There will be a meeting of the Knights on Tuesday, 20th January at 7:30pm in the Marian Room at St Anne’s.
All men of the parish are warmly invited to attend.
A Few Words About Us
It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the website for St Anne’s and St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Parish. As you look around the site you will find a snapshot of parish life—what we do and who we are. Here you will find our weekly newsletters, Mass times, news, events and much more.
St Anne’s and St Joseph’s is an active and welcoming parish in Accrington, Lancashire. We are served by our Parish Priest, Father Francis Wadsworth, and retired priest Father Robert Livesey.
The present church of St Anne was begun in the 1920s, the foundation stone was laid 11 October 1924 by Bishop John Vaughan and it was opened by him 24 May 1925 at a cost of £10,000.
The parish of St Joseph was established in 1949 after the Second World War. Construction of the church began in June 1950 and was opened for worship in 1954. The parish of St Joseph was merged with St Anne’s in 2017.
Mass is celebrated daily at one or both of our beautiful churches details of which can be found in the weekly newsletter or the Mass Schedule panel above.
If you find yourself lingering on our website, don’t just bookmark it. Come along and join us in person to pray, serve and strengthen the bonds of real community! We look forward to seeing you soon.
Fr Francis Wadsworth
Our Parish Priest
Visit of Relics of
St Carlo Acutis
St Mary’s Church, Burnley
Wednesday 28th ~ Thursday 29th January
St Patrick’s Church, Collyhurst
Friday 30th January ~ Sunday 1st February
Carlo is the first millennial saint, and is celebrated for his profound faith and his use of the internet to log Eucharistic miracles from around the world. He was passionate about spreading the teachings of the Catholic Church up until his death from leukaemia at the age of 15.
For the best times for veneration, talks and details of Masses and Meditated Rosary please see the schedule.
St Mary’s RC Church, 3 Todmorden Rd, Burnley BB10 4AU
St Patrick’s RC Church, 2 Nobby Stiles Drive, Collyhurst, Manchester, M4 4FA
Donations
The traditional weekly offertory collection is one way in which you can support the parish financially. An easier modern alternative is to use a standing order, which allows you to make regular donations directly from your bank account, and has the advantage that you will not have to worry about having the right amount of cash every week. If you have online banking you can set this up online, or you can download and complete this standing order form and post it to your bank or hand it in at the parish.
You can also make donations using the Dona card machine located near the collection baskets in St Anne’s church. This digital collection plate supports both contactless and Chip & PIN payments and you can opt to Gift Aid your donation. You can also make a contribution online by using our Dona webpage. Please use the button below.
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Knights of Saint Columba
Leprosy Appeal
Each year, over 250,000 people worldwide are diagnosed with leprosy. Although curable, many people are unable to access treatment.
Lepra is a charity whose aim is to beat leprosy, so that all cases are easily diagnosed and treated.
We will be holding an appeal in support of Lepra on the weekend of 24th/25th January. Please be as generous as you can.
Mass in Sign Language
Fr Francis will be celebrating Mass in sign language on Sunday, 25th January at 3pm at St John the Baptist, Bracewell Street, Burnley, BB10 1TB.
All parishioners are very welcome to attend.
St Anne’s Ladies
Our next meeting will be on Monday, 26th January. We will be going to The Acorn.
Meet on the church car park at 12:30pm for lunch at 1pm.
Polish Mass
Fr Robert Pytel, the chaplain to our Polish community, will be celebrating Mass on Sunday, 1st February at 1pm in St Anne’s Church.
Confessions will be heard before Mass.
Volunteers Needed
Helpers required for the visit of the relics of St Carlo Acutis.
If you have a current DBS certificate and are able to volunteer on Wednesday, 28th January and Thursday, 29th January then please get in touch with Fr Francis in the first instance.
There will be a short information and training session at 5:30pm on Friday, 23rd January for all volunteers at the parish rooms of St Mary’s, 3 Todmorden Road, Burnley, BB10 4AU.
