Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe. Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!” John 20 : 26 - 27Reading for this week : John 20 : 24 - 29Thought for the week Where do you put your trust when you really need some help? Who do you rely on when the chips are down? We all need a hand from time to time, and I expect we all have a few people in mind to turn to when we need to. Today we're thinking about Thomas the apostle. Jesus has died on the cross and the bottom has dropped out of his world. It seems to be a problem no one can help with. All those things Jesus said about being resurrected on the third day have flown out of his mind. So when his friends say they have seen Jesus, it's too much to believe. When we face a problem no one can help with, who do we turn to? God is the only one for whom no barriers, no limitations, exist. For him, death is just stepping over a threshold into a new kind of life. He is the one to put our trust in, today and every day. Rev StellaPrayer for this week (inspired by Matthew 11: 28-30) In times of weakness and hour of need, yours is the strength by which we carry on, the shoulder we rest our head upon.When our load is heavy and too much to bear, yours are the arms stretched out to help us the grace that we depend on. In times of weakness and hour of need, your voice is heard, ‘Come… find rest.’This is grace divine, the path we tread to wholeness of body and spirit, the path that leads to you, and for which we offer our offering of praise.~ written by John Birch, and posted on Faith and Worship. http://www.faithandworship.com/
The following services will be available via the St Ed's Facebook page or by attendance (as stated below):Sunday 3rd July 9:30am Mustard Tree Church – informal service for families and children. (at St Ed’s)Sunday 3rd July 11:15 am Traditional Sunday Service, Holy Communion (at St Ed’s)Sunday 3rd July 11:15 am online Sunday service (livestream)Sunday 3rd July 6:30 pm Sunday Club (livestream)Monday 4th July 8:45 to 9:15 am Morning prayers (at St Ed’s)Monday 4th July 5.00 pm Monday prayers (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 5th July 8:45 to 9:15 am Morning prayers (at St Ed’s)Tuesday 5th July 10:00 am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people) (at St Ed’s), refreshments10am til12 noonTuesday 5th July 6:00 pm Rspace (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 6th July 8:45 to 9:15 am Morning prayers (at St Ed’s)Wednesday 6th July 10:30 am Service of the word (at St Ed’s)Thursday 7th July 7.00pm Reflection with Compline (at St Ed’s and livestream)Friday 8th 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 10th July: at St Ed’s 8am Holy Communion, 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 returns! 6.00pm : the Food of Love.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.St Benet’s Abbey Annual Service takes place on Sunday 24th July 3.30 at St Benets Abbey NR12 8NJ A moving ecumenical open air service conducted by the Prior of St Benet’s Abbey in the presence of the Abbot, the Bishop of Norwich. This service takes place at the historic site of St Benet’s Abbey, alongside the river Bure. The Bishop will arrive by wherry and process to the cross at the site of the Abbey. A moving open air service in the midst of nature.
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.
