Diocese of Norwich

Who we are

The Diocese of Norwich is the Church of England across the areas of Norfolk and Waveney.

Supporting churches

Resources, training and practical advice for all who serve in our churches and local communities.

Welcome to the Education section of our website. We are here to support our schools, their pupils, staff and governors, churches, and communities to ‘Flourish Together’ and achieve ‘Immeasurably more than we can imagine!’

How churches are responding to COVID-19

Stories of hope from across the Diocese about how people are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and sharing God's love in their local communities.

Local live streams

Churches across Norfolk and Waveney are live streaming services, hosting virtual groups, and sharing content digitally. Join a community near you.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for parishes

Read the regularly updated Church of England guidance for all churches.

Bishop's Lent Appeal 2021

This year as a diocese we will be joining together to give towards the Archbishop of Canterbury's 'Together in Unity' appeal to support churches and communities around the world during the pandemic.

Think safeguarding

Advice on staying alert, particularly in the current lockdown: reach out, recognise, record and report.

Connect! booklet series

Explore the relationship between Christian faith and some of the most pressing issues of our time.

40 words for 40 days

You are warmly invited to subscribe to a new project for Lent 2021. Every day from Ash Wednesday (17 February) until Holy Saturday (3 April) Susanna Gunner will explore a single word, offering one or two ideas for us to mull over each day.

Living in Love and Faith

A comprehensive set of resources about matters of identity, sexuality and marriage.

Bishop of Norwich appointed as lead on the environment by Archbishop of Canterbury

The Bishop of Norwich, Graham Usher, has accepted the invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury to lead the Church of England’s Environment Programme with a charge to lead bold, deliberate, collaborative action across the Church to tackle the grave existential crises of climate change and biodiversity loss.

Diocese Academies give heartfelt thanks for donations

Teachers and pupils of the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust (DNEAT) and St Benet’s Multi-Academy Trust express their heartfelt thanks for the kind community donations.

St Peter’s Church receives a lifeline grant from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund

St Peter's Church, Forncett St Peter, in Norfolk, has received a financial boost from the government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help fund specialist investigations during the coronavirus pandemic.

Hop aboard the Easter Express with Felix the Fox!

Take a Journey to King’s Cross this Lent with Felix the Fox aboard the Easter Express

Life, Death and Christian Hope: an e-learning course for Lent 2021

Wed 17 Feb - Sun 28 Mar

Join this flexible, home-based, tutored, online course and explore the themes of life, death and hope that are at the very heart of our faith. This course is open to all.

Facilitator Peter Nicholls offers the following description of the way the course will be run and outlines its content:

John Wesley is reported as saying: “Our people know how to die well.”

This course may help you to prepare for a Christian death, but that’s not the only reason for signing up! The subjects are fundamental aspects of Christian understanding at the core of what we believe, giving us confidence to live as Jesus lived. And even if our own death is, we pray, a long way off, most of us encounter people who may not be so far away or who have lost loved ones and are asking deep questions, craving a Christian answer. One might even say a “true” Christian answer, free from some of the doggerel that can inhabit bereavement cards.