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December 16, 2021

£1.3m appeal to save Peterborough church

St Peter and All Souls church in Peterborough needs to raise £1.3 million to deal with major subsidence issues which are threatening the church structure. The Park […]
December 16, 2021

St Benedict’s hosts a visit from Baroness Barran

St Benedict’s Upper School in Bury St Edmunds recently had the unusual distinction of a visit from Baroness Diana Barran from the Department of Education. On […]
December 16, 2021

Tinsel, Christmas social, Acle carols, CAFOD stall

Priests and parishioners in Costessey, Ely, Acle and Framlingham have been putting on Christmas events to cheer the community and raise funds for those in need. […]
December 15, 2021

Headteacher for new Peterborough Catholic School

The new St John Henry Newman Catholic Primary School & Nursery in Peterborough, due to open next September, is advertising for a Headteacher. HEADTEACHERFull time permanentSalary […]
December 15, 2021

Singers bring enchanting Advent music to Huntingdon

Parishioners in St Michael’s in Huntingdon have been treated to an afternoon of wonderful music. Fr Philip Shryane reports. On Saturday December 4 the A Cappella […]
December 13, 2021

Tributes paid to amazing Eileen who was aged 110

Tributes have been paid to amazing St George’s Norwich parishioner and former Test cricketer, Eileen Ash, who was Norfolk’s oldest woman and has died at the […]
December 11, 2021

Norfolk school celebrates 200th birthday in style

St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School near Norwich has been celebrating its 200th anniversary over the last year, including a Festival Finale in September and a visit […]
December 10, 2021

Update on new Peterborough primary school opening

St John Henry Newman Catholic Primary School will open as planned in September 2022.  However, owing to construction delays, it is likely to operate from a […]
December 10, 2021

Norfolk author sheds light on US abortion debate

A book about respect for life, written by a parishioner from St John’s Cathedral in Norwich, sheds light on the current US abortion debate being considered […]
December 9, 2021

St George’s cubs make blankets for the homeless

The Cub Pack at St George’s in Norwich have been turning crisp packets into insulating blankets for the homeless. Gillian Hanley reports. At St George’s our […]
December 8, 2021

Sr Wendy Beckett gives a voice to Julian of Norwich

A recording of Sr Wendy Beckett reading Julian of Norwich’s Revelations of Divine Love has been released to the public 28 years after it was first […]
December 4, 2021

Ciaran celebrates a missionary to the digital continent

Inspired by the beatification of the first ‘millennial saint’, Ciaran Losasso, leader of the diocesan Ignite team, explores the theme of digital evangelisation. On October 12, […]
December 4, 2021

Pupils from Bury stitch together story of St Edmund

A tapestry depicting the life and death of St Edmund has been produced by pupils at St Edmund’s Catholic School in Bury St Edmunds. St Edmund’s […]
December 3, 2021

The 2022 Diocese of East Anglia Yearbook is out now

The Diocese of East Anglia Yearbook and Calendar has been published and printed copies are available in all parishes now, priced just £2. The annual Yearbook […]
December 3, 2021

Bishop Alan launches Synodal Pathway online survey

Bishop Alan Hopes launched the online survey of the Diocesan Listening Project, ‘The Synodal Pathway’ on Sunday November 28. Angela Wilson, part of the Synodal Pathway […]