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: Christ the King Church, Harrowden Road, Bedford MK42 0SP; and on Sundays and major feasts at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church, Chesham Bois, 30 Amersham Road, HP6 5PE
In addition, Fr de Malleray sits in the confessional for any penitent on Sunday morning from 8:00am to 8:25am,
and after the 12noon Chesham Mass for as long as needed.
Pray for the sick in our congregations: Michael Baron, Mrs Courtney, Claire Barret, Baby Vincent Jones, Tom and Inma Jones, Patsy Crocker, Baby Joseph Osborn. R.I.P. Carl Roberts. Please email to sick list.
DAILY HOLY MASSES
GENERAL ELECTION: let us pray for the new Government to serve God and all citizens to the best of their ability.
Chaplaincy Masses moving to Bedford West
After discussion with the FSSP Chaplaincy Council, with the competent authorities in the Northampton Diocese, and the CoE Kempston Parish, we are pleased to announce that we will relocate to Kempston Village & Rural this month.
Our new weekday church can accommodate only half of our Sunday congregation, hence the need for a second and larger church on Sundays, with large enough hall and car park.
The building at our new Sunday location is a pre-Reformation church dating back to the 11th century. We thank the CoE parish council for allowing us to use their building, and Bishop Oakley of Northampton for granting us canonical “permission to celebrate the sacraments” by letter dated 5th July 2024.
[Copyright Charles Durell]
The site made available to us every Sunday consists of the church, a church car park for about 40 cars, the parish hall, and the hall car park for about 20 vehicles (priority to family vans).
Click below to take a 360o tour of All Saints Church.
Congratulations to John and Amy Grimer on the baptism of their sixth child Lydia, on 6 July at Christ the King.
SAVE THE DATE: Saturday 28th September 10am-5pm community gathering at Buckden Towers, High St, Buckden, Saint Neots PE19 5TA. We look forward to spending a splendid day together with families, children and single adults. There will be activities for every age, including workshops for children, Holy Mass, conference by chaplain on Fidelity, Joy, and Merit in Marriage (the mansion is the last-but-one place of internment of Queen Catherine of Aragon), and picnic.
Please pray for our confirmation candidates who will receive the Holy Ghost now in only three weeks.
Sponsoring offered for Regina Caeli Academy by benefactors willing to assist parents in our congregations of Bedford and Chesham Bois who would like to send their child(dren) to RCA. Please contact Fr de Malleray: malleray@fssp.org.
Last Juventutem London evening on Friday 12thJuly at 96 North Side Wandsworth Common, London SW18 2QU: 7pm Sung Mass and homily, after 6pm Confessions, before 8pm social. For 18-35s.
8:30am & 11:00am Usual Sunday Mass at the Cathedral
Veneration of the Relic of St Thomas continues in the Cathedral except during Mass.
12.30-2.30pm : Art Exhibition Workshop – Pray With Colour. St Andrews room in the St Thomas Centre.
3:00pm Becket Lecture – St Thomas Centre. Hymn of Thanksgivings – the life of the Venerable Ignatius Spencer’ – Father Gerard Skinner
4:00pm Vespers of St Thomas, and Solemn Benediction, which concludes the Veneration of the Relic.
General Chapter: July 3rd – 18th, 2018
Please pray for the FSSP delegates gathered between 3 and 18 July at our American seminary for the general chapter of our Fraternity. As every six years, they will discuss the ministry of our priests, the formation of our seminarians, and elect the Superior General.
The General Chapter of the FSSP, occurring once every six years, is an international meeting at which elected representatives make crucial decisions about the future growth of the Fraternity. Among the primary tasks of the Chapter are the elections and appointments of various leadership positions, including Superior General, District Superiors, Bursars and Seminary Rectors. The 2018 Chapter is to be held July 3rd – July 18th, 2018, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, Nebraska.
The following is taken from the letter of a previous Superior General to the members of the Confraternity concerning the items to be discussed at the Chapter:
Between the opening recollection and the closing Mass, the Chapter will carry out the most important work for the life and government of our Fraternity. During these days the essential decisions will be made which will guide us during the next 6 years. The Capitulants will vote for the members who will govern our Fraternity until the following Chapter. Particular laws, which determine how our founding charism is lived out by its members in the day to day, will also be discussed and later promulgated. Finally, the delegates of the Chapter will outline a course to be followed for the Fraternity’s development – both spiritual and material – over the next six years.
We ask you to join us in praying for the graces and guidance of the Holy Spirit during the Chapter. From June 18th to the conclusion of the Chapter on July 18th, the Veni Sancte Spiritus is offered each day for the intentions of the Chapter.
May God reward you for your prayers and your support of the Fraternity!
Veni, Sancte Spíritus, reple tuórum corda fidélium, et tui amóris in eis ignem accénde.V. Emítte Spíritum túum et creabúntur.R. Et renovábis fáciem terræ.Orémus. Deus, qui corda fidélium Sancti Spíritus illustratióne docuísti: da nobis in eódem Spíritu recta sápere, et de eius semper consolatióne gaudére. Per Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen.
Come, Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and kindle in them the fire of Thy love.V. Send forth Thy Spirit and they shall be created. R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.Let us pray. O God, Who taught the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant that, by the gift of the same Spirit, we may be always truly wise, and ever rejoice in His consolation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
♦ Total members ♦ Definitively incorporated priests ♦ Seminarians (incl. deacons)
• Priestly ordinations in the FSSP over the last 12 years
YEAR
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
AVERAGE
TOTAL
11
11
12
15
16
19
16
12
14
11
15
14
14
• Number of seminarians (excluding deacons and including postulants)
Confraternity of Saint Peter
Total members: 9546 o French speakers: 1262 o German speakers: 1231 o English speakers: 6957 o Others: 96
Locations
Dioceses served: 146
Mass centers: 249 locations
Personal parishes: 48
Dioceses served by countries
Dioceses served by districts and regions
Mass centers by districts and regions
• Number of houses: 138 • Number of erected houses: 95
• Number of houses (as of Jan. 1 each year)
♦ Nb. of houses ♦ Nb. of erected houses
Congratulations to Seminarian Francis Grimer, ICKSP who was ordained Porter and Lector at his seminary in Italy, and will attend some of our Masses during his summer holiday.
