Worship at St Nicholas
All are welcome at St Nicholas – be they Christians of any denomination or none, followers of other faiths, or the simply curious. All Communicant Christians are welcomed to receive Holy Communion and others are invited, if they so wish, to come to the altar for blessing. We welcome all as they make their life’s pilgrimage.
St Nicholas is an inclusive community, celebrating the ministry of both men and women, while worshipping firmly in the tradition of Catholic revival in the Church of England that began in the 19th century. The main act of worship is the Sunday Eucharist or Parish Mass at 10.30 am at which we all gather to praise the Lord in words and music, to receive his help in Word and Sacrament and to meet each other. We aim to combine "treasures old and treasures new" in our church life. We use the contemporary English services from Common Worship, except at Sunday Evening Prayer, when we use the Book of Common Prayer.
Our Vicar, Fr Simon Brandes, or our Curate, Revd Ann Alexander, preside at most Eucharistic services. Lay involvement in leading worship is very important to us and so members of the congregation read the lessons, lead intercessions, assist at the Communion and so on; Evening Prayer on Sunday is often lay led. Above all, our worship is a collective act of the whole body of Christ.
You can find recordings of some sermons from the Parish Mass here.