Aughaval Group of Parishes

    Please scroll down for today's gospel plus information and notices.  COI-CMSI Inter Faith Learning Pilgrimage to Cairo, November 2026 Today’s gospel      Matthew 11:25-30 At that time Jesus said, ‘I thank  you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.  All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. ‘Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.’   Sacred Space A helpful devotional aid can be found here: https://sacredspace.com/daily-pr...

Please scroll down for today's gospel plus information and notices.  Services t his weekend in the Aughaval Parishes: All Saints' Day,  The Eucharist Presiding and preaching, Revd Canon Cecil Mills Sat, 7pm in Turlough Parish Church (Eve of  All Saints' ) Sun, 10am in Christchurch Castlebar Sun, 11.30am in  Holy Trinity Westport Parable of the Wedding Feast  Andrey Mironov ( A.N. Mironov), 2014 Wikimedia Commons,  CC BY-SA 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33179209 Today’s gospel      Luke 14:1, 7-11 On one occasion when Jesus  was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the sabbath, they were watching him closely. When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honour, he told them a parable.     ‘When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not sit down at the place of honour, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by your host;   and the hos...

    Please scroll down for today's gospel plus information and notices.  Services t his weekend in the Aughaval Parishes: All Saints' Day,  The Eucharist Presiding and preaching, Revd Canon Cecil Mills Sat, 7pm in Turlough Parish Church Sun, 10am in Christchurch Castlebar Sun, 11.30am in  Holy Trinity Westport Jesus Healing a Man with Dropsy [Edema] Icon by Tzortzis Phouka, 1547 from  Dionysiou Monastery Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commns https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=197407262 Today’s gospel        Luke 14:1-6 Love, compassion and care - the most important things On one occasion when Jesus  was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the sabbath, they were watching him closely. Just then, in front of him, there was a man who had dropsy [edema]. And Jesus asked the lawyers and Pharisees, ‘Is it lawful to cure people on the sabbath, or not?’  But they were silent. So Jesus  t...