Sunday Bulletin 3 May 2026
FSSP Chaplaincy Bulletin
3–17 May 2026
Est. 19th July 2011
Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment from the RC Diocese of Northampton
Residence: St Alban House, 18 Brett Drive, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8RF
Landline: 01234 954 316
Worship across three churches:
Sunday 8:30am: All Saints, Church End, Kempston, Bedford MK43 8RH
Sunday 12noon: Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Chesham Bois, 30 Amersham Road, HP6 5PE
Weekdays: Our Lady of Ransom, 307 Bedford Rd, Kempston, Bedford MK42 8QB: see below.
fssp.org.uk/bedford or fssp.org.uk/chesham
facebook.com/bedfordlatinmass
facebook.com/fssp.england
Chaplain: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP:
malleray@fssp.org
Secretary: Mrs Theresa Madden: bedford@fssp.org
Safeguarding: If you have concerns about children or vulnerable adults, please contact the FSSP Northampton Safeguarding officer William Currie: Tel: 07825 089 336. Email: safeguardingfssp@pm.me. Reminder: NO child must be left unsupervised at any time.
Watch daily Mass by the FSSP on www.livemass.net/locations/warrington.html
Pray for the sick in our congregations: Stephen Moxham, Malgorzata Anna Pietrak, Maureen Readings, Daniel Jahansouz, Jean-Francois Moore, Maria Chidell, Monika Oledzka, Mrs Henn, Eliah Isaac, Baby Vincent Jones, Tom and Inma Jones, Baby Joseph Osborn. R.I.P. Wailim Fook (late mother of Cindy Tang), Roger Johnson, Patsy Crocker, Prima Nevard, Carl Roberts. Please email additions to this list.
Holy Mass Intentions:
| Sun 3 May 8:30am | 4th Sunday after Easter II Cl | Krystyna Makuch RIP | Ksenia |
| Sun 3 May 12:00pm | Aurora Rosell RIP | Perret family | |
| Mon 4 May 9:30am | Holy Martyrs Engl. & Wales II Cl | Private Intention | Theresa Bryan |
| Tue 5 May 6:30am | St Pius V P C III Cl | Prima Nevard RIP | Anthony Nevard |
| Wed 6 May 7:15pm | Feria IV Cl | Sweeny family | Bernadette Cassidy |
| Thu 7 May 9:30am | St Stanislaus B M III Cl | Fr Robert Smialek | Bernadette Cassidy |
| Fri 8 May No Mass | Feria IV Cl W | No public Mass – RCA retreat | |
| Sat 9 May 11:30am 10:00am Eucharistic adoration & confessions | St Gregory Nazianzen B C D III Cl | Teresa Reynolds | Laura Scallion |
| Sun 10 May 8:30am | 5th Sunday after Easter II Cl | Mr and Mrs Jones | Ruth Dyson |
| Sun 10 May 12:00pm | FSSP | Chaplaincy | |
| Mon 11 May No Mass | SS Philip & James App II Cl | No Public Mass – RCA | |
| Tue 12 May 6:30am | SS Nereus, A., D. & P. MM II Cl | Private Intention | Currie family |
| Wed 13 May 7:15pm | Vigil of the Ascension II Cl | Moxham family children | Jon & Jac.Moxham |
| Thu 14 May 8:00am at OLOR, Kempston | The Ascension I Cl. holyday of obligation | Holy Souls | Ruth Dyson |
| Thu 14 May 7:00pm at Chesham Bois | Fr David Zimmer | Helen Lodge | |
| Fri 15 May No Mass | St John Baptiste de la Salle C III Cl | No public Mass – Juventutem London | |
| Sat 16 May 11:30am 10:00am Eucharistic adoration & confessions | St Simon Stock C III Cl W | Robert Nairac RIP | Bozzino family |
| Sun 17 May 8:30am | Sunday after the Ascension II Cl | Viola birthday intention | Ksenia |
| Sun 17 May 12:00pm | Fr Dan Quackenbush | Helen Lodge | |
Daily Holy Mass readings: www.divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/missa/missa.pl
CONFESSIONS TIMES
With presently only one priest, occasional changes in Mass times and other activities may take place.
Our Lady of Ransom (for anyone): Sat 10:00am-11:15am, and 20mins before every weekday Mass. At All Saints: during Sunday Mass in the room behind the organ. Chesham Bois: after the Sunday 12noon Mass if not before.
