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Places of Worship in Reading the university of reading chaplaincy Places of worship in Reading including location maps for central Reading Welcome to Reading The University Chaplains There have been Christian Chaplains A very warm welcome from the supporting students and staff since the start of the University. The Chaplains University Chaplains! This leaflet run social, spiritual and study events throughout the year. We’re also available includes the majority of places of for conversations, advice and support. faith within walking distance of the Please feel free to contact us or join in our activities. Our details are on the reverse main campus. There are many more of this leaflet. further afield. An accompanying leaflet The Chaplaincy Centre (Churches in Reading) includes details The Chaplains run a drop-in centre on of Christian churches. the Whiteknights Campus in Park House Lodge, behind the Library. Our library, This material was updated in 2017 kitchen, quiet room and common room are open Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm. Please let us know of any alterations. Catholic weekday Masses are at 1pm on Tuesdays (term-time only). Anglican weekday Communion services are at 1pm on Thursdays (term-time only). Quaker meetings are at 1pm on Fridays. Student Faith Groups on Campus Atheist/Humanist/Secularist, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh student groups are all active on campus. To find a group please see the Chaplaincy website. The Muslim Society also has a building on campus. Archway Lodge is beside Whiteknights House and is open daily for prayer. 2 | Places of worship in Reading Bahá’í New Kadampa Tradition 7 Kadampa Meditation Centre, 9 Bath Road, RG1 6HH Spiritual Assembly of the Tuesday, 7.30-9pm; Wednesday 7-8pm; Bahá’ís of Reading NOT ON MAP Thursday, 1-1.50pm; Sunday 5-6pm. Christopher Thompson, Secretary Classes on campus, Wednesday [email protected] 1-1.50pm, term-time in Park House. www.bahai.org.uk 0118 959 9133 [email protected] www.learntomeditate.org/classes-in- reading Buddhist Sakya Ling Tibetan Buddhist Centre NOT ON MAP Karma Kagyu Tibetan 97A Swansea Road, RG1 8HA Buddhism 16 Hasta Lama Reading Diamond Way Buddhist Group, 07429 134201 32 Oaklands, Bulmershe Road, RG1 5RW. [email protected] 8.30pm, Thursdays. Contact for other times and events. 0118 926 1424 Thames Valley Triratna 11 Friends Meeting House, [email protected] 2 Church Street, RG1 2SB www.buddhism.org.uk/diamondway- buddhism/reading/ Tuesday, 7.30pm Stuart 07771 171466 [email protected] Order of Buddhist www.facebook.com/groups/ Contemplatives: Soto Zen 21 974477905903685 Reading Buddhist Priory, 176 Cressingham Road, RG2 7LW Introductory Evenings: 1st Tuesday, 7.30pm. Check website for further regular times. Christian Scientists 0118 986 0750 [email protected] www.readingbuddhistpriory.org.uk First Church of Christ Scientist 9 52–54 King’s Road, RG1 3AA Sunday 10.30 am, Wednesday 1 pm 0118 959 0532 www.csreading.co.uk Places of worship in Reading | 3 Hare Krishna Jewish ISKCON 8 Jewish Community of Berkshire 8 Duke’s Bridge Court, (Orthodox) NOT ON MAP Duke Street, RG1 4SA For details of weekly Shabbat and other Check website for times. services check website for details. 0118 950 5109 Rabbi Zvi Solomons [email protected] 0118 950 0409 www.iskconreading.org [email protected] www.JCoB.org Reading Hebrew Congregation, Hindu (Orthodox) 4 Reading Synagogue, 7 Goldsmid Road, RG1 7YB Reading Hindu Temple 19 Email for details of weekly Shabbat and 112 Whitley Street, RG2 0EQ other services. Monday – Sunday 10.30 am – 1 pm and 0118 957 3954 6 – 8 pm. Tuesday, Kirtan: 6 – 9pm [email protected] 0118 975 1067 www.rhc.org.uk [email protected] www.readinghindutemple.com Reading Liberal Jewish Community 11 Friends’ Meeting House 2 Church Street, RG1 2SB Jehovah’s Witnesses 1st & 3rd Saturday 11 am Check website for times of other services. Kingdom Hall NOT ON MAP Rabbi Miri Lawrence-Cohen 75 Water Rd, Reading RG30 2NP 0118 942 8022 Sunday, 10am, 1pm and 4pm. readingliberaljewishcommunity@gmail. com Richard Marks www.readingljc.org.uk 0118 954 5064 [email protected] www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/ meetings/ 4 | Places of worship in Reading Maidenhead Synagogue Abu Bakr Masjid & Islamic (Reform) NOT ON MAP Centre 1 Grenfell Lodge, Ray Park Road, 330 Oxford Rd, RG30 1AF Maidenhead, SL6 8QX Check website for prayer times 2nd, 3rd, 4th Friday 8.30 pm 0118 958 1833 (1st Friday 7.30 pm) [email protected] Saturday 10.30 am www.abmreading.org Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain MBE 