Eco Church Award

St Nicholas has been awarded ‘bronze’!

Thank you for all your help in reaching this achievement! We worked as a church from July 2023 to gain the bronze award from Eco Church. From auditing our building/land/lives, to tips in our newsletter, to our 'communal Christmas card' and net zero pledges; we have done sufficient to reach this milestone! Praise God!

A Rocha

More about Eco Church

Climate change is now becoming a reality for us all. We just look at the ‘unseasonal’ weather we are experiencing this year and it is evident that the planet is changing and ‘groaning’ under the pressure its people are putting on it.

As Christians, we are called to care for God’s creation. The Church of England has pledged to become ‘net zero’ by 2030, and the Diocese of Sheffield is encouraging all its churches to look at how they can become more environmentally aware and safeguard our planet for future generations. This is why St Nicholas, (as of July 2023) is embracing ‘Eco Church’.

Eco Church has been created by A Rocha, a Christian environmental charity, with support from Christian Aid and is used across different denominations of churches in England and Wales “who want to demonstrate that the gospel is good news for God’s earth”. This is a FREE, on-line survey of 101 questions, which churches complete and build up their environmental credentials through ‘bronze, silver and gold’ awards.

There are five areas to complete in the questionnaire, covering aspects of church life:

Worship and teaching
Management of church buildings
Management of church land
Community and global engagement
Lifestyle

Churches complete the unique online Eco Survey about how they are caring for God’s earth in different areas of their life and work. The answers a church provides will collect points towards an Eco Church Award – the more your church does, the more points you get! There is a lot of help and resource on the website to help improve the initial survey scores.

As a church, we are encouraged by our PCC to embrace this initiative, which offers an opportunity to deepen our own discipleship and to reach out and engage with the wider community about the breadth and depth of the good news of Christ.

This demonstrates that we:

express our care for God’s world in our worship and teaching
look after our buildings and land
engage with our local community and in global campaign
reflect eco-sensitive values in the personal lifestyles of our congregation.

Please look on our resources page, for more details, help and tips on how you can help by ‘thinking globally and acting locally’.

Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
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Planning your Visit

Hello!

It's great that you have found our website and are interested in St Nicholas, Thorne. The following information is aimed to help you found out a bit more about us before your visit.

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Where and When

We meet at the Church building (details here) for our Sunday Service starting at 9am and then at 10:30am. For your first visit, we recommend arriving 10-15 minutes early to ensure you get a parking space and find somewhere to sit before the service begins. When you arrive, you should be greeted by someone on our Welcome Team.

Accessibility: There is wheelchair access, and a sound loop for anyone who needs it. Please let one of the Welcome Team know on your arrival and they will help you to get set up. There is a toilet at the back of the church.

Our Service

The 9am service alternates each week from a short Service of the Word led by one of our lay team, and a Book of Common Prayer service with Holy Communion, led by Reverend Tim. This is held in the Chancel.

The main service begins at 10:30am with a warm welcome from one of our team members. The service varies each week, but will consist of a time of sung worship, prayer, reading from the Bible and a talk/sermon. The sermon is based on a passage from the Bible which we can apply to our everyday lives. Sometimes people share things that they believe God is saying to the whole church family. This might seem strange the first time you hear it but it’s all part of our connecting with God. We then share news and notices, usually about what’s going on in the life of the church. There is an opportunity to receive prayer at the end of the service and time to speak to the leader or other members of the church who are there to help you. We also love to meet together at the back of the church to share fellowship over a cuppa!

There is also a mid-week service on a Wednesday at 10am. This is a Holy Communion service which takes place in the Chancel.

Getting Connected

Small Groups

While Sundays are a great way to meet new people, it is often in smaller gatherings that you can really get to know someone. Being part of one of our small groups allows you to make new friends, share together and support each other. We aim to have a variety of groups that meet throughout the week, some afternoons and some evenings. Do contact us to find out more.

Serving and Volunteering

If you want to get involved in the life of the church and help us make Sundays (and other events) run smoothly, you can sign up to serve on a team. Just speak to one of the team about how to get involved.

Get in touch with us to plan your visit

If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.

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Next, we will contact you by email to say hello and help arrange anything necessary for your visit.

We hope that whoever you are, you will feel at home at our church.