Letter: Fr Malone should deal with SV Ekins as he sees fit regarding the sale of the plot for the old church. A delay may find a better price. Included is a "line to help you with your appeal"
Blessing: Blessing for Fr Malone to ultimately redeem the debt owing due to the purchase of the Church at St Neots. He is obliged, with the Bishops authority, to seek money form a wider public. The cost for converting the Baptist Chapel was met by the Guild of Our Lady of Ransom (some £500).

Manuscript heading - "Opening of New Church 19/5/53"
List of 23 names against 21 roles.

Fr Gaffney makes clear the layout/situation with his church. He will sing Mass of Our Lady as o Missal for 26 April (as sung annually on the Patronal Feast). Old church locked - not allowing non-catholics to see it stripped. If this is not acceptable the Bishop must find someone else to take over before 19th.

Letter re Blessing of Church. Requirements: Ministers (6), Servers (9)., Requisita (vestments, Bishop - cope, stole, holy water, cross, candles, kneeler, "The church to be completely bear[sic]").
Approach to & what to dress Bishop, Deacon & Subdeacon. Rite is Titulus IX, Caput IX.N.17 in Rituale Romanum; Psalm 50, 119, 12 7, 121. Issue over Titular - Lady of Good Counsel to be Primary Patron & St Peter secondary, hence no liturgical privileges for him. If this adopted then Mass is "Mass of Our Lady No 4 (Missae de Sta Maria in Sabbato), etc.
Fr Burditt can draw up the Ordo for the Titular Feast and Octave for future years.
Anything else?

Fr Filmer wishes to take the sermon at the end of Mass. Propose to bless the new church on Monday [St Neots Church]. Have a tabernacle to reserve the Blessed Sacrament. Four canons plus a number of other clergy have promised to be present - hope the weather improves before Wednesday.