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  Please scroll down for notes and notices. See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves.   Today's gospel    Luke 10:1-9 After this the Lord appointed seventy  others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. He said to them,  ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest. Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet no one on the road. Whatever house you enter, first say, “Peace to this house!” And if anyone is there who shares in peace, your peace will rest on that person; but if not, it will return to you. Remain in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they provide, for the labourer deserves to be paid. Do not move about from house to house. Whenever you enter a town and its peop...

  Please scroll down for notes and notices. Today's gospel       Luke 12:1-7 Meanwhile, when the crowd gathered in thousands, so that they trampled on one another, he [Jesus] began to speak first to his disciples,  ‘Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is, their hypocrisy. Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed from the housetops. ‘I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority  to cast into hell.  Yes, I tell you, fear him! Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight. But even the hairs of your head are all counted. Do not be afraid; you are of more valu...

  Please scroll down for notes and notices, and for a link to this evening's Online Prayer and Bible Reading.  On Inishiggle, 23 August 2025,  on the way to the outdoor service  in the churchyard and at the shore. Next visit and service:   Sat 25 October.  Today's gospel reading      Luke 11:42-46 ‘But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and herbs of all kinds, and neglect justice and the love of God; it is these you ought to have practised, without neglecting the others. Woe to you Pharisees! For you love to have the seat of honour in the synagogues and to be greeted with respect in the market-places. Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without realising it.’ One of the lawyers answered him, ‘Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us too.’ And he said, ‘Woe also to you lawyers! For you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not lift a finger to ease...

  Please scroll down for notes and notices, and for a link to tomorrow evening's Online Prayer and Bible Reading.  Collect  Almighty God,  you have made us for yourself,  and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you:  Teach us to offer ourselves to your service,  that here we may have your peace,  and in the world to come may see you face to face;  through Jesus Christ our Lord. Attributed to Saint Augustine After Inishbiggle Harvest Thanksgiving Service, 2024 Today's gospel      Luke 11:37-41 While he [Jesus] was speaking, a Pharisee invited him to dine with him; so he went in and took his place at the table. The Pharisee was amazed to see that he did not first wash before dinner. Then the Lord said to him, ‘Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You fools! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also...