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St Nicholas Church, Leicester
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Ancient Building | Living Faith | Inclusive Community

Built in 879, St Nicholas' Church in Leicester city centre is a fully inclusive Anglican church, and among the ten oldest churches in the UK. stnicholasleicester.com
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St Nicholas Church, Leicester @stnicholasleics.bsky.social · Nov 15
All are welcome at St Nicholas, Leicester's oldest church, dating back to the 800's.

We are a member of the Inclusive Church Network, and have been welcoming and affirming LGBT+ people for well over 50 years.

Why not come and visit us sometime?
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. Regular services: every Sunday at 18:30 - eucharist - church opens at 18:00 Every Saturday at 15:45 - evening prayer - church open 14:09 - 16:00
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This Thursday is Transgender Day of Remembrance.

To mark this we have a Taize service on the evening of TDOR itself. This mediative reading will include song, readings, and the reading of the list of names.

On Sunday our Eucharist will also mark TDOR with a special sermon and prayers.
All are welcome to Mark transgender day of remembrance at our gentle and contemplative Taize service of music prayer and silence. Thursday Nov 20th 19:39-20:30 St Nicholas church Leicester city centre LE1 4lb All are welcome to attend a eucharist at St Nicholas church, Leicester, with special prayers to mark transgender day of remembrance. Sunday Nov 23rd Service begins 18:30 Church opens 18:00 St Nicholas church, Leicester city centre, LE1 4lb
November 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Join us for a little walk around our urban parish with ornithologist @thelabandfield.bsky.social. The last time we did this we found over 20 different species!

Find out more here: stnicholasleicester.com/whats-on/urb...
Urban bird watch with Dr Alex Bond senior curator in charge of birds at the natural history museum, London. 18/10/25 @ 12:00 Meet at St Nicholas church from 11:30 A short 2km walk starting and ending at St Nicholas church, following the parish boundary along the canal and through the city of Leicester
October 8, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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We are here at Leicester Pride ready to help you have a fun and safe time - come and grab a cake, some water, earplugs, or anything else you may need!
A sign that says "free access packs here - helping you have a safe and fun pride, take what you need from bottled water, sun cream, tissues, snacks bars, ear plugs The St nicks stall covered in pride flags A st nicks banner with watercolour paintings below it A close up of the St nicks stall with cake, flyers, zines, badges, etc available
August 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Happy Leicester Pride! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍🩷🩵

Check out @stnicholasleics.bsky.social 's queer zine for some "Church Bums" contributed by yours truly 😁👍⛪🍑

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stnicholasleics.bsky.social St Nicholas Church, Leicester @stnicholasleics.bsky.social · Aug 27
To coincide with Leicester Pride this year we're debuting a new project: 'Communion: A Queer Christian Zine', created with an ethos of grassroots organising and radical sharing, with the finished product being freely available for anyone to print and distribute among their own communities.
The front cover of Communion a queer Christian zine, issue 1 With a painting of a saint walking through the wilderness, and collaged on top a sketch of a nude man from the waist up, reaching out, halo on his head
August 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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To coincide with Leicester Pride this year we're debuting a new project: 'Communion: A Queer Christian Zine', created with an ethos of grassroots organising and radical sharing, with the finished product being freely available for anyone to print and distribute among their own communities.
The front cover of Communion a queer Christian zine, issue 1 With a painting of a saint walking through the wilderness, and collaged on top a sketch of a nude man from the waist up, reaching out, halo on his head
August 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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This Saturday is Leicester Pride!

Come and find us on the march or at our stall in Abbey Park where we will have hundreds of cupcakes and badges to give away, as well as access packs full of things like water, earplugs, and suncream, to help you have a fun and safe Pride.
St Nicholas church Leicester Ancient building Living faith Inclusive community
August 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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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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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)
July 19, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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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!
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
July 14, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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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?
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
June 7, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Come along this evening!
thelabandfield.bsky.social Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · May 22
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
May 23, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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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
May 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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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.
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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.
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May 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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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...
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
May 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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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...
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
April 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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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 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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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
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
February 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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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...
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.
January 20, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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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!
A metal cross on a wooden pole, illuminated by a shaft of sunlight
January 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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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.)
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stnicholasleics.bsky.social St Nicholas Church, Leicester @stnicholasleics.bsky.social · Jan 3
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...
January 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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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...
January 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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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!
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
January 3, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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A reminder that St Nicholas Church is NOT open today - but that we do have a service on Sunday as usual.
stnicholasleics.bsky.social St Nicholas Church, Leicester @stnicholasleics.bsky.social · Dec 22
Saturday 28th December: CLOSED - to allow our volunteers some real rest, we will not be open this Saturday.

Sunday 29th December - 18:30: Sunday Eucharist (as normal)
December 28, 2024 at 12:57 PM
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A thread of our services and opening hours until the end of the year:
December 22, 2024 at 10:08 PM
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Our Beer & Carols event is TONIGHT!

With seven incredible craft beers to choose from, a huge church organ blasting only the best Christmas Carols, free entry, and the excuse that you're supporting charity every time you get a round in, what's not to like?!

See you later?
BEER & CAROLS SING YOUR HEART OUT AT ST NICHOLAS CHURCH LEICESTER CITY CENTRE SATURDAY DECEMBER 14TH 18:30 - 20:30 ALCOHOLIC & NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ALL MONEY RAISED SUPPORTS THE CHURCH Two beers from closet brewing - let's get Squiffy and Rough & crumble Five beers - jumpship flying colours nonalcoholic pale ale, closet brewing spectre, Newbarns 12 Plato Pils, closet brewing lost in the sauce, jumpship yardarm nonalcoholic lager
December 14, 2024 at 10:39 AM
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SURPRISE BEER DROP: our friends at Closet Brewing have just sent us some extra treats for our Beer & Hymns event this Saturday Evening - so there's now SEVEN drinks to choose from!

Welcome to the selection "Let's Get Squiffy" and "Rough & Crumble"
A can of let's get Squiffy pale ale and a can of rough and crumble winter fruit sour.
December 13, 2024 at 11:22 AM