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November 22, 2022

Indian community treats Cambourne to a celebration

Parishioners in Cambourne enjoyed the gracious hospitality of Cambourne Indian Community for their annual Onam celebrations. Onam is the biggest and the most important festival of […]
November 21, 2022

Alive in Faith donation feeds housebound in Ukraine

A £50,000 donation from the Diocesan Alive in Faith Fund is being used by Caritas Ukraine to bring food to housebound residents in Kharkiv, Ukraine. As […]
November 8, 2022

East Anglia events: retreat, Cantonese, St Francis

Coming events of interest to the East Anglia Catholic community include an Advent Retreat, Cantonese Masses at Sawston, and a talk about St Francis at St […]
November 2, 2022

King’s Lynn parish celebrates 125 years at town hall

Our Lady of the Annunciation King’s Lynn celebrated the end of its 125th anniversary year with a celebratory dinner in the town hall. Pauline McSherry, a […]
November 1, 2022

Fr Pat Cleary returns as parish priest to Thetford

Around 130 parishioners came to St Mary’s Thetford to welcome back Fr Pat Cleary to the parish for the second time as parish priest.  Fr Pat […]
October 31, 2022

St Luke’s Peterborough makes room for new growth

With the help of Alive in Faith funds, St Luke’s Peterborough has been able to adapt to the challenges of a rapidly growing community. Fr Jeffery […]
October 18, 2022

Stowmarket launches project to bring bells back to life

Our Lady Stowmarket has been raising funds for new ironwork and a ladder to get the church bells ringing again. “The bells at Our Lady, Stowmarket […]
October 17, 2022

Secular Franciscans, Montana House, Vigil for Life

Latest news from the Diocese of East Anglia includes the Norwich Secular Franciscans, vacancies at the Montana Care Home, and an abortion vigil. The Norwich Secular […]
October 14, 2022

Macmillan coffee, St Michael the Angel, Rise Theatre

Latest news from the Diocese of East Anglia includes a coffee morning at St John’s Cathedral, a film about St Michael and a play about Marie […]
October 13, 2022

Relics of St Bernadette visit Diocese of East Anglia

The relics of St Bernadette of Lourdes, who was granted visions of Our Lady, visited St John’s Cathedral in Norwich and then OLEM in Cambridge. The […]
October 12, 2022

St John’s Cathedral seeks volunteers to be parish links

The friends of St John’s Cathedral are seeking to build stronger relations with parishes and are looking for volunteers for this liaison role. They would be […]
October 10, 2022

St Henry Morse in Diss celebrates its tenth anniversary

A well-attended outdoor Mass was held at St Henry Morse in Diss to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the building of their church.  The Mass took […]
October 6, 2022

Conference explores signs of healthy Christian culture

Replenished Life was the theme as 35 delegates from across East Anglia met in Newmarket for the annual Safeguarding Conference in September.   Simon and Caroline […]
October 2, 2022

East Anglia events: Cantonese, Baroness, climate 

Coming events of interest to the East Anglia Catholic community include Cantonese Masses at Sawston, a lecture on safeguarding by Baroness Hollins and a talk on […]
September 29, 2022

Relics of St Bernadette to visit Norwich and Cambridge

The relics of St Bernadette, whose visions of our Lady brought about the beginnings of the notable Shrine of Lourdes in France, will be visiting the […]