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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Registration for the First Holy Communion and Confirmation Programmes 2024-25 is now open
Dear Families – the online registration form for the 2024-25 First Holy Communion and Confirmation programmes is now available. Please click on the link here to submit a registration form.
The programme […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Appeal to fulfil Norfolk charity founder’s dying wish
Congolese refugee and founder of the Bridge Plus+ project in Norfolk Gervais Kouloungou died on March 19 and his family are crowdfunding to fulfil his wish to be buried in the Congo.
Gervais (pictured above) fled to Norwich 20 years ago […]
Keswick Hall Choir Concert
Bach and Handel: Music for Leipzig, London & Rome
Keswick Hall Choir will be joined by Norwich Baroque for this special concert on Saturday 27th April 7.30pm, here at St John’s Cathedral, Norwich.
Handel | Zadok […]
Another chance to learn about the Cathedral’s stained glass
The Friends of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St John the Baptist warmly invite you to a special talk about the Stained Glass Windows, Saturday 13th April 11am to 2pm.
Following the success of his Lent talks, Dr Richard Maguire will […]