Aughaval Group of Parishes

  St Thomas's Church, Dugort, Achill                    - People, plaques and other features Services in St Thomas's are every Sunday at 3pm (April - October). Visitors are particularly welcome.  Revd Joe and Rachel McCormick, Garvagh. Joe is the artist who painted this lovely image of St Thomas's Church, Dugort. Watercolour painting of St Thomas's The East window     'Do this is remembrance of me.' Revd Edward Nangle Revd Edward Nangle, founder of the Achill Colony Lectern, in memory of Milo Nangle The organ 'Please take one' Materials by Church's Ministry of Healing, Ireland (CMHI) In memory of Marion Pike In memory of  Canon Boland On the Welcome table In memory of  Dr TH Croly Colthurst memorial plaque In memory of  Frances Salt In memory of  Edward Hugh Salt In memory of Cyril Gray In memory of  Tim Stevenson War graves, Polranny Revd Edward Nangle Sheridan and Croly memorial plaques...

  Please scroll down for notes and more notices.   Johannes der Täufer  (John the Baptist) by Matthias Grünewald, 1512-1516 Fragment of Isenheim Altarpiece  Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=152341 Today's gospel    Mark 6:14-29 King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’  name had become known. Some were  saying, ‘John the baptiser has been raised from the dead; and for this reason these powers are at work in him.’ But others said, ‘It is Elijah.’ And others said, ‘It is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.’ But when Herod heard of it, he said, ‘John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.’ For Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because Herod  had married her. For John had been telling Herod, ‘It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.’  And Herodias had a grudge agains...

What's On: Wednesday 4 February: Midweek Service of Holy Communion,  10.30am  in Holy Trinity Westport (F28K102), followed by tea in Cornrue Bakery (near Lidll, New Road, the Demesne, Westport) from 11.05am. You're welcome to join either or both gatherings.     Wednesday, 8 - 8.30pm, Online Prayer and Bible Reading . Zoom link:  https://us05web.zoom.us/j/83306729968?pwd=mVKnDXWs7Npn3aCnRPykJbJK7THANM.1   Please scroll down for more notes and more notices.   Jesus and St Joseph A painting on a panel of a 19th-century beehive from Slovenia  Wikimedia Commons/Museum of Apiculture, Radovljica,  in https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/guest-voices/st-josephs-heavenly-habits-teach-us-about-dignity-work Today's gospel      Mark 6:1-6 He [Jesus] left that place and came to his home town, and his disciples followed him.    On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They said, ‘Where ...