Welcome to the Church

Holy Cross Church and Saints Philip & James Church

Upcoming events

St Vincent’s – Tuesday afternoons in Holy Cross Church Hall
September 10, 2024
Every Tuesday afternoon
1:00 pm
-
3:30 pm
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Holy Cross Church Hall, 355 Goldington Road, Bedford MK41 0DP
Pray and Play Group
September 17, 2024
Every Tuesday (term time only)
6:30 pm
-
7:30 pm
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Saints Philip & James Church, 2 Severn Way, Bedford MK41 7BX
LUX Residential Weekend
February 7, 2025
9:00 am
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5:00 pm
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Sion Community, Brentwood Essex

Mass Times

Any changes to these times (due to funerals, etc.) will be in the weekly newsletter. The Sacrament of Confession can also be celebrated by prior arrangement.

Holy Cross Church

Monday

No service

Tuesday

10:15 am Mass

Wednesday

10:15am Mass (followed by the Sacrament of Confession and Eucharistic Adoration until 11:15 am)

Thursday

No service

Friday

10:15 am Mass

Saturday

5:30 pm Vigil Mass

Sunday

9:00 am Mass

Saints Philip and James Church

Monday

10:15 am Liturgy of the Word and Holy Communion

Tuesday

No service

Wednesday

No service

Thursday

10:15 am Mass

Friday

No service

Saturday

10:15 am Mass (followed by the Sacrament of Confession and Eucharistic Adoration until 11:30 am)

Sunday

11:00 am Mass

Live Stream Mass

Mass will be live-streamed from Holy Cross Church whenever possible.  Unfortunately technology at Ss Philip & James Church currently does not have the capability for live-streaming.

Live streaming provided by MCN Media

Welcome to the church

Always glad to see you

Hospital Chaplaincy

Is there someone you know in hospital who would like a visit from the Catholic Chaplain?

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St. Vincent de Paul

The SVP need your support to continue serving our community.

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Bedford Pastoral Area Council

We facilitate initiatives that help members of the Catholic community grow in their faith.

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Giving

You can give financially to Holy Cross Church and St Philip & St James Church in many different ways

On Sundays
Regular giving
One off donations
Virgin money giving
Supporting The Church

Our Parish Priest

Fr Alexander Ibe SMMM

I had my priestly training in Nigeria after which I was ordained a religious priest of the Congregation of the Sons of Mary, Mother of Mercy founded in Nigeria by late Bishop Anthony Gogo Nwedo, CSsp.

After my ordination on 26th July, 2014 by Bishop Alan Hopes, (Catholic Bishop of East Anglia), I was assigned to work in one of our secondary schools as Busar and part of the formation team for a year. Later, I was sent abroad to work in the Catholic Diocese of East Anglia, UK in November 2015.

I have worked as an assistant priest in St. Laurence’s Parish and Our Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs Parish both in Cambridge.

I left Cambridge in 2017 and was sent to St. Peter the Apostle Parish, Gorleston where I lived for six years serving as the assistant priest to St. Mary’s Parish, Great Yarmouth and St. Peter the Apostle Parish, Gorleston. I was also the school chaplain at St. Mary’s and St. Peter Primary School in Gorleston.

In August 2023, I was asked to move to the diocese of Northampton where I am currently working as the parish priest serving the united parish community of Holy Cross Church and St. Philip & St. James Church in North Bedford.

It has been a blessing working for both churches bringing the Good News of Christ to the community faithful.

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