Selling
Prints of the Opus Sectile
We recently unveiled the restored
opus sectile in Long Tower. The experts say this is
a masterpiece, an extremely rare work of art. Pictures
of these three grand panels behind the high altar
– the Ascension of Christ flanked by St Peter
and St Paul – are now on sale.
The restoration project is costing over £20,000.
To help us fund the restoration we are selling prints.
The mounted pictures are available for purchase from
the Long Tower Church and the Parochial House.
Cost: A3 for
£19.95 or A1 for £45.
You might consider it to be your
own memento of the 100th year of Long Tower. The proceeds
go towards the cost of the repairs and the general
restoration of the Long Tower.
We would also encourage you to purchase on the grounds
of supporting local commerce. Several local businesses
are involved in the production of the prints and that
gives an additional reason to support the project.
It keeps local people at work while it assists the
restoration in Long Tower.
LENTEN DEVOTIONS
take place today, Sunday at 6.00pm. All welcome.
CONFIRMATION
Bishop Hegarty will celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation
at 11 o’clock Mass on Saturday morning (4th
April) for the P7 children of Long Tower Primary School,
Nazareth House Primary School and Ballougry Primary
School.
We ask you to pray for the children who are to be
Confirmed asking that God will give them the grace
to live out the promises they make and flourish in
the Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit which they
will receive.
PLEASE
NOTE:
There
will be NO 10 am Mass on Saturday and
NO Confessions
on Saturday morning.
FIRST FRIDAY
Friday, 3rd April is the 1st Friday
of the month.
VISITATION OF HOUSEBOUND
Fr Colhoun will visit the sick in
his care on Thursday/Friday, 2nd/3rd April.
BAPTISMS
We welcome: Sheá Finnen Ó
Móra, 2 Nassau Crescent, Grace Sophie Shiels,
54 Thornhill Park, Kaedon Thomas Healy, 10 Iona Court,
Aoibheann Clare and Oisín Adam Duddy, 36 Foyle
Park, who were all baptised recently.
REQUIESCANT IN PACE
We extend our sincere sympathy to
the family and friends of
Jackie Hutton, 22
Rossville Street,
Philomena Galvin,
England and
Eddie McLaughlin,
2 Hamilton Court. May they rest in peace.
Readers
St John’s Team and Eucharistic
Ministers Team B will serve for the month of April,
beginning on Wednesday.
DATES FOR THE DIARY
PALM SUNDAY next
Sunday, 5th April. Palms will be blessed at all Masses.
Confessions will
take place at 6.00 pm on Palm Sunday evening.
Easter Sunday (12th
April), Divine Mercy Sunday (19th April)
SPECIAL DIOCESAN MASS
The Annual Diocesan Mass for those with special
needs, and their families and friends, will take place
in Saint Joseph’s Church, Galliagh, Derry on
Saturday 9th May 2009 at 3pm. Bishop Hegarty will
celebrate the Mass. If you have a child who wishes
to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation or First
Communion at this Mass please contact the Catechetical
Centre on 7126 4087.
PARISH COLLECTION ENVELOPES will
be distributed throughout the parish during the coming
week. Anyone from outside the parish who received
collection envelopes in previous years should call
at the Sacristy.
YOU DON’T BRING ME FLOWERS
In keeping with the penitential character of Lent,
flowers are not usually placed in the Church during
this season. Accordingly, we would ask you to postpone
the donation of flowers until the great season of
Easter.
YOUTH 2000 group meets in Long Tower
on Wednesdays at 8.00pm. Prayer, praise and craic!
Tea and coffee afterwards. 16-35 year olds welcome.
Why not join us for Lent?
THE BAPTISTERY GATES have been restored
and were unveiled during the week. We are grateful
to the family of Fr Sylvester McDermott, RIP, who
died last year and in whose memory the sponsorship
was given to the Long Tower for the renovation of
the gates. We hope you like the results. The additional
donations were put into the General Restoration Fund.
BIG BINGO
ST COLUMB’S HALL
EVERY SUNDAY AT 8.30 PM
FLOWER CRAFT FAIR
St Eithne’s Primary School presents
an evening of flower arranging by Caroline on Wednesday
1st April from 7.30 pm. Light refreshments will be
served. Tickets £3.00 available from the school.
All welcome.
Coming up !!!
MAY BALL in
The City Hotel - 22nd May
To Celebrate St. Mary’s
Church 50th Anniversary
Tickets are: £35 each
Bookings: ring Marian Sheehan 079
0229 1425 or
Margaret McGlinchey 077 4806 0792
LAST WEEK’S ENVELOPE
COLLECTION £2284.00
LAST WEEK’S RENOVATION
COLLECTION £ 753.00
WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE
THE ANONYMOUS DONATIONS TO THE RESTORATION FUND: £10,
£5, £20, £10, £20, £10,
£5.
THE COLLECTION DAY FOR THE
ANGELS was a great success. We wish to thank
all those who contributed to restore the angels to
the roof of the church. Sincere thanks are due to
all those who did the collecting itself on the streets
last Saturday. We owe a depth of gratitude to the
members of Cursillo, the Knights of the Blessed Sacrament,
COR Youth Group, Youth 25 and the students from the
various schools who persevered in the chilly air all
day. The total raised was £4,140.47 and €608.66.
Well done!
SEALING OF PORCHES FROM RAIN
– Each of the porches is taking in rain-water.
The effect is that the paint is coming off and the
plaster then disintegrates. There is some damage to
the ceilings also, especially in the stairwells at
the main door. We have made several attempts to repair
the plaster over the years but the problem persists.
Therefore, over the next number of weeks we will be
repairing the roofs of the porches, one at a time.
We apologise for the scaffolding. The western gable
and copings are now complete and water-tight. Thank
you for your generosity and patience.
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)
