The Most Holy Trinity 31st May 2026
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 31st May 10.00am Kathleen McGowan
Sunday 31st May 12Noon Eileen O’Donnell
Monday 1st June 7.30pm Archie Leggett
Tuesday 2nd June 7.30pm Gerard Meehan
Wednesday 3rd June 7.30pm Philomena Gormley
Saturday 6th June 6.00pm Bridget & Patrick Finucane
Rest In Peace: We extend our sincere sympathy to the family and friends of; Eileen White- Alexander House, Bridget McCarthy- Formerly The Wells, Ethna Ridler- Knightsbridge & George Duddy- Meadowview Crescent.
Parish Baptismal Dates: Please note Saturday Baptisms are at 3.30pm
The next available Baptism dates are 5th & 19th September
To book a Baptism please contact the Parish office on 028-71262301 during office hours or 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 02871262301. For urgent sick calls for those in hospital, please ask duty nurse on the ward to call hospital chaplain. Thank you.
LAST WEEK’S ANNUAL DIOCESAN COLLECTION AMOUNTED TO £2748.00
LAST WEEK’S RENOVATION COLLECTION AMOUNTED TO £890.00
The Parish Office: Please contact the parish office during office hours to arrange all Anniversary and Months Mind Masses, as well as to book Baptisms & Weddings. Please call the parish office by 12Noon on Thursdays with names for weekend Anniversary list. The Parish Office is open Monday- Friday from 9am to 2.30pm, Tel: 028-71262301 or via email at longtower@derrydiocese.org. For urgent sick calls, please use the office telephone number at all times.
This Thursday 4th June at 7.30pm, Fr Conán McGonagle, from Co. Derry and recently ordained priest of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Petri in Latin) will, with the permission and welcome of Bishop Donal McKeown, celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass in thanksgiving this Thursday at 7.30pm in Long Tower. The FSSP is an international community of Roman Catholic priests who exclusively celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass and are in full communion with the Pope and the Catholic Church. We heartily welcome Fr Conán and wish him many happy and blessed years in his ministry. All are welcome to come and celebrate with him in this momentous occasion.
Ministers and priests from the city’s Christian churches will gather on Sunday June 7th this year, to honour our city’s Patron Saint, St Columba. The interdenominational service begins at 4.15pm in St Augustine’s Church of Ireland, on the Walls. The main address will be delivered by the Catholic Bishop of Derry, Dr Donal McKeown. We invite you to join us as members of a ‘Columban family’ celebrating our ancient Christian heritage in this shared city. The event is scheduled ahead of the June 9th Feast Day of St Columba – Cholm Cille.
St Columba’s Church, Long Tower, Annual Parish Draw 2026: Tickets are ON SALE NOW, LAST REMAINING TICKETS SELLING FAST, DON’T MISS OUT!! Price £5/per ticket. The draw will take place 9th June, St Columba’s Feast Day. 1st prize £2600, 2nd prize £1000, 3rd prize £500, 4th prize £300, 5th prize £200. Promoters prize of £100. Anyone wishing to purchase tickets or to be a promoter can call at or contact the Parish office on 02871262301, Monday to Friday 9am – 2.30pm or via email longtower@derrydiocese.org. We would also ask promoters to make their ticket returns during office hours 9am-2.30pm Monday- Friday. Thank you for your support.
💙 St Columba’s Day 2026- Just a heads up of what will be happening to celebrate the ‘holy patron of our town’ at Long Tower. 💛 Fri 5th June: Family Fun Day – Long Tower School Playground: 1pm – 3pm; Céilí Mór in Lower School Hall: 8pm – 10pm. 💛 Monday 8th: All-Night Vigil of Adoration: 8pm – 6.30am. FEAST OF ST COLUMBA – Tuesday 9th June, 7am Mass at Hawthorn Tree; 10am Mass for Schools and Families; 6.30pm: Vespers at Bell Tower, Lumen Christi College; 7pm: Rosary in Irish at Calvary; 7.30pm: Mass of St Columba to mark the 80th Anniversary of the Consecration of Long Tower Church celebrated by Fr John Joe Duffy, PP Creeslough, followed by procession to St Columba’s Well, Annual Draw & refreshments in LT Lower School Hall.
We Congratulate all the primary 4 children of Gaelscoil Éadain Mhoir, Long Tower Primary School, Ballougry Primary School and Nazareth House Primary School who received their first Holy Communion at Long Tower over the past fortnight. They are always welcome with their families to Mass each weekend and especially to the 6pm Vigil Mass on Saturday 6th June for the Feast of Corpus Christi. The children are invited to wear their first Communion clothes and walk in the beautiful Blessed Sacrament procession after Mass around the grounds of Long Tower church concluding with Benediction at the Calvary. Ice cream 🍨 to follow!
Diocesan Vocations Intercession: We pray for the men who will be charged with the task of preaching, by word and by the example of their lives, the message of John 3:16 – that “God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost but may have eternal life.”