Despite bleak times, small signs of revival give hope, especially among young people undertaking pilgrimages, founding families, and entering consecrated life, comments Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP.
Traffic Island Becomes Treasure Island
A participant reflects on her day of vocational discernment spent in London last Aprilamong twenty-three young ladies, based at Tyburn Convent where the relics of many English martyrs are displayed.
Chaste Sleuths Win By Popular Acclaim
Seldom promiscuous, some popular fiction detectives are often single, when not in sacred vows: an unwitting homage paid by secular culture to the Christian religion, Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP observes.
Challenges to Married Life in Secular Society
In this spontaneous contribution, a Catholic married septuagenarian looks back at the challenges inherent to married life in our time of faith demise, and forward to eternity as the goal of matrimony.
How Abbot Suger Invented the Gothic Style
Art historian Leslie Anne Hamel tells about the royal Basilica of St-Denis in Paris where, long before A.W.N. Pugin revived it, the Gothic style was invented as an architectural manifesto of transcendent faith.
Vermeer’s Woman Holding a Balance
Painted c. 1664, Johannes Vermeer’s picture displays Catholic hints about Judgement, the Blessed Virgin Mary and clandestine holy Masses, finds the author of the novel Vermeer’s Angel Fr Armand de Malleray
Tolkien and the Green Knight
Tolkien scholar Prof. Robert Lazu Kmita explains how the Arthurian legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight honouring chastity influenced the author of Lord of the Rings.
Save the date: March for Life in London on Sat 7 September. We hope to have a large delegation from our FSSP chaplaincy to this family-friendly event.
A new chant choir is starting in Oakham, Rutland for children age 7-18, directed by Susie Hill, an accomplished professional singer and teacher of music and recently ex-Trinity College Cambridge chorister. The primary aim is for children to learn to be excellent singers of chant, although the choir may accept invitations to sing at traditional masses on an occasional basis, and/or hold the occasional concert. We are thinking about rehearsals on Wednesdays, 5.45-6.45 in term time only, or chant afternoons once a month, 12.30-3.30. For more details or to register interest, telephone Jenny Urquhart on: 01572 770 580, or email rcchurchoakham@dioceseofnottingham.uk
Our Lady of Walsingham’s statue will stay with the Titmus family this Sunday.
Two altar servers’ simple black cassocks & cottas were offered for our move to Our Lady of Ransom.
Any hidden ones left, or any sowing projects?
Fr Coelho will be back in Bedford as of Wed 10th July.
Thank you for your contribution to the £198.16 parish collection for Peter’s Pence last Sunday.
About 90 children and adults attended an art tour at the National Portrait Gallery in London on Fri 5 July, organised by our families with two talks on the Tudor monarchs by Fr de Malleray.
MORE BOOKS at Sunday repository: Just arrived: Know Your Mass comic book: £10.00/copy.
FSSP colouring books on the Gospels at the heavily discounted price of £5.00/copy.
Juventutem Summer Weekend on 2-4 August at Ampleforth Abbey for 18-35s: £165/person including all accommodation, food, and a space on the coach to/from York Station if required. Liturgies and talks by Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP, Fr Thomas Crean, OP, LMS Chairman Dr Joseph Shaw, Benedictine Nuns of Gower on vocation, William Carry of SPUC Scotland on pro-life, Mother-of-ten and convert Alison Cotton on Catholic upbringing. Simply complete the form at bit.ly/juventutem2024 or email juventutemldn@gmail.com if you have any queries!
Great feast of Sts John Fisher & Thomas More this Tuesday, with 8am Holy Mass. We need their prayer for country and families!
(Stain glass of the two saints at Chesham Bois Church)
FINANCES: online donations and standing orders are still gratefully received, being also much quicker and easier to process than cash. Thank you in advance for your generosity. Sort code: 30-80-27 Account number: 44025960 Thank you in advance.
GIFT AID: Increase your donation to the FSSP Chaplaincy by 25% at no further expense to you. Ask Rita for a Gift Aid form, fill it in and hand it back to her. That will help us a lot.
Despite bleak times, small signs of revival give hope, especially among young people undertaking pilgrimages, founding families, and entering consecrated life, comments Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP.
Traffic Island Becomes Treasure Island
A participant reflects on her day of vocational discernment spent in London last Aprilamong twenty-three young ladies, based at Tyburn Convent where the relics of many English martyrs are displayed.
Chaste Sleuths Win By Popular Acclaim
Seldom promiscuous, some popular fiction detectives are often single, when not in sacred vows: an unwitting homage paid by secular culture to the Christian religion, Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP observes.
Challenges to Married Life in Secular Society
In this spontaneous contribution, a Catholic married septuagenarian looks back at the challenges inherent to married life in our time of faith demise, and forward to eternity as the goal of matrimony.
How Abbot Suger Invented the Gothic Style
Art historian Leslie Anne Hamel tells about the royal Basilica of St-Denis in Paris where, long before A.W.N. Pugin revived it, the Gothic style was invented as an architectural manifesto of transcendent faith.
Vermeer’s Woman Holding a Balance
Painted c. 1664, Johannes Vermeer’s picture displays Catholic hints about Judgement, the Blessed Virgin Mary and clandestine holy Masses, finds the author of the novel Vermeer’s Angel Fr Armand de Malleray
Tolkien and the Green Knight
Tolkien scholar Prof. Robert Lazu Kmita explains how the Arthurian legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight honouring chastity influenced the author of Lord of the Rings.
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FSSP Chaplaincy Bulletin, 30 June 2024
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: Christ the King Church, Harrowden Road, Bedford MK42 0SP; and on Sundays and major feasts at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church, Chesham Bois, 30 Amersham Road, HP6 5PE
Chaplain: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP: malleray@fssp.org
Visiting Priest: Fr Miguel Coelho: pe.miguelcoelho@protonmail.com
Secretary: Mrs Rita Carroll: 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: Children must be accompanied to the loo by a parent.
Watch daily Mass by the FSSP on www.livemass.net/locations/warrington.html
Daily Holy Mass readings: www.divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/missa/missa.pl
Sat 9:00am-9:55am. And during or around Holy Mass when possible, including in Chesham Bois.
