St Nicholas Church, Leicester

You can find out more about these, and all of our events, at stnicholasleicester.com/whats-on

ALL ARE WELCOME AT THE ANNUAL RAINBOW EUCHARIST HELD AT ST NICHOLAS CHURCH Sunday 31/08/2025 Service begins: 18:30pm Doors open: 18:00pm Guest Preacher: Fr Jarel Robinson-Brown Author of 'Black, Gay, British, Christian, Queer' St Nicholas Church has been welcoming and affirming LGBT+ people in all parts of church life since the early 1960's. St Nicholas Church, Leicester City Centre, LEI 4LB

✝️🏳️‍🌈 On Sunday the 31st of August we will have our annual Rainbow Eucharist.

All are welcome at this joyous celebration of God's expansive love, and we're delighted to have Fr Jarel Robinson-Brown as our guest preacher this year!

Our doors will open at 18:00 and the service will begin at 18:30.

🎪💬 We will also have a stall at Leicester Pride, where we'll be giving out goodies such as badges and cupcakes, as well as access packs with things like water, ear plugs, etc, to make your Pride experience as fun and safe as it can be!

Drop by for a chat, or to grab some stuff - it'll all be free!

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ On Saturday the 30th we'll be marching in Leicester Pride.

Get in touch if you or your church wants to march alongside us- over the last few years the inclusive Christian presence has grown and grown and last year we had six different denominations represented!

🧁🪧 On Friday the 29th of August we're being hosted by our friends at Christ The King Beaumont Leys to use their big hall for our final Pride prep.

We'll be decorating cupcakes, preparing access packs to give out, making placards, etc.

Drop by any time between midday and 6pm. Food will be provided.

🖍️🖌️ On Saturday the 16th of August we have our Pride Craft & Chat. This is a relaxed community event where we'll make things to give out at Pride (including lots of badges) while chatting about inclusive theology.

Drop by any time between midday and 2pm.

SATURDAY 02Nd 14:00 16:00: OPEN CHURCH 15:45 16:15: EVENING PRAYER SUNDAY 03Rd 18:30-19:30: SUNDAY EUCHARIST SATURDAY 09th 14:00-16:00: OPEN CHURCH 15:45 16:15: EVENING PRAYER SUNDAY 10TH 18:30 19:30: SUNDAY EUCHARIST SATURDAY 16Th 12:00 14:00: PRIDE CRAFT & CHAT 14:00 16:00: OPEN CHURCH 15:45-16:15: EVENING PRAYER SUNDAY 17Th 18:30-19:30: SUNDAY EUCHARIST SATURDAY 23Rd 14:00 16:00: OPEN CHURCH 15:45 16:15: EVENING PRAYER SUNDAY 24TH 18:30-19:30: SUNDAY EUCHARIST FRIDAY 29TH 12:00 18:00: PRIDE PREP & CRAFTS (EVENT HELD AT CHRIST THE KING BEAUMONT LEYS) SATURDAY 30TH 12:00 17:00: LEICESTER PRIDE THE CHURCH BUILDING WILL BE CLOSED FODAY PLEASE COME AND FIND US ON THE MARCH OR AT OUR STALLI SUNDAY 31ST 11:00-15:30: HISTORY OPEN DAY WITH THE FRIENDS OF JEWRY WALL 18:30-19:30: RAINBOW EUCHARIST (GUEST PREACHER fr JAREL ROBINSON-BROWN)

Calling all Inclusive Christians!

Leicester Pride is at the end of August, so here is a thread of all the Pride events we have planned for August here at St Nicks

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Life and architecture at the baths Sunday 27th kg July, from 11:00 to 15:30 as st Nicholas church Leicester city centre LE1 4lb A free Leicester festival of archaeology event with the friends of Jewry wall Museum - part of heritage sundays

Don't forget that we have the friends of Jewry Wall Museum visiting us at the end of the month for a day of historical fun!

