St Mary Magdalen's Church Accrington

21/08/2026

Our Parish is taking part in the Cathedral’s Parishes in Bloom Flower Festival. Get yourselves down to Blackburn Cathedral this weekend to see the amazing displays from our Parish and across the diocese. All welcome!

06/06/2026

Thank you so much to all who have sponsored us as we headed to Riga last week for the HYROX. We all got to the end, in one piece, and survived to tell the tale!

It is still not too late to make a donation to Little Hearts Matter if you are able:

https://little-hearts-matter.raiselysite.com/david-arnold

27/05/2026

It’s almost here - please keep Fr David and the rest of the team in your prayers as they head to Riga for the HYROX this weekend! If you are able, please make a donation to Little Hearts Matter to support their work with families of children born with half a working heart.

https://little-hearts-matter.raiselysite.com/david-arnold

Good luck to Fr David Arnold, Andy Purcell, Rob Horne and Si Ball as they take on HYROX Riga on 30th May! 💪🏃‍♂️️

The team are travelling to Latvia to take on this incredible challenge in aid of Little Hearts Matter.

The challenge is especially meaningful to Fr David, whose 13-year-old nephew Harrison was born with half a working heart and underwent three open heart surgeries before the age of five. Harrison and his family have received support throughout his journey and continue to face the challenges that come with growing up with a single ventricle heart condition️.

The team shared:
“Our hope is to raise funds for this vital work, in order that other children and their families can have the support that Harrison’s family has received, and know that they are not facing this diagnosis alone.”

❤️ Join us in wishing the team good luck, and if you can, support their incredible fundraising efforts. You can read their story and donate here: https://little-hearts-matter.raiselysite.com/t/st-georges-chorley


❤️ Feeling inspired? Whether it’s HYROX, a run, a walk or your own challenge, you can fundraise to help support families like Harrison’s too. Email us at [email protected] and choose your challenge!

21/05/2026

This Sunday: 24 May – Pentecost
11.00 am: Joint Mass at SMM School

Worship this week:
Thursday: 6.00 pm Mass at St Mary Magdalen’s School

Next Sunday: 31 May – Trinity Sunday
10.00 am: Joint Mass at St Andrews Church

Joint Masses: Please note that there will be no Mass at SMM next Sunday as there will be a joint mass at St Andrews at 10:00am.

14/05/2026

Today is Ascension Day. Join us in the Parish of the Good Shepherd for Mass on this feast day. There are two masses in the parish

3.30 pm: Choir Church Mass at St Mary Magdalen's CE Primary Accrington
7.00 pm: Sung Festival Mass at St Andrew’s, followed by refreshments

All welcome!

07/05/2026

This Sunday: 10 May - 6th Sunday of Easter:

9.30 am: Family Eucharist at St Andrew’s
11.00 am: Family Celebration Mass at SMM

We welcome Fr Jean Kouacou, Curate at St Paul’s Adlington, as our celebrant and preacher this Sunday.

07/05/2026

Join us for Friday Praise at St Nicolas’s School this week, when we will be thinking about Jesus’s Ascension to the Father’s right hand, and his promised gift of the Holy Spirit. All welcome from 3.15 pm.

Crafts | Worship | Refreshments

30/04/2026

This Sunday: 3 May - 5th Sunday of Easter

9.30 am: Family Eucharist at St Andrew's Church Accrington
11.00 am: Sung Mass at SMM School

25/04/2026

Worship for this Sunday, 26 April - Fourth Sunday of Easter
9.30 am: Family Mass at St Andrew’s
11.00 am: Sung Mass at St Mary Magdalen’s School

Worship this week:

Monday 27 April
9.00 am: Class Mass at St Mary Magdalen’s School

Wednesday 29 April
3.30 pm: Youth Church Mass at St Christopher's CE High School

Thursday 30 April
6.00 pm: Mass at St Mary Magdalen’s School

Next Sunday, 3 May - Fifth Sunday of Easter
9.30 am: Family Mass at St Andrew’s
11.00 am: Sung Mass at St Mary Magdalen’s School

22/04/2026

Join us at St Mary Magdalen’s School on Thursday at 6.00 pm for Mass as we celebrate the Patron Saint of England, St George. We welcome Fr Stephen Brown as our celebrant for this mass.