Fr de Malleray endeavours to be in the confessional for anyone on Sunday morning from 8:00am to 8:25am.
Pray for the sick in our congregations: Michael Baron, Mrs Courtney, Claire Barret, Baby Vincent Jones, Tom and Inma Jones, Patsy Crocker, Baby Joseph Osborn. R.I.P. Carl Roberts. Please email to sick list.
Congratulations to James Leonard and Tanith Pearce who have completed their one-year preparation and were received into the Church on Sat 29 June, 9:00am, at Christ the King, on the feast of Sts Peter and Paul. Let us keep our new fellow-Catholics in our prayer. Their perseverance and their faith commitment are an inspiration to all of us!
We look forward to spending a splendid day together with families, children and single adults. There will be activities for every age, including
workshops for children,
Holy Mass,
conference by chaplain on Fidelity, Joy, and Merit in Marriage (the mansion is the last-but-one place of internment of Queen Catherine of Aragon),
and picnic.
Last Sunday nine of our young girls made their investiture as wolvets. It is a beautiful and formal commitment made by our children to grow in virtue as part of a strongly Catholic movement. Many adults wish they had had that opportunity.
Thank you to the parents who dedicate themselves so generously to coordinate the events. Let us pray for all our cubs, wolvets, scouts and guides.
Our Lady of Walsingham will this Sunday stay at the home of Rita Carroll and her son Declan. We thank them for including the intentions of our two congregations in their daily recitation of the litany of Loreto before the statue.
Book for Our Lady’s visit: it is a simple and deep way of building up brotherly unity among all of us through a shared focus on Our Lady. Her statue was blessed on the very spot of her apparition, during our community pilgrimage to Walsingham.
Juventutem Summer Weekend on 2-4 August at Ampleforth Abbey for 18-35s: £165/person including all accommodation, food, and a space on the coach to/from York Station if required.
Liturgies and talks by Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP, Fr Thomas Crean, OP, LMS Chairman Dr Joseph Shaw, Benedictine Nuns of Gower on vocation, William Carry of SPUC Scotland on pro-life, Mother-of-ten and convert Alison Cotton on Catholic upbringing. Simply complete the form at bit.ly/juventutem2024 or email juventutemldn@gmail.com if you have any queries!
Well done 20 parishioners who attended our monthly meeting for all in Chesham Bois last 22 June. The topic on How what we wear hinders or fosters our sanctification and that of other people provided food for thought. For further reading we recommend Colleen Hammond’s book Dressing with Dignity.
The meetings will resume in September after the summer recess.
Further to the talks about the way we dress, may all be thanked for their help in gradual improving of our dress standards especially at Sunday Mass. In particular, let us commit together not to wear sport itemsin church (sport shoes, t-shirts, sport trousers or shorts).
Dr Teresa Clayton is a Catholic Clinical Psychologist
While awaiting his visa Fr Coelho is helping out Fr O’Donohue in Ireland (Waterford). We look forward to his return soon.
Sun 30 Jun The annual collection (traditionally called Peter’s Pence) for the Pope’s apostolic and charitable ministry takes place on the Sunday nearest to the feast of Ss Peter and Paul. There will be a second collection at our Masses. In accordance with the Fifth Commandment of the Church (“to contribute to the support of the Church”), the offering is a tangible gesture of loyalty to the Successor of St Peter, given for the various needs of the universal Church and for the relief of those most in need.
DEADLINE APPROACHING BOOK BY 1 JULY!
FSSP SUMMER CAMPS 2024 for children aged 10-17Boys’ Camp: 5-10 Aug Girls’ Camp: 12-17 Aug Savio House, Bollington, near Macclesfield Book here! Worried about the cost? Speak to one of the priests about bursaries…
GENERAL ELECTION 2024 Thu 4 Jul
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales has prepared some information and guidance to help inform Catholics how to vote in the election. Please take some time to read it. The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Nichols, asks us particularly to consider how we can “construct a society in which families can flourish”. In light of that, there are some useful tools on the website of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), including a pro-life analysis of the manifestos of all the main political parties. Find out where your candidates stand on abortion and assisted suicide here.
THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT2239 It is the duty of citizens to contribute along with the civil authorities to the good of society in a spirit of truth, justice, solidarity, and freedom. The love and service of one’s country follow from the duty of gratitude and belong to the order of charity. Submission to legitimate authorities and service of the common good require citizens to fulfil their roles in the life of the political community. 2240 Submission to authority and co-responsibility for the common good make it morally obligatory to pay taxes, to exercise the right to vote… Catechism of the Catholic Church (1997) [emphasis added]
Altar servers’ simple black cassocks are needed for next month when we begin at our new church. Before we spend money buying some, does anyone have some in good condition to donate or lend, or has anyone ever made such cassocks? The same for simple servers’ white cottas (surplices).
Summer Ceilidh Sat 6 July 7:30pm-Midnight, St Albans, Al1 5 AX. Contact Emma John sizimizi@yahoo.co.uk.
MORE BOOKS at Sunday repository: Just arrived: Know Your Mass comic book: £10.00/copy. FSSP colouring books on the Gospels at the heavily discounted price of £5.00/copy.
“In the Footsteps of the Great Saintly Priests” Reflections on St John Fisher, St John Vianney and St Padre Pio Book here Please tell your priest friends, religious, seminarians! Cost: £375 (includes single, en-suite room and full board)
Online family event:
Saints’ Club on Sunday 7th July, 4.30 – 5.00 pm UK Time (17.30 – 18.00 h Swiss/Austrian/French/German Time). Please see the details on the attached flyer. We are looking forward to celebrating the Parents of Our Lady, St Anne and St Joachim, together as well as the Parents of St Therese of Lisieux, Sts Zelie and Louis Martin. All their Feast Days are coming up in July!
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: Christ the King Church, Harrowden Road, Bedford MK42 0SP; and on Sundays and major feasts at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church, Chesham Bois, 30 Amersham Road, HP6 5PE
Sat 9:00am-9:55am. And during or around Holy Mass when possible, including in Chesham Bois.
Fr de Malleray endeavours to be in the confessional for anyone on Sunday morning from 8:00am to 8:25am.
