The Latin Mass Society is a founder member of the International Una Voce Federation. In a message to the Federation dated 25th July 1996 Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, said:

"The International Una Voce Federation has played an important role in supporting the use of the 1962 edition of the Roman Missal in obedience to the directives of the Holy See. For this valuable service I express my gratitude to the members of the Federation and extend my blessing." (Pope Benedict XVI).

Essentially, itis an association of Catholic faithful dedicated to the preservation of the traditional Latin Mass as one of the legitimate forms of the Church's liturgy. Whilst it is composed predominantly of lay members drawn from every age group and walk of life, it also includes a number of priests who wish to minister to all who request access to the former sacramental rites of the Church.

The Latin Mass Society
Clifton Diocese - Regular Masses

St Augustine of Canterbury, Boscombe Crescent, Downend, Bristol. Tel: 0117 9833939.
Sundays - 8.00am [Please see Addendum – note 1]
Tuesdays, Wednesdays. Thursdays - 7.30am
Saturdays - 8. am
Baptisms, Confessions, Blessings and the Last Rites are available on request in accordance with the 1962 Missal.

St George, Boreham Road, Warminster, Wiltshire. Tel: 01985 212329
Sundays - 6.00pm [Please see Addendum – note 2]

Prinknash Abbey, Cranham, Gloucestershire. Tel: 01452 812455
Saturdays - 11.00am [Please see Addendum – note 3]
First Sunday of each month - 3.00pm
Holy Days - 8.15am

St Benedict, Fosse Way, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset. Tel: 01761 235119 (Downside Abbey)
First Sunday of each month -11.15am

St Joseph, Forest Road, Fishponds, Bristol. Tel: 0117 9833912
Second & Fifth Sundays of each month - 11.30am

Our Lady, Magdalene Street, Glastonbury, Somerset. Tel: 01458 832203
Third Sunday of each month -12.15pm

St Antony, Keinton Walk, Henbury, Bristol. Tel: 0117 9833906
Fourth Sunday of each month - 11.30am

The Holy Ghost, The Avenue, Yeovil, Somerset. Tel: 01935 423549
Last Thursday of each month (usually). 10,00am

ADDENDUM

1 The Masses at Downend take effect from Saturday 15th September. There will be no Masses in the Extraordinary Rite from Monday 24th September until Sunday 14th October inclusive as Fr Redman will be on holiday.

2 The Masses at Warminster commence on Sunday 16th September. There will be no Masses in the Extraordinary Rite on the 23rd or 30th September as Fr Rowe will be on holiday.

3 There will be no Saturday Mass at Prinknash Abbey during the community retreat in November.

Please note that at the time of issuing this there may well be other additions as a result of the Motu Proprio.

All Mass times are subject to alteration due to priest's holidays and parish activities. If in doubt please contact the church on the telephone number given.

We are, and always will be, in need of volunteers to serve at Mass or sing in the Choir. Full training will be given.

USEFUL CONTACTS

DIOCESAN REPRESENTATIVE (w/e 10th September2007)
Nigel Taylor, 29 Camden Road, Bristol BS3 1QA Tel: 0117 9669976
e-mail: nigeltaylor100@yahoo.co.uk

ALTAR SERVERS
Nigel Taylor- as above.

CHOIR
Charles Atchley, Jope House, 19 Cecil Road, Weston-super-Mare BS23 2NG. Tel: 01934 632J02

Please note in your diary the following alterations to the last circular, as follows:

1 Sung Mass will be celebrated at St Mary's Church. Cricklade. on Tuesday 11th September at 7.00pm. The Celebrant will be Fr Bede Rowe. I am most grateful to Mrs Pamela Woodley for making all the arrangements with Fr Beisly. The parish priest.

2 The August monthly Mass at Yeovil will now be offered on Thursday 23rd August at 10.00am and NOT 31st August, as Fr Blackford will be on Retreat on the 31st.

3. The Glastonbury Pilgrimage Mass on Saturday 8th September at Our Lady's Church will be a Solemn High Mass of thanksgiving for the Motu Proprio.

The Officiating Clergy will be Dom Boniface Hill OSB (Celebrant), Fr Bede Rowe (Deacon), and Fr Alex Redman (Sub-Deacon).

The St John’s Festival Choir direcetd by Elizabeth Bates will sing at this Mass and the Te Deum will be sung.

After Mass the parish hall will be available for tea and coffee (please bring your own picnic). Benediction will be given at 2.15pm followed by the traditional Rosary Procession in the Abbey grounds.

