To another he said, ‘Follow me.’ But he said, ‘Lord, first let me go and bury my father.’ But Jesus said to him, ‘Let the dead bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.’ Another said, ‘I will follow you, Lord; but let me first say farewell to those at my home.’ Jesus said to him, ‘No one who puts a hand to the plough and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.’ Luke 9 : 59 – 62Reading for this week : Luke 9 : 51 - 62Thought for the weekIn our Gospel reading today Jesus has a great sense of urgency. Jesus knows it His time to go to Jerusalem. To enter the confrontation and ordeal that will lead to the offer of salvation for all people. He knows His journey to the Cross will change everything in our relationship with God and brings us into a new age of the Lord’s love and welcome.This is Jesus’ mission. To bring forgiveness and a new beginning. Yet in this mission Jesus calls His disciples to go with Him. He calls all who will follow, including us. All who will lay aside distractions and other demands, however worthy. One of the biggest privileges we have each day is how to use our time. We are given this precious gift each day. The potential to use our time to bring Jesus’ life to others, to show they are precious to the Lord, to reveal Jesus’ Kingdom in our lives, to pray for the Lord’s presence and His hope.Jesus knows the frustrations and distractions of every day. He came to share our lives with its times of joy as well as it’s times of hardship, and the times of waiting. Jesus calls each of us to fix our eyes on Him. To grow in His love. To live knowing that this now is the time of His Kingdom, the time of His hope.Rev PaulPrayers for this weekCollect for Trinity 2Lord, you have taught us that all our doings without love are nothing worth:send your Holy Spirit and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love, the true bond of peace and of all virtues, without which whoever lives is counted dead before you. For your only Son Jesus Christ’s sakeBishop’s Prayer at OrdinationThrough your Spirit, heavenly Father, give these your servants grace and to fulfil their ministry.Make them faithful to serve and constant in advancing your gospel in the world.May they follow the example of Jesus Christ your Son, who washed the feet of his disciples, and set the needs of others before his own.May their life be disciplined and holy, their words declare your love and their actions reveal your glory, that your people may walk with them in the way of truth and be made ready for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ;to whom, with you and your Holy Spirit, belong glory and honour, worship and praise, now and for ever. Amen
The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below):Sunday 26th June 8:00am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Sunday 26th June 9:30am Mustard Tree Church – informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)Sunday 26th June 11:15 am Traditional Sunday Service, Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Sunday 26th June 6:30 pm Sunday Club (livestream)Monday 27th June 8:45 to 9:15 am Morning prayers (at St Ed’s)Monday 27th June 11.30 am Funeral (at St Ed’s)Monday 27th June 5.00 pm Monday prayers (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 28th June 8:45 to 9:15 am Morning prayers (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 28th June 10:00 am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) (at St Ed’s), refreshments10am til12 noonTuesday 28th June 6:00 pm Rspace (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 29th June 8:45 to 9:15 am Morning prayers (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 29th June 10:30 am Service of the word (at St Ed’s)Thursday 30th June 7.00pm Reflection with Compline (at St Ed’s and livestream)Friday 1st July 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 £3. (at Trinity Church building) Also Sunday 3rd July: at St Ed’s 9.30am Mustard Tree and 11.15am Holy Communion. Plus online 11:15am Informal Service and 6pm Sunday Club. 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: Saturday 30th July Quiet morning at Ringland. 10.00am till 1.00pm (bring lunch if you would like to stay).Saturday 30th July Hexachordia return! 6.00pm : the Food of Love.Rev Val’s First Communion service will be at St Ed’s on Sunday 26th June at 11.15am. Please come along for this important service. There will be a shared lunch following the service. Julian Bryant’s Ordination is on Sunday 26th June at the Cathedral. Please pray for Julian and his family in this exciting new step.Quiet morning at Ringland. Please put the date in your diary for a Quiet morning at St Peter’s on Saturday 30th July, 10.00am till 1.00pm (bring lunch if you would like to stay). A time of prayer and refreshing. Details : RachelHexachordia will play The Food of Love, music in the plays of William Shakespeare, at St Peter’s Ringland on Saturday 30th July. Tickets £8 (£4 for under 16s) from Rev Paul Seabrook (Rector, Taverham with Ringland) on 01603 868217 or email: vicarattaverham@gmail.com or contact through our Facebook page for St Peter’s RinglandWe are delighted they will be returning!!!Trinity Treasurer Trinity Church, Thorpe Marriott, have asked if anyone can help as Treasurer. Please let Rev Paul know.
