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February 9, 2023

Mary in art, service for veterans, Clare renewal day

Latest news from the Diocese of East Anglia includes a talk by Fleur Dorrell, a service for veterans, and a day of renewal at Clare Priory. […]
January 10, 2023

CAFOD announces its first Big Lent Walk 

Lent begins on February 22, and CAFOD is inviting schools, parishes and individuals to lace up their shoes in faith for the Big Lent Walk.  “Excitement […]
January 8, 2023

Boost for Peterborough church foodhub

The Foodhub at St Luke’s church in Orton Malborne, Peterborough, has been boosted by the completion of the church extension, giving the team more room to […]
January 4, 2023

Lowestoft pupils spread some Christmas cheer

Pupils and staff at St Mary’s RC Primary School in Lowestoft have been spreading kindness and love throughout the community to families which are struggling with […]
December 23, 2022

Warm welcome given to asylum-seekers in Wisbech

Wisbech Catholic parishioner Sean Finlay and friends have extended a warm welcome to asylum seekers living in the town’s historic Rose and Crown Hotel. Wisbech like […]
December 10, 2022

Felixstowe crib festival raises charity cash

A two-day festival featuring scores of cribs from all round the world was held at St Felix Catholic Church, Felixstowe, and raised £660 in aid of […]
December 7, 2022

SVP work in North Norfolk given national focus

The SVP North Norfolk Conference work providing temporary emergency accommodation was highlighted in a national SVP webinar last week. SVP hosts national webinars twice a month […]
December 2, 2022

Clare Priory Craft Fair puts on big charity give-away

Clare Priory Craft Fair distributed £17,000 from this summer’s takings to 12 charities at a charity presentation evening.  The presentation took place on November 25 at Clare […]
November 28, 2022

Caritas calls on MPs to tackle the cost-of-living crisis

Caritas East Anglia is asking members of the Catholic community to write to their MP about the impact of the cost-of-living crisis. Caritas East Anglia as […]
November 21, 2022

Alive in Faith donation feeds housebound in Ukraine

A £50,000 donation from the Diocesan Alive in Faith Fund is being used by Caritas Ukraine to bring food to housebound residents in Kharkiv, Ukraine. As […]
October 23, 2022

SVP Conference commissioning ceremony in Norwich

On the feast day of St Vincent de Paul, St George SVP Conference, Norwich, held a commissioning ceremony at St Boniface Church in Hellesdon to welcome […]
September 10, 2022

Ukrainian refugees supply music for Felixstowe BBQ

There was a Ukrainian theme to the annual barbecue in Felixstowe parish, as refugees sang national music in the presbytery garden. Ukrainian refugees in Felixstowe had […]
August 18, 2022

Jean gathers evidence of starvation in East Africa

The Catholic charity SPICMA is appealing for help to feed people in Karamoja, a dry region of Uganda badly hit by the current crisis in East […]
August 17, 2022

A small seed from Beccles keeps growing in Congo

St Benet’s in Beccles is launching a new series of fundraising activities for a school in the Democratic Republic of Congo founded 21 years ago after […]
July 7, 2022

Queen honours Mark’s 20-year battle against slavery

Mark Little is on a 20-year quest to battle slavery in India, Nepal, Thailand and Norfolk, which led to him being awarded an MBE by the […]