Parish Notices
Please see the weekly bulletin for this week's news and Mass intentions.
September celebrates the divine messengers who have played a defining part in the History of Salvation. As children many of us learned a prayer of our Guardian Angels. Maybe we often feel we have outgrown its sentiments but it is itself an interpolation of the learned writings of Reginald of Canterbury and it confers a Partial Indulgence when recited as part of morning and night prayers:
ANGELE DEI qui custos es mei, Me tibi commissum pietate superna; (Hodie, Hac nocte) illumina, custodi, rege, et guberna. Amen
ANGEL of God, guardian dear to whom God's love commits you here, ever this (day, night) be at my side to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen
Information on Safeguarding may be found in the Contact Section where there are also links to the Safeguarding Services of the Archdiocese of Birmingham and a number to use in case of an emergency.
Welcome
Our beautiful church has served the Catholic community of Dorchester-on-Thames since it was built in 1849. However, and uniquely,our parish traces its origins directly to the coming of St Birinus from Rome in AD 634. Here you more about our church and its history.
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is celebrated every day. There is also Holy Hour of Eucharsitic Adoration followed by Benedcition of the Blessed Sacrament on the first Sunday of each month. See Mass and confession times.
Music at St Birinus
The Davey Consort, directed by Ryan Wigglesworth, sings the sacred liturgy week to week. Plainchant and sacred polyphony from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries are at the heart of the its repertoire and there is Sung Latin Mass 11am every Sunday.
Our Organ
Commissioned for St Birinus Church and designed and built by internationally renowned Master Organ Builder Bernard Aubertin, our organ is a beautiful instrument, entirely hand-crafted and designed to complement the restoration of the sanctuary.