The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below). Sunday 22nd September 8:00am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Sunday 22nd September 9:30am Harvest Mustard Tree– informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)Sunday 22nd September 11:15 am Harvest Service (at St Ed’s)Sunday 22nd September 12:30 pm Bring and Share Lunch (at St Ed’s)Unfortunately there will be no livestream this weekMonday 23rd September 5.00 pm Evening prayers (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 24th September 10:00 am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) (at St Ed’s), refreshments10am til12 noonTuesday 24th September 6:00 pm Rspace (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 25th September 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 25th September 5:00 pm Evening Prayer (at St Ed’s)Thursday 26th September 8.30am Church caretaking team (at St Ed’s )Thursday 26th September 4.00pm Burial of ashes (at St Ed’s)Thursday 26th September 7.00pm Compline with meditation (at St Ed’s and livestream) Friday 27th September 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 29th September, At St Ed’s 9:30 am Mustard Tree, 11:15 am Morning Service, 4:00pm Baptism. Plus online 11:15am Informal Service. 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: October 5th Wedding at St Peter’sOctober13th 10.30am service at St Peter’sOctober 16th PCC meeting at St Peter’sNovember 10th 10.30am Remembrance serviceCongratulations! To Ben Fiaz on his Licensing as an LLM at the Cathedral yesterday. Ben will now be able to lead services and preach, amongst many other areas of ministry. We praise the Lord for Ben’s ministry.Harvest Festival at St Ed's is today (22nd)). We will be passing non perishable items to our local Foodbank. Thank you for your donations. There will be a bring and share lunch after the service. Sunday 29th September (5th Sunday) at St Ed's we will be welcoming Tom Tyler from Teen Challenge at Drayton Hall, who will be giving his testimony how Jesus has set him free. You may have visited the Teen Challenge Café in Drayton, named 5 : 17, after 2 Corinthians 5 : 17, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”Norfolk Churches Trust Walk/Cycle/Drive Thank you so much to everyone who supported Molly, Polly and Rev Paul. Amounts are still being gathered, but we’ll let you know of the totals as soon as we can.Shoeboxes we have leaflets in St Ed's. You may want to gather shoeboxes? The shoebox services will be on 3rd November.
“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Mark 8 : 34 - 36Readings this week : Isaiah 50 : 4 – 9a; James 3 : 1 - 12; Mark 8 : 27 - endThought for this weekJesus didn’t hold back from telling His disciples the hard things. Yet He always told them at the time He knew they were ready to hear.In our Gospel reading Jesus has taken them to a distant place, and asks ‘Who do you say that I am’. Peter replies for them all, ‘You are the Messiah’. Then Jesus tells them He must suffer and die on the Cross. More than that, anyone who would follow Him must also take up their Cross.Jesus speaks to us of His way of sacrifice. Laying aside our own desires and wants. Living for others and praying for the Kingdom. It is a hard way. A way that leads to challenges. That puts us in conflict with the world. Yet it is the way that brings life. True life, life in God Himself, even eternal life.A few weeks ago we remembered how, on hearing Jesus’ teaching of Himself as the bread of life, many people stopped following Jesus. On that occasion Peter spoke for the disciples and said, ‘Where else would we go. You have the words of eternal life’. Jesus calls us to choose Life in Him, even though that means giving Him our whole selves. Yet following and trusting Him now means gaining everything in His love, beyond all we can ever imagine. Rev PaulPrayer for this weekCall to Worship (inspired by Mark 8:29 and Matthew 16:15)In the name of the Lord Jesus, the bread breaker, the light gatherer, cross carrier, we gatherMay the peace of the Lord Jesus, the peace maker, and the temple disturber, friend of the sinner and companion on the road, be with us allLet us draw close to the Lord Jesus, the saviour, the healer, the teacher' and worship himand ask ourselveswho do we say he is?inspired by Mark 8:29 and posted on Spill the Beans. http://www.spillbeans.org.uk /People to pray forFor Ben Fiaz and his family
The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below). Sunday 15th September 9:30am Mustard Tree– informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)Sunday 15th September 11:15 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Sunday 15th September 11:15 am Online Sunday service (livestream) Monday 16th September 5.00 pm Evening prayers (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 17th September 10:00 am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) (at St Ed’s), refreshments10am til12 noonTuesday 17th September 6:00 pm Rspace (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 18th September 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 18th September 5:00 pm Evening Prayer (at St Ed’s)Thursday 19th September 8.30am Church caretaking team (at St Ed’s )Thursday 19th September 7.00pm Compline with meditation (at St Ed’s and livestream) Friday 20th September 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 21st September Ben’s licensing at the CathedralAlso Sunday 22nd September, At St Ed’s 8 am Holy Communion, 9:30 am Harvest Mustard Tree, 11:15 am Harvest Service. Plus online 11:15am Informal Service. 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: October13th 10.30am service at St Peter’sOctober 16th PCC meeting at St Peter’sNovember 10th 10.30am Remembrance serviceNorfolk Churches Trust Walk/Cycle/Drive Molly for St Ed’s and Rev Paul for St Peter’s have completed their bike ride/walk. Sponsorship money can be left in the relevant envelope in the vestry. Thank you!Ben Fiaz’ Licensing is at 10.30am on Saturday 21st September at the Cathedral. This will be a wonderful affirmation of Ben’s Ministry and calling. Everyone is welcome to attend. Please pray for Ben and his family as he makes this exciting step.Harvest Festival at St Ed's will be on Sunday 22nd September. We will be gathering non perishable items to pass on to our local Foodbank. Thank you for your donations. We will also be celebrating Ben’s Licensing as LLM. There will be a bring and share lunch after the service to continue the celebration. There is a sign – up sheet at the back of church for contributions. We will also be giving thanks for the Lord’s provision and blessing in providing for the new thatch in the chancel, and for His provision for the building projects.Sunday 29th September (5th Sunday at St Ed's) we will be welcoming Tom Tyler from Teen Challenge at Drayton Hall, who will be giving his testimony how Jesus has set him free. You may have visited the Teen Challenge Café in Drayton, named 5 : 17, after 2 Corinthians 5 : 17, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
Then Jesus ordered them to tell no one; but the more he ordered them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. They were astounded beyond measure, saying, “He has done everything well; he even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.” Mark 7 : 35 - 37Readings this week : Isaiah 35 : 4 – 7a; James 2 : 1 – 10, 14 - 17; Mark 7 : 24 - endThought for this weekThroughout the Gospels Jesus meets people from His heart of kindness and compassion. Revealing His love in surprising and wonderful ways.Yet meeting with Jesus is never going to be easy. He meets us with His truth, the One who is Truth. He can be unsettling, discomforting, abrasive even. Always in love. Always bringing new things.In our reading today a woman comes to Jesus in faith that He can heal her daughter. Yet she is an outsider in terms of Israel and the Jewish expectations. Jesus speaks to her of giving children’s bread to dogs. It is disarming, uncomfortable language. But meeting with Jesus is never going to be straightforward, comfortable or easy.Jesus heals the woman’s daughter, and praises her for her faith, then goes on to Gentile towns healing and responding to those who come believing in Him.None of this was easy for Jesus’ Jewish followers, or the religious authorities, or for that matter, in His humanity, for Jesus Himself. Jesus disturbs us from our comfortable places. Faith in Him leads us to lay aside all that hinders, and take up all that brings true life. What about us? How does Jesus need to challenge you and me today? Rev PaulPrayer 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, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. 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 Ben as he prepares to be LicensedFor youngsters preparing for further education or work opportunitiesFor our schools and the new term
