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
3rd April at 11:15am
Meet at the top of Avenue Parade.
A gentle walk from the top of Avenue Parade to the top of The Coppice with hymns, prayers and readings. Pupil readers from St Christopher’s CofE and Mount Carmel R.C. High Schools.
An interdenominational event. Everyone is welcome.
| 9am | - | Mass at St Joseph's |
| 11am | - | Mass at St Anne's |
| 7:30pm | - |
Mass of the Lord's Supper at St Joseph's followed by watching until 10pm |
| 3pm | - |
Liturgy of the Lord's Passion at St Anne's |
| 7pm | - | Stations of the Cross at St Joseph's |
| 8:30pm | - | Easter Vigil & First Mass of Easter at St Anne's |
| 9am | - | Mass at St Joseph's |
| 11am | - | Mass at St Anne's |
7pm on Fridays in Lent
Stations of the Cross will be offered together between the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches in Accrington during Lent.
27th February
6th March
13st March
20th March
27th March
3rd April
St Andrew’s
St Anne’s
St Joseph’s
St Andrew’s
St Anne’s
St Joseph’s
St Anne’s RC Church, Cobham Road, BB5 2AD
St Joseph’s RC Church, Belgarth Road, BB5 6AH
St Andrew’s C of E, Swiss St, BB5 1SJ
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.
In the Penitential Season of Lent, by prayer, fasting and almsgiving, we seek to bring ourselves closer to the Lord.
The Stations of the Cross, as in previous years, will be prayed on the Fridays of Lent together with our Anglican friends.
Join us at 7pm on Good Friday, 3rd April, at St Joseph’s.
Our next meeting will be on Monday, 30th March at 1pm in the Marian room at St Anne’s.
We will be observing the Stations of the Cross followed by afternoon tea.
The next meeting for the Sacramental Programme will be at 6pm on Monday, 30th March in St Anne’s Church.
This year the Mass of the Sacred Chrism will take place at St Patrick’s Church, Collyhurst on Wednesday, 1st April at 11am. Light refreshments will be available after the service.
If you would like to attend and represent the parish please see Fr Francis for a free ticket. There is a free bus leaving St Mary’s, Burnley at 9:15am and returning about 3:15pm.
The next meeting will be on Wednesday, 1st April, 2pm – 4pm in St Joseph’s Hall.
There will be a fabulous Easter celebration, so please feel free to bring your best Easter bonnet!
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Teresa Chaplow who has died recently.
Requiem Mass will take place at St Joseph’s Church on Monday, 13th April at 10am.
Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord.
Saturdays: 11am-11:45am & 4:45pm-5:15pm
No morning confessions on Saturday 21st February
Saturdays: 10.30am-11.30am
Saturdays: 11am-11.45am
No Exposition on Saturday 21st February
| 10am | Mass at St Joseph's |
| 10:30am | Confessions at St Joseph's |
| 11am | Exposition & Confessions at St Anne's |
| 12 noon | Mass at St Anne's |
| 4:45am | Confessions at St Anne's |
| 5:30pm | Vigil Mass at St Anne's |
| 9am | Mass at St Joseph's |
| 11am | Mass at St Anne's |
| 9am | Mass at St Anne's |
| 9:30am | Mass at St Joseph's |
| 9am | Mass at St Anne's |
| 9:30am | Mass at St Joseph's |
| No Masses |
| 7:30pm | Mass of the Lord's Supper at St Joseph's |
| followed by | Watching until 10pm |
| 3pm | Celebration of the Lord's Passion at St Anne's |
| 7pm | Stations of the Cross at St Joseph's |
| 8:30pm | Easter Vigil and First Mass of Easter at St Anne's |
| 9am | Mass at St Joseph's |
| 11am | Mass at St Anne's |
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
