Today's gospel, 1 July





Today's gospel, 1 July 2025




"What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?"
(Matthew 8: 27)



Christ on the Sea of Galilee
Eugene Delacroix, 1841
Public domain,
via
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eug%C3%A8ne_Delacroix_-_Christ_on_the_Sea_of_Galilee_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg




Today's gospel Matthew 8:23-27


And when he [Jesus] got into the boat, his disciples followed him. A gale arose on the lake, so great that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. And they went and woke him up, saying, ‘Lord, save us! We are perishing!’ And he said to them, ‘Why are you afraid, you of little faith?’ Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a dead calm. They were amazed, saying, ‘What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?’



Sacred Space

You can find a gentle prayer guide and reflection here:

https://sacredspace.com/daily-prayer/2025-07-01/





Coming up in the Aughaval Parishes


Please note: There will be no Midweek Service of Holy Communion on 2nd and 9th July, nor will there be Online Prayer and Bible Reading on 2nd July, but there will be on 9th July.



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, 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, or scan the QR code on the poster, below.







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 to walk to the St Patrick statue at the foot of the mountain, for prayer and reflection.




Sunday 10 August

We look forward to having Bishop Michael return to preside at Holy Communion at 3pm in St Thomas's, Dugort, Achill.



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.


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