All events
Tue 24 Nov
- Wed 25 Nov |
A 24-hour residential aimed at updating licensed clergy, readers and lay workers in the Eastern Region on new developments in Biblical Studies. |
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Quiet day at Society of St Luke |
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Wed 25 Nov |
Musical coffee morning |
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A high octane flower demonstration delivered with wit and verve! A not to be missed event and a real pre-Christmas treat. Alan's outstanding arrangements will be raffled at the end. |
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Refreshments and various seasonal stalls. Proceeds in aid of church funds. |
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A group of meditators are co-ordinating a programme which will provide opportunities for people to share a period of silence throughout the day on Wednesday 25th November. The inspiration for this comes from an international initiative called Just This Day. |
Fri 27 Nov
- Sun 29 Nov |
Advent Retreat. A popular preached retreat conducted by Rev. Conal Mahoney. |
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A Lecture by Tariq Ali, entitled Politics and Religion. During a varied career, Tariq Ali has been a novelist, historian, screenwriter, political campaigner, social commentator and regular writer for the Guardian. Here he gives an insight into his thoughts on "The rights of Man".
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Service of Holy Communion for world-wide Church.
At 1.15pm Lunch in refectory
2pm talk on "Springboard for Mission" by Reg Mike Griffin (Leprosy Mission representive) |
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A festival of the Nativity with nativity scenes, ready made or hand crafted by local people. |
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Sat 28 Nov |
A seasonal concert to include the Gloria by Vivaldi and Choral Arrangement of West Side Story in aid of Heydon Church. Admission £6.50 at the door on the night includes wine, soft drinks and canapes after the concert. |
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Art Exhibition of drawing, paintings and prints by Peter Jamieson. Free admission |
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Curry by candlelight with musical entertainment and Sri Lankan dance.
Supporting Pat Atkinson's work in Southern India |
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Local crafts market - interesting and unusual Christmas presents - quillows (a lap quilt or child's quilt which converts to a cushion) bags, planted containers, jewellery, silk scarves, pashminas etc.. home backing stalls, bulbs and gifts
Children's activities - have fun making a Christmas gifts |
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Crib Festival at St Peter's Church, Weasenham Light refreshments available.
Sunday 29th group Holy Communion at 10am |
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To celebrate the 2009 Week of the Tree exhibition of treee photographs and talk by Eric Wilkinson, Tree warden and Val Fryer on churchyard wild flowers at 2.30pm with refreshments |
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Christmas Fair in aid of St Mary's Hellesdon Extension Fund.
All the usual attractions at this very popular event. |
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Make your own Advent Wreath and floram decorations for Christmas.
Bring foliage and flowers but other materials supplied
Further details available before booking.
Tutor : Christine Hewson |
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Christmas Bazaar/Fair - proceeds to the Friends of St John's Harleston. |
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Attractions include local art, crafts & produce, cakes & tombola, coffee & mince pies.
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Postwick Christmas Bazaar with local art, crafts & produce. Cakes and tombola, Coffee and mince pies
All funds to All Saints Restoration fund. |
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A glory of Angels - A Celebration of God's messengers, for Advent.
A display of Angels in St Peter's Church, Brooke. Refreshments available.
Advent Carol Service at 6pm on Sunday 29th |
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Crib and wreath festival. Free admission, refreshments, moving tableau and children's craft activity at the weekends. |
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A day of preparation for Advent, sponsored by the Simeon Centre for Prayer and the Spiritual Life at Ridley Hall Cambridge. |
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The Revd Dr Gordon Kegg will lead a day which includes teaching and the opportunity to experience the presence and power of God.
