This year’s Palm Sunday celebration of World Youth Day will take place at St. Mary’s, Greenock on Sunday 14th April from 2pm-6pm. The event is for Secondary School Pupils S3-S6. The event is open to all pupils in that age range and pupils participating in the Salamanca and Krakow pilgrimages are expected to attend. The program will include Mass at 4.30pm. Transport will be provided from Paisley leaving St. Mirin’s Cathedral at 1pm and leaving Greenock to return to Paisley at 6pm. Seats on the bus can be booked by e-mailing Father John Morrison at vocations@rcdop.org.uk . All participants must bring a signed consent form. Please ask your parish priest/school for a copy of the consent form.

New offertory envelopes are available for collection in the small hall after all Masses this weekend. Please note, due to the new data protection laws, there are no addresses on the boxes. Please make sure you pick up the correct box. If you pay tax, please consider signing up to the Gift Aid Scheme. By doing this, the parish can claim an extra 25% on top of your donation. Thank you.

Please take a few minutes to visit our Piety Stall. We have in stock a range of beautiful adult and children’s rosaries, communion and confirmation gifts and cards. Mass and sympathy cards, special intentions, thinking of you, new home, baby, christening, birthday and wallet gift cards are also available, all at very reasonable prices.

The diocese is introducing The Mass of St Francis to all parishes and we are trying to introduce it gradually. This mass will be sung at the Cathedral at the Chrism Mass. Anyone who wishes to listen to the new mass parts can find them on the internet on YouTube by searching The Mass of St Francis. There are various examples of music groups singing the parts.