Aughaval Group of Parishes

Please scroll down for today's gospel reading and notices. In the Aughaval Parishes this weekend: Sat 3 Oct Harvest decoration of Castlebar Church - Sat 3 Oct from 11am.  2pm, Blessing of Animals, Murrisk Carpark. (More below.) 7pm, Evening Prayer in Turlough Parish Church Sun 4 Oct 10am, Christ Church Castlebar Harvest Thanksgiving Service, guest preacher, newly commissioned Diocesan Reader, Alan Cousins 11.30am, Holy Trinity Westport, Service of Holy Communion (The Eucharist) 7pm, 'Youth Praise: For the young and young at heart', in HTW. (More below. Today's Gospel      Luke 10:17-19 The seventy  returned with joy, saying, ‘Lord, in your name even the demons submit to us!’ He said to them, ‘I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning. See, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing will hurt you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you,...

  Please scroll down for today's gospel reading and notices. This weekend in the Aughaval Parishes: Fri 2 Oct Blessing of a Marriage, James and Zara Weaver, 5.30pm, Holy Trinity, Westport Quiz Night in aid of HTW restoration funds.  7.30pm in Clew Bay Hotel, Westport Sat 3 Oct 2pm, Blessing of Animals, Murrisk Carpark. (More below.) 7pm, Evening Prayer in Turlough Parish Church Sun 4 Oct 10am, Christ Church Castlebar Harvest Thanksgiving Service.  11.30am, Holy Trinity Westport, Service of Holy Communion (The Eucharist) 7pm, 'Youth Praise: For the young and young at heart', in HTW. (More below.) Today's Gospel      Matthew 18: 1-5,10 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, ‘Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’ He called a child, whom he put among them, and said,  ‘Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever becomes humble like this child is t...

  Please scroll down for today's gospel reading and notices. 'Did I offer peace today?..' Image: Mindful Christianity This weekend: Fri 2 Oct Blessing of a Marriage, James and Zara Weaver, 5.30pm, Holy Trinity, Westport Quiz Night in aid of HTW restoration funds.  7.30pm in Clew Bay Hotel, Westport Sat 3 Oct 2pm, Blessing of Animals, Murrisk Carpark. (See below.) 7pm, Evening Prayer in Turlough Parish Church Sun 4 Oct 10am, Christ Church Castlebar Harvest Thanksgiving Service.  11.30am, Holy Trinity Westport, Service of Holy Communion (The Eucharist) 7pm, 'Youth Praise' - for the young and young at heart, in Holy Trinity Westport. (See below.) Today's Gospel      Luke 10:1-12 After this the Lord appointed seventy  others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go.  He said to them,  ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send ...

    Welcome. Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices. Please note that, of necessity, this week there will be no midweek service tomorrow, Wed 30 Sept, in Holy Trinity Westport, or online.  Nathaniel Under the Fig Tree between 1886 and 1894 James Tissot Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Today's Gospel      John 1:47-51 When Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, he said of him, ‘Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!’ Nathanael asked him, ‘Where did you come to know me?’ Jesus answered, ‘I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you.’ Nathanael replied, ‘Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!’ Jesus answered, ‘Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.’ And he said to him, ‘Very truly, I tell you,  you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man...