PENTECOST CRAFT & CHAT JOIN US FOR A RELAXED AFTERNOON OF CRAFT & CONVERSATION AS WE CHAT ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN FEAST OF PENTECOST. SATURDAY JUNE 7TH 12:00-14:00 FREE EVENT

Today we are making origami birds and talking about Pentecost. Come and join us from 12-2!

Or drop by from 2-4 for our weekly opening hours, or for Evening Prayer at 3:45.

There's something for everyone at St Nicholas, Leicester - See you there?

Come along this evening!

Folks! This is tomorrow at @stnicholasleics.bsky.social (18:30; £5 tickets, concessions available). Hear about our last field season, and how scientists persevere in the face of *gestures broadly*

stnicholasleicester.com/whats-on/hop... #LeicsBirds #UKbirds #ornithology #PlasticPollution #ecogrief

Hope in a time of Planetary Emergency — St Nicholas Church, Leicester A talk by world renowned Ecologist and Conservation Biologist Dr Alex Bond, Senior Curator in Charge of Birds at the Natural History Museum.

Next Friday evening, 23 May, I'm giving a public talk at @stnicholasleics.bsky.social as part of my ongoing residency - Hope in a Time of Planetary Emergency with Q&A to follow. £5 entry (concession available). Open to all.
stnicholasleicester.com/whats-on/hop...

Hope in a time of planetary emergency A talk by ecologist and conservation biologist Dr Alex bond, senior curator in charge of birds at the natural history museum in London Friday 23rd of may @ 18:30 Doors @18:00 Tickets £5 online and otd - concessions available Refreshments available St Nicholas church, Leicester city centre, le1 4lb More info: www.stnicholasleicester.com/whats-on

Join us on Friday evening for a talk by our Ornithologist in Residence @thelabandfield.bsky.social

Alex specialises in the impact of oceanic plastic pollution on seabirds - you can find out more about Alex's work, and the talk, here: stnicholasleicester.com/whats-on/hop...

Stations of the cross craft & chat Saturday 12th of April, 12:00-14:00 Join us to explore the stations of the cross, how and why we pray them, and what each of the 14 stations is, as we work together to create our own set of 14 images, just in time for Holy Week

Coming up on the 12th, an opportunity to get creative as you help create a set of Stations of the Cross during this relaxed afternoon of craft and conversation.

Find out more: stnicholasleicester.com/whats-on/sta...

Our daily Lent newsletter will be sent out each morning from the beginning of Lent on the 5th of March, through Holy Week, and all the way to Easter Day on the 20th of April.

You can sign up to receive it here: stnicholasleicester.com/lent-newslet...

If you sign up for our daily Lent newsletter each day you’ll receive a newsletter containing an image, a prayer, a Bible reading, and a Psalm. You can engage with all of those sections, or just the ones that speak to you, knowing that other people are sharing the journey through Lent alongside you.

People always talk about giving things up for Lent, but there’s a parallel practice of taking something up instead - this is usually something that will help enrich your spiritual life.

With that in mind, we're sending out a daily newsletter during Lent that anyone can sign up for.

March at St Nicholas church SATURDAY 01ST 12:00-13:30: FAITH COURSE, SESSION 5 14:00 16:00: OPEN CHURCH 14:45 16:15: EVENING PRAYER SUNDAY 02Nd 18:30-19:30: SUNDAY EUCHARIST TUESDAY 04TH 18:30-20:30: PANCAKE PARTY (EVENT HELD AT LEICESTER CATHEDRAL) SATURDAY 08Th 12:00 14:00: PRAYER JOURNAL CRAFT & CHAT 14:00 16:00: OPEN CHURCH 15:45 16:15: EVENING PRAYER SUNDAY 09th 18:30-19:30: SUNDAY EUCHARIST SATURDAY 15TH 14:00 16:00: OPEN CHURCH 14:45 16:15: EVENING PRAYER SUNDAY 16Th 18:30 19:30: SUNDAY EUCHARIST SATURDAY 22Nd 14:00: 16:00: OPEN CHURCH 15:45 16:15: EVENING PRAYER SUNDAY 23Rd 18:30-19:30: SUNDAY EUCHARIST SATURDAY 29TH 14:00: 16:00: OPEN CHURCH 15:45 16:15: EVENING PRAYER SUNDAY 30TH 18:30-19:30: SUNDAY EUCHARIST

