Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth

Central & West Reading Pastoral Area

Report
Co-ordinating PastorRev Mgr John Nelson

Reading English Martyrs parish

64 Liebenrood Road, Reading, Berkshire. RG30 2EB
Telephone 0118 957 2149 Email Website
Parish priestRev Mgr John Nelson
Secretary Gwen Price
Safeguarding Co-ordinator Charly McArthur

Reading St James and St William parish

St James Presbytery, Forbury Road, Reading, Berkshire. RG1 3HW
Telephone 0118 957 4171 Email Website
Parish priestRev Canon John O'Shea
Secretary Jackie Welton
Safeguarding Co-ordinator Helen Andrews

Reading St Joseph parish

St Joseph's Presbytery, Berkshire Drive, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire. RG31 5JJ
Telephone 0118 942 8632 Email Website
PriestRev Bonaventure Ndong Che
Secretary Sheila Jones
Safeguarding Co-ordinator Kathy Gonzalez
Park Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire
Mass Sun 08:30; 10:30;  Holy day 09:00; 19:30
Reconciliation Sat 10:30 - 11:00
Abbey Ruins, Forbury Road, Reading, Berkshire. RG1 3HW
Reconciliation Sat 17:00 - 17:45
Mass Sat Vigil 18:00;  Sun 09:15 (Mass for the Reading group of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham); 11:00; 13:00 in Ukranian, 2nd week of the month only; 16:30 in Goan, 1st week of the month only;  Holy day 12:15; 19:30
Upper Redlands Road, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire. RG1 5JT
Mass Sun 09:00; 11:00 in Latin (Mass in the Extraordinary Form); 18:00;  Holy day 11:00 in Latin (Mass in the Extraordinary Form)
Liebenrood Road, Reading, Berkshire
Reconciliation Sat 17:30 - 18:15
Mass Sat Vigil 18:30;  Sun 09:30; 11:30; 17:00; 18.30 in Malayalam, 1st week of the month only;  Holy day 09:30; 19:30;  Mon - Fri 09:30 (On a Bank Holiday Monday Mass is at 10 am not 9.30 as per usual on a week day except Thursday when Mass is at 8 pm )

St Paul's Primary School

Maintained Voluntary Aided Primary School
City Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire. RG31 4SZ
Telephone 0118 942 2003 Fax 0118 945 4924 Email Website
HeadteacherMs Julia Feeney

St Josephs College and St Josephs College Preparatory School

Independent School
Upper Redlands Road, Reading, Berkshire. RG1 5JT
Telephone 0118 966 1000 Fax 0118 926 9932 Email Website

An independent day school for girls and boys aged 3-18

HeadteacherMrs Maureen Sheridan

Blessed Hugh Faringdon Secondary School

Maintained Voluntary Aided Secondary School
Fawley Road, Reading, Berkshire. RG30 3EP
Telephone 0118 957 4730 Fax 0118 956 8150 Email Website
HeadteacherMr John Casey

English Martyrs Primary School

Maintained Voluntary Aided Primary School
Dee Road, Reading, Berkshire. RG30 4BE
Telephone 0118 937 5477 Fax 0118 901 5467 Email Website
HeadteacherMr Jamie Carroll

Priestly Fraternity of St Peter

Religious community
St John Fisher House, 17 Eastern Avenue, Reading, Berkshire. RG1 5RU
Telephone 0118 966 5284 Website

Sisters of St Marie Madeleine Postel

Religious community
St Joseph's Convent, 64 Upper Redlands Road, Reading, Berkshire. RG1 5JT
Telephone 0118 926 8943

Presentation Brothers

Religious community
9 Hawley Mews, Reading, Berkshire. RG30 2EY
Telephone 0118 956 0232 Website

Catholic Chaplaincy to Reading University

University chaplaincy
29 Upper Redlands Road, Reading, Berkshire. RG1 5JJ
Telephone 0118 926 8869 Email Website
Chaplain Sabine Schwartz
Mass Sun 18:00 (except July/August)

Reading Polish Catholic Centre

Pastoral centre
81 London Road, Reading, Berkshire. RG1 5BY
Telephone 0118 958 2288
ChaplainsRev Jerzy Januszkiewicz; Rev Kryzsztof Zalewski
Mass Sun 09:00 in Polish; 10:40 in Polish

Royal Berkshire Hospital Chaplaincy

Hospital
London Road, Reading, Berkshire. RG1 5AN
Telephone 0118 322 5111 Website
ChaplainsRev Richard Maniak; Rev Chris Whelan
Mass Wed 11:15;  Holy day 11:15

Reading St James and St William parish also serves HMP/YOI Reading.

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