Sunday October 31 [1948], the Bishop [Leo Parker] is to offer Mass and open the Chapel of "Our Lady and St Michael" as a Chapel-of-Ease for Mass every Sunday. Short history about the chapel - opened September 5 1867 by Bishop of Demerara, Monsignor Etheridge. Lady Stafford laid the foundation stone ion August 15 1866. Tickets for seats only offered to Caister parishioners due to limited accommodation.
Webb, Stephen Rev SJ MC (1888-1958)Opening
15 Archive Record results for Opening
Thanks for the intentions for the Holy Souls. need about 20 intentions, enclose an SAE [Self Addressed Envelope]. Provisional date of October 7th for an opening and blessing.
manuscript annotation: [different hand] "(?Doubtful)"
Title Page (front cover): "Sermon / preached at the Opening of / Our Lady & St Edmund's / Church, / Hunstanton / on Thursday Evening, July 21st, 1905 / by the / Rev. John Freeland / of Ely."
Printed by S G Street, Pier Gate Library. 1905.
Imprimatur Arthur Riddell, Bishop of Northampton
Guild of Ransom money should only be used according to donor intentions. If you need vestments then those in store for the Poor Mission are quite good. Let me know when you plan the opening - not Low Week I will be in London. Car advice - cover the bonnet, drain the radiator, keep it in the garage.
Cary-Elwes, Dudley Charles Rev (1868-1932)Fr Filmer wishes to take the sermon at the end of Mass. Propose to bless the new church on Monday [St Neots Church]. Have a tabernacle to reserve the Blessed Sacrament. Four canons plus a number of other clergy have promised to be present - hope the weather improves before Wednesday.
Malone, John F Rev (-1970)"My good helper lies in hospital with a broken shoulder" and will be incapacitated for some time. The work has begun on the church in St Neots and may be open for Easter. Invites the Bishop to perform the ceremony. Fr Filmer and his Guild [of Our Lady of Ransom} have been very generous.
Malone, John F Rev (-1970)Presents the Vestment Chest account for St Neots which is due for payment in 7 days. Asks for a date for the opening ceremony, sometime after Easter. Mission passed off well, although the Dominicans did not send their best man but still charged the rate for large parishes. Unemployment is growing in the town. Chivers Ltd. have taken over Windovers old premises to process canning peas, etc for three months of the year. The Edison Bell Co. have laid off people and word is that the company is collapsing.
manuscript annotation: "Sent cheque £8-18-6 Mch 11/31"
Stretching the Ransomer's gift a long way. Vestments all hand-me-downs form wealthier mission - glad to get them - but not all worth of Mass. Delighted that the Bishop will come to open the church; distressed to hear of the Bishop being ill. Although Canon Youens mentions good recovery. So cold in St Neots that the car's engine froze during mass and the radiator burst.
Malone, John F Rev (-1970)Rudderham reports that Fr Malone has been laid low with 'flu. Unable to be present at the opening of the Church at St Neots. Mass is at 12 on Wednesday follwed by lunch at Cros Keys Hotel at 1.30pm. Sermon to follow Mass.
Rudderham, Joseph Edward Rev DD MA (1899-1979)Group seated in front of St Joseph's church in St Neots.
Malone, John F Rev (-1970)annotation in pencil: "Opening of St Joseph's Church, St Neots, Ap. 22/31"
clipping: Annotated in ink "Peterborough Advertiser Ap 24/31"
text from clipping: "On Wednesday, at St Neots, the Bishop of Northampton, Rt Rev Dudley Cary-Elwes, Knight of Malta, dedicated the church of St Joseph - that on the left. It was originally occupied as a Baptist Church, but had for some time been in the market and was secrued and transfromed into a Catholic Church. It supplants the one to the right at Easton Ford, given some time since by Mr Alec Hunting, of Peterborough. It is in charge of Father Malone, of Huntingdon."
images: new church on left; old church, wooden hut, on right
Monochrome image of head of procession into new Church prior to dedication ceremony.
Malone, John F Rev (-1970)Monochrome image of procession into new Church prior to dedication ceremony.
Malone, John F Rev (-1970)Monochrome image of procession into new Church prior to dedication ceremony.
Malone, John F Rev (-1970)Sub-heads: "Former captive priests officiate", "18th Division", "From Sumatra"; 2 columns: #1 280mm, #2 90mm.
Provides the background to the priests and the decision t build the church. A memorial to Far East PoWs (FEPOWs); 25,000 names recorded in the memorial book. Fr Cowin raised funds for the church. Designed by Donovan Purcell. Reredos designed and painted by Mr John Hensher. Side chapel fabricated for materials from the old church, which was itself a converted stable. Names those leading the ceremony and sketches out some individuals' own backgrounds.