Divine Mercy Devotions – Blackburn
2pm on Sunday, 7th April at St Joseph’s RC Church, Audley Range, Blackburn. Starts at 2:00pm with Eucharistic Adoration, Confessions and Divine Mercy Chaplet. Prayer Blessing and Procession of the Divine Mercy Image at 3pm. Concludes with Holy Mass at 3:15pm.
Caritas Sunday Update
Thank you to all those who donated towards our Caritas appeal. Your generosity raised a grand total of £462.
Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel R.C. High School has been rated as the best secondary school in Hyndburn for pupil progress for the second consecutive year. Congratulations to all staff and students.
Mount Carmel: Applications for Places
Deadline for applications for a place is Thursday, 31st October. All applications are to be made online. If any parents/carers need help completing an application they can contact the primary school. Additionally if any parents/carers missed our Open Evening or would like a tour of Mount Carmel this can be arranged by contacting the school office […]
Church Doors
Please close the internal doors of the church behind you when you come into Mass. This will help to keep some of the heat in. Thank you.
Lent: Station Masses
Thursday 29th FebruarySt Mary’s Oswaldtwistle. Thursday 7th MarchSt James the Less, Rawtenstall. Thursday 14th MarchSacred Heart, Colne. All Masses begin at 7pm.Confessions from 6pm.
Lent: Evening Prayer and Benediction
Fr Francis will be leading Evening Prayer and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament each Sunday in Lent. Next date: Sunday, 24th March. From 4:30pm in St Anne’s Church. Do come and spend some time with the Lord during the season of Lent.
2025 Calendars
Catholic 2025 diaries and advent calendars (multiple designs) are now on sale at the back of St Joseph’s church. Christmas cards and gifts will be on sale in a few weeks time but can be requested earlier if needed.
Ordination to the Diaconate
Congratulations to Deacon Theo Sharrock who was ordained on 28th December at St Mary’s, Burnley. We wish him well as he begins his ministry among us. Pray also for Deacon Paul Chisnell and Deacon Adam Bamber who have been ordained recently.
Lourdes Pilgrimage Centenary Window
To mark the centenary of the diocesan pilgrimages to Lourdes a stained-glass window depicting Our Lady of Lourdes has been commissioned. You can be part of this project by donating in memory of a loved one, as a gift, or in your family name. Find out more or collect a leaflet from the back of […]