Weekly Schedule

SUNDAY
11:00 Mass – St. Joseph’s Church, Brighton BN2 3ET. Followed by lunch for students and young adults.
18:00 Mass – The Meeting House, Sussex Campus. Followed by:
19:00 CathSoc social including a meal downstairs in the Meeting House.

MONDAY
18:00 Mass – St Joseph’s church

WEDNESDAY
12:00 “Soul Space”. Half an hour of reflective prayer in Watts 406, Moulsecoomb campus, Brighton University, followed by lunch in Cockcroft canteen.
18:00 Mass in St Joseph’s
18:45 ‘Deep Waters’ – the student/young adults group based at the parish. We share a meal, have a talk, prayer and a social time. We meet next door to St Joseph’s down the stairs in 6 Wellington Road (but don’t meet the weeks we that Friday Adoration is on.)

THURSDAY

18:00 Mass – St Joseph’s church

FRIDAY
18:45 Monthly Eucharistic Adoration with live praise and worship music, followed by pizza/drinks– St Joseph’s Church

Trips and Retreats

The Chaplaincy participates in an annual South Eastern University Chaplaincies’ Pilgrimage, where we join over 200 other Catholic students in historically significant destinations in the area. The next pilgrimage will be to Cambridge on 24th October 2026.

Every year there are also two residential weekend retreats at Worth Abbey, a Benedictine monastic community 40 minutes North of Brighton. They are a great opportunity to deepen friendships, explore faith, and have a break from hectic student life in the Sussex countryside. The next retreat will take place 27-29th November 2026.

Every Summer we also make an international pilgrimage, usually to Taizé, an ecumenical Christian Community in France, where we spend the week among thousands of young people from all over the world, singing the beautiful chants, camping in tents, joining the brothers in prayer, and enjoying the beautiful countryside. It is a life-changing experience! This academic year the trip will be 13-20th June 2027. For more details get in touch with Claire.

Cathsoc Nights

Every Sunday evening after campus Mass in term time we gather downstairs at The Meeting House on Sussex campus. The evening begins with a shared meal and each week is followed by a range of different activities: movie nights, board games, talks, country walks, bowling trips, prayer evenings. To stay up to date join our whatsapp group – contact one of the chaplains for details.

Deep Waters

Every Wednesday evening there is the opportunity to get together in town, for ‘Deep Waters’, the student/young adult group based at St Joseph’s parish. The evening consists of a meal, a talk, prayer, and a social time with drinks. We meet next door to St Joseph’s down the stairs in 6 Wellington Road (but we don’t meet the weeks we have the Friday Adoration.)
The same group gets together for lunch on Sundays after the 11am Mass. Come and find us at the back of the church while coffee is being served and we’ll show you were to come.

Social Outreach

Opportunities to serve are available at the Fitzherbert Community Hub, based at St John the Baptist Church, Kemptown. There is the chance to help out at the food bank, prepare food for the Real Junk Food Project, or support refugees and asylum seekers with Brighton Voices in Exile. If you would like to get involved please email Sebastian seb.juliussen@abdiocese.org.uk.

If you enjoy working with children, there are opportunities to volunteer at children’s liturgy or Proclaim youth group at St Josephs parish. Get in touch with your chaplains for more info.

Campus Music Group

Whether you are a seasoned musician or just enjoy singing, you are welcome to join the music group for the 6pm Mass at the Meeting House on Sussex Uni campus. Speak to one of the chaplains for more info, or simply bring along your instrument/voice at 5:30pm for a run through before the Mass begins.