St. Patrick's, Greenock, Scotland
Parish Priest: Very Rev G.J.Gallagher
FINANCE
THANK YOU for last week’s Offertory Collection which came to £1,043.51 and for the Second Collection for the Building Fund which came to £781.58.
Thank you also for £100.00 which came in from teas & coffees in the Hall.
PARISH HALL EVENTS
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WARM HANDS OF FRIENDSHIP in the Hall after 11.00am Mass. Free soup, sandwiches, cakes, hot and cold drinks are available thanks to Inverclyde Council which finances this project.
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We would welcome new volunteers to help with this, if you are able to spare a couple of hours once a month, please contact Father Gerry.
POPE LEO’S PRAYER INTENTIONS
February 2026
For children with incurable diseases
That children suffering from incurable diseases and their families receive the necessary medical care and support, never losing strength and hope.
THE INNOCENTS
Pregnancy testing and counselling done in confidence, Mondays and Thursdays 7.00-9.00pm. Tel. 743809
PARISH STALL
Western Catholic Calendar 2026 now available. 2026 Diaries are also available and packs of Christmas cards are now reduced to £2.00.
MARRIAGE 2026
All couples intending to marry at St. Patrick’s this year should now make an appointment to see Fr. Gerry to start their preparation.​​
​VOCATIONS
Applying for Seminary: At this time of year the Church in Scotland welcomes applications for Seminary for the year 2027. If you think God may be calling you to the joyful life of a Priest in the Diocese of Paisley, to Preach the Word and to celebrate the Sacraments in the service of His people, ‘do not be afraid – He is there.’
To find out more about the application process and Seminary itself, please contact the Diocesan Vocations Director, Fr Eoin Patten, by email:
New Vocations Website Our new vocations web pages are up-and-running! You can check them out at
rcdop.org.uk/dp-vocations.
You can also support us by liking, sharing and following our Vocations social media pages:
Instagram: @dioceseofpaisleyvocations
TikTok: @paisleyvocations
X: @DoPVocations
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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.
PARISH PRAYERS
We pray for all who are ill or housebound: in particular, we remember:
Margaret Steele, Joan Birt, Jim Docherty, 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.
Ann McElhinney,
Lawrence Barilli,
Patricia Cullen​
We remember those whose anniversaries are at this time, R.I.P., especially:
Art Magennis,
Gerald Kilbride,
Danny, Jimmy & Richard Lyons,
Annabelle Allan,
Annie (Nancy) Suijis
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.