DAILY HOLY MASSES
Congratulations toFr Miklos Homolya, FSSP, ordained a priest at our seminary last weekend. A former member of Juventutem London, our new priest will be assigned in Warrington to succeed Fr Evans sent abroad for further studies. Members of our congregation attended the ceremony. See pictures of the ordination here https://photos.app.goo.gl/27dU1Vzs5nDH6Tmz8.
Keep abreast of news and offers liturgical, spiritual, doctrinal, educational, and recreational at our vibrant twin communities of Bedford and Chesham Bois numbering nearly 300, mostly young couples and families with children.
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The major feast of Sts Peter & Paul Apostles is this Saturday, 29th June.
Do your utmost to attend Holy Mass and pray for the Church and for the return of England to the Roman fold. Please note that the obligation to attend Mass on that day does NOT apply this year.
It is also the patronal feast of the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter whose priests serve this chaplaincy.
Plenary indulgence for members of the Confraternity of St Peter on the usual conditions.
NEW CHURCH FOR WEEKDAY MASSES
Having been asked to depart from Christ the King Church on 22nd July, will relocate next month to Our Lady of Ransom, 307 Bedford Rd, Kempston, Bedford MK42 8QB for daily Mass (Mon to Sat) and devotions. Please email bedford@fssp.org your preferred weekdays and times to attend.
Congratulations to James Leonard and Tanith Pearce who have completed their one-year preparation and will be received into the Church on Sat 29 June, 9:00am, at Christ the King, on the feast of Sts Peter and Paul. (In the absence of Fr Coelho, confessions may not take place then.)
Congratulations to Joshua and Kym Knight (both standing to the right on the picture) on the baptism of their second child Celine last Sat 15 June.
Last Sunday adult staff made their scout promise after holy Mass, and some children will do the same this Sunday. Pray for our cubs, wolvets, scout and guides.
Our Lady of Walsingham will this Sunday be welcome in the home of Katherine Peddie. We thank her for including the intentions of our two congregations in their daily recitation of the litany of Loreto before the statue.
Juventutem Summer Weekend on 2-4 August at Ampleforth Abbey for 18-35s: £165/person including all accommodation, food, and a space on the coach to/from York Station if required. Liturgies and talks by Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP, Fr Thomas Crean, OP, LMS Chairman Dr Joseph Shaw, Benedictine Nuns of Gower on vocation, William Carry of SPUC Scotland on pro-life, Mother-of-ten and convert Alison Cotton on Catholic upbringing. Simply complete the form at bit.ly/juventutem2024 or email juventutemldn@gmail.com if you have any queries!
Dr Teresa Clayton is a Catholic Clinical Psychologist Contact: drteresaclayton@outlook.com ;
Website: https://www.icatc-world.com/?lang=en
While awaiting his visa Fr Coelho is helping out Fr O’Donohue in Ireland (Waterford). We look forward to his return here later this month.
Last 20th June Fr de Malleray attended with fellow-clergy from the diocese the quarterly deanery meeting in Flitwick, where our congregation attended Sunday Mass for several years (2008-2010), served by the FSSP.
Well done 12 men and 16 ladies who attended our two monthly groups last week in Bedford. The meetings will resume in September after the summer recess.
Altar servers’ simple black cassocks are needed for next month when we begin in our new church. Before we spend money buying some, does anyone have some in good condition to donate or lend, or has anyone ever made such cassocks? The same for simple servers’ white cottas (surplices).
Summer Ceilidh Sat 6 July 7:30pm-Midnight, St Albans, Al1 5 AX. Contact Emma John sizimizi@yahoo.co.uk.
MORE BOOKS at Sunday repository: Just arrived: Know Your Mass comic book: £10.00/copy. FSSP colouring books on the Gospels at the heavily discounted price of £5.00/copy.
Summer Camps 2024: This year’s summer camps will once again take place at Savio House in Bollington, near Macclesfield. Boys 5-10 Aug. Girls 12-17 Aug. Booking form: https://form.jotform.com/240713420509347.
See pictures here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/138056205@N08/albums/72177720310480630/
FINANCES: online donations and standing orders are still gratefully received, being also much quicker and easier to process than cash. Thank you in advance for your generosity. Sort code: 30-80-27 Account number: 44025960 Thank you in advance.
GIFT AID: Increase your donation to the FSSP Chaplaincy by 25% at no further expense to you. Ask Rita for a Gift Aid form, fill it in and hand it back to her. That will help us a lot.
Pray for the sick in our congregations: Michael Baron, Mrs Courtney, Claire Barret, Baby Vincent Jones, Tom and Inma Jones, Patsy Crocker, Baby Joseph Osborn. R.I.P. Carl Roberts. Please email to sick list.
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: Christ the King Church, Harrowden Road, Bedford MK42 0SP; and on Sundays and major feasts at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church, Chesham Bois, 30 Amersham Road, HP6 5PE
Pray for 11 new FSSP priests ordained in America last 29 May, and another 7 ordained last 15 June in Bavaria, including one of our vocations from the UK, Rev Miklos Homolya, FSSP. Please pray for these 18 new priests and see pictures here: https://fsspolgs.org/fssp-priestly-ordinations-may-29th-2024/
Keep abreast of news and offers liturgical, spiritual, doctrinal, educational, and recreational at our vibrant twin communities of Bedford and Chesham Bois numbering nearly 300, mostly young couples and families with children.
Just scan the QR code with the camera on your phone to be directed straight to our newsletter form. You will receive it weekly. (Your name and email address will not show.) Our digital newsletter provides much more information than our paper one, with links, pictures and further news.
Please share it with friends! God bless you.
NEW CHURCH FOR WEEKDAY MASSES
Having been asked to depart from Christ the King Church on 21st July, will relocate next month to Our Lady of Ransom, 307 Bedford Rd, Kempston, Bedford MK42 8QB for daily Mass (Mon to Sat) and devotions. Because that church is used only for a Sat evening English Mass, we will have more opportunities to adjust our times for Mass and devotions to your needs. Please email bedford@fssp.org your preferred weekdays and times to attend.
The church sits up to 100, and its car park fits up to 20 cars. It has a kitchenette and meeting room for our monthly groups.
