Twelfth Sunday In Ordinary Time 21st June 2020
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 family and loved ones in our prayers.
Sunday 21st June 12.00noon Eileen Harkin
Monday 22nd June 10.00am Rose Roberts & Annemarie Lafferty
Monday 22nd June 7.30pm Mary Ellen & William Coyle
Wednesday 24th June 7.30pm Alexander & Sean Arbuckle
Thursday 25th June 7.30pm Christina Gillespie
Friday 26th June 10.00am Magdalene McCay
Saturday 20th June 6.00pm Richard Barr
Mass Offering: If you would like to request a Mass intention for a family member or friend on the occasion of their anniversary or months mind, please do not hesitate to contact the Parish Office on 028-71262301 between 9.00am & 2.30pm Monday- Friday or email longtower@derrydiocese.org. Please note (due to prior bookings or funerals) the date and time requested may not always be available.
Rest In Peace: We extend our sincere sympathy to the family and friends of: Kathleen Duffy- St Francis Terrace, Mary Hampson- Demesne Avenue & John Jo O’Driscoll – Foyle Park
St Columba’s Church, Long Tower will be open for Private/ Individual Prayer as follows;
Monday – Friday from 10.30am until 7.00pm.
Saturday from 10.30am until 5.30pm
Sunday from 1pm until 5.30pm
Please adhere to Government social distancing guidelines at all times. Thank you for your understanding.
Parish Office: You can contact the Parish Office by Phone on 028-71262301 or via email longtower@derrydiocese.org.
There will be NO Weddings or Baptisms in the Church until further notice in line with government regulations. We hope to be able to update this advice next Friday 26th June.
Visitation of the Sick: Due to the Coronavirus visitation of the sick and housebound within our parish will be postponed until further notice. For urgent sick calls please contact the Parish office on 028-71262301 or 02871262894.
Envelopes /Contributions
As well as the Parish envelopes you can now also make your contributions by Standing Order or via the New Donate Button available on Parish Website. For further details please contact the Parish Office on 028-71262301 (Monday-Friday between 9.30am-2pm). We appreciate your continued support in these difficult times.
Padre Pio Intercede for Us
St Columba’s Church, Long Lower, Derry is sending an invitation to everyone in the Community to join in a weekly webcam Mass for Healing in Mind & Body. We shall share in a spiritual network of prayer, love and support in these difficult times. While apart in person, we remain heartfully present with everyone and wish to further connect with all who are ill, unwell, feeling isolated and struggling with the pressures of life.
We particularly wish to invite our elderly loved ones, their families and friends – in nursing and care homes, those alone at home, our cherished ones in hospices and hospitals. Also, for those caring for our families and friends, workers and groups – tirelessly acting for, and with us. We ask the children to help in our Monday Mass possibly preparing a family drawing of a candle to display in the window at home or writing a poem of loving kindness for everyone. Through the gift of this Mass we will unite in prayer for all. We pray to be surrounded by the light and warmth of God’s love to heal our brokenness at this time of isolation, suffering and loss.
We hope at the end of each Mass to give a Spiritual Blessing using a 1st class relic of Padre Pio. We ask everyone’s assistance to help others connect with this Mass through our webcam – especially the elderly, frail and vulnerable. Please share as best you can knowledge of this Mass with your family & friends.
You can access the Mass via our parish website: www.longtowerchurch.org. and then click on the link for the webcam or alternatively by logging on to www.mcmedia.tv
Continues this Monday 22nd June 2020 at 7.30pm and every Monday at 7.30pm until further notice.
Just Trust
Our lives are lightened by people we trust. We need to trust so much in life. We know great pain when our trust is shaken by people we thought we could trust. In the Gospel today Jesus addresses that need and grace in our lives. He encourages us to to place our trust in those who care for us, and to trust in God who does not want destruction, butdevelopment, who wants peace among people in all sorts of ways. Jesus tells us to trust in God, who would not harm even a hair on our head. He asks and urges us to be people who would not harm another, but rather care and trust each other. In doing this we find the trust and care of God, given and received, for ‘where there is love, there is God’.
References & further reading: 1 John 3:7.
Schedule of Masses (Week Beginning 21st June)
& Other Devotions until Further Notice
Monday-Friday
10am – Mass on Webcam (without congregation)
3.00pm – Divine Mercy Devotions on Webcam
5.00pm- Rosary on Webcam
7.30pm- Mass on Webcam (without congregation)
Saturday
10am – Mass on Webcam (without congregation)
11.30am – 12.30pm – Confessions in Sacristy
3.00pm – Divine Mercy Devotions on Webcam
5.00pm- Rosary on Webcam
6.00pm- Vigil Mass on Webcam (without congregation)
Sunday
8.00am- Mass on Webcam (without congregation)
10.00am – Mass on Webcam (without congregation)
12Noon- Mass on Webcam (without congregation)
3.00pm – Divine Mercy Devotions on Webcam
5.00pm- Rosary on Webcam
Access to Church Services: All our Church Services can be viewed online via www.mcnmedia.tv or by logging on to our church website www.longtowerchurch.org and following the link to webcam. We would ask that parishioners assist one another where possible to access these resources.
Matt Talbot Prayer Society – Praying for those suffering from Addiction
St Eugene’s Cathedral is launching the Matt Talbot Prayer Society. This Prayer Society has been created to pray for people who are suffering from any form of addiction, to pray for those recovering from addiction, and to pray for all those affected by addiction, especially family members. As we know addiction takes many forms from alcohol, drugs, gambling, pornography, to other less acknowledged addictions.
