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  Please scroll down for today's notices.   Harvest Thanksgiving 2025 on Inishbiggle ]The Gospel Reading  Luke 18: 9-14 He [Jesus] also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: ‘Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax-collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, “God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax-collector. I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income.”  But the tax-collector, standing far off, would not even look up to heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner!” I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other; for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted.’     Sacred Space Recommended: https://sacredspace.com/daily-prayer/202...

  What's on this weekend? We were blessed by Compline on Friday evening.  What else is on this weekend in the parishes? Saturday 25 Oct Harvest Thanksgiving on Inishbiggle - gathering at 9.30am at Doran's Point., Ballycroy for ferry crossing. Service at 11am Faure's Requiem, concert at 4pm in St Mary's Church, Westport, with the Choir of Sandford and St Philip's, Dublin. Conductor John Dexter. Organist, David O'Shea, Choir Director Turlough, Holy Communion, 7pm Sunday 26 Oct Morning Prayer in Christ Church Castlebar at 10am Holy Communion, 12 noon in n St Mary's Church, Westport, with the Choir of Sandford and St Philip's, Dublin.  Guest preacher, Revd Canon Sonia Gyles, Rector of  Sandford and St Philip's Sung Evening Prayer, 3.30pm in St Thomas's Dugort, Achill, with the Choir of Sandford and St Philip's, Dublin 'Women at the tomb' Chris Gibbs and Valerie Raitt survey the Easter Garden at Holy Trinity, Inishbiggle August 2025 Today...

  Please join us for a performance of the beautiful Faure's Requiem, on Sat 25 Oct at 4pm in St Mary's Church, Westport.  Please scroll down for other notices. Friday 24 October, 8pm Compline  sung by Sandford & St Philip’s Choral Union in St Mary's Church, Westport The gospel reading    Luke 12:54-59 [Jesus said]  He also said to the crowds, ‘When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, “It is going to rain”; and so it happens. And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, “There will be scorching heat”; and it happens. You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time? ‘And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right? Thus, when you go with your accuser before a magistrate, on the way make an effort to settle the case,  or you may be dragged before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer ...