‘When the Advocate[h] comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf. You also are to testify because you have been with me from the beginning. John 15 : 26 - 27Readings this week : Ezekiel 37 : 1 - 14; Acts 2 : 1 - 21; John 15 : 26 – 27, 16 : 4b - 15Bishop Graham’s address for the Day of Prayer in the Cathedral on 22nd May 2021. “We gather in this ancient place of prayer, this place of Benedictine foundation and hospitality, remembering that the very first word that Benedict wrote in his Rule is the word ‘Listen’. And that is essentially what we do today. We come before God to listen. To listen attentively. To listen to have our own ideas changed and transformed. Our egos shaped in another way. We come to listen to what God desires and longs and hopes for the life of this church. Because any vision…. Is somehow always incomplete because it’s just a reflection, a fraction of God’s desire for us. So part of our listening today is to listen to the wind of the Holy Spirit at this Pentecost time. St Bede wrote that we simply set our ship and pull up the sails to be filled with the Holy Spirit to guide us where God guides us. So today in a sense is a hoisting of the sails allowing the ship of this church to be guided by God into the future. A future that we do not yet know. That comes to us with hope and joy. So we are called to listen ever more attentively to the God who seeks to bring transformation in Christ to us. Who longs for us to be a prayerful people, a pastoral people, and a prophetic people. Thus says the Lord, ‘See I am doing a new thing. Now it springs up. Do you not perceive it?’”. Prayer for this weekGod, who as at this time taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit: grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgement in all things and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. AmenHoly Spirit, sent by the Father, ignite in us your holy fire; strengthen your children with the gift of faith, revive your Church with the breath of love, and renew the face of the earth, through Jesus Christ our Lord. AmenPeople to pray forFor the families of the Israeli hostagesFor aid to reach GazaFor the work of Christian Aid
The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below). Sunday 19th May 9:30am Mustard Tree– informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)Sunday 19th May 11:15 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Sunday 19th May 11:15 am Online Sunday service (livestream)Monday 20th May 5.00 pm Monday prayers (at St Ed’s)Monday 20th May 7.00 pm Annual Parochial Church Council Meeting (APCM) (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 21st May 10:00 am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) (at St Ed’s), refreshments10am til12 noonTuesday 21st May 6:00 pm Rspace (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 22nd May 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 22nd May 1:50 pm Langley Year 4 visit (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 22nd May 5:00 pm Evening Prayer (at St Ed’s)Thursday 23rd May 8.30am Church caretaking team (at St Ed’s )Thursday 23rd May 2.30pm Burial of ashes (at St Ed’s)Thursday 23rd May 7.00pm Compline with meditation (at St Ed’s) Friday 24th May 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 26th May, 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. 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: June 9th 10:30 am Holy Communion (in St Peter’s)July 14th 10:30 am Holy Communion (in St Peter’s)Alpha begins on Wednesday 5th June at St Eds. Please pray for this exciting time, and please invite anyone you know for whom this would be helpful.Plant Sale just to remind everyone that the launch is at St Ed's on Saturday 25th May from 10.30am and tea, coffee, cake will be available that day. Also we want plants to sell!!! Thank you, SueChristian Aid week continues. Envelopes will be in church all this week.Pastoral Visitors we would like to revive our Pastoral Visitors’ team. If you feel the Lord is calling you into this ministry, please let Rev Paul or Rev Phil know.
“I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours. All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them”. John 17 : 9 - 10Readings this week : Acts 1 : 15 – 17, 21 - end; 1 John 5 : 9 - 13; John 17 : 6 - 19Thought for this weekDuring the last couple of weeks we have been focussing on what it means to, ‘Abide in Christ.’ As we do this and constantly remember that God is present always and everywhere we live out and proclaim, through our words and our actions, that the Kingdom of God is here. Over the ten days between Ascension Day and Pentescost we are invited to take part in the global initiative Thy Kingdom Come. God’s kingdom is already here but these ten days give us a focused opportunity to pray that others will come to know Jesus for themselves. We are invited to specifically pray for five people for them to know the presence and love of Jesus, and for our community and our world.Also we come to our Annual Meetings please pray for our life and ministry in Taverham and Ringland. Abiding in Christ is about finding our true home in him. Prayer is about growing and developing this amazing relationship which God invites us into. Praying for God’s kingdom to come is about living in God’s ways and acknowledging that God’s way of love, peace and justice are what the world needs.Lord, may your kingdom come in me and in all your creation. RachelPrayer for this weekO God the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: we beseech you, leave us not comfortless, but send your Holy Spirit to strengthen us and exalt us to the place where our Saviour Christ is gone before, AmenRisen, ascended Lord, as we rejoice at your triumph, fill your Church on earth with power and compassion, that all who are estranged by sin may find forgiveness and know your peace, to the glory of God the Father. AmenPeople to pray forChoose five people to pray for this weekAll those taking exams at this time, for peace from the Lord and supportFor the work of Christian Aid
The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below). Sunday 12th May 8:00am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Sunday 12th May 9:30am Mustard Tree– informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)Sunday 12th May 10:30 am Holy Communion (at Sr Peter’s)Sunday 12th May 11:15 am Service of the word (at St Ed’s and livestream)Sunday 12th May 12:15 pm APCM (at Sr Peter’s)Monday 13th May 5.00 pm Monday prayers (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 14th May 10:00 am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) (at St Ed’s), refreshments10am til12 noonTuesday 14th May 6:00 pm Rspace (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 15th May 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 15th May 5:00 pm Evening Prayer (at St Ed’s)Thursday 16th May 8.30am Church caretaking team (at St Ed’s )Thursday 16th May 7.00pm Compline with meditation (at St Ed’s) Friday 17th May 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 19th May, At St Ed’s 9:30 am Mustard Tree, 11:15 am Holy Communion. Plus online 11:15am Informal Service. 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: May 12th 10:30 am Holy Communion (in St Peter’s) followed by coffee and then the APCM at 12:15 pm – All WelcomeJune 9th 10:30 am Holy Communion (in St Peter’s)St Ed's May Fair thank you to everyone who helped and contributed to the May Fair. It was a great success! We raised an amazing £2,459.32. Praise the Lord!Christian Aid week begins today, an opportunity to pray for and donate towards some of the most desperate situations and people in the world. Envelopes are in church.Bell Sunday – this Sunday has also been designated as Bell Sunday. You may hear church bells being rung today.APCM date The Annual meeting for St Peter’s will be today ( Sunday 12th May) at 12.15 pm (after the service and coffee) in the church. Everyone is welcome as we share the highlights of the Lord’s work among us.If anyone would like to stand for the Parochial Church council, nomination forms are at the back of church. Plant Stall – beginning 25th May. If you are dividing any plants or growing seeds, please could you grow a few extra for our plant stall.
