Contents for this Enews include:

• Visit to Papua New Guinea
• Clergy Conference 2025
• News across Norfolk and Waveney
• Parish Support: How can we help you? With new Mission resource
• Events
• Vacancies
• Daily Prayer Diary

The Bishop of Norwich, the Rt Revd Graham Usher and the Bishop's Chaplain, Revd Sally Theakston, are currently in Papua New Guinea. They have already enjoyed an incredible traditional welcome and will continue to support the friendship, projects and mission with the Anglican community there. Papua New Guinea is a link Diocese with the Diocese of Norwich and a PNG link team has been established for many years.

There will be more information and photos soon. If you are at the clergy conference, there is also an opportunity to hear a talk and presentation on the trip, led by the PNG link team.

Or you can follow Bishop Graham on BlueSky to keep up to date now. @bishopnorwich.bsky.social

The Clergy Conference is taking place from Monday 22 to Wednesday 24 September at Norwich Cathedral. 

This year’s conference reflects the Diocesan Vision – Transformed by Christ: Prayerful, Pastoral, Prophetic. The clergy conference planning group have organised a range of speakers and events that we hope will encourage and refresh you.

All licensed clergy should have received emails with the details so far. There is now a dedicated page on the website as well. Use the button below.

Norfolk Churches Trust Bike Ride, Walk & Drive 2025

Despite recent rain and soggy start to the school run, the long-range forecast for Saturday, 13th September is warm and sunny! An ideal day to visit as many churches as you can in a day to raise funds for a church of your choice and the Norfolk Churches Trust, a charity whose mission is to support communities who love their church/chapel buildings.

There's a mouse in God's house!

Meet a multitude of cute knitted mice in six Brecks churches – including six versions of the Revd Vanessa Layfield!

The Adventures of the Church Mice festival, from Friday September 4 to Sunday September 7, will see a thousand knitted mice scampering through the Wayland group of churches (Breckles, Caston, Great Hockham, Griston, Stow Bedon and Thompson.)

Drawn to God in north Norfolk

Priest, painter, poet and photographer the Revd Ian Dyble loves north Norfolk.

For the past five years he has been Rector of the Weybourne Group and walking in his coastal parishes meets God in the wind-and-water landscapes and seascapes of creek, saltmarsh, strand and sky. One of Ian’s paintings features on the cover of the latest issue of the diocesan Prayer Diary.

Nearer God's heart in a garden - Creationtide



“Faith is something that you live, not what you just do in a building – and if you believe there’s a creator, who loves creation, you care about the natural world.”

And that’s the basis of what the Revd Nigel Tuffnell and his wife, Vivienne have been putting into practice in their garden, shared in a new, short film “Nearer God’s heart in a garden”.

New role of Norfolk Rural Chaplain announced 

A local vicar has accepted an additional new role as Norfolk Rural Chaplain. The role aims to provide pastoral, emotional and spiritual care to farmers and agricultural workers across Norfolk regardless of their faith.  

The Revd Dr Tim Weatherstone is Rector of Barnham Broom and Upper Yare Benefice as well as the Bishop’s Adviser for Rural Affairs. Before he was a priest, Revd Tim worked in IT for Aviva and as a chemist at Duffields Feed and Flour Mill at Saxlingham.  

Art in the Close

Ancient architecture and contemporary sculpture combine in an exciting new exhibition of outdoor art at Norwich Cathedral.

Art in the Close will run from September 2025 to Spring 2026 and sees the Cathedral Close become the inspirational setting for a mix of works by artists Lynn Chadwick and John Maine.

The free open-air exhibition is planned to be the first in a new rolling programme of art at the Cathedral.

Festival Church Recipe Book

A wonderful new mission resource for churches to use. The aim is to set the tone for experimentation and all age approach to holding a gathering with a simple gospel message. Written by Revd Dave Lloyd, Mission Development Officer for the Diocese of Norwich.

This is a summary of important events coming up, please see more events on the website here: Events - Diocese of Norwich

We follow the Diocese of Norwich Prayer Diary and today we pray for:

Middlewinch

East Winch with West Bilney, Middleton, North Runcton, West Winch and Setchey.

Churchwardens and PCC during the vacancy.

Middleton Primary School

Diocese of Oke-Ogun (Nigeria)

You can follow our prayer diary online or download and print a version here: Prayer Diary - Diocese of Norwich

Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility

Safeguarding - Diocese of Norwich

The Diocese Safeguarding Team:

Sue Brice, Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser

Peter Sayer, Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser

Helen Norris, Safeguarding Training

Email:safeguarding@dioceseofnorwich.org

Call: 01603 882345.

Write: Safeguarding Team, Bishop’s House, Norwich, NR3 1SB.

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