St Anne's & St Joseph's RC Parish

——  Accrington • Diocese of Salford  ——

St Anne's & St Joseph's
RC Parish

—  Accrington • Diocese of Salford  —

St Anne’s Ladies

Three women sitting at a table chatting and drinking tea

Our next meeting will be on Monday, 30th March. We will be going to the Tiger Lounge. Meet on the church car park at 12:30pm for lunch at 1pm.

Polish Mass

Elevation of the Eucharistic Bread against a background of the outline of Poland in the colours of the national flag

Fr Robert Pytel, the chaplain to our Polish community, will be celebrating Mass on Sunday, 1st March at 1pm in St Anne’s Church. Confessions will be heard before Mass.

White Flower Appeal 2026

Thank you to all those who donated to our recent White Flower Appeal. We raised a grand total of £501.82. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Mount Carmel News

Mount Carmel was inspected by Ofsted on 25th and 26th November, 2025. The report confirms that the school has many strengths and much to be proud of. Well done to all the staff and students at Mount Carmel. The full report is available here.

Wedding Congratulations

Please pray for Jordon & Ruth who were married in St Anne’s on Tuesday, 17th February. We offer them our warmest congratulations and good wishes for many years of happily married life!

Friendship Club

The next meeting will be on Wednesday, 4th March, 2pm – 4pm in St Joseph’s Hall. We will be entertained by TROUBLE at’ MILL. We look forward to seeing you all there!

Lottery Money

It is time once again to collect church lottery money. Please place lottery money, with your name on the envelope, in the baskets in church or post through St Anne’s presbytery door. Many thanks to all those who support our weekly lottery.

Deanery Station Mass

This will take place on Thursday, 5th March at 7pm at St John’s Church, Padiham. The celebrant will be Bishop John Arnold. All welcome.

SVP Meeting

The next meeting of the SVP will be on Tuesday, 10th March at 7pm in St Anne’s presbytery. If you would like to know more about the work of the SVP then please feel free to come along to the meeting.

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