Revelations of Divine Love - a two-day reterat with Gail Adams and Ian Adams
2024-09-27 09:30 - 2024-09-28 16:30 UTC | St John the Baptist’s, Timberhill, Timber Hill, Norwich, NR1 3LA
Living with faith, hope and love in the company of Julian of Norwich.
In 1373 Julian of Norwich experienced a remarkable series of visions of Christ, that she would later call Showings or Revelations of Divine Love.
Over 650 years on we continue to find ourselves nourished, moved and challenged by Julian’s prayerful reflections on her experience. We sense
that Julian is a gift for our times, and invite you to join us as we explore excerpts from Revelations of Divine Love.
This two-day retreat will offer a spacious mix of teaching, stillness and contemplative prayer, with space and time to enjoy and pray in the
Julian cell, church and garden. Gail and Ian will be offering a simple and deepening practice of contemplative prayer through the retreat. They will
be sharing from their life experiences, and Ian will be sharing from his poems and photographs.

Concert: "Songs and Strings".
2024-09-27 19:30 - 21:00 | St Andrew’s Church, Great Ryburgh, Mill Road / Bridge Road, Great Ryburgh, Norfolk, NR21 0DZ
Songs & Strings is a one-hour programme of exciting, engaging
and enjoyable music from the 16th-century to the present day
featuring music by John Dowland, Franz Schubert, J.S. Bach,
Benjamin Britten, Michael Head, Joaquín Rodrigo,
Francisco Tárrega & David Heyes
SARAH POOLE – soprano JAMES RIPPINGALE – guitar DAVID HEYES – double bass
ADMISSION FREE with a retiring collection for the church
The concert will be followed by wine and canapés

Establish 2024/2025
2024-09-28 10:00 - 16:00
Establish is a series of teaching, reflection, mentoring and residential activities to help young people grow as Christian leaders.
Based on the wisdom and encouragement found in the Bible in 1 and 2 Timothy, the series is designed for young people ages 14 to 18, who have a growing faith and want to go deeper.
We encourage churches to identify a mentor for young people and sponsor them to attend.
Cost £100* *this cost includes the Soulshaper residential

IN
We will be exploring our identity, skills and calling as Christians and what it looks like to have firm foundations for leadership.
When: 10am-4pm Saturday 28 September 2024
Where: Diocesan House, 109 Dereham Road, Easton NR9 5ES
UP
We will be exploring how we sustain our faith through prayer, worship, study and reflection.
When: 10am-4pm Saturday 8 February 2025
Where: Diocesan House, 109 Dereham Road, Easton NR9 5ES
OUT
We will be looking at ways to share our faith and encourage others in their faith.
When: 10am-4pm Saturday 17 May 2025
Where: Diocesan House, 109 Dereham Road, Easton NR9 5ES
SOULSHAPER
A residential activity and discipleship weekend where we will encourage young people attending the Establish series to be included in planning and leading workshops and discussions.
When: Friday 15 – Sunday 17 November 2024
Where: Horstead Centre, Rectory Road, Horstead, NR12 7EP

Renewing Hope in Smaller Churches
2024-09-28 10:00 - 16:00
Part of a series of regional gatherings, run by ReSource, offering a day of spiritual refreshment as we reflect on, and pray for, the renewal of smaller churches.
Join ReSource at St Peter’s Church, Cringleford on Saturday 28th September for a day focussed on renewing hope in ‘little, local, ordinary’ contexts. We will encounter God afresh, renewing our confidence in the inextinguishable power of biblical hope. We will also have times to worship, to reflect, and to wrestle together with the practicalities of living hopefully in smaller churches. This day will be co-hosted by Rob and Cathryn Baker, led by Garrie and Jill Griffiths, and Jolyon Trickey, and is sponsored in part by the Diocese of Norwich.

Community Music Day
2024-09-28 10:30 - 16:00 | St Mary’s Church, Attleborough, Church Street, Attleborough, NR17 2AH, United Kingdom
Join us for a day celebrating local music-making!
Performances every 25 minutes by different local musicians. Refreshments available throughout the day.
Free admission with a retiring collection

‘Shaun the Sheep’ Invites you in support of Nature Recovery in Harleston
2024-09-28 19:00 - 21:00
Celebrate with Shaun the Sheep
Harleston’s People in Action
Linking across Landscapes
7.00pm Saturday 28th September
St John’s Church, Broad Street, Harleston
with refreshments
Evening includes
Our Road to Recovery
3×3 = the Power of 9 for Nature
‘More than a Drop in The Ocean’
Pushing to Protect the Pit
Compere: Ian Carstairs
Hosted by Harleston’s Future with St John’s Church
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Shaun has teamed-up with Natural England and the Country Code to help nature.

