CONFESSIONS
Sunday 6.00pm (today) Long Tower
Monday 7.30pm Holy Family Church, Ballymagroarty
Tuesday 7.30pm St Mary’s Church, Creggan

Other Confessions (in Long Tower):
Mon., Tues. & Spy Wednesday 7.00 pm – 7.25 pm
Good Friday 11.30 am – 1.00 pm & 8.00 pm – 9.00 pm
Holy Saturday 11.30 am – 1.00 pm

CEREMONIES
Holy Thursday 10.00am Mass of Chrism (St Eugene’s Cathedral)
Please note: NO morning Mass in parishes.
7.30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Adoration at the Altar of Repose concluding with Rosary and Night Prayer at 10.00 pm

Good Friday (Day of Fast and Abstinence)
10.00am Morning Prayer
3.00pm Ceremony of the Passion
7.30pm Stations of the Cross

Holy Saturday
10:00am Morning Prayer
9:00pm Easter Vigil

PLEASE NOTE: THERE ARE NO MASSES CELEBRATED IN THE CHURCH FROM HOLY THURSDAY EVENING UNTIL THE EASTER VIGIL AT 9.00 PM.

PARISH COLLECTION ENVELOPES are being distributed during the week. If you do not received a box please collect one either from the Sacristy or the Parochial House.

TROCAIRE BOXES should be returned to the Church during the Easter ceremonies.

MONTHLY DEVOTIONS IN HONOUR OF OUR LADY will take place in the Carmelite Retreat Centre on Tuesday 3rd April from 7.30 to 10.00 pm. An opportunity to spend some time in quiet adoration, receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation and celebrate Mass in preparation for Easter finishing around 10.00 pm. All welcome to attend.

CARMELITE RETREAT CENTRE
Two evening retreats in preparation for Easter on Monday 2nd and Wednesday 4th April from 7.30 pm to 10.00 pm. An opportunity to spend some time in quiet adoration, receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation and celebrate Mass.

THE FUTURE IS NORTH WEST
In August 2007, North West Institute and Limavady College will merge to become the new North West Regional College. Details of courses beginning in September now available in the new-look full-time prospectus. For a copy telephone 028 7127 6022 or visit www.nwrc.co.uk. Part-time prospectus coming soon!

DIVINE MERCY NOVENA – begins Good Friday
Saint Faustina of Poland received apparitions of Christ in the 1930s in which He asked her to have His Image painted and venerated throughout the world. He also revealed to her that He wished the Sunday after Easter to be the Feast of God’s Mercy – Divine Mercy Sunday.

In preparation for the Feast day Christ taught St Faustina to pray the Chaplet of Mercy and asked that the Church recite it as a novena beginning on Good Friday every year. In Long Tower we will pray the Novena at 9:30 each morning, from Good Friday until Easter Saturday (the Saturday following Easter Sunday). The following day (Divine Mercy Sunday) we will celebrate the Feast with Devotions at 3.00 pm in Long Tower.

NORTHERN IRELAND BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE
The next blood donation sessions will be held in Strand Presbyterian Church, Strand Road on Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th April from 1.30 pm to 4.00 pm and 5.15 pm to 8.00 pm.

DIABETIC ASSOCIATION monthly meeting on Wednesday 4th April at 8.00 pm in the Multi Disciplinary Unit at Altnagelvin Hospital. All welcome

MYERS-BRIGGS WORKSHOP
A personal development workshop for those wanting to know themselves and understand differences in personality types begins on Tuesday 17th April from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm in Thornhill Centre. The workshop will be held on 7 consecutive Tuesdays. Cost - £25. Telephone 7135 1233. Pre-booking necessary.

ACTION CANCER'S BIG BUS will be visiting The Gasyard Centre on Tuesday 24th & Wednesday 25th April. Services on the bus are: Digital Mammography - Breast Screening for women aged 40-49 yrs old and over 65. Listening Ear Service and Health Checks. To book an appointment contact Karen on 7136 5330.

DOMESTIC ABUSE IS A CRIME!
It can present in many different forms. The most obvious one is physical violence but domestic abuse can also be emotional, verbal, sexual and financial. These more subtle forms can be difficult to talk about or you may think that no-one would believe you if there is no visible evidence. It may not only be you who is on the receiving end of the abuse, the tension, the crippling fear - it could also be your children! They are often the hidden victims who either experience the abuse directly or witness or overhear the abuse continuously. If you are a victim or are worried about someone who you believe may be victim you can get in help by contacting a support worker at Foyle Women's Aid. We have offices in Derry, Limavady and Strabane.

The addresses, numbers and contact persons are as follows: Bridie Crowley and Elly Barr, Pathways, 24 Pump Street, Derry, Tel: 7128 0060/7132 9364. Sarah Curran/Jackie Sloan, Pathways, 36 Railway Road, Strabane tel: 7138 3240. Diane Cooke, LCDI offices, 24D Benevenagh Drive, Limavady tel: 7776 9331. Alternatively, if you need a place of safety we give 24 hr refuge accommodation, contact no. 7134 4499. We also have a 24hr free phone helpline number which is 088 9171 4149 (please be aware there may be a charge from some mobile networks).

We Gratefully Acknowledge
The Anonymous Donations To:
The General Renovation Fund: £10, £5, £5, £20, £10, £5, £20, £20, £10, £5, £5000.

LAST WEEK’S RENOVATION COLLECTION £ 799.00

LAST WEEK’S ENVELOPE COLLECTION £2160.00