St Edmund’s Taverham and St Peter’s Ringland – Prayer Hub for 14th March 2021The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. There is no law against such things. Galatians 5: 22-23.This week our prayer suggestions will be focussed on the gracious work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. As we surrender our lives to God the Holy Spirit graciously helps us to become the people God made us to be. As we consent to God’s presence we are equipped to better love and serve God and our neighbour. Here is a prayer that you may like to use at the beginning of each day as a sign of your willingness to God’s presence in your life.Father, help me to live this day to the full, being true to You, in every way.Jesus, help me to give myself away to others, being kind to everyone I meet.Spirit, help me to love the lost, proclaiming Christ in all I do and say. Amen. From Lectio365Sunday: Today is Mothering Sunday, a day of joy for many, a day of pain for others. Give thanks for God’s unfailing love, faithfulness and care for us. Pray for those who will struggle today.Monday: Pray for our churches, St Ed’s and St Peter’s as we look to the future. Pray for the leading and guidance of the Holy Spirit, that everything we do may bring honour to God and reflect the love of Jesus.Tuesday: Take some time to pray for yourself today, asking God to fill you with the Holy Spirit, assuring you of God’s presence.Wednesday: Continue to pray for the front line workers.Thursday: Pray for the ongoing COVAX programme, taking the vaccine to poorer countries.Friday: Pray for the areas of the world where there is unrest, hatred and injustice that the Holy Spirit would bring unity, peace and love - that God’s Kingdom will be present.Saturday: As we prepare to worship tomorrow, ask the Holy Spirit to prepare our hearts to give to God our praise and to hear what God might say to us.Please join us at 8am each day on Facebook for our Bitesized Prayer. Also, you may like to pause each day at 12pm with Christians all around the world who pray the Lord’s Prayer at their 12pm!! This is an ancient practice that unites us wherever we are in our unity in ChristAttached is a sheet of the above in case you prefer to print a copy for reference
The livestreams are continuing with the following services being made available via the St Ed's Facebook page:Sunday 14th March 9:30 am Spiritual Communion, Rev Phil/Rev Paul Sunday 14th March 11:15am Rev Paul (service sheet attached)Sunday 14th March evening 6.30pm with Rachel (for Sunday Club and the young at heart)Tuesday 16th March 10am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people)Wednesday 17th March 10.30am Rev Phil/Rev PaulWednesday 17th March 5.00pm Evening Prayer Additionally at 8am daily (Monday to Saturday) we will be posting a ‘Daily bitesize prayer’ on the St Ed's Facebook pageWatch live if you are able --- or join later on 'catch up'.Everyone welcome.AdditionallyHoly Week resources. Coming soon we will have baskets in the St Ed's church porch with Palm Crosses, a Lifewords booklet with readings called ‘The Easter Journey’, and our prayer themes sheet. Please come along and help yourself to these resources for the approach to Holy Week.At present we can confirm we will have livestreams for Holy Week including Palm Sunday, Wednesday in Holy Week, Maundy Thursday evening and Good Friday. Details of all these will follow.Easter services We will plan for services as soon as we can, but this is not likely to be confirmed until the week before Easter, as we await for advice on what we are able to organise. It also depends on the weather for outdoor services!St Peter’s Appeal A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to the appeal. Please pray for the ministry of St Peter’s at this exciting time. The appeal will continue until the end of March, as we explore the installation of a composting lavatory and running water. Any donations may be made by cash or by cheque payable to St Peter’s PCC Ringland and passed to Rev Paul. Thank you so much for your support.Annual Meetings for St Ed’s will be held this year but are going to have to be on Zoom! The dates are below, and Notices are in church - Nomination forms are on the noticeboard at the back of churchVestry meeting Tuesday 6th April 7.30pm on Zoom – To elect the churchwardens and re-affirm the assistant warden2020 APCM Sunday 16th May 12.30pm on Zoom – To confirm that the Accounts and Annual Report were circulated. To elect 3 Deanery Synod members for the period from 2020 to 20232021 APCM Tuesday 18th May a 7.30pm on Zoom – To elect PCC members, present Annual Report and the Accounts.Prayers together in LentPlease join us at 8.00 each day on Facebook for our sixty second Bitesized Prayer. A different location at St Ed’s each day! If you would like to, please take a moment each day at 12.00 noon to join with Christians around the world to say The Lord’s Prayer. We also have thoughts and ideas for prayers and intercessions each day on our Prayer hub (see separate webpage).Plant stall We are hoping to have a plant stall at church from 16th May onwards. Any donations of plants for the stall would be gratefully received. Vegetables are particularly popular, and we have a supply of seeds if anyone would like to start growing now.Fun Day! We are planning to have a Fun Day at St Ed's on Saturday 17th July. Any offers of help to put up tents or to manage stalls and games would be gratefully received.Food Bank whilst we continue to collect food for the Norwich Foodbank there is now a local Foodbank for the local needs of Taverham, Drayton and Thorpe Marriott. We have a separate receptacle in church for these items.
Sunday Club on 14th March 2021 at 6:30pm via the St Ed's Facebook page will be thinking about ‘gates’.Please see and print the file (2 pages) attached to this item. The instructions on the template will help you to join in with the activity.All welcome.
Prayer for the week beginning Sunday 7th March 2021.“O Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation. Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.” Psalm 95:1-3This week we will focus our prayer suggestions around the theme of gratitude. Take some time each day this week to pause and breath slowly. What are the blessings you have received from God today? Take some time each day to be intentional in giving thanks to God for all that is good. As you take time to notice what is good, let your thanksgiving lead you into prayer, in the assurance that God is good and hears our prayers.Some suggestions for prayer this week.For all those unwell with COVID and unwell because of COVID.For the schools as they go back.For the poorer nations of the world and co-vax scheme.For those struggling with poor mental health.For the lonely and afraid.Please join us at 8am each day on Facebook for our Bitesized Prayer. Also, you may like to pause each day at 12pm with Christians all around the world who pray the Lord’s Prayer at their 12pm!! This is an ancient practice that unites us wherever we are in our unity in Christ.Attached is a sheet of the above in case you prefer to print a copy for reference
