PRAYER AT THE CHAPLAINCY
OXFORD UNIVERSITY CATHOLIC CHAPLAINCYClick here for a message from the Chaplains - October 4
If you are leaving (or have left!) Oxford and not returning for the new academic year, we wish you all the best! Do stay in touch and don't forget to send us your non-University email address.
Follow news via our website, and on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. The termcard for Michaelmas will be available soon.
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MASSES:
Sunday - 11am, 5.45pm and 9pm
Monday-Saturday - 12.15pm
'Godparents & Godchildren' programme 2026-27 - NOW OPEN!
The ‘Godparents/Godchildren’ programme for the new academic year is live!
To those who don't know what it is - this is the Chaplaincy's version of 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.
Returning students are encouraged to sign up as a ‘godparent’ - even if you have been one before. Don’t worry if you don’t have a ‘co-parent’; we can sort that out. Complete the form here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/UZz0trzmtg
If you are coming up - a special welcome! - you can sign up as a ‘godchild'.
Form to be completed here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/PUs897TtFQ
If you know someone coming up to Oxford this academic year, please forward the link to them.
Contact Alvea https://www.catholic-chaplaincy.org.uk/home/student-chaplaincy/about-us/meet-the-chaplains/ for more information.
Register to receive our newsletters at https://www.catholic-chaplaincy.org.uk/home/student-chaplaincy/new-student-contact-form/ (you don't have to be student to sign up!)
See you soon!
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The Mass bulletin is published online and updated weekly (less often over the vacs). Masses are open to all, except the Student Masses, and events to all (unless mentioned otherwise).
For more details or queries, please contact a Chaplain.
Statement following the independent review relating to the former Senior Chaplain
For more details on our safeguarding policy and for a list of contacts, please visit: https://www.catholic-chaplaincy.org.uk/guidelines-for-best-practice/
The Chaplaincy team - Fr Dominic, Alvea, Fr Angga, Fr Frank and Fr William
Please see our Facebook Page for the latest updates.
Being a Catholic at University can be a challenge. The Chaplaincy exists to support you through your journey of faith, providing opportunities for prayer times and liturgies which will deepen your relationship with Christ.
Each morning, the Chaplains gather for a time of adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, from 7:15am, to which all students are welcome. This is followed by Mass on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and a shared breakfast.
We hold Mass Mon-Sat at 12:15pm, and Confession is available regularly and upon request from any of the priest Chaplains.
During the three Oxford terms, we hold a range of other services which, as far as possible, coincide with great feasts and liturgical seasons. Advent Carols in Michaelmas, and Reconciliation and Stations of the Cross in Hilary draw us into the richness of the Church’s year.
We hold a regular Lectio Divina group during term (time and day tbc), and support student prayer initiatives when they arise.
You can find all the information on services, prayer times, and spirituality on the pages in this section.
Sacraments
Find details of our Mass times, and availability of other sacraments here.
Ignatian Spirituality
Our Priest Chaplains all belong to the Society of Jesus, a religious order founded by St Ignatius of Loyola in 1540. Ignatian Spirituality is central to the life of the Chaplaincy. You can discover more about it here.
To the extent that it is possible, we offer one-to-one Ignatian spiritual direction.
College Masses
Each term, we celebrate Mass in almost all of Oxford’s College Chapels. Find our schedule here.
