Key events in the Diocese of East Anglia for 2021
Bishop Alan marks silver jubilee as Catholic priest
December 4, 2020
Thinking with Pope Francis about Building Bridges
December 7, 2020
A provisional calendar of events across the Diocese of East Anglia has been released. Due to the on-going Covid-19 restrictions, all future dates should be checked before attending.
January
- Streamed Christmastide Youth Mass celebrated by Bishop Alan: Sunday January 3, Church of the Annunciation, Poringland. More details to come.
February:
- Mass for the Religious of the Diocese: Tuesday, February 2, 11.30am, St John’s Cathedral, Norwich
- Annual Mass to celebrate Our Lady of Lourdes with Anointing of the Sick: Saturday February 20, 11.30am, St John’s Cathedral, Norwich – Cancelled
- Rite of Election: Sunday February 21, 3pm, St John’s Cathedral Norwich and on live stream. For all Catechumens and Candidates being baptised and confirmed at Easter.
Lent:
- Lenten Station Masses: 5pm Exposition and Confession, 6pm Mass: Peterborough Deanery – St Peter & All Souls – February 23 (4pm and 5pm); Cambridge Deanery – Our Lady and the English Martyrs – February 26; King’s Lynn Deanery – Holy Family – March 2; Ipswich Deanery – St Mary – March 4; Bury St Edmunds – St Edmunds – March 9; Coastal Deanery – Our Lady Star of the Sea, Lowestoft – March 11; Norwich Deanery – St John’s Cathedral, Norwich – March 16
March:
- Chrism Mass: March 30, 12 noon, St John’s Cathedral, Norwich and on live-stream. Oils for the Sacraments are blessed and priests, deacons and people renew their commitment to serve.
May:
- Ignite Diocesan Youth Festival: May 1-3, Sacred Heart School, Swaffham
- Diocesan Pilgrimage to Walsingham: Monday, May 3, 12 noon to 4.30pm. One of the major annual events of the year in the life of the Diocese. National Shrine, Walsingham.
- Altar Servers Mass and BBQ: Saturday May 8, 11.30am, St John’s Cathedral, Norwich, then a barbeque.
June:
- Diocesan Children’s Pilgrimage to Walsingham: Tuesday June 1, 10.15am at National Shrine, Walsingham.
- Annual Celebration of Priesthood: Thursday June 3, 11am, White House, Poringland.
- Diocesan Celebration of Marriage and Family Life: Saturday June 12, 11am, St John’s Cathedral, Norwich. Mass for couples celebrating special wedding anniversaries.
July:
- Ordination to the Priesthood: Saturday July 10, 11.30am, St John’s Cathedral, Norwich
August:
- Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes: August 20 – 27
September:
- Dowry of Mary Pilgrimage to Walsingham: Sunday September 5, 12 noon, National Shrine, Walsingham
October:
- Meeting of the Retired Priests of the Diocese: Thursday October 7, 11.30am, Mass at Our Lady of the Annunciation, Poringland
- Annual Gathering of Deacons, wives and students and wives in formation for the Diaconate: Saturday October 9, St John’s Cathedral, Mass at 12.15pm and buffet lunch.