We thank Canon Seamus Keenan, PP of St Joseph & Holy Child and his parishioners for welcoming our congregation at Our Lady of Ransom.
The use of a larger Bedford church to fit our Sunday congregation is being explored and we hope to announce it soon. Please keep praying for a happy and fruitful move.
Congratulations to Joshua and Kym Knight on the birth of their second child Celine Grace on 13 June and her holy Baptism on Sat 15 June.
“The priest is not a priest for himself; he does not give himself absolution; he does not administer the Sacraments to himself. He is not for himself, he is for you… where there is no longer any priest there is no sacrifice, and where there is no longer any sacrifice there is no religion.” (Saint John Vianney)
The saints offer models and examplars of holiness for every walk of life: a particularly worthy focus during this Year of Prayer.
This retreat will pick out some of the great priest saints of Europe – St John Fisher, St John Vianney and St Pio of Pietrelcina – to offer a reflection on the character and ministry of the priestly life.St John Fisher stands as a reformation-era St John the Baptist, most recognised for his objection to King Henry VIII’s divorce of Catherine of Aragon and for his subsequent refusal to acknowledge Anne Boleyn’s daughter as heir to the throne. A cameo ring depicting Aristotle, which belonged to John Fisher, is held at Stonyhurst, having been presented to the College by relatives of Fisher in the 19th century.
The ring will be loaned for the retreat by the College to the CHC, in order to accompany the clergy during this time of prayer.
St John Vianney also experienced the turmoil and upheaval of religious life brought about in his own country, by the French Revolution. Known for his tirelessness in reconciling people to God, he is rightly upheld as a model of a curator of souls.
St Pio of Pietrelcina is widely known for the gifts he received of the stigmata and of spiritual insight, and his profound piety and charity.
TRAD MISSION: Did you know that the FSSP runs a successful mission in rural Colombia? Visit https://missiontradition.us/colombia/ FSSP Colombian lay students (minors) are looking for UK hosts and teachers for 4 weeks learning of English language and culture from mi-December to mid-January 2025.
With at least five members of our congregation originating from Latin America, FSSP Northampton would like to organise a stay for some of those students. Please contact Fr de Malleray.
After visiting the Ibabu, the Jones, the Carey, the Hallam, the Baron, the Moxham, and the Dugdale, families, Our Lady of Walsingham will this Sunday accompany the Bregu family home. We thank them for including the intentions of our two congregations in their daily recitation of the litany of Loreto before the statue. Book your week on the sign-up sheet after holy Mass this Sunday.
Juventutem Summer Weekend on 2-4 August at Ampleforth Abbey for 18-35s: £165/person including all accommodation, food, and a space on the coach to/from York Station if required.
Liturgies and talks by
Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP, chaplain
Fr Thomas Crean, OP, theologian
LMS Chairman Dr Joseph Shaw and ethicist
Benedictine Nuns of Gower, on vocation,
William Carry of SPUC Scotland, on pro-life,
Mother-of-ten and convert Alison Cotton, on Catholic upbringing.
Now confirmed, former member of Juventutem London, now Sister Katarina OSB, will attend the Juventutem weekend, will give a talk, and answer questions.
(Some of the Benedictines at their abbey in America)
As announced the sacrament of Confirmation will be administered by Bishop Oakley on Sat 27 July, 3pm, at Christ the King Church. Please pray for our candidates. Confirmation classes start on Sat 22 June, 11:00am, at Christ the King Church, Donegan Room. Contact Rita Carroll for any information.
Just arrived: FSSP colouring books on the life of the Lord at the heavily discounted price of £5.00/copy.
THREE GROUPS MEET THIS WEEK
MEN’S GROUP Thursday 20 June, 7:30pm for 8:00pm talk on Manliness and the Sacred Heart.
LADIES’ GROUP Friday 21 June, 7:30pm for 8:00pm talk on What we wear hinders or fosters sanctification. (Both groups in Bedford, CTK.)
CHESHAM BOIS for all: Sat 22 June, 7pm talk on What we wear hinders or fosters sanctification.
PILGRIMAGES THIS SUMMER
The Two Shrines Pilgrimage for the reconversion of Scotland 27th-29th July. Full details including registration (by 30th June) on cosn.president@gmail.com.
4th Pilgrimage of Our Lady of Christendom – Spain from Oviedo to Covadonga Thu 27 – Sat 29 Jul 2024 95km by foot to the statue of “La Santina” More information here — or by speaking to Michael Hall at St Mary’s 5th Cologne-Kevelaer Pilgrimage Sat 7 – Sun 8 Sep 2024 60km by foot to Germany’s 2nd-largest Marian shrine More information here — or by speaking to Michael Hall at St Mary’s
Summer Camps 2024: This year’s summer camps will once again take place at Savio House in Bollington, near Macclesfield. Boys 5-10 Aug. Girls 12-17 Aug.
FINANCES: online donations and standing orders are still gratefully received, being also much quicker and easier to process than cash. Thank you in advance for your generosity. Sort code: 30-80-27 Account number: 44025960 Thank you in advance.
GIFT AID: Increase your donation to the FSSP Chaplaincy by 25% at no further expense to you. Ask Rita for a Gift Aid form, fill it in and hand it back to her. That will help us a lot.
Pray for the sick in our congregations: Mrs Courtney, Claire Barret, Baby Vincent Jones, Tom and Inma Jones, Patsy Crocker, Baby Joseph Osborn. R.I.P. Carl Roberts. Please email to sick list.
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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: Christ the King Church, Harrowden Road, Bedford MK42 0SP; and on Sundays and major feasts at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church, Chesham Bois, 30 Amersham Road, HP6 5PE
Sat 9:00am-9:55am. And during or around Holy Mass when possible, including in Chesham Bois.
Fr de Malleray endeavours to be in the confessional for anyone on Sunday morning from 8:00am to 8:25am.
Pray for 11 new FSSP priests ordained in America last 29 May, and another 7 ordained next 15 June in Bavaria, including one of our vocations from the UK, Rev Miklos Homolya, FSSP. Please pray for these 18 new priests and see pictures here: https://fsspolgs.org/fssp-priestly-ordinations-may-29th-2024/
First Holy Communions: well done our 16 children who received the Lord Jesus for the first time last Sunday in Bedford and in Chesham Bois, before walking in Eucharistic procession outdoors. Our cubs and wolvets and all scouts and guides processed wearing their uniforms. Four dads of First Communicants carried the canopy in Bedford.
