BAPTISMS
We welcome: Jamie Alex
Smith, 234 Bishop Street and Emilee Ann Elizabeth
McCallion, 16 Fortfield Avenue, who were both baptised
recently.
FORTY HOURS…NEXT SUNDAY-MONDAY 26TH
- 27TH OCTOBER 40 Hours Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament commences after 12.15pm Mass on
Sunday 26th, and the first day concludes with the
Novena at 6.00pm. Adoration recommences after 10.00
am Mass on Monday and concludes with night prayer
at 9.00 pm.
TO CONTACT PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS WHO ARE NATIVE
OF LONG TOWER PARISH we need your help. In
preparation for the Centenary of Long Tower Church,
1909-2009, the Committee wish to send invitations
to the Priests and Religious who were born and reared
in this parish. There are forms at the church doors
which request the contact details. Please fill in
one of these forms for each Priest, Sister or Brother
that you know. Thank you.
VISITATION OF THE HOUSEBOUND
FR MONGAN will visit the sick in his care on
Monday/Tuesday, 27th/28th October.
THIS YEAR’S ANNUAL DERRY DIOCESAN PIONEER
MASS will take place in St Mary’s Church,
Clonmany at 3.00pm on Sunday 26th October 2008. Refreshments
will be served afterwards in the nearby Parochial
Hall. All Pioneers and their friends are invited.
CENTENARY CALENDAR a special edition
of the 2009 Centenary calendar will soon be available.
The calendar will contain a unique collection of rarely
seen photographs, covering the history of the Long
Tower Church from the early 1800s to the present day.
This calendar will make a unique gift and also become
a collector’s item. Price £10.
MONSTER DRAW FOR THE CENTENARY
***LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS REMAINING***
To enter the Draw
Members of the committee will be available in the
Sacristy after each Mass today to sign up new members
and for giving out pre-booked tickets.
Tickets available: Daily, 10.00 am to 2.30 pm in the
Parochial House.
Please! Give the parish your enthusiastic support
in this essential fund-raising venture. The priests
of the parish will recite the Divine Office for the
intentions and well-being of all the promoters and
the members every day until the Centenary. Thank you!
MASS OF THE SICK WITH EUCHARISTIC BLESSING
will take place in the Carmelite Retreat Centre, Termonbacca,
Derry, on Tuesday 21st October at 8.00 pm.
A PRO LIFE MASS will take place in
Termonbacca on 20th October @ 7.30pm. All welcome.
SR. JOSEPHINE WALSH WEEKEND RETREAT
with emphasis on forgiving, healing and making a new
start, will take place at The Carmelite Retreat Centre,
Termonbacca from Friday 24th October to Sunday 26th
October. For further details tel: Derry 7126 2512
office hours.
NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL SUCCOUR
The annual Novena begins NEXT Sunday, 26 October at
6pm. You are invited to come each Sunday evening for
nine weeks. While petitioning Our Lady’s intercession
we will welcome a variety of visiting speakers and
have a Eucharistic healing ceremony.
LONG TOWER JUNIOR CHOIR who sing every Sunday
at 10.00 am Mass are currently recruiting new members.
Children’s Choir: Thursdays 5.30 – 7.30pm,
St Columb’s Hall. Anyone interested contact
Marie Horton after 10.00 am Mass on Sundays.
ENNEAGRAM WEEKEND 7-9 November 2008.
A London-based team of facilitators will visit Thornhill
Centre to lead this personality profiling workshop.
The Enneagram helps people to identify for themselves
their personality type and to appreciate the implications
of their type interacting with others. For more details
phone 7135 1233.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET NEW PEOPLE, LEARN A NEW SKILL
AND HAVE FUN? Then why not come along to
Age Concern’s new Country Dance classes in Malvern
House, 20 Chapel Road commencing on Monday 20th October
from 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm. All classes are free and
will be facilitated by experienced dance tutor Margaret
Gallagher and will be a mixture of Irish and Scottish
styles. For more information please contact Age Concern
Derry, Malvern House, 20 Chapel Road, Waterside, BT47
2AN. Telephone 7134 7478.
BREAST AWARENESS AND INFORMATION SESSION IN
PILOTS ROW on Thurs 23rd Oct from 11.00 am
to 1.00 pm as part of breast cancer awareness month
organised by the Bogside & Brandywell Health Forum's
Pink Ladies. For more information contact Karen on
7136 5330.
WORKER’S EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION OVER
50’S PROJECT The WEA are delighted
to launch a new Older People Learning project. This
project is aimed at the over 50’s, is offered
free to the community and will offer a wide range
of learning. This opportunity is now available in
the Rosemount Resource Centre. WEA is offering free
classes in: Painting and Drawing, Basic IT Skills:
How to use the Internet/How to Email Friends and Family.
Please contact Sinead Devine at WEA on 7136 9947 for
further information or Hugh Murray at Rosemount Resource
Centre on 7128 2829 to enrol.
THE BOGSIDE & BRANDYWELL HEALTH FORUM are
running a ‘Pill for every Ill’ Workshop.
The workshops provide advice and practical ways to
reduce stress in your life. The morning will also
provide taster sessions of complimentary therapies
and free lunch. It will run on Thursday 23rd October
from 11.00 am. For further details and to book a place
please contact Mary on 71365330.
DO YOU SING /DANCE/ACT/JUGGLE/COMEDY OR ANY SPECIAL
TALENT & WOULD LIKE TO STAR IN A TALENT SHOW &
HELP RAISE MONEY FOR THE CHERNOBYL CHILDREN CHARITY?
Cash & prizes for the best acts on the main night….
If so then contact Sabrina on 00353 8 6339 9794 /
email sabrinduffymckinney@yahoo.ie or email nualabarr@yahoo.ie
for an application form. Forms to be returned no later
than the 23rd October. Categories required: 12 yrs
& under, 13 yrs to 17 yrs, 18yrs to 24 yrs and
25yrs & over. €3 for 12 & under to enter
the competition and €5 for all other categories.
LAST WEEK’S RENOVATION
COLLECTION £ 710.00
LAST WEEK’S ENVELOPE
COLLECTION £1787.00
WE GRATEFULY ACKNOWLEDGE THE
ANONYMOUS DONATIONS TO THE LONG TOWER RENOVATION FUND:
£5, £20, £10, £5, £5,
£20, £20.
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)
