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Stamped in ink: "St Joseph's Catholic Presbytery / The Croft / Sudbury / Suffolk"
Responding to a letter fro the Province of Westminster - "both wise and important", "nothing but the truth", "... wisely in issuing a solemn warning against the subtle and insidious spread of Rationalism...", "... Catholics should always pay a holy submission and obedience to the Roman See..." quotes from the Venerable Bede [Hom. lib. 16].

[Letter found in the Encyclical]
"Dear Fr Peacock, The dog cart will do very well. I shall arrive on Saturday at 4.30. I am willing to dine on Sat. at Mrs Sander's [?] if the dinner do [sic] not interfere with confession work. I will hear confessions on Sat. 8 to 9. I will say the first Mass on Sunday at 8.30. You need not erect a throne. Yr in J.C. +Arthur B of Npton"

1992; The Ageing Process - retirement; The Hugging Diocese; Ars December '92 - retreat organised by Tony Philpot; Tomorrow - what are we returning to; Women's Ordination - Church of England decision, enlargement of the ministry of women within its own specific and necessary role in the community; The New Situation consider the way ahead for the Anglican clergy who are ill at ease; Visitation - value of this programme; Death and Retirement - Frs. Hacon, Lynch, Houghton, Brophy, Howlin, Diamond, Bustin; Diocesan Development - developments in remote areas of the diocese, enormous expenditure in schools

Pastoral Letter from Bishop Grant on Holy Communion and, whilst only the priest can consecrate the host, delivery by others to those unable to attend the Mass. Pope Paul has just removed the requirement for only a priest to deliver the host. Lay people commissioned by the Bishop can now do this.

Pg 2-8: Pastoral Letter - Holy Eucharist practices in recent history; preparations for receiving Communcion
Pg 9-22: Ecclesiastical Fund, 1952 - table listing named donations within each parish
Pg 23: Notices
Pg 24: A Prayer for Priests; A Short Indulgenced Ejaculation

Pg 2-9: Pastoral Letter - Poor Missions; Diocesan Nursery in Sheringham; Baptism;
Pg 10-12: Church Collections 1952 (Table with Parishes listed, headings: Peter Pence / Diocesan Schools / Holy Land / Diocesan Poor Missions (1951))

Pg 2-8: Pastoral Letter - apostles; priesthood; duty; sacraments; long and costly training of priests;
Pg 9-21: Ecclesiastical Fund, 1951 - table listing named donations within each parish
Pg 22: A Prayer for Priests; A Short Indulgenced Ejaculation
Pg 23: Notices

Pg 2-9: Pastoral Letter
Pg 10-12: Church Collections 1951 (Table with Parishes listed, headings: Peter Pence / Diocesan Schools / Holy Land / Diocesan Poor Missions (1950))

Pg 2-8: Pastoral Letter - Holy Year of Indulgence; the brown scapular tradition from 1251; Ecclesiatical Fund - a shortfall
Pg 9-21: Ecclesiastical Fund, 1950 - table listing named donations within each parish
Pg 22: A Prayer for Priests; A Short Indulgenced Ejaculation
Pg 23: Notanda

Pastoral Letter

Pg1: Prayer for Priests; a short prayer
Pg3: Fund slight fall on last year; 4 new priests - just covers losses through retirement and other causes
Pg5-18: Ecclesiastical Education Fund 1970 (Table by parish showing individual named donations)
Pg19: Notices

Pg 2: a new parish in one of the New Towns may have 4,000 catholics - need to provide school places, church and priest - cost about £100,000
Pg 3-4: Church Collections 1970 (Table with Parishes listed, heading: Diocesan Poor Missions (1966 [sic])); Poor Mission Donations 1969

Pg1: Prayer for Priests; a short prayer
Pg3: Fund at £9,815 12s 6d; Bp Clark & Bp Grant ordained 5 priests for the diocese; 24 seminary students; 17 accepted for diocese;
Pg4-18: Priests' Education and Diocesan Development Fund (Table by parish showing individual named donations)
Pg19: Notice
Pg20: handwrittwen notes [by priest for after reading the Bishop's letter?]

Pg 2: urging provision for the "many tens of thousands of Catholics who will shortly arrive in the Diocese"
Pg 3-4: Church Collections 1968 (Table with Parishes listed, heading: Diocesan Poor Missions (1968)); Individual donations

Pg1: Prayer for Priests; a short prayer
Pg3-4: Fund at £9,000; most parishes do noot need diocesan money; £150,000 available for projects; appeals for money are about investing for the future; new commission for vocations established
Pg4: Income/Expediture for Fund
Pg5-23: Ecclesiastical Education Fund 1968 (Table by parish showing individual named donations)
Pg23: Notices

Pg 1: A Prayer for Priests; A Short Prayer
Pg 3-4: shortage of candidates; no shortage of money; fund title is now "Priests' Education and Diocesan Development Fund";
Pg 5-28: Ecclesiastical Fund, 1967 - table listing named donations within each parish
Pg 28: Notices

"Now about to celebrate the historic event of one hundred years completed of the existence of bishoprics restored in England, 1950. Deo gratias!"; Centenary Souvenir booklet; history of the diocese from 1800; the Cathedral; Fund stands at £14,000 and could grow to £20,000; list of celebrations planned.

Pg1: A Prayer for Priests; A Short Indulgenced Ejaculation
Pg3-8: Pastoral Letter - Bishop's resignation accepted (title is now Bishop of Magarmel); last pastoral letter; difference between a Bishop and a priest; recollection of Diocesan times
Pg9: Notices
Pg10-35: Ecclesiastical Fund, 1966 - table listing named donations within each parish

Pg 3-8: Pastoral Letter - General Jubilee; absolution; Jubilee Indulgence; conditions; supply of priests; Society "Opus Vocations
Pg 9: Notices
Pg 10-34: Ecclesiastical Fund, 1965 - table listing named donations within each parish
Pg 35: A Prayer for Priests; A Short Indulgenced Ejaculation