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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 8, 2022

Details of new Bishop of East Anglia ordination

The ordination of Canon Peter Collins as the Fifth Bishop of East Anglia will take place at St John’s Cathedral in Norwich on Wednesday December 14, […]
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 5, 2022

Three seminarians instituted as Lector and Acolyte

David McGough, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Birmingham, has conferred the Ministry of Lector and Acolyte on three East Anglian seminarians. The Rite of Institution of a […]
December 5, 2022

The 2023 Diocese of East Anglia Yearbook now online

The Diocese of East Anglia Yearbook and Calendar for 2023 has just been published online and printed copies will be available in all parishes from mid […]
December 3, 2022

New provider for Safe Spaces support service

The appointment of a new independent provider for a national support service for the victims and survivors of church-related abuse has been welcomed in the Diocese […]
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 […]
December 2, 2022

Annual report shows positive picture for diocese

The Annual Report and Accounts of the Diocese of East Anglia have just been published online and show that with churches reopening, but Covid precautions still […]
December 1, 2022

Transform for Advent, Christ the King, Franciscans

Latest news from the Diocese of East Anglia includes a Transform For Advent retreat, a Christ the King celebration, and a new Minister for Youth and […]
November 30, 2022

Norfolk poet brings out book on Generation Care

Peter Coates from the Church of the Annunciation Walsingham has written a book of poetry exploring ways to care for each other and for our world. […]
November 29, 2022

Abbey 1000 celebrations reach their pinnacle in Bury

The flag of St Edmund was flown above St Edmund’s Catholic Church, Bury St Edmunds on the Saint’s feast day, as Abbey 1000 celebrations came to […]
November 28, 2022

Walsingham Rector is named as Auxiliary Bishop

Rector of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, Mgr Philip Moger,  has today been appointed as an Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Southwark […]
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 26, 2022

Southwold church wins five-year battle to save tower

Sacred Heart Church in Southwold has been taken off the “At Risk” register published by Historic England after a successful five-year battle to save its tower […]
November 23, 2022

Walsingham Shrine to hold funeral of Fr Jeremy Davies

Fr Jeremy Davies, a priest of the Diocese of Westminster who was living in Walsingham, passed away in the early hours of Saturday November 5. His […]