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
Friday 27th June at 7pm in St Anne’s Church
A Mass of Thanksgiving to mark the centenary of the opening of St Anne’s Church.
Celebrant: Bishop John Arnold, Bishop of Salford.
Followed by refreshments. All welcome.
If you will be attending, please put your name down on one of the sign-up sheets at the back of both churches so we can make adequate provision for catering.
On Thursday 3rd July we will welcome Bishop John Arnold to St Joseph’s church to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation.
If you are a young person in Year 8 or above and would like to be confirmed this year, you are invited to take part in our programme of preparation.
The next meeting for students is on Monday, 16th June at 6:45pm, in St Anne’s Church.
The schedule for subsequent meetings is as follows:
Monday 23rd June – Meeting for Students
Monday 30th June – Meeting for Students
The story of a boy at a non-Catholic primary school who hears about the apparitions of Our Lady in 1858 in Lourdes. He maintains an interest that is boosted in high school by the opportunity to go to Lourdes himself. His first trip there continues his journey—a journey of faith that leads him to becoming a Catholic and culminates with his ordination to the sacred priesthood. This is the story of Fr Francis Wadsworth, our parish priest.
As parish priest and chaplain to St Anne’s and St Joseph’s Primary, I am delighted to share with you this video clip of our wonderful school. The enthusiasm and joy on the faces of the children is palpable. The only way to experience the school is to pay us a visit. You would be most welcome. Better still, choose to send your child to St Anne’s and St Joseph’s RC Primary.
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.
The Knights of St Columba are appealing for new members to help them continue their work in the Church and community. This organization, open to practicing Catholic men over 16, encourages involvement in parishes and communities, and offers opportunities to serve others and strengthen faith.
To find out more please see this blog post and come along to the meeting in the Marian Room at St Anne’s on Tuesday 17th June at 7:30pm.
Choir practices for the Centenary Mass will be on Thursday 19th and 26th June, immediately after the 6:30pm Mass at St Anne’s.
Singers from both churches welcome!
There will be a collection on the weekend of the 21st/22nd June for the ongoing work of the SVP. Please do give generously to help support their activities.
The SVP would also be grateful for any food donations for the food bank at the back of St Anne’s Church. Any donations received will be given to the needy of Accrington. Thank you for your support.
The next meeting for the Sacramental Programme will be at 6pm on Monday, 23rd June at St Anne’s Church.
The children on the Sacramental Programme will be making their First Holy Communion on Sunday, 29th June, at the 11am Mass.
Do please keep them in your prayers. It will also be lovely for you to support them with your presence on the day.
As part of our centenary celebrations Fr Francis has commissioned someone to write a history of the parish.
If you have any reflections, stories or memories of former priests that could be included, please email them to lrcgregory@outlook.com or give the information to Fr Francis.
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Churches
St Anne’s, Cobham Road,
Accrington, BB5 2AD.
Tel: 01254 232 920
St Joseph’s, Belgarth Road,
Accrington, BB5 6AH.
Priests
Rev Fr Francis Wadsworth (parish priest)
Rev Fr Robert Livesey (retired)
Parish Administrator
Mrs Siobhan Wood
Tel: 01254 232 920
Office Hours
Mon: 8:30am to 12:30pm
Tues, Thurs: 8:30am to 1:30pm