June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Well done all those who attended holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart last Friday and gained a plenary indulgence for the holy souls in Purgatory though the public recitation of the Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart (Baronius p. 1871).
After visiting the Ibabu, the Jones, the Carey, the Hallam, the Baron and the Moxham families, Our Lady of Walsingham will this Sunday accompany the Dugdale family home. We thank them for including the intentions of our two congregations in their daily recitation of the litany of Loreto before the statue. Book your week on the sign-up sheet after holy Mass this Sunday.
What is youth?Watch the video of the solemn high Mass for the twentieth anniversary of Juventutem in London last 24.V.24 here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYEJMm86M7g (with homily 27:53-49:46). See pics here:
Read the commemorative article on Juventutem in CRISIS MAGAZINE here: https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/traditional-youth-movement-juventutem-turns-twenty.
Juventutem Summer Weekend
on 2-4 August at Ampleforth Abbey for 18-35s:
£165/person
including all accommodation, food, and a space on the coach to/from York Station if required.
Liturgies and talks by Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP,
While awaiting his visa Fr Coelho is helping out Fr O’Donohue in Ireland (Waterford). We look forward to his return here later this month.
MORE BOOKS at Sunday repository: CORPUS CHRISTI essential: Ego Eimi, book on the Holy Eucharist by Fr de Malleray, with foreword by Bishop Athanasius Schneider;
Baronius hand missals: discounted price of £45. Vermeer’s Angel novel, by Fr de Malleray (£15.00) The Sacred Liturgy as a Secret Garden, short essay by Fr de Malleray (£5.00)
Just arrived: FSSP colouring books on the life of the Lord Jesus at the heavily discounted price of £5.00/copy.
PLEASE CHECK THESE DATES ARE IN YOUR DIARY for next week:
Next Men’s group: Thursday 20 June, 7:30pm for 8:00pm.
Next Ladies’ Group : Friday 21 June, 7:30pm for 8:00pm. Why what we wear hinders or fosters sanctification for us and others.
Chesham Bois talk for all: Saturday 22 June, 7:00pm
The Two Shrines Pilgrimage is a three-day walking pilgrimage for the reconversion of Scotland. 27th-29th July and full details including registration (deadline 30th June) are available on the website of its organisers, The Confraternity of St Ninian. Info: cosn.president@gmail.com.
Summer Camps 2024: This year’s summer camps will once again take place at Savio House in Bollington, near Macclesfield. Boys 5-10 Aug. Girls 12-17 Aug.
“The priest is not a priest for himself; he does not give himself absolution; he does not administer the Sacraments to himself. He is not for himself, he is for you… where there is no longer any priest there is no sacrifice, and where there is no longer any sacrifice there is no religion.” (Saint John Vianney)
The saints offer models and examplars of holiness for every walk of life: a particularly worthy focus during this Year of Prayer.
This retreat will pick out some of the great priest saints of Europe – St John Fisher, St John Vianney and St Pio of Pietrelcina – to offer a reflection on the character and ministry of the priestly life.St John Fisher stands as a reformation-era St John the Baptist, most recognised for his objection to King Henry VIII’s divorce of Catherine of Aragon and for his subsequent refusal to acknowledge Anne Boleyn’s daughter as heir to the throne. A cameo ring depicting Aristotle, which belonged to John Fisher, is held at Stonyhurst, having been presented to the College by relatives of Fisher in the 19th century.
The ring will be loaned for the retreat by the College to the CHC, in order to accompany the clergy during this time of prayer.
St John Vianney also experienced the turmoil and upheaval of religious life brought about in his own country, by the French Revolution. Known for his tirelessness in reconciling people to God, he is rightly upheld as a model of a curator of souls.
St Pio of Pietrelcina is widely known for the gifts he received of the stigmata and of spiritual insight, and his profound piety and charity.
FINANCES: online donations and standing orders are still gratefully received, being also much quicker and easier to process than cash. Thank you in advance for your generosity. Sort code: 30-80-27 Account number: 44025960 Thank you in advance.
GIFT AID: Increase your donation to the FSSP Chaplaincy by 25% at no further expense to you. Ask Rita for a Gift Aid form, fill it in and hand it back to her. That will help us a lot.
Pray for the sick in our congregations: Mrs Courtney, Claire Barret, Baby Vincent Jones, Tom and Inma Jones, Patsy Crocker, Baby Joseph Osborn. R.I.P. Carl Roberts. Please email to sick list.
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: Christ the King Church, Harrowden Road, Bedford MK42 0SP; and on Sundays and major feasts at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church, Chesham Bois, 30 Amersham Road, HP6 5PE
Sat 9:00am-9:55am. And during or around Holy Mass when possible, including in Chesham Bois.
Fr de Malleray endeavours to be in the confessional for anyone on Sunday morning from 8:00am to 8:25am.
Pray for 11 new FSSP priests ordained in America last 29 May, and another 7 ordained next 15 June in Bavaria, including one of our vocations from the UK, Rev Miklos Homolya,FSSP. Please pray forthese 18 new priests. Watch USA ordination here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCmITPu_FI0; and see pictures here: https://fsspolgs.org/fssp-priestly-ordinations-may-29th-2024/
First Holy Communions: The great day of Sunday 2 June has arrived for our 16 candidates who will receive Our Lord for the first time in Bedford and in Chesham Bois, before walking in Eucharistic procession outdoors. Our cubs and wolvets and all scouts and guides will process wearing their uniforms. It will be a low Mass with hymns, followed by a procession of the blessed Sacrament around the church grounds, ending with short Benediction. Four dads of First Communicants will carry the canopy in Bedford.
Photos can be taken at the end.
From Ireland Fr Coelho wrote: “I hope everything goes well tomorrow and I pray for the little ones that will receive Jesus for the first time, so that they can live in a way that allows them to be always prepared to receive Jesus and that each communion makes them more united to Jesus, the only thing that matters in this world.”
