A sobering finding from the Homegrown report based on hundreds of interviews with young people, schools and parents. And @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social working to make a difference.

Great to be @stfaithsgaywoodlep.bsky.social for the Homegrown launch! Churches ecumenical network with a care and concern for children, young people and families in W. Norfolk. @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

TheHunger in the UK report from The Trussell Trust launches today. Take a look for key stats about the number of people facing hunger and hardship in the UK www.trussell.org.uk/publications... @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

Gathering outside Our Lady of Pity after an ecumenical service in Swaffham this evening. A joyful celebration of Christians committed to the common good. @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

A wonderful confirmation at King's Lynn Minster. All receive a hazel tree: care for creation and remembering Julian of Norwich: 'all shall be well and all manner of things shall be well' @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

Newly ordained @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social priests preparing for the ordination mass yesterday. Now for deacons!

Amazing progress on new Library in King's Lynn. Library emerging like a phoenix from the ashes on the right and the wonderful opened-up view of the Art Deco cinema. So fantastic to be one of its Champions on the Town Board. @dioceseofnorwich

Brilliant to see Henry Stanford win the Beat Emerging Talent class at the Royal Norfolk Show Norfolk Rural Business Awards. Go, Norfolk, go! @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social @norfolkcountyon.bsky.social

Poul Hoveson, President, and the Revd Dr Tim Weatherstone at the Royal Norfolk Show today. Tim is our new agricultural chaplain and would love to hear from anyone @dioceseofnorwich interested in joining in.

Deacons- and priests- to be gathering for the ordination retreat @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social and fully supported by our prayers.

A significant Scheme here: the collective archdeacons of @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social with a member of the parish support team.

Lovely evening for YANA reception at the Royal Norfolk Showground this evening. Great charity, great company. Thanks to all who hosted and supported. @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

Elizabeth and Chris at their confirmation today in King's Lynn Minster with clergy Mark and Fiona. Journeys of faith and love and hope take time. Why not try your local church to start yours and see where God is calling you? @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

Volunteers Week ends 8 June. Shout it out & pray for all churchwardens, PCC members, children & young people helpers, coffee, flower, food bank & other rota members in churches across the country. Disciples of Jesus do a lot of volunteering! @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social @trusselluk.bsky.social

Some of the Thousand Birds of Hope - a great exhibition in St Laurence Harpley. Do go and admire the church and the professional and community art. @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

Joyful confirmation in Cranwich this afternoon. Full church, lovely candidates and the party is still going on. Church as it should be: prayerful, pastoral, prophetic and fun! Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your people and kindle in us the fire of your love. @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

Beautiful Ascension window at St Nicholas Dereham and lovely to lead the congregation in worship there this evening. Now we pray as we await the coming of the Holy Spirit #thykingdomcome @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

The managing director, Chair and President of the RNAA at the Norfolk food hall opening. A great day for Norfolk farming and food. Oh and some clergy! Cheerful photo with +Ian and the Revd Tim Weatherstone. @dioceseofnorwich

What an amazing weekend! Mission module with the GROW course participants yesterday and a very moving service for the RAF 100 (Bomber Squadron) association in beautifully restored Haveringland church today. Thank you to everyone who was there. @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

Amazing to be at the Garden Church first AGM on Sunday. Such love and energy, so much hope for the gospel in Norfolk as this missional community network thrives and grows in prayer and praise. See more at www.dioceseofnorwich.org/come-into-th.... @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

Praying for Sally McCubbin, licensed as Team Vicar in the Aylsham team as she has her first week in the Bure Valley parishes and prepares for Sunday worship. Her licensing was so joyful! Thank you to all who made it possible. @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

Processing after the Easter Eucharist in Fakenham parish church where 100+people worshipped the risen Lord, despite the Fakenham 5k & Fun Run. And thank you to Kiddertons chocolate for the lovely eggs! Alleluia! Christ is risen. @revtracyjessop.bsky.social @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

Alleluia! Christ is risen! The stone rolled from the tomb, wonderful confirmations in Fakenham, life in God renewed. Alleluia! He is risen indeed. Alleluia! @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social @revtracyjessop.bsky.social

Ending Good Friday in Fakenham - powerful, prayerful. Thank you, Lord, for all you have done for us. @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

An amazing Good Friday @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social. Beautiful Fulmodeston church with the first men gathering to pray before the cross. And pilgrims from Essex and then Oxford en route to Walsingham. Final hour at the cross in Fakenham tho alas no pictures! @revtracyjessop.bsky.social

This is #nationalteaday so when you're not at a chrism mass or other Holy Week service, see if your local food bank offers a cup of tea and a welcome. It takes people as well as food to end hunger and all churches can help with making tea! @trusselluk.bsky.social @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

Chrism @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social today as the pain of Holy Week deepens but the shadow of Easter joy begins to be felt. Pray for all whose pain is great at this time especially in Ukraine and Gaza.

Setting off for the palm procession to Fakenham parish church this morning, the rest of the congregation waiting inside. A very joyous yet challenging day as Holy wel gets underway. @revtracyjessop.bsky.social @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

Anointing the Revd Christina Rees for the next stage of her ministry in Sheringham with curate Iain Grant assisting. Many thanks to incumbent Christian Heycocks for a warm welcome and to all for a lovely lunch. @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

Setting up for Ash Wednesday in beautiful Fakenham parish church. May the Lord grant us all a holy and peaceful Lent. @churchofengland.org @revtracyjessop.bsky.social @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

Excellent to see that King's Lynn is in line for up to £20m in government investment over the next decade. @churchofengland. @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social @ukparliament.parliament.uk @edp24.bsky.social Looking forward to great futures for a great town.

A very happy licensing in Ashill this week. Pray for the flourishing of all new ministries @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social @churchofengland.org

A very joyful confirmation today, Anglican Methodist in @stfaithsgaywoodlep.bsky.social. Lovely to worship with a diverse congregation and to know that we are all one in Christ. @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

With @markdimon.bsky.social the the Showmen's Guild lunch. A great occasion and reminds us of The Showmen's Mental Health charity.@dioceseofnorwich.

New insight into one of our MPs helter skeltering to a great Mart! @edp24

Very good to be at the opening of the Mart in King's Lynn today. Chilly but what tradition - over 800 years! And this year with a historic steam engine, power of rides in days gone by @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social @kingslynnfoodbank.bsky.social @churchofengland.org

This was a very joyful confirmation at Swaffham @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social on Sunday. It's a stunning church and we're all looking forward to a new vicar arriving next month! @churchofengland.org @edp24

Excellent licensing of Dave Lloyd @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social yesterday afternoon as Garden Church BMO comes of age. Pray that many know the loving light of Christ in the coming days and weeks ahead.

The Revd Richard Turk now licensed to Bawdeswell, Bylaugh, Elsing, Foulsham, Foxley, Lyng. Sparham and Themelthorpe with great joy in a packed and beautiful St Mary's Elsing. Thank you to St Mary's for hosting and to all who came to pray for Richard and to welcome him. @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

January draws to a dank end but two priests start new ministries @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social this Candlemas, when Jesus was presented in the temple (Luke 2) and we used to bless candles to remind us of His bright burning light. May that light illumine all our paths despite ... well, despite.