Next trek for 18-35 single young adults on Saturday 16th May along the Chess Valley Walk. Meet outside The Red Lion on Latimer Road, WD3 6ED by 11:00am;
followed by lunch at nearby pub with Q&As on the faith, with Deacon Niall Ó hAimheirgin, FSSP.
Contact Dominic: 07960066743.
Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord,
Thursday 14th May 2026.
Holy Masses will be offered in Bedford (OLOR) at 8:00am,
and in Chesham Bois at 7:00pm.
It being a holyday of obligation,
every able Catholic must attend holy Mass that day under penalty of grave sin.
One may seek dispensation from the Chaplain if they think they have a valid impediment.
Fr de Malleray, FSSP will give a talk for all on Angels & Demons on Ascension Thursday 12th May at 8:00pm in the Parish hall of Chesham Bois after the 7:00pm holy Mass.
SAVE THE DATE for the Juventutem annual SUMMER WEEKEND on
31 Jul – 2 Aug, at Ampleforth Abbey.
Theme: Marriage, from crush to covenant.
With Fr de Malleray, FSSP, Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP, Deacon David Kahn, FSSP, and lay speakers.
For single Catholics 18-35.
Early bird discount via: lms.org.uk/juventutem2026 .
Juventutem London: for young men and women 18+; one Friday evening every month, 6pm Confessions,7pm Sung Mass with homily by Chaplain Fr de Malleray, 8pm social with Q&As. Next dates: 15 May, 19 Jun, 10 Jul.
Watch latest Chaplaincy homilies and more on the dedicated FSSP YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@FSSPLiveMass.
Pray for English subdeacon David Kahn and his confreres ordained deacons on 2nd May in Bavaria. Fr de Malleray was in attendance.
Thank you to all who raised £212.20 for the FSSP chaplaincy while enjoying a family Spring dance!
Gearing up for the Month of Mary: Ut Unum Sint is a new app to help pray the holy Rosary. It was designed by a traditional Catholic attending an FSSP Mass centre: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ut-unum-sint/id6756381376.
Mass of Ages, the celebrated series of three films on the traditional Latin Mass is now available on DVDs playable on European devices. Order your copy on https://www.latinmass.com/watch-the-trilogy.
Join Fr Roger Gilbride FSSP on a pilgrimage to Lourdes, then Oviedo to Covadonga on 20-28 July 2026. Contact: fr.gilbride@gmail.com.
Annual trad pilgrimage from Oxford to Evesham on 4-6 July 2026. Visit: olchristendom.co.uk.
Freshly printed copies of Painting Salvation, Fr de Malleray’s latest book on Catholic art, are available from the Chaplaincy for the special discounted price of £15.00 (handed cash only).
A short explanation of episcopal consecrations is available under the title A Study of the “Autonomous” Episcopate, on https://www.aroucapress.com/autonomous-episcopate.
Deacon Niall Ó hAimheirgin, FSSP will give a talk for all at Chesham Bois on Sat 30th May, 7pm, on: Appreciating the spiritual fruit drawn from the traditional Roman liturgy.
Thank you to the parishioners who have sent us their story about discovering the Traditional Latin Mass. Find out more about this opportunity on: https://fssp.org.uk/why-we-come-to-the-traditional-latin-mass/. Send us yours now!
Thank you in the name of all to the benefactors who donated to date £37,630.00 to the Holy Family Project. There is still a long way to go as we aim for buying a church as our permanent home. Thank you for further donations, and for telling your contacts about this: a webpage is being designed, which should go live next month.
Bank Details: Account Name: Holy Family Ltd; Sort Code: 23-05-80 ; Account Number: 5629 3213
SUPPORT FSSP Bedford/Chesham Bois:
Lloyds Bank; Sort Code: 30-80-27 ; Account number: 44025960; Account name: FSSP Bedford
First Holy Communion Classes are given by the Chaplain at OLOR, 1pm-2pm. Next dates: 9, 16 May; 6 June (Confessions and recollection).
https://www.europeanfraternity.com/ccmp
The CCMP – Christian Creative Minority Programme is a transformative five-day programme held in Rome, designed to unite committed Christians from across Europe while walking in the footsteps of the first Christians. Participants will be equipped and inspired to embody the European Fraternity’s mission: to act as a “Creative Minority” in their home countries and communities. The programme brings together a maximum of 60 highly engaged Christians aged 20-35 from across the continent and is tailored for aspiring and new members of the European Fraternity. It is a foundational experience, offered only once per person.
CCMP 2026 will be held from August 26 to 30
at the Domus Australia, Rome
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