Easter Liturgy Times 2026

Catholic Banbury is delighted to invite you to join our Holy Week and Easter liturgies this year. For the full schedule of services and Masses please see the timetable below
Fr. Philip and the parish Deacons pray that you receive all the Blessings of Easter

Palm Sunday
 29th of March 2026
St John the Evangelist Church
4.00pm Saturday (Saturday 28th March) Vigil Mass 
​08.30 a.m  Procession and Holy Mass.
11.30 a.m  Procession and Holy Mass.

St Joseph the Worker Church
10.00 a.m Procession and Holy Mass.

Monday of Holy Week
9.30am: Holy Mass  (St John's)
6.30pm: Holy Mass ( St John's)

Tuesday of Holy Week
09.30am: Holy Mass (St Joseph's)
6.30pm: (St John's)
Wednesday of Holy Week
9.00am: Holy Mass (St John's)
6.30pm: Holy Mass (St John's)

Holy Thursday
  7.00pm: Evening Mass of the Lord's supper (St John's)
followed by the watch until midnight.

Good Friday
3rd of April 2026​

Salvador Dali (1951)

St John the Evangelist Church
​​9.30 a.m. - Office of Readings & Morning Prayer
10.15 am. Children's stations of the cross
3.00 p.m. - Solemn Liturgy of the Passion
7.00 p.m Stations of the cross (St Joseph's)
8.00pm Maria Desolata. Mary reflects and looks back over the day of the death of her son , as we pray the stations of the cross in reverse.

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Holy Saturday
 4th of April ​

Tomb in the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

St John the Evangelist Church
9.30 a.m. Office of Readings & Morning Prayer 
8.30 p.m. - vigil and First Mass of Easter, Joint Service for Catholic Banbury.

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Easter Sunday
 5th April 2026

St John the Evangelist Church
​8.30 a.m.  Holy Mass
11.30 a.m. Holy Mass

St Joseph the Worker Church
10.00 a.m. Solemn Mass

Please note that there are no masses on Easter Monday.