New bishop of Lynn, the Ven Dr Jane Steen.
- Credit: Sonya Duncan
Norfolk s first woman bishop has said its an enormous privilege to be carrying the torch for a more diverse church following the historic announcement.
The new bishop, who has previously lived in Cambridge, said she had no thought of ever working in Norfolk but that the appointment made her heart sing and was purely serendipity , adding that she looked forward to listening and learning from local communities and clergy.
New bishop of Lynn, the Ven Dr Jane Steen.
- Credit: Sonya Duncan
Dr Steen, who was among the first group of people studying for the ministry where women could be ordained a priest, said she was overwhelmed by the appointment, and that other women clergy and lay women were really encouraged .
Tributes to Prince Philip,whose funeral takes place on Saturday
- Credit: Norwich Cathedral/Bill Smith
The region will fall silent today as the nation remembers the Duke of Edinburgh.
From his beloved Sandringham where Prince Philip spent most of his final years to all four corners of the county, people will pause for a minute s reflection at 3pm before his funeral gets under way in St George s Chapel, at Windsor Castle.
There will be no grand state parades down the Mall in London or through the streets of Windsor because of Covid-19. There will be just 30 mourners in the towering chapel, instead of the 800 who were due to be invited before the pandemic and the entire event will take part within the castle walls.
Tributes to Prince Philip,whose funeral takes place on Saturday
- Credit: Norwich Cathedral/Bill Smith
The region will fall silent today as the nation remembers the Duke of Edinburgh.
From his beloved Sandringham where Prince Philip spent most of his final years to all four corners of the county, people will pause for a minute s reflection at 3pm before his funeral gets under way in St George s Chapel, at Windsor Castle.
There will be no grand state parades down the Mall in London or through the streets of Windsor because of Covid-19. There will be just 30 mourners in the towering chapel, instead of the 800 who were due to be invited before the pandemic and the entire event will take part within the castle walls.
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Painful decision to cancel Christmas, says Church in the Woottons
| Updated: 12:17, 31 December 2020
Clergy at a church in Lynn have spoken of their sadness after Christmas services were called off at the last minute.
The Bishop of Norwich had written to parishes saying that he left it up to them as to whether they went ahead with services after the decision was made to put the county into Tier 4.
Worship is permitted even in Tier 4 but only under strict guidelines.
St Mary s Church in the Woottons.. (43784484)
But in the face of rapidly escalating Covid infections in West Norfolk, the Church in the Woottons newsletter reports that a meeting was held by the Ministry team on Christmas Eve and Canon James Nash said he took the very difficult decision to cease worship with immediate effect .