Parish Cell- In June we will be introducing the parish cell system with prayer/faith meetings taking place initially in Aras Colmcille (Wee Nuns) on the 1st Floor (upstairs). These will build on the Lectio Divino meetings that took place during Lent/Advent. You are warmly invited to join the weekly cell meetings. There will be two sessions, one starting on Monday 8th June after 7.30pm Mass & another on Tuesday 9th June after 10am mass. The sessions last approx. 1½ hrs & will continue on a weekly basis. Everyone welcome.
Derry Youth Fundraising Concert: Derry Youth Ministry will be holding a Fundraising Concert to raise money for their upcoming Fatima Pilgrimage. The concert will take place in St Anne’s Parish Hall, Brisland Road, Eglinton at 7.30pm on Saturday 6th June. Come and enjoy a great night of entertainment, raffle prizes and light refreshments, all while supporting our young people on their pilgrimage. Tickets are £10, for tickets and more info please call 02871264087 or email ddcc@derrydiocese.org
Diocese Of Derry Lough Derg Pilgrimage 2026: Diocese of Derry Three-Day Pilgrimage to Lough Derg, Friday 24 July to Sunday 26 July. Lough Derg continues to welcome people seeking prayer, peace, reflection and renewal in the midst of busy lives. A bus will travel from St Eugene’s Cathedral, via Strabane and Lifford. Cost: £95 / €110 including bus transport. You are welcome, of course, to use your own means of transport. Booking form and full details available at: derrydiocese/lough-derg.
The Padre Pio Prayer Group, Holy Family Chapel, Ballymagroarty will take place on Tuesday 2nd June 2026. Celebration of Holy Mass at 7.15pm and blessing with a first class relic of St. Pio, while closing prayers are recited. Everyone Welcome.
Annual Service of Intercession for the Dead takes place in the City Cemetery, Sunday, 7th June at 3pm. Please be in position at 2.30 pm. Families are asked to bring their own holy water to the Cemetery for the blessing of the graves. At the appropriate time Bishop McKeown 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. 150 car parking spaces will be made available for Blue Badge holders within the Cemetery. The places will be allocated on a first come first served basis to current Blue Badge holders and can be booked at www.derrystrabane.com/cemeterysunday. There will be no vehicle access to the cemetery until 1pm to facilitate preparations for the service. Access will only be given to those who have registered with gates remaining open until 2pm. Those who have secured a space must be in place by 2pm, as there will be no access for vehicles after this time. Other car parking is available for blue badge holders at St Mary’s Church, Creggan, St Cecilia’s College and Celtic Park. Booking is not required, and access will only be given to vehicles that display a current Disability Blue Badge Permit on arrival. For visitors parking outside the cemetery, we ask that you please park in appropriate areas and be considerate of people living in the area. Do not block roadways, footpaths, or gateways when parking. This is an important time of prayer for families who are remembering loved ones, and we ask that everyone is respectful and mindful of other visitors during the service. We encourage you to arrive in good time, and adhere to the advice of the stewards. We would greatly appreciate cooperation with staff to ensure everyone can have safe & easy access to this time of prayer. The service will be streamed live at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvtk3PsOheU.
Fr Peter McCawille SMA will give a talk on ‘The Bible as your Prayer Book’ on Thursday 4 June in the Pastoral centre, Brook St, Omagh at 8.00pm. All are welcome.
Corpus Christi Procession – St Patrick’s Church, Crossroads, Killygordon: You are invited to join the Servant Sisters for their Corpus Christi procession, honouring the Real Presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist! Starting in St. Patrick’s Church, Crossroads on Sunday 7 June at 4pm. All are welcome to attend! First Holy Communion children are invited to come dressed in their communion attire. Tea and refreshments to follow. The event will be preceded by 40 hours of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in St Patrick’s Church beginning on Friday 5 June. Again, all are welcome to the 40 Hours.
Prostrate Ourselves Before the Lord; Hosted by Patrick McCrystal, Executive Director of Human Life International (Ireland), Friday 12th June at 7pm at Pio House, St Joseph’s Church, Galliagh, Derry. An evening of encouragement, proclamation, repentance, seeking God’s mercy for our nation and prayer for healing. All Welcome.
All-Ireland Rally for Life takes place in Belfast on Saturday 4th July. Please join us to make a stand to protect Ireland’s unborn babies. Coaches will be travelling from towns across Northern Ireland. To book your seat contact 02890278484/ 07592280522 or email info@preciouslife.com.
Silent Retreat: Carmelite Retreat Centre, Termonbacca, Derry,13th – 19th July. Theme: “If you but knew the gift of God…” Fr. Kilian Byrne, Cost: £395/€450/Full Board Contact: Helen 00353 86 1678027/ hellywilliams@gmail.com www.foyerofcharity.ie.
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