St Francis of Assisi
Roman Catholic Church, Grosvenor Street, Chester, CH1 2BN, UK
Latest News
Christmas 2024 Services at St Francis Church, Chester
Our 2024 Christmas Services have now been published. See News and Events pages for further information.
New Look Events Page
Our Events page has been updated with both weekly and daily events sorted via months. See our Events page.
History Recorded On Our Library Page
Our library page has events from over the last 10 years. Starting in March 2013 to the present day we now have 469 events from our recent history. See Library page.
Our Prayers Page
We are updating our Prayers page to record all the anniversaries of family and friends who have died in the Parish. Names from the Prayers page will be published in our newsletter on their anniversary. See Prayers Page.
St Francis Choir
Anyone who loves singing and would like to join the our Sunday 9:45am Mass Choir, please see Peter Cooke after the 9:45am Sunday mass. See our Groups page.
Change Of Mass Times
Please note the change of mass times as detailed on our Home and News pages.
The Rosary
The Rosary will be recited at 11.30am Monday to Thursday. All are welcome to join in. See News and Events.
The Stations of the Cross
Join us for our weekly Stations of the Cross held every Friday at 10:30am in English throughout Lent. See News and Events.
St Francis Holy Hour
We have a Holy Hour every Thursday at 6.30pm in the Church. Everyone who would like to join is very welcome. See our News and Groups page.
First Friday Devotion
Join us for our monthly First Friday Devotion to The Sacred Heart of Jesus. See News and Events.
First Saturday Devotion
Join us for our monthly First Saturday Devotion to The Immaculate Heart Of Mary. See News and Events.
St Francis Repository
At our repository you will find a new range of gift ideas and cards. All purchases go towards the upkeep of the Church and helping our Parish community. St Francis' Church would appreciate any donated items such as statues, framed holy pictures and rosaries. Please keep bringing them in! See our Gallery, Home and News pages for further information.
Capuchin Friars in Chester
Our Facebook page is live. See our News page for further information.
Help Father Francis Feed The Starving
If you are thinking of a present for someone how about buying an article of Fr. Francis' crochet, a coat, a shawl, a slipper or a mitten. You will be helping him raise money for the starving children in the world. They can be bought from the display at the back of the Church. See our News page.
Father Francis Books and Publications
Our very own Father Francis has released several books and publications for sale on Amazon. Copies are also available at the back of our Church. See our News page for further information.
Vocation Promotion
Let us all pray together for the promotion of more vocations to the Priesthood. See News.
CAFOD Volunteers Wanted
CAFOD, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, are looking for people from this parish to give some time and join them in their mission.See our News page.
Feast Days 2024
The 'Feast Days' page has been added to the main menubar. There is now a direct link to the Wiki page for each feast day. Just click the name to open up the information in a new tab.
See Feast Days
Franciscans In Chester: Book Published
A book detailing the history of our Church has been published. See News and History.
St Francis Church Tour
Take a virtual tour of our beautiful Church on-line or printout the tour guide and visit us. See Tour.
Church Cleaning Rota
The Church Cleaning Rota is available online. See Groups.
Order Of Mass
We have included an on-line link to the printable 'Order Of Mass' leaflets. See News and Useful Link (below).