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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 20, 2024

Bookings now open for Pilgrimage to Rome to celebrate the Jubilee of Youth

The Diocesan Youth Service is running a Pilgrimage to Rome  next summer to celebrate the ‘Jubilee of Youth”. If you will be age 16+ by next […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
November 23, 2023

This Sunday is the Feast of Christ the King and World Youth Sunday!

Throughout the world, Pope Francis has asked for this Sunday to be a day we celebrate and recognise the role of young people in the Church. […]
April 28, 2019

Passover

Passover is a big celebration for the Jewish people, so why don’t we make a big deal of it too? In an Easter blog post, the […]
April 21, 2019

Christ is Risen – But why?

In an Easter Sunday blog post, one member of the Ignite Team asks where the Resurrection fits into the story of our lives and of Jesus’ […]
April 14, 2019

Palm Sunday

In a Palm Sunday blog post, the Ignite Team explore the contrast in the crowds that Jesus met during Holy Week and how this can cause […]
April 7, 2019

Go, and sin no more

Jesus’ command to “Go, and sin no more” is an invitation to holiness which is extended to each and every one one of us, says Team […]
March 31, 2019

Mothering Sunday

It’s the Fourth Sunday of Lent and most people in this country know this as Mother’s Day. In their latest Lent blog post, Ignite Team member […]
March 23, 2019

Holy ground: Closer than we think

We are surrounded by some pretty amazing, holy places. But do we let them lead us closer to God? That’s the question posed by this week’s […]
March 17, 2019

Often the appropriate response is silence

God the Father wants us to listen to his Son, but what does that mean? Ignite Team member Mary Desbruslais suggests some answers. In today’s Gospel, […]