This is a free event to which everyone is welcome. Drinks and a light lunch will be included. |
Thu 3 Dec
- Mon 7 Dec |
A Christmas Festival with designs by Breckland Flower & Garden Club and Friends of Saint Andrew's Church Christmas craft stall
All proceeds to Saint Andrews & Air Ambulance in Memory of Miss Rosemary Leeder |
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Fri 4 Dec |
for Youth and Children's Workers. Come together, Eat together, Share together! An evening for Church youth and children's workers to meet, chat and socialise over a free meal. A big thank you for the work you do. |
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Christmas Concert by Dereham Salvation Army Band. Proceeds to East Tuddenham Church. Refreshments, raffle. We will also be collecting "Toys and Tins" for the Salvation Army Appeal. |
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A quiet day based in the Cathedral Library. |
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A Christmas Tree Festival in St Nicholas Church, Dersingham. Displayed will be twenty-four 6ft Christmas trees dressed by local organizations such as, businesses, charities, clubs, Guides and Scouts. |
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Christmas Tree festival with teas and coffees and light lunches
teas/.coffees only on the 6th |
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A community event with Christmas trees decorated by many local schools, groups, and businesses. |
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An evening of Christmas poems and readings and some carols. This is an evening not to be missed. |
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Sat 5 Dec |
Performance of Messiah - G.F. Handel - 7-00pm - Soloists, Choir & Organ. |
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Broadland Youth Choir. If you haven't heard them before, now is your chance to hear thee youngsters sing. Well worth it. |
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Join in the Christingle Craft Trail and make you own Christingle before the candlelit service and procession at 3.30pm Everyone welcome Refreshments available |
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Christmas Fayre with stalls, games refreshments lots of Christmas fun, plus Father Christmas arriving at 1.30pm |
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Christmas Tree lighting and carols on the village green |
Sun 6 Dec
- Sun 13 Dec |
Local organisations, businesses and children’s groups enter decorated trees in the event and can win a cash prize for being voted best tree. This year’s festival has an African theme with cultural displays from Rwanda, Zimbabwe and West Africa. In aid of local churches and First Responders |
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Christmas Concert by Taverham Band in North Elmham church. |
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A Christingle Service for all ages with Collection to the Children's Society |
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Paston Heritage Society have invited Minstrels Gallery to hold a Music Workshop and a Concert to celebrate Christmas with one of Norfolk's most famous families the Pastons. |
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Tue 8 Dec |
Lunchtime talk in Norwich Cathedral library by Edwin King, Archivist at the Norfolk Record Office with responsibility for Cathedral archives |
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Join us for carol singing around the village |
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Wed 9 Dec |
An evening of Christmas Music with the North Norfolk Chortale & the Choristers of the Parish Church. Seasonal refreshments and plenty of audience participation |
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An evening of Advent and Christmas Music sung by Double-Octave conducted by Graham Hoskins. Retiring collection for Langland Church general fund.
Mulled wine and mince pies will be served during the interval. It promises to be an enjoyable evening. |
Thu 10 Dec
- Sun 13 Dec |
Christmas Tree Festival - there are 25 charities involved; each will decorate a tree within the church. Please visit the church during this time and vote for your favourite tree by giving a donation to your chosen charity. A real hit with young and old alike, plus an exciting raffle. |
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Fri 11 Dec |
The D-Capo Choir - Christmas Music at St Peter's Church, Easton
All Welcome |
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Sat 12 Dec |
Concert with the Poringland singers
Proceeds to Church Restoration fund |
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An evening of fun and nostalgia celebrating the careers and musical variety of Michael Flanders & Donald Swann. |
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Santa's Grotto at Colney Hall, run by All Saints' Little Melton, in aid of the Walagu Project (Education in Ghana) Santa in the lovely Victorian rotton, refreshments, tombola, christmas fayre. |
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The concert by Leon Berger, professional London based baritone, for many years Donald Swann's archivist and colleague. Leon is aided and abetted by Vocal Score and guest artist Robert Osborne (clarinet) accompanied by Selwyn Tillett (piano) rector of Wensum Benefice, proceeds for church funds |
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Costumed entertainers and traders, hog roast, mulled wine, perfect gift ideas! |
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music for organ, trumpet & vocal solos - David Ballard and friends.
Soup Lunch available from 12noon. |
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Wings of Song present a Christmas Concert - director Audrey Yates, accompanist Annette Jude.
