Preston, Lancashire
From the Archives
A newspaper cutting from 20 December 1999 showing the children celebrating the Nativity.
A collection of videos by local filmmaker Gary Cunliffe have been produced which cover the history of Cottam & Cottam Hall, The Haydock Family and our own church of St Andrew & Blessed George Haydock. Parishioner Bill Shannon’s book ‘Your Sorrow Shall be Turned into Joy’ is quoted as a reference source. (You can still…
Bishop Patrick O’Donoghue celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving on 11th September 2001 following the restoration of the church following the fire of the previous year. Prayers were said at the Mass for all those affected by the tragic events which occurred earlier in the day in the United States of America. Reproduced below is the…
This pamphlet, printed in 1964, was written by Henry Gerrard about the parish of St Mary. It was printed by Buckley Hall Press of Preston. With thanks to John Cookson for providing this information.
With thanks to Parishioner Paul Hogan
The church of St Andrew and Blessed George Haydock at Cottam,Preston, is that very rare thing, a Catholic church whose origins date backto the days when it was illegal to be a Catholic. Dr Bill Shannon has written a book which celebrates all those people who kept the faith alive on this spot, in particular…
The church bell at St Andrew’s was purchased in 1960. It was donated to the parish by Mr Walmsley of Bartle Hall. The following documents detail the procurement of the bell including the original design.
To celebrate the election of Pope Francis in 2013 a South American evening was held.South American themed food and drink along with a quiz and appropriate music meant that an enjoyable evening was had by all.
In 2007 St Andrew’s hosted a flower festival over the weekend of the 30th June & 1st July.The weather was not kind over this weekend, but the flowers put a smile on hardy parishioners and visitors. Relieve the splendour of the festival with these lovely images.