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February 3, 2025

New Song for The Jubilee

Our own Director of Youth Service, Hamish MacQueen has released a new song, to celebrate the Jubilee, which is attracting interest from people as far away […]
January 28, 2025

Ignite Team Makes Pilgrimage to Northern France

Fr Peter Wygnanski reports back after The Diocese’s Ignite Team embarked on a short but spiritually enriching pilgrimage to Northern France, visiting historic cathedrals and sacred […]
January 15, 2025

Apostles of Jesus: Spreading Faith and Education

Jean Johnson, a parishioner in Ipswich, reflects on a transformative journey that began with a conversation in 2004 at the Birmingham Oratory.  In the summer of […]
November 23, 2024

Happy World Youth Sunday

Pope Francis asks the Church throughout the world to celebrate World Youth Sunday on the Solemnity of Christ the King. It is a day to recognise […]
October 19, 2024

Join Ignite Team packing Christmas shoebox gifts

Last year, the Ignite team spent a day at National Ministry Centre of Samaritan’s Purse, the organisation behind Operation Christmas Child’s Shoebox Appeal and this year […]
October 12, 2024

Two new members join Alex on the Ignite Team

Meet Alexander Curley-Warren (pictured right) I am from Our Lady and St. Charles Borromeo parish in Wisbech.  I had a secular upbringing but always felt like […]
October 12, 2024

Pilgrimage to Rome to celebrate Jubilee of Youth

If you will be age 16+ by next summer 2025, come and join us! Find out more at our Launch at Our Lady Immaculate and St. […]
August 2, 2024

Young East Anglia pilgrims complete joyous Camino

A challenging but rewarding Diocese of East Anglia youth Camino following the Way of St James to Santiago de Compostela in NW Spain ended joyously on […]
July 22, 2024

Young East Anglia pilgrims begin 120km Camino

The Diocese of East Anglia Youth Camino, following the Way of St James to Santiago de Compostela, led by Bishop Peter Collins, has begun. Organised by […]
July 15, 2024

Radio Maria Cambridge youth team share media skills

A Radio Maria England Youth group from St John Fisher Cambourne and St Mary’s Catholic School in Cambridge have been sharing their broadcast and media skills […]
May 21, 2024

Open invitation to join children’s Walsingham pilgrimage

The annual Diocese of East Anglia Children’s Pilgrimage to Walsingham will take place on Tuesday May 28. This is during the school half term week and an […]
April 7, 2024

Apply to join the Ignite Team!

To watch a video about joining the Ignite Team, click here.
April 6, 2024

Young people invited to the Ignite Festival weekend

All Young People in Year 8 and above are invited to the Ignite Festival weekend on 4th – 5th May in Bury St Edmunds. Come and […]
February 10, 2024

Why not join youth pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela

Hamish MacQueen, Director of Youth Service shares some personal thoughts about this year’s youth pilgrimage to Santiago de Compestela. When it was suggested that for our […]
January 12, 2024

Inviting young people (age 16 – 30) to Transform for Lent

It might seem that Christmas was only yesterday but already it’s not long until Lent! The Ignite Team are hosting a weekend retreat for young people […]