"On Sunday 23rd May, Acle Churches Together (ACT) held its traditional annual prayer walk, stopping at various venues in the village to recognise and pray for the work done by the staff employed within." Story continues
Image of group stood near to St Edmunds Church
"A first-ever Cantonese Mass has taken place in Sawston following the arrival of a number of Catholies in the area from Hong Kong. Dominic chung reports. As many as 58 Cantonese-speaking Catholics and their friends, took part in a Mass celebrated by Canon John Minh at our Lady of lourdes Sawston (OLOL), on 7th April. Though he does not speak or read the language, Canon John Minh celebrated entirely in Cantonese, which he learned in record time using phonetics." Story continues.
image caption: "The Cantonese congregation outside OLOL in Sawston with Canon John Minh."
"It was with joy that a large group from the diocese of East Anglia retired to Lourdes for the last aeek of August after a three-year gap." Story continues
image caption: "East Anglían pligrims at the grotto."
"Having accepted the resignation of Bishop Alan Hopes as the fourth Bishop of East Anglia, in accordance with Canon 401S1, the Holy Father, Pope Francis has appointed Rev Canon Peter Collins, a priest of the Archdiocese of Cardiff, as the fifth Bishop of East Anglia." Story continues
image insert - Bishop-elect Collins at podium in St John the Baptist RC Cathedral
"More than 150 city Catholics came together to celebrate the life of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in a requiem mass at St John's Cathedral." Story continues
Norwich Evening News"SPECIAL PROTECTION has been given to a church in rural Suffolk that until recently was cared for by the Benedictines of Downside Abbey. St Benet's Minster, Beccles, has been listed as Grade II* by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The listing, announced on 19 January by Historic England, means that the church is now protected, and will be eligible for government grants." Story continues
image caption: "St Benet's Minster, Beccles"
"Fr Dennis Finbow, a retired priest of the Diocese of East Anglia, was convicted on 31st January of three historic (non-recent) child sexual abuse offences al Huntingdon Crown court." Story continues
Universe Catholic Weekly (2021-)"Lord and Lady Stafford visited Our Lady & St Walstan's, Costessey, for the morning Mass on Sunday, 28th January, at the end of which everyone processed to the cemetery for the blessing of the recently restored Jerningham Memorial.", story continues.
image 1 caption: Lt o R, Fr David Ward (parish priest), Lady Stafford, Lord Stafford, Paul Cooper, Sharon Blundell (Norfolk County Councillor) and Vivienne Bell (Costessey Town Councillor).
"Bishop Peter Collins joined a service at St Edmundsbury Cathedral in Bury St Edmunds to celebrate the work of His Majesty's Courts of Justice. The service, on Sunday, 26th March, marked the end of the year in office of Suffolk's High Sheriff, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton."
Image caption: "Above, from left, the Venerable David Jenkins, Archdeacon of Sudbury; The Very Rev Joe Hawes, Dean of St Edmundsbury Cathedral; The Right Rev Peter Collins, Bishop of East Anglia, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, former High Sherriff of Suffolk; The Right Rev Martin Seeley, Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich; The Rev Canon Philip Banks, Precentor at St Edmundsbury Cathedral; The Venerable Jeannette Gosney, Archdeacon of Suffolk at the Suffolk Justice"
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"Fr Peter Wygnanski, priest of Our Lady and St Joseph parish, Sheringham and Cromer, spent time in the Holy Land, where he met a truly inspirational sister. Here is his story." Story continues.
image caption: "Fr Peter Wygnanski with Sister Aziza in Jerusalem"
"The Duckett Library at St John's Cathedral, Norwich is re-opening after the 10am Mass on Tuesday 13th April and is looking tor new volunteers. The library's stock covers a wide range of religious and theological subjects. It was blessed by Bishop Michael Evans in 2010 and was opened on Ash Wednesday 2012 by Fr James Walsh, then Dean of the Cathedral." Story continues.
Image caption "Duckett Library is pictured below.".
"The East Anglia Diocesan Youth Service started the year with a bang with a special candlelight Mass for young people, followed by hot dogs, a bonfire and fireworks." Story continues
image 1: Three flautists playing
image 2: candles being lit
Sacred Heart Church's 'Crowning and Warming the Sacred Heart of Southwold' heritage project has been greatly boosted by a National Lottery grant of £210,000 and a grant of £10,000 from Historic England. The grants add significantly to funds already provided by the Parish and the Southwold Trust and will enable the repair and restoration of the church. Parish priest Roger de Lacy-Spencer, said: 'These generous grants will ensure the church can continue to welcome parishioners and visitors'.
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Eastern Daily Press"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 as part of the relaunched Abbey 1000 celebrations." story continues.
image caption: "St Edmund's pupils who were involved in making the tapestry with Jo Pepper and John Saunders."
"The parish of Sacred Heart and St Oswald, Peterborough, has hosted a week's mission by a highly experienced team from the Sion Community. The Sion team, who are based in Brentwood, are committed to mission and evangelisation." Story continues.
image 1: gathering of congregation before the altar
"More than 1000 people packed into St John the Baptist Cathedral in Norwich for the Chirtstmas Eve Nativity of the Lord Family Mass.", story continues.
image 1 caption: "Family Mass at St John the Baptist Cathedral."
Massive incoming post causes delay. Can debate the central point of the letter: the inadequacy of the New Order Mass compared to the Tridentine Mass. Vatican II debated extensively and profoundly and from there was promulgated the "Constitution of the Sacred Piturgy" in 1963 from which came the April 1969 Apostolic letter of Pope Paul. Fr Baker has known of the1970 Hierarchy directive and has deliberately put his Bishop in an impossible position but is following Canon Law; he could have acted summarily.
Clark, Alan Charles Rev DD (1919-2002)"Bishop Alan Hopes used the blessing of the sacred oils at the Chrism Mass a St Johns Cathedral to underline how they were a powerful sign of the Lord's presence among us. Priests, religious and deacons from across the diocese joined the socially distanced congregation at the cathedral for the celebration on Tuesday, 30th March." Story continues.
Image of Bishop Hopes with the containers of the oils.
A youth celebration of Epiphany lit up the skies Sunday evening (6th January) when around 200 young people and their families from across the Diocese of East Anglia enjoyed a candlelit Mass, bonfire, hot dogs and a firework display. The annual Epiphany Candlelight Mass took place at the church of Our Lad of the Annunciation in Poringland, organised by the Ignite team with attendees from across Norfolk. Suffolk, Cambs and Peterborough.
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