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Today's Gospel, 13 Aug. Forgiveness from the heart

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  Welcome!    Please scroll down for today's Gospel reading, notes and notices. Westport parishioners John and Alison Dexter (right),  with their very talented mezzo-soprano daughter  Éilís   and her partner Michael, also a gifted musician.  Welcome home and warmest c ongratulations from all in the Aughaval parishes to  Éilís,  who has recently completed a Masters degree after two years in Zurich, Switzerland. Photo taken in the Clew Bay Hotel, Westport, Aug 2026. Today's Gospel      Matthew 18:21-19:1 Then Peter came and said to him [Jesus], ‘Lord, if another member of the church  sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?’   Jesus said to him, ‘Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven  times.  ‘For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.    When he began the reckoning, one who owed him ten thousan...
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Today's Gospel, 12 Aug. On Rows, Reconciliation and Forgiveness

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Welcome!   Please scroll down for today's Gospel reading, notes and notices. Prayers today are for the people of Columbia... Notice of Select Vestry Meetings, provisional dates: Castlebar, Tues 1 Sept, 7.30pm Westport-Dugort, Thurs 3 Sept, 7.30pm  Turlough, Sat 5 Sept, 8pm (/following the 7pm service)  At Tenerife,  Christ of the Reconciliation sculpture Photograph by Mike Peel, 2021 Creative Commons Attribution, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=103473884 Today's Gospel      Matthew 18: 15-21 ‘If another member of the church  sins against you,  go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If the member listens to you, you have regained that one.  But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with you, so that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If the member refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if the offender refuses to ...
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