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Despite the meeting with Dean at King's Lynn on 17 July, no further meetings have been held. It is the PP to call them. The Bishop's visitation on 24 September: a meeting was held in Hunstanton but no-one from Dersingham knew of it. This is not going well. Need to know the arrangements so can inform five youngsters preparing for confirmation what is planned.

Fr Baker requesting 20 minutes with the bishop before or after the Confirmations.

Meeting held with VG chairing it; points raised where:

1. Change in mass timetable - for Hunstanton and Dersingham; £10 for each Sacramental visit, as no Collection is received by the parish from Dersingham
2. Confessions timetable
3. One newsletter - 4p per copy for those sent to Dersingham
4. One pastoral council
5. All notices to be given by PP
6. Dersingham decisions discussed with PP
7. PP to have a key to Dersingham church
8. Diocesan Mailing lists to reflect one parish
   Deacon Matthews asked for time to consider these.
   PP now has a list of Dersingham parishioners.
   PP reliant on Deacon and parishioners to develop the integration of Hunstanton and Dersingham.

Outlines the limited progress since the meeting of 5 June 1997 between Hunstanton (Fr Dobson) and Dersingham (Deacon Matthews). Frustration is high and there is concern about the reception the Bishop will get from Dersingham parishioners who feel abandoned - "a minefield".

Fr David Paul will be in touch to talk about the Society of the Holy Cross - some members of which have been ordained into the Roman Catholic church - so that they have formed a Roman International Province. Copies of correspondence enclosed.

"... aims of the Society were not only excellent but much to be striven for. "
Good if Fr David Paul did approach Bishop Smith, who would give good advice about na approach to the Conference of Bishops. Some degree of separation between the Roman Province and the remainder of the Society may offer a chance of doing something with the Holy See.

Writing to ask the Bishop that they meet to discuss the "strong rumour" that Mass at Hemsby will end after the next two weeks. Mentions his wife (Bridget who is on the Ecumenical Committee) and his sister (Sister Pia Buxton, IBVM, [1932-2010]). He and his family have been involved in Ecumenism and Roman Catholicism for many years; indeed his mother was largely instrumental in helping to build and found the small RC chapel-Mass Centre in Hemsby just after the war. Understands that the Augustinians are leaving, which is sad but no doubt there are good reasons. The congregation in Hemsby visit St Mary's in Yarmouth infrequently and he says they deserve better treatment.

Mr A H Cox writing on behalf of the parish committee at St Peter's. Fr Tom confirmed his departure yesterday at their meeting. Naturally there is a concern for the community, which behaves as a parish even if it is not one. A resident priest has been a great advantage but if one cannot be found then they'd welcome the opportunity to talk to the Bishop about it.

Sad to receive his letter - copied it to Fr Shryane and the CWL Regional Rep (Mrs Kathleen Mackenzie).
Invites the Bishop to their AGM in Ipswich for Mass and then luncheon and asked if he would say "a few words".

Mrs. Marigold VF Quihampton (EA Branch President) writing. Noting that from 1999 groups will no longer be allowed to hold special masses on a Sunday in St John's Cathedral. CWL holds the AGM on alternate Saturdays and Sundays every year in SJB. The Pope has asked that special masses for groups not be held on Sundays to avoid disrupting parish life. This is advice and is open to the incumbent Bishop's interpretation. The Norwich Section CWL is the oldest in the country, founded in 1912, and through its own resources has little impact on the Cathedral except for its use once a year. Hope to solve this problem with the Bishop's help.

Notes on the meeting with a few paragraphs at the end of personal observations.
Questions about the disposition of the residue of Miss Insley's will - some should fund a priest in Dersingham; FR Michael Rear is giving great spiritual guidance; discussion about actions of Fr Dobson and scale of support for him; concern over the Mass being stopped - parishioners rejected, hurt, isolated; concern that Fr Dobson had not been given guidance himself as to expectations in this country after so long in Africa; appreciated that Fr Shryane was there to listen and represent the Bishop.
Own comments: breakdown of communication; unsure where the truth lies; meeting to be held at St George's in Norwich
[Notes were written for the Bishop - "you have a visitation there sometime in the autumn"]

Faxed from St George's on 13 June - a copy of the St Cecilia Newsletter with a paragraph highlighted in which Deacon Matthew mentions the meeting on the 5th June and asks readers to continue to write to the Bishop to tell him their side of the story. He will be seeing the Bishop on 16 June.

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