Aughaval Group of Parishes

  Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices.   Today, Wed 22 April , 'Earth Day' 10.30am in Holy Trinity, Westport - Midweek Holy Communion, followed by coffee in Cornrue (from 11.05am). All  welcome to either or both parts of the morning. 8.00 - 8.30pm - Online Prayer (Late Evening Office) with Bible reading and discussion.  Link:  https://us05web.zoom.us/j/83306729968?pwd=mVKnDXWs7Npn3aCnRPykJbJK7THANM.1 Christ Feeding the Multitude Coptic icon, date and author unknown  Public domain, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4005590 Today's Gospel    John 6: 35-40     Jesus said to them,     ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and anyone who comes to me I will never drive away;...

  Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices.   Today's Gospel      John 6:30-35 So they said to him, ‘What sign are you going to give us then, so that we may see it and believe you? What work are you performing? Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, “He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”   ’   Then Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which  comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.’ They said to him, ‘Sir, give us this bread always.’ Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. Bread of Life (The Miracle of the Five Loaves) A. Mironov, 2012 via Wikimedia Commons Creative Commons  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ...

Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices.   Pilgrims' Boat on the Sea of Galilee via Wikimedia Commons https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en This week... Wednesday Worship in the Aughaval Parishes 10.30am in Holy Trinity, Westport - Midweek Holy Communion, followed by coffee in Cornrue (from 11.05am) 8.00 - 8.30pm  Online Prayer and Bible Study (Late Evening Office) You're welcome! Today’s Gospel      John 6:22-29 The next day the crowd that had stayed on the other side of the lake saw that there had been only one boat there. They also saw that Jesus had not got into the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone. Then some boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.  So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus. When they found ...

  Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices.   Worship in the Aughaval Parishes Sunday 19 April: 10am, Christ Church Castlebar, Holy Communion. Preacher, Revd John Wesley 11.30am, Holy Trinity Westport,  Holy Communion, followed by tea 3pm, St Thomas's Dugort, Achill,  Evening Prayer You're welcome! Kitchen Scene with the Supper in Emmaus Diego Velázquez, 1618 Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Today's Gospel    Luke 24: 13-35 Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles  from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognising him.    And he said to them, ‘What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?’ They stood still, looking sad.     Then one of them, whose name was Cleopas, an...