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Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Mary – Foundation Day Gathering on Saturday, 1st March, 10am to 3:30pm. This will be held at Sacred Heart church. The theme of the day is “Reaching Out”. Invitations were handed out after Mass. See Invitation … Continue reading →

Christmas Mass Times: Christmas Eve Vigil Mass – St. Mary’s at 5:30pm, St. Columba’s at 6:00pm, Sacred Heart at 7:00pm and Holy Family 7:30pm Carols & Midnight Mass at St. Mary’s at 11:30pm Christmas Day Masses the same as Sunday … Continue reading →

During the week our new Parish Priest arrived. Fr Manny (short for Emmanuel) Gribben, who will live at St Mary’s, will take on responsibility for leading the Catholic community across Barrow. Fr Manny is no stranger to the town – … Continue reading →

From next Weekend 20/21 July, the parish of Our Lady of Furness (ie St. Mary’s, Holy Family & St Pius) will be canonically merged with Sacred Heart and St. Columba’s to form one parish, called “Our Lady of Furness”. Weekend … Continue reading →

Following the ‘Fit for Mission’ of 2009 the Bishop has decided we need to implement the next stage of the plan, particularly in view of the lack of Priests. The Bishop’s letter of last week announced the following changes as … Continue reading →

Fr Bernard Woods – RIP:    Around 550 people came from near and afar to celebrate Fr. Bernard’s life and work during his 45 years as a priest in Lancaster Diocese at his Requiem Mass.  The Bishop and almost 60 clergy … Continue reading →

Fr. Bernard Woods RIP  When Fr. Bernard preached at the funeral of Deacon Peter Williams in Our Lady and St. Edward’s, Fulwood, Preston, just five weeks ago today, he acknowledged the shock people felt upon Peter’s sudden death. We acknowledge … Continue reading →

Fr. Bernard Woods: was born on 18 June 1943 in Carlisle. He was educated at St Bede’s CatholicPrimary School, Carlisle before studying for the Priesthood. He was ordained to the Priesthood for the Diocese of Lancaster on 9 March 1968 … Continue reading →

It is very difficult at the moment to plan, arrange and confirm events too far into the future, however we will try our best to keep you informed of news and events through this newsletter and notices in the entrance … Continue reading →