Saint Bernadette, Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire

Diocese of Nottingham

St Bernadette in Scunthorpe, a low red-brick church with pyramidal roof and glazed entrance porch.
Illustration of Saint Bernadette, Scunthorpe

Sunday Mass

09:30 Polish (18 and 25 October 2026 only), 11:30 (18 and 25 October 2026 only), 15:00 Syro-Malabar (18 October 2026 only)

Saturday: 18:00 Vigil (24 October 2026 only)

Mass times this week

Regular weekly timetable

Mon

  • 09:30 (19 October 2026 only)
  • 11:30 Funeral Mass (19 October 2026 only)

Tue

  • –

Wed

  • 12:15 Funeral Mass (21 October 2026 only)

Thu

  • –

Fri

  • 18:00 (23 October 2026 only)

Sat

  • 18:00 Vigil (24 October 2026 only)

Sun

  • 09:30 Polish (18 and 25 October 2026 only)
  • 11:30 (18 and 25 October 2026 only)
  • 15:00 Syro-Malabar (18 October 2026 only)
What the parish's page says
3.00 pm Mass Syro-Malabar Mass ... Monday, 19th Feria - 9.30 am Mass Clarissa Cridland Intentions 11.30 am Funeral Mass Doubt Ndebele RIP ... Wednesday, 21st Feria The Church is not open for private prayer NB: no early morning Mass 12.15 pm Funeral Mass Ann Ellen Ainsworth RIP
Source: Current original parish bulletin — exact St Bernadette column. Retrieved 18 October 2026. Source last checked 18 October 2026. Check with the parish for changes and holy days.

About Saint Bernadette, Scunthorpe

Saint Bernadette, Scunthorpe is a Roman Catholic church in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. It is part of the Diocese of Nottingham.

Introduction

Saint Bernadette, Scunthorpe, in the Diocese of Nottingham, is a parish established in 1954 and dedicated to Saint Bernadette, the visionary of Lourdes.

History

Fr Albert Lakin of Holy Souls bought a site in Ashby in 1940 for a new church and priest's house. A temporary chapel built with voluntary labour opened on 26 October 1950. A parish centre, originally built as Saint Bernadette's Catholic Social Club in 1965, was rebuilt and enlarged in 1999. The present church was consecrated in December 1980.

Parish life

Saint Bernadette's school serves the local community of Ashby and surrounding areas of Scunthorpe. The school's foundation stone was laid on July 22nd 1954, and over 300 children were admitted in September 1955. The parish includes Saint Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy. St Bede's was founded in 1962 and has provided Catholic education in Scunthorpe for over 50 years.

Sacraments and pastoral care

Couples must give at least 6 months' notice before marriage and attend an obligatory pre-marriage course. The deceased may be received into the church on the evening before the funeral, with the body kept in front of the Blessed Sacrament overnight. A Funeral Mass is offered for those who attended Mass regularly or received Holy Communion at home.

Sources for this profile

  1. History — St Bernadette's Catholic ChurchRetrieved 30 September 2026
  2. Schools — St Bernadette's Catholic ChurchRetrieved 9 October 2026
  3. Marriage — St Bernadette's Catholic ChurchRetrieved 9 October 2026
  4. Funeral — St Bernadette's Catholic ChurchRetrieved 9 October 2026

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Map location for Saint Bernadette, Scunthorpe

Ashby Road, Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN16 2RS