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.
Enquiries about the Catholic Faith, Friday, 4.30 pm, at Our Lady’s in the Don Bosco Centre. This week’s subject: “The Mass”.
Candlemas. This Monday is the feast of the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple (Candlemas). The 7.00 pm Mass here at Sacred Heart will begin with a blessing of candles and a procession. There will also be Mass at Our Lady’s at 9.15 am.
Good Shepherd Mass. This Tuesday, 3rd February, 10.30 am, at Our Lady’s Church, Bishop Richard will join about 240 children from Catholic schools in this area to celebrate the annual Good Shepherd Mass, organised by Fr. Hudson’s Caritas and the Birmingham Education Services. All welcome.
Fundraising ideas for 2026. We should like to hear your ideas for events this year that would raise some money for the parish and also help to bring us together as a family. Please share your ideas with Jacqui or me.
Bishop Richard’s Visitation. Bishop Richard will be coming to visit Our Lady’s Parish and Sacred Heart Parish on the weekend of 21st/22nd February. There will be a meeting in the hall here on Sunday, 22nd February, at 4.30 pm. Please try to come to it if you possibly can.
During Mass today, Chris Breward, the acting chair of the Parish Finance Committee, will say a few words about how you can help with the parish finances.
Eucharistic Ministers. There has been a request for us at Sacred Heart to re-introduce Communion under Both Kinds (i.e. the Precious Blood as well as the Body of Christ) by Easter. That would be good, but to do that we shall 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. I shall arrange a training day soon.
First Holy Communion Lessons. Parents, if your children are aged 8 or over they can receive their First Holy Communion next June. Please complete one of the registration forms in the porch and return it to me. There will be a meeting for parents at 4.00 pm on Thursday, 12th February, in the Don Bosco Centre at Our Lady’s. Lessons will start there after half term at 3.30 pm on Thursday, 26th February.
Ash Wednesday is two weeks on Wednesday! If you have any old palms that you no longer want, please bring them in so that we can burn them to make our ashes.
Altar Servers. It would be lovely to have some new altar servers in time for the Bishop’s visit. If you have made your First Holy Communion then you can be a server. If you would like to be a server, please let me know. We shall have a couple of training sessions here at Sacred Heart on Saturdays, starting this Saturday, 7th February, 11.00 am.
Tailpiece: “I hope you didn’t take it personally, Father, when my husband walked out during your sermon,” said an embarrassed woman to her parish priest after Mass one Sunday. “I must admit I did find it rather disconcerting,” the priest replied. “It’s not a reflection on you, Father,” insisted the churchgoer. “He has been walking in his sleep ever since he was a child.”
May God bless you and all those who are dear to you.
Fr. Harry
For more details please see the Newsletter for the week.
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