Sunday Bulletin 3rd August 2025
FSSP Chaplaincy Bulletin, 3rd August 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
Assistant: Fr Miguel Coelho, FSSP-Associate :
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: 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.
Well done our scouts, guides, cubs and wolvets who camped for most of last week. A huge thank you also to the parents who so generously gave of their spare time to ensure activities ran smoothly and safely, and to their spouses who held the fort back at home. We are very grateful to you all! The camp concluded on 27th July with holy Mass offered outdoors by Fr de Malleray, who joined a couple of adult staffs in doing their solemn scout Promise: a beautiful and significant commitment.
The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a holyday of obligation.
Every able Catholic must attend holy Mass on Friday 15th August. Chaplaincy holy Mass times:
- Bedford 6:30am; 12:15pm
- Chesham Bois 7:00pm
In preparation for the Assumption, we invite all to pray the Litany of Loreto daily from Wed 6th to Thu 14th August included, seeking the intercession of the Mother of God for the following intention: For our FSSP Gregorian Chaplaincy that turned fourteen last 19th July. May God and Our Lady grant that modest canonical and pastoral framework protection and stability to bear abundant spiritual fruit.
Dozens of our parishioners travelled to Oscott Seminary in Birmingham last weekend to take part in the successful WeBelieve Festival. They were glad to attend various talks and testimonies among 1,800 fellow Catholics. The FSSP had been invited to lead seven events: Vespers, holy Mass and Compline in the traditional Roman liturgy; talks on Sacred Art, the Sacred Priesthood, and Sacred Vessels; and a testimony on vocation by Deacon Stjepan Androic, FSSP (see pic below).
March for Life UK in London on
Saturday 6th September 2025. Save the date!
Check for group travel options here: https://www.marchforlife.co.uk/groups-travelling-to-march-for-life/.
Kempston hall rear field out of bounds this Sunday for want volunteers for River watch.
SPUC-Fight back campaign:
In the space of one week last June, MPs voted to allow women to abort their baby up to birth for any reason, and to legalise assisted suicide. Life is under attack at every stage. This is a dark time for our country. But we must not give up. This is a rallying call to rise up and fight for a culture of life, because every life matters. Will you join us?
Please take a campaign card from William Currie (SPUC) at the end of Mass, fill in your details and return to William, so that you can receive important information from SPUC telling you how you can join in the fight back.
Thank you to a couple of parishioners who donated toward the cost of the throne for Eucharistic adoration, and for another who offered to cover whatever is left of the £582.42 purchase and shipping costs. Further donations are still welcome.
SUPPORT FSSP Bedford/Chesham Bois:
Lloyds Bank; Sort Code: 30-80-27 ; Account number: 44025960; Account name: FSSP Bedford
Congratulations to Daniel and Emily McLoone on the birth of their baby boy Raphael last 9th July (feast of Sts John Fisher & Thomas More), and on his holy Baptism scheduled on Sunday 3rd August.
Marian Franciscan Discernment Retreat
in Dundee, 13th-16th August.
Contact: vocations@themarianfranciscans.org
LMS Walking Pilgrimage Ely to Walsingham Thursday 21st – Sunday 24th August 2025, with over 230 young adults (coach from London on Sunday): visit https://lms.org.uk/walsingham.
Pray for the sick in our congregations: Barbara Kay, 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.
Double room available from September to rent on separate top floor with bathroom in Catholic family home in Turvey. Shared kitchen. On convenient bus route into Bedford and surrounding towns. Parking also available. All bills and Wi-Fi included. Feel free to get in touch for more details if interested: sarahannedale8@gmail.com.
Great Catholic Journey to Jesus family board game released by the Clovis trad family:
https://determinedtoachieve.co.uk/ola/services/the-journey-to-jesus-game-day.
People can click on “order now” to order.
The quiz cards (red ones) have Catechism questions and the answer cards (yellow cards) have the answers from the Baltimore Catechism.
The Grace cards (bluecards) have graces and gifts that move players forward.
Painting Salvation:
New book of commentaries of Catholic paintings by Fr A. de Malleray, FSSP
…soon to be released. Visit the new dedicated website https://malleray.com/, and find reviews, endorsements, and links to purchase the author’s other books. Any proceeds are spent in promoting the books and donating complimentary copies to unwaged, seminarians and clergy.
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