These are Bishop Peter’s public engagements for the next few months.
2024
Mar 13, Wed: Bishop to Chapter of Canons, St John’s Cathedral, 12pm Capitular Mass, Cathedral
Mar 14, Thur: Bishop to attend the Diocesan Board of Trustees Meeting, Poringland, 10am, 10.30am start
Mar 14, Thur: Bishop to Lenten Station Mass, Our Lady of the Assumption & the English Martyrs, Canon Eugene Harkness, 6pm Exposition, 7pm Mass, 8pm Light buffet or soup
Mar 15, Fri: Bishop to meet the Primary Co-ordinators for Religious Education (RE) for Schools, Poringland, 8.30am
Mar 16, Sat: Annual Meeting of the College of Deacons, Walsingham
Mar 21, Thur: Bishop to Vocations Committee Meeting, Poringland, 10.30am, 11am start
Mar 23, Sat: Bishop to attend the Diocesan Commission for Dialogue & Unity Meeting, Poringland, 10.30am, 11am start
Mar 24, Sun: Palm Sunday Solemn Procession and Pontifical Mass, St John’s Cathedral, 11am
Mar 26, Tue: Bishop to Chrism Mass, St John’s Cathedral, 11.30am
Mar 28, Thur: Bishop to Maundy Thursday of the Lord’s Supper, St John’s Cathedral, Pontifical Mass with Washing of the Feet and Transfer of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Mar 29, Fri: Bishop to Good Friday of the Passion of the Lord, St John’s Cathedral, Tenebrae, 10am
Mar 29, Fri: Good Friday Solemn Liturgy of the Passion, St John’s Cathedral, 3pm
Mar 30, Sat: Tenebrae, St John’s Cathedral, 10am
Mar 30, Sat: Solemn Vigil and First Mass of Easter (with Baptisms and Confirmations), St John’s Cathedral, 8pm
Mar 31, Sun: Bishop, Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord, Solemn Pontifical Mass, St John’s Cathedral, 11am
Mar 31, Sun: Easter Sunday Solemn Pontifical Vespers, St John’s Cathedral, 4.30pm
Apr 2 – 9: Bishop on leave after Easter
Apr 12 – 19: Bishop to Spring Plenary Assembly & Retreat of the Bishops‘ Conference of England and Wales, Buckfast Abbey
Apr 20 – 24: Bishop and his Personal Secretary, Fr Peter Wygnanski, to Valladolid, Madrid
Apr 25, Thur: Bishop to meet with the MAT CEOs, White House, Poringland, 10am
Apr 26, Fri: Requiem Mass, The Holy Family & St Michael, Canon Michael Hazell on the anniversary of his burial during covid
Apr 26, Fri: Bishop to meet with the Ignite Team at the White House, Poringland, 6pm
Apr 29, Mon: Bishop to Confimation Mass, St Peter & All Souls, 7pm for 23 candidates
Apr 30, Tue: Bishop to attend a training day, Poringland, Governance Around Safeguarding which will be presented to the Diocesan Trustees, Bishop’s Council and Deans
May 3, Fri: Bishop to visit St Edmund’s Primary School, Bury St Edmunds – 10:00 Mass and then visit with children and staff
May 3, Fri: Bishop’s visit to St Joseph’s Primary School, Sudbury – 13:30 Bishop to visit with children and staff
May 4, Sat: Bishop to Caritas Steering Committee Meeting, 11:00 Poringland
May 4-5: Bishop to join Ignite Youth Festival at the St Benedict’s School, Bury St Edmunds
May 6, Mon (Bank Holiday): Bishop to lead the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Walsingham, 12:00 to 16:30
May 7, Tues: Bishop’s Council Meeting, Poringland 11:00
May 7, Tues: Bishop to Confirmation Mass at Walsingham for the parish at Wells-next-the-Sea
May 9, Thurs: Bishop to St Mary’s College Oscott for the Conferral of Candidacy for Peter Ho and Anthony Reilly at 16:45
May 11, Sat: Bishop to Ely Cathedral for the Annual Mass of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre at 10:30
May 12, Sun: Bishop to celebrate Mass and preach at St Edmunds College, Cambridge at 10:30
May 13, Mon: Bishop to Confirmation Mass for St Pancras
May 14, Tues: Bishop to the Guild Chapel, Stratford Upon Avon, to celebrate Mass for the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre
May 15, Wed: Bishop to St Pancras, Ipswich to Bless the new statue of Our Lady of Ipswich on the feast of Our Lady of Grace Ipswich
May 16, Thurs: Bishop to Diocesan Youth Commission Meeting in Poringland at 18:30
May 17, Fri: Bishop to Diocesan School’s Service Commission Meeting in Poringland at 10:45
May 18, Sat: Bishop to ordain the Rev Anthony Asomugha to the Priesthood.
