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.

Supporting schools

Professional advice, training and resources for all who serve in our schools and academies.

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.

'Sunday Hope' Podcast

Our weekly audio podcast is available to play, download and share.

Think safeguarding

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

Mothers’ Union wants a photo of your banner!

Grab a camera and join in with the online festival!

First group ordinations in the Church of England take place in Diocese of Norwich

Today six people have been ordained Deacons in the first ordinations to be held in the Church of England this year, after the delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Historic England’s £280,000 grant to save historic church from collapse

The grant goes towards the repair of Grade I listed St Mary’s Church, Tuddenham.

Duchess of Cambridge volunteers at Baby Basics West Norfolk in Dersingham

On Tuesday 4 of August HRH The Duchess of Cambridge launched a new initiative with Baby Basics, Little Village and Abernecessities, following on from a private volunteering visit to her local branch of the national Baby Basics charity at St Nicholas’ Church in Dersingham.

‘Being Christian Beyond Church’ – a six-week e-learning course

Mon 2 Nov

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Moodle, Online

If you’d like to explore what ‘everyday faith’ might look like, this free, flexible, home-based, online course is for you! Please also share with others: it is open to all.

The pandemic has underlined the fact that being a Christian disciple is about far more than Sunday church-going. While the crisis has kept us out of our church buildings, it has also challenged us to think more deeply about being church, in and for a suffering world. The call to live an everyday faith 24/7 has never been clearer.

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

Be encouraged: if you can click around a website and can send emails, you will be able to use the Moodle virtual learning environment! The big advantage is that you can learn at times and places to suit yourself (but will need between 3 and 4 hours per week to do the course justice, preferably in several short bursts). Before the course proper starts, there’s a week in which to familiarise yourself with the tools, with guide booklet (printed!) in hand and telephone helpline at the ready. The course is actively facilitated by me, Peter Nicholls, and, happily, I’ve been doing this sort of thing for 20 years. In other words, a tutor journeys with you: steering, responding, challenging, assisting.

Take one day – a mini-retreat in your own home

Wed 12 Aug at 10.00 am - 3.00 pm

Whatever your experience of lockdown, you may like to take one day in August to make a mini-retreat at home.

Outdoor Cake and Produce Sale

Sat 8 Aug at 10.00 am - 2.00 pm

All Saints Church Chedgrave

Come and visit our wildlife friendly churchyard and see what you think of it. There will also be delicious cakes, jams, chutneys... and plants for sale to raise money for the church.