Aughaval Group of Parishes

  Today's gospel      Matthew 5:13–16 ‘You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. ‘You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. Sacred Space You can find a gentle prayer guide here: https://sacredspace.com/daily-prayer/2026-02-08 Christian Art https://christian.art/daily-gospel-reading/matthew-5-13-16-2026/ Racial Justice Sunday Today, 8th February 2026, is Racial Justice Sunday. Image: Churches Together in Britain and Ireland  A Prayer on Racial Justice Sunday 2026   God of all creation, gather us in – stranger and friend, bring us into Y...

  Please scroll down for notes and more notices.   The Sea of Galilee Boat or "Jesus Boat"  Yigal Alon Museum in Kibbutz Ginosar, Tiberias, Israel Wikimedia Commons See: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JesusBoat.jpg You can read more about the  "Jesus Boat"  on 'See the Holy Land', here: https://www.seetheholyland.net/jesus-boat/#:~:text=The%20remains%20of%20the%20so%2Dcalled,a%20time%20of%20severe%20drought. Today's gospel    Mark 6:30-34 The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. He said to them, ‘Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.’ For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.  Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they hurried there on foot from all the towns and arrived ahead of them. As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for ...

  Please scroll down for notes and more notices. Candlemas, 2 February, The Presentation of the Lord, 'Candlemas'  Blessing of candles on Candlemas  at Calvary Episcopal Church,   Rochester, Minnesota, 2017 by Jonathunder - Own work, GFDL 1.2,  https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=55800233 Simeon and Anna Recognise the Lord in Jesus Rembrandt, 1627 Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Today's gospel      Luke 2:22-40 When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him [Jesus] up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord”), and they offered a sacrifice according to what is stated in the law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.” Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the...