Mass times this week
Regular weekly timetable
Mon
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Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
- –
Sat
- 6pm (Low Sunday to end of Sept)
Sun
- 11am
Services with timing to confirm
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Parish schedules can change on holy days of obligation.
What the parish's page says
Sun 11am, Sat 6pm (Low Sunday to end of Sept)
Confession Times
- Saturday
- 10.30-11am
Information sources
About Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic place of worship in Southwold, Suffolk. It is listed by the Diocese of East Anglia.
Introduction
Sacred Heart Church in Southwold, in the Diocese of East Anglia, was blessed and opened on the Feast of Corpus Christi, 22 June 1916, the first church Southwold had seen in nearly 300 years.
History
In 1897, James Crimmen extended his home, the Manor House on the High Street, to provide a chapel named St Peter's Oratory, and Fr Alexander Scott celebrated the first Mass there in June 1897. Fr Mason served the Southwold Mission for over 40 years, was made Canon of the diocese of Northampton in 1938, and died on 11 November 1940. In 1923, the Sacred Heart side altar became the War Memorial Altar. The building was completed on 10 November 1915, when Fr Mason placed the last stone in the tower.
Architecture and furnishings
The church has a tower over 100ft, is orientated north–south, and is built in the late Gothic style. The design echoes the late Gothic style of Solesmes Abbey, which the architect visited in 1912. Above the High Altar hangs a picture of the Holy Family with the Child Baptist, Tobias and the Angel after Bonifacio Veronese. A Schubert setting is performed in English.
Parish life
By the beginning of the twenty-first century, the Catholic community of the Sacred Heart was closely linked to their sisters and brothers of all denominations in Southwold.
Visiting
An interior staircase leads to a viewing terrace on the church's tower. From the tower terrace, visitors can see the town, the River Blyth, the sea, and the Suffolk countryside. While visiting the tower, guests are also invited to view the church's interior. After Mass, the church remains open for private prayer.
Sources for this profile
- History - Southwold Catholic ChurchRetrieved 29 September 2026
- The Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church SouthwoldRetrieved 29 September 2026
- Music - Southwold Catholic ChurchRetrieved 7 October 2026
- Church Tower - Southwold Catholic ChurchRetrieved 7 October 2026
Clergy
- Priest Rev Christopher Smith
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Map location for Sacred Heart
Wymering Road, Southwold, Suffolk, IP18 6AH