St Nicolas Church Cranleigh

20/04/2026

Roy will be giving an organ recital St Martin's Dorking - see poster below for details. Do go along to support and enjoy some wonderful music!

18/04/2026

Would you like to discuss and explore with others what the Christian faith means? At St Nicolas we're this week starting a short 6-session course (ON THURSDAY EVENINGS 8PM or SATURDAY MORNINGS 11AM) using the Bible and the Apostles' Creed (a summary of the Christian faith used for the last 1800(!) years) to explore the big questions of life and what Christianity has to say about it (clue: the answer does include Jesus). Everyone is very welcome. Though if you haven’t been baptised and/or confirmed yet, there is the opportunity to receive make a public commitment to the Christian faith and become part of the Church at the end in a service of Baptism and Confirmation on the 31st of May at 10am at St Nicolas Church.

Both groups start this week (23rd and 25th April), and are of course entirely free! Please do contact Erik ([email protected]) for any questions and further details.

05/04/2026

Alleluia, Christ is risen! Join us for our services at 7.30, main service at 10am or Evensong at 6pm!

04/04/2026

The church is all ready and beautiful, we are now just waiting till the Easter joy can begin. Come and celebrate Easter with us tomorrow!

Easter Ceremonies and Communion at 7.30: A service that starts with the lighting of the Easter Fire, readings of God’s great deeds in the past, the renewal of our baptism vows and the first Communion of Easter.

Hot Cross Buns in the Church Rooms at 8.45

All Age Communion for Easter Sunday at 10am: https://www.youtube.com/live/OzYLAmdJ8PU Our main service, sharing the Easter joy with each other, and including a great activity for our Trackers (children 4-11).

Festive Drinks and an Easter Egg Hunt after the service. We’re expressing the ecstatic joy of Easter morning by having alcoholic and non-alcoholic bubbles in the Churchyard!

6pm Choral Evensong, also streamed: https://youtube.com/live/7R2ZoVMktCk We end this joyous day with the beautiful traditional service of Evensong.

03/04/2026

It was great to join with the churches of Cranleigh at Stocklund Square for our Good Friday Act of Witness!

In the first century BC the gladiator Spartacus started a rather impressive rebellion against Roman oppression. When he was eventually defeated, he and 6000 others were crucified along the Via Appia, the main street into Rome – the equivalent to Cranleigh High Street, just on a slightly bigger scale. The cross was an instrument of torture and a sign of Roman oppression. No one would ever dream of linking hope and victory to this shameful instrument. Let alone hang it up in places of worship, around necks, tattoo it on arms, or make this sign over ourselves or others as a way of blessing, right?

If we are today shocked and repulsed by the gruesomeness of Jesus on the cross, it may help us to think of people across the world going through horrendous pain and suffering. God doesn’t ignore horror. The cross tells us that God somehow makes something good out of it. God comes in the worst and darkest of human trauma, shares it, and changes it. It always strikes me that even the risen Jesus still has the wounds of the crucifixion on his hands, feet, and side. The scars are still there, yet somehow, changed into something glorious. Likewise, the worst wounds and scars that we carry with us, will one day be used by God to make something new and good.

Please do also join in the Easter celebrations in any of your local churches, you will be very welcome!

01/04/2026

Come and celebrate Easter with us here at St Nicolas!
Join us at any of our Easter Sunday services, stay and enjoy hot cross buns, festive refreshments and a churchyard easter egg hunt for the children.

We are also seeing the first signs of the blossom appearing outside our west window. Let us hope it may burst into bloom in time to add to the joy of Easter Sunday!

01/04/2026

Are you looking for an Easter holiday activity for the children? Come along to our Washing Feet & Breaking Bread event (Thursday 2nd April, 1.15pm), for all primary school aged children. SEND friendly.
Children are invited to join us for a range of activities as we explore the story of Maundy Thursday, reflect on Good Friday and anticipate the joyful Easter Celebration!

Adults may like to join us for our traditional Maundy Thursday evening service which includes washing of feet and stripping of the altar. It is a beautiful and symbolic service, starting at 7.30pm

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30/03/2026

Very grateful that Martin was suddenly there as we were getting together for our Palm Sunday Procession! Absolutely wonderful pictures capturing our start of Holy Week!

27/03/2026

Do you fancy a relaxed drink and an Easter story? Then join us in the snug bar of the Three Horseshoes on Monday evening where Erik will be reading his chosen story to us.
Everyone is welcome - come and enjoy a drink and good company!

25/03/2026

Join the churches of Cranleigh as we celebrate Palm Sunday (29th March) by processing through the village with Denzel the donkey!
We meet at Cranleigh Common at 9.30am for the blessing of the palms before making our joyful way through the village, arriving at St Nicolas Church for our 10am All Age Communion Service to which everyone is welcome. See you there!