Covering letter for a report commissioned by the bishop on internal diocesan commuications. 45 recommendations. Copies sent fro Council of Proests members and Fr Gary Dowsey.
Catholic Bishop's Conference of England and WalesReport contains:
Acknowledgements; Introduction; Communications between Bishop and Clergy [recommendations 1 to 15]; Communications between Bishop and Laity [recommendations 16 to 18]; Communication between Bishop, Clergy and Laity [recommendations 19 to 38]; Communications between Clergy and Laity [recommendations 39 to 41]; Communications among the Clergy [recommendations 42 to 44]; Communications among the Laity; The Diocesan Communications Team [recommendation 45]; Conclusion
pg 1: First Televised Ordination (Rev Gary Dowsey at St Mary's Church, Great Yarmouth) by Independent TV.
pg 2: The Ordinand; Theological and Immediate Training
pg 3: The Parish of Saint Mary's, Great Yarmouth; The Ceremony
pg 4: The Congregation; Television Direction (Mr Peter Townley, Anglia Television) (commentary by Fr Robert Manley) (Interview with Gary Dowsey in Oscott College)
pg 1: Clerical appointments by Bishop Clark
pg 2: Appointment of Parish Priests; Appointment of Assistant Priests
2 columns of text with an image of Bishop Clark and Fr Wace in Cathedral gardens. Reporting the substance of the news release.
[no date; no newspaper name]
News cutting - undated; unattributed
2 columns; using text from press release for the article.
[undated; unattributed] 4 columns
Sub-heading: "Catholics and council shocked".
"The re-organisation of Gorleston High School is back in the melting pot after the Bishop of Norwich rejected a plan for a joint church school." Some background to the project provided
A report on the permission to be ordained for a married man as a Catholic priest. Date not yet set for the ordination.
Catholic Herald2 articles in on cutting
- Description of the visit by Archbishop Barbarito to the region.
- Use of laity for vital tasks because the diocese has too few priests. Bishop Clark called a special assembly to discuss the topic. Despite recent ordinations, there is going to be a shortfall of priests.
Assembly at St Bede's School in Cambridge on July 18 wherein the laity and clergy of the diocese of East Anglia will "attempt to solve the problem of a shortage of priests..."
Catholic HeraldDescribes the need for laity involvement in the diocese and the assembly called by the Bishop to consider and address the issue.
Eastern Evening News (1882-)First open assembly; 2,300 attended; open for any to attend and express their views.
UnknownArticle describing the visit and quoting from the Cardinal.
Eastern Daily PressArticle describing the visit. Image showing Cardinal with John Fisher (chairman) and Jane Lowther (chairwoman) of the UEA Catholic Committee.
Eastern Evening News (1882-)"A five-year pastoral commitment to the full integration of the laity in the life of the Church in East Anglia Dioceses is outlined in the report 'Deepening and Widening Our Faith', published this week.
Catholic Herald[undated; unattributed]
reporting on the new blueprint for the church in the region. 160 strong pastoral council established to implement the 5 year plan. The 80,000 strong diocese could grow by 30,000 in the next 10 years.
Short article on the publication of Bishop Clark's five-year plan.
Eastern Evening News (1882-)[undated; unattributed]
Reports Mr Kinnock's response to complaints: "The words were neither blasphemous in the intention nor meaning. If any believer has been offended I naturally regret it."
ink manuscript insertion "Dear Gary [Dowsey]"
Greetings - Julian of Norwich, staff at Poringland; Hierarchy meeting in London, British Council of Churches, BBC; Papal Visit of Pope John Paul - National Ecumenial Committee, lobby for Papal visit to Walsingham; Four Papers; Nuclear Deterrent; Unemployment; South Africa; Eastern Europe; Diocesan Priorities - Adult Education, We are not about the Tridentine issue, Diocesan Pastoral Council.
manuscript in ink annotation: "+Alan As you have begun (so generously), please continue... Thank you"
ink manuscript insertion "Dear Gary [Dowsey]"
Holy Week 1981; The Day of the Diocese - 16 May 1981, 5th anniversary; The ministry of the Parish - named various groups in the parishes and diocese; The Role of the Bishop - "my charge to strengthen and develop that network", development of the "Christ-community-priest" relationship in each locality
signed "+Alan" with annotation "the not-the Diocesan-Council!" [a reference to Cambridge]