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Diocese of Chichester

St Bartholomew, Brighton

About our church
St Bartholomew's is one of the tallest parish churches in Europe and was completed in 1874. It is a grade 1 listed church which is famous for its Arts and Crafts decorations by Henry Wilson.

Amongst its many treasures is a magnificent high altar with a 45ft baldacchino and backdrop of mosaics depicting the archangels and Christ in glory. It also has a spectacular Silver Plated Lady Altar.

St Bartholomew's is part of Brighton's heritage and is widely recognised as one of the city's proudest possessions.

Built as a mission church, everyone is welcome, whatever their reason for visiting. The church is also renowned for its musical tradition. The choir sings a different Mass each Sunday, their repertoire of 40 Masses including settings by Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, Beethoven, Gounod, Guilmant, Saint-Saens, Hummel, Byrd, Palestrina and Victoria.

Built: 1874
Architect: Edmund Scott (1828 - 1895)
Style of worship: Traditional Catholic
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Sunday Services
Family Mass
Mass with hymns and Dom Gregory Murray's "New People's Mass"
Every Sunday at 9:30 AM for ¾ hour
Family Friendly Coffee
Solemn High Mass
English Missal High Mass with superb music consisting of a large repertoire of 40 Masses by mainly Viennese composers. Music in June and July: Jun 22 - SCHUBERT: Mass in C*** Jun 29- MOZART: Mass in D (K194)*** Jul 6- HAYDN: Harmoniemesse*** Jul 13 - MOZART: Mass in B flat (K275)*** Jul 20 - SCHUBERT: Mass in E flat*** Jul 27 - MOZART: Missa Longa (K262)
Every Sunday at 11:00 AM for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Coffee Incense

Monday

Church open daily
Do come and visit this wonderful church. We are open daily, Monday to Saturday, from 10am to 1 pm and then from 2 pm until 4.30pm.
Every Monday at 10:00 AM
Low Mass
Every Monday at 12:15 PM

Tuesday

Church open daily
Do come and visit this wonderful church. We are open daily, Monday to Saturday, from 10am to 1 pm and then from 2 pm until 4.30pm.
Every Tuesday at 10:00 AM
Low Mass
Every Tuesday at 12:15 PM

Wednesday

Church open daily
Do come and visit this wonderful church. We are open daily, Monday to Saturday, from 10am to 1 pm and then from 2 pm until 4.30pm.
Every Wednesday at 10:00 AM
Low Mass
Every Wednesday at 12:15 PM

Thursday

School Mass
The Mass for St Bartholomew's School takes place on Thursdays during term time.
Every Thursday at 9:10 AM
Church open daily
Do come and visit this wonderful church. We are open daily, Monday to Saturday, from 10am to 1 pm and then from 2 pm until 4.30pm.
Every Thursday at 10:00 AM
Low Mass
Every Thursday at 12:15 PM

Friday

Church open daily
Do come and visit this wonderful church. We are open daily, Monday to Saturday, from 10am to 1 pm and then from 2 pm until 4.30pm.
Every Friday at 10:00 AM
Low Mass
Every Friday at 12:15 PM

Saturday

Low Mass
Every Saturday at 9:30 AM
Church open daily
Do come and visit this wonderful church. We are open daily, Monday to Saturday, from 10am to 1 pm and then from 2 pm until 4.30pm.
Every Saturday at 10:00 AM

Our Location:
Ann Street
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 4GP

Contact:
See details on the church web site: www.stbartholomewsbrighton.org.uk

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