Interview on Radio Bristol

LMS local rep. James Belt was interviewed on Sunday morning, 12th February, on BBC Radio Bristol on the situation at Holy Cross, Bedminster.

You can listen to the interview at the link below (time: 2:10:40).

Update on Masses in Weston-super-Mare

Traditional Latin Mass times at Our Lady of Lourdes, Weston-super-Mare are now as follows:

First, second and third Sundays:	7:00am
Fourth and fifth Sundays:	11:30am
First Thursdays	9:30am

Our Lady of Lourdes
28 Baytree Road
Weston-super-Mare
BS22 8HQ

Update on Holy Cross, Bedminster

Many of you will by now have heard the sad news of the forthcoming closure of Holy Cross, Bedminster, Bristol, which was announced on Sunday. Holy Cross is currently the only Diocesan church in Bristol where the Traditional Mass is celebrated every Sunday, so the announcement has come as a shock to those who attend this Mass.

To discuss options for continuing the Latin Mass in Bristol, a meeting is to be held this coming Sunday, 12th February, after the 12:30pm Mass. 

Please come and show your support if you can.

Sad news from Bedminster

It was announced today that Holy Cross Church in Bedminster, Bristol, is to close at the end of this month. Essential repairs and upgrades to the fabric of the church and presbytery have been estimated at a cost of £500,000, and the Diocesan authorities have decided that this is not viable for the parish or the Diocese. A parish meeting with Bishop Declan Lang will be held at Holy Cross at 7pm on Thursday evening, 9th February.

Letter from Bishop Lang (click to enlarge)

Holy Cross is the only Diocesan church in Bristol where the Traditional Latin Mass is celebrated every Sunday. We are grateful to the parish priest, Father Andrew Goodman, for his hard work in providing for the "legitimate aspirations"^[1] of those faithful who value the timeless beauty and spiritual depth of the ancient Roman Rite, and we will be examining ways of continuing provision within the Diocese.

The last Latin Mass at Holy Cross will be celebrated on Sunday, 26th February 2017, at 12:30pm. If you would like to be kept informed of developments concerning the Traditional Mass in Bristol, please email us with your contact details at lmsclifton@gmail.com.

    1. Pope St John Paul II, Motu Proprio Ecclesia Dei, 2nd July 1988

New Monthly Newsletter

February sees the first edition of our new monthly newsletter, giving news and information about the Traditional Latin Mass in Clifton Diocese.

Please click here to download the newsletter (PDF format).

Plymouth Diocese

Congratulations to the Diocese of Plymouth on establishing a centre for the Traditional Latin Mass!

Bishop establishes centre for the traditional Latin Mass in Devon – CatholicHerald.co.uk

VERONICA SPENDER, RIP

Of your charity, please pray for the repose of the soul of Veronica Spender. Veronica and her late husband, Lt Cdr John Spender, were two of the founding members of the Latin Mass Society, he having served as the first Hon. Treasurer.

A Funeral Requiem will be celebrated in Holy Ghost Church, Yeovil on Wednesday 8th February at 11.30am.

Clifton Latin Mass Listings for February 2017

Please see below the Traditional Latin Mass listings for Clifton Diocese for February 2017:

Holy Cross Church,

Dean Lane, Bedminster,

BRISTOL, BS3 1DB

Sundays                                                                12.30pm               Low Mass

St Gregory's,

10 Saint James' Square,

CHELTENHAM, GL50 3PR

1st Wednesdays [1]                                                7.00pm                 Low Mass

Prinknash Abbey,

CRANHAM, Gloucestershire,

GL4 8EX

Saturdays [2]                                                         11.00am               Low Mass

Our Lady of Glastonbury,

Magdalene Street,

GLASTONBURY,

Somerset, BA6 9EJ

Regular 3rd Sunday Low Mass cancelled for February. Mass at 12.30pm at Holy Ghost, Yeovil instead.

