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"A catholic priest in east Anglia had a narrow escape after violent winds blew a stone cross off his church." story continues.
image with inset captioned: "The damaged roof. Inset Fr Charles.."

"Have you started going back to Mass yet? This week I went to my first Mass in over three months. I had been watching Masses livestreamed weekly, but of course it didn't feel the same. I looked forward to being able to return to a Mass celebrated in three dimensions." Story continues.
Image 1 caption: "On Saturday 4th July, the Dean of St John the Baptist Cathedral in Norwich, Canon David Paul, led the first public Mass held at the cathedral for over three months."
Image 2, no caption, Fr Simon and communicants receiving communion.

"Have you started going back to Mass yet? This week I went to my first Mass in over three months. I had been watching Masses livestreamed weekly, but of course it didn't feel the same. I looked forward to being able to return to a Mass celebrated in three dimensions." Story continues.
Image caption: "Canon David Paul celebrates Mass with a physical congregation for the first time since lockdown"

"Actions speak louder than words was the message of the Bishop of East Anglia as he celebrated a Mass at St John's Cathedral in Norwich to show spiritual solidarity with front-line medical, care and voluntary workers across the country." Story continues.
Image caption: "The Bishop of East Anglia, Alan Hopes, celebrates last week's Mass for the NHS, carers and the sick, in the Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Norwich. "

"Our Lady of the Annunciation in King's Lynn lit up the church in red in solidarity with Christians and others who are suffering persecution on 25th November... " Story continues.
Image caption "Our Lady of the Annunciation lit up in support of those persecuted for their faith."

"With the help of the diocese of East Anglia, St Peter and All Souls in Peterborough has won a grant of £20,000 for vital repairs on the church." Story continues.
Image of church with scaffolding

Story 1: "Lottery windfall helps St Mary's mend leaking roof"
"St Mary's parish in Great Yarmouth has received a grant of £148,598 from the National Lottery Heritage for repairs to a leaking roof." Story continues.
Image of church roof with scaffolding
Story 2: "Diocese takes stock of architectural heritage"
"A comprehensive architectural and historical review of Catholic churches across the diocese of East
Anglia has been published online as part of the major Taking Stock project. Taking Stock is an architectural and historical review of Catholic churches and chapels in England and Wales. The project is a partnership between the Patrimony Committee of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, individual dioceses, and Historic England." Story continues.
Image caption: "Our Lady and the English Martyrs in Cambridge."
Story 3: "Diss parishioners celebrate their heroic saint's feast day"
"Parishioners in Diss gathered on 1st February for a virtual celebration of the feast day of St Henry Morse, known as 'The Priest of the Plague'. Judith Tooth reports. " Story continues.
images caption: "Fr Alex Anaman outside the church and below, an etching of St Henry Morse which hangs in the church."

"St Mary's parish in Great Yarmouth is planting a time capsule to capture a moment in history. 'It's 60 years since we had the roof off,' explained Brian Lafferty, chair of the parish finance committee, whose idea the cansule was. 'It will be 60 or 100 years before it needs re-placing. so I thought, why not put a
time cansuke in there?'" Story continues.
Image of church with scaffolding

After 16 years, the final Mass was held at St Mark's, Lakenham. Parishioners will now use the Cathedral instead. St Marks, an Anglican church welcomed Catholics for Sunday Mass after the nearby Church of Christ the King was closed.

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