To join the Matt Talbot Prayer Society, you are invited to enroll the name of the person to be prayed for and the addiction from which we are praying that they will be freed. Those enrolled will be prayed for specifically every day by members of the Matt Talbot Prayer Society. Mass will be offered for those enrolled on the first Monday of every month in St Eugene’s Cathedral, Derry, at 7.30pm. You will also receive an enrolment card to enable you to join in the prayer. To enroll someone in the Matt Talbot Prayer Society please phone St Eugene’s Cathedral 028 71262894 or email steugenes@btconnect.com or private message St Eugene’s Cathedral Facebook page.
‘Scripture Saturday with Bishop Donal’: Created by Derry Diocesan Youth, Bishop McKeown presents a series of short lessons on the Gospel in easy-to-understand, short (3-4 minute) videos, with tips and references of where and how to use these lessons in your daily life. View the series at: https://www.derrydiocese.org/scripture-saturday
Online Youth Programmes: To access a wide variety of initiatives and activities by Derry Diocesan Youth, visit: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DerryDiocesanYouth/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/derryyouth/
Online Youth Course Sundays 7pm: Calling all young people 15-18 yrs from Derry Diocese, we are hosting an online meeting/course for 8 weeks starting on 31st of May at 7pm. We will have some craic, play some games and quizzes but we will also explore some big questions about our faith with the help of a programme called Alpha. Alpha Youth explores the Christian Faith and answers some pretty big questions. Each week as part of the meeting we will watch a video and have a discussion afterwards. If you’d like to take part fill please in this form to sign up!
If you want more information please email lizzie.rea@derrydiocese.org or yvonne.rooney@derrydiocese.org
Each year, the National Adoration Apostolate organises “ADOREMUS”, a Eucharistic pilgrimage to Knock, which last year attracted several thousand pilgrims to our national Marian Shrine. This year, the pilgrimage incorporates the National Eucharistic Congress, in cooperation with the Irish Bishops’ Conference.
This important event takes place online, on 20 and 21 June and can be accessed via the following link: https://eucharisticadoration.ie/national-eucharistic-congress-apostolate-of-eucharistic-adoration-pilgrimage-to-knock/. This link will bring you to the programme, as well as to the live stream on 20 and 21 June.
Trocaire Donations: Trócaire are appealing to you to return your Lenten donation. You can donate in the following ways: Online banking, directly to Trocaire. Bank details: Sort Code: 93.80.92 Account No: 8822 7020 These details are for an account in NI. For people who do not use online banking, cheques can be posted to: Trocaire, 50-52 King Street, Belfast, BT1 6AD. Euro cheques can also be posted to the Belfast address. There is also a Northern Ireland freephone number, 0800 912 1200, through which people can donate. Trocaire boxes can now also be returned to St Columbas Church, Long Tower (in line with current government guidelines).
During the month of June, Lough Derg is offering opportunities to have an experience of retreat and pilgrimage from wherever you are. Online Retreat Days continue on 13th and 18th June. From 27th – 29th June people can do the Three Day Pilgrimage from afar, along with the Prior and team. To register for this historic event and for full details of what is happening during June go to www.loughderg.live Tel. 0 (0353) 71 9861518 Email info@loughderg.org
The Net: The June edition of The Net will not be printed, due to the Covid-19 restrictions, but it is available now online on the diocesan website, www.derrydiocese.org.
As always, it covers a wide range of events, there are loads of interviews and photos, and plenty of news from parishes and people from all around the diocese. There is also a great section devoted to youth news and activities.
Accord’s free and confidential ‘Relationships Support Phone Line’ for marriages, families and relationships offers support to those experiencing extra pressure due to social restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The three numbers are:
– Accord CLG – 01 531 3331
– Accord Dublin – 01 905 9555
– Accord NI – 028 9568 0151 or 00353 1 531 3331
The Messenger: Messenger Publications are now offering a free online copy of the June edition of The Messenger, given that it remains impossible to distribute the paper copy in the usual manner. To access the June edition, visit: https://issuu.com/messengerpublications/docs/messenger_june_v11.3_low_res. Even if you do not normally receive The Messenger, you are welcome to access this link. If you have any difficulty accessing the link or if you have any further queries please email c.henry@messenger.ie
Webcams Around the country, some parish churches and cathedrals have installed webcams for the broadcast of Mass and these can accessed on the following websites;
https://www.churchservices.tv/churches/
https://www.mcnmedia.tv/cameras
https://www.parishwebsites.ie/
Radio Maria Ireland is an Irish-run Catholic Talk-Radio Station. Prayer, Catechesis, Uplifting music, Talks, Interviews and Testimonies – Listen via TV on Saorview – Channel 210 and Freeview – Channel 826; Download our FREE APP – “Radio Maria Ireland”, streaming on www.radiomaria.ie or via PHONE – get live radio feed by telephoning +353 (0) 1 437 3277 (no extra charges apply). Please join our growing faith family.
RTÉ will air Mass every weekday at 10.30am from St Eunan’s and St Columba’s Cathedral, Letterkenny, on RTÉ News Now. RTÉ News Now can be accessed on Saorview (channel 21), Sky (521), Virgin Media (200), Eir (517) as well as via the RTÉ Player, the RTÉ News Now app and via RTÉ.ie/news.
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