After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2 He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. 3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. Luke 10 : 1 - 3Readings this week Isaiah 66 : 10 - 14; Galatians 6 : 1 - 16; Luke 10 : 1 – 11, 16 - 20Thought for this weekThere has been an urgency in our Gospel readings. Last week Jesus was making haste in His mission, setting his face towards Jerusalem. Now He sends out the seventy – two, and tells them to travel light, and not stay in places where they are not made welcome, or where the Kingdom is not received.We are all used to busy times. I spent years commuting within London. Morning and evening people moved like clockwork around the Underground. Yet all that haste was to just save a couple of minutes each end of the day.Jesus is speaking about something else than haste for its own sake. He is speaking about the fullness of the Kingdom. It’s interesting the disciples are sent out ‘two by two’. A reminder of Noah’s Ark, when the flood has subsided, and the earth entered a fullness and a new growing time.We are now in the time where our conversations, our acts of kindness, most of all our prayers count towards growing the Kingdom and enabling others to know Jesus’ salvation and love. We are called to live day by day, led by the Holy Spirit, and awake to the call of Jesus in people’s hearts. An exciting time, where we can be part of all that Jesus is doing. Rev PaulPrayer for this week, Almighty God, you have broken the tyranny of sin and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts whereby we call you Father: give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service, that we and all creation may be brought to the glorious liberty of the children of God; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. AmenGod our saviour, look on this wounded world in pity and in power; hold us fast to your promises of peace won for us by your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. AmenPeople to pray forFor those with celebrations at this timeFor our parishes, for us to grow in hope and Jesus’ loveTo give thanks for our building projects
The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below).Sunday 6th July 9:30am Mustard Tree – informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)Sunday 6th July 11:15 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Monday 7th July 5.00 pm Evening prayers (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 8th July 10:00 am til 12 noon Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) Community Café (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 8th July 6:00 pm Rspace (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 8th July 6:00 pm St Peter’s PCC (at St Peter’s)Wednesday 9th July 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s )Thursday 10th July 9.00am Church caretaking team (at St Ed’s )Thursday 10th July 7.00pm Compline (at St Ed’s) Friday 11th July 9:30 am to12.00 noon Arts and Craft Group , - bring anything – art or craft - you fancy doing and coffee and tea are provided. (at Trinity church)Saturday 12th July 10.30 am Burial of Ashes (at St Ed’s)Also Sunday 13th July 2025, At St Ed’s, 8:00 am Holy Communion, 9:30 am Mustard Tree, 11:15 am Service of the wordat St Peter’s 10:30 am Holy Communion followed by coffee, Plus livestream 11:15 service For on-line services, watch live if you are able --- or join later on 'catch up'.Everyone welcome.AdditionallyRingland: future services/events for Ringland St Peter’s: The Gathering will now happen on the fourth Sunday of each month, from 3.00m to 5.00pmJuly 13th 10:30 am Holy communion Service at St Peter’s followed by refreshmentsJuly 27th 3pm informal service (the gathering) at St Peter’sAugust 10th 10:30 am Holy communion Service at St Peter’s followed by refreshmentsCongratulations! Rowan Curtis, who regularly attended St Ed’s before moving to Budapest, was married this weekend. Our congratulations to Rowan and his new wifeAlso to Emily and Joel who were married at St Ed’s yesterday, who came with their children, Dexter and Bonnie, to Mustard Tree for a number of weeks. Dexter gave Emily away!Margaret Smith we were very sad to hear that Margaret has died after a long period in hospital. She was a wonderfully kind, warm Christian lady. Our thoughts and prayers are with Brian and the family at this time.Holy Communion at Mustard Tree Church will begin in the Autumn. We will be having preparation classes for children to be admitted to Holy Communion. If your child would be interested in joining the group, please speak to Rev Paul or Sue Beevor.St Benet’s Abbey Annual Service is on Sunday 27th July 3.30 at St Benets Abbey NR12 8NJ A moving ecumenical open air service in the presence of the Abbot of St Benet’s, the Bishop of Norwich at the historic site of St Benet’s Abbey, alongside the river Bure. The Bishop will arrive by wherry and process to the cross at the site of the Abbey.
