Sunday Bulletin 5th April 2026

 FSSP Chaplaincy Bulletin

5-19 April 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

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:

CHRIST IS RISEN! HAPPY EASTER TO ALL

Thank you to all who helped make our Easter Triduum prayerful and beautiful: singers, organist, altar servers and MC Matt Lukacs, cleaners, flower arrangers, fire lighters, safeguarding officers, refreshments preparers, and visiting clergy Fr Thomas Crean OP and Deacon Conan McGonagle, FSSP, for whose priestly ordination on 28^th May we will pray, looking forward to his First Mass back in Bedfordshire. People drove from far and wide to attend our Easter ceremonies, possibly the only TLM ones permitted in a pre-Reformation church in this country.

Next trek for single young adults 18-35 with Fr de Malleray: meet on Easter Saturday 11^th April by 11:00am at Heartwood Forest, Sandridge, St Albans AL4 9DQ. Lunch at nearby pub after (easy) walk. Contact Dominic: 07960066743.

Thank you to the parishioners who have sent us their story about discovering the Traditional Latin Mass. Find out more about this opportunity on: https://fssp.org.uk/why-we-come-to-the-traditional-latin-mass/. Send us yours now!

Juventutem London: for young men and women 18+; one Friday evening every month, 6pm Confessions,7pm Sung Mass with homily by Chaplain Fr de Malleray, 8pm social with Q&As. Next dates: 17 Apr, 15 May, 19 Jun, 10 Jul.

Residential Latin Course 13–17 April 2026 near Oxford. Bookings close Easter Monday, 6th April: https://lms.org.uk/civicrm/event/info.The summer Latin Course dates are 29^th June to 4^th July.

Catholic Community Spring Dance, Sat 18^th April, 1pm: HP23 6NW: georgetyldesley@hotmail.co.uk

Congratulations Louis and Francesca Grimer on the Holy Baptism of their son Leo last 28^th March. Please pray for the mothers in our congregations expecting a child.

Watch and share the lovely video to help promote  Regina Caeli Academy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVcm2_-Q2dM&t=54s.

MARRIAGE SUPPORT: If you are just in a rut or for more serious issues – Retrouvaille could be the solution: www.retrouvaille.org.uk, or call +44 797 338 0443.

Well done Chesham Bois Chaplaincy parishioners who contributed £2,000.00 to the cost of the £15,000.00 new organ purchased by the parish. Fr Roy, PP expressed his gratitude on behalf of the wider parish. Our own organists are very pleased with the prospect of enhanced liturgical music.

Marian processions will take place on Sunday 3^rd May both in Kempston and in Chesham, led by Fr Seth Phipps, FSSP covering for Fr de Malleray away for the diaconal ordination of our senior seminarian David Kahn, FSSP in Wigratzbad.

Deacon Niall Ó hAimheirgin, FSSP will give a talk for all at Chesham Bois on Sat 30^th may, 7pm, on: Appreciating the spiritual fruit drawn from the traditional Roman liturgy.

Thank you in the name of all to the benefactors who donated to date £37,630.00 to the Holy Family Project. There is still a long way to go as we aim for buying a church as our permanent home. Thank you for further donations, and for telling your contacts about this: a webpage is being designed, which should go live next month.

Bank Details: Account Name: Holy Family Ltd; Sort Code: 23-05-80 ; Account Number: 5629 3213

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

First Holy Communion Classes are given by the Chaplain at OLOR, 1pm-2pm. Next dates: 18, 25 April; 9, 16 May; 6 June (Confessions and recollection).

New family chapter for the UK Scouts of Europe at the Chartres Pilgrimage. Leader: Dr Simon Lubbock simon.lubbock@gseuk.org.

Freshly printed copies of Painting Salvation, Fr de Malleray’s latest book on Catholic art, are available from the Chaplaincy for the special discounted price of £15.00 (handed cash only).

Pray for  the sick in our congregations: Stephen Moxham, Roger Johnson, Baby Pio Yardley, Malgorzata Anna Pietrak, Maureen Readings, Daniel Jahansouz, Jean-Francois Moore, Lottie Newman-Craig, Maria Chidell, Monika Oledzka, Mrs Henn, Eliah Isaac, Baby Vincent Jones, Tom and Inma Jones, Baby Joseph Osborn. R.I.P. Patsy Crocker, Prima Nevard, Carl Roberts. Please email additions to this list.

by Fr AM