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You are very welcome!

Thank you for taking the time to visit our parish website. We are a very active Catholic community, seeking to share the gospel values as revealed to us by our saviour Jesus Christ. If you find yourself in the area, please do call in and celebrate Holy Mass with us. Our parish priest, Canon John Griffiths is very keen to meet with visitors to the parish.

You are very welcome!

Thank you for taking the time to visit our parish website. We are a very active Catholic community, seeking to share the gospel values as revealed to us by our saviour Jesus Christ. If you find yourself in the area, please do call in and celebrate Holy Mass with us. Our parish priest, Canon Gerard Kearney is very keen to meet with visitors to the parish.

Our latest parish weekly news, notices and events below

Download the parish Newsletter Here

SVP Update

By Erica Evans • September 12, 2025
SVP St. Vincent's Centre Leeds. Small Electricals Appeal. Please leave unwanted kettles, irons, lamps, heaters. microwaves, hairdryers etc. in the entrance way in the marked boxes in both churches.

A Tin a Week

By Webmaster • September 12, 2025
Our SVPs collect food for the hungry, can you spare a tin a week for this also some toiletries? These can be left in the boxes at the  back of our churches. The Lord tells us to feed the hungry, so thank you all for your donations which are sincerely appreciated.

Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA)

By Webmaster • September 12, 2025
Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) Survivors’ Survey: As part of a thematic audit of survivor engagement, the CSSA is actively seeking insight from those who have lived experience of abuse and is carrying out a public call for information. This is an opportunity for anybody with information to share with the CSSA (anonymously if you wish). To find out more about the CSSA’s current public call for information, and how you can complete a survey, please visit their dedicated webpage

St Mary’s and St Aelred's church flower teams

By Webmaster • September 5, 2025
St Aelred’s and St Mary’s church flower teams would gratefully accept flowers from your garden or bought flowers to be used to decorate the church. Please leave donations at the back of church in the bucket marked Flowers.

Produce Share

By Webmaster • August 23, 2025
: If you have surplus fruit, veg, homemade jams, chutneys etc please consider sharing with the parish. There is a table at the back of the church to leave your produce. Please help yourselves to any produce, if you feel the need to make a monetary donation there is a bowl to put it in. All donations will be shared between the SVP and CAFOD. Thank you for your support.

Fr. Kearney's Prayer requests: Please remember those who are sick in your daily prayers:. If you would like to add someone to the list, please email the parish office through this link or email the parish direct  (on the newsletter) - Also, please pray for our recently bereaved - List Here

Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA)

By Webmaster • September 12, 2025
Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) Survivors’ Survey: As part of a thematic audit of survivor engagement, the CSSA is actively seeking insight from those who have lived experience of abuse and is carrying out a public call for information. This is an opportunity for anybody with information to share with the CSSA (anonymously if you wish). To find out more about the CSSA’s current public call for information, and how you can complete a survey, please visit their dedicated webpage

Produce Share

By Webmaster • August 23, 2025
: If you have surplus fruit, veg, homemade jams, chutneys etc please consider sharing with the parish. There is a table at the back of the church to leave your produce. Please help yourselves to any produce, if you feel the need to make a monetary donation there is a bowl to put it in. All donations will be shared between the SVP and CAFOD. Thank you for your support.

St Mary’s Mass for the sick and housebound

By Webmaster • August 31, 2025
St Mary’s Mass for the sick and housebound with the Sacrament of the sick will be held at 3pm on Sunday 7th September . All most welcome. Tea and cake will be served after Mass. St Aelred’s Mass will be held in late September.

Offertory donations

By Webmaster • August 31, 2025
Offertory donations - are you new to the parish? If so, you may wish to make your donations to the parish by way of Standing Order and, if you are a UK taxpayer, by completing a Gift Aid declaration the parish can benefit by 25p for every £1 you donate. If interested, please speak to either David Rutherford Tel: 01423 887470 or Father Gerard.

You are very welcome!

Welcome to St Mary’s Knaresborough. It is the town’s Roman Catholic Church, situated on Bond End on the main A59 on the edge of the town centre. The parish comprises all of Knaresborough town and many of the surrounding villages including Scriven, Scotton, Lingerfield, Farnham, Copgrove, Staveley, Arkendale, Coneythorpe, Flaxby, Goldsborough, Hay-a-Park, Harrogate Road up to the golf club house, and Forest Moor Road towards Harrogate up to and including White House Farm.  For directions to church see the Contact page


Whether you are looking to join our parish community on a regular basis, or are enquiring about becoming part of the church for a special event, such as a wedding or a baptism, or simply visiting the area and looking for a place to worship, these pages should give you all that you need to know.

Our latest parish weekly news, notices and events

Keep informed about parish activities on a week by week basis. Our important activities can be seen featured below, and found on our Parish Newsletter - available online here, or in print at the back of the church.

Fr Gerard's Prayer requests:  Please remember those who are sick in your daily prayers:  

If you would like to add someone to the list, please email the parish office   through this link  or email the parish direct (on the newsletter) - Also, please pray for our recently deceased -  List Here

SVP Update

By Erica Evans • September 12, 2025
SVP St. Vincent's Centre Leeds. Small Electricals Appeal. Please leave unwanted kettles, irons, lamps, heaters. microwaves, hairdryers etc. in the entrance way in the marked boxes in both churches.

