The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below).

Palm Sunday 26th March 8:00am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)

Palm Sunday 2nd April 9:30am Mustard Tree Church – informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)

Palm Sunday 12th March 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Peter’s)

Palm Sunday 2nd April 11:15 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)

Palm Sunday 2nd April 11:15 am Online Sunday service (livestream)

Palm Sunday 2nd April 2:00 pm Baptism (at St Ed’s)

Palm Sunday 2nd April 6:30 pm Prayer for hope and healing (at St Ed’s)

Monday 3rd April 5.00 pm Monday prayers (at St Ed’s)

Monday 3rd April 7.30 pm PCC (at St Ed’s)

Tuesday 4th April 10:00 am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) (at St Ed’s), refreshments10am til12 noon

Wednesday 5th April 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)

Wednesday 5th April 6.30 pm Alpha (at St Ed’s)

Thursday 6th April 8.30am Church caretaking team (at St Ed’s )

Maundy Thursday 6th April 7.00pm Reflection with Compline (at St Ed’s and livestream)

Maundy Thursday 6th April Commemoration of the Last Supper followed by vigil (service at t Eds, vigil at St Ed’s and individual homes)

Good Friday 7th April 10am Churches Together service at Trinity

Good Friday 7th April 2.00pm Last Hour at the Cross (at St Peter’s)

Good Friday Mustard Tree 4pm (at St Ed’s )

Saturday 8th April 9:00 am Decorating the church (at St Ed’s)

Saturday 8th April 10:00 am til 1pm Easter Garden making (at St Peter’s)

Also Sunday 9th April, Easter Sunday at St Ed’s: 6:00am Sunrise service, 8am Holy Communion 9:30 am Mustard Tree Church,11:15am Holy Communion with Baptism, Plus online 11:15am Informal Service. word At St Peter’s 10:30 am Easter Day Holy Communion

Additionally at 8am daily (except Sunday) we will be posting a ‘Daily bitesize prayer’ on the St Ed's Facebook page.

For on-line services, watch live if you are able --- or join later on 'catch up'.

Everyone welcome.

Additionally

Ringland: future services/events at St Peter’s:

7th April (Good Friday) Last Hour at the Cross, 2.00pm

8th April Saturday Easter Garden making 10am til 1pm

9th April (Easter Day) 10.30am

14th May Holy Communion 10:30am

14th May APCM 12 noon

Holy Week and Easter in the benefice:

Maundy Thursday Commemoration of the Last Supper, 7.30pm at St Ed’s

All night vigil please sign up to join either in St Eds or at home

Good Friday Churches Together service at Trinity, 10.00am

Last Hour at the Cross on Good Friday from 2.00pm at St Peter’s Ringland

Mustard Tree Good Friday at St Ed’s from 4.00pm

Saturday 8th April Easter Garden making in St Peter’s as part of the Ringland Easter Fair

Easter Day at St Ed’s: Sunrise service 6.00am; Holy Communion 8.00am; Mustard Tree 9.30am and 11.15am Holy Communion

Easter Day at St Peter’s: Holy Communion 10.30am

Easter booklets are available in St Eds. These are intended to be shared with friends and family. Who you could give them to?

Baptisms at Easter we are delighted that Anya Fiaz will be baptised in the 11.15am service on Easter Day. Also that Sky will be baptised at 11.15am the following Sunday.

Arts Group will not take place on 7th April (Good Friday)

St Edmund’s Electoral Roll If anyone feels that they would like to join the Electoral Roll for St Edmund’s, there are forms at the back of St Ed’s.

Diary date : Open Doors Speaker Sunday 30th April Open Doors originated in the ministry of Brother Andrew who distributed Bibles to persecuted Christian communities in Eastern Europe during the 1970’s. On Sunday 30th April (a fifth Sunday) we will have a visiting speaker at the 11.15am service to tell us more about the work of Open doors today and the plight of the persecuted church. Please put the date in your diaries to come along if you can.

St Edmund’s Coronation Fair Save the Date! Monday 8th May 11:00-4:00. Live Music, BBQ, Beer Tent, Competitions, games crafts &; the usual stalls around the Coronation theme. In line with King Charles wishes to celebrate and promote Volunteering we will invite local charities and groups to provide information cards/flyers on their volunteering opportunities.

There is a sign up sheet at the back of St Eds if you are able to help on a stall on the day or setting up.

Intercessions and readers for Sunday 11.15am services for anybody not on the rota for reading and/ or prayers who would like to be included, please speak to Stella Noons.

A virtual challenge! During April, Paul Beverley is doing a 'virtual' Land's End to John o'Groats - 1000 miles + 39,000 ft of climb - to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society, but it's round Taverham and Ringland Hills, as he can't leave Sue. Please join us if you can - £3000 raised already. Many thanks! justgiving.com/page/paul-beverley

Calling All Gardeners We plan to hold the Plant Stall again this year beginning the last weekend of May and would appreciate any surplus

plants you may be dividing or seedlings you are growing. This year the proceeds will be donated to Christian Aid.

St Edmund’s Church Taverham –

Annual Church Parochial Meeting and Annual Vestry Meeting

These will be at St. Edmund’s at 7pm on Monday 22nd May and all our church family are encouraged to attend, to celebrate, reflect and pray for our life and ministry as Christ’s believers in this place.

All those on the Electoral Roll are eligible to vote and please ask the Churchwardens for a form if you would like to go on the Electoral Roll.

Nomination forms for Churchwardens, PCC members and Diocesan Synod Members are available at the back of St Eds. Please pray if you feel the Lord is calling you or someone else to these roles.

All candidate who are successfully elected will be subjected to our safeguarding processes before their appointment is confirmed.

We are very fortunate to have Nick Blanch, Director of Youth for Christ, Norwich, coming to speak to us from 8.15pm, once the more formal part of the meeting is completed. Nick is leading encouraging and prayerful work amongst young people in our city, including in Taverham. Come and hear more!

St Edmund’s Taverham Registered Charity Number 1185420