St Anne's & St Joseph's RC Parish

——  Accrington • Diocese of Salford  ——

St Anne's & St Joseph's
RC Parish

—  Accrington • Diocese of Salford  —

Cleaning at St Anne’s

There will be a thorough cleaning of St Anne’s Church starting at 9:30am on Thursday, 26th March. If you can spare the time, please do come along to help get the church ready for Easter. Thank you.

St Anne’s Ladies

Three women sitting at a table chatting and drinking tea

Our next meeting will be on Monday, 20th April at 1pm. Further deatils to be confirmed.

Funeral Service

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Patricia Burgess who has died recently. The funeral service will take place at Accrington Crematorium on Friday, 27th March at 10:20am. Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord.

Funeral Service

We pray for the repose of the soul of Ellen Baron who has died recently. The funeral service will take place at Accrington Crematorium on Friday, 27th March at 1:30pm. Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord.

School Mass at St Anne’s

On Thursday, 19th March, to celebrate the feast of St Joseph, there will be an additional Mass at 9:30am at St Anne’s with the staff and students from our primary school, St Anne’s & St Joseph’s. All parishioners are welcome to attend. The evening Mass at 6:30pm at St Anne’s will take place as usual. […]

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!

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.

Sacramental Programme

The next meeting for the Sacramental Programme will be at 6pm on Monday, 30th March in St Anne’s Church.

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