The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below). Sunday 9th October 8:00am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Sunday 9th October 9:30am Mustard Tree Harvest Service – informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)Sunday 9th October 11:15 am Traditional Sunday service, Harvest (at St Ed’s) Note there is no 11:15am livestream this week (9th October). Last week's service was for harvest and is still available via the St Ed’s facebook page – the service sheet is available on the livestream page Sunday 9th October 6:30 pm Sunday Club (livestream)Monday 10th October 5.00 pm Monday prayers (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 11th October 8:45 am Prayers (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 11th October 10:00 am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) (at St Ed’s), refreshments10am til12 noonTuesday 11th October 6:00 pm Rspace (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 12th October 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Thursday 13th October 8.30am Church caretaking team (at St Ed’s )Thursday 13th October Ghost Hill Year 2s in church (at St Ed’s )Thursday 13th October 7.00pm Reflection with Compline (at St Ed’s and livestream)Friday 14th 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. Cost £3. (at Trinity Church building) Friday 14th October 2.30pm Langley Pre-Prep Harvest in church (at St Ed’s )Also Sunday 16th October: 9.30am Mustard Tree, and 11.15am Holy Communion; Plus online 11:15am Informal Service and 6.30pm 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: Sunday 9th October 10:30 am Harvest Holy Communion followed by refreshments (at 11:30am)Sunday 13th November 10.45am Livestream service for Remembrance Harvest will take place on 9th October with Harvest services at both churches. At St Eds this will include a soup and bread lunch in church for all those who are able to stay. Thank you! To everyone who contributed to decorating the church for our celebration of Harvest. The arrangements look wonderful. Thank you also to everyone who has contributed food for the Foodbanks.Pakistan Floods Appeal donations can be made through the DEC website : https://donation.dec.org.uk/pakistan-floods-appeal, or cash left in the vestryShoeboxes We have started organising our shoebox appeal for this year. We would really appreciate empty shoeboxes please. These can be left at the back of St Eds. Our Shoebox service will be on 30th October. There is a list in St Eds of items that can be included.We will be collecting Christmas Shoeboxes as part of the Blythswood appeal – see more details on their website https://blythswood.org/shoeboxappeal/Shoebox tea we will meet in church on Wednesday 26th October from 2.00pm when you can bring boxes, wrapping paper, items to fill boxes. We will make shoeboxes together. If you want to contribute but are unable to provide a full box - empty shoeboxes and individual items can also be left in church before October 26th. These will then be put together into shoeboxes.Remembrance Sunday is on 13th November. We will have a service in St Eds with the Taverham Band, starting at 10.45am. The service will include thoughts and prayers for Ukraine.
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you. Luke 17 : 5 - 6Reading for this week : Luke 17 : 5 - 10Thought for the weekThe impact of Hurricane Ian in America has begun to emerge. Images of devastation. Stories of terrified people. Emergency Services barely able to cope. As always in these situations there are so many occurrences of strangers helping one another. Of Emergency personnel risking their lives. Untold acts of bravery and sacrifice.In our Gospel reading Jesus urges and encourages His disciples in acts of faith and obedience. Not in ways that are necessarily recognised or even appreciated, but to live out our faith in ways that mean living out the Gospel, revealing the power of Jesus’ forgiveness, compassion and hope, often in ways and in prayers that are unseen and unknown by the world.Just as a mustard seed is immersed in the soil, and grows, so Jesus urges His believers to be immersed in obedience and to live lives of faith. It is great to be thanked, appreciated, and even recognised from time to time. Yet as always Jesus challenges and turns everything upside down. Living in His love and lives that fulfil His Kingdom promises are truly abundant lives. So we are called to trust, believe and pray, and let the world know Jesus is alive. Rev PaulPrayers for this weekLord of creation, whose glory is around and within us: open our eyes to your wonders, that we may serve you with reverence and know your peace at our lives’ end, through Jesus Christ our Lord. AmenBlessing based on 2 Timothy 1: 1-14 :As you go from here, may God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace.Do not let your faith or your witness grow cold. Remember: God’s gift of faith is like a flame;when the embers of that flame have cooled, you must fan them again to keep them ablaze.So remember what you have been taught and what you have experienced.Live in such a way that all who know you may see the light of God reflected in you.And may the grace of God, the love of Jesus Christ, and the presence of the Holy Spirit be with you and among you in the days ahead. Amen.
