The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below). Sunday 4th October 9:30 am Harvest Mustard Tree Church– informal service for families and children (at St Ed’s) Sunday 4th October 11:15 am Harvest Service (at St Ed’s) Monday 5th October 5.00 pm Evening prayers (at St Ed’s) Tuesday 6th October 10:00 am til 12 noon Community Café (at St Ed’s) includes activities for children Tuesday 6th October 6:00 pm Rspace (at St Ed’s) Wednesday 7th October 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s ) Thursday 8th October 9.00am Church caretaking team (at St Ed’s ) Thursday 8th October 7.00pm Compline (at St Ed’s) Also Sunday 11th October 2026. At St Ed’s 8:00 am Holy Communion, 9:30 am Mustard Tree, 11:15 am Service of the word. On-line 11:15 livestream service, At St Peter’s 10:30 Holy Communion followed by refreshments on-line services, watch live if you are able --- or join later on 'catch up'. Everyone welcome. Additionally Ringland: future services/events for Ringland St Peter’s: October 11th 10:30 am Holy Communion for Safeguarding Sunday October 25th 3pm The Gathering @ Ringland (at St Peter’s) November 8th 10:30 am Remembrance Service Harvest at St Ed’s is today (Sunday 4th October). Thank you so much to everyone who decorated the church. It looks amazing. We are supporting the Norwich Foodbank. There is a Special Harvest Lunch from 12.30pm Please come along and invite your family and friends. Everyone is welcome! Administration of Holy Communion at St Ed's we return to the common chalice at 11.15am today – where everyone receives the wafer and then drinks from the chalice at Holy Communion, but there will be an additional chalice at the altar rail for anyone who prefers to have a wafer dipped by the priest. Shoeboxes – Shoebox Sunday will be 1st November at St Ed's. We have shoeboxes already covered in St Ed's. They just need to be filled! There is a very short video on the Blythswood Care website : https://blythswood.org/shoeboxappeal/ Bright Party TEC (Taverham Evangelical church) are organising a Bright Party for Saturday 31st October for children in our community. Details in the porch at St Ed’s.
Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you this authority?” Matthew 21 : 23Readings this week Ezekiel 18 : 1 – 4, 25 - end; Philippians 2 : 1 - 13; Matthew 21 : 23 - 32Thought for this weekWe are all good at reluctance from time to time. At excuses, or finding something more interesting when tasks need to be done or we cannot summon the energy or enthusiasm to go somewhere or do something. I hear myself saying sometimes, even to myself, “You’ll enjoy it once you get there”.Jesus knows this in us. How we feel sometimes. Our hearts might be saying no, even though our minds say yes. In our Gospel reading Jesus has been talking to the Pharisees. People set in their ways, who cannot see the grace and freedom of the Lord in their midst. Yet for all of us, we cannot see the good things sometimes, even though they are on our doorstep or standing before us!Jesus has come into our lives to offer us freedom, forgiveness and eternal life. He is the Good News, who has brought the best news we can ever hear or know, who is Himself. Yet how reluctant we are sometimes to receive from Him. To surrender everything to Him. To discover more of His love. To grow in His grace and freedom. What do we need to receive from Jesus today? What holds us back? What areas of reluctance do we need to lay aside? Rev PaulPrayer for this weekAlmighty God, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you: pour your love into our hearts and draw us to yourself, and so bring us at last to your heavenly city where we shall see you face to face; 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. AmenGracious God, you call us to fullness of life: deliver us from unbelief and banish our anxieties with the liberating love of Jesus Christ our Lord. AmenWe give thanks for…..Those who visit our churches during the day to prayAll the Lord provides for us as individuals, for our families and as churchesThe life and witness of Christians around the world
