Aughaval Group of Parishes

    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...

    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...