Services This Week
Dear All,
Please join us for services this week, which are taking place in person or via livestream through our YouTube Channel. You can find gathering times and service sheet links below.
Friday 20 February
10.30am - BCP Holy Communion (Revd Canon Dr Jeremy Morris)
Sunday 22 February / First Sunday in Lent
11am - Holy Communion
Sermon: ‘The Tree, the Wilderness, and the Cross’
Service Sheet: Here
Other notices:
Lent Groups: Our parish will be studying David Ford’s book, Meeting God in John: A Companion for Lent, Holy Week, Easter and Beyond for the season of Lent. Copies of the book are available for purchase. The men’s and ladies’ groups will both meet on Tuesday evenings at 7pm - men at St Edward’s, ladies in the home of Elizabeth Bam (please contact Elizabeth or Peter Elliott to find out more at stedwardsassistant@gmail.com.) Mark Scarlata and Matthias Grebe will lead the 7:30pm Wednesday evening group at St Edward’s, and an online group will be facilitated by Helen Starkswood.
Giving: We are grateful for all of your gifts! Offerings may be made via BACS (Sort: 20-17-19 / Acc. No.: 30851477 / Acc. Name: St Edwards Church), for standing orders, or the SumUp machine on the table by the door, for contactless giving. There is also a wall-mounted deposit box by the door for cash and/or cheques.
‘Holy Sonnet XIV’ by John Donne
Batter my heart, three-person'd God, for you
As yet but knock, breathe, shine, and seek to mend;
That I may rise and stand, o'erthrow me, and bend
Your force to break, blow, burn, and make me new.
I, like an usurp'd town to another due,
Labor to admit you, but oh, to no end;
Reason, your viceroy in me, me should defend,
But is captiv'd, and proves weak or untrue.
Yet dearly I love you, and would be lov'd fain,
But am betroth'd unto your enemy;
Divorce me, untie or break that knot again,
Take me to you, imprison me, for I,
Except you enthrall me, never shall be free,
Nor ever chaste, except you ravish me.
Holy God, our lives are laid open before you: rescue us from the chaos of sin and through the death of your Son bring us healing and make us whole in Jesus Christ our Lord.
