St Anne's & St Joseph's RC Parish

——  Accrington • Diocese of Salford  ——

St Anne's & St Joseph's
RC Parish

—  Accrington • Diocese of Salford  —

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.

Catechism Reflections

The next Catechism Reflections group meeting will take place on Monday, 24th June at 7pm in the Marian Room at St Anne’s. This is an informal gathering for those who wish to explore and look at different aspects of the Faith and the Teachings of the Church. If you have something you would like to […]

Summer Fayre Meeting

The next planning meeting will take place on, Tuesday, 25th June at 7pm in the Marian Room at St Anne’s. The summer fayre is a chance to bring our parish community together and raise important funds. Please do try to attend. Thank you.

Eucharistic Ministers

There will be a meeting for all Eucharistic Ministers from both churches on Monday, 8th July at 7pm in the Marian Room at St Anne’s. This is for all existing Eucharistic Ministers and anyone who is interested in finding out more about the ministry. Everyone interested is welcome.

Mass for Vocations

7pm, Thursday 11th July at St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Burnley. We all have a duty to promote and encourage vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Please do try and make an effort to come along to this Mass. I hope to see a good number of parishioners there.

Van Needed

Around the time of the Summer Fayre, we will need to move tables from St Joseph’s hall to St Anne’s. To do so, ideally we need a large van. Is there anyone in the parish who has a large van or knows someone who does? We will also need help in carrying and loading the […]

Candlemas

This Friday, 2nd February, marks the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple. Blessing of Candles and Procession at the 9am Mass at St Anne’s.

Flowers for Our Lady

During the month of May parishioners are invited to place flowers, to Our Lady, at the front of the church in the vases provided. Please do bring flowers. Thank you.

Blessing of Throats

The traditional blessing of throats in honour of St Blaise will take place at the 9:30am Mass on Monday, 3rd February at St Anne’s. Image: St Blaise by Fr Lawrence Lew, O.P. is licensed under CC BY‑NC‑ND 2.0

Ruby Jubilee

Congratulations to Fr Colin Wright, former parish priest of St Anne’s, who celebrates the Ruby Jubilee of Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood on 16th June. Ad Multos Annos!

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