All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Acts 2 : 4Bible reading : Acts 2 : 1 – 21Bishop Graham’s address 22nd May for the Day of Prayer in the Cathedral. His words reflect our own PCC’s prayerful discernment and for each of us at St Ed’s and St Peter’s: “We gather in this ancient place of prayer, this place of Benedictine foundation and hospitality, remembering that the very first word that Benedict wrote in his Rule is the word ‘Listen’. And that is essentially what we do today. We come before God to listen. To listen attentively. To listen to have our own ideas changed and transformed. Our egos shaped in another way. We come to listen to what God desires and longs and hopes for the life of this Diocese (church). Because any vision…. Is somehow always incomplete because it’s just a reflection, a fraction of God’s desire for us. So part of our listening today is to listen to the wind of the Holy Spirit at this Pentecost time. St Bede wrote that we simply set our ship and pull up the sails to be filled with the Holy Spirit to guide us where God guides us. So today in a sense is a hoisting of the sails allowing the ship of this Diocese (church) to be guided by God into the future. A future that we do not yet know. That comes to us with hope and joy. So we are called to listen ever more attentively to the God who seeks to bring transformation in Christ to us. Who longs for us to be a prayerful people, a pastoral people, and a prophetic people. Thus says the Lord, ‘See I am doing a new thing. Now it springs up. Do you not perceive it?’”. Bp Graham, 22<sup>nd</sup> May 2021Prayer for this weekHoly Spirit, sent by the Father, ignite in us your holy fire; strengthen your children with the gift of faith, revive your Church with the breath of love, and renew the face of the earth, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below):Pentecost Sunday 23rd May 9.30am Holy Communion (at St Eds and livestream)Pentecost Sunday 23rd May 11.am Morning Prayer (at St Peter’s followed at 12:15 by Vestry Meeting and APCM for 2020 and 2021)Pentecost Sunday 23rd May 11.15am Sunday Morning Worship (livestream)Pentecost Sunday 23rd May 6.30pm Sunday Club (livestream)Tuesday 25th May 10am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) (livestream)Wednesday 26th May 9am Midweek Moments! (livestream)Wednesday 26th May 10.30am Holy Communion Rev Phil/Rev Paul (at St Ed’s)Additionally at 8am daily (daily except Wednesday and Sunday) 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.AdditionallyAttended services we now have a 9.30am service at St Ed’s weekly, a Wednesday 10.30am service at St Ed’s and services fortnightly at St Peter’s. We are trialling a period where it is not necessary to sign up in advance. Just come along!Ringland: future services at St Peter’s: Sunday 6th June 11.00am Morning Prayer – Jane DrydenSunday 20th June 11.00am Holy Communion
“I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours. All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them”. John 17 : 9 - 10Bible reading : John 17 : 6 - 19Thought for the weekDuring the last couple of weeks we have been focussing on what it means to, ‘Abide in Christ.’ As we do this and constantly remember that God is present always and everywhere we live out and proclaim, through our words and our actions, that the Kingdom of God is here. Over the ten days between Ascension Day and Pentecost we are invited to take part in the global initiative Thy Kingdom Come. God’ kingdom is already here but these ten days give us a focused opportunity to pray for a greater awareness of the presence of God, not only in our own lives but in the lives of our loved ones, our community and our world. Abiding in Christ is about finding our true home in him. Prayer is about growing and developing this amazing relationship which God invites us into. Praying for God’s kingdom to come is about living in God’s ways and acknowledging that God’s way of love, peace and justice are what the world needs. Lord, may your kingdom come in me and in all your creation. RachelThy Kingdom Come – a global initiative to pray that others will come to know Jesus for themselves. Ascension Day (13th May) to Pentecost (23rd May)You are invited to pray for five people for them to know JesusAlso please pray for our life and ministry in Taverham and RinglandAlso please see the Prayer Diary prepared by Rachel and available as a newsitem on the St Peter's website.
The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below):Sunday 16th May 9.30am Holy Communion (at St Eds and livestream)Sunday 16th May 11.15am Sunday Morning Worship (livestream)Sunday 16th May 6.30pm Sunday Club (livestream)Tuesday 18th May 10am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) (livestream)Wednesday 19th May 9am Midweek Moments! (livestream)Wednesday 19th May 10.30am Holy Communion Rev Phil/Rev Paul (at St Ed’s)Additionally at 8am daily (daily except Wednesday and Sunday) 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.AdditionallyAttended services we now have a 9.30am service at St Ed’s weekly, a Wednesday 10.30am service at St Ed’s and services fortnightly at St Peter’s. We are trialling a period where it is not necessary to sign up in advance. Just come along!Ringland: next service at St Peter’s: Sunday 23rd May 11.00am Holy Communion followed by Vestry Meeting and APCM for 2020 and 2021Christian Aid Week (10th to 16th May 2021)Christian Aid Week Thank you to everyone who has supported Christian Aid for this year’s campaign. We still have envelopes in church and you can donate on-line. You can find it at the address below:-https://envelope.christianaid.org.uk/envelope/st-edmunds-taverhamThy Kingdom Come – a global initiative to pray that others will come to know Jesus for themselves. Ascension Day (13th May) to Pentecost (23rd May)You are invited to pray for five people for them to know JesusAlso please pray for our life and ministry in Taverham and RinglandAlso please see the Prayer Diary prepared by Rachel which is a separate newsitem on the websiteVal’s Ordination is on Sunday 27th June at 9.30am at the Cathedral. Please pray for Val, Richard, Jenny and Helen as Val makes this exciting step.APCM Ringland The Annual Meeting for St Peter’s – including an update on the Architect’s works, will be on 23rd May (Pentecost Sunday) at 12.15pm, following the morning service at 11.00am. Everyone is welcome.
