Biblical
The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.
Jesus said, The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice, I know them and they follow me. I give them eternal life, they will never be lost and no one will ever stal them from me. The father who gave them to me is greater than anyone, and no one can steal them from the father. The father and I are one.
Where two or three come together in my name, there I am with them
Imagine a sower going out to sow. Some seeds fell on rich soil and produced their crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound
Welcome to the Parish of St Patrick's
The Catholic Parish church of Sowerby Bridge is nestled in the idyllic setting of West Yorkshire on the edge of the Pennines. The Parish Priest is Father K Firth and the Deacon Rev David Marshall.
Keep an eye out on our event feed for our future events which will soon include the Parish holiday/ pilgrimage to Krakow,Poland in June 2014. Costs £575 - 6 days, 5 nights, dinner b+b + sightseeing including Czestochowa Our Lady's shrine. Sign up at church if you are interested.
First Holy Communion
God has given you many gifts, like peace and hope and joy. But the greatest gift, is Jesus the Lord. You will be receiving God’s greatest gift in the sacrament of the Eucharistyour First Holy Communion. You’ll find out more about yourself, the world around you and the people in it. And most importantly you’ll learn how to become a special friend of Jesus.
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is part of the family of catholic schools in the Diocese of Leeds and has the example of Jesus Christ at the heart of all our endeavours. “It’s a great Primary School with lots of activities…” Sacred Heart is a highly successful Primary School. The pupil progress data and SAT results are outstanding.
The history of St Patrick's
Originally a small hamlet, Sowerby Bridge in Saxon times, had a little church called St Peters (at the top of the hill), which was, of course, before the Reformation, Roman Catholic. Just before this, in 1526, during the reign of Henry VIII, a new church was built on the banks of the River Calder, but ten years later, when Henry split from Rome, this church became Anglican.