The Religious renewal which has taken Roman Catholics "along new ways and strange paths", will be strongly reinforced by the Bishop of East Anglia, the Rt Rev Alan Clark, when he addresses 20,000 from every corner of his diocese tomorrow (Sunday June 30), at 3pm.
His message is that the reappraisal and renewal signposted by the Second Vatican Council have transformed and enriched the force of the Church.
79,000 Catholics celebrate the tenth birthday of their diocese on Sunday 1 June. Provides a short history and some comments from Bishop Clark, the first Bishop of the new diocese. June will be a "month of festival" ending with a Mass of Thanksgiving attended by church leaders including the Bishop of Norwich, Rt Rev Peter Nott.
Dowsey, Gary Rev (1955-)pg1: an invitation to News Editors to attend at St John's Cathedral, Norwich, for the Celebration of the Diocese's Tenth Anniversary - includes a programme of the day's events
pg2: description of the context of the anniversary plus a list of church leaders to be present. Collection money (expected to exceed £10m,000) will be given to Mr. Julian Filowski, director of CAFOD. St Thomas More Middle school and St John First school will provide musical entertainment.
Young people from throughout the diocese of East Anglia, representing some of the diocese's 40 schools, will gather to celebrate the feast of Christ the King. A programme of events at Notre Dame High School is followed by a procession to St John the Baptist Cathedral.
Dowsey, Gary Rev (1955-)pg1: press release:
"Archbishop Barbarito, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Britain, begins a three-day tour of the Diocese of East Anglia on June 26th. The itinerary includes Norwich, Cambridge, Newmarket, and Walsingham.
Outline description of the programme.
pg 2: 3-day programme.
"Cardinal Hume, Archbishop of Westminster, scores a'1st' on Sunday when he visits the University of East Anglia - the first Cardinal to do so. "
Dowsey, Gary Rev (1955-)Pg1: Invitation to a day led by David Self with Sr Margaret McHard
pg2: Programme 10.30am to 4pm: Story so far; Matching the Station Sound; A morning in the life of a BBC Local Radio Station; Radio in the Nineties; The Way Ahead
Christmas a month away; 6 months together - 1977 an important year - new dispositions and reallocation of responsibilites - more later; plan to manage the big project at St John's Cathedral in Norwich; priests for the future - 16 seminarians - Fr Chris White and Fr Anthony Shrane there to help find vocations; an enclosure mentioned [not present]
Clark, Alan Charles Rev DD (1919-2002)Inside cover signed by Husenbeth
Bound copies of 107 separate documents (numbered in red crayon at the head of the first page).
Most were sent through the post and carry remnanents of wax seals, postal stampings, stamps.
Inside cover signed by Husenbeth
Bound copies of 64 separate documents (numbered in red crayon at the head of the first page).
Most were sent through the post and carry remnanents of wax seals, postal stampings, stamps.
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.
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The Catholic Universe (1860-2021)After 16 years, the final Mass was held at St Mark's, Lakenham. Parishioners will now use the Cathedral instead. St Marks, an Anglican church welcomed Catholics for Sunday Mass after the nearby Church of Christ the King was closed.
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Morris, Keith1 email; 3 URLs
Morris, Keithpg 1: Clerical appointments by Bishop Clark
pg 2: Appointment of Parish Priests; Appointment of Assistant Priests
250 young Christians to process from Notre Dame School, Surrey Street to St John the Baptist Cathedral Church on Sunday 15 July 1984.
Dowsey, Gary Rev (1955-)"Nearly 80 priests and 500 young people will join the Roman Catholic Bishop of East Anglia, Rt Rev Alan Clark, at St John's Cathedral, Norwich, on Monday, February 11th to celebrate his 40 years in the priesthood."
Short biography of Bishop Alan Clark. Fr Philpot to give the address.
pg 1: Launch of "Friends" on 1 October 1983
pg 2: Statement by Fr Harry Wace, Dean
pg 3-4: Address by Bishop Alan Clark
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Morris, Keith1 email; 6 attachments; 10 URLs
Morris, Keith