Welcome to St Joseph’s, Oakham, our parish church on Station Road, serving the town and villages around Rutland Water. Whether you come every week or you’re visiting for the first time in years, you’ll find a warm welcome, faithful worship, and a quiet place to pray and begin again.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Holy Mass, Sacraments, and Parish Life in Oakham by Rutland Water.
Mass Times
Saturday
Stamford
5.00 pm Confession
6.00 pm Mass
Oakham
4.30 pm Mass
3.30 pm Exposition & Benediction
Sunday
Stamford
9.00 am Mass
11.00 am Mass
Oakham
10.30 am Mass
Monday
Stamford
Open for Private Prayer
Oakham
10.00 am Mass
Tuesday
Stamford
10.00 am Mass
Oakham
Wednesday
Stamford
Open for Private Prayer
Oakham
9.00 am Exposition
9.30 am Confession
10.00 am Mass
Thursday
Stamford
Open for Private Prayer
Oakham
Friday
Stamford
9.00 am Exposition & Benediction
10.00 am Mass
Oakham
Exton
7.00 pm Traditional Latin Mass
St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Station Road
St Joseph’s is our parish church in Oakham — a place where ordinary life is gathered up into prayer: Sunday worship, weekday Mass, the sacraments, a quiet candle lit for someone you love, and the steady companionship of a local Catholic community. Whether you’ve been coming for decades or you’re only peering through the door for the first time, you are very welcome here.
You’ll find St Joseph’s on Station Road, Oakham, LE15 6QU.
As part of The Parish of Our Lord Jesus Christ Eternal High Priest by Rutland Water, St Joseph’s shares parish life with our church in Stamford and the wider parish community across the area.
For practical parish information, it can help to start here: Mass times, Confession, and our Newsletter.
A Little History
Catholic life in this part of Rutland has been quietly persistent, always rooted in faith. In the late nineteenth century a Catholic mission church was established in Oakham: the foundation stone was laid in 1882, and the church opened soon after in Mill Street, dedicated to SS Joseph and Edith.
As the community grew, a new church was built in 1975 on Station Road, with an integral hall and presbytery — the St Joseph’s many people know today.
It’s a gentle reminder that parishes don’t stand still: they adapt, they relocate, they change shape — and yet the heart of it remains the same: the Lord gathering His people.
St. Joseph
St Joseph is the patron of the universal Church, the quiet guardian of Jesus and Mary — a man of faithful presence, not loud words. There’s something very “Oakham” about that: steady, local, practical holiness. In a world that rewards noise, St Joseph gently teaches us to listen, to keep going, to do the next right thing, and to trust God with what we cannot fix.
If you’re praying for family life, for work, for patience, for courage, for the grace to begin again — St Joseph is a good friend to have.
You might like our Prayer page, especially if you’re getting back into the habit of praying at home.
Worship and Parish Life at St Joseph’s
At the centre of our life is Holy Mass — the Lord feeding His people with His own life. We also gather for the sacraments (Baptism, First Holy Communion, Confirmation, Marriage), and we do our best to look after one another in simple, human ways.
After Sunday Mass at St Joseph’s there is often the homely kindness of tea and coffee, and on Wednesdays as well — nothing fancy, just a chance to be known and to belong.
If you’re new, that cup of tea can be the easiest first step.
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Planning your first visit? Start with Mass times and Contact.
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Want to talk to someone quietly, or arrange a time outside the usual schedule? Contact is the best route.
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Looking for safeguarding information? Please see Safeguarding.
For Families
Families, Schools, and Growing in Faith
St Joseph’s is part of a wider parish family that includes children and young people, those exploring the faith, and those returning after a long time away. If you’re looking for the next step:
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RCIA (for anyone exploring becoming Catholic)
We also have close ties with local Catholic education — details are on Parish schools.
Find Us in Oakham
St Joseph’s Catholic Church
Station Rd,
Oakham
Rutland
LE15 6QU
01572 722 308