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
Calendar of Events 2026:
JANUARY
Thursday 1st
Mary, The Holy Mother of God
Sunday 4th
Second Sunday of Christmas
music : Darke – Communion Service in F
6.00pm – EPIPHANY CAROL SERVICE
ending with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
Tuesday 6th
The Epiphany of The Lord :
music : Mozart – Missa brevis in C “Spatzen-Messe” K220
6.00pm – EPIPHANY MASS
Sunday 11th
The Baptism of the Lord:
music : Chaminade – Messe pour deux voix égales
Tuesday 13th
4.30pm – reception of the body of Malcolm Kemp into church
Wednesday 14th
11.30am – Funeral Mass for Malcolm Kemp
music : Robin Jamieson – Mass for 3 Voices
Thursday 15th
4.30pm – reception of the body of Neville Munford into church
Friday 16th
11.30am – Funeral Mass for Neville Munford
music : Chaminade – Messe pour deux voix égales
Wednesday 14th – The Holy Rosary 6.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Sunday 18th
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
music : Byrd – Mass for 3 Voices
Sunday 26th
CONVERSION OF ST PAUL
music : Ahne – Messe in C
FEBRUARY
Sunday 1st
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
music : Mozart – Spatzenmesse, K220
Monday 2nd
CANDLEMAS
The Presentation in the Temple
music : Byrd – Mass for 3 Voices
Sunday 8th
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
music : Carnevali – Missa ‘Rosa Mystica’
Sunday 15th
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
music : Gounod – Messe brève in C
Tuesday 17th – SHROVE TUESDAY
Friday 20th – Medieval and Renaissance polyphony
7.30pm in St Michael’s Church in Lewes.
Tickets cost £15. For details click https://www.eventcreate.com/e/cherryfairlewes.
Wednesday 18th
ASH WEDNESDAY
11.30am – Low Mass at St Paul’s
7.00pm – Solemn Mass at St Bartholomew’s
Sunday 22nd
1st Sunday of Lent
music : Viadana – Missa l’hora passa
Tuesday 24th – Lent Course at St Bart’s after Mass
Explore Matthew’s Gospel
MARCH
Sunday 1st
2nd Sunday of Lent
music : Casciolini – Missa brevissima
BRIGHTON HALF MARATHON
Traffic & busses will be disrupted
7.00pm – Brighton 16 concert at St Bartholomew’s
Tuesday 3rd – Lent Course at St Bart’s after Mass
Explore Matthew’s Gospel
Sunday 8th
3rd Sunday of Lent
music : Casciolini – Missa brevissima
Tuesday 10th – Lent Course at St Bart’s after Mass
Explore Matthew’s Gospel
Sunday 15th
4th Sunday of Lent – Laetare
music : Mozart – Missa brevis in d, K65a
St Bartholomew’s Parish Lunch 12.30pm
Monday 16th – The Holy Rosary 6.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Tuesday 17th – Lent Course at St Bart’s after Mass – Explore Matthew’s Gospel
Thursday 19th – St Joseph
Saturday 21st
Quiz Night at St Paul’s – 6.30 pm
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Sunday 22nd
5th Sunday of Lent
music : Palestrina – Missa Brevis
Tuesday 24th – Lent Course at St Bart’s after Mass
Explore Matthew’s Gospel
Wednesday 25th
The Annunciation of the Lord
Solemn Mass 7.00pm at St Martin’s
Sunday 29th
Palm Sunday
music : Victoria – Missa ‘O quam gloriosum est’
The Passion according to Matthew – after Victoria
Monday 30th
► Low Mass 11.30am at St Paul’s
► Low Mass 6.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Tuesday 31st
► Low Mass 11.30am at St Paul’s
► Low Mass 6.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
APRIL
Wednesday 1st
► Low Mass 11.30am at St Paul’s
► Low Mass 6.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Thursday 2nd
Maundy Thursday Liturgy
Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7.00pm at St Paul’s
music : Byrd – Mass for Four Voices
Friday 3rd
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 4th
Easter Vigil 8.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Sunday 5th
EASTER DAY :
Solemn Mass 11.00am
music : Mozart – Orgelsolomesse, in C major, K259
Sunday 12th
Divine Mercy
music : arr. McPherson-Pottle – Mass of the Angels
Sunday 19th
3rd Sunday of Easter
music : Darke – Communion Service in F
Annual Parish Meeting after Mass tbc
Sunday 26th
4th Sunday of Easter
music : Mozart – Missa brevis in F, K192
Monday 23rd – St George
MAY
Sunday 3rd
5th Sunday of Easter
music : Haydn – Missa brevis ‘Rorate coeli desuper’ (in G Major, Hob.XXII:3 c.1750) tbc
May Devotion tbc
Sunday 10th
6th Sunday of Easter
music : tba
Sun. 10th – Sat. 16th – Christian Aid Week
Thursday 14th – The Ascension of the Lord
7.30pm Solemn Mass at St Michael’s tbc
Sunday 17th
7th Sunday of Easter
music : tba
Sunday 24th
PENTECOST
music: Fauré – Messe Basse, Delibes – Messe Brève Gloria tbc
St Paul’s Parish Lunch 1.00pm tbc
Wagner Group Easter Celebration: Benediction 6.00pm at St Paul’s
followed by meal at Donatello tbc
Sunday 31st
