St. Patrick's, Greenock, Scotland
Parish Priest: Very Rev G.J.Gallagher
POPE'S PRAYER INTENTIONS
JUNE 2025
That the world might grow in compassion
That each one of us might find consolation in a personal relationship with Jesus, and from his Heart, learn to have compassion on the world.
THE INNOCENTS
Pregnancy testing and counselling done in confidence, Mondays and Thursdays 7.00-9.00pm. Tel. 743809
INVERCLYDE ROYAL HOSPITAL
We have a catholic chaplaincy team who are happy to visit patients in the hospital for non-emergency visits. Please let Fr. Gerry know that you or your relative would like a visit from a catholic chaplain.
ORDINATION
Congratulations to Fr. Paul Laverty who was ordained to the Priesthood on Tuesday evening in St. Andrew’s for service in our diocese. Please keep him in your prayers as he begins his priestly ministry among us.
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ANNIVERSARIES OF ORDINATION
As you may remember, this time of year is traditionally the “Ordinations’ season” in Scotland and several of our priests have significant anniversaries this year.
Frs. David Boyd, Edward Cameron and Michael McMahon all celebrate 40 years in the Priesthood and Fr. Paul Brady of St. Margaret’s, Johnstone, celebrates his Silver Jubilee.
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We congratulate all these priests and we ask you to please remember them in your prayers.
HOLY YEAR 2025
ST. MIRIN’S CATHEDRAL
AND THE JUBILEE INDULGENCE
In case you can’t travel to Rome this year for the Holy Year, you can obtain the Jubilee Indulgence by making a visit to our Cathedral in Paisley, St. Mirin’s.
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To obtain the JUBILEE INDULGENCE at the Cathedral during this year, as “Pilgrims of Hope” we undertake a pilgrimage, especially for the celebration of Mass. We can also receive the indulgence by paying a visit to the Cathedral for a period of Eucharistic Adoration. The other conditions for receiving the Indulgence are
That we celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation & Penance (in the days around the visit);
receive Holy Communion;
pray for the intentions of our Holy Father Pope Francis (usually the Creed, Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be to the Father).
The indulgence may be obtained once each day and may be applied for the Holy Souls in Purgatory.
PARISH PRAYERS
We pray for all who are ill or housebound: in particular, we remember:
John O’Donnell, Sandi Bray, George Bennett, Michael Fitzharris, Gina Robb, Isobel Diorio, Anne Faller, Nan Scullion,
Lexi Kerr (baby), Linda Scott,
Maureen Hanvey, Emma Sinclair,
Maureen Houston, Anne Kane,
Jessica Glover, Caroline McNeil,
Joanne King.
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We pray for all who have died recently, R.I.P.
Stephen Miller,
Barbara O’Donnell,
Jim McWilliam.​
We remember those whose anniversaries are at this time, R.I.P., especially:
John Carey, Rachel Ferns,
Bridie & Gerry Harkins,
Hannah Boyle, Patrick Wright,
Sarah & Jack Thomson,
Susan & Joe Stinson,
Margaret Robertson,
Lauren McInnes (McLeod),
Agnes Irvine, Anne Johnston,
Florence Gertrude Thomson.
Cornelius Cullen (Snr. )& Marion Cullen
Eternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.
QUESTIONS ABOUT ADMISSION TO HOLY COMMUNION
1. There still seems to be some confusion around about the question of divorce and admission to Holy Communion. If you are divorced but have not re-married and you are not “living with someone”, then you are not barred from participating at Mass or Holy Communion. Indeed, the conditions for you to receive Holy Communion are the same as for everyone else; you must be in a state of grace and you must fast for one hour before receiving Holy Communion. People were told in the past that if they got divorced, they were “excommunicated” - this “information” was not correct.
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If you have divorced and then remarried “outside the Church”, or if you are “living with someone”, then you are still very welcome to come to Mass but that may change your situation about admission to Holy Communion.
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2. If at one time you “married outside the church” and your situation has since changed, (e.g. if your spouse, sadly, has died, or if that marriage has ended) and you have not re-married “outside the church” or started “living with someone” then you can be re-admitted to Holy Communion. The conditions for you to receive Communion are the same as for everyone else; you must be in a state of grace and you must fast for one hour before receiving Holy Communion.
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3. If you are in any of these situations (or other marriage situations) and are not sure about how to proceed, please talk to one of our priests or deacons about it and they will be happy to help.
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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how we use it
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when we may need to share it
Many thanks for your understanding. You can read our full Privacy Notice at by clicking here or a hard copy can be requested from the Parish.