Insights on this year's Holiday Club, 21 June





On Saturday 21 June some of us from the parishes gathered at Turlough Community Centre for this year's Holiday Club, an afternoon organised and run by the Sunday Club and Holiday Club Team with our parishes' children in mind.

The afternoon included games, a Bible-based lesson on the theme of God's love, music and movement, a walk to the play park in the beautiful grounds of the National Museum of Ireland, a craft activity back in Turlough Centre, with snacks and drinks and a closing prayer before the children received goodie bags and the families left for home.

Well done and sincere thanks to the team and volunteers for putting on such a successful and happy event, and thanks to parents and grandparents who brought their children along.




All our events are run according to Church of Ireland safeguarding regulations.

Please see below for more events and services to come and on an ongoing basis. You're welcome!











Anastasia, Hazel, Cora, Fiona, Oliver





The children enjoyed Steffi’s science experiment 
illustrating how God’s love fills our hearts with joy.









Thanks to Hilary for providing these lovely wooden boxes 
for the children to decorate and take home. 








Fiona and Cora




Hilary



Anastasia and her little one, with Jen















Elaine and little one, with Jen



Fiona, Eddie, Hilary









Paul, Lynn, Suzanne, Steffie, Shirley, Hilary









Cheesey happy grins!



The perfect venue for the event!




Turlough Round Tower






















Summer Dates and Service Patterns


[Saturday 20 June Holiday Family Club, 2-5pm at Turlough Community Centre
This is for everyone in the grouped parishes, with special fun activities for the children.]

[Sunday 21 June Summer Sunday Evening Friendship Walk, meeting at 7pm at Turlough Country Park gates, in Turlough village.]



Friday 18 July     Summer Evening Prayer and Praise at Knappagh, gathering in the churchyard at 7pm, with music by James Kilbane.


Sunday 20 July     Mini-pilgrimage on Achill, starting at St Thomas’s Church, Dugort, at 3pm. This event is being run under the Spiritual Tourism (Pioneer Ministry) banner for this (TLK) diocese, with the help of Valerie Raitt. More details to follow.


Saturday 26 July     Return to Inishbiggle. Details to follow.



Sunday 27 July      Reek Sunday

- Communion on the Mountain:    This year our Church of Ireland parishes have been invited, most kindly, by our ecumenical friends from the Roman Catholic Church and Diocese to avail of the Oratory on Croagh Patrick to hold a service in our own church tradition. We are grateful for their thoughtfulness and generosity, a reflection of the hospitality and welcome of God. We hope to avail of the offer. Details to follow shortly.

- 2.30pm Gentle walk-and-talk-and-pray: For those who wish to enter in to the spirit and joy of the day but are unable to make the climb, there will be the opportunity to gather in the Murrisk carpark and with a few others at the St Patrick statue at the foot of the mountain for prayer and reflection.



Regular Service Pattern

Turlough Parish Church: Saturdays weekly at 7pm. Holy Communion on 2nd and 4th of month; Morning Prayer on 1st and 3rd Sundays.

Christ Church Castlebar: Sundays weekly at 10am – Holy Communion on 1st and 3rd of month; Morning Prayer, 2nd and 4th, followed by tea.

Holy Trinity Westport: Sundays weekly, currently in St Mary's Church, South Mall, at 12 noon, followed by tea/coffee in Carrowbeg House.

St Thomas's Dugort, Achill: Sundays weekly (April to Sept incl.) at 3pm




Midweek Holy Communion, Wednesdays at 10.30am in St Mary’s Church. S. Mall, followed by coffee in Clew Bay Hotel (from 11.05 am).

Open Church Weekly Drop-in, Christ Church Castlebar, Fridays 11am -1pm







Pastoral care and enquiries:

Revd Suzanne Cousins

Phone 083 800 3233

Email aughaval@tuam.anglican.org

Website aughaval.tlk.ie


Please see also the Aughaval Parishes Facebook page.

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