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pg 1: Bishop Clark to lead 40 delegates to Congress in Liverpool May 2-6
pg 2: Aims of the Congress; The Agenda
pg 3: The Seven sectores; The East Anglia Priority; Sector Presidents
Pg 4-6: Deanery delegates listing
Pg 7: A message from the Bishop; The Diocesan Banner [made by Mrs Cicely Green, description of banner]
Pg 8: Congress Coach; Information Contacts (Fr Emmanuel Sullivan SA, Fr Anthony Rogers)

Temporary arrangement for Beccles. Need to withdraw Fr Michael Clothier from Beccles, earlier than planned, on 1 May. Fr Andrew will go to Beccles until Mgr Hypher can take up the appointment.

Beccles: Happy for this proposal to become a firm arrangement - deal with details later. Note comment that this is still a Downside parish and need to make this clear to avoid a dip in morale. Also, to send in a holiday supply from time to time to help Mgr Hypher.

Bungay: Enquiries have been received about Fr Richard from a Curial Cardinal who may offer him a job in Rome. Suggest Fr Edward Crouzet (55, graduate of Cambridge and Fribourg, linguist, musician, counsellor) who is Chaplain at Cambridge University for 7 years, also, a Downside housemaster for many years.

The Great Triduum; Walsingham and Easter TV Mass, parish participation in Diocesan Pilgrimage; The Permanent Deacon - guidance of Mgr J Drury and Mgr Tony Philpot, 3 year training programme being established; The Place of Women in the Church - promotion of women in the life of the Diocese and parishes, woman priests a last straw for our anglican brothers; Anglican Reconciliation - not easy for either side; New Financial Responsibilities; We, the Priests - brutal attack on Fr Michael Clothier in Beccles, Paul Hypher ordination in 1994, Mgr Michael Cassidu as Emeritus Chancellor; The Diocesan 'Team' - next Bishop will be reassured by the 'service to the Diocese'; More? - Bill Mason to be ordained as our second former anglican priest

EA 1994 - the disciplining of our own, a need for wisdom, ingenuity and vision; You? - ; "Hurting" - would not say "he is hurting with Christ", need to re-order the geography of our parishes, response from the laity is overwhelming; Me - I have had to drive you hard, you have been kind to me; Death; Present Difficulties - new priests come next year, refer matters of serious child abuse to Philip Shryane; Postlude, St Nicholas Day - death of Fr Charles Howarth SM in a road accident, pray for Fr Tony Seely who slipped and tore a ligament
Inserted page: "Strictly Confidential to the Priests of East Anglia" - provision to cover legal fees for good lawyers and Accountants

Beccles: Mgr Hypher to be "priest-in-charge" at Beccles. He knows Fr Little and Abbot Aelred.

Bungay: Will welcome Fr Edward Crouzet; sorry to lose Richard. Note comments on Lay Community and agree the need to take it steadily.

Further to your letter and your request regarding Beccles, if this still holds then I can suggest Monsignor Paul Hypher, Dean and parish priest in Peterborough for 10 years.

Whilst not stating the circumstance which constrain his deployment of priests in the Diocese, Bishop Clark considers Abbot Fitzgerald Lombard will have an idea. There is need to move Fr Hypher to a more demanding parish and proposes to appoint Fr Adrian Gates as his successor. This does not mean a withdrawal from the 3 year agreement to provide for Beccles. Despite any lobby opposing the change, he considers that Fr Gates will be accepted and supported by the parish.

Keep the cheque. Arrange for Fr Hypher or Fr [?] to bring the present [for parishioners?] to the Diocesan Council on 24th.

Appointing Fr Webb to Haverhill to succeed Fr Peter Marsh. The Dean is Mgr Paul Hypher - contact him and get to know the other priests in the Deanery. Wishes him well in his first appointment to a parish in East Anglia.

Acknowledges the impact of the departure of a capable priest like Fr Hypher. However, the arrangement to help the Benedictine partners was always going to be temporary. Cannot deprive other parishes of effective pastoral leadership. Fr Gates will minster generously to your needs.

Rev Dowsey replies to Mrs Richardson and thanks the parish for their donation towards transport costs at St Bede's. Further information on the situation might be obtained from Mgr Hypher (Diocesan Commissioner for Schools in Cambridgeshire).

Page by Jerry de Mierre for Pastoral Council sub-committee
This describes the rational and objectives of an event to be held at St Benet's Parish Hall.
Includes: Background; Organisation; Programme; Final Thoughts

Dispensation from disparity of worship has been granted and forwarded to Peterborough.
Comment on the memorandum - not a matter to cause too much unrest. Marriage forms based on other diocese versions - the omission of parental names will be corrected in the next reprint.

Guilty Conscience - neglected you; Trials and Tribulations - Little Sisters closing convent; The Diocesan Assembly July 18 '87 - the strategy; The Nuncio's Visit 27 June '87 - to meet at Newmarket convent; Expansion; Address at Inauguration of the National Retreat Centre 8 November 1986 [extract]

Second Division - diocese has moved from 3rd division to 2nd; How to Re-enter - a black parish in Washington DC, Renew Programme, Mgr Paul Hypher, Isle of Mull, delivery of a genuine catechesis

Meeting to discuss a plan. Fr Hypher: "It's not just a meeting - it's a fiesta at which we can pray, worship, discuss, meet friends ad join in social events and side-shows."

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..."

4 paragraphs describing the "Called Together" event planned for 27 November 1993
"The aim of this event is to chart the future of our Parish, at least, initially, in the short term and more specifically, to consider priorities we need to address."

"More than 2,000 Roman Catholics, including a big contingent from Norfolk / Suffolk / Cambridgeshire are meeting at Cambridge tomorrow (Saturday 18) to consider a 10-point plan to strengthen their church in East Anglia."
The plan intends to give parishioners a more active role.