When they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. Luke 8 : 35Reading for this week : Luke 8 : 26 - 39Thought for the weekOur Gospel reading this week is demanding, even disturbing. A man wracked by demons lives in an inhuman state. His ‘home’ is in the tombs. This is unchartered even forbidden territory for Jewish people. As well as a place of death, this is Gentile country and there the pigs. There is so much going on here.Jesus appears amidst this desperation and brings transformation and healing. He confronts the demons, and restores the man. The community are so afraid, they ask Jesus to leave.This is also Father’s Day, a celebration and thanksgiving for fatherhood that seems so removed from the anguish and disturbances within our Gospel reading. Yet I wonder if the man in the Gospel reading was a father? He certainly had a father, and he was restored to a community of family ties, friendships and ordinary home life.Jesus tells us He has been sent by the Father to us, to bring our rescue and hope, even amidst the deepest chaos. We have a heavenly Father who loves us. We cannot know all Jesus bore for us. But He offers us freedom and His love. We praise the Father for all He has done for us in Jesus. There is so much we cannot understand, but we are called to trust in His love. Rev PaulCollect for Trinity 1God of truth, help us to keep your law of loveand to walk in ways of wisdom,that we may find true life in Jesus Christ your Son. Amen.Prayer for this week(based on Psalm 145:15-16, Isaiah 55:1-3, John 6:35)Lord, the eyes of all look to You in hope;and You give them what they need.You open Your handand satisfy the hunger and thirst of every living thing.We, too, turn to You again, longing to be filled—to eat of the Bread of Life,to drink from Your life-giving streams,to taste Your goodness and live.May the time we spend together in Your presence nourish our hearts and minds;may it strengthen our relationship with You,and renew our commitment to live in this world as Your faithful disciples.For You alone are God,the Source and Sustainer of life.In Jesus’ name, Amen. ~ Christine Longhurst, re:Worship
The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below):Sunday 19th June 9:30am Mustard Tree Church – informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)Sunday 19th June 11:15 am Traditional Sunday Service, Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Sunday 19th June 11:15 am online Sunday service (livestream)Sunday 19th June 6:30 pm Sunday Club (livestream)Monday 20th June 8:45 to 9:15 am Morning prayers (at St Ed’s)Monday 20th June 5.00 pm Monday prayers (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 21st June 8:45 to 9:15 am Morning prayers (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 21st June 10:00 am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) (at St Ed’s), refreshments10am til12 noonTuesday 21st June 6:00 pm Rspace (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 22nd June 8:45 to 9:15 am Morning prayers (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 22nd June 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Thursday 23rd June 8:30 to 11:30 am Langley School Year 4s (at St Ed’s)Thursday 23rd June 7.00pm Reflection with Compline (at St Ed’s and livestream)Friday 24th June 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 £3. (at Trinity Church building) Also Sunday 26th June: at St Ed’s 8am Holy Communion, 9.30am Mustard Tree and 11.15am Holy Communion with Rev Val. Plus online 11:15am Informal Service and 6pm Sunday Club. 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: Saturday 30th July Quiet morning at Ringland. 10.00am till 1.00pm (bring lunch if you would like to stay).Saturday 30th July Hexachordia return! 6.00pm : the Food of Love.Julian Bryant’s last Sunday at St Ed’s is on 19th June. Julian will be preaching at the 11.15am Holy Communion service. He will be Ordained Deacon in the Cathedral 10.30am on Sunday 26th JuneRev Val’s Ordination to the Priesthood is on Saturday 25th June at 10.30am at the Cathedral. There is an open invitation to anyone who would like to attend to support Rev Val in this new step in her ministry. If you would like to go, please be in the Cathedral before 10.00amRev Val’s First Communion service will be at St Ed’s on Sunday 26th June at 11.15am. Please come along for this important service. There will be a shared lunch following the service. A sign up sheet if you are able to bring food is at the back of church.Quiet morning at Ringland. Please put the date in your diary for a Quiet morning at St Peter’s on Saturday 30th July, 10.00am till 1.00pm (bring lunch if you would like to stay). A time of prayer and refreshing. Details : RachelHexachordia will play The Food of Love, music in the plays of William Shakespeare, at St Peter’s Ringland on Saturday 30th July. Tickets £8 (£4 for under 16s) from Rev Paul Seabrook (Rector, Taverham with Ringland) on 01603 868217 or email: vicarattaverham@gmail.com or contact through our Facebook page for St Peter’s RinglandWe are delighted they will be returning!!!
