"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)Acknowledges that he had read the Downham Market article and advised others to read it. The holiness of Fr Baker is for God to judge but his ministry leaves a lot to be desired; have tried to contain this because of the hurt and scandal its disclosure would cause; this assumption of holiness hurts other priests in the area. "It is appalling that Downham Market has associated itself with the Abbe of Nantes."
Short discussion of Apostolicae Curae; leave off the offensive "final decision" from the front cover.
The proceedings of Oxford was kept completely confidential but the last sentence of the press release is a "humble and abiding confidence in what we are doing."
In-Service - homily: start, complications, interpret; evaluate the homily (structure provided); Ten Years ; Vocations; Programmes and Projects; Schools' Closure? - St Bede's School; How to meet a Problem - Council of Priests; Lay Ministries - training
Clark, Alan Charles Rev DD (1919-2002)