Membership of 72 with core 25-30 members. Standard format: Mass, meeting, guest speaker, discussion with refreshments and raffle.
Oxburgh Chapel Annual Mass well attended. Thanks to the Bedingfeld family and National Trust for making the chapel available. Westminster trip in September. Christmas visit to the Thursford Extravaganza.
Secretary's letter. Proving a number of enclosures [note present]: notes on the last executive meeting; Fr Allen article; Programme for Youth Week. John Jawkes is retiring [with some explanation].Westminster meeting - Mass okay but some restrictions on collections, etc.
Milton, Anne MissFr Williams on leave; New Dawn arriving in a few days. Westminster Mass arrangements - invitations being issued; celebrants (Cardinal, Mgr MacBride, Fr Williams) plus two deacons; John Hawkes and Michael Fleming to do readings, liturgy being worked on; apologies coming in including from Mgr. Stark. Youth Week went well.
Milton, Anne MissBranch secretary asking for an advertisement to be inserted in St George's Parish Bulletin:
Friday 6 March - Mass and then meeting
Saturday 9 May: National Association Mass at Westminster Cathedral celebrated by Cardinal Hume. Coach to be arranged.
[initialled as SMW = Miss Wiffen]
page1: "Midsummer- madness in Westminster Cathedral" (image from The Universe, Friday 25 July 1975)
page 2/3: "Pentecostal Movement" - apparent adoption by Rome of charismatic behaviour
page 3: "The Church in America" - a report from a supporter
page 4/5: "On cathedral sanctuary children dance song of praise (3 images) - "When the annual miracle occurs, and some enquiring Catholic gets an answer from his Bishop, he is usually told 'We must accept the New mass' in order to please the 'Holy Father'. But which is the new Mass? Is it Dance, Mime,Charismatic, Circus, Latin, Luton, ..."
Page 6: "The Pope a heretic? The conservative revolt" Sydney Morning Herald 9 May 1975
Page 7/8: "The miraculous cure of Sister Gerard du Calvaire"