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PILGRIMAGE TO CARFIN

Our P4 girls and boys will be going on pilgrimage to Carfin on Tuesday in thanksgiving for their First Holy Communion which they celebrated last Saturday. Hopefully they will benefit from the lovely run of weather we are having and will have a great day at our national shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes.

CONFIRMATION

Please keep all our P7 young people in St. Patrick’s Primary School in your prayers as they celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation on Tuesday evening in St. Mirin’s Cathedral together with the young people from All Saints and St. Mary’s Primary Schools. Please remember, too, their families, Sponsors and Teachers.

CLASS MASSES

Fr. Gerry is celebrating Class Masses with each of the classes in our Primary School. During Lent we had a Liturgy of Reconciliation in each class and during Eastertime we celebrate Mass with each class. The children are a credit to themselves

PARISH FINANCE

THANK YOU for last week’s Offertory Collection which came to £1,187.62 and for the Second Collection for Vocations which came to £814.65.

THIS WEEKEND Second Collection for the Sick & Retired Priests of the Diocese.

THE INNOCENTS

Pregnancy testing and counselling done in confidence, Mondays and Thursdays 7.00-9.00pm. Tel. 743809

PARISH STALL

Has a wide selection of cards suitable for Confirmation and First Holy Communion. The stall is in the Parish Hall and is open after 11:00am Mass on Sunday.

POPE'S PRAYER INTENTIONS

MAY 2025
For the use of the new technologies
That the use of the new technologies will not replace human relationships, will respect the dignity of the person, and will help us face the crises of our times.

PARISH HALL EVENTS

TEA & COFFEE in the Parish Hall today after 11.00am Mass.

NEXT QUIZ NIGHT on Sunday 25th. May at 7.30pm.

BINGO AFTERNOON for Youth to Lourdes on Saturday 31st. May starting at 2.00pm.
*****
200 CLUB The winner of the April Draw is:
No. 168, Mrs. Isobel Reilly.
Congratulations to our winner and thanks to all who support the 200 Club.

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.

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

We pray for all who have died recently, R.I.P.

Rev. Mgr. Charles Canon Cavanagh,
Assistant Priest here, 1990-1992,
Frances Lever,
Eddie Leonard, Isobel Sinnamon,
Linda Polonis, Daniel McMillan,
Rachel (Rae) Smith, Edward Clenaghan,
Gerard Murphy.

We remember those whose anniversaries are at this time, R.I.P., especially:

Rev. Canon Edward C. Kavanagh,
Assistant Priest here 1927-1932,
Rev. John H. Fitzsimmons,
Assistant Priest here 1989-1990,
Rev. Felix Connolly,
Assistant Priest here 1949-1968,
Rev. Andrew Coleman,
Assistant Priest here 1995-2000.

Maureen Campbell, Helen Cameron,
Tommy, Peggy & Jimmy Munro.

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.

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 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:

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.