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

Sunday 23rd April 8:00am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)

Sunday 23rd April 9:30am Mustard Tree Church – informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)

Sunday 23rd April 11:15 am Service of the word (at St Ed’s)

Tuesday 25th April 10:00 am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) (at St Ed’s), refreshments10am til12 noon

Tuesday 25th April 6:00 pm Rspace (at St Ed’s)

Wednesday 26th April 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)

Wednesday 26th April 6.30 pm Alpha (at St Ed’s)

Thursday 27th April 8.30am Church caretaking team (at St Ed’s )

Thursday 27th April 7.00pm Reflection with Compline (at St Ed’s and livestream)

Friday 28th April 9:30 am to12.00 noon Arts and Craft Group , - bring anything – art or craft - you fancy doing and coffee and tea are provided. Cost £3. (at Trinity Church building)

Friday 28th April 12.00 pm thanksgiving service for Robert Beevor (at St Ed’s )

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:

14th May Holy Communion 10:30am

14th May APCM 12 noon

11th June Holy Communion 10:30am

Robert Beevor ‘Sue, Helen and Paul want to thank everyone for their lovely messages, cards and flowers at this sad time. The family will say goodbye to Robert at a private cremation and this will be followed by a thanksgiving service at St. Edmund’s at midday on Friday 28th April and afterwards at Wensum Valley Hotel. We welcome you all to join us for these. Please come in coloured clothing of your choice which may include yellow and green!’

Tributes, candles, donations for Robert can be made through a website :

www.robertbeevor.muchloved.com

Peter Kerry sadly died peacefully on Thursday evening (just as we were praying and saying Compline). He was a man of wonderful and infectious faith, and we will miss him! Peter loved coming to church, and was a keen participant in the livestreams. He was much loved and is now with the Lord.

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.

Christian Aid Paul Scarff is again looking for volunteers to deliver envelopes this Christian Aid week, ideally between 7th and 16th May. Last year we delivered over 1,700 envelopes in Taverham and Ringland, and raised over £1,000! If you can help, please contact Paul at [email protected] or 868939.

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.

St Edmund’s Coronation Fair is on 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.

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