[Not clear who signed the letter - possibly from SJB Cathedral]
Talk and slide presentation on 10 November in Parish Hall. Will do some publicity at St Georges and Holy Apostles. Stewards help in 1994 - Cardinal and Apostolic Nuncio may attend the Bishop Alan's 25th Anniversary on 14 May 1994, many other clergy expected. Usual stewarding for Holy Week. Considering how to launch a Norwich branch of the Friends.
CD contains five folders:
Folder1: "flower festival 2010" - 13 colour, digital images
Folder2: "flower festival c" - 52 color digital images
Folder3: "flower festival 2010 b" - 69 color digital images
Folder4: "wedding dress" - 4 color digital images
Folder5: wedding pann" - 15 colour digital images
EXIN indicates taken with a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S80
Photograph take around the day of Fr Denis Robert's ordination. They are standing before the door to what is now Cathedral House, Unthank Road, Norwich.
from left to right: Fr Anthony Roberts, Fr Denis Roberts, Fr Christopher Roberts
Images were taken during the St John the Baptist 1990 Inventory.
3 plastic 35mm Kodak slide boxes: Box 1 slides 31-34; box 2 slides 35-61; box 3 slides 61-101
1990 Slide Inventory List (Slide #, Description) (images available in RCDEA Archives filestore)
1) Brass Jug
2) Cruets and tray
3) Silver jug with wooden handle
4) Silver ewer
5) Decorated brass chalice
6) Bishop's Chalice
7) Brass ciborium
8) Silver ciborium
9) Silver ciborium
10) Silver ciborium
11) Silver ciborium
12) Small silver chalice & paten
13) Brass chalice lined with gold
14) Silver chalice
15) Pale gold chalice
16) Miniature silver chalice & paten
17) Chalice
18) Gold monstrance
19) Gold monstrance
20) Gold monstrance
21) Gold monstrance
22) Silver thurible
23) Brass thurible
24) Processional cross
25) Silver-plated thurible
26) Parish Chalice
27) Father Harry's [Wace] chalice – now in his possession
28) Silver chalice one of eight
29) Silver chalice one of two.
30) Silver chalice, one of two.
31) Silver tray for chalices
32) Silver-plated ciborium
33) Silver-plated ciborium
34) Crucifix
35) Crucifix
36) Gold ciborium
37) Brass candlestick, one of eight
38) Two small bells
39) Sanctuary bell-small
40) Sanctuary bell—large
41) Large brass bell for Christmas & Easter.
42) Brass Jug & Plate.
43) Copper Jug, used for Holy Oils
44) Largest candlestick-one of 6
45) Acolyte candlestick—one of 2
46) Claw foot candlestick—one of 6
47) 30'candelabra – one of 2
48) 24' candelabra — one of 2
49) 24" candelabra — one of 4
50) 20' candelabra – one of 2
51) 12" candelabra – one of 2
52) Two single candlesticks, each one of 4
53) 2 single candlesticks from Little Sisters of the Assumption (LSA) - each one of 2
54) Adjustable candelabra — one of 2- from LSA
55) Candelabra one of 2 — from LSA
56) Brass crucifix — from LSA
57) Brass vase – One of 4
58) Silver swinging candle holder – one of 4.
59) Torch – one of 4.
60) Holy Water container with handle
61) Holy water container
62) Copper container for Easter Holy Water
63) Purple cope(back)
64) Purple cope(back)
65) Green cope(back)
66) White embroidered cope (front)
67) White embroidered cope (back)
68) Father Harry's [Wace] Ordination chasuble. now in his possession
69) Father Harry's [Wace] Ordination chasuble. now in his possession
70) Red & gold chasuble with embroidered panels(back)
71) Red & gold chasuble with embroidered panels (front)
72) White heavily embroidered chasuble with red strips(front)
73) Silver chasuble
74) Embroidered altar frontal (Lamb, donated 1990)
75) Best gold chasuble (back).
76) Old white cope — Ecce Agnus Dei - (back)
77) Old white cope — Ecce Agnus Dei - (front)
78) Humeral veil matching 76 & 77
79) Red chasuble—heavily embroidered (back)
80) White chasuble-heavily embroidered panel(Back)
81) Green 'tapestry' chasuble (back)
82) Nativity figures - 2 sheep, 2 donkeys,1 ox.
83) Nativity figures - 3 Kings, Our Lady carved in wood, Babe & crib (single item)
84) Nativity figures - 4 shepherds
85) Nativity figures - Our Lady, St Joseph (both plaster),recumbent ox.
86) two plaster angels, Nativity figure of St Joseph (carved wood)
87) Easter angel and 2 Holy Women (Easter garden)
88) Crown from Sanctuary.
89) not recorded
90) not recorded
91) not recorded
92) not recorded
93) not recorded
94) Crown from Sanctuary.
95) Crown from Sanctuary.
96) Crown from Sanctuary.
97) Ciborium
99) Babe sculpted by Bettina Batten
100) Ciborium on loan from Sheringham
101) Ciborium on loan from Sheringham
Inventory completed 1992.
Later additions inserted December 1997
Location of Items (by transparency number)
Strong room Items 1-22,4 of 28,30,32,33,100,101,
Sacristy Items 24,26,4 of 28,29,31,34,35,36-40,60,61,70-81,
Servers' Sacristy Items 23,25,57-59,86
passage cupboard 1 Items 63-67
passage cupboard 2 Items 41-43,62,82-87,
passage cupboard 4 Items 37,44-56
Tabernacle Item 36
Sanctuary Items 88,94,97
House Oratory Item 97
Five 78rpm records.
