You are Invited to Our
Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour
In St Columba’s Church, Long Tower
The annual Novena continues on Sunday at 6.00 pm.
BAPTISMS
We welcome:
Reece Dang, 7 Old City Court, Jade Doherty, 128 St
Eithne’s Park, Ben Curran, 88 Lisfannon Park,
Eva McCartney, 19 Templeton Park, Sophia Heal, England,
Aóife Simpson, 17 River Court, who were all
baptised recently.
REQUIESCANT IN PACE
We extend our sincere sympathy to
the family and friends of Thomas Robinson,
180 Lecky Road and Tilly McGonagle,
80 Lisfannon Park. May they rest in peace.
MONSTER DRAW FOR THE CENTENARY
***LESS THAN 50 TICKETS REMAINING***
What do you buy the person who has
everything?
One of the last few tickets in the Long Tower Monster
Draw
Not only will you be giving someone
almost a 1 in 50 chance of a great prize but you will
be
donating to the restoration of St Columba’s
Church, Long Tower in its centenary year.
Members of the committee will
be available in the Sacristy after each Mass today
to sign up new members.
Tickets available: Daily, 10.00 am to 2.30 pm in the
Parochial House.
THE CEREMONY OF ENROLMENT for P4 children
(and their families) of the Long Tower Primary School
will take place on Saturday (22nd November) at the
Vigil Mass.
THE BAPTISMAL FONT has become very
unstable and needs urgent repair. Since it is due
to return to the restored Baptistery in January we
considered it best to simply support it with a wooden
frame for the present. We apologise for its less than
elegant appearance.
THE OPUS SECTILE IS UNDER REPAIR
These are the three grand panels behind the high
altar – Perugino’s “Ascension of
Christ” flanked by St Peter and St Paul. We
are nicely on target with their restoration. During
the week we removed the marble dome from the reredos
(high altar) and took photographs for the large replicas
to be put in place for the next few months. The panels
have to go to Belfast for repair during the winter.
We apologise for the appearance of the sanctuary at
present. The project will cost over £20,000
to complete. Thank you for your generosity in supporting
such necessary repairs and for your patience as they
happen.
FOYLE HOSPICE CRAFT FAIR on Saturday
22nd November in Day Therapy Unit, 61 Culmore Road
from 11.00 am to 4.00 pm. Admission £1.
MASS IN HONOUR OF ALEXANDRINA MARIA DA COSTA
will take place on 23rd November at 7.30 pm in Termonbacca.
All welcome.
PRO LIFE MASS celebrated by Most
Rev Seamus Hegarty on Monday 17th November at 7.30
pm in Termonbacca. All welcome.
DERRY DIOCESAN LOURDES PILGRIMAGE 2009 Why
not give someone an opportunity of going on the Lourdes
Pilgrimage 16th to 21st July 2009 as your Christmas
Gift. Gift vouchers (£25/£50) are now
available from the Pilgrimage Office. Office opens
Thursday 11.00 am to 2.00 pm and Saturday 11.00 am
to 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm.
A ONE DAY RETREAT FOR SENIOR CITIZENS and
their friends from Derry and surrounding areas will
take place at the Carmelite Retreat Centre on Thursday
20th November. Registration from 10.30 am finishing
around 5.00 pm. Cost £12 or €18 includes
a four course lunch. To book Tel: 7126 2512 during
office hours only.
COULD YOU MAKE A CHILD HAPPY again
after a difficult start in life? There are children
who need adoptive families now. Aged 2-6 years old,
they need the love and attention of a caring and understanding
family. Could this be your family? Please contact
the Family Care Society, Derry on 7136 8592 or email@family-care-society.org
ADVENT RETREAT Saturday 29th November
to Sunday 30th November 2008 "Christ is born"
directed by Fr Owen O'Sullivan OFM Capuchin in Ards
Friary. Cost: €85/£70 includes accommodation,
meals and retreat. Contact: Ards Friary 00353 74913
8909 or email info@ardsfriary.ie .
CHRISTMAS
CARDS
The Long Tower Christmas card is one of our fund-raising
initiatives for the centenary of the church in 2009.
We have many restoration projects in view and all
money raised from the cards will go to this cause.
We are very grateful to the Restoration and Projects
Committee for their hard work and to all of you for
your constant support.
Features: Beautiful photos of the Long Tower windows
with a message of peace.
Price: £3.99 for a pack of 12 assorted cards.
Request: We need many distributors
to help us sell the cards. Could you help us? Could
you take, for example, ten packs of cards to sell
to your friends or relatives? And then bring the proceeds
to the Parochial House? If you could do so, please
give your name, address and phone number to the committee
in the back corridor of the Sacristy after any of
the Masses. Alternatively, ring Charlie or Moira Doherty
at 7126 6808. Thank you.
THE DRAMA AND MUSIC SOCIETY OF ST COLUMB’S
COLLEGE is proud to announce its intention
to present ‘BIG RIVER’ – the tales
of Huckleberry Finn as its bi-annual musical show
from 25th to 27th November beginning at 7.30pm. For
further information or tickets you can contact the
school on 7128 5000.
AN ECUMENICAL ROAD SAFETY SERVICE TO MARK
WORLD REMEMBRANCE DAY FOR ROAD CRASH VICTIMS
in St Augustine’s Church, Society Street on
Sunday 16th November 2008 at 3.30 pm.
CHILDREN IN CROSSFIRE is delighted
to launch its new Advent Campaign. Often our Christmas
preparations focus on buying gifts for our families
and those we love. This year through the Advent calendar
there will be an opportunity to prepare in a different
way. Each day you will be able to contribute to Children
in Crossfire and also get a short reflection to help
focus on what the Nativity is really about. The Advent
calendar boxes can be collected from Long Tower today
and can be returned at the end of December.
WE GRATEFULY ACKNOWLEDGE THE ANONYMOUS DONATIONS TO
THE LONG TOWER RENOVATION FUND: £10, £20,
£25, £100, £100, £40.
LAST WEEK’S RENOVATION
COLLECTION £ 820.00
LAST WEEK’S ENVELOPE
COLLECTION £1977.00
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)
