St. Mary, Dunstable

Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Diocese of Northampton

Watercolour and ink illustration of St Mary's Catholic Church in Dunstable, with curved brick bays, slit windows and a three-lobed entrance canopy.
Illustration of St Mary

Mass times this week

Regular weekly timetable

Mon

  • 10:00

Tue

  • 09:30

Wed

  • –

Thu

  • 09:30

Fri

  • 09:30

Sat

  • 18:00 Vigil

Sun

  • 09:30
  • 11:30

Weekdays Consult parish website or weekly liturgy sheet for changes

What the parish's page says
Address: 82 West St, Dunstable LU6 1NY, Phone: 01582 662710 MASS TIMES ST MARYS Sunday Vigil - Saturday 6pm Sunday 9:30am and 11:30am Holy Days 9:30am and 7pm Daily Mass - consult website or weekly liturgy sheet Monday 10:00am Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9:30am
Source: MASS TIMES. Retrieved 18 October 2026. Source last checked 18 October 2026. Check with the parish for changes and holy days.

Confession Times

Tuesday
8:45-9:15am
Thursday
8:45-9:15am
Friday
8:45-9:15am
Saturday
5-5:45pm

Adoration & Devotions

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Tuesday 8:45-9:15am

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Thursday 8:45-9:15am

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Friday 8:45am

Benediction

Friday 9:20am

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Saturday 5-5:45pm

Information sources

About St. Mary, Dunstable

St. Mary, Dunstable is a Roman Catholic church in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. It is part of the Diocese of Northampton.

Introduction

The 1936 'Old Church', now part of the Parish Centre, was opened. Work on the present church began in 1961 and the foundation stone was laid on 29th April 1962.

History

The first Mass centre was a house in Regent Street, then a rectory in West Street was purchased in November 1927 and two rooms were converted into an oratory. The church cost £100,000, of which £60,000 had been raised by parishioners by the day it was blessed.

Parish life

The parish runs a catechetical group for Baptism, First Holy Communion and Confirmation. The parish has a Knights of St Columba group. The parish runs the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA). The parish holds a weekly drop-in coffee morning open to everyone.

The parish has a Children's Liturgy group. The parish has a Parish Council that supports the Parish Priest in governance and administration. The parish schools have strong links with the church and attract many young families to the parish.

Sources for this profile

  1. History of the ParishRetrieved 30 September 2026
  2. PARISH GROUPSRetrieved 8 October 2026
  3. PARISH MINISTRIESRetrieved 8 October 2026
  4. Parish CouncilRetrieved 6 September 2026
  5. New to the ParishRetrieved 8 October 2026

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Map location for St. Mary, Dunstable

82 West St., Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 1NY