BAPTISMS
We welcome:
Jack McGuinness, 38 Moore Walk and Eoin Mark Lynch,
51 Circular Road, who were both baptised recently.
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DEATHS
We wish to express our deepest
sympathy to the relatives and friends of
of
Jackie Green, Foyleview Bungalow
and
Joe Kelly, 7 Drumcliffe Avenue.
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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 £ 1911.00
LAST WEEK’S RENOVATION
COLLECTION £ 694.00
TROCAIRE COLLECTION FROM THE
LONG TOWER PARISH £15123.53
(incs. £1000 from Long Tower Primary School
and £1773 from St Cecilia’s College)
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.
GOLDEN
JUBILEE OF PRIESTHOOD
1958 – 22nd June – 2008
Fr James Hamilton
Exactly fifty years ago today Fr
Jim Hamilton was ordained to the priesthood in All
Hallows College, Dublin. In thanksgiving for the gift
of priesthood and in honour of Christ the High Priest,
Fr Jim is celebrating the 12 noon Mass in Long Tower
today. In this church he was baptised and initiated
to the family of God. From this church he went forth
to study for the priesthood. To this church he came
home to celebrate Mass after Ordination. And with
the people of this church he has offered the Eucharist
countless times. In the half-century since Ordination
Fr Jim has served the People of God tirelessly and
generously in the United States. We are abundantly
grateful to him for his shining example and we express
our warmest appreciation to him on this his day of
Golden Jubilee.
As his own Bishop said to him recently “On
behalf of all the clergy and laity of the diocese
of Corpus Christi, I offer you my deepest thanks for
being a humble servant of the Lord and for sharing
your many talents and gifts with the people of the
Church in South Texas. I thank you especially for
your continued service since your retirement. Truly
you are a blessing to us all.” Ad
multos annos!
THANKS AND FAREWELL to Mr Patsy McCloskey.
Mr McCloskey has been teaching in Long Tower Primary
School for 36 years. He came here as a newly-trained
teacher in 1972 and has been Vice-Principal since
1988. It was in that year that the amalgamation of
the two schools took place – St Columba’s
Boys and St Columba’s Girls. We are extremely
grateful to Mr McCloskey for his years of dedication
and tireless pedagogy to the children of our school.
A native of Dungiven he has travelled day after day
to share his cheerful, upbeat zeal for intelligent
learning with the youngest members of our community.
This enthusiasm for Catholic education is his trademark
and he communicated it with fairness, good humour
and constant prayer. We praise him, we thank him and
we wish him God’s finest blessings in his retirement.
“And still they gazed, and still the wonder
grew, that one small head could carry all he knew.”
(Oliver Goldsmith, The Deserted Village).
THE BINGO HAS MOVED from St Eugene’s
Parish Hall to St Mary’s Parish Hall. We play
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!
CONGRATULATIONS to the boys and
girls of Primary 4 who recently received the Eucharist,
their third Sacrament. May they always stay close
to Jesus and may God bless them on their journey of
faith. This week the children of Long Tower P4 donated
a sum of their money to The Pontifical Society of
Missionary Children to help children in Uganda. We
thank them for their generosity in caring and sharing
with others.
WEE NUN’S SAVINGS SCHEME will
be open in the sacristy of the Church on 6th and 20th
of July and will then be closed until 24th August.
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.
TERMONBACCA COMMUNITY FUN DAY will
be held on Sunday 13th July. The Carmelites need Bric-a-Brac
of all sorts. If you are willing to help in any way
please contact them during office hours 10.00 am to
5.00 pm Monday to Friday. Tel: 71262512
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.
SUM OF MONEY FOUND in
Bishop Street area on Tuesday 10th June. Please contact
Long Tower Parochial House on 7126 2301.
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)
