Contact Information

Vicar Associate Clergy Church Wardens Church Officers Prayer and Pastoral Care
Children and Young People Sunday Groups for Children and Young People Midweek Groups Rotas
 

Vicar

Neil Warwick neil@stnicolas.org.uk 0118 966 5060
The vicar has overall responsibility for the leadership in the church.
 

Marriage Bookings & Banns

Parish Office wendy@stnicolas.org.uk 0118 966 9080
Wendy in the Parish Office looks after the marriage bookings and wedding banns.
 

Associate Clergy

David Webster david@stnicolas.org.uk 0118 979 4568
David takes the lead on Community Link Line, a weekly telephone service to those who are isolated.
 
Maureen Devine maureen@stnicolas.org.uk 0118 921 2767
Maureen has just joined us. For the moment she is getting to know us.
 

Church Wardens

Andy Barnes andy@stnicolas.org.uk 0118 975 5472
Andy is responsible for the keeping the church buildings in good repair.
 
Lindsey Sharpe lindsey@stnicolas.org.uk 0118 926 4256
Lindsey heads up the pastoral care in the church.
 

Church Officers

Treasurer

Ollie Dillon ollie@stnicolas.org.uk 0118 926 4834
Ollie sorts out the budget and looks after our annual stewardship campaign.
 

Covenant Secretary

Hugh Simpson hugh@stnicolas.org.uk 0118 966 7172
Hugh sorts out the weekly envelopes for those who give to the church that way.
 

PCC Secretary & Parish Administrator

Wendy Neale wendy@stnicolas.org.uk 0118 966 9080
Wendy runs the Parish Office which is open Monday, Wednesday & Friday mornings in term time.
 

Sacristan

Maggie Carter maggie@stnicolas.org.uk 0118 926 5322
Maggie makes sure we have everything we need, when we need it, for worship.
 

Verger

Gillian Bullimore   0118 935 1445
Gillian gets the church ready for Weddings and Funerals services in church.
 

Organist

Peter Durrant contact through the Parish Office  
Peter runs the choir and, with others, chooses the music and hymns we use in worship.
 

Church & Hall Bookings

Julia Jones bookings@stnicolas.org.uk 0791 379 5368
Julia looks after the diaries. If you want to use the hall or the church, speak to her.
 

Newsletter

Shirley Pyall newsletter@stnicolas.org.uk 0118 986 2818
Shirley edits our monthly newsletter. All copy to her by 20th of the month please.
 

Prayer and Pastoral Care

Prayer Walk
Doug Walrond doug@stnicolas.org.uk  
Doug is  is co-ordinating the Prayer Walk to be held on 5 September 2010.
 

Prayer Chain

Maggie Carter prayer@stnicolas.org.uk 0118 926 5322
Maggie leads a group of people who will pray for you or for a concern you have.  All requests will be treated with utmost confidentiality.
 

Home Communion

Karen Koefman karen@stnicolas.org.uk 0118 978 8684
Karen co-ordinates a team of clergy and authorised lay people who take communion to people at home.
 

Wednesday Communion service

Maggie Carter maggie@stnicolas.org.uk 0118 926 5322
Maggie is one of the points of contact for those who come to the Communion Service at 11.00am on Wednesdays.
 

8.00 Service

Roy & Shirley Pyall shirley@stnicolas.org.uk 0118 986 2818
Roy & Shirley are one of the points of contact for those who come to our early morning Sunday service.
 

11.30 service and Young Families

Emma Major emma@majorvalue.co.uk 0118 926 0673
Emma is one of the points of contact for families with young children, some of whom come to our 11.30 Family Communion service.
 

Practical Help

Jackie Esling, Lindsey Sharpe, Stuart Beck contact through the Parish Office  
If you need some assistance, we like to think we’re here to help.
 

Children and Young People

Youth Wardens

Becky Dillon & Richard Ive contact through the Parish Office  
Anna & Nico speak for the children and young people to the Churchwardens.
 

Advocate

Christine Seal christine@stnicolas.org.uk 0794 122 4889
Christine will speak with any child or young person who might be feeling unsafe.
 

Sunday Groups for Children and Young People

We have three groups for our young people running during every 9.30am Communion service and between 25% and 30% of our congregation is under 16 years

Ladders – group for Key Stage 1

Wendy Neale, Emma Major and Barbara Lee ladders@stnicolas.org.uk contact Parish Office
 

Do It All – group for Key Stage 2

Wendy Neale, Emma Major and Barbara Lee doitall@stnicolas.org.uk contact Parish Office
 

FOCUS – group for Secondary School students

Christine Seal focus@stnicolas.org.uk 0794 122 4889
 

Midweek Groups

Home Groups

There are six home groups meeting fortnightly on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday evenings, as well as on Tuesday mornings. Home Groups provide a place of support for one another and learning from one another about how to be a better follower of Jesus Christ. If you would like to find out more, please contact the leader of any of the groups, or email homegroups@stnicolas.org.uk
 

Monday evening group is led by Betina Edgington 0118 966 4057
Tuesday morning group is led by Shirley Pyall 0118 986 2818
Tuesday evening group is led by Philip Olney 0118 961 7609
Wednesday evening group is led by Peter Jeal 0118 966 1190
Wednesday evening group is led by Margaret Brown 0118 966 9393
Thursday evening group is led by Ruth Foster 0118 978 8804
 

Emmaus

Rod & Lindsey Sharpe lindsey@stnicolas.org.uk 0118 926 4256
Emmaus is a taught course, helping group members to learn more about the foundations of the Christian faith and to grow in their understanding of Jesus.
 

Reel Issues

Christine Seal focus@stnicolas.org.uk 0794 122 4889
Every month young people come to watch a film and then get the chance to talk about the implications of what they’ve seen.
 

Mothers’ Union

Maggie Carter maggie@stnicolas.org.uk 0118 926 5322
Maggie is our Branch Leader and leads a growing MU group that meets monthly on Tuesday afternoons.
 

Over 50s

Gillian Bullimore   0118 935 1445
Gillian chairs this weekly fellowship group that meets in the Church Hall.
 

Rotas

Reading & Intercession

Valerie Edgeworth   0118 969 2863
Valerie makes sure we have people to read and lead our prayers for Sunday worship.
 

Church Flowers

Jane Olney p.olney@ntlworld.com 0118 961 7609
Jane leads the group which decorates the church for Sundays (outside Advent and Lent).
 

Church Cleaning

Margaret Jeal margaretjeal@f2s.com 0118 966 1190
Margaret makes sure we all lend a hand to keep the church clean and tidy.
 

Servers

Philip Olney p.olney@ntlworld.com 0118 961 7609
Philip heads us our servers who make our worship happen smoothly.