Diocese of Norwich

Summer talks - A new monasticism; living an intentional life Monday to Saturday.
2024-06-07 14:00 - 15:30 UTC
Join us for a series of monthly free talks at Christchurch Church Eaton on Friday afternoons from 2pm – 3.30pm. Talks will be followed by an opportunity for discussion over refreshments.
The first talk on 7 June will be led by Howard Green who has a wide knowledge of the life and teachings of St Augustine.
Howard says “St Augustine’s Rule is notable for its brevity and spaciousness. Inspired by that idea, members of the St Augustine’s congregation in Norwich have set about encouraging one another to remain mindful of our Walk through the week and across the seasons”.

NCCL It's all Greek to me!
2024-06-08 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
What difference does it make to know something of the original language of the New Testament? We’ll look at how New Testament Greek works as a language, and how it differs from English; we’ll consider the challenges of translation, and how it is that varying translations of the same words or sentences come about; and we’ll look at some examples where this happens and consider the implications for Bible reading and study.
No knowledge of Greek is required! You might find it fun to look at the alphabet beforehand – try this site: https://www.greek.divinity.cam.ac.uk/.
Led by Dr Jane McLarty, for Norwich Centre for Christian Learning (NCCL)

Art in a Country Church - an exhibition of paintings by local artists
2024-06-08 10:00 - 16:30, 2024-06-09 11:00 - 16:30 UTC
Do come along and enjoy a free Art Exhibition in All Saints Church (Church Lane, Hemblington NR13 4EF) over the weekend of Saturday 8th June (10:00 am – 4:30 pm) and Sunday 9th June (11:00 am – 4:30 pm). Artists Jan Lacey, Ian Walker, Vivienne Rainsbury and Jan Heath will be exhibiting their paintings and glass work – and refreshments will be on sale too. A great opportunity to enjoy the treasures of this lovely little Medieval church and the wildflowers in the churchyard too.

Summer on The Mag
2024-06-08 13:00 - 17:00 UTC | St Mary Magdalene Church, Gorleston, Magdalen Square, Gorleston-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Join us for free and low-cost fun for all the family.

Inflatables, face painting, Punch & Judy shows, fun dog show, luve music, entertainment, market stalls, rides, yummy food and much more.

Hosted by St Mary Magdalene Church, and for the whole community!

'Works of Imperishable Beauty': a tribute to C. V. Stanford
2024-06-08 19:30 - 21:00 UTC
Cantilena, which brings together some of the fine singers of Norwich and Norfolk, presents ‘Works of Imperishable Beauty’ – a tribute to Charles Villiers Stanford marking the centenary of his death.
Directed by Gordon Pullin, works performed will include sacred music, Irish settings and part songs.
‘A fantastic event and extremely well thought through’ was one concert-goer’s review of a recent performance by Cantilena.
These are always excellent evenings in a beautiful church, and you’re most welcome to join us.
Admission is free with a retiring collection, and wine and beer will be served afterwards.

Melton Park Church Fete
2024-06-09 01:30 - 16:00 UTC
Melton Park Church Traditional Church Fete, Sunday, 9th June at 1:30pm. Free entry and Parking. Afternoon teas, BBQ, Live traditional music, Stalls ,Children’s games,Coconut shy, vintage Tractors
Venue: St. Peter’s in the Park, Melton Constable NR242NE
Date: Sunday 9th June
Time: 1:30pm
Free Entry and Parking
A beautiful Norman Church in a lovely setting
Homemade afternoon tea and cakes, BBQ burgers and hotdogs, Raffle, Bric-a-brac, tombola, Plant Stall, Children’s games, Coconut shy, Live Traditional Norfolk Musicians playing, Flowers in the Church, Vintage Tractors.
An affordable fun day out for all of the family.

Community Audits - Church Grants free online training for the Diocese of Norwich
2024-06-10 10:30 - 11:30 UTC
Community Audits will be the subject of our next free online training session with Church Grants on Monday 10 June at 10.30 am.
“With the Church Grants team, explore everything you need to know to plan and complete a community audit that will give you the evidence base you need to strengthen your external funding bids”
This session will be on zoom, and will be recorded for those unable to attend.
Topic: Church Grants training – Community Audits
Time: Jun 10, 2024 10:30 AM London
Join Zoom Meeting
https://dioceseofnorwich-org.zoom.us/j/81592306190
Meeting ID: 815 9230 6190

Swing, Pimms and Hymns
2024-06-10 19:00 - 22:00 UTC
Join us at St Mark’s for a summer concert full of fun with the Super Swing Band! There will be lots of music, fun and refreshments for all!

