Memory and Mission: Methodist and Roman Catholic Perspectives on Archives as Tools for Evangelism by William Johnstone.

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Records Manager and Archivist Based in Acton, London W3 9LP

A committed records manager and archivist is required on a part-time basis by mutual agreement to work in the General Archives of the Medical Mission Sisters, an international congregation of Roman Catholic women religious with headquarters located in West London.

You will possess a recognized qualification in records management and/or archives administration with a minimum of 1-2 years post qualification experience. We welcome applications also from those newly qualified with experience through volunteering and internship. You will be expected to demonstrate a high degree of self-motivation and initiative working in a small private general archive. You must have good communication and interpersonal skills for teamwork and an experience-based knowledge of IT.

You will be responsible for the overall management and administration of the General Archive.

You will liaise in an advisory capacity with the Sisters who are responsible for local archives in other parts of the Society.

The archive chronicles the twentieth century development of the Roman Catholic Church’s provision of professional medical care by women for women and the evolution of its healing mission. You will have a unique opportunity to contribute to this rich international historical archive.

We are reasonably accessible by transport and have a lovely set up.

Part-time – 21 hours

(Salary) £ 28,000 – £ 29,000, pro rata, depending on experience

For a full job description email: Generalate@medicalmissionsisters.org.uk or by telephone 0208 992 6444

Closing Date: October 30, 2019

To apply please send CV with cover letter plus 2 references to Generalate@medicalmissionsisters.org.uk

A charity registered in England and Wales: 1072554

Call for Contributors

Twentieth-Century Lay Catholic Action and Spirituality in Britain

Maria Power, University of Oxford and Jonathan Bush, Durham University

British Catholic archives hold a wealth of material relating to Catholic lay action and spirituality in the twentieth-century. For instance, Ushaw College Library holds the papers of a number of lay societies, including the Newman Association, the Catholic Social Workers Guild, the Young Christian Students and the National Board of Catholic Women.  There are also many other Catholic archives which  hold similar collections: such as the papers of the Young Christian Workers  in the Salford Diocesan Archive and the Catholic Union collection in the Westminster Diocesan Archives.

Despite this, little academic research has been carried out which allows us to understand the important role played by the lay apostolate. In order to rectify this historiographical gap we propose to produce an edited collection of essays focusing on twentieth-century lay Catholic action and spiritualty through the prism of such groups and how they helped to shape the experience of the ordinary lives of Catholics during this period.

Possible topics could include:

• The impact of Vatican II on the lay apostolate
• The role of lay societies in the First World War/Second World War
• How ‘Catholic’ were Catholic lay societies?
• How the Catholic lay apostolate responded to the challenges of               secularisation

If you are interested in contributing to this collection please send a 400-word proposal to either Dr Maria Power, maria.power@bfriars.ox.ac.uk  or Dr Jonathan Bush, jonathan.bush@durham.ac.uk by 31^st October 2019. Essays will be 8000 words in length and will be due with the editors by 1^st January 2021.

Date

Thursday 3rd October 2019

Topic

Water damage: Dealing with water damaged papers after a disaster

Trainer

Sue Hourigan, Senior Conservator,

Berkshire Record Office

Place

Berkshire Record Office, 9 Coley Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 6AF

Time

2 to 5pm, to be confirmed

Cost

£35 members, £37 non-members

Booking

Please send a cheque made payable to Catholic Archives Society and send to the CAS Treasurer:

Mr Jim Hughes, 12 Holburn Terrace, Ryton, Tyne and Wear NE40 3DQ

Further information Annaig Boyer, annaigboyer@hotmail.com

Archivist and Records Manager Based in Acton, London W3 9LP

A committed experienced archivist is required on a part-time basis by mutual agreement to be the General Archivist for the Medical Mission Sisters, an international congregation of Roman Catholic women religious with headquarters located in west London.

You will possess a recognized qualification in archive administration or equivalent and a minimum 3 years post qualification experience. You will be expected to demonstrate a high degree of self-motivation and initiative working in a small private general archive. You must have good communication and interpersonal skills for teamwork and a strong experience based knowledge of IT.

You will be responsible for the overall management and administration of the general Archive.

You will liaise in an advisory capacity with the Sisters who are responsible for local archives in other parts of the Society.

The archive chronicles the twentieth century development of the Roman Catholic Church’s provision of professional medical care by women for women and the evolution of its healing mission. You will have a unique opportunity to contribute to this rich international historical archive.

Part-time – 21 hours

(Salary) £ 27,000 – £ 29,000, pro rata, depending on experience

For a full job description email: Generalate@medicalmissionsisters.org.uk or by telephone 0208 992 6444

Closing Date: 12 July, 2019

To apply please send CV with cover letter plus 2 references to Generalate@medicalmissionsisters.org.uk

A charity registered in England and Wales: 1072554

St John’s Seminary – Wonersh

Archivist/Records Manager

St John’s Seminary, Wonersh, Guildford, Surrey (GU5 0QX) – a house of formation for Catholic Priests since 1891, is seeking to appoint an Archivist/Records Manager, initially on a 1 year fixed-term full-time contract (or a 2 year fixed-term part-time contract). The salary is £27,000 pa.

The successful candidate will be suitably qualified to degree level, and will have proven experience in the Archives/Records fields. They will also have a working knowledge of current Data Protection Legislation, particularly the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Further details are available from Monsignor Gerald Ewing (Vice-Rector) – email: vice-rector@wonersh.org

Letters of application, plus accompanying CVs to be received by email by 31 May 2019. Interviews will take place the week beginning 10 June 2019

This year’s Catholic History Day will take place on Saturday 1st June 2019 from 10am at the Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre, 17 Blossom Street, York:

The speakers include:

Dr. Wilfred Hammond Re-thinking the Rebellion of the Northern Earls, 1569

Dr. Emilie Murphy Catholic music and memory in post-reformation England

Dr. Peter Doyle Keeping the World at bay – Seminary training in England and Wales, 1850-1950

The cost is £18, including tea and coffee and students are half price.

Lunch is available at additional cost at The Bar Convent Café – please call 01904 464 910 to book a table.

The day will conclude with the vigil Mass of Sunday in the historic chapel.

For more information and to reserve a place please contact Judith Smeaton on 01904 704 525 or at judith.smeaton@btinternet.com.