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"The desire to learn about God has been the glue bonding an RCIA group at Our Lady and English Martyrs in Cambridge. Mgr Eugene Harkness reports." Story continues.

image caption: "Pictures above is one of RCIA sessions at Our Lady and the English Martyrs"

"The desire to learn about God has been the glue bonding an RCIA group at Our Lady and the English Martyrs in Cambridge. Mgr Eugène Harkness reports. Here at Our Lady of The Assumption and The English Martyrs, Cambridge, we have turned to the use of Zoom for our weekly sessions of instruction for the RCIA programme." Story continues
Image: screen image of 9 participants in an on-line meeting. Caption: "Pictured above is one of TCIA sessions at Our Lady and the English Martyrs""

"Young people in Cambridge are sustaining a social life through lockdown thanks to the Song School at Our Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs. Julia Caddick and Mgr Eugène Harkness report. Our junior choir rehearsals started back in September. We rehearse online via Zoom once a seek for 40 minutes (the duration of a seven vear-old's concentration span on-line so the experts say)." Story continues.
Image: group of choristers

"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."

"Tens of thousands of Catholics watched live-streamed Masses in up to 17 churches across the Diocese of East Anglia over Easter, after churches were closed to physical congregations due to Covid-19 restrictions." Story continues
image captioned: "Live-streaming of Mass at St John's Cathedral in Norwich has been wonderfully well-received, says Bishop Alan Hopes (right) [image insert]: "To know that so many people have been watching and have received reassurance and hope in this difficult time is a source of grate blessing..'"
images of Fr David Bagstaff, Fr Luke Goymour, Canon Eugene Harkness

"The Cantonese-speaking Catholic community from a number of parishes in the East Anglia diocese and adjacent towns and cities marked one year of celebrating Mass and other devotions in Cantonese, at Our Lady of Lourdes, Sawston (OLOL) on 15th April" Story continues
image caption: "Some of the Cantonese community at the celebration in Sawston"

"Cherry Hinton, Cambridge: On the feast of Saints Paul Miki and Companions (6th February), Fr Philip John was installed as the new parish priest of Saint Philip Howard.
In his homily, Bishop Alan Hopes reminded everyone that the installation of a new parish priest, is a moment of grace and a moment of challenge and opportunity both for Fr Philip and for the parish community. ..."

"A large congregation of Cantonese Catholics and local parishioners turned out at the church of Our Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs in Cambridge on 29th January to warmly welcome His Excellency the Apostolic Nuncio To Malta, Archbishop Savio Hon SDB." Story continues
image 1 caption: "Archbishop Savio at OLEM in Cambridge with Mgr Provost Eugene Harkness and the Cantonese and parish congregation"