A Tin a Week

By Webmaster • September 12, 2025
Our SVPs collect food for the hungry, can you spare a tin a week for this also some toiletries? These can be left in the boxes at the  back of our churches. The Lord tells us to feed the hungry, so thank you all for your donations which are sincerely appreciated.

Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA)

By Webmaster • September 12, 2025
Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) Survivors’ Survey: As part of a thematic audit of survivor engagement, the CSSA is actively seeking insight from those who have lived experience of abuse and is carrying out a public call for information. This is an opportunity for anybody with information to share with the CSSA (anonymously if you wish). To find out more about the CSSA’s current public call for information, and how you can complete a survey, please visit their dedicated webpage

St Mary’s and St Aelred's church flower teams

By Webmaster • September 5, 2025
St Aelred’s and St Mary’s church flower teams would gratefully accept flowers from your garden or bought flowers to be used to decorate the church. Please leave donations at the back of church in the bucket marked Flowers.

Produce Share

By Webmaster • August 23, 2025
: If you have surplus fruit, veg, homemade jams, chutneys etc please consider sharing with the parish. There is a table at the back of the church to leave your produce. Please help yourselves to any produce, if you feel the need to make a monetary donation there is a bowl to put it in. All donations will be shared between the SVP and CAFOD. Thank you for your support.

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Important Notices

Could You Be a Foundation Governor at St Mary's Catholic Primary School?

By Webmaster • September 12, 2025
We are looking for new Foundation Governors to join our Academy Council. Foundation Governors play a vital role in supporting the Catholic ethos of the school, helping to shape its vision, and ensuring that pupils flourish both academically and spiritually. If you are a practising member of the parish, care about children’s education, and are willing to share your time and skills, we would love to hear from you. Training and support are provided. For more information, please contact Father Gerard.

Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA)

By Webmaster • September 12, 2025
Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) Survivors’ Survey: As part of a thematic audit of survivor engagement, the CSSA is actively seeking insight from those who have lived experience of abuse and is carrying out a public call for information. This is an opportunity for anybody with information to share with the CSSA (anonymously if you wish). To find out more about the CSSA’s current public call for information, and how you can complete a survey, please visit their dedicated webpage

Mass Intentions

By Webmaster • August 31, 2025
Mass intentions gratefully received using the brown envelopes in both churches. All Mass intentions must be made via the brown envelopes in the narthex and a cash donation placed in them or use the tab on the Dona machine. Please give at least 2 weeks’ notice to facilitate a special day.

Events

SVP - Shop Knaresborough

By Webmaster • March 8, 2025
St Vincent’s Shop (SVP) in Knaresborough is in need of volunteers for various tasks: in the shop, sorting, on the till. Please call into the shop at 52 High Street Knaresborough or email annetteh@svp.org.uk. If you are able to offer an hour or two that would be much appreciated. The shop also needs donations of clothes, shoes, handbags and bric-a-brac.

A year of Hope

By Webmaster • January 17, 2025
A Year of Hope: An Introduction to the Jubilee Year with the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development 2025 is a Jubilee year, but what does that mean? Catholic talk show host and author Nana Churcher, and CAFOD’s Simon Giarchi will be hosting Fr Jan Nowotnik (Director of Mission for the Bishop’s Conference), Christine Allen (CAFOD’s Director) and Kayode Akintola (CAFOD’s Head of Africa) and more for a lively start to the Jubilee. With a special appearance by Catholic band Ooberfuse. Saturday 18th January 2025 - 10:30am-midday, online. All welcome. Register here for free: cafod.org.uk/jubilee

Youth Group

By Anthony Evans • November 30, 2024
Youth group - new members welcome - our youth group for young people in Year 7 and above will be gathering on Sunday evenings in St Aelred's Church hall 6.30pm to 8pm. For more details please see Maria Coyle or send her an email via the parish email address

Pilgrimage to Medjugorje

By Anthony Evans • November 10, 2024
M edjugorje Pilgrimage 4th - 11th June 2025 For further information please call Richard on 07970 198096 or Katherine on 07974 941441 www.aglowpilgrimages.com All very welcome.

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St Mary's Friendship Group

By Webmaster • September 12, 2025
Friendship Groups: St Mary’s Friendship Group meet Monday afternoons from 1.30pm to 3pm with refreshments and good cake! All most welcome. St Aelred’s Friendship Group meet on the third Wednesday of each month at 1.30pm – 3.30pm all most welcome.

St Mark’s way on the national jubilee pilgrimage of hope

By Webmaster • September 6, 2025
St Mark’s way on the national jubilee pilgrimage of hope: begins on Saturday, 6th September with 8am Mass at Leeds Cathedral. Wall all or part of the way between the Cathedral and the Jubilee Pilgrimage Church of St Austin in Wakefield. See Diocesan website for details of how to sign up.

Deanery Day of Renewal

By Webmaster • September 5, 2025
Deanery Day of Renewal Saturday 13th September 11.30am to 3.45 pm in St. Aelred’s church hall. Speaker is Fr. Chris Thomas. The theme of his talk is “Human and Alive

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