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 […]
Mothering Sunday
This Sunday, 10th March, prayer cards will be distributed to all mothers and those with a mothering role in out lives.
Dementia Awareness
5:30-7:30pm, Monday 13th May, St Joseph’s Hall. More than 920,000 people in the UK are living with dementia—a number expected to rise to more than a million by 2024. Most people with dementia are aged 65 and above, accounting for over 880,000 people. Now is the time to become more welcoming towards dementia and so […]
Confirmation: Next Meeting
Our next session for the Sacrament of Confirmation is Monday, 3rd June at 5:30pm.
First Holy Communion
The children on the Sacramental Programme will be making their First Holy Communion on Sunday, 23rd June and Sunday, 30th June at the 11am Masses. Do please keep them in your prayers. It will also be lovely for you to support them with your presence on the day.