Welcome to
The Catholic Church of Our Lady St. John’s Wood

Built in 1836, Our Lady of St John’s Wood is one of the first Catholic Churches to be built in London following the 1829 Catholic Emancipation.

To Jesus Through Mary

Welcome to the website of Our Lady’s church in St John’s Wood and our Roman Catholic parish. We hope you will find what you are looking for in these pages. If not, come to one of our daily Masses and talk to us afterwards or contact us directly. But if you would prefer just to pray quietly, the church is open every day from 7:00am until 7:00pm.

Whether you are new to the area, returning, or just visiting, may your virtual or physical visit deepen your faith and bring peace to your soul. In this church dedicated to Our Blessed Lady, we hope that these words of Pope Leo XIV will find a place in your heart: “May the Virgin Mary, whose entire life was a response to the Lord’s call, always accompany us in following Jesus.”

For our part, we will try to live out what our beloved Holy Father said at his inauguration on 18 May 2025: “Our work is to let everyone know they are welcome inside the Church….together we must be a missionary Church, always open to receiving everyone in need of our charity, our presence, dialogue and love.”

May you find those things here with us and may God bless you and your loved ones.
Canon Kevin & Sr Brigid

The Seven Sacraments

For more information on the Sacraments of Initiation click on the one that concerns you or our child: Baptism, First Holy Communion or Confirmation. They are normally received in that order but if you are a young adult or older or have missed one for some reason please click on RCIA.

The Sacraments of Healing are Confession (or Reconciliation or Penance) and the Anointing of the Sick. Children are prepared for the former for the first time as part of the First Holy Communion programme.

The Sacraments of Vocation are Marriage and Holy Orders. We can do everything to help you prepare for the former but as for the latter, we can only offer to help you discern whether God is calling you to be a priest or a religious and encourage you to respond with generosity and find the fulfilment we have found in this form of service to Christ and His Church.

Music at Our Lady

The choir was founded by Claude Crozet in 1971 and some of the original members still sing with us. Claude’s project was considered quite pioneering during a period of cultural “reform” within the Church and his work has been continued by other conductors within the choir and beyond.

If you would like to join us, please introduce yourself at the end of mass or send a message.

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Sunday Readings

See newsletter

Daily Service Times

Masses
Sunday: 6:00pm (Saturday Vigil, Sung), 9:00am (Sung), 12:15pm (Sung), 6:00pm
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday: 10:00am
Saturday: 10:00am, 6:00pm (Vigil Mass of Sunday)
Confessions
Saturday: 10:30am – 11:00am, 5:15pm – 5:45pm

Support us

There are many ways in which you can support the upkeep of this beautiful building, and its pastoral mission to the parish and local community.

You can make a one-off donation, set up a standing order. Your generosity will ensure that Our Lady St. John’s Wood is here for future generations to enjoy.

DONATE

Church of Our Lady St. John’s Wood
54 Lodge Road
London
NW8 8LA

Telephone: 020 7286 3214

Email: stjohnswood@rcdow.org.uk

Website: parish.rcdow.org.uk/stjohnswood/