The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below). Sunday 5th October 9:30am Mustard Tree – informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)Sunday 5th October 11:15 am Harvest Service with Communion (at St Ed’s) followed by ‘picnic in the pews’Monday 6th October 5.00 pm Evening prayers (at St Ed’s)Monday 6th October 6.00 pm PCC (at St Peter’s)Tuesday 7th October 10:00 am til 12 noon Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) Community Café (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 7th October 6:00 pm Rspace (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 8th October 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s )Wednesday 8th October 4:00 pm Interment of Ashes(at St Ed’s)Thursday 9th October 9.00am Church caretaking team (at St Ed’s )Thursday 9th October 7.00pm Compline (at St Ed’s) Friday 10th October 9:30 am to12.00 noon Arts and Craft Group , - bring anything – art or craft - you fancy doing and coffee and tea are provided. (at Trinity church)Saturday 11th October 10:30 am Baptism (at St Eds’) Also Sunday 12th October 2025, At St Ed’s 8:00 am Holy Communion 9:30 am Mustard Tree, 11:15 Service of the word Plus livestream 11:15 servic, at St Peter’s 10:30 am Holy Communionon-line services, watch live if you are able --- or join later on 'catch up'.Everyone welcome.AdditionallyRingland: future services/events for Ringland St Peter’s: 6th October (Monday ) 6.00pm PCC meeting at St Peter’sOctober 12th 10:30 am Holy Communion at St Peter’s followed by refreshmentsOctober 26th 3pm informal service (the gathering) at St Peter’sHarvest at St Ed’s is today! Thank you so much to everyone who decorated the church. It looks amazing. This will be a celebration of the Lord’s goodness to us, His providing and His compassionate love in our lives. For our Harvest gifts we will be supporting our local foodbank. We will also use this opportunity to celebrate the completion of our three projects – the Chancel thatch, the East Window and the restoration of the organ. We will be staying in church from 12.30pm for a ‘Picnic in the Pews’! We praise the Lord for His provision, His faithfulness and His love in Jesus.Mustard Tree – the Admission of children to Holy Communion will be on Sunday 19th October at 9.30am. Everyone is welcome to join with the children at this special time. We will then celebrate Holy Communion on the 4th Sundays of each month. Everyone is welcome to join with the children at this special time.Confirmation we have the possibility of a Confirmation service in the new year. If you would like to be confirmed, or if you would like to invite someone, please let Rev Paul knowBibles for children Any donations would be very gratefully received!Annual Norfolk Churches Trust Bike Ride Thank you to everyone who supported Molly and Polly and Rev Paul and Thomas. Donations are still coming in!Shoebox appeal is upon us! (service on 2nd November) Leaflets are in St Eds. If you have spare shoeboxes please kindly leave them at the back of church.St Ed’s needs…a new Treasurer, a Safeguarding officer, and people to join the Thursday cleaning team. Please pray that the Lord will call people for these roles. (could it be you?) Further details from the Churchwardens.
Pursue righteousness and a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you. 1 Timothy 6 : 11 - 12Readings this week Amos 6 : 1a, 4 - 7; 1 Timothy 6 : 6 - 19; Luke 16 : 19 - endSome thoughts for this weekThe image on the front this week dates from 1989. It is an invitation to pray at the time before the Berlin Wall fell. A time of heightened tension, St Nikolai Church in Leipzig began to host ‘Monday Prayers for Peace’. The gatherings began with 5 or 6 people. During the Autumn many more joined. By October 9th 70,000 had turned up, with the message from Isaiah 2 : 4 of swords into ploughshares. These were prayers for peace. In our Gospel reading Jesus tells of a man who has cut himself off from other people, from God Himself, from any hope. It has come about through greed and a hardened heart without compassion. It is a tragic picture, and hard to contemplate. Yet a reminder to us to constantly open our hearts and lives to the truth of who Jesus is and all He has won for us through His love, His Cross and His resurrection.Prayer opens our lives to other people, to the beauty of God’s world, and to His love for us each day. This is Creationtide when we look closely at the reality of the Lord’s love through His creation. How is prayer opening our hearts today? To Jesus’ words? To the beauty of creation? To the needs of others? Prayer is a gift for us and others to lead fuller lies in Jesus’ love. Rev Paul Prayers for this weekGod, who in generous mercy sent the Holy Spirit upon your Church in the burning fire of your love: grant that your people may be fervent in the fellowship of the gospel that, always abiding in you, they may be found steadfast in faith and active in service; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, AmenLord God, defend your Church from all false teaching and give to your people knowledge of your truth, that we may enjoy eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord, AmenPeople to pray forFor ecologists, environmentalists, scientists and Governments involved with climate issues and climate changeFor poorer nations as they try to cope with harsher conditions for their farmers
