Bible ReadingI will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you for ever. This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in[ you. John 14 : 16 - 17Thought for this weekHow quickly time flies! Today is Pentecost Sunday, the great celebration of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and the extraordinary promise for all believers in Jesus for the Lord to be with us when we believe. It also means the year is progressing fast. We’re nearly in summer! I wonder what plans you had for this year? I wonder what plans have already been fulfilled?On our Gospel reading Jesus is speaking again at the Last Supper, and He is looking to the future. More than this, He is speaking of the Father’s love for the world and all the Father will do. The ‘works’ of the Father to bring transformation and hope, healing and peace, through Jesus.With the coming of the Holy Spirit, all of the Father’s plans have been fulfilled. With the death and resurrection of Jesus, believers can now look to a new future and a new hope.Time passes quickly. Our days do not seem so long. Yet Jesus calls us into the life of the Holy Spirit, and into the future that He is bringing. He is the one who gives us purpose and life. He is the one who enables us to value each day as a gateway to the future. He calls us forward, to trust and believe. PaulPentecost PrayersHoly Spirit, sent by the Father, ignite in us your holy fire; strengthen your children with the gift of faith, revive your Church with the breath of love, and renew the face of the earth, through Jesus Christ our Lord.Faithful God, who fulfilled the promises of Easter by sending us your Holy Spirit and opening to every race and nation the way of life eternal: open our lips by your Spirit, that every tongue may tell of your glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. AmenReadings this weekGenesis 11 : 1 - 9Acts 2 : 1 - 21John 14 : 8 - 17Our PrayersFor the work of Teen Challenge, and to give thanks for all the Lord is doing through that ministryFor the medical staff of Al – Ahli Hospital in GazaTo open our hearts to all the Holy Spirit longs to say to us and do in us. Amen
Service list and notices for w/c 8th June 2025The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below). Sunday 8th June 8.00am Holy Communion St Ed'sSunday 8th June 9.30am Mustard Tree Church St Ed'sSunday 8th June 11.15am Livestream serviceMonday 9th June 5.00pm Prayers St Ed'sTuesday 10th June 10.00am Tuesdays at St Ed’sTuesday 10th June 6.00pm Rspace St Ed'sWednesday 11th June 10.30am Holy Communion St Ed'sThursday 12th June 9.00am Caretaking team in church St Ed'sThursday 12th June 7.00pm Compline at St Ed’s Friday 13th June 9.30am Arts Group at TrinitySunday 15th June 9.30am Mustard Tree Church St Ed'sSunday 15th June 11.15am Holy Communion St Ed'sFor on-line services, watch live if you are able --- or join later on 'catch up'. Everyone welcome.Notices.Today (Pentecost Sunday) we welcome Teen challenge to St Ed's who will be giving their testimonies at 11.15am. We are so grateful they are visiting us, and we are excited about all they have to say of the Lord’s work in their lives. Val’s Licensing as Associate Priest for Taverham with Ringland will be on Sunday 15th June at St Ed’s at 11.15am. Archdeacon Keith will be preaching. We will be having a Bring and Share Lunch after the service. There is a sign up sheet at the back of church.Organ Recital Richard Bower who is renovating our organ will be playing at St Nicholas’ Dereham on Friday 20th June at 1.00pmSt Ed's organ restoration is nearly complete! It will start to be re-installed from Monday 16th June onwards. Praise the Lord for His provision!Administration of Holy Communion we have had a discussion at PCC regarding possibly returning to sharing the Chalice at Holy Communion. There is a slip of paper available today to hear your (anonymous) thoughts. Please can you hand these to a Churchwarden.St Peter's, RinglandSunday 8th June 10.30am Service at St Peter’sSunday 22nd June The Gathering, 3.00pm to 5.00pmSunday 13th July 10.30am Service at St Peter’sSt Edmund’s Taverham Registered Charity Number 1185420
Thought for this weekIt is so lovely to see the East Window at St Ed’s back where it belongs. We praise the Lord that this has been possible. If you have spent some time looking closely at it you may well have commented on how bright the colours are. We are seeing new shades and tones that were previously covered by dirt and now are exposed in all their glory. In our gospel reading we are again with Jesus in the Upper Room as he and the disciples share their last meal together before he dies. Jesus, in prayer for the disciples, prays that the clarity and brightness of God’s love, both for him and the disciples may shine through them and in them, holding them together in unity. Like the window, full of different colours so each of them were different but made up a whole. Today, in our diversity, we reveal God’s glory. May we rejoice in our diversity and also in our oneness in Christ that we and all the world may become ever more aware of God in Christ’s presence with us and all people. Rachel.I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— 23 I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. John 17 : 20 - 23Prayer for this weekO God the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: we beseech you, leave us not comfortless, but send your Holy Spirit to strengthen us and exalt us to the place where our Saviour Christ is gone before, Amen Risen, ascended Lord, as we rejoice at your triumph, fill your Church on earth with power and compassion, that all who are estranged by sin may find forgiveness and know your peace, to the glory of God the Father.Readings this weekActs 16 : 16 - 34Revelation 22 : 12 – 14, 16 – 17, 20 - endJohn 17 : 20 end
Service list and notices for w/c 1st June 2025The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below). Sunday 1st June 9.30am Mustard Tree Church (at St Ed's)Sunday 1st June 11.15am Holy Communion (at St Ed's)Monday 2nd June 2.00pm Funeral of Michael Furness (at St Ed's)Monday 2nd June 5.00pm Prayers (at St Ed's) Monday 2nd June 7.30pm PCC meeting (at St Ed's) Tuesday 3rd June 10.00am Tuesdays at St Ed’sTuesday 3rd June 6.00pm Rspace (at St Ed's) Wednesday 4th June 10.30am Holy Communion (at St Ed's) Thursday 5th June 9.00am Caretaking team in church (at St Ed's)Thursday 5th June 7.00pm Compline at St Ed’s Friday 6th June 9.30am Arts Group at TrinitySunday 8th June 8.00am Holy Communion (at St Ed's)Sunday 8th June 9.30am Mustard Tree Church (at St Ed's)Sunday 8th June 11.15am Livestream service from St Ed’sFor on-line services, watch live if you are able --- or join later on 'catch up'.Everyone welcome.Notices.Welcome to Rev Tim Yau, our Rural Dean today, who is joining us for our services and preaching at 11.15amOur Plant Sale at St Ed's has started! Please bring along your surplus plants for sale and come to buy some more for yourself. The Sale will go on as long as the plants last. Donations towards Christian Aid Thank you. Sue B. Next week Sunday 8th June Pentecost Sunday Teen challenge will be giving their testimonies at 11.15am in church Val’s Licensing as Associate Priest for Taverham with Ringland will be on Sunday 15th June at St Ed’s at 11.15am. Archdeacon Keith will be preaching. We will be having a Bring and Share Lunch after the service. There is a sign up sheet at the back of church.Organ Recitals Richard Cockaday, who has supported St Ed’s for many years, will be giving a recital at Holy Trinity Church in the city on Saturday June 7th at 2.30pm. details from Rev Paul. Also Richard Bower who is renovating our organ will be playing at St Nicholas’ Dereham on Friday 20th June at 1.00pmOur organ restoration is nearly complete! It will start to be re-installed from Monday 16th June onwards. Praise the Lord for His provision!St Peter's, RinglandSunday 8th June 10.30am Service at St Peter’sSunday 22nd June The Gathering, 3.00pm to 5.00pmSunday 13th July 10.30am Service at St Peter’s