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
JUNE
Sunday 7th
Corpus Christi
music : tba
Sunday 21st
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time
music : tba
British Heart Foundation
London to Brighton
Bike Ride
roads will be congested
Wednesday 24th – The Nativity of St John the Baptist
Sunday 28th
SS PETER & PAUL :
music : Carnevali–Missa Rosa Mystica
JULY
Saturday 4th
St Paul’s Patronal Festival :
12 noon – Solemn Mass – followed by buffet lunch
music : Haydn – Jugendmesse (in F major, Hob.XXII:1 1750) tbc
Sunday 5th
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time : GIFT DAY
music W.S. Lloyd Webber – Missa ‘Princeps Pacis’ tbc
Monday 6th – The Holy Rosary 6.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Sunday 12th
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
music : tba
Sunday 19th
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
music : tba
Sunday 26th
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
music : tba
AUGUST
Saturday 1st – St Paul’s welcomes Brighton Pride
West Street will be congested
Mass is at 10.30am today
Sunday 2nd
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
music : tba
Monday 3rd – The Holy Rosary 6.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Sunday 9th
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
music : tba
Sunday 16th
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
7pm – Solemn Mass
music : tba
Sunday 23rd
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
music : tba
Monday 24th
St Bartholomew’s Patronal Festival
5.00pm Solemn Mass – preacher: tba
Sunday 30th
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
music : tba
SEPTEMBER
Saturday 5th
12 noon to 4 pm – opening of Church tbc
& Macmillan Coffee afternoon 12 noon
Sunday 6th
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
music : tba
St Bartholomew’s Feast of Dedication
St Bartholomew’s Parish Lunch 12.30pm tbc
Monday 7th
The Holy Rosary 6.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Saturday 12th
Ride & Stride for
Sussex Historic Churches Trust
Sunday 13th
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
music : tba
The 2026 London to Brighton cycle ride – travel around the city will be affected
Sunday 20th
25th Sunday of the Year
music : tba
Sunday 27th
26th Sunday of the Year
music : tba
Tuesday 29th
SS Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels
Patronal Festival 7.00pm at St Michael’s
OCTOBER
Saturday 3rd – Friends of St Paul’s Annual Dinner – details to follow in due course
Sunday 4th
27th Sunday of the Year
music : tba
Monday 5th – The Holy Rosary 6.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Sunday 11th
28th Sunday of the Year
Harvest Collection at Mass
music : tba
Sunday 18th
FEAST OF DEDICATION
music : Haydn – Jugendmesse (in F major, Hob.XXII:1
1.00pm – Parish Lunch tbc
Saturday 24th – Friends of St Paul’s event tbc
Sunday 25th
30th Sunday of the Year
music : tba
NOVEMBER
Sunday 1st
ALL SAINTS
music : Victoria– Missa O quam gloriosum est tbc
Monday 2nd – ALL SOULS
9.30am – Low Requiem Mass at St Bartholomew’s
7.00pm – Solemn Requiem Mass at St Paul’s
music : tba
Sunday 8th
Remembrance Sunday
Please note: the Mass at St Paul’s begins at 10.55am
music : tba
Monday 9th – The Holy Rosary 6.00pm at St Bartholomew’s
Wednesday 11th – St Martin
7.00pm – Patronal Festival at St Martin’s, Brighton
Sunday 15th
33rd Sunday of the Year
music : tba
Sunday 22nd
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
music : tba
Sunday 29th
ADVENT 1
music : tba
DECEMBER
Sunday 6th
ADVENT 2
music : tba
Tuesday 8th
The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Solemn Mass 12 noon
Sunday 13th
ADVENT 3 – Gaudete Sunday
music : tba
1.00pm – Parish Lunch & Grand Draw
Monday 14th
6.00pm – The Holy Rosary at St Bartholomew’s
Wednesday 16th
7.00 for 8.00pm – Charity Carol Concert
Saturday 19th
4.00pm – Carol Service at St Bartholomew’s tbc
Sunday 20th
ADVENT 4
music : tba
Thursday 25th
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
Friday 25th
CHRISTMAS DAY
music : tba
11.00am – Solemn Mass
Sunday 27th
THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY & JOSEPH
music : tba
FUTURE DATES – 2027
January Wednesday 6th EPIPHANY
– Monday 25th Conversion of S Paul
February Wednesday 10th Ash Wednesday
March Sunday 28th EASTER DAY
May Sunday 24th PENTECOST 1.00pm – Parish Lunch tbc
July Saturday 3rd Summer Patronal Festival – Mass followed by buffet lunch tbc
August Sunday 15th ASSUMPTION OF THE BVM
October Sunday 17th FEAST OF DEDICATION – 1.00pm – Parish Lunch tbc
December Sunday 12th Gaudete Sunday Parish Lunch and Grand Draw tbc
– Wednesday 22nd Charity Carol Concert tbc
– Thursday 25th CHRISTMAS DAY