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May 12, 2023

What’s on this week – Adult catechism tomorrow, Ascension this Thursday, Job opportunity

MASS INTENTIONS 8.30 am Violetta Baderko Birthday 12.30 pm Private intentionThursday 18th May 7.30 pm Priestly and Religious vocations CONFESSIONS Saturdays 3 pm—5 pm ADULT CATECHISM Tomorrow, Saturday 13th May, in the Patrick Donegan room at Christ the King at 7pm, with Fr. Phipps GOODBYE, FR NICHOLAS!Please keep in your prayers Fr Nicholas Nwanzi who moves to his new post as full–time prison chaplain at HMPGrendon tomorrow, and Fr Dariusz Bialowas who arrives on Tuesday to oversee the parish until […]

May 5, 2023

What’s on this week: No 12:30 Mass, Adult Catechism, Coronation Celebration

MASS INTENTIONSSunday 7th May 8.30 am Holy Souls No 12:30 Mass this Sunday only, because of the Parish coronation celebration. Back to normal service next week and beyond, but for this week, set your alarm clocks early! CONFESSION Saturdays 3-5pm PARISH CORONATION CELEBRATION Today Sunday 7th May from 12.15—5 pm in the hall and church grounds. All welcome. ADULT CATECHISMFr Phipps continues his series on the Seven Capital Sins next Saturday 13th May at 7 pm in the Patrick Doneganroom. FSSP […]

April 28, 2023

What’s on this week: New Parish Priest, Singing Practice, FSSP Summer Camps

MASS INTENTIONSSunday 30th April  8.30 am Conversion of husband and daughter – SUNG MASS12.30 pm Private intention CONFESSIONS  Saturdays 3 pm—5 pm SINGING PRACTICE There will be a practice led by Fr Gwilym Evans on Saturday 29th April from 3pm—5 pm.  NEW PARISH PRIEST AT CHRIST THE KINGPlease keep in your prayers Fr Richard Aladics as he prepares to take up his ministry as Parish Priest at Christthe King, and Fr Nicholas Nwzani, who has been appointed full–time prison chaplain […]

April 14, 2023

What’s on this week – Singing practice, Coronation Celebration, FSSP summer camps

MASS INTENTIONSSunday 16th April  8.30 am Holy Souls12.30 pm Private intention CONFESSIONS Saturdays 3 pm—5 pm NEXT SUNG MASSSunday 30th April at 8.30 am. There will be a practice led by Fr Gwilym Evans on Saturday 29th April from 3pm—5 pm. New singers are most welcome. PARISH CORONATION CELEBRATIONSunday 7th May from 12.15—5 pm in the hall and church grounds. Live music, children’s entertainer, facepainting, crown and cake competitions. Bring a picnic or food to share, free tea and coffee […]

April 7, 2023

Christ’s Crowning with Thorns prefigured

As a Lenten meditation Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP explains how the thorns of the crown prophetically stem from the timber of the cross. Or watch this meditation as a video here. Introduction: What crown? What is a crown? A crown is a circle of metal, normally precious, set around the head of a human ruler. As a piece of jewellery, the crown draws attention to the head of its bearer, and more specifically to his brow, under which his […]

April 6, 2023

What’s on this week: Adult Catechism, Easter Collection and FSSP Summer Camps

MASS INTENTIONSSunday 9th April 8.30 am: Paul & Pauline Vooght’s intentions12.30 pm Private intention No confession this Holy Saturday EASTER COLLECTION FOR THE BEDFORD APOSTOLATEBy Fr Nicholas’s kind agreement, the collection money from the Latin Masses at 8.30 am and 12.30 pm on Easter Sundaywill go to support the work of the FSSP Bedford Apostolate.  If you want to make a personal gift to the FSSPpriests, then please do so outside of the collections, making it clear that it is […]

March 31, 2023

What’s on this week: Local food, Church Cleaning, and Saturday Practice

MASS INTENTIONSSunday 2nd April 8.30 am Private intention12.30 pm Private intention CONFESSIONS Saturdays 3 pm—5 pmPlease note, no Confessions on Holy Saturday BE SMART, BUY LOCALWant to stock up the fridge or freezer? Jason and Sarah from Woodview Farm produce and source fresh local meat and produce, including free range eggs from their own flock and fresh fruit and veg. Can collect from their shop or deliver to Christ the King or in some cases your home. Contact details 07960575342 or […]

March 24, 2023

What’s on this week – Summer Camps, House Wanted, Baby Clothes, and Dancing!

MASS INTENTIONSSunday 26th March  8.30 am Keith Crocker RIP12.30 pm Private intention CONFESSIONS Saturdays 3 pm—5 pmPlease note, no Confessions on Holy Saturday SPRING DANCEFor all the family, Saturday 29th April, 1 pm—7 pm, St Leonard’s Church Hall near Tring. Ceilidh, food,children’s playground nearby. Tickets £35 per family, £15 adults, £10 concessions, profits to Aid to the Churchin Need. If anyone finds the cost prohibitive you may donate what you can afford. Tickets from GeorgeTyldesley, whose family attends the Chesham […]

March 22, 2023

Dowry Mag Spring Issue online

Click here to open the magazine. In this issue: Editorial: The Work of our Redemption Fr de Malleray, FSSP addresses concerns about the future of the traditional Latin Mass. The prospects are bleak, but divine Providence will support us if we put our hearts into this liturgy as a means of sanctification for us and others. Adolescents Make Rosary Beads Romeo and Lucianna Robinson, a disabled young man and his sister, found that their usual beads did not last very […]