May 19, Sun: Pentecost: Solemn Pontifical Masses with Confirmations at the Cathedral
May 19, Sun: Pentecost: Bishop to UEA Evening Mass, to Receive Students into the Church.
May 20, Mon: Bishop to Confirmation Mass at Our Lady & St Walstan, Costessey
May 21, Tues: Bishop to Diocesan Liturgy Commission Meeting at 11:00 to be held in Poringland
May 21, Tues: Bishop to Confirmation Mass at St Felix, Felixstowe
May 23, Thurs: Annual Celebration of Priesthood in Poringland with Mass at 12:15 followed by lunch
May 23, Thurs: Bishop to host the Norfolk & Waveney Church Leaders Meeting at 16:00 in Poringland
May 24 – 26, Fri – Sun: Parish Visitation – St Peter the Apostle, Gorleston
May 24, Fri: Bishop to visit St Mary & St Peter Catholic Primary School, Gorleston
May 24, Fri: Bishop to visit James Paget District Hospital, Great Yarmouth
May 25, Sat: Bishop to say Mass at 09:30 followed by the Caritas Festival to be held at St Peter the Apostle, Gorleston
May 26, Sun: Bishop to say Mass at St Peter the Apostle, Gorleston
May 27, Mon (Bank Holiday): Bishop to Attend the National Anglican Pilgrimage at Walsingham, 10:40
May 28, Tues: Bishop to lead the Diocesan Children’s Pilgrimage to Walsingham, 10:45 Walk, 12:00 Mass
May 28, Tues: Bishop to Confirmation Mass at St Benet’s Minster, Beccles
May 29, Wed: Bishop to The Charles Plater Trust Board Meeting in London
May 31, Fri: Bishop to Walsingham Trustees Meeting at 10:00 to be held in Walsingham followed by Mass
Jun 1, Sat: Bishop to celebrate Mass for the Marriage and Family Life Celebration at the Cathedral at 11:30
Jun 2, Sun: Corpus Christi: Bishop to Celebrate Solemn Pontifical Mass with Eucharistic Procession and Celebrations for those Newly Received into the Church at the Cathedral at 11:00
Jun 3, Mon: Bishop to Confirmation Mass at Clare Priory
Jun 6, Thurs: Bishop to Cathedral Trustees Meeting at the Cathedral at 10:30
Jun 6, Thurs: Bishop to Confirmation Mass at St Joseph’s, St Neots
Jun 7, Fri: Bishop to meet with Andy Stone and school lay chaplains in Poringland at 10:00
Jun 8, Sat: Bishop to attend Bishop’s Council for Laity at 11:00 to be held in Newmarket
Jun 9, Sun: Bishop to visit Leiston parish and then Bishop to Confirmation Mass in Aldeburgh at 10:30
Jun 10, Mon: Bishop to visit St Mark’s Catholic Primary School, Ipswich
Jun 10, Mon: Bishop to Confirmation Mass at St Mary’s, Ipswich
Jun 11, Tues: Bishop to visit St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Ipswich, 13:30
Jun 11, Tues: Bishop to Confirmation Mass at St Mark’s including Candidates from St Mary Magdalen, Ipswich
Jun 13, Thurs: Vocations Committee Meeting held in Poringland, 11:00
Jun 13, Thurs: Bishop to Commission for Catechesis & Formation, 18:30
Jun 15, Sat: Bishop to attend the Diocesan Commission for Evangelisation at 10:00 in Poringland
Jun 15, Sat: Bishop to celebrate Mass for our three parishes in Peterborough at Peterborough Cathedral
Jun 15, Sat: Bishop to Host World Youth Day Reunion Retreat, overnight at the White House
Jun 18, Tues: Confirmation Mass at St Luke’s, Peterborough
Jun 19, Wed: Bishop to attend The Charles Plater Trust Annual Mass and Awards Ceremony at St Mary’s College, Oscott
Jun 20, Thurs: Bishop, as ecumenical canon, to attend College of Canons Morning of Theological Reflection, Ely
Jun 21 & 22, Fri & Sat: Bishop to attend Knights of the Holy Sepulchre Investitures in London
Jun 23, Sun: Bishop to say Mass at Our Lady of Seven Dolours, Stowmarket at 10:15
Jun 24, Mon: Bishop to Celebrate Solemn Pontifical Mass at 11:00 for The Solemnity of the Birth of St John the Baptist (Patronal Feast) at the Cathedral
Jun 26, Wed: Bishop to Chapter of Canons at the Cathedral
Jun 27, Thurs: Bishop to Diocesan Board of Trustees Meeting at 10:30, Poringland
Jun 27, Thurs: Bishop to Confirmation Mass at Our Lady Star of the Sea, Lowestoft
Jun 28, Fri: Bishop to meet with the Ignite Team at the White House at 18:00
Jun 29, Sat: Bishop to Caritas Steering Committee Meeting at 11:00 in Poringland
Jun 29, Sat: Bishop to celebrate Mass at the Cathedral at 14:00 for the Cantonese Community from Cambridge
Jun 30, Sun: Bishop to celebrate Solemn Pontifical Mass for the Solemnity of Peter at the Cathedral at 11:00
Jul 1, Mon: Bishop to Confirmation Mass at Our Lady Immaculate and St Etheldreda, Newmarket
Jul 2, Tues: Bishop to say Mass at 09:30 at St Pancras Catholic Primary School, Stratford Road, Ipswich, and then to visit with staff and children
Jul 2, Tues: Bishop to Confirmation Mass at St Edmund, Bury St Edmunds
Jul 4, Thurs: Council of Priests, 10:30 for 11:00 Start in Poringland.
