St Mary’s proudly claims to be the “Mother Church”, not only of Greenock, but of the whole area of Lower Clydeside. Established in 1808 as the Greenock Mission, its early priests served a wide area, stretching from Dumbarton to Ayrshire. Several of the parishes in the surrounding district were founded directly from St Mary’s.
Today, St Mary's has an active parish community, with many people assisting in Welcoming, Music, Children's Liturgy, Readers, Altar Servers, Eucharistic and other ministries. Not only parishioners and local Greenockians attend services and activities in the church each week but visitors arriving at the nearby docks often call in.
For the wider Inverclyde community St. Mary's provides a quiet place for all. An outreach philosophy ensures it serves the housebound and nursing homes, welcomes student study groups and is active in local ecumenical initiatives.
Parish Pilgrimage to Rome 2008
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1808 – St Mary’s Bicentenary – 2008 This year we celebrate 200 years of St Mary’s Parish, founded in 1808 as the Greenock Mission. Several events are planned to take place throughout the year. Watch this space! News from Tanzania Fr Calistus reports that with help received from St Mary's he has been able to make a large quantity of bricks for his new school building in Sabuko Parish. |
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The pilgrims (but not their luggage!) have returned safely from Rome after a wonderful week. Watch this space.
