Fr Francis Away
Fr Francis will be in Lourdes for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on 8th December. This means there will be no weekday Masses from Wednesday, 3rd December –Wednesday, 10th December at St Anne’s.Weekday Mass will resume on Thursday,11th December. Weekend Masses willcontinue as norma
St Anne’s: Masses this Week
On Thursday, 5th February, Mass will be at 9am and not in the evening. Mass on Friday, 6th February, will be at the later time of 9:30am as we welcome the staff and children from our secondary school, Mount Carmel. All parishioners are welcome to attend.
Saturday’s Mass at St Anne’s
On Saturday, 15th November there will be no Exposition, morning confessions or midday Mass at St Anne’s. Evening confessions and the vigil Sunday Mass will be at the usual time. Please see the schedule for all Masses this week.
Rosary before Mass
Due to poor attendance, we will no longer pray the rosary before weekday Masses at St Anne’s.
Jubilee Year of Hope (2025)
The Jubilee Year of Hope, proclaimed by Pope Francis for 2025, is a sacred and historic moment in the life of the Church. A Jubilee year, also known as a Holy Year, occurs every 25 years, inviting all the faithful to renewal, reconciliation, and deeper union with God. The 2025 Jubilee is especially significant as […]
Masses on Sunday 30th Nov
On the day of the Christmas Fayre, Sunday 30th November, there will only be one Mass celebrated that day at 10am in St Joseph’s Church. There will not be a Mass at St Anne’s. The Vigil Mass on Saturday at 5:30pm at St Anne’s will take place as usual.
Remembrance Sunday
Liturgically we celebrate the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica this Sunday, 7th November. With this in mind the Masses will be as follows: 5:30pm Vigil Mass – Lateran Basilica9:00am – Lateran Basilica11:00am – Solemn Requiem for the War Dead.
Appeal for New Members
In 1919 a group of Catholic men returning to Glasgow from the Great War, amongst huge depravation, craved to keep the comradeship they had experienced and wished to thank God for their safe return home. So, the Knights of St Columba was formed with the aim of “Serving God by Serving Others”. The organisation spread […]
SVP Recollection Day
Fr Francis will be conducting a day of recollection for the SVP of St Margaret Clitherow Parish, Rochdale, hereat St Anne’s on Saturday, 16th August. The day will begin with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 11:00am (confessions also available). Please bring a packed lunch (tea and coffee provided). The event is also open to […]
Sacred Triduum
On Holy Thursday night we will gather for the Commemoration of the First Mass and watching with Christ in His agony before the Altar of Repose. On Good Friday, we will gather to mediate on Our Lord’s Passion, venerate the feet of the Crucified Christ and receive Holy Communion. At sundown on Holy Saturday the […]