CathSoc (Catholic Society)

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Welcome to the University of Bath Catholic Society!

Welcome to CathSoc!

We are a group of students who come together to have fun and learn about the Catholic faith. Everyone is welcome to join us at any point of the year. If you're a fresher or a PhD student, have been to church all your life or have never stepped inside one, we would love to see you around.

If you are interested in coming to Mass but have never been (or it's been a while) feel free to either email the committee or dm us on our instragram. We would be happy to give you more information and you can attend with us!

Our chaplain is Fr Christopher. He is a huge part of the CathSoc family and takes care of all our spiritual and pastoral needs. Some CathSoc events are held at St John the Evangelist church, often in the parish hall. You can either say hello to him after Mass, or send him an email at christopher.whitehead@cliftondiocese.com.

We have weekly meals after the 18:30 Mass on Sunday with around sixty students in attendance each week. These are cooked by volunteers in the parish and are free (all we need to do as a society is clean up after).

To keep up to date follow our instgram @bathunicathsoc and join our WhatsApp community.

Freshers Week

Hi freshers! Here are a list of all the events we will be participating during this week where you can meet us and get to know more about our society

Groups Day Thursday 25th September 11.00-15.00 on the parade (we'll be in the faith and cultural section) with the chapliancy banner.
Freshers Fair Friday 26th September interfaith table.
Meet in the chapliancy on campus (near the library) at 17.30 to walk down to mass Sunday 28th September.
Our big academic mass will be at the beginning of October when all the students are back, with the first meal of the term and a short welcome talk from CathSoc.

Weekly Events:

Holy Mass - Every Sunday at 18:30 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.

Dinner at St John's - Every Sunday after 18:30 Mass in the parish hall.

Mass on Campus- Every Wednesday 13:30 in the eucumenical christian chaplaincy on campus (starting in October).

This Year with CathSoc

These are a list of events, many of which CathSoc did in the 2024-2025 academic year, which we will be running again this year:

Rosary making
Christmas dinner
CathSoc mini hike
Pancake night with games
Rosary and pub socials
Volunteering in the parish
Fundraising bake sale
Talks about the faith
Lectio Divina (Prayerful reading of the Bible)
Quizzes

Volunteering with CathSoc

There are many ways to help out the society and wider parish community. Examples of how you can get involved include:

Helping to clean up after our weekly meals
Being a welcomer at the 18:30 Sunday Mass
Taking up a ministry in Mass such as being a reader
Thursday lunches with Genesis 12 until 13:30
Sheet folding on a Friday in the parish

Bath CathSoc is also a SVP 1833 society. This means lots of our student are involved with the young adult branch of the St Vincent de Paul Society. Past ways in which students have engaged with SVP 1833 have been through service days, volunteering on vinne camps and going on pilgrimage with them.

There are many ways to be involved with our parish, keep an eye on the newsletter or check the parish website to keep up to date.

Instagram - @bathunicathsoc

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