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Today's Gospel in Lent, 27 February

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  Please scroll down for more notes and notices. Services this weekend: Sat at 7pm, 'All-age' Service in Turlough Sun, 10am, The Holy Communion in Christ Church Castlebar Sun 11.30am, The Holy Communion, in Westport Today's Gospel      Matthew 5:20-26 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. ‘You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, “You shall not murder”; and “whoever murders shall be liable to judgement.” But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister,  you will be liable to judgement; and if you insult  a brother or sister,  you will be liable to the council; and if you say, “You fool”, you will be liable to the hell  of fire. So when you are offering your gift at the altar, if you remember that your brother or sister  has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be rec...

Today's gospel, Wed 25 Feb. The sign of Jonah

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  What's on today? Midweek Holy Communion   - Wed, 10.30am in Holy Trinity Westport, followed by coffee in Cornrue Bakery from 11.10am (New Road, Demesne, Westport - past Lidl). You are welcome to either or both parts of the gathering.  8pm Online prayer and Bible Reading - link below. Please scroll down for more notes and notices. Jonah being swallowed by the fish Kennicott Bible Public domain,  via  https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26085375 Luke 11: 29-32 When the crowds were increasing, he [Jesus] began to say, ‘This generation is an evil generation; it asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be to this generation. The queen of the South will rise at the judgement with the people of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and see, something greater...