Downside Abbey,

Stratton-on-the-Fosse,

RADSTOCK, Nr Bath,

BA3 4RH

1st Sundays [3]                                                      11.15am               Low Mass

Our Lady & St Kenelm,

STOW-ON-THE-WOLD,

Gloucestershire, GL54 1DR

Saturdays [4]                                                          10.00am               Low Mass

St George's,

Boreham Road,

WARMINSTER,

Wiltshire,

BA12 9JP

1st Saturdays                                                          9.30am                 Low Mass

SS Joseph & Teresa,

16 Chamberlain Street,

WELLS, Somerset,

BA5 2PF

Tuesdays [5]                                                           6.00pm                 Low Mass

Fridays  [5]                                                              6.00pm                 Low Mass

Our Lady of Lourdes,

28 Baytree Road,

WESTON-SUPER-MARE,

BS22 8HQ

4th and 5th Sundays                                               11.30am               Low Mass
Friday 3rd February                                                  9.30am               Low Mass

The Holy Ghost,

73 Higher Kingston,                       

YEOVIL, Somerset,

BA21 4AR

Fridays                                                                     6.00pm                 Low Mass
Sunday 19th February                                             12.30pm               Low Mass

Notes

1. Mass on 1st March postponed to 8th March
2. Please see website www.prinknashabbey.org to check under "VISIT US". 
3. Mass will be celebrated in the Crypt Chapel in the Abbey
4. Phone 01451 830431 to confirm before travelling.
5. Phone 01749 673183 to confirm before travelling.

Mass in Yeovil

In place of the cancelled Traditional Latin Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Glastonbury, Father Jean-Patrice Coulon has kindly agreed to offer a Mass at the same time, 12:30pm on Sunday 19th February.

This Mass will take place at The Holy Ghost Church, 73 Higher Kingston, Yeovil, Somerset BA21 4BJ.

Correction

Our Lady of Glastonbury

Please note that the Low Mass scheduled to take place at the Shrine of Our Lady, St Mary of Glastonbury on Sunday 19th February, has been cancelled.

Please disregard my earlier post regarding the January Mass.

Any inconvenience is regretted. Future 3rd Sunday Masses at Glastonbury are not affected.

Clifton Latin Mass listings for January 2017

 

Please see below the Traditional Latin Mass listings for Clifton Diocese for January 2017:

Holy Cross Church,

Dean Lane, Bedminster,

BRISTOL, BS3 1DB

Sundays                                                                12.30pm               Low Mass

St Gregory's,

10 Saint James' Square,

CHELTENHAM, GL50 3PR

1st Wednesdays                                                    7.00pm                 Low Mass

Friday 6th January (Epiphany)                              7.00pm                 Low Mass

Prinknash Abbey,

CRANHAM, Gloucestershire,

GL4 8EX

Saturdays [1]                                                         11.00am               Low Mass

Our Lady of Glastonbury,

Magdalene Street,

GLASTONBURY,

Somerset, BA6 9EJ

3rd Sunday                                                            12.30pm               Low Mass

Downside Abbey,

Stratton-on-the-Fosse,

RADSTOCK, Nr Bath,

BA3 4RH

1st Sundays [2]                                                      11.15am               Low Mass

Our Lady & St Kenelm,

STOW-ON-THE-WOLD,

Gloucestershire, GL54 1DR

Saturdays [3]                                                          10.00am               Low Mass

St George's,

Boreham Road,

WARMINSTER,

Wiltshire,

BA12 9JP

Saturday 7th January                                             9.30am                 Low Mass

SS Joseph & Teresa,

16 Chamberlain Street,

WELLS, Somerset,

BA5 2PF

Tuesdays [4]                                                           6.00pm                 Low Mass

Fridays  [4]                                                              6.00pm                 Low Mass

Friday 6th January (Epiphany)                                12.00pm               Low Mass

Our Lady of Lourdes,

28 Baytree Road,

WESTON-SUPER-MARE,

BS22 8HQ

Sundays, 22nd and 29th January                           11.30am               Low Mass

Thursday 5th January                                             9.30am                 Low Mass

