St Ed’s and St. Peter’s Prayer Hub.Week beginning Sunday 7th February 2021Colossians 3:15-17The peace of Christ must control your hearts—a peace into which you were called in one body. And be thankful people. The word of Christ must live in you richly. Teach and warn each other with all wisdom by singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing to God with gratitude in your hearts. Whatever you do, whether in speech or action, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus and give thanks to God the Father through him.You may like to use these suggestions for prayer this week.Sunday: As we focus today on the Word (Christ) dwelling among us, we give thanks for the presence of God fully with us and the timeless love that holds all creation.Monday: The verses above, from Colossians, encourage us to live peacefully and thankfully. Today we pray for an increasing awareness of the peace of Christ within us and among us.Tuesday: These verses also invite us to live lives where everything we do and say stems from our relationship with God. We ask for the Holy Spirit’s help in living lives that reflect the presence of God with us.Wednesday: ‘The word of God must live in you richly.’ Today we ask the Holy Spirit to give us a hunger and thirst to read scripture and to be led and inspired by the Holy Spirit as we read.Thursday: As we come before God in prayer today, spend some time bringing your thanks as these verses invite us to. We may even like to sing out our thanks!Friday: We hold before God the world spoken into being at the beginning of time, the world that Jesus came to show God’s great love for.Saturday: Pray for our worship tomorrow.Please join us on Facebook each day at 8am for our Bite Sized Prayers to begin each day.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
The livestreams are continuing with the following services being made available via the St Ed's Facebook page:Sunday 7th February 9:30 am Communion, Rev Phil Sunday 7th February 11:15am Rev Paul (service sheet attached)Sunday 7th February evening 6.30pm with Rachel (for Sunday Club and the young at heart)Tuesday 9th February 10am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people)Wednesday 10th February 10.30am Rev Phil/Rev PaulWednesday 10th February 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.AdditionallyServices in church Although our services in church are suspended the church is alive! Please continue to pray for the needs of our community, particularly our schools and Care Homes. The church is open each day for private prayer and our livestreams continue.Sad news Rev Harold Smith passed away peacefully on Monday (1st). Harold was a faithful preacher and a Christian friend and mentor to many. His funeral will be on Friday 19th February at 3.00pm at St Edmund’s. Sadly in view of the restrictions numbers will be limited to only those invited to attend, but the service will be livestreamed.St Peter’s Appeal We have had such an amazing response to our appeal for Ringland Church. A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed. We are almost there! For those who have kindly made a donation, if you can let Rev Paul know if you would like or are eligible for a Gift Aid form we will be able to reach our target! Rev Paul is now negotiating the tricky territories of Bat surveys, permissions and Licences (please pray for him while he is doing this!). Once we have achieved these works, including minor repairs, we will be able to apply for other grants for the major repairs to the roof, to the structure and to the stained glass.The appeal will continue until March, because we also have the possibility of fundraising for 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.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.Lent begins on 17th February (Ash Wednesday). We will be livestreaming a service of spiritual Communion at 10.30am and we livestream Evening Prayers at 5.00pm, as we begin to make the journey of Lent together.
Sunday Club on 7th February 2021 at 6:30pm via the St Ed's Facebook page will be thinking about Adam and Eve.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.
St Ed’s and St Peter’s Prayer Hub - week beginning Sunday 31 January 2021.St John, in the first chapter of his gospel reminds us that 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being 4 in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.This week we will focus our prayers on the Light of Christ, shining in what seems like very dark times at the moment. The darkness cannot and will not overcome the Light which is Christ, the very presence and life of God amongst us.You may like to use these prayer suggestions this week.Sunday: ‘The Light of Christ has come into the world.’ We rejoice today and give thanks for the presence of Christ with us.Monday: ‘The Light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.’ As we pray today we pray remembering that that in the bleakness of the circumstances we find ourselves in God is here with us.Tuesday: Hold in the Light of Christ all those who are unwell in body, mind or spirit as a result of COVID-19.Wednesday: We are called to be light in the world. Pray that we may shine the love of Christ wherever and however we may find ourselves.Thursday: We pray today that the Light of Christ may set our hearts on fire with love for God and for our neighbours.Friday: Spend some time today reflecting on the warmth of the light of God’s love for you.Saturday: Pray for our worship tomorrow.God our creator,who in the beginningcommanded the light to shine out of darkness:we pray that the light of the glorious gospel of Christmay dispel the darkness of ignorance and unbelief,shine into the hearts of all your people,and reveal the knowledge of your glory in the face of Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,who is alive and reigns with you,in the unity of the Holy Spirit,one God, now and for ever. Amen. Our Father who art in heaven…..Please join us at 8.00 each day on Facebook for our Bitesized Prayer. If you would like to, please take a moment each day at 12pm to join with Christians around the world to say The Lord’s Prayer.Attached is a sheet of the above in case you prefer to print a copy for reference
