Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? 4 Those who have clean hands and pure hearts, who do not lift up their souls to what is false, and do not swear deceitfully. 5 They will receive blessing from the Lord, and vindication from the God of their salvation. Psalm 24 : 3 - 5Readings this week : Mark 12 : 28 - 34For All Saints Psalm 24 : 1 – 6; Isaiah 25 : 6 - 9; John 11 : 32 - 44Thought for this weekThis season of All Saints reminds us how we are connected through faith not only to all those who believe in Jesus in the world today, but also to those who have gone before us. We give thanks for their faith, their example, and in our worship we are gathered as Christ’s people with the whole of heaven!Yet this challenges and hopefully encourages us in our lives as Christ’s people today. We are called to pray for each other across the world, and support each other. At the moment we have the Open doors petition in church for our brothers in sisters in Africa who are being displaced and persecuted.We are also called to be a beacon and a witness to Jesus. We have the ministry of all the Christians of the past to build on. At St Ed’s and St Peter’s we have visible signs of that witness. And we are called to bring Jesus’ hope to our world. We’re giving the shoeboxes to people who we will never meet, whose lives and poverty we can barely imagine, yet they will pass from our hands to theirs, and we pray will bring light and hope. All Saints reminds us Jesus calls us together to be His people for the world. Let’s celebrate all we are able to be for Him in our time, and for those who will come after us. Rev PaulPrayer for this weekAlmighty and eternal God, you have kindled the flame of love in the hearts of the saints: grant to us the same faith and power of love, that, as we rejoice in their triumphs, we may be sustained by their example and fellowship; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, AmenA Prayer for NeighboursWe thank you, God, for coming to us as a neighbour, a stranger, a refugee, binding our wounds and carrying us to safety, so that we might love you with all our heart, soul, and mind, and welcome the stranger, loving our neighbour as ourselves.Adapted from Nathan Nettleton’s “Short Preface,” www.laughingbird.net/LectionTexts/CP10.html Posted on Acts of Faith. People to pray forThose who will receive the shoeboxesThe church across the world
The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below). Sunday 3rd November 9:30am Shoebox service - Mustard Tree– informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)Sunday 3rd November 11:15 am Shoebox service - Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Monday 4th November 2.00 pm Burial in churchyard (at St Ed’s)Monday 4th November 5.00 pm Evening prayers (at St Ed’s)Monday 4th November 6.00 pm Beavers in church (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 5th November 10:00 am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) (at St Ed’s), refreshments10am til12 noonTuesday 5th November 6:00 pm Rspace (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 6th November 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 6th November 5:00 pm Evening Prayer (at St Ed’s)Thursday 7th November 8.30am Church caretaking team (at St Ed’s )Thursday 7th November 7.00pm Compline with meditation (at St Ed’s and livestream) Friday 8th November 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)Friday 8th November 10.00 am Langley Remembrance Service (at St Ed’s )Friday 8th November 6.00 pm Remembrance Rehearsal (at St Ed’s )Also Sunday 10th November, Remembrance Sunday At St Ed’s 8 am Holy Communion 9:30 am Mustard Tree breakfast, 10:30 am Remembrance service with Taverham band, plus online 11:15 Remembrance service Also in Ringland St Peter’s 10:30 am Remembrance ServiceFor 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: November 10th 10.30am Remembrance serviceDecember 8th 10:30am Holy Communion (at Ringland Village Hall)Shoeboxes Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the shoeboxes, and all those who came this week to fill shoeboxes. It is great to see so many. There is still another week if you would still like to contribute.Open Doors petition over 16 million Christians are being displaced by violence and conflict across Africa, yet this is rarely reported in the news. Please consider signing the Open doors petition for those under persecution. Visit the Open doors website here. Sad news we were so sorry to hear that Ann Moules, and Tony Dryden have died. Our love and prayers are with David, and with Jane and their families. Ann’s funeral will be at St Ed’s on Wednesday 20th November at 1.00pm.Remembrance Sunday is on 10th November. At St Ed’s There will be an 8.00am service of Holy Communion, a Mustard Tree breakfast at 9.30am, and a Remembrance service with the Taverham Band from 10.30am. There will be a 10.30am service at St Peter’s The Glebe, at St Ed's, will be closed for parking from 11th November onwards as we approach the winter months to protect the surface. There are spaces in the church drive. Alternative parking will be on the field side of the Junior School and on the lay –by opposite the school.Bibles for the Junior School we are hoping to present Bibles to the Year 3’s again this year just before Christmas. They are £5.50 each and are always greatly appreciated. If you would like to make a donation there is an envelope in the vestry at St Eds.
