Deanery secretary summonsing Canon Thomson to a Deanery meeting at St Pancras, Ipswich on 23 January at 11am - no lunch. Will include the Consortium meeting.
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Rev (Miss) Searle, Leiston Congregational Church, hopes to be able to attend next Wednesday for a Service - which she will make known. Hope to arrange complementary meetings for "your people to come to a Service in our Church".
Searle, B Reita Miss RevFr Thomson has a parishioner who is a teacher and is being made redundant. If she does not find a job she may lose her house in Aldeburgh. Are there any teaching posts available within a 25-30 mile radius of Aldeburgh? Fr Thomson has also written to Fr Dick Wilson in Ipswich.
Thomson, David C Rev (-1998)Fr Smith does not know of any vacancies, but, will let Fr Thomson know if he hears of one.
Bishop's OfficeFr Thomson asks the Bishop's permission to hols a weekly Saturday evening Mass during the holiday period from Easter until the middle of September for increased numbers due to holiday makers.
Thomson, David C Rev (-1998)Fr Thomson suggests that the Bishop ignore the letter writer (a parishioner) as he is an inveterate writer of bad tempered letters.
Thomson, David C Rev (-1998)Covering letter for two letters from a young man who has married without the church's permission in a Reform Church. Offers his help to deal with the case directly or through Fr Thomson in Aldeburgh
Smith Leo Rev SDSBishop does not think the time for an intervention is now. The invalid marriage in the Reform Church might have been allowed - the wife is the key to this. The Bishop will speak to Fr Thomson.
Clark, Alan Charles Rev DD (1919-2002)Fr Thomson thank Bishop for doing the supply at Aldeburgh on 25th September whilst he was in hospital. His poisoned foot is better, but the district nurse visits to dress it. He will take a week off to recuperate. Sends an honorarium [manuscript note: £25] to cover the Bishop's expenses.
Thomson, David C Rev (-1998)Bishop tried to contact F Thomson to ask about his health. Entreats him to take care of himself ... "we can't afford to lose you". Happy to cover for you and thanks for the cheque.
Clark, Alan Charles Rev DD (1919-2002)Headed "Short Report"
Aug 3 1919: Reading of Bishop's Letter
Sept 21: House Ellandene & land
Sept 22: Novena to the Little Flower to Sept 30
Sept 26: money for purchase of house & land; friend advancing money; rent-free; establish oratory?; house ceding to me in 3 years; workmen started
Sept 28: Land in Leiston (40ftx120ft); parishioners respond with funds; land conveyed Nov 7 1919
Oct 5: Leiston Altar Society started; Leiston Building Fund started (£37-7-6); Catechism Class to be held every Tuesday - Morelli letting room for class rent & light free. Aldeburgh: Appeal for Building Fund; Altar Society reorganised (£100-1-6); Children of Mary reorganised as parish sodality (12 members); Sunday school & choir practices instituted; Foundation of Guild of St Steven (10 members)
Oct 15: £60 given towards motorcycle for between Aldeburgh & Leiston
Nov 9: Norwich appeal
Nov 12: Promise for Leiston of vestments, ciborium, monstrance, Crib figures.
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Dear Friends, I an honoured and deeply grateful for having been invited to make this contribution to the "Church in Aldeburgh" on behalf of the Roman Catholic population. A feature of my stay in Aldeburgh apart from having many rather wonderful parishioners, is the kindness and friendliness of so many members of other churches, and a truly ecumenical situation.
We clergy too, enjoy a relationship proper to brothers in Christ. And now a few details of the Roman Catholic parish of Our Lady & St. Peter. It covers over 100 square miles and includes, Leiston, Saxmundham, Thorpness, Sizewell, Snape (part) and Yoxford. The parish was established in 1906. No doubt at that time Mass would be celebrated in private houses. Later the Oblate nuns established a convent school here in Suffolk House with a public chapel and later they were replaced by Sisters of Mercy at Eton House. According to our records in 1906 there were 24 Catholics and Sunday Mass attendance was 12. In 1914 it was 63 plus 42 Belgian refugees. In 1917 46 and 53 soldiers. At this time the Sunday collection averaged 9s 9d in Aldeburgh and l3s 5d in Leiston. The priest must have had a slender diet.
