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Bishop: Appointed on 14 December 1940 and consecrated on 11 February 1941. Resigned on 17 January 1967.
Titular Bishop of Magarmel. Resigned the titular see on 7 December 1970.
Died on 25 March 1975.
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[headed notepaper for "Fox Den, Dorneywood Road, Burnham"]
Sorry to hear of Fr MvcCormick's crash - hopes insurance covers the wreckage - and that he takes proper respite and take rest here [Fox Den?]. Sends his Christmas greetings - "But please note this is my final [underlined] card, so keep for ensuing years! If I survive any!" Signed as Bishop "Emeritus"
postscript: "The Holy See ... asks retired Bishop, like me, to ignore the name of their old Diocese, as 'formerly' of it"
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1956: ordained
1959-1975: Northampton Travelling Mission
1975: Parish Priest in Diss
2003: retired from Diss
2015: died
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Sending the Bishop a list of the Travelling Mission's commitments. Also has engagements for his illustrated talk on the work of the Mission. Requests reasonable notice for any changes pending.
Attached are three pages listing dates, times, venues for the TM visits.
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1943: ordained
1955-1968: PP at All Souls, Peterborough
1980-1993: PP at Ely
2002, 27 August: died
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Suprise to learn from the Ad Clerum that the decision [to close the Travelling Mission] had already been taken. Copy of letter to Bishop [Grant] enclosed. "Who is going to write the book on CONSULTATION?" The other item in his letter to Charles is another prize example.
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1943: ordained
1955-1968: PP at All Souls, Peterborough
1980-1993: PP at Ely
2002, 27 August: died
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Good news that the eye surgery date is fixed for the Bishop.
Item 3 in the Ad Clerum 7/75 - Travelling Mission (TM) - an example of why there was cynicism in the Deanery meeting, decisions are made without consultation. The small committee to discuss this matter was to have its first meeting on 18 November. The next paragraph discusses the value of the TM for small parishes in the time of a priest shortage.
The blunt statement in the Ad Clerum about the TM makes it more difficult to take future consultation seriously.
Second matter is about the doxology of the Eucharistic Prayers - how can one stop the congregation from spontaneously joining in, as they have been doing so for many years? More the spirit of the law than the letter of the law.
Off to USA for his annual holiday but hopes the Bishop won't take a rigid line on the second matter and put priests in a very embarrassing sitiuation with their congregations.
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Revd Victor A Steynor, vicar at Debenham, Suffolk expresses surprise at the decision and speculates on the impact for Fr McCormick's flock. However, he understands that the need is greater elsewhere.
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Signed by "David" [from Holt]
Sad situation [closure of Travelling mission?] many will be writing to the Bishop to complain - feel that the Bishop and his fellows are out of touch with the people.
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The Right Reverend Alan Charles Clark was born of convert parents in Bickley, Kent on 9th August 1919. When young he contracted polio and was taken to Lourdes. He made a recovery and set his sights on the priesthood. He studied at the Venerable English College in Rome and was ordained to the Priesthood for the Archdiocese of Southwark on 11 February 1945 (The Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes). He was involved in the Second Vatican Council as a peritus and was later to become the Vice-Rector of his old seminary in Rome. From there he would return to his Diocese of Southwark where he became Parish Priest of Our Lady Help of Christian, Blackheath, Kent before being selected as the new Auxiliary Bishop of Northampton with the Titular See of Elmham.
Bishop Clark was named the Co-chairman of ARCIC (Anglican/Roman Catholic International Commission). As the first bishop of the new diocese, he had to set up all the necessary instruments and commissions for the diocese. The diocesan offices and diocesan tribunal were at The White House in Poringland near Norwich. This estate had been given to the Diocese of Northampton by the Birkbeck Family. It was the residence of the retired Bishop of Northampton, The Rt Revd Leo Parker.
