St. Joseph & St. Patrick,
Roman Catholic Parish,
Diocese of Paisley.
Parish Priest: Canon Desmond Berry
Welcome!
St. Joseph and St. Patrick is a Roman Catholic community of faith seeking to live the presence of Jesus Christ by the way we worship God, celebrate the sacraments, proclaim the Gospel, and serve one another and our neighbours.
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Please remember in your prayers:
Sick: Margaret Enright, Janette Sorrell, Derek Fraser, Veronica Sherry, Bill Stuart, Maureen Doran, Scilla Berry
Recently died: Veronica Pinto-Felix, Elizabeth Anne Ward, Agatha McAllister, Margaret McShane
Lord Jesus, in this sacred season of Lent, I come before You with a humble heart, seeking Your mercy and grace. Cleanse me from all that draws me away from You, and fill me with the strength to resist temptation. Teach me to love as You love—patiently, generously, and without condition.
Help me to embrace prayer, fasting, and acts of charity, so that my life may reflect Your light to the world. Guide my steps each day, that I may walk in Your truth and grow ever closer to Your Sacred Heart.
Amen.
Parish Registration
If you are new to the parish, or regularly attend and have not yet registered, we ask that you please take the time to complete the online form.
Mission of the Church
The Mission of the Church is given by Our Lord Jesus Christ, as recorded at the close of the Gospel of Matthew; Our Lord says; "go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." (Matthew 28:19)
The Mission of the Church therefore informs every aspect of the work of the Parish. 'Making Disciples' has to therefore be the reason behind all that we do.
Pope Francis states in his Apostolic Exhortation “The Joy of the Gospel" the following words;
"I dream of a 'missionary option', that is, a missionary impulse capable of transforming everything, so that the Church’s customs, ways of doing things, times and schedules, language and structures can be suitably channelled for the evangelisation of today’s world rather than for her self-preservation. The renewal of structures demanded by pastoral conversion can only be understood in this light."