On Friday 3rd July Mass at St Anne’s will be at the later time of 9:30am as we welcome staff and students from Mount Carmel.
Please see the schedule for all Masses for the week.
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
Changes This Week
SVP Recruitment Drive
The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SVP) will be holding a recruitment drive for new members to help it continue with the good work it already undertakes in our parish.
This will take place at all Masses the weekend of the 4th and 5th July when a member of the SVP from head office will come and address us. An information evening will follow on Tuesday, 7th July.
Do please consider whether you could be come a member of the SVP and help continue the good work already being done.
Polish Mass
Fr Robert Pytel, the chaplain to our Polish community, will be celebrating Mass on Sunday, 5th July at 1pm in St Anne’s Church.
Confessions will be heard before Mass.
Requiem Mass
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Ann Reynolds who has died recently.
Requiem Mass will take place at St Anne’s Church on Monday, 6th July at 10am.
Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord.
Re-opening of the Cathedral
The re-opening of the cathedral and dedication of the new altar will take place on Thursday, 16th July—the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Each parish is invited to bring two parishioners to this Mass. If you would like to attend then please have a word with Fr Francis as soon as possible as details of those attending must be given to the organisers by the end of June.
Lourdes Pilgrimage 2026
Bookings are now open for 92nd diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes which this year takes place 30th July to 5th August.
For booking information visit www.salfordlourdes.co.uk or contact Joe Walsh Tours on 0808 189 0468.
