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December 9, 2020

Alive in Faith provides lift and kitchen for Stowmarket

Funds raised through Alive in Faith have enabled Our Lady in Stowmarket to restore its hall as a fine facility accessible to all parishioners. Our Lady […]
December 9, 2020

CAFOD assembly celebrates the Light of the World

CAFOD will be holding its Light of the World national assembly this Thursday, 10 December. Jane Crone invites you to join in. Why not join with […]
December 9, 2020

Clare Priory Craft Fair makes £3000 gift for Advent

The parish of Our Lady of Good Council at Clare Priory in Suffolk marked the beginning of Advent with a charity donation of £3,000 from the […]
December 8, 2020

The God Who Speaks opens the Scriptures at Advent

It is a year since the diocese began using The God Who Speaks course to come to a deeper understanding of Scripture. Jean Johnson reflects on […]
December 7, 2020

King’s Lynn lights up the church for Red Wednesday

Our Lady of the Annunciation in King’s Lynn lit up the church in red in solidarity with Christians and others who are suffering persecution. Stephen Farr […]
December 7, 2020

Thinking with Pope Francis about Building Bridges

Marie-Madeleine Kenning, who has frequently visited Cambodia as part of the diocesan Building Bridges scheme, reflects on Pope Francis’ latest encyclical letter, Fratelli Tutti. I did not […]
November 30, 2020

Bury St Edmunds celebrates 1000 years of Abbey life 

Both St Edmund’s Church and St Edmundsbury Cathedral have held services to celebrate 1000 years since the founding of St Edmund’s Abbey. Many events that were […]
November 25, 2020

March celebrates All Saints with a Window of Hope

As the second lockdown started, March parish decided to create a Window of Hope to mark All Saints Day. Rebecca Bretherton reports. Taking advantage of a […]
November 24, 2020

St Philip Howard parish invites prayer with grotto

On All Saints Day Fr Philip John from St Philip Howard in Cambridge dedicated a new grotto to Our Lady in the grounds of the church. […]
November 18, 2020

Beccles remembers those who died in war and peace

St Benet’s parish in Beccles created a Memory Tree to honour those who have died peacefully, alongside the more traditional poppy field for the fallen. Terence […]
November 17, 2020

Fr Sean brings message from Notre Dame foundress

At a Mass to celebrate the beginnings of Notre Dame High School, Fr Sean Connolly brought a timely message from the founding Sister. Alex Savage, Lay […]
November 17, 2020

Children of Sacred Heart School pray for the fallen

Children from the Sacred Heart School in Swaffham once again took part in a Remembrance Day service this year. Amelia from Year 6 wrote the following […]
November 16, 2020

Margaret Mary offers a walk through Spiritual Exercises

During Advent Margaret Mary McFadyen will be leading a series of online workshops on the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola. Margaret Mary, who is […]
November 13, 2020

Webinar celebrates the richness of many years of life

A webinar organised this week by Caritas East Anglia focused on the gifts which older people bring, and how we can stay together as a community […]
November 12, 2020

Walsingham Shrine’s Rector lets us get to know him

Seven weeks after his induction as Rector of the National Shrine at Walsingham, Mgr Philip Moger agreed to an interview, to help people in the diocese […]