This year’s pilgrimage from Leeds to Ripon will be on 09 and 10 October 2020. The pilgrims will walk from Knaresborough via Ripley to Bishop Thornton to attend Angelus & Rosary or Mass at Noon at St Joseph’s on Saturday 10 October. They will later walk from Bishop...

After a couple of weeks of having Masses, numbers are quite low, and with infections going up at the moment this is not surprising.  Please keep on praying for those who become seriously ill from catching coronavirus and those who die of it,  and let`s go on praying...

This is the third Sunday of having Masses in church after the lockdown. We have not been over booked which indicates that many of you are being understandably cautious.  I think some people who have started to come back to Mass have been in a quandary over it, and...

With the retirement of Carolyn Hall and Pam Coombs from arranging church flowers, it seems timely to reflect on the history of flowers at St Joseph’s. In Fr Pepper’s day, the Tinkler sisters used to cultivate flowers to fill rectangular containers which sat on the...

This Sunday we continue with public Masses, as listed above at both churches. Let`s pray that all goes well, that everyone gets the hang of the process of registering for Mass, and that before too long we are back to normal again. Please note that one can book several...

This Sunday we begin public Masses again. Let`s pray that all goes well, that everyone gets the hang of the process of registering for Mass and that before too long we are back to normal again. In 2009, the American novelist Marilynne Robinson published a novel called...

If you are unable to book by the website method, you can telephone Helen Jordan on 07957112753 and she can add you to the online system. Telephone Booking will be possible by calling Helen on Tuesday and Thursday between 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

Ours is a small church with a diverse congregation and we have therefore had to apply additional restrictions and apply some restrictions more strictly. None of this is intended to discriminate against anyone but is intended to ensure the safety of all of our...

Next Sunday 30th August we begin having Masses again at Our Lady Immaculate and St. Joseph`s. For the time being there will be a Sunday 9.30am Mass at St Joseph’s and 11.00am Mass at Our Lady Immaculate. Midweek Masses will be at 9.30am on Wednesdays at Our Lady...