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Today's Gospel, 2 April, Maundy Thursday

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  Welcome.   Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices. Maundy Thursday, 2 April: 7.30pm in Holy Trinity Church, Westport -  Maundy Thursday Service - Last Holy Communion until Easter, with Washing of Feet and Stripping of the Altar. Everyone is welcome.  Today's Gospel      John 13:1-15 Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.  The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot to betray him.   And during supper Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God,got up from the table,  took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied around...

Today's Gospel, 1 April: 'Spy Wednesday'

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Welcome.   Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices. Wednesday in Holy Week:  Spy Wednesday     -  The Eucharist, 10.30am in Holy Trinity Westport      - Wed Online Prayer, 8pm. Link below Last Supper (detail) 11th century fresco, in Dark Church (Karanlik Kilise), Göreme, Cappadocia Public domain, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46428443 Today's Gospel      John 13: 21-32 After saying this Jesus was troubled in spirit, and declared, ‘Very truly, I tell you, one of you will betray me.’ The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he was speaking. One of his disciples—the one whom Jesus loved—was reclining next to him; Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking. So while reclining next to Jesus, he asked him, ‘Lord, who is it?’ Jesus answered, ‘It is the one to whom I give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish...