From Father Michael and Father Luke: A big heartfelt thank you to all who made our ordination such a wonderful and memorable day. Special thanks to the choir, musicians, altar servers and all who helped with catering and making the cathedral look so wonderful. It is all greatly appreciated, may God bless you all. (Fr Luke will arrive at St John's for the 15th of August).

Father James' Coffee Mornings - The ‘coffee morning' held at the home of Anna Mose raised £146! Thank you to all who supported her. Sadie and John McLean will host the next 'coffee morning' on July 29th at 10.30 am at 5 Cranleigh Rise, Eaton. Everyone is most welcome.

The ASDC will meet on Tuesday 20th July at 7.30 pm in Pizza Express in the Forum. All welcome. Please bring money for your own meal & drinks. Please contact 01603 612143.

The Flower Group will meet in the Narthex at 9.30 am on Thursday 22nd July.

Oxburgh Hall Mass Friday 23rd July - The coach will leave St John's at 6 pm for Mass followed by a meal at the Bedingfeld Arms. Cost £25. Ring Cathedral Office for menu. All cheques made payable to the Walsingham Association.

On Saturday 24th July the Escorial Choir and Norwich Baroque directed by Christopher Duarte) will be giving a concert in the Cathedral. The music will include pieces by Vivaldi, Corelli, Monteverdi, Scarlatti & Pergolesi, with Judy Ball (solo soprano). A feature will also be the world première of four motets about the life of St John the Baptist, commissioned from the Swiss composer Carl Rütti. The concert starts at 8 pm and tickets may be bought from the Cathedral Shop or Prelude Records 01603 628319.

CAFOD - On Sunday 1st August, the Filipino community will be holding a ‘Fiesta' in the Narthex after the 11 am Mass in aid of CAFOD's work in Rwanda. Festive food, music and games for all the family! Parishioners & friends welcome. Tickets £5 and family £10 on the door.

Volunteers are required for the maintenance of the existing garden for the rest of the summer.

First Holy Communion Programme 2010/2011 - If your child will be in year 3 or above you may enrol them for this year's F.H.C. Programme (starting in September 2010). Send details of their name, age, school year and school in an envelope marked ‘First Holy Communion' to Cathedral House. Include your own landline, mobile, address and email details. We will contact you by email to enrol your child. Your child must be baptised and be a member of the parish.

Please remember our sick parishioners: Giovanna Maurizio, Wally Foulger, Cindy Kerry,  Paul Spencer, Gladdy Laws, Mary Grant, Joan Gibson, Edward Gibson, Anthony  Preston, Connie Newsham, Howard Delaney, Michael Kelly, Jeanette Laws, Kay Wood, Vivienne McDonnell, Annette Critten, Josephine Dougan, and Jackie Staples, Margaret Rush and Judith Porter-Smith.

Anniversaries: Mgr John Drury, Zara Anderson, Gloria Keeley, Catherine McGinley and Robert Allen. 

Last week's Collection £1,940.11. Thank you. Last week's  Retiring Collection: £473.48.   

Sunday Lunch. We hope to begin in September. If you can help on a regular basis and are willing to attend the day's course for the food handling certificate  please contact Clare, the Narthex Manager.

Norwich Central Churches Together Annual Forum will be in the Narthex on Saturday: 2.30-5 pm. This year's theme is ‘I was a stranger and you welcomed me'. Very topical subject and of particular interest to us at St John's. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Date for your diary: Centenary Garden Party - Sunday, 8th August.