Proceeds to church funds with a donation to the Lymphoma Association. |
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A Christmas Concert with "Sine Nomine" in aid of the Church Heating Fund. |
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Decorated Christmas tree festival |
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A concert "Christmas Music by Candlelight" by the Anglian Singers |
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A concert Community Messiah from Scratch. |
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Sun 13 Dec |
Taverham Band under the leadership of Ian Coleman.
Christmas music and laughter. |
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Carols by Candlelight and seasonal refreshments |
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Come and sing traditional Christmas Carols in the light of candles, in this beautiful medaevel church |
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Mon 14 Dec |
The Anglian Singers, directed by Kate Trett, present their annual Christmas Carol Concert. The choir will be singing a variety of well loved carols, both old and new and there will also be some audience participation.
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Tue 15 Dec |
Carols in a Stable with children dressed as Nativity characters
followed by Mulled wine and mince pies. |
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Wed 16 Dec |
Carols by Candlelight with Bishop James |
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Thu 17 Dec |
Annual Carol Service followed by tea. Guest speaker: Dom Antony Sutch |
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Fri 18 Dec |
Carols and nibbles and bar open |
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Sat 19 Dec |
An exhibition of over 600 Nativity Sets from around the world and over the centuries, staged in a tiny church dating from the 14th Century. |
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Make the perfect table centre and other floral decorations for Christmas itself.
Further details available before booking. Tutor Christine Hewson |
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'Good Tidings We Bring' - A family Christmas concert featuring the music you know and love with other pieces that are fun and funny! |
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Christmas Tree Festival "A Traditional Christmas"
Coffee and mince piece Sat 19th December 10 - 12noon with craft gifts and books. |
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Sun 20 Dec |
Handel's Messiah part one and Carols, with mulled wine and mince pies, Sunday December 20th from 3-5 p.m.; with the Kelling Consort, Orchestra & Soloists, Conductor Angela Dugdale. |
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Mon 21 Dec |
Norwich Cathedral Community Carol Singing - bring you family and friends and join in all your favourite carols and Christmas songs. All Welcome.
Refreshments available. Disabled parking in The Close |
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Salvation Army Band concert at All Saints Little Melton in aid of Church friends. |
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Tue 22 Dec |
Come and celebrate Christmas with Fakenham Brass Band in a genuine barn with cattle on view. Carols from 7.30. |
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Thu 24 Dec |
Christingle service at Great Massingham |
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A time to sing carols by candlelight and prepare the Nativity Crib |
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Prepare for Christmas with Midnight Worship with Eucharist |
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You are warmly invited to come to our Christingle Celebration. Every child will be given a lighted Christingle during the service and these may then be taken home and lit again on Christmas Day to remind everyone of its meaning. |
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Special Christmas Day service of Family Worship followed by BCP Holy Communion |
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Mon 28 Dec |
The Green Christmas Fair - save Christmas, save the planet
want to enjoy Christmas but worried about the financial and environmental cost ? -then this is the fair for you! |
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Oberammergau Passion Play 2010
We are hoping to organise a parish trip from St Mary's Watton to this event. |
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Sun 10 Jan |
A Healing and Wholeness Service for those with emotional,physical and spiritual needs.
All most welcome. Speaker Peter Adams.
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Mon 11 Jan
- Fri 15 Jan |
Immersion. An interactive course offering participants the opportunity to learn from well-known practitioners and academics in the field of Muslim-Christian relations |
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Tue 12 Jan |
Training to compliment Safe Haven, the new diocesan guidelines for the protection of vulnerable adults. |
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This residential conference is for those who have been appointed to incumbency or priest in charge posts in the previous six to nine months. It aims to help those in these posts to work on some of the practical skills required to lead a parish. |
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The Norwich Diocesan Renewal Fellowship invite you to join them for a morning of praise and then prayer for the diocese, the Anglican church and our nation.
2 Chronicles 7 v 14. All pray-ers welcome.
please stay on for a bring and share lunch.
