Category Archives: General

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 →

The feast of the Sacred Heart falls on Friday, 7th June this year – Friday this week. Please join in the 9 days of prayer between 1st and 9th June as we ask the Lord’s blessing on us.  The Novena … Continue reading →

Bishop Michael was visibly moved by our loss of Fr Bernard when he spoke at the beginning of the Requiem Mass on Friday, 31st May.  This is the tribute he posted on Saturday on his Blog on the Lancaster Diocese … 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 →

PPCs will be suspended until further notice following Fr Bernard’s sudden and unexpected death. Revised dates for the two recently postponed meetings in Sacred Heart and Saint Columba with Saint Patrick parishes will be published in due course.