St Anne's & St Joseph's RC Parish

——  Accrington • Diocese of Salford  ——

St Anne's & St Joseph's
RC Parish

—  Accrington • Diocese of Salford  —

School Masses

9:30am, Friday 4th October in St Anne’s Church with the school children. 12:30pm, Friday 4th October at Mount Carmel with staff and students. All welcome.

Jewellery Stall

At the Christmas Fayre we will be running a jewellery stall. If you have any jewellery that you would like to donate, please can you pass it on to Catherine Devenport as soon as possible so that it can be cleaned and valued. Thank you!

Mass for Deceased Clergy

There will be Mass for the souls of the deceased clergy at St Mary’s, Todmorden Rd, Burnley, BB10 4AU on Thursday, 7th November at 10am. All welcome.

Meeting for Readers

A session for readers from within St John Vianney Deanery will take place at St Mary’s parish rooms, Burnley, on Saturday 9th November. The session will begin at 11.45am and finish at 1pm. The focus will be on the importance of the Ministry of Reader and a chance to become acquainted with the translation, found […]

Blessing of Graves

During the month of November Fr Francis intends to visit Dill Hall and Accrington Cemeteries to bless graves and pray for those buried there. You may wish to join him. Accrington CemeterySaturday, 2nd November at 2pm Dill Hall CemeterySaturday, 9th November at 2pm

Accessibility Resource

Caritas Salford is working to support people and parishes to develop their understanding of accessibility, disability and inclusion. For the Jubilee, Caritas has developed a special resource available for download. Caritas is encouraging parishioners to come forward to support parish accessibility and help raise awareness. Often, a small change can make a world of difference […]

Fr Colin Wright RIP

The Requiem Mass of Father Colin Wright will take place on Friday, 11th October at 11am. The Reception of the body and Mass will take place the evening before at 7pm at St Cuthbert’s RC Church, 3 Palatine Road, Withington, Manchester, M20 3LH. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.

St Joseph’s Piety Stall

The piety stall at St Joseph’s church has recently been stocked up with 2026 calendars, diaries and advent calendars. Christmas cards and gifts will be available in a few weeks’ time. Please do take a look at what is on offer.

Mary’s Meals

Thank you to all those who have recently donated towards our appeal for Mary’s Meals. Our latest collection raised £197.

Summer Raffle

Many thanks to all those who bought a raffle ticket for our Summer Raffle Prize Draw. A grand total of £1945 was raised for parish funds. Winners:£300 – ticket no 1540Dunkenhalgh Dinner – ticket no 1869£25 meal voucher – ticket no 596Bottle of Gin – ticket no 951

Churches

St Anne’s, Cobham Road,
Accrington, BB5 2AD.
Tel: 01254 232 920

St Joseph’s, Belgarth Road,
Accrington, BB5 6AH.

Priests

Rev Fr Francis Wadsworth (parish priest)
Rev Fr Robert Livesey (retired)

Parish Administrator

Mrs Siobhan Wood
Tel: 01254 232 920

Office Hours

Mon: 8:30am to 12:30pm
Tues, Thurs: 8:30am to 1:30pm