While everyone was marvelling at all that Jesus did, he said to his disciples, “Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men.” But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it. Luke 9 : 43 45Readings this week 1 Kings 19 : 5 – 16, 19 - end; Galatians 5 : 1, 13 - 25; Luke 9 : 43 – 62Thought for this weekIn our Gospel reading today Jesus has a great sense of urgency. Jesus knows it His time to go to Jerusalem. To enter the confrontation and ordeal that will lead to the offer of salvation for all people. He knows His journey to the Cross will change everything in our relationship with God and brings us into a new age of the Lord’s love and welcome.This is Jesus’ mission. To bring forgiveness and a new beginning. Yet in this mission Jesus calls His disciples to go with Him. He calls all who will follow, including us. All who will lay aside distractions and other demands, however worthy. One of the biggest privileges we have each day is how to use our time. We are given this precious gift each day. The potential to use our time to bring Jesus’ life to others, to show they are precious to the Lord, to reveal Jesus’ Kingdom in our lives, to pray for the Lord’s presence and His hope.Jesus knows the frustrations and distractions of every day. He came to share our lives with its times of joy as well as it’s times of hardship, and the times of waiting. Jesus calls each of us to fix our eyes on Him. To grow in His love. To live knowing that this now is the time of His Kingdom, the time of His hope. Rev Paul Prayers for this week, on the theme of discipleship, from Christians long ago :Alone with none but thee, my God, I journey on my way. What need I fear, when thou art near O king of night and day? More safe am I within thy hand Than if a host did round me stand. (Columba, c.521 - 597)Lord, thou hast given us thy Word for a light to shine upon our path; grant us so to meditate on that Word, and to follow its teaching, that we may find in it the light that shines more and more until the perfect day; through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Jerome, c 342 - 420)Jesus, my feet are dirty. Come even as a slave to me, pour water into your bowl, come and wash my feet. In asking such a thing I know I am overbold, but I dread what was threatened when you said to me, “If I do not wash your feet I have no fellowship with you.” Wash my feet then, because I long for your companionship. (Origen, c. 185–254)
The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below). Sunday 29th June 8:00am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Sunday 29th June 9:30am Mustard Tree – informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)Sunday 29th June 11:15 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Sunday 29th June 11:15 am Online Sunday service (livestream) Sunday 29th June 2:00 pm Baptism (at St Ed’s)Monday 30th June 9.00 am Organ rebuild continues (at St Ed’s)Monday 30th June 5.00 pm Evening prayers (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 1st July 10:00 am til 12 noon Community Café with activities for tots (at St Ed’s),Tuesday 1st July 6:00 pm Rspace (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 2nd July 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s )Thursday 3rd July 9.00am Church caretaking team (at St Ed’s )Thursday 3rd July 7.00pm Compline (at St Ed’s) Friday 4th July 9:30 am to12.00 noon Arts and Craft Group , - bring anything – art or craft - you fancy doing and coffee and tea are provided. (at Trinity church)Saturday 5th July 1.00 pm Wedding (at St Ed’s)Also Sunday 6th July 2025, At St Ed’s, 9:30 am Mustard Tree, 11:15 am Holy Communion For on-line services, watch live if you are able --- or join later on 'catch up'.Everyone welcome.AdditionallyRingland: future services/events for Ringland St Peter’s: The Gathering will now happen on the fourth Sundays of each month, from 3.00m to 5.00pmJuly 13th 10:30 am Holy communion Service at St Peter’s followed by refreshmentsJuly 27th 3pm informal service (the gathering) at St Peter’sAugust 10th 10:30 am Holy communion Service at St Peter’s followed by refreshmentsTaverham Fair thank you to everyone who visited or helped with our Churches Together stall. We had a great day and many good conversations.The St Ed’s organ. A huge thank you to Philip who has been working alone this week. The pipes are nearly all reinstalled and the outer casing will soon be back. The retuning will then begin.Holy Communion at Mustard Tree Church will hopefully begin in the Autumn. We will be having preparation classes for children to be admitted to Holy Communion which will begin on Sunday 14th September at lunchtime and into the afternoon. If your child would be interested in joining the group, please speak to Rev Paul or Sue Beevor.Holy Communion is likely to take place at Mustard Tree on the fourth Sundays.
