Services This Week — St. Edward's Church, Cambridge

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 27 February
10.30am - BCP Holy Communion (Revd Canon Dr Jeremy Morris)

Sunday 1 March / First Sunday in Lent
11am - Holy Communion
Sermon: ‘Christian Essentials’ (Professor David Ford)
Service Sheet: Here

Other notices:

Lent Groups: Our parish is studying David Ford’s book, Meeting God in John for the season of Lent. The men’s and ladies’ groups both meet on Tuesday evenings at 7pm (men at St Edward’s, ladies in the home of Elizabeth Bam). Mark Scarlata and Matthias Grebe are leading a 7:30pm Wednesday evening group at St Edward’s, and Helen Starkswood is leading the the online group on Wednesday evening.

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.

Exciting Holiness (23 February):

Polycarp of Smyrna - Honoured as one of the first Christian martyrs, Polycarp had been Bishop of Smyrna on the Aegean coast of Asia Minor for over forty years when the persecution of Christians began. He was arrested and given the option to renounce his faith and so save his life. His response was: ‘I have been Christ’s servant for eighty-six years and he has done me no harm. Can I now blaspheme my King and my Saviour?’ He was immediately burnt at the stake. His remains were gathered together and buried outside the city; thus began the practice of celebrating the eucharist over his burial place on the anniversary of his death, a practice which also grew over the martyrs’ tombs in the Roman catacombs. Polycarp died in the year 155.

Almighty God, who gave to your servant Polycarp boldness to confess the name of our Saviour Jesus Christ before the rulers of this world and courage to die for his faith: grant that we also may be ready to give an answer for the faith that is in us and to suffer gladly for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.