Bible Reading“I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; He will speak only what He hears, and He will tell you what is yet to come”John 16 : 12 - 13Thought for this week‘More’ is often not a good thing. More work, more stress, more worries, certainly isn’t. People wanting more in different ways often leads to problems for themselves and others. Nations wanting more is always bad news.Yet at the end of the passages where Jesus takes His leave of the disciples before His Crucifixion, Jesus speaks of more that the disciples need to hear and grow into.Jesus addresses us when He speaks of so much more that we are called into through the work and witness of the Holy Spirit, in the Lord’s love and truth.Does this resonate with you? When we pray and spend more time praying, we want to pray more? When we read the Bible with hearts that are open to wonder and the Lord’s love, we want to know and learn more? When we see the Lord at work transforming lives and our world, we want to see, experience and grow into more of seeing the Lord and the work of the Kingdom?Trinity Sunday reminds us there is so much more with the Lord we each have to grow into. More love. Greater hope. Deeper faith. The exciting journey in Jesus we share and are called to discover together. PaulPrayer for this weekHoly God, faithful and unchanging: enlarge our minds with the knowledge of your truth, and draw us more deeply into the mystery of your love, that we may truly worship you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. AmenJust as God’s Word was sent into the world to heal and redeem, so God sends you into the world this day to be light and love, healing and hope. Go now to be light for the world! May the grace and peace of God the Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer be upon you this day. Amen.
Sunday 15th June 9.30am Mustard Tree Church - St Ed'sSunday 15th June 11.15am Holy Communion with the Licensing of Rev Val Hooker as Assistant Priest - St Ed'sMonday 16th June 9.00am Organ rebuild begins at St Ed'sMonday 16th June 5.00pm Prayers - St Ed'sTuesday 17th June 6.00pm Rspace - St Ed'sWednesday 18th June 10.30am Holy Communion at St Peter’sWednesday 18th June 2.00pm Langley Year 4’s in the Chancel - St Ed'sThursday 19th June 9.00am Caretaking team at St Ed'sThursday 19th June 7.00pm Compline at St Ed’sFriday 20th June 9.30am Arts Group at TrinitySunday 22nd June 8.00am Holy Communion at St Ed'sSunday 22nd June 9.30am Mustard Tree Church - St Ed'sSunday 22nd June 11.15am Service of the Word - St Ed'sSunday 22nd June 11:15 Livestream serviceSunday 22nd June 3.00pm The Gathering at St Peter’s Additionally:Val’s Licensing as Assistant Priest for Taverham with Ringland is happening today! (Sunday 15th) 11.15am at St Ed's. Archdeacon Keith will be preaching, with a Bring and Share Lunch after the service. Our congratulations to Val on having completed her training.Rev Julian Bryant, who took his context training at St Ed’s, will be Licensed tomorrow (16th) to St Francis Heartsease. Please pray for Julian and his family. 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 will start to be re-installed from Monday 16th June onwards. The church will need to be closed for the week while the work is in progress. St Ed's Tuesday morning Café will not be meeting this week. Back on Tuesday 24th! Our Wednesday morning Holy Communion will be held at St Peter’sAdministration 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 Ringland Sunday 22nd June The Gathering, 3.00pm to 5.00pmSunday 13th July 10.30am Service at St Peter’sSunday 27th July The Gathering, 3.00pm to 5.00pm
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