0162 867 3012 [email protected] Amity Road Mosque (Anjuman www.maidenheadsynagogue.org.uk Mihibban-e-Rasool) 14 1/3 Amity Road, RG1 3LN Check website for prayer times 0118 9504756 [email protected] Mormon www.ric.org.uk Church of Jesus Christ of Central Jamme Masjid 6 18a Waylen Street, RG1 7UR Latter-Day Saints NOT ON MAP 280 The Meadway, RG30 4PE Check website for prayer times Sunday, 10am 0118 950 8860 [email protected] Bishop Timothy Ambrose www.bagr.co.uk 0118 958 2830 www.mormon.org.uk Cumberland Road Masjid 13 31 Cumberland Road, RG1 3LB 0118 901 2404 [email protected] Muslim www.crmasjid.org Archway Lodge Jamme Mosque 17 46 Alexandra Road, RG1 5PF University Muslim Centre 20 Archway Lodge, building 37, Check website for prayer times Whiteknights campus 0118 926 1565 Check website for prayer times [email protected] www.readingmosque.org.uk www.muslimcentre.co.uk Places of worship in Reading | 5 Markaz Salafi 18 Pagan 29 Lydford Road, RG1 5HQ Check website for prayer times 07913 344174 Pagan Federation, www.markazsalafi.com South Central NOT ON MAP East Berkshire Dolmen Grove Moot Generally at The Boot, Park Road, Reading Islamic Centre Bracknell. (Anjuman Mihibban-e-Rasool) 12 3rd Tuesday, 7.30pm. 50/52 South Street, RG1 4QU [email protected] Check website for prayer times www.southcentral.paganfed.org 0118 9504756 [email protected] www.ric.org.uk Sikh Shahjalal Islamic Centre 2 2a Stanley St, RG1 7NY Check website for prayer times Sri Guru Singh Sabha 13 0118 959 1918 Gurdwara [email protected] 30a Cumberland Road, RG1 3LB www.shahjalalcentre.com Check website for times of services. 0118 966 5500 [email protected] www.readinggurdwara.org Ramgharia Sabha 15 234 London Road, Earley, RG6 1AH Check website for times of services. 0118 926 5432 [email protected] www.readinggurdwara.org.uk For a complete lists of mosques: mosques.muslimsinbritain.org/index.php 6 | Places of worship in Reading Spiritualist Reading National Spiritualist Church 5 81 Baker Street, RG1 7XY Sunday, 6.30pm. 0118 950 7281 [email protected] www.readingsc.org Unitarian Reading Christadelphians 3 132 Oxford Road, RG1 7NL Sunday, 11am, 6pm. [email protected] www.readingchristadelphians.org Reading Unitarian Fellowship 10 35 London Street, RG1 4PS 2nd Sunday, 3pm 0118 941 6976 (evenings only) [email protected] www.unitarian.org.uk Places of worship in Reading | 7 2 1 Friar Street 15 Cumberland Road Amity Rd 3 Oford Road St Mary’s Butts 8 9 Kings Road 13 14 4 St Bartholemew’s Rd 6 Town centre Town centre, 5 Kings Road Argyle Road Carey Street 10 ueens Road Town centre Baker Street 12 Royal Berkshire Hospital, London Street Tilehurst London Road Road 11 Bulmershe Road Wokingham Road WHITEK N Eastern Avenue IG London Road Hamilton Road Castle Hill H Erleigh Road Wantage TS Palmer Park Ave 7 R Craven Road 16 ER REDLANDS ROAD O AL LCROFT Hall UPP AD ROAD Southampton Street 17 Bath Road Foxhill 18 Hillside Addington Road Berkeley Avenue T R Greenow A o St George's St Peter’s Road LondonE Road D Hall L Mackinder Hall McCombie Elgar Road Redlands Town centre A Upper Road o Bulmershe T N Wensley Road and Station D Church Road Church Road D D A Whiteknights Road S 19 O A Lane Kiln Rose R Christchurch Road W R O O Windsor Stenton Hall R Sports Wessex O A T H S Hall K C D R Grounds Hall W I R U N H H G I M T H Wokingham Road L HU Town centre E E UNIVERSITYA OF READING K M C Whiteknights Campus and Station N 20 RO I A Maiden G D UNIVERSITY OF READING Bridges H ive Henley Whiteknights Campus T n’s Dr Hall S Erlegh Drive Quee Business R School N o O r t Student Minghella h A u D m b Village e Health Sports Palmer r l a Bletch n Northcourt Avenue Edith d Pepper Lane worth Centre Grounds A Avenue v Basingstoke Road Basingstoke St Patrick’s S Morley e Wilderness Road H n u N I e Hall N RUSU O F Beech Lane RT I E Chancellor L ’s Way H 20 D Archway Lodge, C 21 R Muslim Centre D O Library O A U A R D O URS Cressingham Road T R Chaplaincy A Redhatch Drive V Centre S EN S E U N E R *maps not to scale E D Elm Lane L Hall I Elm Road W Harris Garden D A O R PE S P S B PE E E R N EC L R A E H LAN N D E L I W E REDHATCH DRIVE Sibly Hall 2 1 reet 15 Cumber Amit 3 Oxfor d St. 8 9 13 14 4 St holemew’s 6 5 Kings Car eet 10 Bak reet 12 reet Tilehurst Road 11 Bulm Wok d Cast Er Palm e 7 Cr 16 Southampt reet 17 Bat 18 Addingt enue A33 St er’ Upper Redlands Road Wensley Whiteknights d 19 Christchur d Wok d DING Whiteknight 20 Maiden Er ive N o r t h u m b e r l a Bletch n Northcourt enue d Pepper ne worth A Avenue v Basingst Basingst e n u e 21 Redhat Looking for a place of worship in Reading? 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