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Welcome to our Parish Website
Welcome to our Parish Website
Saint Francis of Assisi, a parish within the Nottingham Diocese of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, is joined with that of The Church of the Assumption at Beeston.
The Parish comprises Long Eaton, New Sawley, Sawley, Breaston and parts of Draycott and Sandiacre, and is part of the Nottingham Deanery. (click on link for a boundary map)
Join us for any of our Masses or social occasions. Details can be found on this website or our weekly newsletter, which can be found by following this LINK.
Today's Readings, click above to open
Diocesan Mission Plan-Click to go to page
Diocesan Yearbook 2026-click to enter
Cycle of Prayer
Cycle of Prayer
Ordinary Time - Summer
Intentions
Intentions
Throughout Ordinary Time: Summer we are asked to pray for the following intentions:
Click on any intention for more details
In June 2026, Pope Leo XIV invites Catholics to pray for the values of sports
Let us pray that sports be an instrument of peace, encounter, and dialogue among cultures and nations, and that they promote values such as respect, solidarity, and personal growth.
Watch the Pope's video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvBvVhr7qiI
(approx 4 minutes long)
Safeguarding at St Francis
Safeguarding at St Francis
If you have any concerns about a child or a vulnerable adult, please contact our Safeguarding Representative, Jane Watts, in confidence on 07513 725366
Full Safeguarding information for the Parish may be found here
RECENT CATHOLIC PUBLICATIONS
Click on a front page to open the whole issue in a separate tab
Catholic News July 2026
Catholic Post July 2026
THE CATHOLIC NEWS NEWSPAPER gives you gives you news from around the Nottingham Diocese, and if you love a good crossword, well there is one of those for you to do too. Copies of the paper will be available in the porch, they have 25p each on the front cover, however here at St Francis we offer them to you for FREE! Please take a copy home with you to read, and keep.
NB: All papers and magazines left on the tables at the back of the church are FREE, so please take them home to read/keep.
Public Mass is celebrated at St Francis of Assisi, Long Eaton on Sundays (11:00am) and Tuesdays at 10:00 am.
Confessions before Saturday Vigil Mass at Beeston, and after weekday Mass at both churches on request
Check the current newsletter to confirm weekday Mass times
We respect everyone's continuing health precautions, feel free to wear face coverings.
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