BAPTISMS
We welcome:
Eimear Nash, 5 The Manse, Kadie Harkin, 27 Little
Diamond, Cadhán Gallagher, 78 Bloomfield Park,
Daniel Cuelemans, 52 Ashcroft, and Molly McLaughlin,
16 Four Seasons Apartment, who were all baptised recently.
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DEATHS
We wish to express our deepest
sympathy to the relatives and friends of
Johnny Kelly, 35 Coshowen.
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WE GRATEFULLY
ACKNOWLEDGE THE ANONYMOUS DONATIONS TO THE LONG TOWER
RENOVATION FUND: £10, £10, £20,
£10, £5, £20, £5, £100,
£120.
LAST
WEEK’S ENVELOPE COLLECTION £1897.00
LAST
WEEK’S RENOVATION COLLECTION £ 555.00
CEMETERY SUNDAY
The Annual Service of Intercession for the Dead takes
place in the City Cemetery on Sunday, 22nd June at
6.00 pm.
Due to the fact that there are fewer priests available
in the City, people are asked to bring their own holy
water with them to the Cemetery for the blessing of
the graves.
At the appropriate time the Bishop will ask a representative
of each family to sprinkle their family grave (and
neighbouring grave if there is no-one present). There
will be no holy water in the Cemetery so please ensure
that you bring your own holy water.
To facilitate this we will bless water at each Mass
in Long Tower next Saturday evening and Sunday. If
you would like to bring a bottle of water to be bless
at mass it will ease the queue at the holy water barrel.
A PARTY for altar servers and Junior Choir
members takes place on Thursday (19th June) in St
Columb’s Hall from 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm. Dear
children, thank you for your kindness and dedication
to the Church this year. We are also very grateful
to your families for their generosity and flexibility.
Finally, thanks to the parents who are helping to
organise the party.
MUSIC FOR SUMMER
MASSES
As the choirs take a well deserved break for July
and August, we would like to offer the opportunity
to other singers and instrumentalists to lead the
music at Sunday Masses for the next two months. Can
you sing or play an instrument? If you are aged 16-18
you could allocate the Masses served towards receiving
the Pope John Paul II Award (www.thepopejohnpauliiaward.com).
Would you be willing to give your time and talent
on a voluntary basis to enhance the liturgy this Summer
or for some Sundays of the Summer? Please give your
name and contact details to the Sacristy or the Parochial
House.
FATHER JAMES HAMILTON a native of
this Parish and well known to many, is celebrating
the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the Priesthood
this year. The occasion will be marked at the 12 noon
Mass on 22nd June 2008 at which Father James will
be the principal celebrant. All are warmly welcome
to attend. Some people may wish to give him gifts
to congratulate him and thank him for his years of
service. On this subject Fr Jim has made a request
that all gifts be given to the Long Tower Church and
directed to the restoration fund. We wish him every
blessing in his priestly ministry and extend our congratulations.
Ad Multos Annos!
ST JOSEPH’S YOUNG PRIESTS SOCIETY monthly
meeting will take place on Monday, 16th June at 8.30
pm. Everyone welcome.
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MONTHLY
PRO-LIFE DEVOTIONS
on Tuesday 17th June 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. |
MASS WITH HEALING SERVICE
IN HONOUR OF ST PEREGRINE O.S.M
(Patron Saint of Cancer Patients)
will take place in St Columb’s Church, Waterside
on Wednesday 18th June at 7.30 pm. Bring along a small
bottle of olive oil and have it blessed in honour
of St Peregrine.
THE BINGO HAS MOVED from St Eugene’s
Parish Hall to St Mary’s Parish Hall. We are
playing every Sunday night and every Tuesday night
in St Mary’s, Creggan. Thank you very much for
your generous support. It is a valuable source of
income for the parish. Please invite your friends.
Newcomers welcome!
TERMONBACCA COMMUNITY FUN DAY will
be held on Sunday 13th July. We need Bric-a-Brac of
all sorts. If you are willing to help in any way please
contact us during office hours 10.00 am to 5.00 pm
Monday to Friday. Tel: 71262512
SPIRITUALITY COURSE A one-year Practical
Theology course, “Points of Intersection”
will be held in Thornhill Centre each Monday from
7.30 pm to 9.30 pm beginning on 6 October 2008. This
course is an opportunity to search out who we are,
who we are called to be and how we relate to God and
one another. For more details please telephone 7135
1233.
A THORNHILL COLLEGE CLASS REUNION
for those who started in Thornhill in 1968 and left
in 1975, will take place in the City Hotel, Derry
on Saturday, 23rd August. If you were part of the
Thornhill Class of '68 and would like to attend the
reunion please contact Mary McLaughlin on telephone:
078 9112 0407 or e-mail marymcl@gmail.com
as soon as possible.
ST COLUMB’S
COLLEGE
His Excellency, Ambassador James Sharkey will deliver
a lecture on the theme “Ireland/Europe: the
long view” in the College on Thursday, 26th
June at 4.00 pm. All welcome. To reserve a place telephone
7128 5000 or email info@stcolumbs.com.
ST
VINCENT DE PAUL SENIOR CITIZENS OUTING
on Sunday 29th
June departing from Long Tower Church at 1.30
pm. Tickets from members of SVDP. |
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SUICIDAL?
Counselling available
at ZEST, 15 Queen Street, 7126 6999.
P.S.
‘If people want to have hope and find meaning
in their lives, they need to take God out of the "parentheses".
(Pope Benedict XVI)
