The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below). Sunday 2nd March 9:30am Mustard Tree Nativity– informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)Sunday 2nd March 11:15 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Sunday 2nd March 1:00 pm Baptism (at St Ed’s)Sunday 2nd March 4:00 pm The Gathering@Ringland (Informal Garden Church) (at St Peter’s)Monday 3rd March 5.00 pm Evening prayers (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 4th March 10:00 am til 12 noon Community Café with activities for tots (at St Ed’s),Tuesday 4th March 2:30 pm til 4 pm Pancake party (at St Ed’s),Tuesday 4th March 6:00 pm Rspace (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 5th March 10:30 am Holy Communion with Ashes (at St Ed’s )Wednesday 5th March 7:00 pm Holy Communion with Ashes (at St Ed’s )Thursday 6th March 9.00am Church caretaking team (at St Ed’s )Thursday 6th March 7.00pm Compline with meditation (at St Ed’s) Friday 7th March 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)Also Sunday 9th March 2025, At St Ed’s, 8am Holy Communion, 9:30 am Mustard Tree, 11:15 am Service of the word Plus online 11:15am Informal Service. Also at Ringland Village Hall 10:30 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: March 2nd 4pm informal service at St Peter’sMarch 9th 10:30 am Communion Service at St Peter’sWelcome to Kalum, his family and his friends for his baptism today at St Ed’s at 1.00pm.Pancake party will be happening on Shrove Tuesday,4th March at St Ed’s, 2.30pm till 4.00pm. This is in support of Christian Aid. There are flyers in church. Please bring your friends.Lent begins on 5th March Ash Wednesday.The 2025 Diocesan Lent Appeal will raise money for the YANA (You Are Not Alone) telephone helpline. A Norfolk-based charity, YANA provides mental health support for people living and working in agricultural and rural communities, aiming to prevent loss of life through suicide.Thursday evening compline will be in church for the next few weeks, but will not be livestreamed. The service begins at 7.00pm, and is a wonderful opportunity to experience the Lord’s calm and peace. Everyone welcome. World Day of Prayer service at Drayton and Horsford Methodist Church on Friday 7th March at 1.30pm. Everyone is welcome.Rachel is doing well, and is enormously grateful for all the cards, prayers, gifts and good wishes for her recovery. Thank you so much. We also understand Gwendolyn is doing well in her recovery (from the same operation). Prayers for Healing from 23rd March we will be offering prayers for healing in the chancel at St Eds after the 11.15am service. We hope to be able to offer this after each 4th Sunday service. If you are interested in joining those who pray please let Rev Paul know.
22 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set out. 23 As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger. Luke 8 : 22 - 23Readings this week Genesis 2 : 4b – 9, 15 - end; Revelation 4 ; Luke 8 : 22 - 25Thought for this weekThe storm the disciples encountered on the lake was clearly something extraordinary, terrifying, exceptional. Even for experienced fishermen, a reminder of how chaos and danger can quickly overwhelm us, make us lose any sense of normality, make us fearful. Jesus’ calming of the storm reveals His extraordinary authority and power over all things. Yet perhaps more remarkable still was that He was asleep, while the storm raged around Him.Jesus calls us into His heart of stillness, of peace. Even while the world becomes ever more confusing. Different voices become increasingly more jarring and disruptive, and while there are new dangers appearing almost every day, some not seen before.Psalm 46 : 10 reads, “Be still and know that I am God”. Whatever the clamouring, the disruption, however intense our fears, we are called to look to the Lord. To Jesus who brings us His salvation, His peace, His assurance and love.Jesus calls us into His heart of stillness. He touches our hearts and fills us with moments of peace that reach deep within. Can we open our lives to Jesus’ peace today? Rev PaulPrayer for this weekAlmighty God, you have created the heavens and the earth and made us in your own image: teach us to discern your hand in all your works and your likeness in all your children; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit reigns supreme over all things, now and for ever. AmenAlmighty God, give us reverence for all creation and respect for every person, that we may mirror your likeness in Jesus Christ our Lord. AmenPeople to pray forFor the Mission to Seafarers, their work and witness to seafarers of all nationalities around the worldFor those who visit our churches searching for peace in their livesFor our schools at the end of half term
