Sun 2nd Dec - Vol. 24 No 47

AN INSPIRED CHRISTMAS GIFT

Trocaire is again offering Christmas Global Gift Plan - a memorable collection of practical and life changing Christmas gifts which will be delivered directly to hard pressed families in the developing world.

This is how the Global Gift Plan works.
You can buy a selection of enduring gifts - like Chicks, Seeds and Trees, Survival Kit, Mother and Baby Care, The Gift of Water and other gifts in a friend‘s or relative’s name. These Gifts will go directly to impoverished families in some of the poorest parts of the world and your friend gets a beautifully designed personalised certificate and Christmas card.

Remember all these gifts are real, practical and life changing. Vulnerable families in some of the world’s poorest regions need these gifts, not just to help at Christmas, but to change lives for generations to come.

These gifts are available at
www.trocaire.org or Veritas shop Butcher Street.

ST.VINCENT DE PAUL - Financial Report
INCOME
Church Collections £11838.17
Donations 1628.40

Total Income £13466.57

EXPENDITURE
Cash Grants £ 2691.98
Food 9870.22
Furniture 11541.00
Fuel 2391.53
Outing 657.93
Expenses 55.00

Total Outlay £27,207.66

The Deficit was funded by the Area Council Grant.
Approximately over 600 visits to homes for this period.

The Annual Collection for St.Vincent De Paul Society will be taken up after all Masses next weekend


MASSES
Saturday Vigil 6.00pm
Sunday 9.30am 11.15am, 12.30pm
Weekdays 10.00am, 7.30pm

CONFESSIONS
Saturday 10.30am, 12noon and before evening Mass
Eve of Holydays & eve of First Fridays:
10.30am, 12noon, before evening Mass
Weekdays: before evening Mass.

DEVOTIONS
Sundays of Lent, May and October 6.00pm.

BAPTISM TIMES
Saturday at 7.00pm

FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Saturday is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and is a holyday of obligation. Masses will be Vigil Mass on Friday at 7.30pm. Masses on Saturday will be 10.00am 12.30pm and 6.00pm. The 6.00pm Mass on Saturday will be the Vigil Mass for Sunday and will satisfy the obligation of either the Feast Day or Sunday but Not both.

BAPTISMS
Our Parish family welcomes:
Luke John Tierney Pritchard, 51B Barr’s Lane.
Fintan Martin Michael McGrath, 7 Iveagh Park

NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP will continue tomorrow (Monday) at 7.30pm. The Focus this week will be:
Anointing of the Sick
Speaker Bishop Edward Daly

Mon 10th Marriage
Speaker Alec Bradley

Please bring your own Petition or pick up a petition card at the main door of the church and place it in the special petition box at Our Lady’s Altar.

FIRST FRIDAY
Friday is the first Friday of December. Fr. McKenna will visit the sick in his care on Thursday and Friday as usual

Fr. Page will visit the sick in his care on Friday 14th December. Confessions will be at the usual times of Thursday. There will be a Holy Hour on Thursday from 8 -9.00pm.

SUNDAY COLLECTION 18th November amounted to £2368.86 and € 167.74.
Thank you.

PARISH SAVINGS will be paid out on Wednesday 5th December between 7.00pm-8.00pm.

MASS in honour of Blessed Alexandrina on Sunday 9th December in Termonbacca at 7.30pm. All welcome.

MONTHLY DEVOTIONS in honour of Our Lady, will take place in Termonbacca, on Tuesday 4th December starting with Confessions at 7.30 p.m. followed by Rosary and Mass, finishing around10.00 p.m. All welcome.

ADVENT MORNING
Thursday 6 December, Thornhill Centre is hosting a ‘Reflection Morning’ for Advent beginning at 10:30 and concluding with a light lunch at 1:00 pm. Time includes a talk, quiet reflection and prayer. A donation of £5 per morning is suggested. Please ring 71351233 to book

HOLY FAMILY LOURDES PILGRIMAGE 150TH ANNIVERSARY 23rd July 2008
Savings scheme in Parochial House on Thursdays 8.30-9.00pm. For details contact Margaret 07732468511

DIABETIC ASSOCIATION
Meeting - Wednesday 5th December at 8.00pm. In the M.D Unit, Altnagelvin Hospital.

150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE APPARITIONS AT LOURDES
The Derry Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place 16-21 July £449. Application Forms are available at the Parochial House or the Diocesan Pilgrimage Office 164 Bishop St. Special booking forms for pilgrims who are sick or are in need of care/help are available only from pilgrimage office. Opening times are Thurs 11am-2.00pm. Saturdays 11.am-1.00pm and 2.pm-4.00pm.

YOUTH TEAM -DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
Places are available for those aged 14 or 15 in July who would like to be members of the Youth Team. Places are available for those aged 17 or 18 in July who would like to be members of the Leaders-in-Training Group. Application forms are available from the Pastoral Centre. Tel. 71260293

LASCO LOTTO 8th Oct. numbers drawn 5, 7, 9, 13, No jackpot winner 4 X £10 winner. Next weeks jackpot £3,000. LASCO 71374443

PRECIOUS LIFE’S
Annual Candle-Light Rosary Procession will take place on Sunday 9th December assembling at the Guildhall at 4.30pm. You are invited to join us and carry a ‘Light for Life’ and to pray for the protection of Ireland’s unborn children from abortion. Candles will be supplied. Come along and join this family event. For further information contact Precious Life 90 278484.

GIFT VOUCHER FOR DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
Gift Vouchers are available for the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2008 16-21st July Vouchers can be obtained from the Pilgrimage Office Tel. 71260293 Tues and Thurs 11am-2.00pm. Saturdays 11.am-1.00pm and 2.pm-4.00pm.

PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN WITH SANTA
Santa will be visiting all the boys and girls of Hazelbank in St. Eithne’s Youth Wing from 6pm - 10pm on December 7. There will be sweets, cakes, craft stalls, raffles, music and much more on the night. Present and photograph with Santa £5 Present from Santa only £3 Admission to Christmas Fair and Stalls £3. No children admitted without adult supervision.