Mass Times:
Sunday : HIGH MASS 11.00am : Wednesday, Friday & Saturday Low Mass 11.30am
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Confessions can be heard after any weekday Mass and by appointment with the Parish Clergy.
For further information, please consult the weekly notice sheet at the church entrance, or the weekly Mass Booklet, which is available every Sunday.
The church is open on week days around the times of the Mass.
Also, we make a special effort to keep the church open until 3:00pm every day for:
~ May ~
during the Brighton Festival
~ July – August ~
~ over Christmas ~
& New Year
Calandar of Events 2025:
JANUARY
Wednesday 1st
Mary, The Holy Mother of God
Sunday 5th
The Epiphany of The Lord :
music : W.S. Lloyd Webber – Missa ‘Princeps Pacis’
6.00pm – EPIPHANY CAROL SERVICE
ending with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
Sunday 12th
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time:
music : Mozart – Missa brevis in G, K140
Sunday 19th
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time:
music : Gounod – Messe brève in C
Monday 20th – Young Adults’ Reading Group
Sunday 26th
CONVERSION OF ST PAUL :
music : Darke – Communion Service in F
1.00pm – Parish Lunch
Monday 27th – The Holy Rosary 6.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Thursday 30th – Brighton Deanery Year of Faith Celebration 7.00pm at St Peter’s
FEBRUARY
Sunday 2nd
CANDLEMAS
The Presentation in the Temple
music : Mozart – Spatzenmesse, K220
Sunday 9th
5th Sunday of the Year
music : Fauré – Messe Basse with Délibes – Gloria
Monday 10th – Young Adults’ Reading Group
Sunday 16th
6th Sunday of the Year
music : tba
Monday 17th – The Holy Rosary 6.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Sunday 23rd
7th Sunday of the Year
music : tba
MARCH
Sunday 2nd
8th Sunday of the Year
music :: W.S. Lloyd Webber – Missa ‘Princeps Pacis’
BRIGHTON HALF MARATHON
Traffic & busses will be disrupted
Wednesday 28th – 12 noon – Lent Course (ii)
Tuesday 4th – SHROVE TUESDAY
Wednesday 5th
ASH WEDNESDAY
11.30am – Low Mass at St Paul’s
7.00pm – Solemn Mass at St Bartholomew’s
Sunday 9th
1st Sunday of Lent
music : Jamieson – Mass for Three Voices
Monday 10th – Young Adults’ Reading Group
Sunday 16th
2nd Sunday of Lent
music : Victoria – Missa O quam gloriosum est
Monday 17th – The Holy Rosary 6.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Wednesday 19th – St Joseph
Saturday 22nd – Friends of St Paul’s Quiz Night (6.30pm for 7.00pm)
Sunday 23rd
3rd Sunday of Lent
music : Byrd – Mass for Three Voices
Tuesday 25th
The Annunciation of the Lord
Solemn Mass 7.00pm at St Martin’s
Sunday 30th
4th Sunday of Lent – Laetare
music : Mozart – Missa brevis in d, K65a
St Bartholomew’s Parish Lunch 12.30pm
APRIL
Sunday 6th
5th Sunday of Lent
music : Jamieson – Mass for Three Voices
Monday 7th – The Holy Rosary 6.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Sunday 13th
Palm Sunday
music : Palestrina – Missa Brevis
The Passion according to Luke – after Viadana
Monday 14th
► Low Mass 11.30am at St Paul’s
► Low Mass 6.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Tuesday 15th
► Low Mass 11.30am at St Paul’s
► Low Mass 6.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Wednesday 16th
► Low Mass 11.30am at St Paul’s
► Low Mass 6.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Thursday 17th
Maundy Thursday Liturgy :
Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7.00pm at St Paul’s
music : Carnevali – Missa Rosa Mystica
Friday 18th
Good Friday Liturgy :
12 noon – The Solemn Liturgy at St Paul’s
