"Children from St Louis Catholic Academy in Newmarket were thrilled to welcome Bishop Peter Collins to bless the Mustard Seed Kitchen, a recently completed teaching hub. The bishop visited on 20th March and the parish welcomed children to celebrate Mass with him before returning to school."
Image 1: Bishop standing with children from the school
"St Benedict's Upper School in Bury St Edmunds was delighted to welcome a high-profile delegation led by Baroness Diana Barran on an official visit." story continues.
Universe Catholic Weekly (2021-)"A parishioner from St Edmund's parish in Bungay and Harleston made a walking pilgrimage from her home in Suffolk to Walsingham, battling blizzards as she went, as part of CAFOD's Big Lent Walk to raise funds for the charity." Story continues.
image of Mary Kirk with map in countryside.
"A 100-year-old time capsule, discovered under the pulpit of Sacred Heart Church in Southwold during renovations, has been reburied alongside an identical set of current-day items." Story continues
image caption: "Fr Christopher carefully places the time capsule in its new compartment, where it will remain, we assume, for another 100 years!"
"As part of the Season of Creation celebration, Mgr Tony Rogers from the parishes of Aldeburgh and Leiston has helped to plant 120 oak trees. The Catholic community celebrated the Season of Creation from 1st September to 4th October in response to Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si." Story continues.
Image caption "Mgr Tony Rogers with Glen Ogilvie and two of their young oak trees"
"Fr Francis (Sam) Leeder was presented with a letter from Bishop Alan Hopes and more thna £1,000 to celebrate his 80th birthday after parishioners at St Pancras held a secret collection for him." (Article continues...). Image of Fr Leeder.
The Catholic Universe (1860-2021)"On Good Friday morning, bright and early and in beautiful sunshine, the Easter message was proclaimed loud and clear in the centre of Ipswich, through hymns, scripture reading and prayers in an ecumenical event that embraced all." Story continues
Image 1: Procession gathered in Ipswich
"A milk bottle containing historic artifacts form the 1920s has been reburied at a Suffolk church - exactly 100 years after it was originally placed under the pulpit." Story continues.
East Anglian Daily Times"Fr Anthony Foreman, a retired diocesan priest, has published a book on the intriguing medieval history of Lidgate, the Suffolk village where he lives. Lidgate, which is in the Newmarket parish, boasts the remains of a Roman villa, a Norman castle and was the birthplace of John de Lydgate, the famous medieval poet and monk of Bury Abbey. He presented a copy of his life of St Edmund to King Henry V on his visit to the abbey." Story continues.
Image - Fr Anthony with book
"Sr Thaya Moses OSB, manager of Montana Care Home in Great Barton has been awarded the Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk's special Certificate of Merit for her work, and that of her team, during the Covid-19 pandemic. The award from Clare Countess of Euston, the Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk and Bridget Mcintyre, High Sherift of Suffolk, was made in recognition of outstanding service to the community in Suffolk during the pandemic." Story continues.
2 Images caption: "Pictured left is Sr Thaya Moses with the award. and above. the team at the Montana care Home in Suffolk. Sr Thaya said the award 'was really for the team of sisters, lay staff and volunteers who work very hard at Montana.'"
"The bells at Our Lady, Stowmarket have not been rung for over 20 years." Story continues
image caption: "pictured above one of the Stowmarket bells."
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Morris, KeithSuggest Canons Burditt and Frost and Frs Philpot and Wace for Commission on the division of the [Northampton] Diocese.
Downham Market is an issue on which we must stand - "whatever the personal holiness of Ossie (and God alone is the Judge here), he is corrupting a holy thing - and this is the hidden evil." Unwavering leadership is required. Confront Ossie with the obedience he owes, and, that the Pope has formally specified the circumstances in which the rite may be celebrated.
Tony Sketch should be given Downham market as his charge and say a publicised Mass there.
PPs (Aldeburgh, Wymondham, Felixstowe and Ipswich) make change-over on October 7th.
"A group of ten organ players from the Organ Society of Great Britain recently enjoyed a musical visit to Our Lady Star of the Sea parish church in Lowestoft. Having been frustrated by Covid disrupting performances over the past yeas, a group from the society visited our Lady, along with several other local churches, on 16th July to play and listen to the churches organs." Story continues.
image 1: Audience in pews
pg 1: Clerical appointments by Bishop Clark
pg 2: Appointment of Parish Priests; Appointment of Assistant Priests
"St Mark's Catholic Church in Ipswich began its Advent celebrations with a new Divine Mercy painting, commissioned by Fr Luke Goymour, and crafted by his brother, artist Ben Goymour. The five-foot oil painting replaces a small, faded image of the Divine Mercy, and as Fr Luke says, the new painting "enhances the church", story continues.
image 1: Fr Luke Goymour, Mr & Mrs Ben Goymour and painting
Pupils and staff at St Mary's RC primary school in Lowestoft spread kindness and love throughout the community this Christmas, helping families who are struggling with the cost-of-living crisis." Story continues
image: Children with their supplies
"The Benedictine Sisters at Montana are enhancing the environment of their care home by making a rose garden," story continues.
image caption: "One of the sisters gets stuck in to the renovation project"
"A parishioner fro St Mary's in Ipswich has written a book about the friendship which has grown up with villages in Cambodia through the Diocesan Building Bridges Scheme." Story continues.
Image caption "Marie-Madeleine Kenning with students in Cambodia"
"Anglia: The Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk has awarded an ecumenical project in Newmarket her 'Certificate of Merit' for its work to bring food parcels to needy families. The Countess of Euston, who is Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk, sent the Certificate of Merit to Deacon James Hurst from Newmarket Parish." Story continues.
Image caption: "Pictured are volunteers of Our Lady and St Etheldreda parish church."