Winter: 30 November 2025 to 28 February 2026
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026
Running this year from Sunday 18 January to Sunday 25 January 2026, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WPCU) is an annual ecumenical observance where Christians of diverse traditions
Three generations of same family star in South Walsham carol service
The festive season at St Mary’s, South Walsham featured a carol service including a joint performance from local senior and school choirs – an event which united three generations of
Plough Sunday tradition celebrated across the Diocese of Norwich
A gloriously sunny Sunday morning brought out the crowds in Cawston to support the reinvented Plough Sunday procession. Over the last four years, the tradition has been reborn in Cawston
Carols in a cow barn, carols at Britain’s biggest Christmas show and carols in the Cathedral – December in the diocese with the Bishop of Norwich
Carols in a cow barn was one of the highlights of Christmas for the Bishop of Norwich. He joined the people of Thornage for a carol service at Thornage Hall.
More Christmas services listed on A Church Near You than ever before
Listing church services online using the A Church Near You digital platform has helped to encourage many people to attend over Christmas. AChurchNearYou.com (ACNY) is the Church of England’s church
Bishop of Norwich: “I want to equip our churches to stand as a focus of hope and joy at the heart of communities.”
The Bishop of Norwich was asked to write a piece for the Eastern Daily Press’s first Farm and Country supplement of 2026. He celebrated the deep connection between church and