Passion according to John – Victoria
3.00pm – The Solemn Liturgy at St Bartholomew’s
Saturday 19th
Easter Vigil 8.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Sunday 20th
EASTER DAY :
Solemn Mass 11.00am
music : Mozart – Missa brevis in G, K140
Monday 23rd – St George
Sunday 27th
Divine Mercy :
music : Gounod – Messe brève in C
Wagner Group Easter Celebration: Benediction 6.00pm at St Paul’s
followed by meal at Donatello tbc
MAY
Thursday 1st – St Martin’s 150th Dedication Festival: Solemn Mass 7.00pm
Sunday 4th
3rd Sunday of Easter :
music : Ahne – Mass in C
Annual Parish Meeting after Mass
Sunday 11th
4th Sunday of Easter :
music : Haydn – Missa brevis ‘Rorate coeli desuper’ (in G Major, Hob.XXII:3 c.1750)
May Devotion 4.00pm at St Barnabas’, Hove
Sun. 11th – Sat. 17th – Christian Aid Week
Monday 12th – Young Adults’ Reading Group
Sunday 18th
5th Sunday of Easter :
music : Martin McPherson-Pottle – Missa Sancti Pauli
Saturday 24th
Friends of St Paul’s Annual Dinner (6.30pm for 7.00pm)
Sunday 25th
6th Sunday of Easter
music : Missa de Angelis
Thursday 29th – The Ascension of the Lord
7.30pm Solemn Mass at St Michael’s
JUNE
Sunday 1st
7th Sunday of Easter
music : Mozart – Missa brevis in G, K140
Monday 2nd The Holy Rosary 6.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Thursday 5th
7.00pm BREMF Community Choir rehearsal
Sunday 8th
PENTECOST :
music : Fauré – Messe Basse, Delibes – Messe Brève Gloria
St Paul’s Parish Lunch 1.00pm
Monday 9th – Young Adults’ Reading Group
Wednesday 11th – St Barnabas Patronal Festival 7.00pm at St Barnabas’, Hove
Sunday 15th
The Most Holy Trinity :
music : Mozart – Orgelsolomesse, in C major, K259
St Bartholomew’s Parish Lunch 12.30pm
British Heart Foundation
London to Brighton
Bike Ride
roads will be congested
Friday 20th – 7.30pm Selva Armonica – Cherry Fair – a concert of polyphony
Sunday 22nd
Corpus Christi :
music : Byrd – Mass for Four Voices
Tuesday 24th – The Nativity of St John the Baptist
Friday 27th – The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Saturday 28th – 6.30pm Brighton Chamber Choir – A Garden Serenade
Sunday 29th
SS PETER & PAUL :
music : Carnevali– Missa Rosa Mystica
JULY
Saturday 5th
St Paul’s Patronal Festival :
12 noon – Solemn Mass – followed by buffet lunch
music : Haydn – Jugendmesse (in F major, Hob.XXII:1 1750)
Sunday 6th
14th Sunday of the Year : GIFT DAY
music W.S. Lloyd Webber – Missa ‘Princeps Pacis’
7.00pm Brighton Consort – Sowing Tears & Reaping Joy
Monday 7th – The Holy Rosary 6.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Tuesday 9th
4.30pm – reception of the body of Adrian Girvan into church
Wednesday 10th
12 noon – Funeral Mass for Adrian Girvan
music : Mozart – Spatzenmesse, K220
7.00pm BREMF Community Choir rehearsal
Sunday 13th
15th Sunday of the Year
music : tba
St Bartholomew’s Parish Lunch 12.30pm
Monday 14th – Young Adults’ Reading Group
Saturday 19th – Friends of St Paul’s talk tba
Sunday 20th
16th Sunday of the Year
music tba
Sunday 27th
17th Sunday of the Year
music : tba
Monday 28th
Wagner Group Pilgrimage to Walsingham begins
(Concludes Thursday 31 July)
AUGUST
Saturday 2nd – St Paul’s welcomes Brighton Pride
West Street will be congested
Sunday 3rd
18th Sunday of the Year :
music : tba
Monday 4th – The Holy Rosary 6.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Sunday 10th
19th Sunday of the Year :
music : tba
Friday 15th
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
7pm – Solemn Mass at St Martin’s
Sunday 17th
20th Sunday of the Year
music : tba
Saturday 23rd
St Bartholomew’s Patronal Festival
5.00pm Solemn Mass – preacher: tba
