Sunday Bulletin 2 Nov 2025

FSSP Chaplaincy Bulletin, 2^nd November 2025

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: Mon 9:30am ; Tue 6:30am ; Wed 7:15pm ; Thu 9:30am ; Fri 8:30am ; Sat 11:30am (following Eucharistic Exposition, Confessions from 10:00am & Eucharistic Benediction ending by 11:20am)

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

Daily Holy Mass readings: www.divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/missa/missa.pl

CONFESSIONS TIMES

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.

With presently only one priest, occasional changes in Mass times and other activities may take place.

Have you subscribed yet to our circular electronic newsletter: over 280 recipients already. Simply click on the button on fssp.org.uk/Bedford and receive many more pictures, links, and information than can fit on the paper version.

LAUNCHING THE HOLY FAMILY PROJECT:

Dear friends, as we begin our third year of permanent ministry in Bedford, we are pleased to announce that formal approval has been granted by the superiors of the FSSP to commence fundraising for the establishment of a permanent home for our community. This is a moment of great significance in the life of our chaplaincy.

A new legal entity, the Holy Family Project Ltd, has been formed specifically for this purpose and will be applying for charitable status. This will be a project operated by lay members of the parish and supported externally by the FSSP. If you have any fundraising ideas or have any questions about donations, please contact any of the members of our team: Alex Windo, Jon Moxham or James Paul.

If we have any donations left after the establishment of a permanent home, or if for whatever reason we aren’t successful, the money will be given to support the FSSP.

Your support and prayer will be vital in the success of this project. If you are able to make contributions, or know someone who would, these may be made via bank transfer using the details provided below. Thank you.

Bank Details:

• Account Name: Holy Family Ltd
• Sort Code: 23-05-80
• Account Number: 5629 3213

Getting ready to assist the holy Souls:

Three holy Masses of Requiem will be offered on Monday 3^rd Nov in Bedford on the postponed Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, i.e. All Souls, at 9:00am, 9:30am, and 6:30pm.

(See the pictures of last year’s Remembrance Sunday.)

Reminder: 1-8 November: a plenary indulgence is granted each day when praying for the dead at a cemetery. This opportunity to help Holy Souls out of Purgatory begins even on All Saints (Sat. 1^st Nov).

Practically: Be at a cemetery ; pray even if only mentally for the departed (named or unnamed), and for the six traditional intentions of the Holy Father (exaltation of the Church, propagation of the Faith, extirpation of heresy, conversion of sinners, concord between Christian princes, and welfare of the Christian people.)

There must be one visit for each day one seeks to gain the indulgence; one visit will not apply for several days. One must receive holy Communion the same day; have no grave sin unabsolved (sacramental confession made the fortnight before or after); have no attachment to sin even venial.

New Chaplaincy Secretary: Theresa Madden is now taking over from Rita Carroll. Theresa is a longtime member of our Bedford congregation, along with her husband and son. Theresa comes with work experience as a parish secretary. Contact her at the usual address: bedford@fssp.org.

Men’s Vocation Weekend 13-15 March 2026, at Buckden Towers PE19 5TA. £99.00 per person in total (bed + full board). FREE for unwaged. For 18+ single Catholic men. Contact malleray@fssp.org.

Bedford Christmas dinner on Mon 8^th Dec. at 7pm (after 5:30pm holy Mass of the Immaculate Conception) at The Knife & Cleaver, The Grove, Houghton Conquest MK45 3LA. Cost: 2-course £27.95, 3-course £33.95 – drinks non included. Email now Theresa Madden your bookings, menu selection, and dietary requirements. Please hand an envelope with cash to confirm your booking as we are unable to process restaurant payments on the FSSP online bank account.

Chesham Bois Christmas dinner on 13^th Dec. (book with Agostino Di Falco).

Juventutem London this Friday 7 Nov: 7pm Sung Mass with homily (after 6pm-7pm confessions and before 8pm-10pm social). Next Juventutem London: Fri 5 Dec.

Watch last month’s homily https://youtu.be/5v2rt__O8hs.

Young adults’ trek on Sat 29^th Nov, 11am.

Meet at Ashridge Visitor Centre, Ringshall, Berkhamsted HP4 1LX (free access and free parking.)

For young people 18-35. With Fr de Malleray. Lunch at nearby pub.

Thank you to the parents of 9 candidates who have registered for First Holy Communions

scheduled on Sunday 7^th June 2026.

If you child will have turned seven by then,

please email ASAP bedford@fssp.org.

Confirmation Candidates and converts,

contact us ASAP as well.

Catholic Men UK’s Weekend at nearby Buckden Towers on 14-16 Nov with various speakers, including talks and holy Mass by Fr de Malleray. Organised by our Bedford parishioner Samuel for Catholic Men UK. Visit actionfollowsbeing.uk.

Feel welcome to let any clergy friends, religious, and seminarians about the next Clergy Retreat

which Fr de Malleray was invited to give at Stonyhurst in just one year,

on 5-9 October 2026

(https://christianheritagecentre.com/events/this-sacred-victim/).

Share our Facebook page for this event.

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: Harry Titmus, Maria Chidell, Monika Oledzka, Mrs Henn, Eliah Isaac, Baby Vincent Jones, Tom and Inma Jones, Patsy Crocker, Baby Joseph Osborn. R.I.P. Prima Nevard, Carl Roberts.  Please email additions to this list.

33-year-old single trad Catholic lady seeks accommodation in Bedford close to daily Mass from January. Contact angelinemarietherese@gmail.com

by Fr AM