April at St Nicholas church SATURDAY 05th 14:00 16:00: OPEN CHURCH 14:45 16:15: EVENING PRAYER SUNDAY 06th 18:30-19:30: SUNDAY EUCHARIST SATURDAY 12TH 12:00 14:00: STATIONS OF THE CROSS CRAFT & CHAT 14:00 16:00: OPEN CHURCH 15:45 16:15: EVENING PRAYER PALM SUNDAY 13Th 18:30-19:30: PALM SUNDAY EUCHARIST HOLY MONDAY 14th 17:30-18:00: EVENING PRAYER HOLY TUESDAY 15TH 17:30 18:00: EVENING PRAYER HOLY WEDNESDAY 16Th 17:30 18:00: EVENING PRAYER MAUNDY THURSDAY 17Th 18:00 19:00: TAIZE SERVICE GOOD FRIDAY 18Th 18:30-19:30: AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS HOLY SATURDAY 19TH 12:00 16:00: POLISH EASTER BASKET WORKSHOP 13:15, 14:15, 15:15: EASTER BASKET BLESSINGS 15:45 16:15: EVENING PRAYER EASTER SUNDAY 20TH 06:00 10:00: EASTER FIRE & BREAKFAST 18:30-19:30: EASTER EUCHARIST SATURDAY 26TH 14:00: 16:00: OPEN CHURCH 15:45 16:15: EVENING PRAYER SUNDAY 27Th 18:30-19:30: SUNDAY EUCHARIST

There's lots happening at St Nicholas over the next two months, so here's some dates for your diary!

Find out more about each event at www.stnicholasleicester.com/whats-on

Thank you!

St Nicholas Church Fundraiser Help us welcome more people this year

Any money donated to the church via the link below will go towards renovating the north aisle, and turning it into a comfortable community space. As this is a community focussed project, any extra will be redirected to our hardship fund, and given to people in need.

givealittle.co/c/stnicholas...

Redoing the North Aisle isn't a big job. It'll cost around £1000 to turn it into a comfortable community space with chairs people actually want to sit on, a nice book case, a table that isn't an old desk - but that's just not in our budget for this year. So we're doing a little fundraiser...

The north aisle of St Nicholas church, with plastic chairs strewn everywhere, a large desk used as a table, piles of books, and a large cross

The western part of the north aisle of St nicks showing a toilet door, a cupboard topped by piles of books, a noticeboard, and a mini fridge

The eastern part of the north aisle of St nicks showing a cluttered windowsill, a countertop with sinks and a kettle, and colouring in stuck to the wooden backsplash

The north aisle again showing the table, and a pew at the back, covered in clutter.

Many of you who've visited will have noticed that though our north aisle is the community gathering space, with the kitchen, toilet, and library, it's a bit grotty.

We're hoping to do a small refresh of the space, making it somewhere more comfortable that people want to be. But we need your help...

Bishop Christopher (former Assistant Bishop of Leicester) will preside at the service, and instead of a sermon Rev Rob will give a series of short reflections throughout, explaining what is happening, and why.

This is a great way to engage more deeply with what is happening when you come to church.

A metal cross on a wooden pole, illuminated by a shaft of sunlight

We know many of our community come from different traditions and experiences, as well as being new to faith, so on Sunday the 19th and 26th of January our weekly 18:30 Eucharist will be a 'Teaching Eucharist'.

What is a Teaching Eucharist?

It's explained in the next post!

I loved reading this piece. How fabulous that Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social is an Ornithologist-in-residence at St Nicholas Church in Leicester! Some bird joy and vital talks on how plastic is ruining the environment (and killing precious more-than-human species.)
bsky.app/profile/stni...

Did you know that we are possibly the only church in the UK to have an Ornithologist in Residence?

