5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Show us how to increase our faith.” 6 The Lord answered, “If you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘May you be uprooted and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you! Luke 17 : 5 - 6Readings this week Habbakuk 1 : 1 – 4, 2 : 1 - 4; 2 Timothy 1 : 1 - 14; Luke 17 : 5 - 10Some thoughts for this weekThe Lord does provide! Yet so often we need faith to keep praying, to be patient, and to have eyes to see the answer when it has arrived!We have a newly designated Archbishop of Canterbury. The appointment has come after a great deal of prayer, of patience and waiting. Sarah Mullally is the Bishop of London, and comes with huge experience of the Lord’s compassion and love, first as Chief Nursing Officer for the UK, and now in Episcopal ministry.I believe it is an affirmation not only of her ministry as a priest, but also of Jesus’ compassion and concern for His church as the Good Shepherd who loves His church, and longs to care for us, nurture us and lead us as we seek to live out our faith in this difficult and broken world. The church prayed for a leader, and the Lord has answered with someone who knows what it is to minister to people in desperate need, and comfort the dying and bereaved.Jesus calls us to look to Him and to follow Him. To know that He answers our prayers and hears the cries of our hearts. When we are faithful and believe, we become the church that reflects Jesus. Our compassionate, faithful, loving and forgiving Lord. Rev Paul A Blessing based on 2 Timothy 1: 1-14 :As you go from here, may God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace. Do not let your faith or your witness grow cold.Remember: God’s gift of faithis like a flame;when the embers of that flame have cooled, you must fan them again to keep them ablaze.So remember what you have been taught and what you have experienced. Live in such a way that all who know you may see the light of God reflected in you.And may the grace of God, the love of Jesus Christ, and the presence of the Holy Spirit be with you and among you in the days ahead. Amen.We praise the Lord and give thanks for…The miraculous completion of the three projects at St Eds. For our fellowship in the Gospel in our communityFor all those who help our churches run smoothly
The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below). Sunday 5th October 9:30am Mustard Tree – informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)Sunday 5th October 11:15 am Harvest Service with Communion (at St Ed’s) followed by ‘picnic in the pews’Monday 6th October 5.00 pm Evening prayers (at St Ed’s)Monday 6th October 6.00 pm PCC (at St Peter’s)Tuesday 7th October 10:00 am til 12 noon Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) Community Café (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 7th October 6:00 pm Rspace (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 8th October 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s )Wednesday 8th October 4:00 pm Interment of Ashes(at St Ed’s)Thursday 9th October 9.00am Church caretaking team (at St Ed’s )Thursday 9th October 7.00pm Compline (at St Ed’s) Friday 10th October 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 11th October 10:30 am Baptism (at St Eds’) Also Sunday 12th October 2025, At St Ed’s 8:00 am Holy Communion 9:30 am Mustard Tree, 11:15 Service of the word Plus livestream 11:15 servic, at St Peter’s 10:30 am Holy Communionon-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: 6th October (Monday ) 6.00pm PCC meeting at St Peter’sOctober 12th 10:30 am Holy Communion at St Peter’s followed by refreshmentsOctober 26th 3pm informal service (the gathering) at St Peter’sHarvest at St Ed’s is today! Thank you so much to everyone who decorated the church. It looks amazing. This will be a celebration of the Lord’s goodness to us, His providing and His compassionate love in our lives. For our Harvest gifts we will be supporting our local foodbank. We will also use this opportunity to celebrate the completion of our three projects – the Chancel thatch, the East Window and the restoration of the organ. We will be staying in church from 12.30pm for a ‘Picnic in the Pews’! We praise the Lord for His provision, His faithfulness and His love in Jesus.Mustard Tree – the Admission of children to Holy Communion will be on Sunday 19th October at 9.30am. Everyone is welcome to join with the children at this special time. We will then celebrate Holy Communion on the 4th Sundays of each month. Everyone is welcome to join with the children at this special time.Confirmation we have the possibility of a Confirmation service in the new year. If you would like to be confirmed, or if you would like to invite someone, please let Rev Paul knowBibles for children Any donations would be very gratefully received!Annual Norfolk Churches Trust Bike Ride Thank you to everyone who supported Molly and Polly and Rev Paul and Thomas. Donations are still coming in!Shoebox appeal is upon us! (service on 2nd November) Leaflets are in St Eds. If you have spare shoeboxes please kindly leave them at the back of church.St Ed’s needs…a new Treasurer, a Safeguarding officer, and people to join the Thursday cleaning team. Please pray that the Lord will call people for these roles. (could it be you?) Further details from the Churchwardens.