The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below). Sunday 27th September 8:00 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s) Sunday 27th September 9:30 am Mustard Tree Church– informal service for families and children (at St Ed’s) Sunday 27th September 11:15 am Service of the Word (at St Ed’s) Sunday 27th September 3:00 pm The Gathering@Ringland (Informal Garden Church) (at St Peter’s) Monday 28th September 5.00 pm Evening prayers (at St Ed’s) Tuesday 29th September 10:00 am til 12 noon Community Café (at St Ed’s) includes activities for children Tuesday 29th September 6:00 pm Rspace (at St Ed’s) Wednesday 30th September 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s ) Thursday 1st October 9.00am Church caretaking team (at St Ed’s ) Thursday 1st October 7.00pm Compline (at St Ed’s) Friday 2nd October 6.00pm Wedding Rehearsal (at St Ed’s) Saturday 3rd October 2.00pm Wedding (at St Ed’s Also Sunday 4th October 2026. At St Ed’s 9:30 am Harvest Mustard Tree, 11:15 am Harvest Holy Communion on-line services, watch live if you are able --- or join later on 'catch up'. Everyone welcome. Additionally Ringland: future services/events for Ringland St Peter’s: September 27th 3pm The Gathering @ Ringland (at St Peter’s) October 11th 10:30 am Holy Communion for Safeguarding Sunday October 25th 3pm The Gathering @ Ringland (at St Peter’s) November 8th 10:30 am Remembrance Service Administration of Holy Communion at St Eds we have discussed arrangements at PCC for a return to the common chalice at 11.15am – where everyone receives the wafer and then drinks from the chalice at Holy Communion, but there will be an additional chalice at the altar rail for anyone who prefers to have a wafer dipped by the priest. We’ll try this on Sunday 4th October (Harvest) and would welcome feedback. We will also make arrangements at other services. Norfolk Churches Trust Walk and Cycle Ride Thank you so much for all your support. Rev Paul and Molly together raised £915. Thank you! Shoeboxes – the leaflets have arrived! they are available in St Eds. Shoebox Sunday will be 1st November at St Eds. Harvest at St Ed’s will be on Sunday 4th October. We will be supporting the Norwich Foodbank this year. Donations towards flowers to decorate the church for Harvest would be gratefully received by Margaret Miller. Thank you. Special Harvest Lunch at St Ed’s we are hoping this year Harvest Lunch will be on a bigger scale. We would like as many people as possible to come along from St Ed’s and St Peter’s, and further afield. We will have jacket potatoes and various fillings, followed by fruit pies or crumbles, in church after the service (from 12.30pm) on 4th October. If anyone would like to make a pie or crumble, or some custard, please tell Sue B, or Sue E.
Take what belongs to you and go; I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?” So the last will be first, and the first will be last.” Matthew 20 : 14 - 16Readings this week Jonah 3 : 10 – end of 4; Philippians 1 : 21 - end; Matthew 20 : 1 - 16We give thanks for….. Our life and ministry together at St Ed’s and St Peter’sFor all those who visit our churches and are able to spend time in quiet prayerFor answered prayer – the person considering becoming our new TreasurerThought for this weekWe often hear the expression, ‘Life’s not fair’. Yet what do we make of this? It assumes that we each have certain expectations and privileges. Even aspects of life we deserve. Should be ours by right, even.Certainly all human beings are equal, yet with this starting point clearly life is not fair for the vast majority of the world’s population. And automatically we become the privileged ones.As always Jesus points us away from ourselves and directs us to Himself. None of us deserves the love, grace and boundless generosity of the Lord. All life is a gift. Every day is a miracle. We each have so much to share and celebrate. In our Gospel reading Jesus speaks of the owner of a vineyard who rewards his workers the same no matter how many hours they have worked that day. So the Lord loves to give to each of us, though we are so undeserving. The Lord pours out His generosity, His love and mercy upon each of us each day. Jesus even gave His life for our forgiveness and new life in Him. How can we share this love. How can we let others know of the Lord’s limitless grace and mercy that changes our lives and is so freely given. Rev Paul Prayer for this weekO Lord, we beseech you mercifully to hear the prayers of your people who call upon you; and grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil them; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, Amen.Lord of creation, whose glory is around and within us: open our eyes to your wonders, that we may serve you with reverence and know your peace at our lives’ end, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.We give thanks for…..Our life and ministry together at St Ed’s and St Peter’sFor all those who visit our churches and are able to spend time in quiet prayerFor answered prayer – the person considering becoming our new Treasurer
