All Traditional Masses will Cease from 28th July Onwards in Cheltenham

There will be no Traditional Masses offered at St. Gregory's in Cheltenham after Thursday 28th July. It would appear that it will not be possible to organise any Traditional Masses at this location for the foreseeable future.

A Requiem Mass organised for the 11th August for the repose of Ashley Hicks (the first anniversary of this death) has also been cancelled.

No Mass at St. Gregory's Cheltenham on July 7th and in August

I have just been informed that there are no Traditional Masses at St. Gregory's Cheltenham on July 7th and for the whole of August, this is due to Fr. Tom Smith being away.

Priests' and Servers' Training Conference at Buckfast Abbey, 3 to 6 May 2011 - Bookings Now Being Taken

The Latin Mass Society will be organising a conference at Buckfast Abbey in Devon 3 to 6 May 2011 for training priests to celebrate Mass in the usus antiquior.
The tuition will be in small groups selected according to ability, and will cover Low Mass, Missa Cantata and Missa Solemnis.

Some tuition in the sacraments of baptism and marriage may also be included if there is demand for it.

In addition, there will be tuition for laymen wishing to learn to serve Mass in the older forms. The dates for both priests and servers are :-

Buckfast Abbey, Devon, Tuesday 3rd to Friday 6th May 2011

The conference will begin late morning on the Tuesday, although there will be the opportunity for those travelling long distances to stay at Buckfast on the Monday night. It will end after lunch on the Friday.

There will be Sung Mass every day: Solemn Mass on Tuesday and Friday; Missa Canatata on Wednesday and Thursday. The Solemn Mass on Friday will include a polyphonic choir.

The fee for attending, for priests or servers, will be £85 to include tuition, three nights' accommodation and full board. There will be supplementary charges for extra nights and en suite accommodation. To book you place on either the priests' course or servers' course, please fill in an application form (which can be downloaded here), and return with your cheque to:

Paul Waddington (Conference Organiser)
Church House,
Main Street,
Hemingbrough,
SELBY YO8 6QE