Longtower Parish, Diocese Of Derry, Ireland.

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OLD PHOTOS OF THE LONG TOWER are needed for the Centenary calendar. We plan to produce a special edition calendar for 2009 and would like your help in the project. If you write your name and address on the back of each photo we will scan them and ensure that you get them back very soon. Please bring the photos to the Parochial House. Thank you.

Long Tower One Hundred

MONSTER DRAW 2009

1st Prize £20,000

2nd Prize Peugeot 307

3rd Prize Renault Clio

4th Prize £5,000

5th & 6th Prize £3,000 each
7th – 14th Prize £2,000 each
15th – 39th Prize £1,000 each

10 Promoter’s Prizes of £100 each

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Mass Times

Saturday Vigil 6.00 pm

Sunday 8.00 am, 10.00 am

12.00 noon

Weekdays 8.00am, 10.00 am

& 7.30 pm

Holydays as on Sunday but the vigil

Mass on the eve is at 7.30 pm.

Allelluia! Not as orphans
are we left in sorrow now.
Alleluia! Christ is with us:
faith believes nor questions how.
Though the cloud from sight
received him
When the forty days were o’er
Shall our hearts forget his promise:
‘I am with you evermore’

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Sunday 27th July 2008

The Treasure We Have Found

“The farmer sells everything he owns and buys the field.” In the Gospel reading of this Sunday, Jesus is calling on us to look at our priorities and set them straight. And that’s easier said than done! How do we know what our priorities are? The first test is what we spend our time at. If, for example, a couple want to make their marriage a priority, each one must be willing to invest time in their relationship. This time needs to be regular, good, creative time. Many couples do not give that time to each other. The same is true of family life. Time is the first and greatest gift of parents to their children. The second test of priorities is what we are passionate about. There are many sports widows in our country because this is what so many men are passionate about rather than their sacred commitments to marriage and family life. We can also look at this in relation to our faith commitment and the time and energy we give to those with whom we worship God.

Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.

Last Updated Sunday 20th July 2008.

Sunday, 27th July 2008

Parish Missal Readings (Year 1) p 325 & Proper p 1074

First Reading 1 Kings 3: 5.7-12
Told by God that he could have any gift he wanted, Solomon chose the gift of wisdom.

Second Reading Romans 8: 28-30
Those who love God can turn everything to their spiritual advantage.

Gospel Matthew 13: 44-52
What God offers us is so precious that it is worth everything we have.