Prayer agenda available on request. |
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Sat 16 Jan |
A celebration of the Feast of Fursey - The Fursey Lecture will be given by Professor Michelle Brown (Professor of Medieval Manuscripts, University of London) titled "The Front Line: early Christian Eastern England!. Preceded by a Celtic Service beginning at 2.30pm the afternoon ends at 5.30pm. |
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Sun 17 Jan |
A time of Taize Prayer set aside to pray for deeper, more tangible unity between christians and churches. |
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Thu 21 Jan |
Open the Book - a project which takes Bible stories into primary school collective worship. Teams of volunteer storytellers from local churches use drama, mime, props, costume in ways that are lively, engaging, informative and fun. |
Fri 22 Jan
- Sun 24 Jan |
Living at the Vicarage? Got parents who are clergy or full time church workers? It can be murder having to live up to other people's expectations and assumptions. Who else understands? Others in the same situation! |
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Burns night Supper (Posh frocks) Address to the Haggis - Mr Ian Mackay.
All welcome Proceeds for St Peter's Church, Easton funds |
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Children and Family Ministry Conference. A seminar, workshop, resource or study to cover every aspect of working with children, young people or families. Learn from a wealth of highly respected speakers and leaders. The list of topics is vast - you're biggest problem will be choosing! In your spare time enjoy a bracing walk along the prom |
Tue 26 Jan
- Wed 27 Jan |
Rivers of Life. A forum focusing on the unique challenges of rural and village ministry. |
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Fri 29 Jan |
An opportunity to study the theme for the Women's World Day of Prayer Service for 2010. This service has been prepared by the women of The Cameroon on the theme "Let everything that has breath praise God". Mrs Ann Morton, a Methodist Local Preacher, will lead these studies. |
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Sat 30 Jan |
This day workshop aims to give help with the theory and practice of all age worship and will include examples of good practice. |
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Fri 5 Feb |
Four sessions on Friday afternoons led by Canon Michael Stagg entitled Looking, Listening, Longing, Loving |
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Sat 6 Feb |
for Youth and Children's Workers. Our busy lives leave little time and space for reflection, yet without it we can lose our sense of direction and purpose. Quiet Space offers just that - precious time apart for spiritual refreshment and renewed perspective. |
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Thu 28 Jan |
Basic training in child protection, and procedures for obtaining a CRB Disclosure, for anyone involved with children or young people in the Diocese of Norwich. |
Tue 9 Feb
- Thu 11 Feb |
An Eastern Region CME event, this three-day workshop aims to equip participants with tools of analysis and good practice in order to assist them in the effective management of change in the Church.
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Thu 11 Feb
- Fri 12 Feb |
Display of weddings through the decades, dresses, photos and recollections.
Local school children contributing by reminding us what was happening in the world.
Refreshments available. Ending with short service at 2pm on the Saturday. |
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Sat 13 Feb |
A Soul Shaper Activity day. For young people aged 13-16 combining exciting activities (climbing, canoeing etc) and teaching workshops to explore how to find God in the ordinary stuff of life. |
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Fri 12 Feb |
An event giving thanks for marriage. There will be an exhibition of weddings through the decades including dresses, photos and personal recollections. |
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Tue 16 Feb |
In parish, deanery and diocese there’s a huge amount on offer to support people as they grow as Christian disciples. But how to matchmake a particular course/event with just the person who’d most value it? Come along on Shrove Tuesday to share ideas and hear new perspectives over a pancake! |
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Thu 25 Feb |
Taste and Try Session. An opportunity to find out about the possibilities and demands of doing an MA in Pastoral Theology in Norwich by the Anglia Ruskin University and Cambridge Theological Federation |
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Sat 6 Mar |
Responding to Reader Upbeat and looking at the role of Reader in the church today. |
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Tue 16 Mar |
An informal gathering for those already involved in Secondary School collective worship or those wanting to get started. Sharing ideas and good practice, looking at resources and discussing what kind of support and training are needed. |
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Sat 20 Mar |
If you have never been to the wonderful Selwyn College this is an experience for you. |
Thu 25 Mar
- Fri 26 Mar |