Choral Evensong
2024-09-29 15:30 - 16:15
Led by the Norwich Cathedral Choir directed by the Master of Music, Ashley Grote

Collective Worship Network
2024-09-29 15:30 - 17:00
Collective Worship is designed to be the heartbeat of any school day and this half day network gives an opportunity to explore best practice.
This session offers the opportunity to network with other Collective Worship leads and keep up to date with the latest resources, considering the SIAMS Framework 2023. A golden thread throughout each session will be how we evaluate how adults and pupils flourish spiritually in your school as a direct impact of Collective Worship.
Audience: All Collective Worship leads, including clergy, of Voluntary Aided, Voluntary Controlled, Foundation church schools and academies
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‘Being With’ course
2024-10-01 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-10-08 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-10-15 19:30 - 21:00 | St Peter’s, St Peter’s Church, Sheringham, NR26 8QS
Sometimes our greatest challenge is noticing where God is and has been at work in our lives.
St Peter’s is delighted to offer the ‘Being With’ course this year. Established by Revs. Samuel Wells and Sally Hitchiner from St Martin in the Fields, this course offers a fresh way to explore Christian faith.
Rather than focusing on academic Bible study or unpacking years of doctrine, the ‘Being With’ course works on the basis that all of us have already had a wealth of experience of God’s presence in our lives. Through topics such as: meaning, Jesus, sacrifice, church and the cross we’ll explore where God moves in our lives and everyday experiences.
In this course how you feel is just as important as what you think. It’s about sharing our stories and listening to the stories of others. It doesn’t matter where you are in your journey of faith. From decades of devoted discipleship to those who just have questions, all are welcome.
The course will run at St Peter’s on Tuesday evenings for 10 weeks, beginning on October 1st at 7:30pm. Refreshments will be available from 7pm.
If you would like to join us, or ask for more information then please get in touch with our office, by email or phone:
stpeterschurchsheringham@gmail.com or 01263 820040.

HT Induction – Session 1
2024-10-04 09:00 - 13:00

Flower Festival
2024-10-04 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-05 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-06 10:00 - 16:00
Come and visit us at St Peter’s Church in Lingwood for our ‘All Things Harvest’ flower festival which runs from Friday 4th October to Sunday 6th October inclusive. As well as around 20 flower displays, we will also have activities for all ages, including colour a flower and pin to the board, make a flower, and find the creatures hidden around the church. We will also have a display of flower photographs taken by members of the community and will end the festival on the Sunday with a Songs of Praise Harvest service at 5pm. Refreshments, cakes for sale, and crafts for sale in the church centre. Toilets and disabled access.

Rake and cake
2024-10-05 | St Micheal and All Angels, Geldeston, Old Yarmouth Road Geldeston Beccles, NR34 0LW
Rake and Cake to help wildlife and caring for the church yard -Geldeston church yard is a conservation site and hosts wildflowers including orchids, and reptile populations but to maintain these populations we need help with raking up the cut grass -all who rake will be given cake -so come along from 10.30am with your gloves and rake, and get active! Bring a team and compete with other rakers!
In the afternoon from 2.30-4.30pm the recently formed quintet Qwind Essential will be playing an eclectic mix of music for all to enjoy whilst admiring the floral decorations in the historic round tower church, 5October and having tea and homemade cakes!
Donations in aid of the church restoration fund.

Norfolk and Norwich Godly Play Network
2024-10-05 10:00 - 12:00 | St Peter’s Church Hall, Newmarket Road, Norwich, NR4 6UE
The network meeting is open to anyone with an interest in Godly Play and is an opportunity for those who are storytellers, are interested in finding out more about Godly Play, or simply appreciate hearing a story, to gather together and share as a group.
Coffee and nibbles are always part of the morning and you are assured a warm welcome.
It’s free to attend but to find out more or R.S.V.P to say you are coming so we have numbers for refreshments, please contact:
Fiona Prentice
fionaprentice@wymondhamabbey.org.uk

RE Local Leaders Forum
2024-10-07 13:30 - 16:00
A termly meeting at Diocese House with RE Leaders from across Norfolk, including church, community, academy, primary and secondary school contexts. We meet to share good practice, have regular updates on RE resources and curriculum matters as well as hear from a range of guest speakers in the world of RE and worldviews. It is also a forum where we develop action research projects that have a direct impact on the delivery of RE in Norfolk classrooms.
Audience: RE Leaders of ALL schools (Community, Church of England and Academies)
dofn.org/LLF-Oct