Churches Count on Nature and Great Big Green Week - free celebrations at Hemblington church
2024-06-11 10:00 - 2024-06-16 17:00 UTC
Churches Count on Nature and Great Big Green Week will be celebrated at All Saints Church, Hemblington between 8th – 16th June. There will be an exhibition in church from Tuesday 11th June highlighting the flora and fauna identified in and around the churchyard. It will also show how the church team is working towards the A Rocha eco-church awards, concentrating on re-use/recycling and use of sustainable materials, composting and community engagement. Norfolk Wildlife Trust has organised a walk and discussion about wildflower conservation in churchyards on Wednesday 12th June – see separate entry on the Diocesan website or book via the NWT website. The local Blofield & District Conservation Group BADCOG will be cutting the churchyard towards the end of the week, to ensure the large variety of wildflowers will be abundant next year. Do come along and enjoy the beauty of the wildflower-filled churchyards, the interesting architectural features of the church itself (round tower, huge unique wall painting of the life of St Christopher, well conserved octagonal font, rood stairs – plus there is a level access WC) and support our efforts to keep the church building and surrounding areas in a good condition for future generations. Self-serve refreshments are always available. Do visit us any time!

Leadership Forum
2024-06-11 13:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London)
Description: An opportunity for all church school and academy Headteachers, Deputy Headteachers and Heads of school to contribute to the implementation and further development of the Diocese’s Education Strategy. This forum is where we can ‘do business’ together! As a family of church schools there will be a particular focus on aspects related to Christian distinctiveness. Additionally, there will be a range of invited guests to share their experiences and introduce opportunities that might be of interest to our schools. Facilitated by the Director of Education (Paul Dunning) and Headteachers
Audience: Headteachers, Deputy Headteachers and Heads of school (or their nominated substitute) working in church schools or academies

Growing Good online course
2024-06-11 19:30 - 21:00 UTC
A free 5 session online course that equips churches in growing new connections and making a difference in the community.
Open to church leadership teams in the Norfolk / Lowestoft area. We ask that at least 3 people from each church or group of churches commits to attending.
Sign up by Friday 3 May by emailing anna.heydon@togethernorfolk.org.uk
The course will run from 7.30pm – 9pm
Tuesday 7 May
Tuesday 14 May
Tuesday 21 May
Tuesday 4 June
Tuesday 11 June

Managing churchyards with wildflowers in mind
2024-06-12 10:30 - 20:00 UTC | All Saints Church, Hemblington, All Saints Church, Church Lane, Hemblington, NR13 4EF
Guided tour – All Saints Church, Hemblington
During this guided walk we hear how the church team and local volunteers manage All Saints’ churchyard with wildflowers and other wildlife in mind.
These activities are being run as part of the Norfolk Churchyard Conservation Scheme which was established in 1981 and is run by Norfolk Wildlife Trust in collaboration with
the Diocese of Norwich.
These sessions have been designed to support churches wishing to manage their churchyards for both people and wildlife. These activities are FREE.
Booking essential – through Eventbrite at norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/whats-on
For further information visit norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk
or email churchyards@norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk

Single Friendly Church Network 5 Steps Webinar
2024-06-12 11:00 - 12:30 UTC
Single Friendly Church Network is a Christian charity helping churches to welcome and value single people at every stage of life. We are research-based and provide free resources and training for churches and leaders. You can watch our short video to find out more about our work here.
We run free webinars to help church leaders complete our Guided Audit. The training explores our 5 Steps in more detail, offering practical tips and the chance to discuss with others in a small group setting.
We have regular online training webinars and discussion-based network zooms across the year for church leaders and singles’ advocates – please click here for more details.

