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  • 30TH APRIL 2007: BISHOP NOBLE STATES, “Dear Parishioners of SS Peter and Paul ‘the trustees have taken the decision to close the church in two years time…. No further statement will be issued.” 

 

  • 17TH JULY 2007: DIOCESE INFORMS THE HISTORIC CHURCHES COMMITTEE that “The Bishop’s decision is to close the Church in two years time, on or about 30th April 2009”. 

 

  • 6TH NOVEMBER 2007: MINUTES OF THE SHRESBURY DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF PRIESTS: stating “SS Peter and Paul, New Brighton would hold 650 people but had a Mass attendance of less than 250.  The cost of repairing or adapting the Church was far in excess of any available money”.  An alternative place of worship would be chosen, hopefully in the near future.  The Council approved the closures unanimously. 

 

  • 18TH DECEMBER 2007: BISHOP NOBLE INFORMS S.O.U.L REPRESENTATIVES that his statement of the 30th April 2007, was in fact, quote “just a statement of intent”. 

 

  • 28TH JANUARY 2008: A MEETING WAS HELD BETWEEN THE DIOCESE AND S.O.U.L. attended by Mgr John McManus and Mr Frank Roach, together with representatives Paul Murray and Bill Iveson.  Mgr McManus instructed S.O.U.L. to talk to Fr John Feeney on the subject of the re-ordering of the Church. 

 

  • 6TH FEBRUARY 2008, ASH WEDNESDAY: PAULL MURRAY ATTEMPTS TO SPEAK WITH FR FEENEY on the issues discussed with Mgr McManus and is told, quote “I can’t talk to you”. 

 

  • 2ND MAY 2008: LETTER RECEIVED FROM MGR GIVANNI CARRU, Under Secretary, CONGREGATIO PRO CLERICIS, stating, “In consultation with His Lordship, the Right Reverend Brian Noble, Bishop of Shrewsbury, the Dicastery has been assured that His Lordship has no current plans to close the Church of SS Peter and Paul, New Brighton”. 

 

  • 18TH MAY 2008:  A MESSAGE FROM THE VICAR GENERAL concerning the plans for the future of SS Peter and Paul Parish “Dear Parishioners, I have received a few letters recently requesting and update of the present position, and so I am writing to let you know that the position remains as I described in my letter of 24th October 2007.  (This letter was not published in the NWCC weekly bulletin.  We believe it was a private letter to individuals.)  As part of the three options mentioned in that letter, we continue our discussions with another denomination regarding the possibility of sharing their church.  In due course, the Bishop will make a formal announcement and let you know his plans for the future. 

 

  • 25TH JUNE 2008: STATEMENT BY FR JOHN JOYCE to Wirral Globe “Many parishioners have been fully informed and know exactly what is happening and support the Bishop.  The message from the Vatican was clearly misunderstood, parts of that document were taken and misquoted”? The normal channel for communication in N.W.C.C. is via the weekly bulletin.  Would Father John Joyce please explain:- 

 

  • a)      How the “many parishioners” were “fully informed and know exactly what is happening.”? 
  • b)      How he knows that they “support the Bishop”? 
  • c)      How the “many” compare in number to the 83% of the parishioners who in the 2007 “options paper” opposed sharing with another denomination? 
  • d)      How was the Vatican document misquoted? (See copy on Website)