BAPTISMS - We welcome:
Eva Toni Barbour, 4 Durrow Park,
Terry Christopher John O’Neill, 32 Lisfannon Park,
Sarah Roisin Healy, 46 Southend Park and
Erin Ellen McCourt, 36 Foxhill, who were all baptised recently.

We Gratefully Acknowledge
The Anonymous Donations To: The General Renovation Fund: £10, £5, £5, £20, £10, £5, £20, £25, £100.

NO SMOKING
In the light of the new smoking laws introduced on 30 April 2007, it has been decided to make the entire church precinct and grounds a ‘No Smoking Area’. Please encourage visitors to refrain from smoking.

MAY DEVOTIONS today Sunday at 6pm and each Sunday of May. All welcome.

ANGELUS
We would like to encourage families to say the Angelus each day of May in their homes. Leaflets are available at the doors of the church.

THE POPE’S INTENTIONS FOR MAY – Benedict XVI will pray during May that Christians allow themselves to be guided by the Word of God.

CEMETERY SUNDAY
The Annual Service of Intercession for the Dead takes place in the City Cemetery on Sunday, 17 June at 6.00 pm.

THE ANNUAL LOURDES HOSPITALITE COLLECTION takes place at all masses on 12th and 13th May. This fund is used solely for the purpose of providing medical care and support to people of the Diocese who are sick and wish to go to Lourdes.

MONTHLY DEVOTIONS in honour of the Divine Mercy will take place in Nazareth House Chapel on Tuesday 8th may 2007 at 8.00 pm. All welcome. Individual blessing with the relic of St Faustina will take place after the devotions.
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MASS IN HONOUR ALEXANDRINA MARIA DA COSTA will be held in Termonbacca on Sunday 13th May at 7.30 pm. All welcome.

LONG TOWER JUNIOR CHOIR is currently recruiting for new members. The choir is looking for boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 16 years. The children sing every Sunday at 11.00 am Mass in the Long Tower Church, and practice every Thursday from 5.00 pm to 6.30 pm in St Columb’s Hall. If your child would like to become a member of the choir please collect a form in the Sacristy and return it to the Parochial House.

ROSARY for the Holy Souls in Purgatory will be held on Sunday 6th May in St Brigid’s Church, Carnhill at 5.00 pm. Everyone welcome.

MONTHLY DEVOTIONS IN HONOUR OF OUR LADY will take place in the Carmelite Retreat Centre on Tuesday 1st May starting with Confessions at 7.30 pm followed by Rosary and Mass finishing around 10.00 pm. All are welcome to attend.

TERMONBACCA COMMUNITY FUN DAY will be held on Sunday 27th May. We are now collecting items/donations for our bric-a-brac stalls and other areas. If you can help please contact our reception during office hours. Telephone 7126 5212.

LAST WEEK’S RENOVATION COLLECTION £ 748.00

LONG TOWER DAY TRIP TO LOUGH DERG on Monday 28th May. Bus leaves from Abercorn Road at 8.00 am. Fare for the bus and island £27.00.

THE LITTLE WAY NOVENA Saturday, 12th May – Sunday, 20th May 2007. The Little Way Novena begins on Saturday, 12th May at the 7.30 pm Vigil Mass. The theme of this year’s Novena is ‘When I am weak then I am strong’. A Novena is a nine-day period when an individual, a family or a community makes a concentrated effort to pray. St Thérèse candles will be on sale at the back of the Cathedral. Two of the most integral elements of the Novena are the morning Eucharist at 6.30 am and 10.00 am and the Evening Devotions at 7.30 pm. This period of intercession is an opportunity for us all to present to God, through prayer, our hopes, our desires, our anxieties and our worries. While the story of our lives is individual and unique, there can be no doubt that there is a strength gained from praying together as a community.

There will be a guest speaker Monday to Friday during the Novena at the 7.30 pm Devotions.

• Father Sean Conlon OCD, a Carmelite Priest from Termonbacca.
• Father Aidan Troy CP, a Passionate Priest working in the Ardoyne.
• Rosemary Peoples, retired Matron from the Foyle Hospice
• Jeanette Warke, Community/Youth Worker, Shared City Project
• Richard Moore, Children in Crossfire

Healing Service and Anointing of those who are sick on Sunday, 13th May at 6.00 pm. All who are sick or in need of healing are particularly welcome to the Cathedral for this Healing Mass. There will be an opportunity for those who wish to receive the Sacrament of the Sick and for others to pray for loved ones who are in need of healing.

Mass for the Dead on Saturday, 19th May at 10.00 am. Names of deceased family and friends can be placed into the baskets at the end of the main aisle, which will be carried to the altar during the offertory procession.

Sunday 20th May 3.00 pm Closing Ceremony and Blessing of Roses

THE SOUND OF MUSICALS Tickets for The Sound of Musicals are now on sale in St Columb’s Hall every Saturday and Sunday from 12 noon to 4.00 pm and also by calling 028 7126 4050 (Sat/Sun, 12 noon-4.00 pm) or 028 7126 8533 (at all other times). Tickets are priced: Family £30 (2 adults/2 children), Adult £10, Concessionary £6. The show is being staged in St Columb’s Hall from 25th to 27th May. All proceeds are in aid of the Long Tower Restoration Fund. The show is directed by Margaret Keys and will feature scenes and songs from musicals such as The Sound of Music, Annie, Mary Poppins, Oliver and My Fair Lady.

DVD OF GALA CONCERT celebrating Bishop Daly’s Golden Jubilee on sale from Colmcille Choir only £8.00. Contact Anne 7128 4867.

ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY FUND RAISING EVENT in The Rocking chair on Sunday 6th May from 4.30 pm. Entertainment provided followed by an auction. Admission £2.00. Mayor Helen Quigley will be in attendance.

LAST WEEK’S ENVELOPE COLLECTION £1922.00

[ FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR 2006]