Spread happiness to children this Christmas
320,000 children in the UK are separated from their parents because of imprisonment and Christmas is an especially difficult time for those families. Angel Tree is a project run by Prison Fellowship sending a personalised Christmas gift to children of prisoners.
We are looking for your help and support […]
Vacancy: Cathedral Gardener
We are looking for someone with extensive experience in garden maintenance to ensure our beautiful garden and campus continues to be a haven to visitors and wildlife alike. The gardens are not only an extension of the Garden Cafe, but also a stunning area for events and wedding photography.
Details of the role can be found […]
St John’s Walking Group
If you like walking, enjoy exploring Norwich and the Norfolk countryside and meeting fellow walkers, why not join the group?
We’ll usually meet on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month.
For details, phone John on 07977 470491 or email jjmclean44@gmail.com.
Thanksgiving Mass and Party celebrating this year’s First Holy Communion and Confirmation groups
On Sunday 21st July over the parish families gathered at the Cathedral to give thanks for the journey in faith that their children and young people undertook over the past 9 months.
This year the cathedral family saw 102 children and 64 Confirmands prepare for the sacraments of First Holy Communion, Reconciliation and Confirmation and have […]
Hobby Festival -Sunday 28th July
A fun day out for the family including
- a cup cake decorating competition at 10.30am
- Paella cooking demonstration @11.30am
- Artists in the house
- Flower arranging demo @ 12.30pm
- A raffle in support of the ACN Ukraine Appeal fund
Starting at 10am with the Afro-Carribean Choir
Cherry Tree Preserves will be on site with their award winning jams […]
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 […]
Hobby Festival -Sunday 28th July
A fun day out for the family including
- a cup cake decorating competition at 10.30am
- Paella cooking demonstration @11.30am
- Artists in the house
- Flower arranging demo @ 12.30pm
- A raffle in support of the ACN Ukraine Appeal fund
Starting at 10am with the Afro-Carribean Choir
Cherry Tree Preserves will be on site with their award winning jams […]