Haiti was struck by a deadly earthquake on Saturday 14 August. A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti at Les Cayes, 75 miles west of the capital of Port-au-Prince. Three days later, Tropical Storm Grace, flash floods and mudslides caused further devastation on the island. To date the earthquake has claimed more than 2,200 lives, injured almost 12,000 people and destroyed 130,000 homes. At least 344 people are still missing. Families are seeking safety wherever they can with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Entire communities have been made homeless.Right now, people who have lost everything need emergency shelter, food, drinking water and access to healthcare. Christian Aid has local partners on the ground ready to respond, but they need our help to reach more of the most vulnerable people – women and girls, older people and people with disabilities are all most at risk.As you enjoy this country's bountiful harvest, please think of the people of Haiti and give what you can to help them.The St Ed's Online Giving Page In aid of Christian Aid can be found at: https://giving.give-star.com/online/christian-aid/st-edmund-s-taverham-christian-aid-haiti-appealPlease give what you can.Also please share this campaign and help raise even more donations!
The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below):Sunday 26th September 8:00am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Sunday 26th September 9:30am Mustard Tree Church – informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)Sunday 26th September 11:15 am Traditional Sunday Service, Service of the word (at St Ed’s). Sunday 26th September 11:15 am on-line Sunday Service (livestream). Sunday 26th September 3:00 pm Confirmation group (at St Eds)Sunday 26th September 6:30 pm Sunday Club (livestream)Monday 27th September 5.00pm Monday prayers (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 28th September 10:00 am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) (at St Ed’s), refreshments (outside)10am til12 noonTuesday 28th September 6:00 pm Rspace (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 29th September 9:00 am Midweek MomentsWednesday 29th September 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Thursday 30th September 7.00pm Reflection time (at St Ed’s also part of this service will be livestreamed each week.)Friday 1st October 9:30 am to12.00 noon Arts Group , - bring anything – art or craft - you fancy doing and coffee and tea are provided. Cost £3. (at Trinity Church building)Also Sunday 3rd October will include 12.30pm Ploughman’s Lunch (in aid of Christian Aid) and 3.00pm Confirmation groupAdditionally at 8am daily (daily except Wednesday and Sunday) we will be posting a ‘Daily bitesize prayer’ on the St Ed's Facebook pageFor on-line services, watch live if you are able --- or join later on 'catch up'.Everyone welcome.AdditionallyRingland: future services at St Peter’s: Sunday 3rd October 11.00am Special harvest service with hymns and dedication of bench for Peter FrostSunday 10th October 10.00am Holy CommunionChristian Aid have organised an important talk by Chine McDonald on Black Lives Matter and Climate Change at St Peter Mancroft Church, Norwich on Wednesday 6th October at 7.30pm. No need to book – just turn up. Shoeboxes we will be collecting these for Blythswood Care this year. The shoebox service will be on Sunday 31st October at 11.15am in St Ed’s. Leaflets will shortly be available in St Ed’s or visit the Blythswood website ( https://blythswood.org/shoeboxappeal/ )Harvest will be on Sunday 3rd October. We will be collecting for the Foodbank this year. After the 11.15am service at St Ed’s there will be ploughman’s lunch in aid of the Christian Aid appeal for Haiti. Please sign the sheet at the back of St Ed’s if you would like to book lunch.Thank you Stella's bible study group would like to thank members of St Eds for supporting their collection for St Martin's Housing Trust. The collection ends soon. We are collecting toiletries, clean washed bedding (single only) and men's and ladies underwear. There is still a box at the back of St Ed’s with a detailed list of items being collected. Ven Martin Gray the retired Archdeacon of Norfolk will be coming to St Ed’s to preach at the 11.15am service on Sunday 17th October.Confirmation Bishop Graham will be coming to St Ed’s for a Confirmation service on Sunday 21st November at 3pm. If anyone is interested in being Confirmed or would like to know more, please speak to Rev Paul.Bishop of Norwich Refugee Fund opened to help Afghan refugees arriving in Norfolk can be accessed through the Diocesan website ( https://www.dioceseofnorwich.org/online-giving-page/bishops-refugee-fund/ )
Sunday Club on 26th September 2021 at 6:30pm via the St Ed's Facebook page will be thinking about ‘Naaman – the helpful servant’. Please see and print the file (3 pages) attached to this item. The instructions on the template will help you to join in with the activity. All welcome.
Here at St Ed's will be collecting Christmas Shoeboxes as part of the Blythswood care appeal 2021.Our 'Shoebox service' will be held on Sunday 31st October 2021.Shoeboxes are sent to people of different ages in the poorest parts Eastern Europe and beyond for Christmas. The boxes are filled with a variety of items to bring warmth and cheer to people who have very little. The shoe boxes have a wonderful impact on the lives of their recipients. They help to assure these people that they are remembered, prayed for and loved by the Lord.Our prayer for those receiving the shoeboxes is that they know God loves them, just as he loves each of us so deeply.Filled shoeboxes and drawstring bags will both be gratefully received. This year Blythswood hope to be able to deliver boxes and bags to Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Kosovo, Moldova, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine.There are leaflets in church to explain the items needed and how to prepare a box. Alternatively you can find details on the Blythswood Care website. A video about the appeal can be found at the bottom of their webpage (keep scrolling down to find the videos!), a checklist of contents for the boxes/bags can be found here.Complete shoeboxes or bags can be left in St Ed's anytime before the 'Shoebox service'.
