St. Patrick's, Greenock, Scotland
Parish Priest: Very Rev G.J.Gallagher
THANK YOU to everyone who helped to make last Sunday’s Centenary Mass such a lovely parish occasion. A lot of work went into preparing the Church and Hall and the Liturgy and music of the Mass and it all went splendidly. Thank you to our young people from Notre Dame H.S and to our boys and girls from St. Patrick’s P.S. who were a credit to their families and to our parish. Thank you to our caterers for a magnificent job in preparing and serving the refreshments after Mass. Finally, thank you to Bishop John and to the priests who concelebrated the Mass.
COFFEE MORNING
in the Parish Hall on Wednesday morning at 10:30am (after 10.00am Mass).
Our P4 children have formed a Missio & Mini Vinnie Group and they are organising the Coffee Morning. Please come along and support the children.
LENTEN TALK
At St. Joseph & St. Patrick’s, Wemyss Bay at 7.00pm.
Wednesday, 2nd April “Return to Me: The Sacrament of Reconciliation” by Fr. Ryan Black.
PARISH FINANCE
THANK YOU for the last week’s Offertory Collection which raised £1,114.65. We still have some money to be counted from the evening Mass so that will be added to this total.
PARISH HALL EVENTS
WARM HANDS OF FRIENDSHIP
In the Hall today after 11.00am Mass, soup, sandwiches and hot drinks free of charge. All welcome. We need some volunteers to help, so if you would like to volunteer please contact Father Gerry. We are very grateful to Inverclyde Council for funding this service.
PARISH STALL
Now has a supply of Easter Cards together with cards suitable for Confirmation and First Holy Communion. The stall is in the Parish Hall and is open after 11.00am Mass on Sunday.
QUIZ NIGHT
On Sunday 6th. April at 7.30pm sharp. The proceeds from this Quiz Night will go to our Diocesan Youth to Lourdes group. Several of our young people from the parish will be going to Lourdes this year. BYOB and eats. £2 entry for adults, children free. Tea/Coffee biscuits will be served. Donations for the raffle will be welcome.
DIOCESE OF PAISLEY PODCAST
Yvonne O’Hara speaks to Rolando Streber of the Dicastery for Evangelisation in Rome about what our Jubilee 2025 pilgrims can expect. Listen now at rcdop.org.uk/podcast or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Please like, follow, and leave us a review!
THE INNOCENTS
Pregnancy testing and counselling done in confidence, Mondays and Thursdays 7.00-9.00pm. Tel. 743809
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:
George Bennett, Michael Fitzharris, Gina Robb, Isobel Diorio, Anne Faller, Nan Scullion,
Lexi Kerr (baby), Amy Hunter,
Linda Scott, Maureen Hanvey,
Emma Sinclair, Maureen Houston,
Anne Kane, Jessica Glover,
Caroline McNeil, Joanne King.
We pray for all who have died recently, R.I.P.
John Osborne
William Sinclair,
James Reilly,
Daniel Condon,
Armando Lorenzelli,
Pat Doran.
We remember those whose anniversaries are at this time, R.I.P., especially:
​William Marshall,
Fred Robertson,
Jimmy Gallagher.
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.
POPE FRANCIS’PRAYER INTENTIONS
MARCH 2025
FOR FAMILIES IN CRISIS
That broken families might discover the cure for their wounds through forgiveness, rediscovering each other's gifts, even in their differences.
INVERCLYDE ROYAL HOSPITAL
In addition to our 24/7 emergency chaplain cover at IRH, we also 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.
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.