Aughaval Group of Parishes

  Welcome to the website of the Aughaval Group of Parishes, Church of Ireland Diocese of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe. Easter Tuesday repairs and improvements  in the Westport-Dugort Churches  - St Thomas's Dugort and Holy Trinity Inishbiggle St Thomas's,  Dugort, Achill   Vestry door, St Thomas's - before and after The inner door at St Thomas's Job done!  Good news for the congregation and parishioners,  bad news for the sheep  which like to wander in, given half a chance! Holy Trinity, Inishbiggle Thorough and necessary repairs were carried out over the winter months to the floors, underfloor and doors, of Holy Trinity Church, Inishbiggle, thanks to the meticulous work of the joiner, supported by the Rector's Church Warden and others who helped with transport back and forwards to the island.  This work is part of a bigger restoration project which has been ongoing since 2024. Castlebar COI Parish Christ Church Castlebar  was recently aw...

  Please scroll down for notes and notices.   Services today Everyone is welcome.  Children and visitors are especially welcome. Sun, 10am, Morning Prayer in Castlebar, followed by tea. Donations for tea/coffee today will go towards this year's Pancakes & Prayer Appeal (see below). Sun 11.30am, The Holy Communion, in Westport,  followed by tea.  Donations for tea/coffee today will go towards this year's Pancakes & Prayer Appeal (see below). Sun 3pm,  The Holy Communion, in Dugort, Achill Please note that next Sat, 28 Feb, is our All-age service in Turlough Church at 7pm. You're welcome!  Poem, by Revd Cathy Hallisey Today's Gospel   Matthew 4: 1-11 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. The tempter came and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.’  But h...

  Please scroll down for notes and notices.   Today's gospel      Mark 7:24-30 From there he [Jesus] set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was there. Yet he could not escape notice, but a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him, and she came and bowed down at his feet. Now the woman was a Gentile, of Syrophoenician origin. She begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. He said to her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.” But she answered him, “Sir, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” Then he said to her, “For saying that, you may go—the demon has left your daughter.”  So she went home, found the child lying on the bed, and the demon gone. Sacred Space You can find a gentle prayer guide and short reflection here:  https://sacredspace.com/da...