Today's gospel: Watchful, prayerful, careful living


This weekend in the Aughaval Group of Parishes:

Back to School Sunday, with Blessing of the Backpacks
  • Sat, 7pm in Turlough Church
  • Sunday, 10am in Christ Church Castlebar
  • Sunday, 12 noon in St Mary's Westport (for Holy Trinity Westport and friends)
  • Sunday, 3pm in St Thomas's Dugort, Achill



Today's gospel: 

Watchful, prayerful, careful living



Turlough Round Tower, Co Mayo




Matthew 24:42-51


[Jesus said] Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But understand this: if the owner of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.

‘Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their allowance of food at the proper time? Blessed is that slave whom his master will find at work when he arrives. Truly I tell you, he will put that one in charge of all his possessions. But if that wicked slave says to himself, “My master is delayed”, and he begins to beat his fellow-slaves, and eats and drinks with drunkards, the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour that he does not know. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’






Light of the World (Keble College version)
1851, by William Holman Hunt
Public domain, via Wikimedia
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67643210



Sacred Space

You can find a gentle prayer guide and reflection here:

https://sacredspace.com/daily-prayer/2025-08-28/



Today is the Feast Day of St Augustine



Saint Augustine Taken to School by Saint Monica, 1413–15
by Niccolò di Pietro 
Public domain via
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15199879


Christian Art

You can find a reflection for the day, on a painting and the life of St Augustine, here: 





Notices



1) Saturday 30 Aug in Turlough, and Sunday 31 August in Castlebar and Westport (in St Mary’s) 

  • Back to School Services, with Blessing of the Schoolbags and Backpacks


2) Westport Sunday Club (Sunday school) restarts on 7 September, 

kicking off at 12 noon in the church service (in St Mary's which continues to host the Holy Trinity Westport congregation temporarily) and moving next to Carrowbeg House for activities, a Bible story and lesson, music and song, and snacks. 

    

Sunday Club is run in accordance with the Church of Ireland's Child Safeguarding regulations. For information on how to introduce your child please call the rector on 083 800 3233. 



3) Castlebar Select Vestry Meeting, Tues 9 September at 7.30pm


4) Westport-Dugort Select Vestry Meeting, Wed 17 Sept, 8pm 



5) Harvest services in Castlebar and Westport will be on Sunday 14 September:


Guest speaker, Mr Alan Cousins, SAT7

  • 10am in Christ Church Castlebar 
  • 12 noon, for Holy Trinity Westport, in St Mary's Church, South Mall, Westport
  • 3pm in St Thomas's Dugort, Achill

6) Harvest service for Turlough - Sat 20 September.


Guest speaker, Ms Valerie Raitt, Pioneer Ministry, Diocese of Tuam, Limerick & Killaloe 



7) Community event, Castlebar:


Friday 19 September, from 7pm

Christ Church will be one of several the venues for the Margaret Burke Sheridan Trail, sponsored by the Linen Hall and Mayo Co Council. Details online or on request. 




8) Also for the diary: Sat 4 October, Blessing of the Animals, Murrisk Carpark



Correction:

Friday 6 DECEMBER (not Sept)

An Evening with Bella Capella Charity Fundraiser Concert in Christ Church Castlebar





Pastoral care and enquiries:  


Revd Suzanne Cousins  083 800 3233    

Email  aughaval@tuam.anglican.org

Aughaval Parishes' Website   aughaval.tlk.ie


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