The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below). Note: Our livestream services are taking a short break for the next few Sundays, you can however find all of our previous streamed services in the video section on our facebook pageSunday 20th August 9:30am Mustard Tree Church– informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)Sunday 20th August 11:15 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Sunday 20th August 12:45 am Baptism (at St Ed’s)Monday 21st August 5.00 pm Monday prayers (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 22nd August 10:00 am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) (at St Ed’s), refreshments10am til12 noonWednesday 23rd August 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Thursday 24th August 8.30am Church caretaking team (at St Ed’s )Thursday 24th August 7.00pm Reflection with Compline (at St Ed’s and livestream)Friday 25th August 9:30 am to12.00 noon Arts and Craft Group , - bring anything – art or craft - you fancy doing and coffee and tea are provided cost £1. (at St Ed’s)Also Sunday 27th August, At St Ed’s 8am Holy Communion, 9:30 am Mustard Tree Church,11:15 am Service of the word Additionally at 8am daily (except Sunday) we will be posting a ‘Daily bitesize prayer’ on the St Ed's Facebook page.For on-line services, watch live if you are able --- or join later on 'catch up'.Everyone welcome.AdditionallyRingland: future services/events at St Peter’s: 10th September 10:30 am Harvest Service 8th October 10:30 am Holy CommunionRev Paul and Rachel will be on leave from Monday 21st August until Monday 4th September. Livestream Team Summer Concert Come and hear our livestream musicians playing different kinds of music! Starting with some folk, Elton John, Bob Dylan and others, and then some worship. At St Ed’s, possibly outdoors, Sunday 3rd September at 7.30pm All welcome! Cycle for your church - Sat 9th September 9.00 am - 5.00 pm Join a sponsored bike ride or walk discovering beautiful churches, which also raises money for their repair and preservation. Simply get sponsored for each building you visit or make a donation. Cycle Ride Registration : can be online this year through norfolkchurchestrust.org.uk Harvest this year will be on Sunday 10th September. Our services at St Ed’s will include 8.00am Holy Communion, 9.30am Mustard Tree Church, a livestream service at 11.15am.There will also be a 10.30am service at St Peter’s RinglandWe have also been asked to hold a 2.00pm Civic Service at St Ed’s for Broadland District Council.Any donations or offers of help towards decorating St Ed’s would be very gratefully received – please speak to Margaret Miller. Thank youTools With A Mission who collect tools and other items to send to people who need them in Africa, are in great need of haberdashery items . There are comprehensive lists and contact information at the back of St Eds if anyone has anything they can donate. Many thanks. Paul Scarff
“After He had dismissed the crowds , He went up the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came He was there alone, but by this time the boat, battered by the waves, was far from the land, for the wind was against them. And early in the morning He came walking towards them on the lake” Matthew 14 : 27Readings this week : I Kings 19 : 9 - 18Romans 10 : 5 - 15Matthew 14 : 22 - 33Thought for the week : Jesus’ walking on water was a truly miraculous event. This was not even a stroll across still water, but the boat carrying the disciples was being ”battered by the waves”. It was perhaps, for many people, after the Resurrection, Jesus’ single most powerful and breath – taking miracle. It is certainly one that everyone remembers.It is such a testament to Jesus’ power and authority, even over nature itself. It is a witness to Jesus’ compassion and love for His disciples, including each of us who are disciples today. It is the call to believe, and to grow in faith for all who hear the Word. It is evidence of how Jesus has come to turn the world upside down, and challenge every man, woman and child into faith and following.It shows how the Lord is not remote from us. When Jesus saw the disciples were in trouble he was far away, a mountain. Yet he came to them. Even walking on the water, to be with them, to reassure them, to show He is always close.This is the reality of Jesus. He is the Lord who has drawn close, coming from heaven, shares our lives, offers us His hope. This is the Lord’s love. Jesus who offers His love in every situation. Rev PaulPrayers for this weekGod of our pilgrimage, You have willed that the gate of mercy should stand open for those who trust in you: look upon us with your favour that we who follow the path of your will may never wander from the way of life, through Jesus Christ our Lord, AmenLord of heaven and earth, As Jesus taught His disciples to be persistent in prayer, Give us patience and courage never to lose hope, But always to bring Our prayers before you; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. AmenPeople to pray for :For the church in places where it is hard to be a ChristianFor those affected by severe weather conditionsFor those new in the faith
