The livestreams are continuing with the following services being made available via the St Ed's Facebook page:Sunday 14th March 9:30 am Spiritual Communion, Rev Phil/Rev Paul Sunday 14th March 11:15am Rev Paul (service sheet attached)Sunday 14th March evening 6.30pm with Rachel (for Sunday Club and the young at heart)Tuesday 16th March 10am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people)Wednesday 17th March 10.30am Rev Phil/Rev PaulWednesday 17th March 5.00pm Evening Prayer Additionally at 8am daily (Monday to Saturday) we will be posting a ‘Daily bitesize prayer’ on the St Ed's Facebook pageWatch live if you are able --- or join later on 'catch up'.Everyone welcome.AdditionallyHoly Week resources. Coming soon we will have baskets in the St Ed's church porch with Palm Crosses, a Lifewords booklet with readings called ‘The Easter Journey’, and our prayer themes sheet. Please come along and help yourself to these resources for the approach to Holy Week.At present we can confirm we will have livestreams for Holy Week including Palm Sunday, Wednesday in Holy Week, Maundy Thursday evening and Good Friday. Details of all these will follow.Easter services We will plan for services as soon as we can, but this is not likely to be confirmed until the week before Easter, as we await for advice on what we are able to organise. It also depends on the weather for outdoor services!St Peter’s Appeal A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to the appeal. Please pray for the ministry of St Peter’s at this exciting time. The appeal will continue until the end of March, as we explore the installation of a composting lavatory and running water. Any donations may be made by cash or by cheque payable to St Peter’s PCC Ringland and passed to Rev Paul. Thank you so much for your support.Prayers together in LentPlease join us at 8.00 each day on Facebook for our sixty second Bitesized Prayer. A different location at St Ed’s each day! If you would like to, please take a moment each day at 12.00 noon to join with Christians around the world to say The Lord’s Prayer. We also have thoughts and ideas for prayers and intercessions each day on our Prayer hub (see separate webpage).
The Jewish authorities came back at him with a question, “What miracle can you perform to show us that you have the right to do this?” Jesus answered, “Tear down this Temple, and in three days I will build it again.” But the temple Jesus was speaking about was his body. John 2 : 18 – 19, 21Bible reading : John 2 : 13 - 22Thought of the weekAs we continue our journey through Lent we are confronted by our Gospel reading today of Jesus casting out the animals reserved for sacrifice, and overturning the tables of the money changers in the Temple. It is a dramatic scene. We might think it’s even uncharacteristic of Jesus. The problem here is that the Temple authorities had invented a system for people to come and worship. They could only buy the animals provided. And they could only use the money they had invented. Ordinary, poorer people were being excluded from worship and the Temple authorities were getting richer in the process.It is about worship. About the huge privilege of coming before our heavenly Father with our prayers and praises. About a relationship that is so precious and life – sustaining that every human being has the right to it. It is about discovering more and more of the Lord’s love amidst the ordinariness and messiness of our lives.What do we need to free ourselves from this Lent in order to worship more fully? Can we discover a greater depth of worship, a deeper faith through a renewed relationship with the Lord? We only need to ask, and to receive. Rev PaulPrayer for this week - A prayer of blessingMay Jesus, who overturned the tables in the temple, bless us with the overturning of our lives that our sights may be set on him always. May Jesus, who reminded people of the call to pray, teach us to pray.May Jesus, whose desire was to do the Father’s will enable us, by the Spirit, to live God’s way.And the blessing of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit be upon us today and evermore. Amen.
Prayer for the week beginning Sunday 7th March 2021.“O Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation. Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.” Psalm 95:1-3This week we will focus our prayer suggestions around the theme of gratitude. Take some time each day this week to pause and breath slowly. What are the blessings you have received from God today? Take some time each day to be intentional in giving thanks to God for all that is good. As you take time to notice what is good, let your thanksgiving lead you into prayer, in the assurance that God is good and hears our prayers.Some suggestions for prayer this week.For all those unwell with COVID and unwell because of COVID.For the schools as they go back.For the poorer nations of the world and co-vax scheme.For those struggling with poor mental health.For the lonely and afraid.Please join us at 8am each day on Facebook for our Bitesized Prayer. Also, you may like to pause each day at 12pm with Christians all around the world who pray the Lord’s Prayer at their 12pm!! This is an ancient practice that unites us wherever we are in our unity in Christ.Attached is a sheet of the above in case you prefer to print a copy for reference
The livestreams are continuing with the following services being made available via the St Ed's Facebook page:Sunday 7th March 9:30 am Communion, Rev Phil/Rev Paul Sunday 7th March 11:15am Rev Paul (service sheet attached)Sunday 7th March evening 6.30pm with Rachel (for Sunday Club and the young at heart)Tuesday 9th March 10am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people)Wednesday 10th March 10.30am Rev Phil/Rev PaulWednesday 10th March 5.00pm Evening Prayer Additionally at 8am daily (Monday to Saturday) we will be posting a ‘Daily bitesize prayer’ on the St Ed's Facebook pageWatch live if you are able --- or join later on 'catch up'.Everyone welcome.AdditionallyEaster services The bishop has indicated that he hopes churches will be able to hold services on Easter Day (April 4th) this year, depending on Government advice. We will plan for services as soon as we can, but this is not likely to be confirmed until the week before Easter (e two weeks after the schools reopen). Watch this space!St Peter’s Appeal A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to the appeal. Please pray for the ministry of St Peter’s at this exciting time. The appeal will continue until the end of March, as we explore the installation of a composting lavatory and running water. Any donations may be made by cash or by cheque payable to St Peter’s PCC Ringland and passed to Rev Paul. Thank you so much for your support.Prayers together in LentPlease join us at 8.00 each day on Facebook for our sixty second Bitesized Prayer. A different location at St Ed’s each day! If you would like to, please take a moment each day at 12.00 noon to join with Christians around the world to say The Lord’s Prayer. We also have thoughts and ideas for prayers and intercessions each day on our Prayer hub (see separate webpage).