Bishop Clark continued in office until his seventy-fifth birthday made it mandatory for him to tender his resignation to the Holy See in 1994. This was accepted on 21st March, 1995 and at that point he became Bishop Emeritus. He retired to a house built in the grounds and died in the 16th July, 2002 at the age of eighty-two. He was buried near the Slipper Chapel in Walsingham, Norfolk.
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Copied onto Travelling Mission headed paper [by Fr McCormick?].
Letter from Bishop Clark to Stephen Lennane of Reepham. Explains the reasons for the closure of the Travelling Mission. Suggest that others could be of help: Sister Maeve (St Louis Convent, Bury St Edmunds) and Canon McBride who has been asked to see how the Diocese can help those in Reepham.
"... we can work our an alternative to the devoted care of Fr McCormick."
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Revd Victor A Steynor, vicar at Debenham, Suffolk replying to Fr McCormick's kind letter and saying that he misses his reconciling presence. Regretful note inserted into the Deanery Magazine. Invites him to stay when next this way.
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1956: ordained
1959-1975: Northampton Travelling Mission
1975: Parish Priest in Diss
2003: retired from Diss
2015: died
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Heart condition - Fr McCormick was in hospital for a few days following a suspect coronary, which turned out to be an erratic heartbeat.
The Administrator of The Child Protection and Welfare Society requires professional people to be paid at an appropriate level and will incur significant travel and subsistence expenses. He suggests that the Bishop should consider these issues for this post and therefore Fr McCormick submits his resignation being neither trained nor experienced in this subject area. He requests a parochial position instead.
The Bishop will be aware that there is a DHSS (Department of Health and Social Security) investigation into the Society over allegations made against members of staff.
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Eric & Maron St John-Foti general invitation to attend the anniversary Mass at their chapel in Welle manor Hall. Fr Byron has been providing weekly Mass, over 50 attended last week.
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Signed "Denis" (Mill Hill, London). Opening paragraph about not being able to use "father" or "master" (cites bible requirement not to).
Paragraph on the admiration expressed by him and his friends regarding Fr McComick's missionary work and for the "busilica" as described in Fr McCormick's notes.
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1956: ordained
1959-1975: Northampton Travelling Mission
1975: Parish Priest in Diss
2003: retired from Diss
2015: died
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Unsigned/undated covering letter. Fr McCormick being aware of his mortality has pulled together notes and images about his work on the Travelling Mission. These he will send to the Archives at East Anglia and Northampton. Also, a copy for those who might remember the olden days.
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Mrs M Osborne acknowledged safe receipt of Fr McCormick's material - to be placed in the bookcase in Archive Room 1.
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The RCDEA Archive was established in 1990
Archivists:
1990: Fr Michael Edwards
c2010-2011: Mrs D Cowton, Mrs M Fitzmaurice, Mrs V Rogers, Mr P Wiseman
??-2018: Fr Russell Frost
2018-present: Mr. Michael Hill & Mrs. Gillian Hill
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Mrs Dora M Cowton acknowledged safe receipt of Fr McCormick's material about the Travelling Mission.
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Copy supplied by the Archivist, Diocese of Northampton, 3 March 2022
1956: ordained
1959-1975: Northampton Travelling Mission
1975: Parish Priest in Diss
2003: retired from Diss
2015: died
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Fr McCormick's covering letter to the Archivist for the notes and images about his work on the Travelling Mission. He will also send a copy to the Archives at East Anglia.
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2000: ordained
2010: writing to RCDEA Archives
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Fr Fears has the old travelling mission altar in his garage at the Brandon Presbytery. Offering it to the RCDEA Archives.
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The RCDEA Archive was established in 1990
Archivists:
1990: Fr Michael Edwards
c2010-2011: Mrs D Cowton, Mrs M Fitzmaurice, Mrs V Rogers, Mr P Wiseman
??-2018: Fr Russell Frost
2018-present: Mr. Michael Hill & Mrs. Gillian Hill
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Fr Fears has two of the old travelling mission altars. Plan to bring them to the Archives on 27th October 2010.
