Pastoral letters
Clark, Alan Charles Rev DD (1919-2002)Cathedral project phases 1-4; Cost £350,000 (equals 100 medium priced cars!); Appeal; Blackfriars Hall in Norwich on 3rd February 1978, Cardinal Hume and other patrons attending; requesting names and addresses of potential donors; hospital for cyst removal on 12 February
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Mission fields are here, at home; New Cathechism being published; 600 pages for the breadth of the Church's teaching; aimed at Bishops but priests should incorporate it into their teaching; guide to the Catholic faith
Conference at St Bede's school in Cambridge; see News Extra and the Diocesan News - it's all there; Pro-Nuncio to lead pilgrimage to Walsingham on 18 July;
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"Called to Serve" consultation; 1987 Synod preparation; the priest is the cornerstone; he is mobile and ready to take on new responsibilites; 11 students in training for the priesthood - some more to come; invitiation to become priests; 10 years as a diocese
prayer and penance; a time for return; 16 May - Day of the Diocese; 5 years as a Diocese; come to the Cathedral; renewal of Christian vocation
Clark, Alan Charles Rev DD (1919-2002)He is with us; joys and sorrows; Bishops thoughts on the evils of today issued
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war and rumours of war; expectations of year 2000; evangelisation - a decade of work
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Gaudete Sunday; our preparation for Christmas; facing up to our failings; taking heart
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evangelisation; "prepare the way of the Lord"; "no one part of the Body of Christ must lord it over another"; keep wotking at it
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being nimble; the church's homeland is the Mass; quote from Mgr. Tony Philpot; GK Chesterton - the danger of seeing something familiar as if for the first time again; evangelising in a "homely" way
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Evil seems to be triumphing; we can outface all the evil and wickeness; the cross is our salvation; "Do not be Afraid"; greed and unemployment; turn to hope and trust in Him
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a review of the last 10 years as a Diocese; growth areas; barren areas - a loss of faith in the Real Presence?; room for renewal; drop in vocations; despite that a feeling of deep and abiding thankfulness; 29th June 3 pm for Cathedral Mass
National Pastoral Congress in Liverpool; 25 East Anglia representatives; no longer an infant diocese - growing; make clear what is required of us all
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Advent gets us into the right mood; Confirmation candidates; profession of truths relvealed by God; Right belief at the heart of Christian faith and belief; opportunity to come clean and repent
Returned from Rome; John Paul II blessing; conclave election; implementing Vatican II
Clark, Alan Charles Rev DD (1919-2002)introduction by Bp Clark; Pastoral Letter: Holy Father comes in 6 months; plands bein gconsidered in Rome; Security costs money; no figures but bills to be paid; collection on 3rd January; Wembley Mass May 29th and Youth Event in Cardiff on 2nd June.
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Holy Family in Nazareth; Jesus growing and maturing in the "hidden years"; his family life and experiences; world's challenge to the Gospel; challenge this by living through example; the Christian family as a shining light.
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More than just "fish-on-Fridays"; realism not kill-joy message; Diocesan Social Welfare Commission set up, chaired by Fr P Shryane; a new programme; more details to come
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Repentance more than just "sorry"; Laetare Sunday - a day of grace and joy; return of the Prodigal; better as "The Parable of the Profligate Father"?;