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Norwich Christian community churches church news Norwich Norfolk

Norwich Christian community churches church news Norwich Norfolk

The Norfolk and Norwich Christian community website Quiet Waters retreat house set to reopen its doors Quiet Waters Christian Retreat House on the Norfolk/Suffolk border is now taking provisional bookings from May 17th and is advertising for a married couple to join its team. Phil Perry from Quiet Waters, said: “We are very much looking forward to welcoming our guests through the door and returning to the daily rhythm of life here. We are still very aware of our Covid responsibilities ...

Opinion column Seven truths, and the greatest gift As we think about the approach of Easter, regular contributor James Knight presents us with seven fundamental truths that he has discovered in the bible. A friend of mine, a keen philosopher and atheist, asked me to state some truths that can be discovered by reading the Bible. In thinking about a response, I started thinking about what I consider to be the most profound truths Ive discovered from twenty years of reading scripture. I came u...

The Norfolk and Norwich Christian community website Opinion column A growing realisation of our need for God’s grace James Knight offers an explanation as to why the apostle Paul is often so self-deprecating when describing his own sinfulness. Recently I made a profound discovery about St. Paul that I thought worth sharing. Unless we carefully consider the dates in his timeline, it’s a profound observation that could be easily missed.   But before we get to that, a more general o...

The Norfolk and Norwich Christian community website Network Norwich and Norfolk > People > Opinion > Inspiration from a year most of us will want to forget Opinion Inspiration from a year most of us want to forget Keith Morris finds some inspiration from 2020 - a year that most of us will want to forget. I am sure that you, like me, look back on 2020 as a year that you do not want to see repeated in your lifetime. We lost so many freedoms which we had taken for granted. We also lost pe...

Norfolk churches’ progress on combatting racism  Rev’d Karlene Kerr gives an insight into how the issue of racism is being addressed within the Church locally and nationally. Six months ago, Team Vicar St Faiths Gaywood, was appointed as Bishops Advisor for Black Asian & Minority Ethnic Affairs, which was covered by pictured above, now gives us an update into the progress that has been made.   The issue of how the church should address and combat racism is a pertinent one, especia...

Wymondham churchs work honoured in awards  Hope Community Church in Wymondham is celebrating two awards in the recent South Norfolk Community Awards 2020 - the Lifetime Community Hero for Elisabeth Louis and runner-up in the Community Group of the Year. Andy Latham reports. Elisabeth was described as ‘a pillar of the community’ having offered a sustained contribution over the years and a dependability that others have come to rely on in times of genuine hardship. She has been contributi...

Network Norfolk man lights up Christmas A member of the Network Norfolk editorial team is bringing some festive joy to his neighbourhood by decorating his house and garden with thousands of Christmas lights. Tony Rothe reports. Tony and Maggie Rothe started decorating their Sheringham home for Christmas when they were newly married, 31 years ago, and have gradually built up their display year by year ever since. They now have about 265 sets of lights, amounting to over 22,000 bulbs.   “P...