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Welcome to the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church Oxford

Sacred Heart Church in Blackbird Leys, Oxford is part of the Archdiocese of Birmingham. We hope that you will find our website useful and enjoy searching through the various aspects of life in the parish. Here you will be able to check our weekly newsletter, news and forthcoming parish events, read about how to go about with Sacramental preparation and find out Mass times and other services.

Whatever your reason for visiting us, we pray that God will bless your search and grant you many blessings

Parish Priest : Fr. Harry Curtis

(Also serving Our Lady of Christians, Cowley, 01865 770910)

E-mail : fr.harry.curtis@rcaob.org.uk

Parish Secretary : Reena Bartrip

10:00 am – 1:00 pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays

Telephone : 01865 455182

E-mail : sacredheart.oxford@rcaob.org.uk

This Parish operates in accordance with Statutory Safeguarding Guidance and the National and Archdioceses policies & procedures at all times. At present, our Parish Safeguarding Representative is Onyi Anyanwu. She can be contacted at: sg.sacredheart.oxford@rcaob.org.uk or alternatively the Diocesan Safeguarding team can be contacted on 0121 230 6240/ safeguarding@rcaob.org.uk if you have any concern. For more details, visit the page Safeguarding.

Lent 2026.

  1. This Wednesday will be Ash Wednesday, the start of our Lenten journey towards Holy Week and Easter.  It is a day of fasting and abstinence. That means that everyone over the age of 14 should abstain from meat and that those between 18-60 should also fast, taking only one meal and two lighter snacks. 
  2. There will be Mass with the imposition of ashes at Our Lady’s on Wednesday at 9.15 am, and also at Sacred Heart at 7.00 pm.  After Mass this weekend (weather permitting) we shall burn palms to make our ashes. 
  3. Stations of the Cross. Saturday mornings, after Mass.
  4. Prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, Thursdays, 6.00–7.00 pm, with the opportunity for Confession.
  5. “My Day by Day” booklets are available (£1). They contain the Mass readings for each day of Lent.
  6. Walk With Me booklets are also available, with Lent calendars. They are an aid to prayer and reflection.
  7. CAFOD Lent Fast Day will be Friday, 27th February
  8. Penance Service. Thursday, 19th March, at 6.00 pm.

First Holy Communion Lessons. Lessons will start at Our Lady’s at 3.30 pm on Thursday, 26th February. 

Enquiries about the Catholic Faith. We’ll take this week off for half term.  We shall restart on Friday, 27th February, at Our Lady’s when (appropriately for Lent) the subject will be “Right and Wrong; Confession”.

Annual Diocesan Thanksgiving Mass for Marriage. Married couples who are celebrating a milestone anniversary, and couples preparing to marry this year are invited to the Diocesan Thanksgiving Mass for Marriage at St Chad’s Cathedral in Birmingham on Saturday, 2nd May, at 12.00 noon, followed by light refreshments. For info, and to register please visit www.vocations.org.uk/marriage-mass

Bishop Richard’s Visitation.  Bishop Richard will be coming to visit our Parish next weekend.  There will be a meeting in the hall here next Sunday afternoon at 4.30 pm.  Please try to come to it if you possibly can.

Eucharistic Ministers.  We still need several more Ministers of Holy Communion.  If you feel that God is calling you to serve in this way, please come and see me. 

May God bless you and all those who are dear to you.

Fr. Harry

For more details please see the Newsletter for the week.