St Edmund's Church, Downham Market

04/06/2026

First Evening Prayer of Corpus Christi and Procession of the Blessed Sacrament at a parish in London.

Note how the participants are nearly all young adults.

We're usually a little bit behind the curve in rural Norfolk, but actually a lot of our new worshippers are in this young adult age group.

Come and join us. Fr James Mather, Rector.

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30/05/2026

The Rector, Fr James Mather ssc —a pilgrim for over 40 years, and Priest Associate of the Holy House— will be leading a day pilgrimage to Walsingham this summer specially aimed at "newbies" (the provisional date is 22nd August).

So if...
you have not been to Walsingham at all before; or
you have visited Walsingham, but not on a pilgrimage;
you are just curious;
you feel a bit rusty spiritually...

this could be the very thing for you. Let us know.

N.B. Coaches are prohibitively expensive, so to keep costs down we will need to go in cars. And will need to book lunch.

St Edmund's already has a regular day pilgrimage, organised by our Cell of the Society of Our Lady of Walsingham. For 2026, this is on 3rd October.

We are also hoping to have a weekend pilgrimage in 2027, which offers a more relaxed opportunity.

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23/05/2026

God bless the work of the CWGC.

Brought into being as the Imperial WGC after WWI, facing the previously unknown feat of the decent burial of the fallen.

In earlier times they were just buried on the battlefield in communal graves, or where found. That was to be avoided in WWI. And the numbers were simply too great for repatriation —save for a representative “unknown soldier”.

The IWGC (CWGC) developed those starkly beautiful cemeteries, and the distinctive headstones designed by Lutyens (though in some theatres local designs were used), and all ranks buried alongside each other.

We will remember them.

15/05/2026

Thank you, Canon , for this news story, the retirement from the House of Lords of Lord Christopher, the last Parliamentarian to have served in WWII.

He is 101 and looking very sprightly.

If people remain capable and willing, there is no reason why the elderly should be put on the shelf just because of their age. They represent great experience and -reflecting on it- potentially great wisdom.

15/05/2026

Good news.

05/05/2026