John Borda and Kasia Ilasz were presented with silver medals from the Archconfraternity of St Stephen for altar serving for over ten years at Our Lady Immaculate and Saint Etheldreda, Newmarket on Sunday December 15.

Both are also involved in training new altar servers.


The CAFOD stall at Fressingfield Christmas Produce Market made £201.36, which includes money for the sale of cot quilts at Fressingfield Women’s Institute Market on November 30, reports Mary Kirk from St Edmund’s Parish in Bungay.

This means the total raised in 2019 is a record £1205.46.


Diocese of East Anglia priest Fr Michael Rear, based in Manningtree, spoke to BBC Radio Suffolk on Sunday December 15 about his recent book – Rome a Pilgrim Guide. Start listening at 40.30 mins

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07vjswv

Click below to read our review of his book

https://www.rcdea.org.uk/east-anglia-priest-writes-pilgrims-guide-to-rome/