Page Roles - Diocese of Norwich

Pages of interest

Authorised Pastoral Assistant (APA)

Authorised Pastoral Assistants are trained and authorised to engage in pastoral ministry on behalf of the local church, working as part of a team of clergy and laity.

Churchwardens

Each parish church is required to have two churchwardens though there are some occasional exceptions to this rule.

Diocesan Structure

The Church of England is made up of 42 Dioceses. Each of the English dioceses (and the Diocese in Europe) has a structure of boards and councils responsible for different

Bishop of Norwich The Rt Revd Graham Usher Contact details bishop@dioceseofnorwich.org Post: Bishop’s House, Norwich, NR3 1SB PA: Sophie Bell sophie.bell@dioceseofnorwich.org Tel: 01603 629001 Bishop’s Chaplain: Revd Canon Sally Theakston

Mission

The Mission of the Church is the mission of Jesus Christ. Every day our churches serve local parishes through mission, responding to human need in local communities alongside providing weekly

Clergy Support

Clergy finance, Clergy handbook, sabbaticals and Study leave

Advent and Christmas resources 2024

The Church of England’s theme for Advent and Christmas 2024, Follow the Star: Calm and Bright, draws on the world famous carol, Silent Night. “Silent Night! Holy Night!All is calm,

Church Support Hub

The Church Support Hub is a website which offers resources and learning to support people, churches and dioceses to grow, and to realise the Church’s Vision and Strategy in parishes and local

PCCs roles

Responsibilities A Parochial Church Council (PCC) is the governing body of a parish church. Each PCC is a charity and PCC members are trustees of the charity (the parish church).

Presidential Address for Diocesan Synod November 2024

November 23, 2024 No Comments

St Ethelbert’s wins conservation prize at National Church Awards

October 29, 2024 No Comments

St Ethelbert’s Church in the Norfolk village of Larling has won the top prize for conservation at the National Church Awards. The annual competition, run by the National Churches Trust,

Welcome to our new Director of Mission and Ministry

September 19, 2024 No Comments

The Revd Richard Lamey has been licensed by the Bishop of Norwich, the Rt Revd Graham Usher, as our new Director of Mission and Ministry in a ceremony held during

Pcc member