The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below). Sunday 2nd October 9:30am (Mustard Tree) Wild Church – informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)Sunday 2nd October 11:15 am Traditional Sunday service, Holy Communion (at St Ed’s) Sunday 2nd October 11:15 am online Sunday service (livestream)Sunday 2nd October 1:30 pm Baptism (at St Eds)Sunday 2nd October 6:30 pm Sunday Club (livestream)Monday 3rd October 5.00 pm Monday prayers (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 4th October 8:45 am Prayers (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 4th October 10:00 am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) (at St Ed’s), refreshments10am til12 noonTuesday 4th October 6:00 pm Rspace (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 5th October 10:30 am Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Thursday 6th October 8.30am Church caretaking team (at St Ed’s )Thursday 6th October Ghost Hill Year 2s in church (at St Ed’s )Thursday 6th October 7.00pm Reflection with Compline (at St Ed’s and livestream)Friday 7th 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. Cost £3. (at Trinity Church building) Saturday 8th October 3.00pm Domino Singers - Autumn songs. (at St Peter’s)Also Sunday 9th October: Harvest: at St Ed’s, 8am Holy Communion, 9.30am Mustard Tree, and 11.15am Holy Communion; at St Peter’s 10:30 am Harvest Holy Communion followed by refreshments (at 11:30am) Plus online 11:15am Informal Service and 6.30pm 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 8th October Domino Singers 3.00pm Autumn songs. For Christian Aid and St Peter’s Church.Sunday 9th October 10:30 am Harvest Holy Communion followed by refreshments (at 11:30am)Domino Singers will be at St Peter’s Saturday 8th October 3.00pm. An afternoon of Autumn songs, in support of Christian Aid and St Peter’s Church. There will be refreshments, and the planting of a tree to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II. Everyone welcome.Harvest will take place on 9th October with Harvest services at both churches. At St Eds this will include a soup and bread lunch in church for all those who are able to stay. We are hoping that a few people will make soups for this so, If you are willing to help, please speak to Sue Beevor. Thank you!Shoeboxes We have started organising our shoebox appeal for this year. We would really appreciate empty shoeboxes please. These can be left at the back of st Eds. Our Shoebox service will be on 30th October. There is a list in St Eds of items that can be included.We will be collecting Christmas Shoeboxes as part of the Blythswood appeal – see more details on their website https://blythswood.org/shoeboxappeal/Shoebox tea we will meet in St Eds on Wednesday 26th October from 2.00pm when you can bring boxes, wrapping paper, items to fill boxes. We will make shoeboxes together. If you want to contribute but are unable to provide a full box - empty shoeboxes and individual items can be left in church before October 26th. These will then be put together into shoeboxes.Remembrance Sunday is on 13th November. We will have a service in St Eds with the Taverham Band, starting at 10.45am. The service will include thoughts and prayers for Ukraine.
“He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’” Luke 16 : 31Reading for this week : Luke 16 : 19 – 31Thought for the weekOf the many different thoughts and themes that were highlighted at the Queen’s funeral, maybe the greatest was the theme of eternity. The Archbishop ended his address with “Service in life, hope in death. All who follow the Queen’s example, and inspiration of trust and faith in God, can with her say: “We will meet again.”Our Gospel reading today of the rich man and Lazarus emphasises how we live our lives in the day to day now is reflected in eternity. Jesus speaks often of eternity, and of hope.The Archbishop spelt out clearly Jesus did not speak first and foremost to the disciples of how we follow, but who we follow. Believing in Jesus is the most radical, life – changing and life – bringing decision we can ever make, affecting not only ourselves and our eternity, but how we treat those around us in this life.It is right that we should each be challenged, even stopped in our tracks, to consider our own lives and eternity. Jesus has stepped into our lives and calls us to believe in Him as ‘The resurrection and the Life’. With Him eternity is an invitation to receive forgiveness for the past, grace for the present, and new life. We are each called, and invited.Rev PaulPrayers 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, AmenGod of life God of hope God of allLift us on your love like eagle's wingsSustain us Guide us Heal usThen send us forth into the worldThat we may love as you love.Amen.~ written by Terri, and posted on RevGalBlogPals. http://revgalblogpals.blogspot.ca/