Spirituality, Prayer and Reflection – enabling all to flourish in schools
2024-06-13 13:30 - 16:00 (Europe/London)
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

The session builds on the practical guidance provided by the Diocese and takes a deeper look into spiritual development and what it can look like in your setting.
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

Towards Net Zero by 2030 - A Pit Stop for Rural Churches
2024-06-15
Join us at St Mary’s Wiveton as we explore positive environmental actions for our churches and practical steps to achieving net zero by 2030. The conference is offered FREE (booking is required) to ALL those responsible for and working towards positive environmental outcomes for their churches and wider communities.
The conference will also be live-streamed and then available online.
Guest speakers include:

The Right Revd Graham Usher, the Bishop of Norwich
Polly Eaton (A Rocha UK – Eco Church)
Nick Cannon (DAC Secretary)
Historic England
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Norfolk Wildlife Trust
North Norfolk District Council
Norwich Diocesan Environmental Working Group

Also: Drop in surgeries and stalls; Lunch (free) provided by Wiveton Bell; Wellbeing Walk – Wiveton-Blakeney-Cley-Wiveton.
Book your space here
Download the conference flyer here.
Watch the live stream here

ENCOUNTER Regional Youth Worship, King's Lynn
2024-06-15 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | St John’s Church, King’s Lynn, St John’s Church, King’s Lynn,, PE30 1NT
Encounter is a termly youth worship event that brings young people together from across the region for worship, games, teaching and food. This is one of a range of events across the diocese run in collaboration with local Youth for Christ centres and other churches. There is also and annual Encounter Youth Camp.

Garden party
2024-06-15 13:00 - 16:00 UTC
Bring your teddy for parachuting fun. Wind him on a rope up the side of the tower and watch him float down.
Also many traditional garden games and treasure hunts with prizes galore.
Train rides for children.
Teas, cakes and ice creams

Music in the Burnhams: Violin and Piano Recital
2024-06-15 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | All Saints Church, Burnham Market
Benedict Holland is professor of violin at The Royal Northern Colleg of Music and Brenda Blewett formerly of Chethams in Manchester and now working in Norfolk accompanies Ben in a programme of Mozart de Falla and Ravel for an afternoon recital at this beautfiul Brancaster church.

Concert by The Anglian Singers
2024-06-15 19:00 - 21:30 UTC
The Anglian Singers, conducted by John Barham, present a concert of both sacred and secular favourites including Faure’s Requiem, music from Evita, and contributions from The Beatles, Bernstein, Bacharach and Bach.
Light refreshments will be served during the interval.
Car parking will be available on Cringleford Business Park as there will be no parking at the Church or Church Hall. All funds raised will be put towards the refurbishment of the Church organ.

Open Gardens
2024-06-16 10:00 - 16:00 UTC
Open Gardens offering a number of gardens of varying sizes to visit around the village, places to enjoy refreshments and a plant stall at the church. Visit as many or few gardens as you choose all for one fixed entry fee.
This event is being run by the local community supported by the Parish Council to raise funds for the fabric of All Saints, Church, Wreningham.

Tatterford Open Gardens
2024-06-16 10:00 - 16:00 UTC
Ten gorgeous and very different gardens, tea, coffee and lots of yummy things to eat, plus book and plant stalls. Tickets cost £5 per person for access to all gardens. Under 16s (who we assume will be doing the event under duress) free of charge. Dogs on leads with well behaved humans welcome.
Free parking at Manor Farm Barn, NR21 7AZ.
Proceeds to be shared by Tattersett and Tatterford churches

Caring for conservation areas in your churchyard
2024-06-17 10:30 - 12:00 UTC | St Mary’s Church, Wroxham, St Mary’s Close, Wroxham, NR12 8SG
Guided tour – St Mary’s Church, Wroxham
Join us for a tour of St Mary’s churchyard, Wroxham, to hear how to best care for your churchyard conservation areas. Led by
Dr Bob Leaney, NWT churchyard volunteer surveyor for over 40 years.
These activities are being run as part of the Norfolk Churchyard Conservation Scheme which was established in 1981 and is run by Norfolk Wildlife Trust in collaboration with the Diocese of Norwich.
These sessions have been designed to support churches wishing to manage their churchyards for both people and wildlife.
These activities are FREE.
Booking essential – through Eventbrite at norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/whats-on
For further information visit norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk
or email churchyards@norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk

