WELCOME

The Roman Catholic Parish of Guildford is formed of four active and diverse church communities in Guildford: St Joseph's, St Mary's, St Pius X and St Edward the Confessor, one of the largest and most dynamic parishes in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. At the heart of our parish are people of all ages and backgrounds who work, pray and share their lives together. Our children, youth and family work is unique and a particularly strong feature of Guildford. We invite and encourage you to explore, discover and visit our Parish.​

St Philip Howard (1557-1595)

Celebration of St. Philip Howard Feast Day

The Bishop has written to say that, all being well, he will celebrate this Mass at Arundel Cathedral on October 25th at 3pm. Due to the limit on numbers in the Cathedral, anyone wishing to attend should complete a form (link on the Cathedral website www.arundelcathedral.uk) or contact the Cathedral Office on Tel. 01903 882297 or arundel@abdiocese.org.uk. 
This year is the 50th Anniversary of the Canonisation of St. Philip Howard, Co-Patron of our Diocese: who Feast Day is this Monday, October 19th.
Philip Howard was born at Arundel House, London, 18 June 1557, and died in the Tower of London on 19 October 1595. He married Anne, Countess of Arundel and Surrey. In 1580 he succeeded to the Earldom of Arundel. He frequented the Court, and knew and entertained the Queen.
Towards the close of the year he was present at the disputations of Edmund Campion in the Tower and this proved the first step in his conversion, though his life was then the reverse of virtuous, and for a time he deserted his wife. He was wholly reconciled to her, and in September 1584, was received into the Catholic Church, and became a fervent Catholic. The change of life was soon noticed at Court, on which Philip resolved to leave the country, which he did (1585), after writing a detailed letter of explanation to Elizabeth. But he was captured at sea and confined in the Tower of London. He was at first sentenced to a very substantial fine, and imprisonment at the queen’s pleasure. Then in the aftermath of the Armada, he was tried for having favoured the excommunication of the queen, and for having prayed for the invaders. He was condemned and left to die in prison. Shortly before he died he wrote a long and moving letter to his wife asking forgiveness for the way he had treated her in the past.
​On another occasion he wrote: “The Catholic and Roman faith which I hold is the only cause (as far as I can in any way imagine) why either I have been thus long imprisoned or why I am now ready to be executed.” His last prayer to see his wife and only son, who had been born after his imprisonment, was refused except on condition of his coming to the Church of England church, on which terms he might also go free. He was buried in the Tower Church. In 1624 his remains were moved to Arundel where they still rest.

Reopening our Churches for Mass

We are now able to open our Masses for public attendance, however capacity is limited due to social distancing and you MUST book a ticket through the website.
Please ensure that you bring a face mask with you when attending Mass. 
If you have a reserved a space at Mass but would like to cancel it please email us as soon as possible.

Can you volunteer to help steward at Mass?

 The number of Masses we are able to offer is limited by the availability of stewards. Stewards show people to their seats and clean the church after the Mass. Thank you to those who have already stewarded and noted that it is a very rewarding ministry. We are looking for more volunteers. 
If you are under 70 and able to help, anywhere from weekly to occasionally, then please click here. 
​You must be registered on the parish database to volunteer.

Keeping Touch

​If you have not yet registered on the parish database then please do so that we can keep you up-to-date on what is happening in the parish.
We'd love to keep in contact with you in this time of change, follow us through social media

Upcoming Parish Events

Through these challenging and changing times we have a range of regular weekly events for all ages, that you are welcome at.​
  • Our formation course, Discovery is starting online this autumn. A great way to meet with others, delve deeper into our faith and learn how to share our beliefs with others
  • Mass - Our churches are open for Mass through the week, you must reserve your place through the website
  • Every Sunday we release an online family liturgy video and resources for the Sunday's Mass, here.
  • Rosary - Monday's 7pm - online, for those who have not yet discovered this beautiful form of prayer, this could be a gentle way of starting.
  • ​Fearless, Fusion, Focus, Our online youth group for school years 7-13, running each week either online, see what we do here
  • Interested in finding out what the HomeGroups are running over this autumn find out here​
  • Contact Us - To contact the our office, email office@cpg.church or phone 01483 562704
If you are unable to watch the Mass or evening prayer live due to work commitments at this time, we are recording them and they available through the images below.

Recorded Masses and Evening Prayer

Homilies

We are blessed in Guildford with great homilies each day, here you can watch and listen the day's readings and homily

Get in Touch

Catholic Parish Guildford
St Joseph's Presbytery, 12 Eastgate Gardens,
​Guildford, Surrey GU1 4AZ
 office@cpg.church 
+44 (0)1483 562 704