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Daily Prayer

You are very welcome to pray the Divine Office with us at

St John the Baptist's Church, Kemptown at the following times:

Lauds (Morning Prayer): Mon to Sat - 9am

Vespers (Evening Prayer): Mon to Thurs - 6pm | Sat, Sun - 5pm

Special Vespers (Season 7):

Solemnity of St Philip Howard: Sunday 19th Oct, 4pm

Solemnity of Christ the King: Sunday 23rd Nov, 4pm

Special Vespers

Lectio Divina – Wednesday Evenings

Praying with the Bible’ a weekly on-line (Zoom) session hosted by

Monks in the City from 8pm to 9pm every Wednesday evening.

To join us on Wednesday evening click here

Lectio Divina

Midday Stillness (Season 7):

Fridays from 12th Sept to 12th Dec 2025

Join our community for an hour of music, prayer and reflection in

St John the Baptist’s Church, Kemptown -every Friday, 12 noon to 1pm.

Midday Stillness

Saturday Sanctuary

Saturday Sanctuary (Season 7):

Saturday 4th Oct, 1st Nov 2025 - CANCELLED

Join us for a morning of fellowship, reflection, prayer and silence in the

Fitzherbert Community Hub, (adjacent to St John the Baptist’s Church, Kemptown), on selected Saturdays - from 10.10am to 12.15pm

Unfortunately, Saturday Sanctuary on the 1st of November is cancelled. This is due to the funeral of our departed Dom Kevin Taggart happening on the same day back at Worth Abbey. Please pray for the repose of his soul.

Parish Mass Times

See the weekly Parish Newsletter for the latest Mass times,

at both St Joseph’s and St John the Baptist’s churches.

Click here for details:

eastbrightoncatholic.org.uk

Parish Mass Times

Monk Talks

We have developed a programme of opportunities to join with the
community for prayer with reflection, contemplation and the
teaching of the Rule of St Benedict.

Join us for Evening Prayer at 6pm in St John the Baptist Church,
Kemptown, followed by soup and bread supper at 6.30pm in the
Fitzherbert Community Hub with a talk at 7pm. All welcome.

Season 7 Monk Talks (2025)

16th Sept - 'Life as an Oblate.' Bishop Richard

28th Oct - 'The enclosed monastic life' A nun from St Mildred's Priory, Minster Abbey

18th Nov - 'The Lay Benedictine life' Adam Simon

Monk Talks

Retreat Day

Advent Retreat Day, Saturday 6th Dec 2025, 10:00am - 3pm

Join us for a day of talks, and time for reflection, prayer and silence. We will be starting with opportunity for Adoration and Confessions in the Church, with tea and coffee etc available in the Fitzherbert Community Hub (adjacent to St John the Baptist's Church, Kemptown) from 10:45am.

Bring a packed lunch.

[Optional Morning Prayer 9am, Mass 9.30am]

Please book by emailing monksinthecity@worth.org.uk so we have an idea of how many people are coming.