Network Norfolk

Matthew Project goes the extra mile with activity packs

The Matthew Project is sending out activity packs to 200 children across Norfolk who are affected by someone else’s substance misuse.

Norwich church finds a path through the re-opening maze

How do you keep the church family together as services resume? Andy Rees, lead pastor at Surrey Chapel, describes how his church has recognised the best route.

Free online YMCA Norfolk youth festival this week

YMCA Norfolk’s Youth West Summer Festival aims to bring a week of free online events to young people in Norfolk from August 10 to 14.

Christians Arise - open air worship in Yarmouth

An open-air worship and preaching service is planned for Great Yarmouth next Saturday, and everyone is welcome to come along.

Bishop Graham Usher commissions school volunteers

A special online service is to be held to celebrate the start of the new academic year and commission those working and volunteering with children and young people.

Review set for Walsingham Shrine development plans

Plans for a major re-development of the Catholic National Shrine at Walsingham are to be reviewed after concerns were raised about its effect on the Grade I Listed Slipper Chapel and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on visitor numbers and finances.

Bishop Graham ordains six new deacons for Norfolk

The Bishop of Norwich, Rt Rev Graham Usher, has ordained six people as deacons in the first ordinations in the diocese since the lockdown.

Taverham church works together hand in hand with community

Whether the need was wash bags or plants, Tec church has stretched every fibre of the imagination to support its local community. Vic Ready, Senior Pastor of the church, tells the story.

Norfolk churches go digital and will stay that way

Norfolk churches went digital in a very big way over the Covid-19 lockdown and most of them plan to continue that way into the future, a survey by Network Norfolk has revealed. Keith Morris reports in the second of our series of articles.

Face masks – a spiritual undertaking?

Many of us are struggling with the use of face coverings, but Andy Bryant suggests that the act of wearing them can have a spiritual significance.

Harry walks the Peddars Way for Tearfund

Harry, aged 8, who attends Fountain of Life church in Norfolk with his family, is walking 46 miles of the Peddars Way with his grandad to raise money for Tearfund.

Duchess of Cambridge volunteers at church baby bank

The Duchess of Cambridge has today helped to launch a new baby bank initiative at a West Norfolk church, with a personal volunteering visit.

Eaton parishes share activity packs for school holidays

The parishes of Eaton have found an innovative alternative to their traditional summer holiday club for children – activity packs.

Bishop of Norwich becomes wherry patron

The Rt Revd Graham Usher, Bishop of Norwich has become the new Patron of Wherry Yacht Charter (WYC), and marked this with a trip on wherry yacht Olive to St Benet’s Abbey.

Sheringham BeachLife features in virtual carnival

Sheringham BeachLife has gone on-line for 2020, and a video presentation of the popular Beach Special has been released as part of Sheringham’s virtual Carnival this year.

YMCA Norfolk needs an Assistant Finance Officer

YMCA Norfolk is looking for an Assistant Finance Officer, based in Norwich.

Score of different ordinations set for Diocese of Norwich

Ordinations in the Diocese of Norwich will be “done different” this year, due to the restrictions imposed by Covid-19 with over 20 people becoming priests or deacons this summer - the first Church of England diocese to hold such ordinations this year.

You will find rest for your souls

Rev Matthew Price encourages us to take heart and allow Jesus to take our tiredness on His shoulders.

Six Norfolk churches share £12,000 in grants

Half-a-dozen Norfolk churches have been awarded £12,000 towards urgent repairs by the Norfolk Churches Trust.