4 I am sorry that the proposed Mass at Postlip had to be cancelled at very short notice because of the floods.

5 In order to save space in future circulars I enclose on a separate sheet details of our regular Masses including, for the first time, Masses in Downend, Bristol and Warminster, Wiltshire. Please keep this sheet for reference and do your best to assist at as many of these Masses as possible. As and when there should be any change a new sheet will be sent to you but the diocesan circular will usually contain only occasional Masses.

6 On a personal note I hand over to Nigel Taylor as from 10th September. My swansong as Diocesan Representative will be the Glastonbury Pilgrimage on 8th September. Nigel's details are on the attached sheet. Please give him all the help and support you can.

7 The sum of £762 being the collections from the weekday Masses, less Mass offerings, for this calendar year to date has been sent to the Society's London office. Many thanks to all who contributed.

As you will know, my term of office expires in September after the Glastonbury Pilgrimage. I am pleased to be able to tell you that the committee has appointed Nigel Taylor, one of our principal servers, to succeed me. We shall be working closely to ensure a smooth transmission. Nigel will need the help and support of everyone, not least in increasing the attendance at our Masses, There is no doubt that times are becoming more favourable and we must redouble our efforts in every way - Charles Atchley (the current representative).

I am delighted to be able to tell you that the Abbot of Downside has given permission for a Mass to be celebrated at St Benedict’s Church, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, on the first Sunday of each month at 11.15am with effect from March 4th 2007. The celebrant will be Dom Boniface Hill OSB. Permission has been granted on the understanding that there is a reasonable demand for this Mass. Please do your best to support it. The Mass will complement our monthly Mass at Our Lady’s Church, Glastonbury on the third Sunday.

There are now Sunday Masses in the main Abbey Church at Prinknash Abbey on the first Sunday of the month. All Sunday Masses start at 3pm. If anyone would be able to offer a lift from Cheltenham for this Mass, please ring Damian Barker on 01452 539503.

I am sorry to have to tell you that, although a priest in the diocese kindly volunteered to offer a regular Sunday Mass for us on the first Sunday of each month, I have been unable to obtain the Bishop’s permission for it. In his letter to me the Bishop tells me that he has been generous in giving permissions for weekdays but he thinks that on Sundays people should attend the modern rite. The clear implication is that if we lose any of our existing Sunday Masses it is unlikely that alternative arrangements will be permitted. Please, therefore, make a special effort to come to our existing Sunday Masses. Use them or lose them - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

We are most grateful to the Abbot (and Community) of Prinknash who has authorised the following:-

a] Mass on the first Sunday of each month in the Abbey Church at 3.00pm.

b] Mass every Saturday at 11.00am in the Abbey Church. These Masses are not organised by the Society
but I would ask all members and friends living in Gloucestershire especially in the
Gloucester/Cheltenham/Stroud areas to support them and make them known to like-minded Catholics.

All enquiries and offers of help (e.g. serving) will be warmly welcomed and should be made to Trefor Jones, Gaudete, The Bluff, Walkley Wood, Nailsworth, Stroud. (tel: 01453 833064).

Please do not be deterred if you have no experience in either capacity – training will be offered. You will not be expected too travel all over the diocese but it would help if you could serve or sing within, say, 25 miles of your home - Charles Atchley.

There have been some changes in the membership of the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter in this country.

Fr Paul Carr, with the agreement of Bishop Brain of Salford, has taken up residence in a presbytery in Manchester. Fr Carr, who comes from that part of the world, will be available to say Mass for the Society in the North West. He will be much missed in this diocese and goes with our prayers and good wishes.

Fr Nicholas de Chaxel (FSSP) who was Fr. Carr's replacement has now been joined by Fr. Benjamin Durham (FSSP), both Priests are residing in central London.

Requiem Masses.

Every Catholic has the right to stipulate that on their death their Requiem Mass shall be said in the traditional Latin Rite. If you wish to ensure that this is done you must:-

a) Tell your next of kin and your executor.
b) Tell your Parish Priest.
c) Mention it in your will or leave a handwritten note to that effect with your will.

In case of difficulty in finding a celebrant, the diocesan representative or an assistant representative should be contacted. I have a supply of plastic cards which record such wishes (which I can supply on request) and should be kept in a wallet or purse.

P.S. Requests for the newsletter to be sent by e-mail should be made direct to mike@mjray.fsnet.co.uk

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