The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below). Sunday 28th September 8:00am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Sunday 28th September 9:30am Mustard Tree – informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)Sunday 28th September 11:15 am Service of the Word (at St Ed’s)Sunday 28th September 11:15 am Online Sunday service (livestream) Sunday 28th September 3:00 pm The Gathering@Ringland (Informal Garden Church) (at St Peter’s)Monday 29th September 5.00 pm Evening prayers (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 30th September 10:00 am til 12 noon Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) Community Café (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 30th September 6:00 pm Rspace (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 1st October 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s )Thursday 2nd October 9.00am Church caretaking team (at St Ed’s )Thursday 2nd October 7.00pm Compline (at St Ed’s) Friday 3rd October 9:30 am to12.00 noon Arts and Craft Group , - bring anything – art or craft - you fancy doing and coffee and tea are provided. (at Trinity church)Also Sunday 5th October 2025, At St Ed’s 9:30 am Mustard Tree, 11:15 am Harvest Holy Communion followed by ‘picnic in the pews’ on-line services, watch live if you are able --- or join later on 'catch up'.Everyone welcome.AdditionallyRingland: future services/events for Ringland St Peter’s: September 28th 3pm informal service (the gathering) at St Peter’s6th October (Monday ) 6.00pm PCC meeting at St Peter’sOctober 12th 10:30 am Holy Communion at St Peter’s followed by refreshmentsOctober 26th 3pm informal service (the gathering) at St Peter’sPrayer ministry for wholeness and healing is available after the 11.15am service today(28th) in the Chancel in confidence. Please come forward to use this opportunity if you would like to. Harvest will take place on 5th October at St Ed’s. This will be a celebration of the Lord’s goodness to us, His providing and His compassionate love in our lives. We will use this opportunity to celebrate the completion of our three projects – the Chancel thatch, the East Window and the restoration of the organ. We will invite our neighbourhood to celebrate with us, and we are all invited to bring a picnic. It will be a ‘Picnic in the Pews’! For our Harvest gifts we will be supporting our local foodbank.Mustard Tree – the Admission of children to Holy Communion will be on Sunday 19th October at 9.30am. Everyone is welcome to join with the children at this special time. We will then celebrate Holy Communion on the 4th Sundays of each month. Everyone is welcome to join.Confirmation we have the possibility of a Confirmation service in the new year. If you would like to be confirmed, or if you would like to invite someone, please let Rev Paul knowBibles for children Any donations would be very gratefully received!Annual Norfolk Churches Trust Bike Ride Thank you to everyone who supported Molly and Polly and Rev Paul and Thomas. Donations are still coming in!Shoebox appeal is upon us! (service on 2nd November) Leaflets are in St Ed's.
The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces. Psalm 119 : 72Readings this week Psalm 119 : 65 - 72; 1 Timothy 2 : 1 - 7; Luke 16 : 1 - 13Some thoughts for this weekWe have had some wonderful times at Prayer Spaces at the Junior School lately. Children have come from all year groups, and are open to hear the message of God’s love and respond in ways appropriate for them. Prayer is so important because it is, for one thing, so deeply personal. It is not only about what we give to the Lord, but the joy and the riches of His grace we receive from Him, as only He can give.In our Gospel reading Jesus tells a parable that is steeped in the stuff of humanity. It is about someone using his wits to survive, not necessarily honestly, using his knowledge of the world and of other people to get himself out of a sticky situation. Jesus does not condone what he does, but Jesus does show his warmth, empathy and immersion in our lives, in us as human beings. Jesus knows we are frail, prone to weakness. Vulnerable to the circumstances and challenges from living in the world.Prayer is such a gift. I’m sure we all pray as appropriate for us. Different times of the day. In different ways. It is all fine! We pray together at St Ed’s, and these have become very special times. I would like to invite you to 5.00pm on Mondays, 5.00pm on Wednesday and 7.00pm on Thursdays., to share in these special times together. Rev Paul Prayers for this weekAlmighty God, whose only Son has opened for us a new and living way into your presence: give us pure hearts and steadfast wills to worship you in spirit and in truth; through 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. AmenMerciful God, your Son came to save us and bore our sins on the cross: may we trust in your mercy and know your love, rejoicing in the righteousness that is ours through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.People to pray forThe children in our schools, that they may meet with Jesus, and we may learn from themFor everyone we know in difficult circumstances
