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.
FAMILY ROSARY PROMOTION
will begin next week, on the first Sunday of Advent.
BAPTISMS
We welcome: Dylan Bradley, 42 Ferguson
St and Gareth Moore, 126 Sevenoaks, who were baptised
recently.
REQUIESCANT
IN PACE
We extend our
sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Marie
Norris, 12 Mountjoy Street and Kate
Kennedy, 88 Foyle Road. May they rest in
peace.
FAMILY
ROSARY FOR ADVENT
We are inviting families to
pray the Rosary in the home each day of Advent. Rosary
leaflets are available at the church doors. Each day
Fr Colhoun and Fr Mongan will pray the Divine Office
for the families who are able to make this commitment.
If you would like to write your family name (address
not necessary) on the page at the church doors the
priests will put your intentions before God each morning
of Advent. If you live alone and would like to introduce
the Rosary to your home, you too can add your name
to the list.
MONSTER DRAW FOR THE CENTENARY
***LESS THAN 30 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 100th 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.
A TRADITIONAL LATIN
MASS will be
celebrated in Long Tower next week, on Monday 8th
December at 12.00 noon, the Feast of the Immaculate
Conception. All welcome.
MASS IN HONOUR OF ALEXANDRINA
MARIA DA COSTA will take place on 30th November
at 7.30pm in Termonbacca. All welcome.
ENROLMENT IN THE DERRY
DIOCESAN SOCIETY grants a regular Mass offered
for the wellbeing and repose of the members. The cost
of the enrolment is not less than £20 or €25.
Enrolment can be done through any parish.
FIRST FRIDAY 5th
December is the First Friday of the month.
Readers St John’s
Team and Eucharistic Ministers Team B will
serve for the month of December, beginning on Monday
1st December.
ST COLUMB’S CATHEDRAL
the Advent Procession by Candlelight takes place on
Sunday 30th November at 7.30pm.
ST MARY’S COLLEGE
is hosting a Community Celebration Day on Monday 8th
December (1.30pm-3.30pm) in the school. Everyone welcome.
THE
OPUS SECTILE HAS GONE FOR REPAIR
These are the three grand
panels behind the high altar – Perugino’s
“Ascension of Christ” flanked by St Peter
and St Paul. We have successfully dismantled the masterpiece
for its restoration and preservation. The experts
say they know of no other opus like this one. They
consider it unique. We are fortunate that despite
the delicate task in hand not a single item got damaged.
The complete structure has now gone to Belfast for
repair. And as you can see, three photographic replicas
have been put in place so as not to take from the
aesthetics of the church. 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.
CENTENARY CALENDAR
a special edition of the 2009 Centenary calendar is
on sale. The calendar contains 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 £6.99.
The committee would like to thank all those who supplied
photographs for this and for further publications.
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. Price: £3.99
for a pack of 12 assorted cards.
ARE YOU A PARENT OF
A CHILD UNDER 1YR OLD? Life Start are looking
for parents to join the Life Start Study being carried
out by Queen’s University. For details ring
0800 0855 031.
DIABETIC ASSOCIATION
meeting takes place on Wednesday, 3rd December at
8.00 pm in Multi Disciplinary Unit, Altnagelvin Hospital.
LOOK OUT FOR THE ST
EUGENE’S FOLK GROUP’S new CD
entitled “Where Love Is” – Music
in Sacred Time. 19 beautiful tracks, ideal gift for
family and friends at home or away. Launch weekend
29th & 30th November. Available from St Eugene’s
Cathedral and some local outlets. Price £10.
PRECIOUS LIFE are
holding a Candle Light Rosary Procession on Sunday
7th December 2008 assembling at the Guildhall at 4.30
pm. All are welcome to attend.
ST JOSEPH’S BOYS’
SCHOOl presents ‘Stars in their Eyes’
in aid of Children in Crossfire on Wednesday, 3rd
December at 7.30pm. Tickets available from school.
Remember
the five simple rules to be happy:
Free
your heart from hatred – Forgive.
Free
your mind from worries – Most never happen.
Live
simply and appreciate what you have.
Give
more.
Expect
less.
LAST WEEK’S ENVELOPE COLLECTION £2656.00
LAST
WEEK’S RENOVATION COLLECTION £710.00
WE GRATEFULY
ACKNOWLEDGE THE ANONYMOUS DONATIONS TO THE LONG TOWER
RENOVATION FUND: £150, £5, £100,
£25.
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)
