Christmas Meal
The Friendship Club Christmas meal will be on Wednesday, 4th December, at Accrington Stanley. By popular request the Ukulele Orchestra will provide the entertainment. There will also be a free raffle with fabulous prizes. It should be a great afternoon at a smashing venue!
Volunteers Needed
The hall at St Joseph’s will be open this coming Thursday and Friday, 5th & 6th December, from 1:00pm in order to set up for the Christmas Fayre. We would appreciate as many volunteers as possible to get the hall ready. Thank you!
Friday’s Mass at St Anne’s
Mass at St Anne’s this Friday, 6th December, will be at the later time of 9:30am as we will be joined by the staff and students from our primary school, St Anne’s & St Joseph’s. All parishioners are also welcome to attend.
Christmas Flower Collection
There will be two retiring collections in both churches to help defray the cost of the flowers for Christmas. The first collection will be held on 7th/8th December, and the second collection the weekend after, 14th/15th December. Please do give generously so we can make the churches look wonderful for our celebrations.
Christmas Fayre
This year’s Christmas Fayre will be on Sunday, 8th December. There will only be one Mass that Sunday, at 10am in St Joseph’s church. The Fayre will begin after Mass in the church hall. As we approach our Christmas Fayre, we would be grateful if parishioners could donate the following items: bottles, toiletries, fancy goods, […]
Parish Quiz
On Sunday, 8th December, in St Joseph’s Church Hall, we will be running another parish quiz. 7:30pm Start · £1 Entry per PersonTeams of up to 6 PeopleSpot Prizes · Snowball QuestionsCash Prize for Winning Team Please bring your own refreshments to share with other teams. Come along, test your knowledge and have a bit […]
St Anne’s Ladies
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, 10th December. We will be going for Christmas lunch at The Owd Stables. As usual, meet at 12:30pm in the car park at St Anne’s for lunch at 1pm.
Carol Service
6:30pm, Sunday 15th December in St Joseph’s Church. A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols with the Diocesan String Quartet. Festive refreshments in the parish hall after the service. All welcome.
Christmas Memorial Candles
If you would like a Memorial Candle to burn before the altar during the Christmas Octave, please place the names or intentions you wish the candles to burn for in an envelope together with your offering (£5 per Candle) and hand it in via the presbytery or collection basket. Please mark the envelope ‘Christmas Candles’. […]
Walk With Me
This weekend marks the First Sunday of Advent and our preparations for the coming Feast of the Incarnation. To help us in our thoughts and reflections there are some ‘Walk With Me’ books available at the piety stall (£1.00 donation) in each church. They contain reflections, readings and prayers for each of the days of […]