Jul 7, Sun: Bishop to Confirmation Mass at Sawston
July 7, Sun: Bishop to Confirmation Mass at Cambourne
Jul 8, Mon: Bishop to visit St Alban’s Primary School, Cambridge
Jul 8, Mon: Bishop to Confirmation Mass, OLEM
Jul 9, Tues: Bishop to visit St Laurence Catholic Primary School, Cambridge
Jul 9, Tues: Bishop to St Laurence’s Confirmation Mass, Cambridge
Jul 10, Wed: Bishop to St Philip Howard, Cambridge Confirmation Mass
July 14-17: Papal Nuncio’s Visitation to the Diocese (more details to come)
Jul 14, Sun: Bishop Peter’s to Celebrate Mass at the Cathedral for the 40th Anniversary of his Priestly Ordination
Jul 16, Tues: Bishop’s Council Meeting at 11:00, Poringland.
Jul 16, Tues: Bishop to Confirmation Mass at St Etheldreda, Ely
Jul 17, Wed: Bishop to Confirmation Mass at The Sacred Heart, St Ives
Jul 18, Thurs: Bishop to visit St Albans High School, Digby Road, Ipswich
Jul 18, Thurs: Confirmation Mass at St Mary’s, Thetford
Jul 20, Sat: Bishop to Altar Servers Mass and BBQ at the Cathedral – 11:30 Mass
Jul 21 – 29, Sun – Sun: Bishop to join Youth Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.
Jul 30 – Aug 22: Bishop Peter on leave.
Aug 23 – 30, Fri – Fri: Bishop on Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes.
Sept 1, Sun: Bishop Peter will lead the Dowry of Mary Pilgrimage to the National Shrine of Our Lady, Walsingham.
Sept 5, Thurs: Bishop to Cathedral Trustees Meeting at 10:30 at the Cathedral.
Sept 7, Sat: Bishop to March for Life UK in London
Sept 8, Sun: Bishop to attend The Ecumenical Guild of Our Lady of Grace of Ipswich annual pilgrimage walk, 15:00
Sept 11, Wed: Bishop to attend Chapter of Canons Meeting at the Cathedral at 12:00.
Sept 12, Thurs: Bishop to attend the Diocesan Schools’ Commission Meeting at 10:45 in Poringland.
Sept 13 – 15, Fri – Sun: Parish Visitation – St Luke’s, Peterborough
Sept 13, Fri: Bishop to visit St John Henry Newman School
Sept 14, Sat: Bishop to attend National Eucharistic Congress being held at Oscott.
Sept 15, Sun: Bishop to say Mass at St Luke’s at 10:00.
Sept 16, Mon: Bishop’s Council at 11:00 in Poringland.
Sept 18, Wed: Bishop to attend a Meeting for the Department of Dialogue & Unity in London.
Sept 19, Thurs: Annual Meeting of the Retired Priests with Mass at 11:30 followed by lunch.
Sept 19, Thurs: Bishop to attend the Diocesan Youth Commission Meeting at 18:30 in Poringland.
Sept 20, Fri: Bishop to the Walsingham Trustees Meeting.
Sept 21, Sat: Bishop to Diocesan Commission for Evangelisation in Poringland at 11:00
Sept 24, Tues: Bishop Peter and Andy Stone to visit St Mary’s School, Cambridge
Sept 26, Thurs: Bishop to Diocesan Board of Trustees Meeting at 10:30, Poringland.
Sept 27, Fri: Bishop to celebrate All Schools Mass at the Cathedral at 12:00.
Sept 28, Sat: Bishop to Diocesan Commission for Dialogue & Unity at 11:00, Poringland
Sept 28-98: Bishop to St Michael the Archangel, Huntingdon for the Vigil Mass at 18:00 and to Celebrate Masses on Sunday.