You can read about it here: www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

To find out more about St Nicholas church, our beliefs and ethos, as well as the accessibility of our building, please head to our website: stnicholasleicester.com

ALL ARE WELCOME AT ST NICHOLAS, LEICESTER'S OLDEST CHURCH. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WORSHIPPING GOD IN THIS BUILDING SINCE THE 800'S, AND WE CONTINUE TO OFFER A GENTLE AND WELCOMING SPACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN FIND GOD AND THEMSELVES THROUGH PRAYER AND REFLECTION. WE ARE A MEMBER OF THE INCLUSIVE CHURCH NETWORK, AND HAVE BEEN WELCOMING AND AFFIRMING LGBT+ PEOPLE FOR WELL OVER 50 YEARS. SITED IN THE CENTRE OF THE MULTICULTURAL CITY OF LEICESTER WE ARE ALSO PROUD TO BE PART OF THE DIOCESAN INTERCULTURAL WORSHIPPING COMMUNITIES PROJECT. HERE WE WORK TOGETHER AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER, SO THAT AS A COMMUNITY WE MAY BETTER REFLECT AND CELEBRATE THE WONDROUS DIVERSITY OF GOD'S CREATION. COME AND BE WHO GOD CREATED YOU TO BE, WITHOUT FEAR OF JUDGEMENT OR EXCLUSION.

We know that the start of a journey of faith is a precious and fragile thing, and we want you to know that you're welcome among us, exactly as you are. At this church, and in these classes, there is no need to minimise or hide any part of who God created you to be.

INTERESTED IN BEING BAPTISED, CONFIRMED, OR RECEIVED INTO THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND? EXPLORE AND DEEPEN YOUR CHRISTIAN FAITH WITH CLASSES HELD AT ST NICHOLAS CHURCH ON SATURDAY AFTERNOONS THROUGHOUT FEBRUARY FIND OUT MORE, REGISTER YOUR INTEREST OR JUST ASK ABOUT YOUR OPTIONS AT: Www.STNICHOLASLEICESTER. COM/CLASSES

CLASSES HELD IN THE CHURCH ON SATURDAY AFTERNOONS, 12:00 TO 13:30 FIVE SATURDAYS: 01 FEB 08 FEB 15 FEB 22 FEB 01 MAR DEPENDING ON YOUR GOALS AND CIRCUMSTANCES YOU MAY NOT NEED TO ATTEND ALL FIVE CLASSES FIND OUT MORE, REGISTER YOUR INTEREST, OR JUST HAVE A CHAT ABOUT YOUR OPTIONS, AT: Www.STNICHOLASLEICESTER. COM/CLASSES

In February we're running classes to help you deepen your faith - these are perfect if you'd like to be baptised, confirmed, or received into the Church of England - they're also great if you just feel like doing some communal theological study.

Find out more: stnicholasleicester.com/classes

INTERESTED IN BEING BAPTISED, CONFIRMED, OR RECEIVED INTO THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND? EXPLORE AND DEEPEN YOUR CHRISTIAN FAITH WITH CLASSES HELD AT ST NICHOLAS CHURCH ON SATURDAY AFTERNOONS THROUGHOUT FEBRUARY FIND OUT MORE, REGISTER YOUR INTEREST OR JUST ASK ABOUT YOUR OPTIONS AT: Www.STNICHOLASLEICESTER. COM/CLASSES

CLASSES HELD IN THE CHURCH ON SATURDAY AFTERNOONS, 12:00 TO 13:30 FIVE SATURDAYS: 01 FEB 08 FEB 15 FEB 22 FEB 01 MAR DEPENDING ON YOUR GOALS AND CIRCUMSTANCES YOU MAY NOT NEED TO ATTEND ALL FIVE CLASSES FIND OUT MORE, REGISTER YOUR INTEREST, OR JUST HAVE A CHATABOUT YOUR OPTIONS, AT: Www.STNICHOLASLEICESTER. COM/CLASSES

Has Christmas made you feel some unexpected feelings about Christianity?

Is your New Years resolution to deepen and develop your faith?

If you're in, or able to get to, Leicester, we'd love to help!