An introduction to the SIAMS framework for Governors
2024-10-10 18:00 - 20:00 | online

From scroll to best-selling paperback – how we got our Bible
2024-10-12 10:00 - 15:00 | All Saints Church, Mattishall, All Saints' Church, Mattishall,, NR20 3QF
The adventures behind how we got our Bible (inc. issues of Bible translation & a bit on Wycliffe Bible translators and Bible Society).
We will be having another teaching day at ASM on Saturday 12th October 2024. From ancient scrolls to best-selling paperbacks, the journey of how we received our Bible is a fascinating tale. It encompasses the challenges of Bible translation and touches on the efforts of organizations like the Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Bible Society. Rev. Dr. Sue Woan, former head of the Norwich Diocesan Ministry Course, with her gift of bringing such subjects to life, has led days at ASM before, on “A romp through the Old Testament”, “Walking in New Testament Footsteps” and two half-days on the Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of John. We are delighted to have her back again.
There will be free drinks available from 9.30 until 10.00 when the session proper will start.
Green Pastures popup book shop will be there so you can browse through their goodies during the break times and lunch.

A talk about Admiral Lord Nelson
2024-10-12 19:00 - 20:30
Napoleon once said that it was Nelson, above all, who frustrated his dream of global domination …
On Saturday 12th October, we will be holding an entertaining and fascinating talk on Admiral Lord Nelson – our local Norfolk hero!
Everyone will no doubt know the story of how Lord Nelson’s inspirational leadership, grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics brought about a transformational victory over a combined French and Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21st October 1805 – sadly making the ultimate sacrifice for his country that day, dying of his battle wounds at the age of just 47.
But how well do you know the man behind the legend? What made the son of a rural Norfolk vicar go on to become one of this country’s greatest heroes?
We are delighted that we will be joined by Commodore Barry Bryant CVO RN, a Nelson expert and fellow Norfolk-raised naval commander, who will give an insightful and, in places, a personal perspective on the great man, exploring Nelson’s journey from Burnham Thorpe to his final resting place in St Paul’s Cathedral and his immortal place in the heart of this nation.
Please do come along and join us, we look forward to seeing you there!
All donations received on the day will provide much-needed funds for our Church Restoration Appeal

Admiral Lord Nelson: The Man Behind the Legend (Talk)
2024-10-12 19:00 - 20:30
Commodore Barry Bryant CVO RN will give an entertaining and fascinating talk on Admiral Lord Nelson – our local Norfolk hero!
Everyone will no doubt know the story of how Admiral Lord Nelson won a famous victory over a combined French and Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805 – sadly making the ultimate sacrifice for his country that day, dying of his battle wounds at the age of just 47. But how well do you know the man behind the legend? What made the son of a rural Norfolk vicar go on to become one of this country’s greatest heroes?
Our talk will explore Nelson’s journey from Burnham Thorpe to his final resting place in St Paul’s Cathedral and his immortal place in the heart of this nation.
Refreshments will be served after the talk.
No entrance fee but donations welcome – proceeds to the Holme Hale Church Restoration Appeal.

A Concert by Norfolk folk rock band, 'Stone Angel'
2024-10-12 19:00 - 21:00 | St Peter and St Paul’s, Bergh Apton, St Peter and St Paul’s, Bergh Apton, Norfolk, NR15 1BX, United Kingdom
We invite you to enjoy the marvellous tapestry of sound woven by the band. Hear for yourself the legacy of five decades of music ranging from long lost mediaeval gems, modern arrangements of traditional tunes and new compositions – all giving the band an individual and mesmerising identity.
They were last with us in 2017 and we’d booked them to return in 2020 BUT ……. !!!
During that long COVID-enforced break, they produced a new album, ‘Wake’, and we’re delighted to welcome them back to Bergh Apton this autumn.
Between them, Ken & Joan Saul, Andrew Smith, David Felmingham and Geoff Hurrell offer virtuosity on too many instruments – traditional and modern – to mention them all.
You can hear examples of their sound on their website: https://stone-angel.co.uk and maybe gain a flavour of the mists and mysteries of the Norfolk Broads and the lonely marshlands of East Anglia.
We recommend advance booking, which helps us to cater for refreshments but also avoids disappointment if we’re reaching our capacity of 120.

