it may be a time for making resolutions, when people are thinking about making a fresh start in all kinds of areas of life.  This month we will be exploring forgiveness and making a fresh start, and there will be the usual mixture of messy fun, stories and songs.  This month we will be having a shared meal and we encourage you to bring a dish that you enjoy making or eating as a family that you would like to share with everyone.

Whether you’re a regular at Messy Church or thinking of coming for the first time we hope to see you on Sunday 26 January, 4-6pm.

 

Coming up…

There is another chance to come to a Gospel Choir Workshop on Saturday 1^st and 8^th February, 10-11.30am.  We had such a fantastic time at Christmas we are going to do it again for Easter... but first we will learn a bit more about being a gospel choir.

The Gospel Choir is an opportunity for children and adults to get together for a morning and have fun learning a few gospel songs. It is an ideal way to join a singing group/choir without needing to commit lots of time or sign up on a permanent basis. You don't need any musical experience or talent (although that is of course most welcome) - just bring your enthusiasm.

 

 

New Year, new Start!

If you are looking for inspiration for your New Year's resolution, look no further....

1) Treat the family to some quality time together at Messy Church.

2) Join the Start! course (beginning in January) to discover more about Christian faith for yourself.
It begins on Saturday 11 January at 9.30am and you can find more details on the church website http://www.stnicolaschurch.org.uk/events.html or pick up a leaflet at St Nicolas.

HAPPY NEW YEAR...

...from all of us at Messy Church St Nicolas.

Our first Messy Church of 2014 will be on Sunday 26th January and alongside the usual activities we're inviting everyone to bring a favourite family dish with them to share with everyone else for the meal.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Christmassy things

We had a lovely Messy Church Christmas Special on Sunday 15th December with lots of great activities and a performance by our very own Messy Church Gospel Choir. For another chance to see them perform why not come along this Sunday morning (22nd December)  at 10.30am when there will be a nativity play, some festive carols and a few special gospel choir items.

Then on Christmas Eve we have our ever-popular Family Carols and Crib Service at 4pm. It is a short, lively and sometimes chaotic service in which we re-tell the Christmas story as we gather by the crib. We sing some of our favourite carols and try not to get too excitable as we wait for Christmas Day!

Of course there is a special service on Christmas Day too at 10.30am - ideal for families and no better way of celebrating Jesus' birthday.

Whatever you are doing this festive season we pray that it is a healthy and happy time for you and those you love. We hope to see you again in 2014 - our first Messy Church of the New Year will be on Sunday 26 January at 4pm - come along and bring your friends.