Sunday 24th
21st Sunday of the Year
music : tba
Sunday 31st
22nd Sunday of the Year
music : tba
SEPTEMBER
Saturday 6th
12 noon to 4 pm – opening of Church
& Macmillan Coffee afternoon 12 noon
Sunday 7th
23rd Sunday of the Year
music : tba
St Bartholomew’s Feast of Dedication
St Bartholomew’s Parish Lunch 12.30pm
Monday 8th
The Holy Rosary 6.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Saturday 14th
Ride & Stride for
Sussex Historic Churches Trust
Sunday 15th
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
music : tba
The 2024 London to Brighton cycle ride – travel around the city will be affected
Sunday 21st
25th Sunday of the Year
music : Byrd – Mass for Four Voices
Thursday 26th
7.00pm BREMF Community Choir rehearsal
Friday 27th – St Vincent de Paul
Saturday 28th – Pet Blessing Service 3.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Sunday 28th
26th Sunday of the Year
music : tba
Monday 29th
SS Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels
Patronal Festival 7.00pm at St Michael’s
OCTOBER
Sunday 5th
27th Sunday of the Year
music : tba
Monday 6th – The Holy Rosary 6.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Sunday 12th
28th Sunday of the Year
Harvest Collection at Mass
music : tba
Sunday 19th
FEAST OF DEDICATION
music : tba
1.00pm – Parish Lunch
Saturday 26th – Friends of St Paul’s event tbc
Sunday 26th
30th Sunday of the Year
music : tba
NOVEMBER
Sunday 2nd
ALL SAINTS
music : Victoria – Missa O quam gloriosum est
Monday 3rd – ALL SOULS
9.30am – Low Requiem Mass at St Bartholomew’s
7.00pm – Solemn Requiem Mass at St Paul’s
Sunday 9th
Remembrance Sunday
Please note: the Mass at St Paul’s begins at 10.55am
music : tba
Monday 10th – The Holy Rosary 6.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Tuesday 11th – St Martin
7.00pm – Patronal Festival at St Martin’s, Brighton
Sunday 16th
33rd Sunday of the Year
music : Gounod – Messe brève in C
Thursday 21st
7.00pm BREMF Community Choir rehearsal
Sunday 23rd
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
music : tba
St Bartholomew’s Parish Lunch 12.30pm
Sunday 30th
ADVENT 1
music : tba
DECEMBER
Sunday 7th
ADVENT 2
music : tba
Monday 8th
The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Solemn Mass 7.00pm at St Paul’s
Sunday 14th
ADVENT 3 – Gaudete Sunday
music : tba
1.00pm – Parish Lunch & Grand Draw
Monday 16th
6.00pm – The Holy Rosary at St Bartholomew’s
7.30pm – Charity Choir rehearsal
Wednesday 17th
7.30 for 8.00pm – Charity Carol Concert
Saturday 20tht
4.00pm – Carol Service at St Bartholomew’s
Sunday 21st
ADVENT 4
music : tba
Carol Service 3.00pm
Tuesday 24th
decorating the church for Christmas
4.00pm – Crib service at St Bartholomew’s
6.00pm – Vigil Mass at St Paul’s
11.00pm – MIDNIGHT MASS at St Bartholomew’s
Wednesday 25th
CHRISTMAS DAY
music : tba
10.30am – Solemn Mass at St Bartholomew’s
11.00am – Solemn Mass at St Paul’s
Sunday 28th
THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY & JOSEPH
music : tba
FUTURE DATES – 2026
January Sunday 25th Conversion of S Paul
February Wednesday 18th Ash Wednesday
April Sunday 5th EASTER DAY
May Sunday 24th PENTECOST 1.00pm – Parish Lunch tbc
June Saturday 27th Summer Patronal Festival – Mass followed by buffet lunch tbc
August Saturday 15th ASSUMPTION OF THE BVM
October Sunday 18th FEAST OF THE DEDICATION – 1.00pm – Parish Lunch tbc
December Monday 7th 7.30pm – Charity Choir rehearsal tbc
Sunday 13th Gaudete Sunday Parish Lunch and Grand Draw tbc
Monday 14th 7.30pm – Charity Choir rehearsal tbc
Wednesday 17th Charity Carol Concert tbc
Thursday 25th CHRISTMAS DAY