Fifteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time 14th July 2024
Anniversary & Month’s Mind Masses
Mass will be offered for the following people on the occasion of an Anniversary or Month’s Mind. We remember them, their families and loved ones in our prayers.
Sunday 14th July 12Noon Damien Owens
Monday 15th July 7.30pm Jim, Lettie & Jim Deehan
Tuesday 16th July 7.30pm The Fullerton Family
Thursday 18th July 7.30pm Alec Curran
Friday 19th July 7.30pm Peter & Bridie Cavanagh
Saturday 20th July 6.00pm Michelle Green
Baptisms: We Welcome into the family of God; Cillian Lindsay-Martin, Enya- Máe McGavigan, Sienna-Leigh McGavigan-McLaughlin, Rheá McFadden, Farágh Doran.
To book a Baptism, please contact the parish office on 028-71262301 for available dates.
LAST WEEK’S ENVELOPE COLLECTION AMOUNTED TO £1940.00
LAST WEEK’S RENOVATION COLLECTION AMOUNTED TO £621.00
The Parish Office: You can contact the Parish Office by phone on 028-71262301 (during office hours) or via email longtower@derrydiocese.org.
Visitation of the Sick at Home & in Hospital. For urgent sick calls to those at home please contact the parish office on 028-71262301 or 02871262894. For urgent sick calls for those in hospital, please ask the duty nurse on the ward to call the Hospital Chaplain.
An Audio-Visual tour of the Long Tower Church is available. The guide which is narrated by Bishop Donal McKeown, offers a great insight into the history and sacredness of our beautiful Church. If you’re hosting visitors or you simply want to deepen your own appreciation, why not try the audio guide, priced at just £2.00. For further details, call into Aras Cholmcille in the grounds of The Long Tower Church or email darinaghboyle15@gmail.com.
Vincentian Lay Missionaries (VLM) will be visiting St Columba’s Church, Long Tower over the weekend of Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st July. VLM has been sending volunteers to projects in Africa for over years 20 years. They will be saying a few words explaining the work they do and also asking for your help by taking up a door collection. Thank you for your support.
St Columba’s Church, Long Tower – Saturday 27th July, 6pm Vigil Mass- A Mass of Commissioning will be held for all Eucharistic Ministers and Readers present and new. We welcome you all to this Mass and thank you sincerely for your commitment to Long Tower as Lay Ministers. The new revised rotas for all Readers & Eucharistic Ministers will be distributed on the night and will take effect from first weekend (3rd /4th) of August.
Tuesday 16th July- Feast Day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel; ‘Oh, Most Beautiful Flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine, splendour of Heaven. Oh, Blessed Mother of the Son of God; Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me you are my Mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succour me in my necessity, (mention your request). There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee, (3 times). Holy Mary, I place this prayer in your hands,’ (3 times). Amen.
The Long Tower Parish recognises and upholds the dignity and rights of all children and is committed to ensuring their safety and wellbeing. We are committed to safeguarding as an integral part of the life and ministry of the Church and recognise that we also have a special responsibility towards all vulnerable people who are members of our faith community. If you have any concerns with regard to Safeguarding children or adults in need of protection within the Church please contact Marie Gormley, the Diocesan Designated Liaison Person (DLP) Tel: NI 075 96500 793 / ROI (0044) 75 96500 793 or at mariegormley@derrydiocese.org. Additional contact numbers: N Ireland PSNI: 101 or Social Services WHSCT Tel +442871314090 (Ask for Duty Social Worker).
HOLY HOUR FOR VOCATIONS: There will be a Holy Hour for Vocations to the Priesthood in St Columb’s Church, Chapel Road, Derry, on Wednesday 17th July at 8:00pm. All welcome
Accord Derry – Marriage Preparation Courses September – October 2024: September 20th/21st 2024 & October 18th/19th 2024. These courses can now be booked online at www.accordni.com. Please note that all courses are now in person & NOT Virtual.
Marriage and Relationship Counselling with Accord NI: Help us help you support your marriage and relationship. If you feel your relationship is in crisis or you need a little guidance and help, either face to face or online, contact your local ACCORD centre. Every year Accord help thousands of couples rebuild and sustain healthy relationships. For support, call 028 9023 3002 or visit accordni.com.
Diocese of Derry Three-Day Pilgrimage to Lough Derg 2024 led by Bishop Donal McKeown starts on Friday, 26 July, and concludes on Sunday, the 28 July. Bus will leave St Eugene’s Cathedral, Derry, on Friday 26 July at 11.00am and will travel via, Strabane, Lifford and Ballybofey. Cost £80 including transport. Cost for those making their own way to Lough Derg, £70. Pre-booking is required for those travelling by bus. Please contact Tony Brennan on tony.brennan@derrydiocese.org or phone the Diocese Office on 0044 28 7126 2302 for booking form. Lough Derg is a sacred place apart to bring burdens and leave them behind, to seek healing for wounds and to ask for them to be healed. The Lough Derg Pilgrimage provides a kind of breathing space in which people can calmly explore and reflect on where they find themselves in their lives at that moment in time. We look forward to welcoming you!
The Pioneer Pilgrimage to Knock will take place on Sunday 21st July 2024. Mass at 3pm will be followed by Eucharistic Blessing and Procession to the Shrine. Pioneers along with friends and relations of people who are living “one day at a time” with addiction are welcome.
Reek Sunday- National Pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick- Sunday 28th July. This year, the annual pilgrimage takes place on the weekend of 26th – 28th July. On this day we also celebrate World Day for Grand Parents and the Elderly. Masses will be celebrated hourly on the summit from 8.00am until 2.00pm. Confessions will be also be heard on the summit. From 7.30am- 2.00pm. For further details please check our website at westportparish.ie.
Knock Shrine -National Grandparents Pilgrimage 2024. Celebrating the World Day for Grandparents & The Elderly- Sunday 28th July 2024. “Do not cast me off in my old age” (cf. Ps 71:9). Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, Papal Nuncio of Ireland will lead the pilgrimage and the celebration of the fourth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly at Knock Shrine. Schedule for the day: 2.30pm Anointing of the Sick in the Bascillica. 3.00pm: Pilgrimage Mass followed by Rosary Procession. Those unable to join in person can take part online at www.knockshrine.ie/watch.
Mary’s Meals Charity feeds over 2.4 million children every day in some of the world’s poorest countries. Mary’s Meals are organising a ‘Two Bridges Walk’ on Sunday 11th August over the Foyle Bridge and Peace Bridge in Derry. We will meet in Sainsburys car park at 11.45am to begin the walk. The distance is approx. 5 miles. The walk is part of a series of walks taking place across Ireland in early August to raise awareness of Mary’s Meals and the work they do. You can register for the walk at Bit.ly/stepbystepwalk. If you have any questions please contact Helen Quinn, telephone 07814441701. You can find out more about Mary’s Meals at https://www.marysmeals.org.uk/
Group Pilgrimage to Medjugorje 4th-11th September, total cost in Euro €835. Full religious programme operated by Marian Pilgrimages. Includes daily breakfast and evening meal. For more information contact Group Leader Luke McCann on 07955386288. To book contact Marian Pilgrimages on 02895680005.
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