St Helen, Ongar

Chipping Ongar, Essex

Diocese of Brentwood

Photograph of St Helen, Ongar
Image: Richard Hoare (Geograph, CC BY-SA 2.0)

Mass times this week

Regular weekly timetable

Mon

  • –

Tue

  • 09:00

Wed

  • 09:00

Thu

  • 09:00

Fri

  • 09:00

Sat

  • 17:30 Vigil

Sun

  • 08:45
What the parish's page says
St. Helen’s, Ongar 4.30 p.m. – 5.15 p.m. Saturdays – Sacrament of Individual Reconcilation (Confession) 5.30 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass 8.45 a.m. Sunday Mass No Weekday Mass on Mondays 9.00 a.m. Tuesday Weekday Mass 9.00 a.m. Wednesday Weekday Mass 9.00 a.m. Thursday Weekday Mass 9.00 a.m. Friday Weekday Mass
Source: Mass Times – Catholic Parish Ongar. Retrieved 27 September 2026. Last changed on the source page 27 September 2026. Check with the parish for changes and holy days.

Confession Times

On request, including during Friday Adoration after the 9am Mass
Saturdays
4.30pm to 5.15pm, before the 5.30pm Vigil Mass

Adoration & Devotions

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Every Friday after the 9am Mass

Information sources

About St Helen, Ongar

St Helen, Ongar is a Roman Catholic church in Chipping Ongar, Essex. It is part of the Diocese of Brentwood.

Introduction

St Helen’s in Chipping Ongar was built in 1869. Before the church was built, visiting priests celebrated mass in private house chapels such as Kelvedon Hall, and for a time services were held in a barn behind The King's Head public house on Ongar High Street.

Sources for this profile

  1. Father Byles – St Helen’s Church, Chipping Ongar – Catholic Parish OngarRetrieved 13 September 2026

Find St Helen, Ongar

Map location for St Helen, Ongar

87 High Street, Chipping Ongar, Essex, CM5 9DX