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St Francis Parish - Who are We

At St.Francis’ we have such strong links with our Parish community. We are so lucky to have the church within our school grounds. Father Sony is a regular visitor in school and we always enjoy Family Mass every second Sunday of every month. The school choir and band sing and play and there is such a feeling of true Liturgy and celebration. We are delighted that so many children now attend Family Mass. Come along and join our celebrations. Mass begins at 10.30am every Sunday. Fr Sony puts school information on the Parish newsletter each week and Miss Deakin always invites parishioners into school at every opportunity. School newsletters and curriculum letters are put at the back of church for all to see. School sends home monthly ‘Ten Ten’ newsletters and RE curriculum map newsletters that are separate to our Learning Logs. This is to keep you all informed about our RE curriculum, which comes from the Diocesan Curriculum Wheels (adapted from the RE Curriculum Directory).You can find school information on the notice board at the back of church. We work hard to build our community links -these being local, national and global. The Catholic Life of our school is dear to us and to our parish. You are always very welcome to come into school to have a look at displays,  individual class Prayer and Liturgy big books and out beautiful ‘Christ at the Centre’ big books in our entrance area.  We always welcome you in to work with our children and staff. Any skills and interests you may have can always benefit our children!

We have introduced a new programme for the preparation of the sacraments of Reconciliation, First Holy Communion and Confirmation. The ‘With You Always’ programme is an exciting opportunity for parents to be closely involved with their child throughout, being the ‘first and best educators of your child in their faith’.

Welcome to the Roman Catholic Church of St Francis in Goosnargh.

  • Clergy: Fr. Sony Joseph Kadamthodu Tel: 01772 865229
  • For baptism and other spiritual needs please contact the parish priest on his personal email – jkadamthodu2@gmail.com

In case of emergency and if unable to make contact with Fr Sony please contact:

St Francis Hill Chapel is a beautiful historic ‘barn style’ church set in colourful gardens, it was founded in 1755 and the 16th century Roman Catholic martyr, George Beesley was born on the site on which the church now stands.

Have a look on our RE section to see what is going on in school, additional to our RE curriculum. You will find out RE section under Curriculum.

Today, we had a visit from Mrs Marshall who led some training for our new group of altar servers. They are looking forward to carrying out their duties at mass.

Our weekly class masses resumed last week, starting with Beacon class, who led readings and altar serving beautifully.

We invited our families, parishioners and governors to class assemblies throughout Holy Week to share in our reflections about Jesus’ last days on Earth.

Children in Key Stage 2 led a beautifully reflective advent service, focusing on the true story of Christmas. They explained the symbolism of Christingle and led us into the Christmas period with joy.

Each class have created a creation display for a Harvest Celebration in church. We teamed up with members of our parish to celebrate all things created by God.