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The RCDEA Archive was established in 1990
Archivists:
1990: Fr Michael Edwards
c2010-2011: Mrs D Cowton, Mrs M Fitzmaurice, Mrs V Rogers, Mr P Wiseman
??-2018: Fr Russell Frost
2018-present: Mr. Michael Hill & Mrs. Gillian Hill
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Mrs Dora Cowton writes. Have been given a travelling mission altar. Found in Brandon by Fr Fears. Plan to bring them to the Archives on 27th October 2010. Are there any contents that still exist and could be borrowed?
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1956: ordained
1959-1975: Northampton Travelling Mission
1975: Parish Priest in Diss
2003: retired from Diss
2015: died
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Having spoken to Fr Fears, Fr McCormack thinks that the folding altar is his 3rd version. He wonders how it came to be in the Brandon garage. At one time he gave it to Mr Eric St John-Foti who had bought a farm, restored it ("Hermitage Hall") and opened a museum there. A while later it was all sold but Fr McCormack was not contacted about this at the time.
He is known as "Mac2" as Fr McBride is also known as "Mac".
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The RCDEA Archive was established in 1990
Archivists:
1990: Fr Michael Edwards
c2010-2011: Mrs D Cowton, Mrs M Fitzmaurice, Mrs V Rogers, Mr P Wiseman
??-2018: Fr Russell Frost
2018-present: Mr. Michael Hill & Mrs. Gillian Hill
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Mrs Dora Cowton writes. Probably not altar #3 - describes what is held in the Archives. There are not two altars but one altar and a stand. Will take a photograph.
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The RCDEA Archive was established in 1990
Archivists:
1990: Fr Michael Edwards
c2010-2011: Mrs D Cowton, Mrs M Fitzmaurice, Mrs V Rogers, Mr P Wiseman
??-2018: Fr Russell Frost
2018-present: Mr. Michael Hill & Mrs. Gillian Hill
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Mrs Dora Cowton writes. Have received the photographs and will add them to the Travelling Mission notes already held. Provides dimensions for the altar with a description. Fr Fears cannot explain how the altar came to be in Brandon. The previous priest Fr Ivan Rudkin has died; Fr Antony Philpot was PP at Bury St Edmunds and served Brandon, which was also served from Newmarket where Fr Peter Leeming was one of the priests - should she write to them?
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1959-1975: Northampton Travelling Mission
1975: Parish Priest in Diss
2003: retired from Diss
2015: died
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States that the altar held by the Archives cannot be #3 but it is #4. But, how did it get from Downham Market to Brandon?
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1959-1975: Northampton Travelling Mission
1975: Parish Priest in Diss
2003: retired from Diss
2015: died
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Fr McCormick assesses the sketch/plan provided by Mrs Cowton and arrives at the conclusion that it is altar #4.
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1959-1975: Northampton Travelling Mission
1975: Parish Priest in Diss
2003: retired from Diss
2015: died
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Covering letter for comments on Altar #4.
Fr McCormick is thrilled that his altar is safe. May have suffered a little wear. Manuscript details about the altar are enclosed.
Image of a bee on flowers is on reverse "One I took last year".
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1956: ordained
1959-1975: Northampton Travelling Mission
1975: Parish Priest in Diss
2003: retired from Diss
2015: died
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pg1: Photo 1 - annotations about placement and use of the altar as a whole
pg2: Photo 2 - annotations regarding the use of the drawer and setting up
pg3: Photo 3 - view inside the altar - placement of chalice, cruets, crucifix, candle stands, collection bowl, ciborium, missal stand. Altar cloths and vestments were put on the top and provided 'padding'
pg4: Photo 4 - view of altar with four people stood behind it (one a nun "in pre Vat II habit"). Fr McCormick still has the altar cloth for 'house mass' use.
photograph of the assembled portable altar within the RCDEA Archives.
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