St Edmund's Church
Welcome to the pages for Caistor St Edmund Church!
Here you should find more information about our church, its services and its history.
We are proud of our church for its Christian mission to our community. When you visit the building you'll notice the simplicity of its architecture, its peaceful environment within the Tas Valley and its place in the history of our village.
Why not visit and join us for one of our services or just take time to enjoy the tranquility of the church and its surrounds. Come expecting to meet with God, as people have here through the centuries. The building is normally open from 10-4 on Wednesdays and Sundays, but there is some work going on at the moment that occasionally prevents public access. Please do contact us if you would like to be sure when planning a visit, especially from further away.
If you would like to find out more about the history of the church, the Roman Town, or St Edmund himself, there is more information in the History section on the right. Do email us on rob@venta-group.org for more help.
Latest News/Feature...
Rob's message for October
Posted: Wed, 27 Sep, 2023 (3 days ago) by Rob
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Scrolling down my Facebook feed this morning, I see I am invited to buy train tickets; cook sea bass with cashew, coconut and kale salad; and go to some classical concerts in Montreal. And that’s just the first three adverts!
Sometimes, but less often than before, something I see on there really grabs me. Recently it was a little video of a preacher talking about the criminal on the cross. You might remember that two of them were crucified on either side of Jesus. One continued to mock him, but the other stopped him, saying that unlike them, who were being justly punished, Jesus had done no wrong and did not deserve it. He turned to Jesus and asked, “Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom”, and Jesus responded, “Today you will be with me in paradise.”
The preacher imagined the scene (not described in the bible) as the criminal arrived at the gates of heaven and met the angel. The angel asks him repeatedly what he is doing there, and he replies each time that he doesn’t know. Frustrated, the angel goes to get his supervisor who questions the new arrival further. What does he think of the doctrine of salvation? He’s never heard of it. Or of the bible? No idea. Finally, exasperated, the supervisor-angel asks him on what basis he is standing there trying to get into heaven at all, and the criminal replies, “The man on the middle cross told me I could come.”
The bigger point that’s being made here is that if we wonder what it is that wins us eternal life with God, some of us might hope that it is through doing good – but what is good depends so much on one person’s definition, doesn’t it? I’ve always worried what will become of me if God’s definition of good enough is someone just ever so slightly better than me. Of course, those of us who call ourselves Christians might say something different, like, “Because I have faith”, or “Because I follow Jesus.” Now of course faith matters, and so this kind of answer isn’t untrue in a way, but there is a better place to start: not with “Because I”, but “Because he”. Because Jesus. Because the man on the middle cross told me I could come.
(Three crosses photo credit: Józef Kazimierz "Meaglin" Sokołowski)
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