Services This Week
Dear All,
Services this week are taking place in person or via livestream through our YouTube Channel. Please find gathering times and service sheet links below:
Friday 29 September
10.30am - BCP Holy Communion (Revd Dr Mark Scarlata)
Sunday 1 October / Dedication & Harvest Sunday
9am - BCP Holy Communion
11am - Holy Communion
Sermon: ‘Dedication & Harvest Sunday’
Service Sheet: Here
Other news:
Volunteer Rota: In addition to the sign-up sheet in church, we are making it easier to volunteer by attaching an online rota with the weekly email here. (N.B. There will be an initial delay before access is granted to the form, in order that only church members can see and edit it.) Please do consider if you are able to help out in any of the ways listed – we are particularly in need of regular volunteers to set-up tea and coffee and stay a little longer after each service to wash-up/leave away. If you have any queries please speak to Peter on Sunday. Many thanks!
Church Lunch on Sunday 1 October: After our service of dedication & harvest celebration at 11am, all are invited to a church-wide luncheon in the Jesus College orchard, accessed via the gate by 39 Lower Park St (Greenes’ address). In the case of inclement weather, we will eat in the church as usual. Pulled pork and buns will be provided. Please bring a side, salad, or dessert to share. A sign-up sheet is provided in the back of the church and online here. In case of any questions, please talk to, or message, Hosanna Greene.
Scriptorium: The Scriptorium at St Edward’s restarts on Tuesday 3 October. This is a structured prayer & study group for postgraduate students meeting on Tuesdays and Wednesdays weekly during University of Cambridge term-times. If you are interested in attending please contact the Church Administrator or visit our webpage for further details.
‘Suffering and the Problem of Evil’: On Friday 6 October at 4:30pm there will be a book launch in the Runcie Room, Cambridge Divinity Faculty of the T&T Clark Handbook of Suffering and the Problem of Evil, co-edited by our associate vicar, Matthias Grebe. The event will feature a panel discussion with of the book’s contributors: Ankur Barua, Stephen Plant, Simeon Zahl (Cambridge), and Mehrunisha Suleman (Oxford). Following the structured session, there will be light refreshments in the foyer. The event is open invitation and free but please speak to Matthias if you would like further details.
‘Wine, Soil and Salvation’: Also on Friday 6 October, but at 7.30pm, St Edward’s will host an evening of wine tasting and learning about wine in the Bible. Our vicar-chaplain, Mark Scarlata, is finishing the final edits of a book on the topic and will take you through the world of wine and Scripture. From the cup of salvation to the cup of wrath, we’ll be tasting six different wines with a break for food in between. Spots are limited to 30, so do sign-up (by emailing the church administrator), and especially bring a friend who might not come to church. Suggested donation for the evening is £10.
Giving: As always we are grateful for all of your gifts! Offerings may still be given during this time via a basket collection during live services, Standing Orders, or one time bank transfer, via BACS [SORT: 20-17-19 / ACCT #: 30851477 – “St Edwards Church Vestry Fund”]. There is now also a SumUp machine by the door of the church, for those of you who wish to give contactlessly: Simply power on, enter the amount you wish to give on the screen, and then tap your card.
Exciting Holiness (Friday 29 September):
Michael, Gabriel and Raphael are the three named biblical angels, depicted as the beloved messengers of God. Michael, which means ‘who is like God?’, is described as protector of Israel and leader of the armies of God and is perhaps best known for his victory over the dragon, which is told in the Revelation to John. He is thus regarded as the protector of Christians from the devil, particularly those at the hour of death.
Gabriel, which means ‘the strength of God’, is the one who, in the Gospel according to Luke, is sent by God to Mary to announce the birth of Christ. Raphael, which means ‘the healing of God’, is depicted in the Book of Tobit as the one who restores sight to Tobit’s eyes.
A basilica near Rome was dedicated in the fifth century in honour of Michael on 30 September, beginning with celebrations on the eve of that day, and 29 September is now kept in honour of Michael and All Angels throughout the western Church.
Everlasting God, you have ordained and constituted the ministries of angels and mortals in a wonderful order: grant that as your holy angels always serve you in heaven, so, at your command, they may help and defend us on earth; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