To honour Our Lord carried outdoors, and as a pious consideration in this warmer weather, all adults, teenagers and children are kindly requested to wear their Sunday best (chest, back, legs and shoulders covered; dresses and mantillas welcome for ladies; suit and ties welcome for gentlemen; no sport shoes or casual attire; avoid clothes displaying worldly or commercial signs or brands). Thank you.
Food for thought on Christian modesty provided by Voice of the Family: https://voiceofthefamily.com/can-christian-decency-be-guarded-in-the-summertime/
June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Do your best to attend 8am Holy Mass this Friday, gaining a plenary indulgence for the public recitation of the Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart (Baronius missals p. 1871).
On Saturday 8 June exceptionally, confessions will be heard AFTER the 10am Mass, NOT from 9am.
After visiting the Ibabu, the Jones, the Carey, the Hallam and the Baron families, Our Lady of Walsingham will this Sunday accompany the Moxham family home. We thank them for including the intentions of our two congregations in their daily recitation of the litany of Loreto before the statue. Book your week on the sign-up sheet after holy Mass this Sunday.
What is youth?Watch the video of the solemn high Mass for the twentieth anniversary of Juventutem in London last 24.V.24 here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYEJMm86M7g (with homily 27:53-49:46).
Juventutem Summer Weekend on 2-4 August at Ampleforth Abbey for 18-35s: Book before the Ascension to secure a great discount: £125 including all accommodation, food, and a space on the coach to / from York Station if required. Simply complete the form at bit.ly/juventutem2024 or email juventutemldn@gmail.com if you have any queries!
While awaiting his visa Fr Coelho is helping out Fr O’Donohue in Ireland (Waterford). We look forward to his return here later this month.
MORE BOOKS at Sunday repository: CORPUS CHRISTI essential: Ego Eimi, book on the Holy Eucharist by Fr de Malleray, with foreword by Bishop Athanasius Schneider;
Baronius hand missals: discounted price of £45. Vermeer’s Angel novel, by Fr de Malleray (£15.00) The Sacred Liturgy as a Secret Garden, short essay by Fr de Malleray (£5.00)
Next Men’s group: Thursday 20 June, 7:30pm for 8:00pm.
Next Ladies’ Group : Friday 21 June, 7:30pm for 8:00pm.
Fr de Malleray will attend the annual Colloquium of the Confraternity of Catholic Clergy at Oscott Seminary in Birmingham on 4-5 June.
Summer Camps 2024: This year’s summer camps will once again take place at Savio House in Bollington, near Macclesfield. Boys 5-10 Aug. Girls 12-17 Aug. Booking form: https://form.jotform.com/240713420509347.
See pictures here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/
138056205@N08/albums/72177720310480630/
Juventutem London monthly holy Mass and social on the Feast of the Sacred Heart, Friday 7 June, 7pm (Confessions from 6pm) at St Mary Magdalene Oratory, 96 North Side, London SW18 2QU.
FINANCES: online donations and standing orders are still gratefully received, being also much quicker and easier to process than cash. Thank you in advance for your generosity. Sort code: 30-80-27 Account number: 44025960 Thank you in advance.
GIFT AID: Increase your donation to the FSSP Chaplaincy by 25% at no further expense to you. Ask Rita for a Gift Aid form, fill it in and hand it back to her. That will help us a lot.
Pray for the sick in our congregations: Mrs Courtney, Claire Barret, Baby Vincent Jones, Tom and Inma Jones, Patsy Crocker, Baby Joseph Osborn. R.I.P. Carl Roberts. Please email to sick list.
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: Christ the King Church, Harrowden Road, Bedford MK42 0SP; and on Sundays and major feasts at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church, Chesham Bois, 30 Amersham Road, HP6 5PE
Sat 9:00am-9:55am. And during or around Holy Mass when possible, including in Chesham Bois.
Well done our 16 children who made their First Confession with Fr de Malleray on 25 May. Please pray for their last week of preparation until First Holy Communions on Sunday 2 June at the Bedford 8:30am Mass, followed by short Eucharistic procession and benediction.
Easter Duty: All Catholics (who have already made First Communion) have the grave obligation to confess serious sin and receive Holy Communion during the paschal season, which ends on Trinity Sunday (26 May).
CORPUS CHRISTI this week: The feast is on Thursday 30 May, with holy Mass at 8:00am at Christ the King Church. It is not of obligation but attending holy Mass on the day is highly commendable. In addition, we will solemnise Corpus Christi on the Sunday following, 2 June. It will be a low Mass with hymns, followed by a procession of the blessed Sacrament around the church grounds, ending with short Benediction. Our First Communicants will receive the Lord Jesus in holy Communion at that Mass, and will walk in the procession as a group after. Photos can be taken at the end.
To honour Our Lord carried outdoors, and as a pious consideration in this warmer weather, all adults, teenagers and children are kindly requested to wear their Sunday best (chest, back, legs and shoulders covered; dresses and mantillas welcome for ladies; suit and ties welcome for gentlemen; no sport shoes or casual attire; avoid clothes displaying worldly or commercial signs or brands).
Our cubs and wolvets and all scouts and guides will process (to be confirmed) wearing their uniforms. It is permitted to carry a banner of the Blessed Sacrament: if anyone has such a banner, please contact the chaplain beforehand. Bearers of the (light) canopy will also be called for (men wearing suits and ties).
11 new FSSP priests in America ordained this Wednesday: On May 29: Priestly ordinations in Denton by His Exc. Terrence Prendergast, Archbishop Emeritus of Ottawa of the Reverend Jeremy Chua Joseph Duffy Christopher Eichman Benjamin Feuerborn Anthony Fill Samuel Florance Matthew Kane Jacob Kasak Brian Myers Charles Ohotnicky Stephen Wetzel
On May 29th, we will be celebrating the solemn ordination of 11 of our seminarians to the sacred priesthood. We invite you to join us on the livestream, which will be broadcast on the following YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/@olgsbasketball1870/streams
Discussions have started about a family day for all at Buckden Towers, probably in September. Please send us suggestions of activities and format! Email bedford@fssp.org.
Saturday or Sunday?
Overnight or day event?
Children activities: music practice, chant, games?
Parents: talks on education; marriage life; theology of the sacrament of matrimony?
