Sunday Bulletin 12 July 2026

FSSP Chaplaincy Bulletin

12 July-26 July 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

Assistant Priest: Fr Conán McGonagle, FSSP : conanmcgonagle@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

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.

Holy Mass Intentions:

In this very hot weather,

please keep in your prayers in particular the sick, elderly and housebound members of our community, and the wives expecting children.

Please also uphold the beautiful virtue of Christian modesty at all times, but particularly in church. Thank you.

Fr de Malleray expresses his deeply grateful thanks to all who associated themselves in different ways with his  25^th anniversary of priestly ordination: through the gathering on 4^th July in Bedford and the one in Chesham Bois on 5^th July; through the many cards and best wishes; through the generous collections to which so many contributed, and the gifts in kind, including a beautiful pastoral stole and an official Papal Blessing by Pope Leo XIV; through the spiritual bouquet offered by RCA families, and the many Masses, rosaries, Memorare, Spiritual Communions and other prayers offered to God for the welfare of the Chaplain.

On the date of his anniversary, 30^th June, while on retreat in a monastery, Fr de Malleray offered Mass for every soul he had met in his ministry or who had supported him on his priestly journey, including all of those attending the Gregorian Chaplaincy. Deo gratias.

You can watch Fr de Malleray’s talk on the occasion of his anniversary on youtube.com/user/LiveMassChannel.

Our newly arrived Assistant Priest Fr Conán McGonagle also thanks all for their warm welcome on his two First Masses at the Chaplaincy, in Bedford on 5^th July, and in Chesham Bois on 12^th July, and at the refreshments following after. He looks forward to getting to know every individual and family in the community. Feel welcome to make contact and invite him for a meal:

conanmcgonagle@fssp.org.    

Watch Fr McGonagle’s interview after running the marathon before his ordination: https://youtu.be/PBxwefcJB-c?si=c65vUUU7D5gni4hH

Pray for our Gregorian Chaplaincy, whose 15^th anniversary will occur next Sunday 19^th July following the 38^th anniversary of foundation of the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter on Saturday 18^th July.

Documents

Foundation documents

• Motu Proprio “Ecclesia Dei” of Pope John-Paul II 2 July 1988
• Declaration of intention by the founders 2 July 1988
• Act of Foundation 18 July 1988
• Declaration of the Ecclesia Dei Commission 22 July 1988
• Decree of the Ecclesia Dei Commission concerning the liturgical books of 1962 10 September 1988
• Decree erecting the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter 18 October 1988
• Excerpt of the Constitutions of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter 29 June 2003
• Decree of Pope Francis confirming the use of the 1962 liturgical books 11 February 2022

Other documents

• Protocol between the Holy See and the Priestly Society of St. Pius X 5 May 1988
• Homily of Cardinal Ratzinger in Wigratzbad 15 April 1990
• Conference of Cardinal Ratzinger on the 10th anniversary of the Motu proprio Ecclesia Dei 24 October 1998
• Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum of Pope Benedict XVI 7 July 2007
• Homily of Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos on the 20th anniversary of the FSSP 10 October 2008
• Blessing of Pope Francis on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the FSSP 28 October 2013
• Consecration of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter to the Immaculate Heart of Mary 11 February 2022

Welcome to Fr Roger Gilbride, FSSP visiting us from Australia: he will be the celebrant at our 8:30am Mass on 19^th July.

Next monthly trek for young adults on Sat 18^th July, along the Grand Union Canal and Oxbridge Area. Park outside The Old Orchard pub on Park Ln, Harefield, UB9 6HJ at 11:30am, with Fr McGonagle, FSSP. If you are a single Catholic 18-35, text Dominic 07960066743 to be added onto the WhatsApp group.

Scout/Guide leaders urgently WANTED: Want to help build God’s kingdom in Our Lady’s dowry, but not sure how or where to begin? Now is your chance, with us in Bedfordshire! Any 18+ Catholics, men and women, please contact Scouts Troop Chief Matthew Blissett: matthew.blissett@gseuk.org, or Guides Troop Chief Sarah Titmus: sarah.titmus@gseuk.org, or Group Chief Simon Lubbock: simon.lubbock@gseuk.org.

BOOK 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,

One of Nine, James & Joanna Boggle, SPUC pro-lifer, and more.

For single Catholics 18-35.

Cost: £175.00pp including full board accommodation and return coach from York railway station.

https://lms.org.uk/juventutem2026

Coach to the March for Life: would you be interested to pay for a seat on a coach to attend this major pro-life event on Saturday 5 September? A sensational announcement by the organisers: for the first time, 14 UK Catholic bishops will attend.

Please email Theresa (bedford@fssp.org) to allow time to look into the cost of hiring a coach based on numbers. Visit www.marchforlife.co.uk/2026-event-page for more info and how to get involved.

Congratulations to Zach and Poppy Kirlew-Tait on the baptism of their children Maximilian, Thomas and Thérèse last 5^th July in Chesham Bois, and to Linus and Obianuju Onah on the baptism of their son Ugo in Kempston on 11^th July.

Watch latest Chaplaincy homilies and more on the dedicated FSSP YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@FSSPLiveMass.

Help us raise money to buy our own place of worship.

Thank you for £40k raised already.

Contact Holy Family Project, our team of parishioners:

holyfamilyprojectemail@gmail.com.

WeBelieve Festival for all, Birmingham, 24-27 July, 2026. Like last year, FSSP clerics are invited for traditional liturgies, talks and vocation. Visit: www.webelievefestival.com.

SUPPORT FSSP Bedford/Chesham Bois:
Lloyds Bank; Sort Code: 30-80-27 ; Account number: 44025960; Account name: FSSP Bedford

Pray for  the sick in our congregations: John Smith, 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.

by Fr AM