Pursue righteousness and a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you. 1 Timothy 6 : 11 - 12Readings this week Amos 6 : 1a, 4 - 7; 1 Timothy 6 : 6 - 19; Luke 16 : 19 - endSome thoughts for this weekThe image on the front this week dates from 1989. It is an invitation to pray at the time before the Berlin Wall fell. A time of heightened tension, St Nikolai Church in Leipzig began to host ‘Monday Prayers for Peace’. The gatherings began with 5 or 6 people. During the Autumn many more joined. By October 9th 70,000 had turned up, with the message from Isaiah 2 : 4 of swords into ploughshares. These were prayers for peace. In our Gospel reading Jesus tells of a man who has cut himself off from other people, from God Himself, from any hope. It has come about through greed and a hardened heart without compassion. It is a tragic picture, and hard to contemplate. Yet a reminder to us to constantly open our hearts and lives to the truth of who Jesus is and all He has won for us through His love, His Cross and His resurrection.Prayer opens our lives to other people, to the beauty of God’s world, and to His love for us each day. This is Creationtide when we look closely at the reality of the Lord’s love through His creation. How is prayer opening our hearts today? To Jesus’ words? To the beauty of creation? To the needs of others? Prayer is a gift for us and others to lead fuller lies in Jesus’ love. Rev Paul Prayers for this weekGod, who in generous mercy sent the Holy Spirit upon your Church in the burning fire of your love: grant that your people may be fervent in the fellowship of the gospel that, always abiding in you, they may be found steadfast in faith and active in service; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, AmenLord God, defend your Church from all false teaching and give to your people knowledge of your truth, that we may enjoy eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord, AmenPeople to pray forFor ecologists, environmentalists, scientists and Governments involved with climate issues and climate changeFor poorer nations as they try to cope with harsher conditions for their farmers
The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below). Sunday 28th September 8:00am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Sunday 28th September 9:30am Mustard Tree – informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)Sunday 28th September 11:15 am Service of the Word (at St Ed’s)Sunday 28th September 11:15 am Online Sunday service (livestream) Sunday 28th September 3:00 pm The Gathering@Ringland (Informal Garden Church) (at St Peter’s)Monday 29th September 5.00 pm Evening prayers (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 30th September 10:00 am til 12 noon Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) Community Café (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 30th September 6:00 pm Rspace (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 1st October 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s )Thursday 2nd October 9.00am Church caretaking team (at St Ed’s )Thursday 2nd October 7.00pm Compline (at St Ed’s) Friday 3rd October 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 5th October 2025, At St Ed’s 9:30 am Mustard Tree, 11:15 am Harvest Holy Communion followed by ‘picnic in the pews’ 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: September 28th 3pm informal service (the gathering) at St Peter’s6th October (Monday ) 6.00pm PCC meeting at St Peter’sOctober 12th 10:30 am Holy Communion at St Peter’s followed by refreshmentsOctober 26th 3pm informal service (the gathering) at St Peter’sPrayer ministry for wholeness and healing is available after the 11.15am service today(28th) in the Chancel in confidence. Please come forward to use this opportunity if you would like to. Harvest will take place on 5th October at St Ed’s. This will be a celebration of the Lord’s goodness to us, His providing and His compassionate love in our lives. We will use this opportunity to celebrate the completion of our three projects – the Chancel thatch, the East Window and the restoration of the organ. We will invite our neighbourhood to celebrate with us, and we are all invited to bring a picnic. It will be a ‘Picnic in the Pews’! For our Harvest gifts we will be supporting our local foodbank.Mustard Tree – the Admission of children to Holy Communion will be on Sunday 19th October at 9.30am. Everyone is welcome to join with the children at this special time. We will then celebrate Holy Communion on the 4th Sundays of each month. Everyone is welcome to join.Confirmation we have the possibility of a Confirmation service in the new year. If you would like to be confirmed, or if you would like to invite someone, please let Rev Paul knowBibles for children Any donations would be very gratefully received!Annual Norfolk Churches Trust Bike Ride Thank you to everyone who supported Molly and Polly and Rev Paul and Thomas. Donations are still coming in!Shoebox appeal is upon us! (service on 2nd November) Leaflets are in St Ed's.
