Aughaval Group of Parishes

  Please scroll down for today's gospel plus information and notices.  Services today  in the Aughaval Parishes,  All Saints' Day,  The Eucharist Presiding and preaching, Revd Canon Cecil Mills Sun, 10am in Christchurch Castlebar Sun, 11.30am in  Holy Trinity Westport The Beatitudes Stairs of MEEI church Photo, James Emery, Douglasville Creative Commons Attribute CC BY 2.0 via   Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35132465 Today’s gospel      Matthew 5:1-12 When Jesus  saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying:   ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ‘Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. ‘Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. ‘Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. ‘Blessed are the merc...

    Please scroll down for today's gospel plus information and notices.  Today, Wed 28 Oct: 10.30am  Midweek Holy Communion, in Holy Trinity Westport, followed by coffee in the Clew Bay Hotel, James Street. All welcome! 7pm  Castlebar SV meeting, online 8pm  Online Prayer and Bible Reading - please find link below (under Regular times of Services ) Ahead of All Hallows Eve - 'Hallowe'en' Prayers, Bible verses and activities for children Credit: Together At Home Today’s gospel        Luke 6:12-19 Now during those days he [Jesus] went out to the mountain to pray; and he spent the night in prayer to God.  And when day came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, and James, and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James son of Alphaeus, and Simon, who was called the Zealot, and Judas son of James, and Judas Is...

  Please scroll down for today's gospel plus information and notices.  The Leaven by John Everett Millais, 1860  Public domain, via Aberdeen City Council  and Wikimedia Commons Today’s gospel        Luke 13:18-21 He [Jesus] said therefore, ‘What is the kingdom of God like? And to what should I compare it? It is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in the garden; it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches.’ And again he said, ‘To what should I compare the kingdom of God? It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with  three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.’ Sacred Space A helpful prayer guide and devotional aid can be found here: https://sacredspace.com/daily-prayer/2026-10-27/ Christian Art A helpful reflection on today's gospel may be found on the  Christian Art  website. https://christian.art/daily-gospel-reading/luke-13-18-21-2026/ Note  If you fin...