Times Production Limited, 3 Chester Street, Oxford Road, Manchester
Choir of St John the Baptist, Norwich and Norwich Catholic Choral Society.
Conducted by Rev. A. C. Roberts
Organist Arthur Blundell.
Hymns introduced by Rev.G. E. Roberts
TP346 - Side A: Praise to the Holiest (manuscript "1"); Side B: Sweet Saviour Bless Us (manuscript "9")
TP347 - Side A: Firmly I Believe & Truly (manuscript "2"); Side B: O God of Earth & Altar (manuscript "3")
TP348 - Side A: All Ye Who Seek a Comfort Sure (manuscript "4"); Side B: O Christ the Prince of Peace (manuscript "5")
TP349 - Side A: O Jesus Christ Remember (manuscript "6"); Side B: Daily, Daily Sing to Mary (manuscript "7")
TP350 - Side A: Lord Help the Souls that Thou Hast Made (manuscript "8"); Side B: Blank
Other copies:
TP349; smaller size, 250mm (different pressing?)
TP346
2 Audio Cassettes (C60) listed as containing the same material as on TP346 & TP349; label: "Sunday Half Hour 1951 from St John the Baptist RC Church, Norwich"; 1 cassette labelled "Master Copy"
Produced by Eastern Associates in association with Norwich Central Churches Together.
"A video production that celebrates the glory of the city churches taking the viewer through the seasons of church services as well as celebrating the diversity of worship across the denominations and the new uses many of the redundant churches fulfill."
A look at some of Norwich's 31 surviving churches (of 57 from medieval times).
Narration by Patrick Anthony.
"A Great Gothic Fane: The Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist, Norwich ; with Historical Retrospect of Catholicity in Norwich"; printed 1913; published by WT Pike & Co, Brighton; 310pp + illustrations.
This copy, as is seen on the flyleaf inscription, was owned by Mr John Edward Dore, son of Mr Thomas Dore "The Governor" who was Clerk of Works at the St John the Baptist Church construction project from 1906 until completed. Mr JE Dore's contribution was as his father's "right hand man" presumably from 1906 to 1912, during which time he looked after various construction tasks.
Mr JE Dore has added a number of ink annotations regarding individuals and aspects of the building of St John's.
Accompaniments to Plainsong for Schools. Imprimatur Richard Archbishop Liverpool 15th Dec. 1930
Original cover fragile. Re-covered with taped spine repairs.
Manuscript title on front cover - "Accompaniments to Plain Song. Church of Christ the King, Lakenham."
Superintendent Registrar (J C Woodhouse) writing to Rev H S Squirrell, that Christ the King, Lakenham is now registered as a "Place of Meeting for Worship" and enclosing Certificate.
Norwich Registration District"Catholic Anglicans" - increasing number of requests from anglicans, an answer to the prayers for church unity, anglican ministry in rural parishes ; Anglican Gifts - deeper and richer gifts of sprirtuality; Collaborative MInistry - leadership of the priest is more necessary than eve, await Paul Hypher's thesis at LSU on "collaborative ministry"!; The Church's Preoccupations - real and prayerful place in the church, understandings become deeper with the reducing rarity of female priests in the Church of England; Celibacy [3 sides discussion]- intimitacy not just genital but close companionship - [extensive quotes from The Catholic Times article by Rev Chris Brooks, priest and psychotherapist]; Diocesan News - Franciscans leaving Ipswich, new priests soon, retirements, appointments, purchase of the Convent of Notre Dame, Sisters departing, Latin America service, his own 25th episcopal anniversary
Clark, Alan Charles Rev DD (1919-2002)View along the aisle towards the altar. Taken from gallery
Nina Flynn PhotographyView from behind the altar towards the rear of the church. Taken prior to start of Mass.
Nina Flynn PhotographyLetter from Barbara Cornish (representing CWL R&R of the Norwich and Norfolk Refugee Support Group) to CWL members East Anglia Branch. Communication by refugees is difficult; cash problem is acute; well aware that they are relying on charity and wish to work but are not allowed to.
A parishioner at St John's Cathedral has been honoured for 25 years service to Catholic overseas mission Missio with a medal and
certificate Anne Clark has been a Local Secretary for APF-Mill Hill, which is part of Missio, for 25 years since volunteering for the role back in 1993.
Missio is the pope's official charity for overseas mission and is part of the worldwide Pontifical Missionary Societies.
News items from The Catholic Universe
The Catholic Universe (1860-2021)Parishioners from around the Diocese will converge on St John's Cathedral for a Mass of Thanksgiving for Bishop Clark's 49 years in the priesthood.
Mention of his role as co-chair of the Anglican/Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC).
Note re death of Donovan Purcell and the remaining partners have restyled the company name.
Purcell Miller Tritton & PartnersModel on a board providing curtailed 3D representation of proposal for Choir in St John the Baptist RC Cathedral.
Rossi, Anthony Paul Mr (1932-2020)"Cloth used at my ordination May 20th 1931. To be used to bind the hands of my corpse. John H Thomson St John's Norwich 18/6/1931"
Thomson, John Henry Rev RD (-1968)Gold twisted 8mm cords with tassles at each end.
Believed to be associated with dossels.