Word: grouped
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...date back to Norman times-disturbs many people, including nonbelievers who are worried about the random destruction of England's architectural heritage. Until now, however, very little official action has been taken to salvage these reliquaries. One promising new method is the reorganization of autonomous parish clerics into "group ministries," which enable several priests to band together and serve a number of depopulated parishes...
Typical of the 60 group ministries formed so far is one conducted by two energetic young priests in the South Ormsby area. Rotating services among 15 parishes, they transport the faithful to and from worship in a secondhand minibus (which they bought from the proceeds of a rummage sale). They have organized a group choir and Sunday school, and publish a magazine called The Tennyson Chronicle (after the poet laureate, who was born in their district). Such activities would be impossible if the priests had only two or three active parishioners, instead of the 30 or more who now attend...
...into Retirement. Recently, Parliament passed a measure that actively encourages the formation of more such ministries. Previously, an elderly vicar could hang on to his parish even if no one ever attended his services. Now he can be compelled to join a group ministry or be packed off into retirement. The pastoral measure also establishes a ten-man advisory board to determine what churches should be demolished, preserved or put to some other use. Even this new concern, however, has not entirely erased the melancholy over the decay of England's country churches. "An empty country church," says...
...Administration is about to take another, and possibly decisive, step in the long, long journey toward a U.S. supersonic transport program. A governmental study group has split evenly between partisans of the plane and opponents. This gives the decisive vote to the chairman, Secretary of Transportation John Volpe, who is due by April 1 to forward a recommendation to the President for final decision. Says Volpe: "I don't see how the U.S. can afford not to go ahead with this ship. I don't want to see our country play second fiddle...
...group of Architecture students has written to Jose L. Sert and William A. Doebele Jr., deans of the School of Design, asking them to define the purpose of the Building Committee for Gund Hall...