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Acle memorial gardens ceremony

On Saturday 7 September at 10am at Acle War Memorial Hall Recreation Centre a ceremony took place to celebrate the opening of Memorial Gardens in memory of those who gave their lives in World Wars One and Two.

Life in the Lynn Deanery

People across the Lynn Deanery welcomed Bishop Graham to their local communities and shared their projects, churches, outreach, hopes and concerns in the areas of their service and ministry yesterday.

Bishop Jonathan's prayer pilgrimage to St Benet at Waxham & Tunstead Deanery

On Thursday 29 August, The Bishop of Lynn, the Rt Revd Bishop Jonathan Meyrick went on a pilgrimage of prayer, worship, and a boat ride. Here, Robin Myerscough, tells us more.

Church and Benjamin foundation join forces to give young people a brighter future

Aylsham Parish Church has teamed up with the Benjamin Foundation to help and encourage young people living in supported accommodation with the Go-Ahead Career Coaching Award Scheme.

Training & learning opportunities

Church Revitalisation Training

Mon 23 Sep 2019 in Norwich

Open to anyone wanting to engage with the Diocese of Norwich church planting and revitalisation programme, this ten week course lays the foundations for church planting and revitalisation.

Soulshaper Youth Weekend

Fri 4 Oct 2019 - Sun 6 Oct 2019 in Horstead, Norwich

A residential discipleship weekend for youth groups or individuals who do not have a regular church youth group.

Science-Faith Lecture on The Oceans, Climate Change and Christianity

Mon 4 Nov 2019 in Norwich

Human activity is changing the world's oceans with long-term consequences for climate change. What should be the Christian response? An oceanographer will give a talk and lead a discussion.

Life Events Diary Taster

Wed 13 Nov 2019

The Life Events Diary is free custom-built online software from the Church of England Life Events Team which streamlines administration for baptisms, weddings, banns and funerals. This day will take you step-by-step through the website showing how it works and all of its functionality.

Support & resources

Freedom Week 2019 18-24 October

In October 2018 the Norfolk Modern Slavery Collaboration (NMSC) was formed with the intention of joining up existing work in the area of modern slavery and raising awareness of this largely hidden problem.

Marriage Registration Changes

Dr Sandra Millar, the Church of England's Head of Life Events, discusses the possibility of changes to marriage registration systems.

National Churches Trust Grant Programmes for 2019-2023

If you need funding for a church maintenance or repair project, want to install a toilet or kitchen to improve community facilities, or are seeking early stage funding (such as for a feasibility report) for your place of worship, then the National Churches Trust grant schemes could help you.

New online maintenance service launched by National Churches Trust

The National Churches Trust (NCT) have launched a new online service called MaintenanceBooker.

News

Bishop of Norwich appoints new chaplain

The Bishop of Norwich, the Rt Revd Graham Usher has appointed the Revd Canon Sally Theakston as his new chaplain.

Findings show that parents still value Harvest Festival

New polling shows that parents have warm memories of taking part in Harvest Festivals and want their children to do the same.

Celebrating students achievements

This summer students across Norfolk received their GCSE exam results. Two high schools that are part of Diocese Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) share their successful results.

Lead thefts halve following roof alarm roll-out

New figures released by Norfolk Police show that number of church lead theft incidents has dropped from 48 in the two years before the Roof Alarm Scheme was launched to 26 in the two years since.