RE Moderation and Sharing of Good Practice
2024-06-17 14:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
This session provides an opportunity for RE leads to moderate RE across the Diocese. It will enable colleagues to share experiences of assessing pupils using the age-related expectations, support professional dialogue about learning in RE and provide ways of ensuring there is standardisation in terms of achievement in RE. It will begin to consider how we assess children through the disciplinary lenses as well as how we assess substantive knowledge and ways of knowing in your RE curriculum. It will also be an opportunity to look at different ways of recording RE (floor books, express books) and a range of exemplified examples of pupils work in each of the three lenses linked to the Norfolk Agreed Syllabus.
Audience: Teachers and RE leaders in ALL schools across the county

Practical ways to explore Racial Justice in RE
2024-06-20 14:00 - 16:30 (Europe/London)
This session on ZOOM is designed to explore what racial justice means in a theological, philosophical and social context within RE. How we can challenge viewpoints using practical resources within RE and expand pupil’s ideas and concepts. A range of resources and framework of ideas will be provided to schools to take away and try. Wider issues such as local, regional and global diversity will also be explored along with ways to decolonise your RE curriculum content to make it racially just. It will also showcase the excellent Black History Month resources and Collective Worship resources developed by Sarah Claflin and the racial Justice Network as well as links to other providers in Norfolk.
Audience: Primary School Teachers / support staff who deliver RE in ALL schools (Community, Church of England and Academies)

Loddon Open Gardens
2024-06-22 11:00 - 2024-06-23 17:00 UTC | Loddon Church, NR14 6EY
Loddon has many beautiful gardens of all different shapes, sizes and styles.
We welcome you to come and take a tour around a selection of them, meet local people, enjoy the great outdoors and the beauty of Loddon gardeners’ talented green fingers.
All proceeds to support the Church of Loddon.
Many gardens will be open in this attractive Market Town, all within walking distance of each other.
Many are stunning in design and location and this is your opportunity to look behind the garden gate and explore the hidden delights of other people’s gardens.
KIDS COMPETITION
At each open garden and at our church, young visitors can find a garden gnome and gain a prize if they locate at least 10 gnomes.
POP UP CAFE
If you need a pit stop, refreshments, and a wonderful variety of beverages, light lunch options and other delights will be available at Holy Trinity Church.
PLANT STALL
If you are inspired by what you see, don’t miss out on buying beautiful plants for your own gardens at our plant stall, at Holy Trinity Church.
BOOK STALL
Or prefer to just relax in your gardens, then don’t forget to visit our book stall, also at Holy Trinity Church.

'Music on a Summer's Evening' by The Anglian Singers
2024-06-22 19:00 - 21:30 UTC
The Anglian Singers, conducted by John Barham, present a concert of varied music. It will include a mix of sacred and secular favourites such as Faure’s Requiem, music from Evita and contributions from The Beatles, Bernstein, Bacharach and Bach.
Refreshments (included in the ticket price)will be served during the interval and there will also be a raffle.
All money raised will be split between Hempnall Church, Cancer Research and MND Research.

Bishop's Garden Open Day
2024-06-23 13:00 - 16:30 UTC | Bishop of Norwich’s Gardens, Bishop's House, Norwich, NR3 1SB, United Kingdom
As part of Refugee Week Norwich 2024, English + is organising a garden party at the Bishop’s House Garden.
This is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate Refugee Week in the beautiful grounds of the Bishop’s House.
Please join us for a relaxing afternoon of tea , cake, live music and children’s activities. All monies raised will be used to support refugees ​in Norwich.

RE Local Leaders Forum
2024-06-24 13:30 - 16:30 (Europe/London)
The aim of these sessions is to equip RE leaders to share effective practice with others and promote RE in their locality. An invitation and agenda will be sent to all schools a month before each session and posted on the diocesan website. This group is affiliated to NATRE / functions as a NATRE local group. Teachers from community schools are also welcome to attend.
Audience: RE Subject Leaders in ALL schools across the county

Organ Recital
2024-06-27 12:30 - 13:30 UTC | St Nicholas’ Church, North Walsham, Market Pl, North Walsham, NR28 9BT, United Kingdom
A series of organ recitals by well known local organist’s. Admission free with retiring collection.