The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below). Sunday 13th August 8:00am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Sunday 13th August 9:30am Mustard Tree Church– informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)Sunday 13th August 11:15 am Service of the word (at St Ed’s)Sunday 13th August 11:15 am Online Sunday service (livestream) Monday 14th August 5.00 pm Monday prayers (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 15th August 10:00 am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) (at St Ed’s), refreshments10am til 12 noonWednesday 16th August 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Thursday 17th August 8.30am Church caretaking team (at St Ed’s )Thursday 17th August 7.00pm Reflection with Compline (at St Ed’s and livestream)Thursday 17th August 7.45pm Building projects meeting (at St Ed’s)Friday 18th August 9:30 am to12.00 noon Arts and Craft Group , - bring anything – art or craft - you fancy doing and coffee and tea are provided cost £1. (at St Ed’s)Saturday 19th August 10.30am Burial of Ashes (at St Ed’s )Also Sunday 20th August, At St Ed’s 9:30 am Mustard Tree Church,11:15 am Holy Communion, 12:45 pm Baptism Plus online 11:15am Informal Service. Additionally at 8am daily (except Sunday) we will be posting a ‘Daily bitesize prayer’ on the St Ed's Facebook page.For on-line services, watch live if you are able --- or join later on 'catch up'.Everyone welcome.AdditionallyRingland: future services/events at St Peter’s: 13th August 10:30 am Holy Communion 10th September 10:30 am Harvest Service Cycle for your church - Sat 9th September 9.00 am - 5.00 pm Join a sponsored bike ride or walk discovering beautiful churches, which also raises money for their repair and preservation. Simply get sponsored for each building you visit or make a donation. Cycle Ride Registration : can be online this year through norfolkchurchestrust.org.uk, or paper copies in St Ed’s. Harvest this year will be on Sunday 10th September. Our services at St Ed’s will include 8.00am Holy Communion, 9.30am Mustard Tree Church, a livestream service at 11.15am.There will also be a 10.30am service at St Peter’s RinglandWe have also been asked to hold a 2.00pm Civic Service at St Ed’s for Broadland District Council.Any donations or offers of help towards decorating St Ed’s would be very gratefully received – please speak to Margaret Miller. Thank youTools With A Mission who collect tools and other items to send to people who need them in Africa, are in great need of haberdashery items . There are comprehensive lists and contact information at the back of St Eds if anyone has anything they can donate. Many thanks. Paul Scarff Bible groups – we have a range and variety of different groups meeting together to read God’s word and to pray together. The groups are a great encouragement in our discipleship of Jesus. A number of the groups have vacancies. if you are interested in joining a group, please speak to Rev Paul.
“Everyone ate and had enough. Then the disciples took up twelve baskets full of what was left over. The number of men who ate was about five thousand, not counting the women and children”. Matthew 14 : 20 – 21This week’s Gospel reading: Matthew 14 : 13 - 21Thought for the week Today we are looking at the miraculous feeding of the five thousand. How do you read it? Is it really miraculous or an exaggeration? Should we read it literally or symbolically? Does our reading of it heighten the miracle or lessen it?The whole passage is laden with miracles. That Jesus fed so many with so little is a miracle. That someone was prepared to share the little they had is a miracle. That there was so much left over is a miracle. That the disciples joined in with what Jesus was doing is a miracle. That people’s needs both physically and spiritually were met as they ate bread and fish as they heard Jesus teach and heal is a miracle.Miracles are sometimes extraordinary and sometimes miracles occur slap bang in the ordinary.The alternative reading for today is of Jesus’ Transfiguration. The disciples bringing their ordinariness to encounter Jesus’ power and light.May we have eyes and ears and hearts open to the miraculous in the extraordinary and the ordinary. RachelPrayers for this weekLord God, your Son left the riches of heavenand became poor for our sake:when we prosper save us from pride,when we are needy save us from despair, that we may trust in you alone;through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.For the TransfigurationFather in heaven,Whose Son Jesus Christ was wonderfully transfigured before chosen witnesses upon the holy mountain,And spoke of the exodus he would accomplish at Jerusalem:Give us strength so to hear his voice and bear our crossThat in the world to come We may see him as He isWho is alive and reigns with you,In the unity of the Holy Spirit, One God now and for ever. Amen.People to pray for :For all those experiencing difficult health issues and changes at the momentFor those being baptised this weekFor those on holiday – for rest, safety, and for their journeys
