St John’s Cathedral joins science and faith engagement programme
St John the Baptist Cathedral in Norwich is one of seven churches across England and Wales to share funding of £70,000 to explore the relationship between science and faith through the church engagement programme, Scientists in Congregations.
The awardees have each received grants of up to £10,000 to deliver a project over the next year. Building […]
Honoured for 30 years service to the Cathedral
Veteran St John the Baptist Cathedral altar server Geoffrey Sword was presented with a Diocesan Medal on Sunday (July 14) by Bishop Peter Collins to mark over 30 years of service.
Geoffrey arrived in Norwich in 1980 and was a regular attender at the Cathedral. He first started helping by clearing the Sanctuary and, after several […]
40th Anniversary for Bishop Peter
Bishop Peter Collins marked the 40th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood on Sunday July 14, by celebrating Mass in St John the Baptist Cathedral in Norwich in front of a large congregation including friends and parishioners from his former parish in Cardiff.
The St John’s Cathedral choir were joined by the Bradford Catholic Youth Choir and Huddersfield Catholic Youth choir, who […]
New canon link between two Norwich cathedrals
The bond between Norfolk’s two cathedrals has been strengthened as the Dean of St John the Baptist Cathedral became an ecumenical canon of Norwich Anglican Cathedral on June 30.
The Bishop of Norwich has appointed Catholic Dean Fr Alan Hodgson, as a new ecumenical canon of the Anglican cathedral and he was welcomed at Evensong at […]
St John’s parishioner made Lord Mayor
Parishioner Cllr Vivien Thomas has been welcomed in as Lord Mayor of Norwich for the civic year 2024-25. Along with the new Sheriff of Norwich Sirajul Islam they were sworn in at a formal ceremony at City Hall on Tuesday 21 May attended by the Dean of the Cathedral of St John the Baptist, […]
Mary’s Meals Tower Tour and Cream Tea
Join us for a special tower tour and cream tea event at 2pm on Thursday 4 July and help us raise funds for the world’s poorest children.
Mary’s Meals is a global charity that serves life-changing school meals to over 2.4 million of the world’s poorest children every school day.
The […]
Diocesan Children’s Pilgrimage – a wet and windy day but also a blessed event
The Children’s Pilgrimage on 28th May 2024 was attended by over 600 pilgrims from across the diocese. Fr Pat Cleary led the procession from Little Walsingham village down the old railway line to the Basilica accompanied by over 500 children and families. It was a wet and windy procession but also a joyous occasion. The […]
Flores de Mayo – Marian Flower Festival
This bank holiday weekend saw the Cathedral hosting the Flore de Mayo – Marian Flower Festival with 20 floral tributes displayed around the Cathedral based on the 20 Mysteries of the Rosary.
Visitors to the cathedral enjoyed the vibrant and imaginative displays from the Flower Group, Couples for Christ and Handmaids of the Lord. The Pieta, […]
New Menu in the Garden Cafe
The team in the Garden Cafe are pleased to launch a new Breakfast Menu. This will begin on Wednesday 15 May and will be available everyday until 11.30am.
In a hurry? Ordering for your work colleagues or friends? You can call to pre-order any of the Breakfast Sandwiches, Pastries and drinks by calling 01603 724388.
A […]
Cathedral team to the rescue!
When a fire broke out on the roundabout near the Cathedral today (9 May 2024), staff and volunteers ran to the rescue with fire extinguishers from the Cathedral campus. The team assisted the police officer attending the fire, as the flames took hold and leapt up the tree. Whilst waiting for the fire and rescue […]