Aughaval Group of Parishes

  Everyone is called.  Everyone has a calling.  What's yours?              This weekend is Vocation Weekend/ Vocation Sunday. Watch the video here: "Keep asking God, throughout your life, 'What do you want me to do?' "  https://youtu.be/ildk_FvvOtk?si=n1u446GecfpOh06O This weekend's bulletin with readings, prayers and notices: The Seventh Sunday of Easter 1st June 2025 Sunday after the Ascension Day: Vocation Sunday It’s Your Call See: https://tlk.ie/vocation-sunday-2025/   https://youtu.be/ildk_FvvOtk?si=n1u446GecfpOh06O   Hymns 34 - O worship the King all-glorious above        Children’s song: Build up one another  459 - For all the saints, who from their labours rest    (HTW in St Mary’s) – vvs 1,4,7,8 281 - Rejoice, the Lord is King!  303 - Lord of the Church, we pray for our renewing    Collect O God the King of Glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Chr...

  The Sixth Sunday of Easter: Rogation Sunday 25th May 2025 Blessing the Fields on Rogation Sunday at Hever, Kent, in 1967 by Ray Trevena Wikipedia,  https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13090404 The 6th Sunday of Easter is known traditionally as Rogation Sunday. Rogation Days were special days of prayer before Ascension Thursday. The prayers were for God’s blessing for the fields to bear fruit.  The priest and people would walk through their fields praying and blessing their crops.   The sequence of Rogation Days leading up to Ascension encouraged communities to prepare for God’s new creation of heaven and earth.   Hymns *695 - God of mercy, God of grace *S30 - Don't build your house on the sandy land  *97 - Jesus shall reign where'er the sun  *549 - Dear Lord and Father of mankind    Collect Two O God, you have prepared for those who love you  such good things as surpass our understanding: Pour into our hearts such...