Service list and notices for w/c 26th March 2023

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The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below).

Sunday 26th March 8:00am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)

Sunday 26th March 9:30am Mustard Tree Church – informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)

Sunday 26th March 11:15 am Service of the word (at St Ed’s)

Sunday 26th March 11:15 am Online Sunday service (livestream)

Sunday 26th March 6:30 pm Prayer for hope and healing (at St Ed’s)

Monday 27th March 9.00 am Year 3’s in church(at St Ed’s)

Monday 27th March 5.00 pm Monday prayers (at St Ed’s)

Monday 27th March 6.00 pm Beavers in church (at St Ed’s)

Tuesday 28th March 10:00 am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) (at St Ed’s), refreshments10am til12 noon

Tuesday 28th March 6:00 pm Rspace (at St Ed’s)

Wednesday 29th March 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)

Wednesday 29th March 11.30 am Lent Bible Study (at St Ed’s)

Wednesday 29th March 12.30 pm Soup Lunch (at St Ed’s)

Wednesday 29th March 6.30 pm Alpha (at St Ed’s)

Thursday 30th March 8.30am Church caretaking team (at St Ed’s )

Thursday 30th March 6.00pm Dutch visitors in church (at St Ed’s)

Thursday 30th March 7.00pm Reflection with Compline (at St Ed’s and livestream)

Friday 31st March 9.00 am Nightingale Years 1 and 2 in church (at St Ed’s)

Friday 31st March 9:30 am to12.00 noon Arts and Craft Group , - bring anything – art or craft - you fancy doing and coffee and tea are provided. Cost £3. (at Trinity Church building)

Saturday 1st April 11:30 am Baptism (at St Ed’s)

Also Sunday 2nd April, Palm Sunday at St Ed’s: 9:30 am Mustard Tree Church,11:15am Holy Communion, 2pm Baptism, 6.30pm Prayer for hope and healing. Plus online 11:15am Informal Service.

Additionally at 8am daily (except Sunday) we will be posting a ‘Daily bitesize prayer’ on the St Ed's Facebook page.

For on-line services, watch live if you are able --- or join later on 'catch up'.

Everyone welcome.

Additionally

Ringland: future services/events at St Peter’s:

7th April (Good Friday) Last Hour at the Cross, 2.00pm

8th April Saturday Easter Garden making tbc

9th April (Easter Day) 10.30am Holy Communion

During Lent :

Bible Study every Wednesday at 11.30am at St Ed’s lead by Rev Phil

Soup Lunch every Wednesdays at 12.30pm at St Ed’s. All welcome.

Foodbank during Lent any contributions to the Foodbank, can be left in the pew at the back of church. Thank you.

Sunday evening time for prayer and healing each Sunday evening from 6.30pm a simple prayer time in church, with the opportunity for individual prayer after the service. All welcome.

Easter booklets There are a number of Easter booklets with Bible verses telling the story available in St Eds. These are from Lifewords (formerly Scripture Gift Mission) and are intended to be shared with friends and family to tell others the Good News of Easter. Please consider who you could give them to?

Holy Week and Easter in the benefice:

Maundy Thursday Commemoration of the Last Supper, 7.30pm at St Ed’s

All night vigil please sign up to join either in St Eds or at home

Good Friday Churches Together service at Trinity, 10.00am

Last Hour at the Cross on Good Friday from 2.00pm at St Peter’s Ringland

Mustard Tree Good Friday at St Ed’s from 4.00pm

Saturday 8th April Easter garden making in St Peter’s as part of the Ringland Village Easter Fair

Easter Day at St Ed’s: Sunrise service 6.00am; Holy Communion 8.00am; Mustard Tree 9.30am and 11.15am Holy Communion

Easter Day at St Peter’s: Holy Communion 10.30am

Mary Watt’s funeral will be on the Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides. Our prayers are with Jack and the family. Greatly missed. Now at peace with the Lord.

St Edmund’s Electoral Roll If anyone feels that they would like to join the Electoral Roll for St Edmund’s, there are forms at the back of St Ed’s.

Diary date : Open Doors Speaker Sunday 30th April Open Doors originated in the ministry of Brother Andrew who distributed Bibles to persecuted Christian communities in Eastern Europe during the 1970’s. On Sunday 30th April (a fifth Sunday) we will have a visiting speaker at the 11.15am service to tell us more about the work of Open doors today and the plight of the persecuted church. Please put the date in your diaries to come along if you can.

St Edmund’s Coronation Fair Save the Date! Monday 8th May 11:00-4:00. Live Music, BBQ, Beer Tent, Competitions, games crafts &; the usual stalls around the Coronation theme. In line with King Charles wishes to celebrate and promote Volunteering we will invite local charities and groups to provide information cards/flyers on their volunteering opportunities

St Edmund’s Church Taverham –

Annual Church Parochial Meeting and Annual Vestry Meeting

These will be at St. Edmund’s at 7pm on Monday 22nd May and all our church family are encouraged to attend, to celebrate, reflect and pray for our life and ministry as Christ’s believers in this place.

All those on the Electoral Roll are eligible to vote and please ask the Churchwardens for a form if you would like to go on the Electoral Roll.

Nomination forms for Churchwardens, PCC members and Diocesan Synod Members are available at the back of St Eds. Please pray if you feel the Lord is calling you or someone else to these roles.

All candidates who are successfully elected will be subjected to our safeguarding processes before their appointment is confirmed.

We are very fortunate to have Nick Blanch, Director of Youth for Christ, Norwich, coming to speak to us from 8.15pm, once the more formal part of the meeting is completed. Nick is leading encouraging and prayerful work amongst young people in our city, including in Taverham. Come and hear more!

St Edmund’s Taverham Registered Charity Number 1185420