There are changes to the times of Masses on weekdays and Saturday mornings. Please see the full timetable for all Masses this week.
There will be no confessions at St Joseph’s until further notice.
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
New Parish Priest
Fr Peter Hapgood-Strickland has been appointed as our new parish priest. He will take up his appointment on Monday 26th October. He writes:
I was brought up in Kent and moved to Blackburn after serving as an Anglican curate in Canterbury diocese. In 1990 I became a vicar in Blackburn and after 7 years moved to Burnley so I am no stranger to East Lancs and I love its beautiful countryside. In 2019 I was received into the Catholic Church spending time in Bolton, Ramsbottom and latterly Denton. I enjoy cooking and eating and I have two dogs who are people friendly. I will be sad to leave the people of the parish of the Holy Family in Denton and the garden but look forward to meeting you all and working with you in your part of God’s vineyard.
May God bless you all,
Fr Peter
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 to Schedule
Macmillan Coffee Morning
Calling on all bakers!
On Sunday, 20th September, we will be holding our annual MacMillan Coffee Morning in support of MacMillan Cancer Care. Parishioners are invited to attend the event in St Joseph’s Hall after the 9:00am Mass.
If anyone would like to bake, or donate, you can bring your cakes along on the morning.
Please do support this event as it was a great success last year.
SVP Meeting
The next meeting of the SVP will be on Sunday, 20th September after the 11am Mass in St Anne’s presbytery.
If you would like to know more about the work of the SVP then please feel free to come along to the meeting.
Mass in Sign Language
Fr Francis will be celebrating Mass in sign language on Sunday, 20th September 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, 21st September. We will be going to The Crown on Whalley Road.
Meet on the church car park at 12:30pm for lunch at 1pm.
Open Evening
Mount Carmel RC High School
5.00pm – 8.30pm
Thursday 24th September 2026
This is the ideal opportunity for families of Year 5 and Year 6 pupils to experience our welcoming school.
5.00pm – 8.00pm: Explore our facilities, tour classrooms, and speak to our staff and pupils.
8.00pm: Listen to our Headteacher’s presentation.
All evening: Enjoy interactive activities across all subject areas.