Communities of Blessing. Inner-City & Urban Priority Area Churches matter immensely to God but how do we ensure they are places of blessing within our community? This Forum will focus on how to build real communities that love the people both inside and outside our Churches. |
Mon 12 Apr
- Wed 14 Apr |
Core Pastoral Supervision Skills. A course in core pastoral supervision skills |
Tue 13 Apr
- Thu 15 Apr |
A three-day residential course designed for lay and ordained ministers entering a rural appointment for the first time. |
Fri 16 Apr
- Sun 18 Apr |
Vocations weekend - Fit for the Purpose for anyone who feels that God is calling him or her ....to what? |
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Sat 17 Apr |
'My Place' is a Diocesan 3-session short course for any lay adult Christian to explore God’s plans for their life. |
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Sat 24 Apr |
Children love stories! Children love to live stories! Come and explore how to capture children's imagination though the creation of interactive bible stories. |
Mon 3 May
- Fri 7 May |
Psst! Look Who's Talking. An opportunity to explore the territories and the common ground between counselling, pastoral care, therapeutic or psychological work and also spirituality, theology and faith issues. |
Tue 4 May
- Thu 27 May |
For all Clergy and Churchwardens to attend. |
Fri 7 May
- Sat 8 May |
A two day intensive led by Carmelite sister Mary Jo Meadow on this new approach to meditation that serves to enable greater depth in an individual's practic |
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Sat 15 May |
The annual central Bishop’s Day for Readers at the Cathedral |
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An opportunity to think about whether God is calling you to a formal ministry in the Church, for example as a Reader or a Priest. |
Tue 18 May
- Thu 20 May |
Run by the Eastern Region CME, this conference is designed to help clergy who in the past year or so have assumed their first post of responsibility or entered a new post of ministerial responsibility. |
Sat 29 May
- Mon 31 May |
Churches in Breckland, South Norfolk and Broadland will be hosting artists and crafts people who will be in residence in the churches. |
Tue 8 Jun
- Wed 9 Jun |
A workshop on how to make it better. Are you faced with an increasing number of churches to care for, or are you pussled about how to make sense of the number you have already? |
Mon 14 Jun
- Thu 17 Jun |
A four day course for lay and ordained church leaders from across different traditions and denominations who are looking for help and encouragement in leading their churches into growth.
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Fri 17 Sep
- Sat 18 Sep |
John Bell, from the Iona community, leads us into the nature of christian spirituality as a tool for transformation in the 21st Century. |
Tue 5 Oct
- Thu 7 Oct |
Run by the Eastern Region CME, this conference is designed to help clergy who in the past year or so have assumed their first post of responsibility or entered a new post of ministerial responsibility. |
Tue 19 Oct
- Thu 21 Oct |
This residential conference is for stipendiary clergy who will reach retirement age - and are planning to retire - between 2010 and 2013. |
Mon 15 Nov
- Wed 17 Nov |
The Churches Tourism Association annual Convention and AGM for 2010. |
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A four-week course to support and encourage all those who care for older people in our communities in any of many ways. |
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Professional, cost-effective training from the Church of England on a variety of subjects such as 'Getting started with PowerPoint', 'How to get your church noticed' and 'Well presented: how to give an effective talk'. |
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The Wandering Minstrels,they are back as promised. Tim Hurst-Brown and company with more "Gilbert & Sullivan" fun. |
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An invitation to all clergy and church leaders to a lunchtime event to be held at St Lukes
Norwich |
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A magical evening with The Bellfolk, a marvellous group of Handbell Ringers and The Sam Smith Singers, a barbershop group. |
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CANCELLED DUE TO CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES. Do you work with young people (11+ approx)? The Diocesan Youth Task Force invites you to come and enjoy a light meal, to share what you're doing and planning, your needs and concerns, and to hear what YTF can offer. |
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This six-session course is for those who find themselves offering support, formally or informally, to those who are grieving. Participants will explore key aspects of loss and grief as they prepare to walk alongside the bereaved in this vital area of pastoral care. |
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A series led by Canon Michael Stagg investigating aspects of prayer |
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Art exhibition with 18 top class artists showing a selection of their paintings.
Also a "Thought for the Day" on Sunday at 11.30am |
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