[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
2 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.
Article describing the visit. Image showing Cardinal with John Fisher (chairman) and Jane Lowther (chairwoman) of the UEA Catholic Committee.
Eastern Evening News (1882-)News cutting - undated; unattributed
2 columns; using text from press release for the article.
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]
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 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.
ink manuscript salutation "Dear Gary [Dowsey]"
Christmas Greetings; Strains and Tensions; Abiding Joy and the Surprises of Achievement; Walsingham; The Cathedral; Liturgy; Dress; Prayer; Entertainment venues
signed "+Alan" with annotation "Heigh-ho! Amen!"
Christmas Greetings 1983; 1983; 1984; Combined Parishes / Lay Ministry - shortage of priests; Growth - Walsingham, Bernard Warwick, Slippper Chapel, grave of Charlotte Boyd; Sickness and Death; Sadness; Greetings; Mission Awareness
Clark, Alan Charles Rev DD (1919-2002)Article describing the visit and quoting from the Cardinal.
Eastern Daily Press"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 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.
UnknownA report on the permission to be ordained for a married man as a Catholic priest. Date not yet set for the ordination.
Catholic HeraldShort 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."
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
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"
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 Wales