St. Francis of Assisi, Acklam

St. Francis Parish has many activities:

Craft Club:

This meets on the first Saturday of the month in the Parish Hall from 2pm to 5pm. Everyone is welcome, although children do need to be accompanied by an adult.
Please contact Marie Mead for further details.

Social Activities:

Our Social Activities calendar is organized by Moira Sargeant and Annabelle Sullivan. Ideas for future/new events are always welcome.
Please ring Annabelle or Moira for current events or with your suggestions.

St. Anne's Club:

This club is for retired ladies, taking place each Thursday afternoon in the parish hall. For full information please contact Ellen Boyle.

Justice & Peace Group:

This is a group that helps to raise awareness of social issues; it also promotes CAFOD and its campaigns. The group organizes events in support of our adopted Ethiopian hospital.
Helen Russell or Fr. Peter would be delighted to provide details to anyone interested in the group's work.

200 Club:

The parish has a 200 club run by Frank Gillespie. Its main purpose is a weekly draw coupled to fund raising for the parish. Anyone wishing to join should contact Frank to check for membership availability - it is popular!

Apostleship of the Sea:
This is the Catholic Church's outreach to the one million international seafarers who visit our ports each year. Our parish contact for this essential work is Margaret Morgan. She would be pleased to advise anyone interested in becoming a port team volunteer, a ship visitor or a knitter-of-wooly-hats (which seafarers are always extremely grateful for).

St. Francis' Parish Social Club:

This is a popular club, situated above the parish hall.
The parish hall can be booked for private parties and community activities. Full details are available from the club secretary, Peter Dunne.

Parish Meetings:

A general parish meeting will be held annually; called by the Parish Pastoral Council it will report to parishioners on its work and, if required, appropriate elections can be held. This is our democratic forum for all parishioners.