The next Mass for healing with anointing of the sick will be at 12 noon on Saturday, 7th February at St Anne’s. Exposition and confessions from 11am.
Let us hold in prayer all who are sick.
All welcome.
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
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.
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.
Notices
Latest Announcements
Latest Items
Mass with Anointing
St Anne’s Ladies
Our next meeting will be on Monday, 9th February. We will be going to the Black Horse.
Meet at 12:30pm in the car park at St Anne’s for lunch at 1pm.
See you there!
White Flower Appeal 2024
On the weekend of 14th & 15th February, The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) will be holding its annual appeal in both churches.
SPUC wants a world where abortion is unthinkable, and is raising awareness of the widespread problem of abortion coercion.
Please be as generous as you can to help SPUC defend unborn babies and their mothers by highlighting this urgent crisis.
Knights of Saint Columba
There will be a meeting of the Knights on Tuesday, 17th February at 7:30pm in the Marian Room at St Anne’s.
All men of the parish are warmly invited to attend.
Lourdes Pilgrimage 2026
Bookings are now open for our annual diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes which this year takes place 30th July to 5th August.
Further details and booking forms are available at www.salfordlourdes.co.uk or by calling 0161 817 2209.
Lottery Money
It is time once again to collect church lottery money. Please place lottery money, with your name on the envelope, in the baskets in church or post through St Anne’s presbytery door.
Many thanks to all those who support our weekly lottery.
