St. Patrick's, Greenock, Scotland
Parish Priest: Very Rev G.J.Gallagher
RCIC SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION OF CHILDREN 2023
We had a lovely day at Carfin Grotto on Tuesday with our P4 boys and girls who were making a thanksgiving pilgrimage for their First Holy Communion. The children were much complimented on their behaviour and their ability to answer questions.
Now we look forward to the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation with our young people of P7 on Wednesday 31st May, the Feast of the Visitation of Our Lady.
THANK YOU for last Sunday’s Offertory Collection which came to £937.84 and for the Special Collection for Vocations and Ecclesiastical Students which came to £644.74.
DIOCESAN YOUNG ADULTS (18-35)
Our series of talks on Catholic moral teaching, continues on Wednesday 31st May at 7.00pm in the Diocesan Office, Paisley, on the theme of, The Lord Gave, and the Lord Has Taken Away. Dr Joseph Bradley will discuss euthanasia.
“WARM HANDS OF FRIENDSHIP”
Soup, tea-coffee and sandwiches in the Hall after 11:00am Mass, free of charge, thanks to funding from Inverclyde Council and the Scottish Government. Everyone is welcome to join us in the Hall after 11:00am Mass.
BLESSED CARLO ACUTIS EXHIBITION, ST. MARY’S, LARGS
If you are in Largs over the weekend of 10th.-11th. June, when we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will be held in the church of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, from 11.00am-6.00pm on both Saturday and Sunday.
There will also be an exhibition in the Parish Hall about the Eucharistic Miracles documented by Bl. Carlo Acutis on the website he created for this purpose.
The exhibition will be open:
Saturday 10th. June, 11.00am-8.00pm; Sunday 11th. June, 11.00am-6.00pm.
There will be videos, a side exhibition on Bl. Carlo, the sale of religious items, including for children, and more.
YOUTH TO LOURDES
Race Night on Friday evening, 26th. May, in St Mary's Church Hall, Paisley. Entry costs £5. 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start. BYOB. Reserve tickets by emailing iainmclean@rcdop.org.uk.
Raffle prizes will be gratefully received.
YOUTH TO LOURDES 2023 For S3-S6, the Pilgrimage will leave on Thursday 29th. June 2023, arriving in Lourdes on Friday 30th. June, arriving back in Scotland on Friday 7th. July 2023. Cost: £650.00.
SCIAF WEE BOXES
Thanks for all the SCIAF Wee boxes already handed in. If you haven't already done so, please, could you hand them in as soon as possible.
PENTECOST PRIMARY SCHOOL DAY
Reflection and activities for P4-P7 next Sunday, 28th. May, at St. James’, 50 Greenock Road, Paisley, 2.00—5.30pm. The afternoon will include activities, catechesis, Mass and dinner. All attendees must bring a completed consent form. These can be collected from Primary schools, Parishes or by e-mailing, vocations@rcdop.org,uk.
Further information or queries please contact Fr. John Morrison Tel: 0141 889 2026 or e-mail as above.
LOURDES HOSPITALITÉ
TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS
The Lourdes Hospitalité will organise buses to take pilgrims to Edinburgh Airport on 30th June ’23 and return from Edinburgh Airport on 7th July ’23. The charge for the bus will depend on numbers. If you wish to book seats on the buses, please contact Anne Louise @ annebuchannan@rcdop.org.uk
PRE-PILGRIMAGE MEETING
on Sunday 11th June at 2:00pm in St Ninian’s, Gourock. At this meeting information will be given regarding bus pick up and what happens on pilgrimage. Please attend if you are able or send a representative.
DIOCESAN YOUNG ADULTS (18-35)
Our series of talks on Catholic moral teaching, continues on Wednesday 31st May at 7.00pm in the Diocesan Office, Paisley, on the theme of, The Lord Gave, and the Lord Has Taken Away. Dr Joseph Bradley will discuss euthanasia.
PARISH PRAYERS
We pray for all who are ill or housebound: in particular, we remember:
Mary McCauley, Maura Gallagher, Linda Scott, Lauren McInnes, Pat McCabe, Charlie McEleny, Maureen Hanvey, Billy Paul, Sebastian Kesson, Ross Moran, Emma Sinclair, Maureen Houston, John O’Donnell, Anne Kane, Nancy Mew, Jessica Glover,
Caroline McNeil, Joanne King,
Teddy O’Neil.
We pray for all who have died recently, R.I.P.
Lyle Flynn,
Elizabeth Anderson,
Neil Cannon.
We remember those whose anniversaries are at this time, R.I.P., especially:
Rev. Vincent E. Grace,
Parish Priest here 1966-1968,
Rev. James A. Byers,
Assistant priest here, 1978-1987,
Rev. Deacon Paul Rogers,
Margaret & Michael Lafferty,
Becky Marshall, Helen Gillen,
Tommy, Peggy & Jimmy Munro.
POPE FRANCIS’ PRAYER INTENTIONS
MAY 2023
For church movements and groups
We pray that Church movements and groups may rediscover their mission of evangelization each day, placing their own charisms at the service of needs in the world.
DIOCESE OF PAISLEY:
MARRIAGE PREPARATION COURSES
August 2023
Part 1: Wednesday 9th. August 7.00pm
Part 2: Wednesday 16th. August, 7.00pm
Part 3: Saturday 26th. August, 10.00am
Couples can register via the Marriage and Family page on the Diocesan website: rcdop.org.uk/
The cost for the course per couple is £30. Once couples have registered we will contact them directly regarding attendance at the course and will send them a certificate of completion.
THE INNOCENTS
Pregnancy testing and counselling done in confidence, Mondays and Thursdays 7.00-9.00pm. Tel. 743809
PARISH STALL
Is open in the Hall after 11:00am Mass. We have a selection of cards and gifts for Confirmation and First Holy Communion.
Protecting your Privacy
The privacy notice contained on our website is that of the Diocese of Paisley, St. Patrick’s is a Catholic parish of the Universal Church in the Diocese of Paisley, which is led by Bishop John Keenan, in communion with our Holy Father Pope Francis, in Greenock.
We want you to know that Diocese of Paisley respects the information we hold on you and that we take the security of your information very seriously.
New data protection rules, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), come into effect on May 2018. These regulation will give people greater control over how companies and organisations use their personal information.
We have updated our Privacy Notice in line with GDPR, which sets out information on how we hold and handle your data. It includes:
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what kind of information we collect
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