Bulletin, Sunday 13 July 2025, with notices
Welcome to the Aughaval Parishes
13th July 2025
The Fourth Sunday after Trinity
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Hymns
487 - Soldiers of Christ, arise
381 - God hath spoken - by his prophets
500 - Would you walk by on the other side
373 - To God be the glory!
Collect
O God, the protector of all who trust in you,
without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy:
Increase and multiply upon us your mercy;
that with you as our ruler and guide,
we may so pass through things temporal
that we finally lose not the things eternal:
Grant this, heavenly Father,
for Jesus Christ's sake, our Lord.
The First Reading Amos 7: 7-17
This is what he showed me: the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand. And the Lord said to me, ‘Amos, what do you see?’ And I said, ‘A plumb-line.’ Then the Lord said,
‘See, I am setting a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel;
I will never again pass them by;
the high places of Isaac shall be made desolate,
and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste,
and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.’
Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent to King Jeroboam of Israel, saying, ‘Amos has conspired against you in the very centre of the house of Israel; the land is not able to bear all his words. For thus Amos has said,
“Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel must go into exile away from his land.” ’
And Amaziah said to Amos, ‘O seer, go, flee away to the land of Judah, earn your bread there, and prophesy there; but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom.’
Then Amos answered Amaziah, ‘I am no prophet, nor a prophet’s son; but I am a herdsman, and a dresser of sycamore trees, and the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, “Go, prophesy to my people Israel.”
‘Now therefore hear the word of the Lord.
You say, “Do not prophesy against Israel,
and do not preach against the house of Isaac.”
Therefore, thus says the Lord:
“Your wife shall become a prostitute in the city,
and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword,
and your land shall be parcelled out by line;
you yourself shall die in an unclean land,
and Israel shall surely go into exile away from its land.” ’
The Psalm Psalm 82
The Second Reading Colossians 1: 1-14
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
To the saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ in Colossae:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
In our prayers for you we always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. You have heard of this hope before in the word of the truth, the gospel that has come to you. Just as it is bearing fruit and growing in the whole world, so it has been bearing fruit among yourselves from the day you heard it and truly comprehended the grace of God. This you learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow-servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, and he has made known to us your love in the Spirit.
For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, as you bear fruit in every good work and as you grow in the knowledge of God. May you be made strong with all the strength that comes from his glorious power, and may you be prepared to endure everything with patience, while joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
The Gospel Reading Luke 10: 25-37
Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ He said to him, ‘What is written in the law? What do you read there?’ He answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbour as yourself.’ And he said to him, ‘You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.’
But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour?’ Jesus replied, ‘A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan while travelling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, “Take care of him; and when I come back, I will repay you whatever more you spend.” Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?’ He said, ‘The one who showed him mercy.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Go and do likewise.’
Post Communion Prayer
Eternal God, comfort of the afflicted and healer of the broken, you have fed us at the table of life and hope. Teach us the ways of gentleness and peace, that all the world may acknowledge the kingdom of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Collect Of The Word
Eternal God, you have taught us through Jesus Christ that love is the fulfilment of the law: help us to love you with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our mind, and with all our strength, and our neighbour as ourself; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Some summer dates
(Subject to change)
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 banner for this (TLK) diocese, with the help of Valerie Raitt (COI Pioneer Ministry). More details on TLK and Aughaval websites.
[Saturday 26 July] Return to Inishbiggle. Please note that this event and service is being moved, of necessity, to Sat 23rd August (tbc). Sincere apologies for any inconvenience or disappointment. Details to follow shortly.
Sunday 27 July, Reek Sunday:
- Communion on the Mountain 10.30am in the Oratory
This year our Church of Ireland parishes have been invited, most kindly, by our ecumenical friends from the Roman Catholic 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 of God. We hope to avail of the offer with a service at 10.30am
- Gentle walk-and-talk-and-pray, 2.30pm
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.
Sunday 10 August
Bishop Michael is to preside at Holy Communion, at 3pm in St Thomas's, Dugort, Achill. Everyone is invited and welcome.
Sunday 24 August
Turlough Parish, Late Summer Get-Together, gathering at 3pm at the park gates of the National Museum of Ireland, Turlough. Details to follow. If you would like to help with planning and organising please contact Fiona Kelly or Hilary McInerney or the Rector. Thank-you.
Regular Service Pattern
- Turlough Parish Church: Saturdays weekly at 7pm. Holy Communion on 2nd and 4th of month; Evening 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.
Online giving via QR codes
Westport-Dugort Parishes
Castlebar Parish (Church of Ireland)
Turlough Parish
For help in relation to donating towards parish costs, either as a one-off or by standing order or the envelope system, please contact the Hon. Treasurer for your parish, as below:
- Westport-Dugort Union Babs Strutt +353 86 841 7303
- Castlebar Parish Trevor Ardill +353 87 411 7787
- Turlough Parish Karin Shaw +353 87 127 2732
Pastoral care and enquiries:
Revd Suzanne Cousins
Phone 083 800 3233
Email aughaval@tuam.anglican.org
Website aughaval.tlk.ie
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