Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’ Matthew 28 : 19 - 20Reading : Matthew 28 : 16 - 20Thought of the weekOne of the features of lockdown that has struck me most has been the absence of aeroplanes. The clear blue skies have emphasised the lack of travel. Few people are going abroad. We have become insular. Maybe as a nation we are in danger of becoming inward – looking. There is always the prospect if we’re not careful we end up thinking only of ourselves.Today is Trinity Sunday, a reminder of our interconnectedness within God. How Jesus calls the whole world into His love, truth and salvation, and into the community of faith and love that is at the heart of God who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit.The events of this week are a stark reminder of how we are all connected as humanity on the earth. How the Lord’s love stretches far and wide and is for everyone. Every life is precious.As we celebrate our connectedness with the Lord and with one another, we are challenged to remember how Jesus came to reconnect heaven with earth. How we each play our part in praying that the forgiveness, healing and hope won by Jesus through the Cross may be a reality here on earth. That we may each be signs of the Lord’s new beginning. Rev Paul
The following services will be made available via the St Ed's Facebook page:Sunday 7th June 10:30 am, with Rev Paul for Trinity Sunday celebration service - see attached service sheetSunday 7th June evening with Rachel 6.30pm (for Sunday Club and the young at heart)Wednesday 10th June: 10.30am Rev PhilWednesday 10th June 9pm: Rachel’s Rectory Ramblings (with slippers) Watch live if you are able --- or join later on 'catch up'Everyone welcome.Also online : Diocesan Sunday Hope Podcast this week is by our former curate, Rev David Hagan – Palmer. You can listen on the Diocesan website (www.dioceseofnorwich.org), by phone on 01603 537577, or on your podcast app by searching for 'Diocese of Norwich' and click 'Subscribe'.Rspace Zoom for teenagers every Tuesday at 7.00pm. Details Rev Paul
Please find attached the service sheet that Rev Phil will be using on Wednesday 3rd June at 10:30am and then throughout the Trinity season for all spiritual communion services being livestreamed via the St Eds Facebook page.We hope you can join Rev Phil live or on' catch up' - which ever works for you.All welcome
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting Acts 2 : 1-2Reading : Acts 2 : 1 - 21Thought for this weekOne of the most striking features of the passage describing the coming of the Holy Spirit is that the disciples were all together in one place. This seems remarkable to us now during the experience of the lockdown! Yet this underlines it was a collective experience. It is about the Lord coming upon the disciples as a whole, as the Body of Christ. How the Holy Spirit calls the people of Jesus to be the Church. To proclaim together the Lord’s grace and salvation in Jesus to the world.It is a reminder of how the Holy Spirit binds us together ‘in the bond of peace’. To be collectively whole and holy. To be committed to one another and show those signs and marks of love that Jesus commanded us.We often think of faith being a solitary experience. The Lord does indeed call us each personally, and we are called to make a personal response to Him. Yet we are all brought together in such a mixture of backgrounds and personalities. Like the wildest of gardens, it somehow works because it is the Lord’s work. Let us celebrate the Lord’s work in us and through us in proclaiming the truth of Jesus to the world. Rev Paul
