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January 27, 2021

SVP Conferences give aid to the hungry and homeless

Saint Vincent de Paul Conferences across East Anglia have excelled themselves over recent months, assisting those in need during the lockdowns. The variety of social action […]
January 26, 2021

St Peter and All Souls wins Historic England grant

With the help of the Diocese, St Peter and All Souls in Peterborough has won a grant of £20,000 for vital repairs on the church. Parish […]
January 21, 2021

Fifteen new laptops for St Edmund’s School in Bungay

Before Christmas the Friends of St Edmunds School in Bungay put in some bold funding requests…and were pleasantly surprised. Fr Charles Fitzgerald-Lombard reports. With the prospect […]
January 20, 2021

Knights of St Columba announce painting winners

Autumn Trenchard from St Edmund’s Bungay was the winner of the Key Stage 2 Nativity painting competition organised by the Knights of St Columba. Five schools […]
January 19, 2021

CAFOD seeks volunteers for campaigns and parishes

CAFOD relies on a network of dedicated volunteers in parishes, universities and schools and is currently recruiting volunteers. Jane Crone from CAFOD in East Anglia explains […]
January 18, 2021

Cambridge Song School keeps young people together

Young people in Cambridge are sustaining a social life through lockdown thanks to the Song School at Our Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs. […]
January 15, 2021

Caritas meeting explains how to put ideas into action

A Caritas online meeting has provided practical advice about how to launch a social outreach project, especially to support isolated older people. Caritas Development Worker Jacinta […]
January 15, 2021

Diocesan vacancy for Historic Churches Support Officer

The Diocese of East Anglia is looking to appoint an Historic Churches Support Officer, to help parishes build up their capacity and commitment to champion the conservation and […]
January 14, 2021

Bungay Parish keeps music alive by recording a CD

The parish of St Edmund at Bungay was distressed to learn that it could have no singing at Masses during lockdown, so has recorded its own […]
January 13, 2021

Polish crib and nativity scene for unique Christmas

Last news from the Diocese of East Anglia includes a Polish Crib in Bury St Edmunds and a nativity scene produced for SVP in King’s Lynn. […]
January 12, 2021

Climate films, parish vacancy, Bible online chance

Latest news from across the Diocese of East Anglia includes a Catholic climate movement film, a parish vacancy in Newmarket and a Bible livestream event. A […]
January 5, 2021

How you can set up a Caritas project for older people

As we enter a third lockdown, Caritas East Anglia is putting on a follow-up webinar on The Richness of Many Years of Life, to encourage us to reach […]
January 4, 2021

Swaffham Christmas jumpers raise money for Uganda

Staff and children at the Sacred Heart VA Primary School in Swaffham did not allow recent restrictions to dampen their Christmas cheer and even managed to […]
December 18, 2020

Parishes adopt booking system for Christmas Masses

With government restrictions limiting numbers in churches, parishes across the diocese are planning a booking system for Christmas Masses, which are traditionally very popular. St John’s […]
December 17, 2020

The Posada statue goes on its Advent journey via Zoom

To keep parishioners safe, Fr Philip Shyrane from Huntingdon decided this year to re-route the Posada journey via Zoom. He describes below how it worked out. […]