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy : 3 : 14 - 16Readings this week : Jeremiah 31 : 7- 9; Hebrews 7 : 23 - end; Mark 10 : 46 - endThought for this weekI wonder how many words we have heard this week? I wonder how many words fill our lives each day, and how many are words that build us or help us grow?Today is Bible Sunday as we give thanks for the Lord’s gift to us of the Bible. Smuggled, supressed, translated into nearly every language on earth, transmitted, spoken from space, taken to the remotest places, opened to the very young and remembered by the very old, God’s Word fills this world with the life of the Holy Spirit and the love of the Father in the person of Jesus. As a young man I carried a Bible in my rucksack wherever I went – yet I never opened it. It was only when I began reading the Gospels that I began to realise who Jesus is. The Bible opened for me the truth about this world and the truth of who I am, loved by God.You may read your Bible every day. You may open it sometimes. You may not have a Bible you can read. The Bible is God’s gift to us to learn of His love and grow as the people He wants us to be.Can you share with someone today something you have read? Can you open this gift to you every day? Rev PaulPrayer for this weekBlessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: help us so to hear them, to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word, we may embrace and for ever hold fast the hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ, AmenWords of Assurance: Psalm 34The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help.He rescues them from all their troubles.The Lord is close to the brokenhearted;He rescues those who are crushed in spirit.The Lord will redeem those who serve him.Everyone who trusts in him will be freely pardoned.~ Psalm 34:17-18, 22 NLT translationPeople to pray forNations where Bibles are in short supplyThe work of Wycliffe Bible Translators
The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below). Sunday 27th October 8:00am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Sunday 27th October 9:30am Mustard Tree– informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)Sunday 27th October 11:15 am Service of the word (at St Ed’s)Sunday 27th October 11:15 am Online Sunday service (livestream) Monday 28th October 5.00 pm Evening prayers (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 29th October 10:00 am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) (at St Ed’s), refreshments10am til12 noonWednesday 30th October 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 30th October 2:00 pm Shoebox packing (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 30th October 5:00 pm Evening Prayer (at St Ed’s)Thursday 31st October 8.30am Church caretaking team (at St Ed’s )Thursday 31st October 7.00pm Compline with meditation (at St Ed’s and livestream) Friday 1st November 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 3rd November, At St Ed’s 9:30 am Mustard Tree, 11:15 am Holy Communion,For 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: November 10th 10.30am Remembrance serviceDecember 8th 10:30am Holy Communion (at Ringland Village Hall)Bible Sunday is today (27th). If you need a Bible please speak to Rev Paul. We have been given many to distribute.Open Doors petition over 16 million Christians are being displaced by violence and conflict across Africa, yet this is rarely reported in the news. Please consider signing the Open doors petition for those under persecution. Visit the Open doors website here. Dean Robert Willis has died, a major Anglican figure during the Pandemic crisis. His services of Morning prayer from his garden at Canterbury Cathedral encouraged and helped many thousands of people around the world. He is mourned across the world. You can still join with his prayers on Youtube. Remembrance Sunday is on 10th November. At St Ed’s There will be an 8.00am service of Holy Communion, a Mustard Tree breakfast at 9.30am, and a Remembrance service with the Taverham Band from 10.30am. There will be a 10.30am service at St Peter’s Bibles for the Junior School we are hoping to present Bibles to the Year 3’s again this year just before Christmas. They are £5.50 each and are always greatly appreciated. If you would like to make a donation there is an envelope in the vestry at St Ed's.Shoeboxes we have leaflets in church. This year’s video is available to watch on the Blythswood Care website and is incredibly moving. Please watch the video to see what the shoeboxes are achieving (here). Please give a leaflet to your friends if you think they will be interested. The shoebox services will be on 3rd November. We will also have a time in St Ed's to put shoeboxes together on Wednesday 30th October from 2,00pm. If you would like to bring items for this please place them at the back of St Ed's.
