Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich
St. Matthew's Church
Welcome to the St. Matthew's Thorpe Hamlet website.
We are an Anglican Church (also called Church of England) our Services include sharing bread and wine, sometimes called Communion, the Eucharist or Mass. St Matthew's is home to people who have been Christians for many years, those who have just begun thinking about Faith and have questions, and everyone in between. What unites us is a faith or intuition that our own stories make sense in the light of the Jesus story and that we are created by a God who loves and delights in us.
We are a Church that seeks to welcome everyone, sometimes that means adapting what we do in order to meet people's needs. We are happy to do that, so if you or your family have specific needs please let us know. We are an inclusive Church which means we are all welcome, whatever our gender, race or sexual orientation and with whatever needs we have. We are also a Recovery Friendly Church committed to supporting people in their mental health and well-being.
If you need to talk to someone, whether its about faith or something you are concerned about, we are always happy to listen.
Children and young people are well looked after at St. Matthews. We run a children's Church group during the main service on a Sunday and Outrage, our youth group, on Sunday evenings. During the week we have Family Fun, a children’s craft and story session on Monday from 3.15pm to 5pm, and Play Cafe on Thursday mornings from 9am to 11am. If you would like to know more please look at our Children's and Youth page where you can also find contact details for our Children and Youth leaders. All of our children's activities are free though of course donations are very welcome.
You might want to come to St. Matthew's because you are thinking about baptism (also called Christening) or a Church wedding. If so please contact Rev. Patrick Jordan who will be happy to help you.
Whatever the reason you have for visiting our website we hope you find the information you need, if not then please contact us, we are keen to help!
If you need to talk to someone, whether its about faith or something you are concerned about, we are always happy to listen.
Children and young people are well looked after at St. Matthews. We run a children's Church group during the main service on a Sunday and Outrage, our youth group, on Sunday evenings. During the week we have Family Fun, a children’s craft and story session on Monday from 3.15pm to 5pm, and Play Cafe on Thursday mornings from 9am to 11am. If you would like to know more please look at our Children's and Youth page where you can also find contact details for our Children and Youth leaders. All of our children's activities are free though of course donations are very welcome.
You might want to come to St. Matthew's because you are thinking about baptism (also called Christening) or a Church wedding. If so please contact Rev. Patrick Jordan who will be happy to help you.
Whatever the reason you have for visiting our website we hope you find the information you need, if not then please contact us, we are keen to help!
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10.00-12.00 Saturday 15th February at St Matthews
A message from Bishops Jonathan, Alan and Graham 31 January 2020
Our three bishops have written to all clergy and lay ministers to express their deep sorrow for the hurt and anger that was caused by the House of Bishops' statement issued last week about civil partnerships. A message from Bishops Jonathan, Alan and Graham: We write with a care for everyone in the diocese of Norwich and with a desire that all may find life in all its fullness as Jesus promises. We are therefore deeply sorry for the hurt and anger that was caused by the House of Bishops’ statement issued last week about civil partnerships. The three of us have spent the last two days at the College of Bishops where there was much heart-searching and a commitment to apologise and learn from what has happened. At the conclusion of the College the Archbishops released a statement with which we concur: We as Archbishops, alongside the bishops of the Church of England, apologise and take responsibility for releasing a statement last week which we acknowledge has jeopardised trust. We are very sorry and recognise the division and hurt this has caused. At our meeting of the College of Bishops of the Church of England this week we continued our commitment to the Living in Love and Faith project which is about questions of human identity, sexuality and marriage. This process is intended to help us all to build bridges that will enable the difficult conversations that are necessary, as together, we discern the way forward for the Church of England. The three of us are committed to working with everyone in the diocese to live our life together well. We pray that we can be a truly diverse and inclusive community sharing the faith, hope and love that we discover in God. When the Living in Love and Faith resources are published later this year, we will work to facilitate good conversations so that as a Church we can discern the wind of the Spirit concerning bringing about this vision of radical Christian inclusion. Thank you for all that you give to our life together and for caring for people across our parishes, chaplaincies and other communities. +Jonathan Meyrick +Graham Usher +Alan Winton Bishop of Lynn Bishop of Norwich Bishop of Thetford |
