Correspondence discussing Bishop's planned visits to March / Chatteris. Some contain an outline schedule for the visitation usually including an opportunity to visit (seriously) sick parishioners. Fr Smith asks bishop to consecrate the Church in 1978 (Comment: one lad said to his mother "I want to be a priest . Not a holy priest like Fr Hillier, but one like Fr Smith") (Bishop approves). 1980, Fr Smith opens discussion on papal award for a parishioner and comments that the parish is doing well. Bp secretary provides a description of process required for such awards [Bishop Clark's operation on 8-5-1980]; personal letter from Pat following a visit. Fr Bell, 2 months into the parish, invites the Bishop and to undertake confirmation for 12 children in the Summer of 1989.

"Dear Father, You may certainly baptize Peter and Andrew. It sounds very apostolic!" "Charles Grant"

"Yes, baptize Ann conditionally." "Charles Grant"

Mr Tooher is writing to the Bishop on a sensitive family matter in which he hopes the Bishop will be compassionate and intervene with the Parish Priest to address the strict interpretation of Church Law and find a way to resolve the matter.

Chapel at Marist Sisters community house has become a popular place for visitors. Asking for permission to had a period of Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament each week, possibly without a priest present, Sr Marina will take responsibility for securing the Tabernacle, etc.
Manuscript annotation [by Bishop]: "Agreed with Fr Birch that normally only a priest should "expose" the Blessed Sacrament not unwilling that Sister Marina should close the tabernacle at the end of the exposition"

1. Letter: Noel Burditt to Fr Lydiate; faculty for reception of Grace Maud Hall; Marriage banns (John Pierre Desnoes) to be made before Easter; Mary Hitchon - advice on reception as a convert. Manuscript note: "The deeds of March Presbytery are now in our safe custody"
2. March Confirmation List 27-9-1959: 36 candidates, their Parents, chosen saint, sponsor
3. Homily for funeral of Herbert Reginald Mallett - 3 pages, undated (after 1953?)
4. 1st Holy Communion Certificate - John Hurst - dated 8-7-1962 - Fr Reeman
5. 1st Holy Communion Certificate - Christine Pawliszok - dated 3-7-1960 - Fr Reeman

Robert Farr writes to the Pope asking for help to enable his wife and himself to be full members of the Catholic Church. He provides a detailed explanation of his circumstances from a young man being brought up as a son of a protestant verger, though being away in Burma during the war, to meeting his present wife and marrying her. Problems arise because he is divorced, protestant, married in a Registry Office: he may not become a Catholic; his wife is barred from receiving the sacraments. He wants to put this right. He has been taking advice from Fr Riley.

Explaining the history about, and the arrangements for, the visits of [RC] Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes, and, the [Anglican] Bishop of London to Walsingham

Situation is described and as a consequence Rev Matthews is asking the Bishop to allow the confirmation of a child outwith normal practice of doing this during a visitation. Fr Michael Cassidy has been spoken to about this

His parish priest [James J Rigby? Named on the headed notepaper for Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, in Liverpool] suggested that he write to the Bishop. Outlines a problem with the volume of penitents for confession at Walsingham and the restrictions on hearing it during Mass. It became necessary on several occasions to "dispose of them at speed and missing out all but the essential prayers"; vet in a hurry and dash after the other concelebrants in procession. Realises that Rome has three times refuse permission to allow Confessions during Mass.

Desciara Boulos has a petition before the Patriarchal Court for separation from his wife, Mei Giamile Damian, for adultery. Court not proceeding since his wife has made a counter claim. Asking Bishop to put the enclosed interrogatory to him since he lives at "13 Marian Arcade, Great Yarmouth".
Side 2, pencilled notes: Wife remains in Palestine, has attributed bad behaviour to you. Notes on being with unmarried women, visiting houses of prostitution, walking with a dancing woman, bad behaviour with a woman

Latin document
"Reply of the Holy Father to the Address presented to his Holiness by the Priests of England and Scotland, on the Fiftieth Anniversary of his First Mass." Addressed to Archbishop Henry Manning in Westminster

preparing for His coming; Confession; transformation of Jean Vajean in Les Miserables (Diocesan Youth Council went to see the musical)

Pg 2-6: Pastoral Letter - Need 6 priests per year, 36 in seminary, 21 in Colleges; Ordination; schisms; China - Peking; John XXIII
Pg 7: Notices
Pg 8-27: Ecclesiastical Fund, 1958 - table listing named donations within each parish
Pg 28: A Prayer for Priests; A Short Indulgenced Ejaculation

Pg 2-5: Pastoral Letter - Baptism; Christianity; darkness/evil in the world; St Christopher (American "Christophers") ; 39 students in seminaries
Pg 6-21: Ecclesiastical Fund, 1954 - table listing named donations within each parish
Pg 22: Notices
Pg 23: A Prayer for Priests; A Short Indulgenced Ejaculation

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

Pastoral letter on the theme of sin and reconciliation.

Bishop's heraldry on cover
Trees beginning the long wait for Spring; Advent a time of preparation; welcome by the dicocese; restore our dignity and sense of worth through the Sacrament of Reconcilitation

Bishop's heraldry attached to page 1
London Tube crammed, nobody spoke, all weary; desert and widerness evoked by T S Eliots poem "Choruses from the Rock"; Christmas as a momentry escape in the secular world; insidious doubt created by religion and God as being seen to be irrelevant; Gifts of the Eucharist and Reconsiliation provide renewal and strength

Epiphany is a focus on who is Jesus really; salvation for all humanity; the presence of Christ in Holy Communion; Four thoughts to reflect on Communion; First Holy Communion children to be invited to go on the Walsingham pilgrimage