BAPTISMS
We welcome:
Kirsten Merrigan, 18 MacNeice Court,
Emily Harkin, 17 Leenan Gardens,
Finn Deehan, Nottingham,
Amy Fox, Carrigans,
Cara Moore, 15 Kinnego Park,
Roíse Gasson, Surrey,
Ciaran Keenan, London,
Colm Keenan, 46 Old Mill Court,
Megan, Lauren and Ellie Power, Derbyshire who were
all baptised recently.
DEATHS
We wish to express our deepest sympathy to the
relatives and friends of
Bernadette McDaid, 24 Quarry Street,
Celine Long, 51 Beechwood Crescent,
Martha Phillips, The Metropole,
Patrick Finucane, 28 Kingsfort Park,
Susan Lynch, 6 Mimosa Court and
Liam O’Doherty, 67 Foyle Road.
We Gratefully Acknowledge The Anonymous
Donations To: The General Renovation Fund: £20,
£20, £10, £50, £5, £6,
£20, £200, £5, £10, £5,
£10, £20, £50, £60, £100,
£50, £25, £500.
WEE NUNS’ SAVINGS will resume
on Sunday 20th January.
VISIT OF CARDINAL BRADY
His Eminence Sean Cardinal Brady will be making his
first official visit to the Diocese on Wednesday 23rd
and Thursday 24th January 2008. He will be Principal
Celebrant at Mass in St Eugene’s Cathedral on
the morning of Thursday 24th January at 10.00 am to
which you are all welcome. Cardinal Brady will be
available after Mass to meet and greet those who come
along.
SCHOOL OPEN DAY/NIGHTS
ST CECILIA’S COLLEGE Pupils transferring from
Primary School in September 2008 and their parents,
will be welcome to attend our Open Day in St Cecilia’s
College on Sunday 20th January from 2.00 pm to 5.00
pm. Those intending to apply for a place in Sixth
Form for September 2008 are also welcome to attend.
Principal’s address: 2.00 pm, 3.00 pm and 4.00
pm.
LUMEN CHRISTI COLLEGE
Pupils transferring from Primary School in September
2008 are welcome to attend our Open Day on Sunday
3rd February at 12 noon.
ST PETER’S HIGH SCHOOL OPEN DAY/NIGHT
will hold its Open Day on Sunday 20th January from
3.00 to 5.00 pm and Open Night on Tuesday 22nd January
from 7.30 pm.
MONTHLY PRO LIFE DEVOTIONS on Tuesday
15th January in St Columb’s Church, Chapel Road,
Waterside, commencing with Rosary at 7.00 pm followed
by Mass at 7.30 pm. Everyone welcome to come and pray
for the unborn child.
PRIESTS FOR LIFE bring the Gospel
of Life to Ireland. Father Jim Hyde, from Priests
for Life in America, will be the guest speaker in
the Day Hotel, Belfast on Tuesday 15th January at
8.00 pm and also the Ramada Da Vinci’s Hotel,
Derry on Wednesday 16th January at 7.30 pm. Father
Hyde will be talking about his work in the Pro-Life
movement and about the Gospel of Life. This is a wonderful
opportunity to hear his message of hope for Ireland.
For more information please contact Precious Life
at 9027 8484.
ST JOSEPH’S YOUNG PRIESTS SOCIETY MONTHLY MEETING
on Monday 14th January at 8.30 pm. All welcome.
MASS IN HONOUR OF ALEXANDRINA MARIA DA COSTA
on Sunday 20th January at 7.30 pm in the Carmelite
Retreat Centre, Termonbacca.
ACCORD DERRY – MARRIAGE PREPARATION
WORKSHOP 1st February/2nd February 2008 in
Thornhill Centre on Friday from 7.00 pm to 10.00 pm
and Saturday from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. Booking forms
available from the Pastoral Centre, 164 Bishop Street
or telephone 7136 2475.
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED
P7 PUPILS
St Cecilia’s College are offering a limited
number of places for particularly gifted and talented
P7 girls to participate in our first annual Performing
and Visual Arts Workshops on Wednesday 16th January
from 9.30 am to 11.30 am and 12.30 pm to 2.30 pm.
Are you or do you know any potential Oscar winners?
Musical stars? Talented dancers? Possible Olympic
medallists? Gifted artists? If so, this is a fantastic
opportunity to sample the expertise available at St
Cecilia’s College, and to experience the possibilities
that exist within a Performing & Visual Arts College.
We know the talent is out there, and as Derry’s
only Specialist School for Performing and Visual Arts,
we want to help develop it! The school Principal and
members of the Leadership Team will also be available
to parents throughout the afternoon to answer any
queries regarding transfer options. To apply for a
place please contact Juliette Barber on 7128 1800.
ULSTER PROJECT 2008
If you will be 15 years old by 1st July 2008 and are
interested in taking part in a cross community project
to the United States this summer, you can collect
an application form from your local parish or contact
Father Stephen McLaughlin, St Mary’s, Creggan,
Derry, BT48 9QE. Places are limited and there is a
fee of £420.
IRISH LANGUAGE CLASSES organised
by Cumann Gaelach Chnoc na Rós Doire begin
back again on Tuesday 15th January @ 7.15 pm at St
Anne’s Primary School, Upper Nassau Street,
Rosemount. For more information call 028 7134 2906
or email cnocnaros1@btconnect.com.
DERRY SET DANCING CLASSES in AOH
Hall, Foyle Street. Beginners class from 7.30 pm to
8.30 pm on Tuesdays. All dancers right through until
10.00 pm. Newcomers welcome.
WEA CLASSES FOR ROSEMOUNT RESOURCE CENTRE
Courses are offered free. There will be a charge for
overhead costs which go to the centre. All courses
are accredited and National Qualifications are marked
as such. The courses offered are Developing Facilitation
Skills Level 3, Conflict Management Level 2, Introduction
to Team Leading Level 2 and Arts and Digital Courses.
To book places please contact Sinead Devine or Joleen
Yeoman at the Workers Educational Association Centre
on 028 7136 9947.
LAST WEEK’S ENVELOPE COLLECTION £1868.00
LAST WEEK’S RENOVATION COLLECTION £ 766.00
