St. Patrick's, Greenock, Scotland
Parish Priest: Very Rev G.J.Gallagher
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
On Thursday evening our P7 young people will celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation with Bishop John, our local priests and the other young people of our Cluster together with their sponsors, families and teachers.
Please keep all the young people in your prayers as they prepare to receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit.
FINANCE
THANK YOU for last week’s Offertory Collection which came to £1,147.93 and for the second collection for COMMUNICATIONS which came to £592.09.
PARISH HALL EVENTS
TEAS & COFFEES in the Hall after 11.00am Mass on Sunday.
QUIZ NIGHT Our next joint quiz with St. Joseph’s will be held THIS EVENING (Sunday) in our Parish Hall at 7.30pm prompt. Entry: Adults £2 Kids free, BYOB. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided. Donations for raffle are always welcome.
PARISH STALL
Confirmation and First Holy Communion cards are available from the Stall.
COFFEE MORNING
On Thursday 11th June in the Parish Hall after 10.00am Mass. The Coffee Morning is being organised and run by our P4 First Communion children and is part of the “Mini Vinnies” project of the St. Vincent De Paul Society. Please make a note in your diary and support the children at their Coffee Morning.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
Our parish conference of the SSVP thanks everyone for your generous donations to our Foodbank.
As well as groceries we also give toiletries and items such as shampoo, shower gel, soap, toothpaste and toothbrushes, shaving gel and donations of these items is greatly appreciated.
There is a box at back of church where you can place donations of groceries and toiletries.
Young Adults
The Young Adults series on the Doctors of the Church continues on Wednesday evening (27th. May) at 7.00pm in the Diocesan Office, with a talk on St. Teresa of Avila by Bishop Brian McGee. All young people aged 18-35 are welcome. For more information contact Fr. Joe McGill at joe.mcgill@rcdop.org.uk or Fr. Paul Laverty paul.laverty@rcdop.org.uk
MASS FOR MARRIAGE 2026
In St. Mirin's Cathedral, Paisley, next Sunday (31st. May), The Solemnity of The Most Holy Trinity, at 11.00am.
Bishop John warmly invites all engaged and married couples, along with their families and friends, to celebrate the gift of marriage! Mass will be followed by a reception in the Cathedral Hall. Children and family members are most welcome!
Details of those celebrating any significant anniversaries this year can be e-mailed to Rebecca Harrison at the Marriage and Family Office marriageandfamily@rcdop.org.uk
SCIAF WEE BOXES
Thanks to everyone who has already returned their Wee Box. If you haven't yet done so, please return your Wee Box THIS weekend.
NEW OFFERTORY ENVELOPES
Thanks to everyone who has already lifted their new envelopes. Envelopes are still available for collection if you haven't already done so.
Gift Aid Envelopes are allocated by name and may be collected from the back porch of the church.
Non–Gift Aid Envelopes may be freely chosen and are at the side doors of the Church.
If you would like to sign a Gift Aid on behalf of the parish or would prefer to give by Standing Order, please see Fr. Gerry.
PARISH PRAYERS
We pray for all who are ill or housebound: in particular, we remember:
Brian Bradley, Joan Birt,
Annabelle Melville, Tommy Gallacher, Margaret McGarry, Chris Jones,
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.
We pray for all who have died recently, R.I.P.
Patricia McConnell,
Paul Marner.
We remember those whose anniversaries are at this time, R.I.P., especially:
Rev. James A. Byers,
Assistant Priest here, 1978-1987,
Betty Marshall,
Helen Gillen,
Mary McGarry,
Hugh, Margaret & James Barron,
Steven Don Drysdale
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.
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.
POPE LEO’S PRAYER INTENTIONS
May 2026
That everyone might have food
That everyone, from large producers to small consumers, be committed to avoid wasting food, and to ensure that everyone has access to quality food.
THE INNOCENTS
Pregnancy testing and counselling done in confidence, Mondays and Thursdays 7.00-9.00pm. Tel. 743809
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.
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.
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.
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 Leo XIV, 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:
-
what kind of information we collect
-
how we use it
-
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.