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

Gwen John. (1923-4). *The Convalescent.* [Oil on canvas]. The Fitzwilliam Museum, 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 3 July
10.30pm — BCP Holy Communion (Revd Dr Mark Scarlata )

Sunday 5 July
11.00pm — Holy Communion
Sermon: ‘The Body of Death’ (Revd Dr Matthias Grebe)
Service Sheet: Here

Other notices:

Church Cleaning: St Edwards will have a big church clean, led by Colina Greenway on the morning on Saturday 4 July at 9am. Do come along if you are able to keep our church building nice and tidy.

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 - St Thomas

Thomas is mentioned among the number of the apostles in the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke but it is in John’s gospel that his significance is revealed. First, he is heard encouraging the other disciples to go to Judea with Jesus; then, not knowing what Jesus meant when he talked about where he was to go elicited the answer that Jesus was himself the Way. But probably most famously he was the apostle notably unconvinced by reports of the resurrection of Jesus, causing Jesus to show him the marks in his hands and side. Thomas then acclaims the risen Christ with the words that have been described as the great climax to John’s gospel: ‘My Lord and my God!’

Almighty and eternal God, who, for the firmer foundation of our faith, allowed your holy apostle Thomas to doubt the resurrection of your Son till word and sight convinced him: grant to us, who have not seen, that we also may believe and so confess Christ as our Lord and our God; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.