The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below). Sunday 23rd February 8:00am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Sunday 23rd February 9:30am Mustard Tree Nativity– informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)Sunday 23rd February 11:15 am Service of the word (at St Ed’s)Sunday 23rd February 11:15 am Online Sunday service (pre-recorded) Monday 24th February 5.00 pm Evening prayers (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 25th February 10:00 am til 12 noon Community Café with activities for tots (at St Ed’s),Wednesday 26th February 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s )Thursday 27th February 9.00am Church caretaking team (at St Ed’s )Thursday 27th February 7.00pm Compline with meditation (at St Ed’s) Friday 28th February 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)Also Sunday 2nd March 2025, At St Ed’s, 9:30 am Mustard Tree, 11:15 am Holy Communion Also at Ringland St Peter’s 4pm "The Gathering @ Ringland" .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: March 2nd 4pm informal service at St Peter’sMarch 9th 10:30 am Communion Service at St Peter’sPancake party will be happening on Shrove Tuesday,4th March at St Ed’s, 2.30pm till 4.00pm. This is in support of Christian Aid. There are flyers in church. Please bring your friends.Thursday evening compline will be in church for the next few weeks, but will not be livestreamed. The service begins at 7.00pm, and is a wonderful opportunity to experience the Lord’s calm and peace. Everyone welcome. 4th Sundays On the 4th Sunday of every month I will be putting out a card stall in St Eds. All the cards are made by me and all the money taken will go to St Edmund’s. There will be cards for all occasions and each card will be £1.00. If you would like me to make a card for any special occasion please let me know. Stella NoonsPrayers for Healing from 23rd March we will be offering prayers for healing in the chancel after the 11.15am service. We hope to be able to offer this after each 4th Sunday service. If you are interested in joining those who pray please let Rev Paul know.Lent begins on 5th March Ash Wednesday.The 2025 Diocesan Lent Appeal will raise money for the YANA (You Are Not Alone) telephone helpline. A Norfolk-based charity, YANA provides mental health support for people living and working in agricultural and rural communities, aiming to prevent loss of life through suicide.
“Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. “Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. “Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. Luke 6 : 20 - 21Readings this week Jeremiah 17 : 5 - 10; 1 Corinthians 15 : 12 - 20 ; Luke 6 : 17 - 26Thought for this weekWe have seen so many harrowing world situations lately, and so much suffering. Yet mercifully we have also seen hope, and the answer to all those prayers that have been made, and encouragement to all who have been persevering in prayer around the world.Although each situation is unique and complex, a theme has been emerging. The plight of the powerless, the voiceless, the poor, against those who hold power, who are ‘in control’, who seek to dominate, who perpetuate war.In our Gospel reading we have Luke’s account of the Beatitudes, where Jesus speaks of His heart for the poor, whose suffering He sees, for those who are hungry, those who are mourning. Even those who are persecuted for their faith. Jesus welcomes all those who come to Him in humility, in need, with open hands and hearts.Yet in contrast Jesus sees those who abuse power, who cause suffering, who turn their backs on Him. They are receiving material comforts yet Jesus sees their hearts.So we are each called to be amongst those whose lives are open to the Lord’s Holy Spirit. To come humbly to Jesus. To receive His forgiveness and new life Rev PaulPrayer for this weekAlmighty God, who alone can bring order to the unruly wills and passions of sinful humanity: give your people grace so to love what you command and to desire what you promise, that, among the many changes of this world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found; 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. AmenEternal God, whose Son went among the crowds and brought healing with his touch: help us to show his love, in your Church as we gather together, and by our lives as they are transformed into the image of Christ our Lord. AmenPeople to pray forThose lacking food, shelter, securityOur NHS, and those we know who offer medical treatment and help
