Alan Cossey has been appointed to the role of Bishop’s Adviser for Licensed Lay Ministry. In the Diocese of Norwich, a Licensed Lay Minister is a voluntary minister authorised by
In 1960 Neil and his wife Rita became regular members of the Christ Church, Eaton and on 11 May 1963 Neil was licensed in Norwich Cathedral to preach and lead
Please pray for the new Licenced Lay Ministers, their families and their parishes as they take on this role. Pray for Bishop Graham as he leads the service and for
Bishop Graham wrote: “I am keen that there is a period of discernment about the role of any future Archdeacon of Norwich and what else it might be linked with.
On Saturday 18 September two new Lay Ministers will be licensed, and two new to the diocese will be welcomed in a celebration of licensed lay ministry that will include
Jean was the longest serving female Licensed Lay Minister (Reader) in the entire Church of England, having been licensed on St Mark’s Day on 25 April in 1970. She was
In contrast to the usual full cathedral, COVID-19 precautions meant that only a very limited number of people could be present, so we introduce the new Readers here (below). Warden
“Following the announcement late last night by Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, that church buildings will be able to open for individual prayer from
Four applicants from around the diocese had been through a thorough process of investigating their calling with a Vocations Adviser, conversations with their Vicar and Reader Sub-Warden, completing application forms
At a virtual meeting of the House of Bishops yesterday (Tuesday 5 May) where they reviewed the advice to clergy on the Church’s efforts to limit the spread of the
