Aughaval Group of Parishes

  Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices.  This weekend in the Aughaval Parishes Sat 2 May, Turlough, All-age Service at 7pm. Visitors are particularly welcome.  Sunday 3 May 10am, Christ Church Castlebar, Holy Communion 11.30am, Holy Trinity Westport, Morning Prayer , followed by tea 3pm, St Thomas's Dugort, Achill,  Evening Prayer Today's gospel      John 14:7-14 [Jesus continued] 'If you know me, you will know  my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.’  Philip said to him, ‘Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.’     Jesus said to him, ‘Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, “Show us the Father”? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. Belie...

   Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices.  1st May/ ' May Day'/ Bealtaine - a new month and the beginning of summer. A photo and a poem for the day that's in it:  This weekend in the Aughaval Parishes...  You're welcome! Sat 2 May, Turlough, All-age Service at 7pm Sunday 3 May 10am, Christ Church Castlebar, Holy Communion 11.30am, Holy Trinity Westport, Morning Prayer , followed by tea 3pm, St Thomas's Dugort, Achill,  Evening Prayer Today's gospel      John 14:1-6 ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe  in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling-places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. And you know the way to the place where I am going.’     Thomas said to him, ‘Lord, we do ...

  Welcome!   Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices.  Coming soon to the parishes - 'Muddy Church' Today's gospel      John 13:16-20 Very truly, I tell you, servants  are not greater than their master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them. If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them. I am not speaking of all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But it is to fulfil the scripture, “The one who ate my bread  has lifted his heel against me.” I tell you this now, before it occurs, so that when it does occur, you may believe that I am he.  Very truly, I tell you, whoever receives one whom I send receives me; and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.’ Sacred Space Y ou can find a helpful prayer guide here: https://sacredspace.com/daily-prayer/2026-04-30   Christian Art https://christian.art/daily-gospel-reading/john-13-16-20-2026/   Serving  Mindful Christian...

  Welcome!   Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices.  Today: Wed at 10.30am, Midweek Communion in Holy Trinity Westport, followed by coffee in the Clew Bay Hotel. Wed at 8pm, Online Prayer and Bible Study.   Link: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/83306729968?pwd=mVKnDXWs7Npn3aCnRPykJbJK7THANM.1 A ssembly in Holy Trinity National School, on 28 April,  when Revd Suzanne and Alan's baby grandson Fintan and his mum Rachel  visited school and talked with the children on a 'Roots of Empathy' theme.   (See  https://rootsofempathy.org/ .)  Baby Fintan got to show off his developmental milestones and his first two teeth! Thanks to Leone for this photo and to Mrs Brickenden and the school staff for the warm welcome. Today's gospel   John 12:44-50 Then Jesus cried aloud: ‘Whoever believes in me believes not in me but in him who sent me. And whoever sees me sees him who sent me. I have come as light into the world, ...