Welcome to the Reading Ordinariate Mission

This page is intended as an information page for members of the Reading Ordinariate Mission and their friends. Many, but not all, of our number are former Anglicans drawn from a number of churches in Reading and further afield. Our congregation draws people from as far as Basingstoke, Winchester, and Bournemouth. The Reading Ordinariate Mission was the first Ordinariate group to hold a weekly Sunday Mass - since 13th March 2011. Our group was initially served by Mgr Andrew Burnham and since June 2011 has been served by Fr David Elliott who is also Head of Theology at the Oratory School in Woodcote.


We are fortunate to have St James', Reading as our place of worship and are indebted to Fr John O'Shea and the people of St James' for their hospitality at this early Pugin Church. Our Sunday Mass is at 9.15am.