Rev K V Ensor's letter touched the Bishop deeply and precious to receive especially from an Evangelical Anglican. Shares the need not to tamper with doctrine under the rubric of spurious ecumenism. The doctrine of the RC Church is embodies in the New Order of Mass which is shared substantially with the Anglican Communion. The Church is not an abstraction; it is for the episcopate to discern what is to be done in the development of the Catholic faith.
Clark, Alan Charles Rev DD (1919-2002)"The Growing Together summit has seen pairs of Anglican and Catholic bishops, including Bishop Peter Collins, gather for a series of ecumenical discussions and visits to holy sites in Rome which have significance to both traditions.", story continues.
image caption: "Bishop Peter Collins (right) and Bishop Stephen Race, reading from the letter of St Gregory the Great to St Augustine of Canterbury".
Meeting of the Diocesan Pastoral Council [200 individuals from across the diocese] on 19 November "to move from co-operation to commitment" with all other Christians. The Bishop says that the pursuit of unity is not an option but a command.
Dowsey, Gary Rev (1955-)"On Sunday 23rd May, Acle Churches Together (ACT) held its traditional annual prayer walk, stopping at various venues in the village to recognise and pray for the work done by the staff employed within." Story continues
Image of group stood near to St Edmunds Church
"Participants from Catholic, Anglican, Methodist and United Reformed Church, as well as the Salvation Army and Quakers, took part in an ecumenical chain of prayer on Thursday, 20th January during the Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity." story continues.
images caption: "Fr Simon Davies at the prayer for Christian unity and the Catholic group in St Joseph's chapel"
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Mass at St John's attended by church leaders; thanksgiving for the diocese
The Sisters' Day - great day; Unity Paul VI and ecumenism; The Heart of the Apostolate - communion with one another; The Parish Apostolate - the list is endless, donkey; Tenth Anniversary
Clark, Alan Charles Rev DD (1919-2002)"Benedictine monks joined Catholic and Anglican parishioners in an historic ecumenical celebration of
1000 years of the Abbey of St Edmund between 14th and 15th May, with Bishop Alan Hopes and Anglican Bishop Martin Seeley taking part." Story continues.
image caption: "Bishop Alan Hopes with Bishop Martin Seeley at the original site of St Edmund's Abbey."
[undated] Article by Donald Hilton. "The reader's columns of the EDP have shown that some Protestants were not only unenthusiastic about the visit but were critical that any Free Church minister should be involved." Generally critical article about the stances of the Roman Catholic Church but considers Catholics to be sisters and brothers in Christ.
Eastern Daily Press"Bishop of East Anglia Alan Hopes celebrated the One Catholic Mass at Peterborough Cathedral on the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, on Saturday 11th June, with over 800 parishioners from across Peterborough in attendance." Story continues.
image 1 caption "Bishop Alan"
image 2 caption "some of the congregation"
image 3: gathering of flag bearers.
Ecumenism is keynote to the pro-nuncio's visit to East Anglia. Ecumenical service held at St John's Cathedral.
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Image: 2 pupils (Emma Gormley & Ivan Keeler) from Notre Dame High School.
text: Both are representing the Diocese of East Anglia and will meet the Pope in Assisi on Friday.
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Description of the day of prayer, starting and finishing at the two cathedrals in Norwich. Two pupils will meet the pope as representatives of the Catholic Diocese of East Anglia.
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Walsingham held an all-night vigil timed with the meeting of Pope John Paull II and 150 leaders from all Christian denominations at Assisi, Italy. Fr Pat Clearly delivered a message from the Bishop, Alan Clark.