In 1924 the foundation stone of the present church on the Terrace was laid. The contract price was £2,298 - cash in hand £1,200. The first Mass was celebrated in the church in 1925.
In 1930 owing to seemingly incurable dampness, the altar was moved to the opposite end of the church. Towards the end of the war a bomb was dropped near the church blasting the presbytery and making a good excuse for the church tower to be demolished, as unsafe, Two extra bays were built and a side chapel opened in 1955; cost £4,000. Leiston has its own church All Saints, Seaward Avenue and a thriving community. It was built just over 25 years ago. Last year we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone. A very welcome guest was Father Mcarten. He was chaplain to a very large number of Irish Catholics employed in building Sizewell A. He mustered a large contingent to help in building the church.
Parish Return for 1-1-1965 to 31-12-1965. Statistics for: Mass Attendance; Baptisms; Converts; Marriages; Confirmations; Catholic Population; Deaths
Signed off by Denis H...(?) , Supply Priest 1-5-1966
Dean's summary report on Aldeburgh parish. Fr Ben Hammond is happy at Aldeburgh; should address his Sunday schedule; has no financial worries. The house is well decorated and in a good state. Church has new heating being installed. Concern about influx of workers at Sizewell B (last time, for Sizewell A, this resulted in the construction of Leiston Church).
McBride, Edward Rev (1919-2011)Data about Aldeburgh: Last Bishop visitation 18-11-1984; present visitation 23-3-87; Last Dean's visitation 8-4-1983. Main headings: Condition of Church; Parish Registers; Record of Parishioners; General Condition of Parish Property.
McBride, Edward Rev (1919-2011)Data about Aldeburgh: Last visitation 5-4-1987; present visitation 5-10-1990. Main headings: Condition of Church; Parish Registers; Record of Parishioners; General Condition of Parish Property.
UnknownData about Aldeburgh: Last visitation 5-10-1990; present visitation 21-9-1993. Main headings: Condition of Church; Parish Registers; Record of Parishioners; General Condition of Parish Property.
Walsh, James RevData about Aldeburgh: Last visitation 5-10-1990; present visitation 21-9-1993. Main headings: Condition of Church (rest of form not completed)
Walsh, James RevPara 1 - Last visitation Autumn 1993; present visitation 17-4-1997.
Para 2 - PP is Fr Heath
Para 3 - short review of status of both churches
Para 4 - Registers up-to-date
Para 5 - Summary of parish and parish organisations.
Para 6 - Fr Heath & ecumenism
Para 7 - Fr Heath outline of recent activities
Summary: "A good man in his own rather quiet way... solid work in this parish which is well suited to his particular gifts"
Contents from front:
1926-1930 – 2 pages of historical notes
1906 Statistics;
1907 Statistics, Bishop Riddell made first visitation & confirmation of 8 (23 April 1907);
1908 Statistics, Bishop Keating visitation & confirmation of 6;
1909 Statistics;
1910 Statistics; Bishop’s 2nd visitation& vows of Sister Mary of Sacred Heart
1911 Statistics; Bishop’s visitation – 15 for confirmation; two postulants receive the habit
1912 Statistics; collections
1913 Statistics; collections
1914 Statistics; collections; 42 Belgium refugees
1915 Statistics; collections; Bishop visit 25 for confirmation (19 were Belgian Children)
1916 Statistics; collections arrival of Fr Delaney, departure of Fr Coltee
1917 Statistics; collections; Bishop visit Sept 26; average military attendance at Mass 53
1918 Statistics; collections; average military attendance at Mass 56
1919 Statistics; collections
1920 Statistics; collections
1921 Statistics
1922 Statistics; collections
1923-1964 diary of events
Contents from Back (inverted): First Communion lists for 1907/1908/1909/1911/1912/1913 in manuscript