Nelsons Blood – an afternoon concert with Norwich Community Choir and Village Voices
2024-10-13 15:00 - 17:00 | St Edmund’s Church, Acle, Norwich Rd, Acle, NR13 3BU, United Kingdom
Let Norwich Community Choir and Village Voices Community Choir entertain you in this unique afternoon of song.
You’ll be delighted by the foot-stomping sea shanties, watery melodies, and stormy tunes that will transport you to the depths of the sea. The two choirs are coming together to create an unforgettable experience.
Don’t forget to bring your life jacket and pay at the door. The suggested donation is £10, which includes refreshments.
Proceeds will be split between Access to Acle and The Royal National Lifeboat Institution as they celebrate their 200th birthday in 2024.

Tea concert
2024-10-13 15:00 - 17:00
Join us for a tea concert with John Farmer, a piano concert with light classics & John’s own compositions and arrangements.

Nelson's Blood
2024-10-13 15:00 - 17:00 | St Edmund’s Church, Acle, Norwich Rd, Acle, NR13 3BU, United Kingdom
A double concert with Norwich Community Choir and Village Voices Community Choir.
A varied programme with Sea Shantys to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the RNLI.
Donations will be split between RNLI and Access 4 Acle [a campaign to make the church step free and accessible for all]
Refreshments will be served – a drop of grog too!

Spirituality, Prayer and Reflection
2024-10-15 13:30 - 16:00
This half day practical workshop is aimed at school staff who are interested in developing spirituality with their pupils and wider school community. Based on extensive research and practical experience – the session will explore the three aspects of spiritual development, prayer and reflection. It will offer practical ideas to develop these in school and how we can make them inclusive, invitational and inspirational – to enable everyone to flourish. Spirituality is a key theme within the new SIAMS framework (September 2023). The session will also offer:
• Exploration of spirituality within the new SIAMS Framework for 2023
• Evidence based ideas and resources to support Spiritual development
• Ways to enable spiritual development to weave throughout your curriculum, how you express this and plan for it
Audience: All headteachers and senior leaders and staff interested in spiritual development of pupils and adults in Voluntary Aided, Voluntary Controlled, Foundation church schools and academies

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Spirituality, Prayer and Reflection
2024-10-15 13:30 - 16:00
This half day practical workshop is aimed at school staff who are interested in developing spirituality with their pupils and wider school community. Based on extensive research and practical experience – the session will explore the three aspects of spiritual development, prayer and reflection. It will offer practical ideas to develop these in school and how we can make them inclusive, invitational and inspirational – to enable everyone to flourish. Spirituality is a key theme within the new SIAMS framework (September 2023). The session will also offer:
• Exploration of spirituality within the new SIAMS Framework for 2023
• Evidence based ideas and resources to support Spiritual development
• Ways to enable spiritual development to weave throughout your curriculum, how you express this and plan for it
Audience: All headteachers and senior leaders and staff interested in spiritual development of pupils and adults in Voluntary Aided, Voluntary Controlled, Foundation church schools and academies

Developing Pupils to be Leaders of Change
2024-10-17 15:30 - 17:00
Creating a culture of social responsibility in your school is a key aspect of the SIAMS framework. Hoe we develop and encourage our pupils to be responsible citizens of the world is a challenge at times. The expectation of them becoming and growing into confident leaders of social change can be a big ask. This 90-minute course unpacks what we can practically, economically and effectively do to enable our pupils to become leaders of change in their school. How we can develop provision o collate impact evidence of their work and hold a confident conversation with a SIAMS Inspector as a result. Practical resources and examples will be provided as part of this course.
Cost: £50 to church schools and academies
Audience: All Collective Worship leads/ Senior Leaders of Voluntary Aided, Voluntary Controlled, Foundation church schools and academies

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The South Creake Lectures: Food for the mind and the soul
2024-10-18 19:00 - 21:00
Who do you think you are? A talk from John-Francis Friendship
John-Francis Friendship is a priest, spiritual director, pastoral supervisor and published author. He previously was professed to the Society of St. Francis. Then he was an Anglican priest for a decade. Today he is the author of Enfolded in Christ: The inner life of a priest, The Mystery of Faith: Exploring Christian belief, and What do you seek?: The Wisdom of Religious Life.

Who Do You Think You Are? won’t be a special edition of the popular BBC series but a chance to reflect on a question people have grappled with for millennia. The evening will explore aspects of the question – not least how we gain our identity and why religion can give a perspective to aid our understanding
Free Entry – No Booking Needed