After visiting the Ibabu, the Jones, the Carey, and the Hallam families, Our Lady of Walsingham will this Sunday accompany the Baron family home. We thank them for including the intentions of our two congregations in their daily recitation of the litany of Loreto before the statue. Book your week on the sign-up sheet after holy Mass this Sunday.
About 120 attended the Juventutem20th anniversary on Friday 24 May
Juventutem Summer Weekend on 2-4 August at Ampleforth Abbey for 18-35s: Book before the Ascension to secure a great discount: £125 including all accommodation, food, and a space on the coach to / from York Station if required. Simply complete the form at bit.ly/juventutem2024 or email juventutemldn@gmail.com if you have any queries!
Fr Coelho is helping out Fr O’Donohue in Ireland (Waterford) while awaiting his UK visa. We look forward to his return here in early June, please God.
MORE BOOKS at Sunday repository: Baronius hand missals: discounted price of £45. Vermeer’s Angel novel, by Fr de Malleray (£15.00) The Sacred Liturgy as a Secret Garden, short essay by Fr de Malleray (£5.00)
Next Men’s group: Thursday 20 June, 7:30pm for 8:00pm. Next Ladies’ Group : Friday 21 June, 7:30pm for 8:00pm.
The camps are for children aged 10 -17 (no exceptions possible). The boys’ camp is 5-10 August, and the girls’ camp 12-17 August. They take place at Savio House Retreat Centre, in Bollington, in the beautiful surrounds of the Peak District. See pictures here:https://www.flickr.com/photos/138056205@N08/albums/72177720310480630/ Booking form: https://form.jotform.com/240713420509347. Deadline for bookings: 1 July.
Deo gratias for 18,000 walking the great Pentecost pilgrimage from Paris to Chartres 18-20 May, including about 20 members of our two congregations.
The largest ever Pilgrimage of Christendom took place on the weekend of Pentecost 2024 from Paris to Chartres: 18,000 pilgrims, including 440 clerics (of whom 140 FSSP priests and seminarians). Plus 1,000 volunteers for the logistics only. Final Mass and homily inside Chartres Cathedral by Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Over 200 pilgrims from the UK, including nearly 20 from the FSSP Chaplaincy in Bedford & Chesham Bois, with Fr Armand de Malleray (arriving after offering our two Sunday Masses in England). Well done all pilgrims! Our Lady of Chartres, pray for us! “Chartres sonne, Chartres t’appelle, gloire, honneur au Christ Roi!”
FINANCES: online donations and standing orders are still gratefully received, being also much quicker and easier to process than cash. Thank you in advance for your generosity. Sort code: 30-80-27 Account number: 44025960 Thank you in advance.
GIFT AID: Increase your donation to the FSSP Chaplaincy by 25% at no further expense to you. Ask Rita for a Gift Aid form, fill it in and hand it back to her. That will help us a lot.
Pray for the sick in our congregations: Mrs Courtney, Claire Barret, Baby Vincent Jones, Tom and Inma Jones, Patsy Crocker, Baby Joseph Osborn. R.I.P. Carl Roberts. Please email to sick list.
DAILY HOLY MASSES
TRAD MISSION: Did you know that the FSSP runs a successful mission in rural Colombia? Visit https://missiontradition.us/colombia/ FSSP Colombian lay students (minors) are looking for UK hosts and teachers for 4 weeks learning of English language and culture in Advent/New Year 2025.
Latest issue of the magazine of the traditional Dominicans of the Fraternity of St Vincent Ferrer here:
CHESTERTON NEWS: GK Chesterton was born 150 years ago, on the 29th May 1874 on Campden Hill, Kensington. He went on to become a renowned journalist and author of more than 100 books. He is perhaps best remembered today for his crime fiction stories about Father Brown. On the 30th July 1922 he was received into the Catholic Church and over the following years became one of the most prolific and eloquent defenders of the faith, attracting many converts in his lifetime and many more after his death in 1936. Cardinal Pacelli, the Vatican Secretary of state and the future Pope Pius the XII, sent a telegram on behalf of Pope Pius the XI, to the Archbishop of Westminster on the occasion of Chesterton’s death, which described Chesterton as a gifted Defender of the Catholic Faith. Chesterton was a strong opponent of eugenics, as shown in his ‘Eugenics and Other Evils’ before the Nazi’s rose to power but when ‘respectable’ politicians all over Europe were still publicly supporting the eugenics movement. Some of his major works are ‘Orthodoxy’ and ‘The Everlasting Man’ as well as biographies of St Francis of Assisi and St Thomas Aquinas. There is an Annual GK Chesterton Walking Pilgrimage from Notting Hill to Beaconsfield. It takes place on the nearest Saturday to the anniversary of GKC’s Conversion. Email us for details, CatholicGKCSociety@yahoo.co.uk Chesterton’s Apologetics and Novels, Biographies and Essays, Poetry and Plays and etc. Many can be found online for free see our website for details: www.catholicgkchestertonsociety.co.uk
Singing his Hymn, ‘O God of Earth and Altar’, would no doubt be a very good idea as well.
God bless
Stuart McCullough God Our Father, Thou didst fill the life of Thy servant Gilbert Keith Chesterton with a sense of wonder and joy, and gave him a faith which was the foundation of his ceaseless work, a charity towards all men, particularly his opponents, and a hope which sprang from his lifelong gratitude for the gift of human life. May his innocence and his laughter, his constancy in fighting for the Christian faith in a world losing belief, his lifelong devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and his love for all men, especially for the poor, bring cheerfulness to those in despair, conviction and warmth to lukewarm believers and the knowledge of God to those without faith. We beg Thee to grant the favours we ask through his intercession, the end of abortion in this Country [and especially for……] so that his holiness may be recognized by all and the Church may proclaim him Blessed. We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen. Catholicgkchestertonsociety.co.uk
(Usual 7:30pm/8pm schedule, NOT 7pm/7:30pm as mistyped on newsletter)
MEN’S GROUP THIS evening, Thursday 23 May! Come to the Donegan Room at Christ the King, and bring friends. 7:30pm Refreshments (bring wine and beer, First Class…) followed by 8:00pm talk by Fr de Malleray on: Why what we wear influences our soul, for worse or better. Q&As at the end. Next Men’s Group: 20 June.