Friday 6th January (Epiphany)                                9.30am                 Low Mass

The Holy Ghost,

73 Higher Kingston,                       

YEOVIL, Somerset,

BA21 4AR

Fridays                                                                     6.00pm                 Low Mass

Friday 6th January (Epiphany)                                 6.00pm                 Low Mass

Notes

1. Please see website www.prinknashabbey.org to check under "VISIT US". No Mass on 21st January.
2. Mass will be celebrated in the Crypt Chapel in the Abbey
3. Phone 01451 830431 to confirm before travelling.
4. Phone 01749 673183 to confirm before travelling.

As you may be aware, Monika Paplaczyk and I (James Belt) have now taken over from Ken and Carol Reis as Latin Mass Society reps for Clifton Diocese. We would like to thank Ken and Carol for all their hard work in supporting and promoting the Traditional Mass in the Diocese.

Clifton Diocese Latin Mass Listings - February 2017 Correction

Please note that the Latin Mass scheduled to take place on Thursday 2nd February 2017 at 9:30am, at Our Lady of Lourdes, Weston-super-Mare, has now been re-scheduled to Friday 3rd February 2017 at 9:30am.

Any inconvenience is regretted.

Clifton Diocese Latin Mass Listings - December 2016 Correction

Please note that the Latin Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes, Weston-super-Mare will take place on Thursday 1st December 2016 at 09.30 am not the 8th December 2016 as previously advised.

Any inconvenience is regretted.

Clifton Diocese Latin Mass Listings - December 2016

Please find below the Latin Mass listings for December 2016.

Holy Cross Church,

Dean Lane, Bedminster,

BRISTOL, BS3 1DB

Sundays                                                                            12.30pm              Low Mass

Sunday 25th December (Christmas Day)                      09.00am              Low Mass

St Gregory's,

10 Saint James' Square,

CHELTENHAM, GL50 3PR

1st  Wednesdays                                                                7.00pm                Low Mass

Prinknash Abbey,

CRANHAM, Gloucestershire,

GL4 8EX

Saturdays[1]                                                                       11.00am              Low Mass

Our Lady of Glastonbury,

Magdalene Street,

GLASTONBURY,

Somerset, BA6 9EJ

3rd Sunday                                                                          12.30pm              Low Mass

Downside Abbey,

Stratton-on-the-Fosse,

RADSTOCK, Nr Bath,

BA3 4RH

1st Sundays                                                                           11.15am              Low Mass

Our Lady & St Kenelm,

STOW-ON-THE-WOLD,

Gloucestershire, GL54 1DR

Saturdays[2]                                                                      10.00am              Low Mass

Sunday 25th December (Christmas Day)                            11.30am              Low Mass

St George's,

Boreham Road,

WARMINSTER,

Wiltshire,

BA12 9JP

Saturday 3rd December                                                        9.30am                Low Mass

Ss Joseph & Teresa,

16 Chamberlain Street,

WELLS, Somerset,

BA5 2PF

Tuesdays[3]                                                                        6.00pm                Low Mass

Fridays                                                                                6.00pm                Low Mass

Sunday 25th December (Christmas Day)                           12.30pm              Low Mass

Our Lady of Lourdes,

28 Baytree Road,

WESTON-SUPER-MARE,

BS22 8HQ

Thursday 1st December                                                       9.30am                Low Mass

Sunday 25th December (Christmas Day)                           11.30am              Low Mass

The Holy Ghost,

73 Higher Kingston,                       

YEOVIL, Somerset,

BA21 4AR

Fridays                                                                                  6.00pm                Low Mass

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[1] Please see website www.prinknashabbey.org to check under "VISIT US".

[2] Phone 01451 830431 to confirm before travelling.

[3] Phone 01749 673183 to confirm before travelling.

Cancellation of Latin Mass Prinknash Abbey Saturday 26th November 2016

Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances the Latin Mass due to take place at Prinknash Abbey on Saturday 26th November has had to be cancelled. Any inconvenience is regretted.