Aughaval Group of Parishes

  Please scroll down for information and notices. A bronze Widow's Mite or Prutah,  minted by Alexander Jannaeus, King of Judaea, 103 - 76 B.C.,  and still in circulation in the time of Jesus. Public domain,  https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2917434 Today's gospel      Luke 21:1-4 He [Jesus] looked up and saw rich people putting their gifts into the treasury; he also saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. He said, ‘Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them; for all of them have contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.’ Sacred Space You can find a gentle prayer guide and a short reflection of this gospel here: https://sacredspace.com/daily-prayer/2025-11-24   Christian Art https://christian.art/daily-gospel-reading/matthew-10-17-22-2025/ Notices Sat 29 November, from 12.30, in Christ Church, Castlebar. Drop-in Family Dove-making Works...

  Everyday in Advent: Christ Church, Castlebar* Advent and the beginning of a new church year, is a wonderful opportunity to stop and pray, to deepen our faith and to give thanks for the past year before entering a new one. The First Sunday in Advent 2025 is 30 November. Everyday through Advent, beginning on Monday 1st December, Christ Church will be open from 7.00 - 8.30am for private prayer and reflection - a meditative space.  You can drop in at any time, be it for 5 minutes or 55 minutes. For more information, contact Kenn McLaughlin - number on request or email aughaval@tuam.anglican.org. *Christ Church Castlebar is a registered charity: Registered Charity No.  20206867 Pastoral care and enquiries:   Revd Suzanne Cousins  Aughaval Group of Parishes,  United Dioceses of Tuam, Limerick & Killaloe,  Church of Ireland  Tel. 083 800 3233    Email aughaval@tuam.anglican.org Aughaval Parishes' Website   aughaval.tlk.ie F...

  Today, Sunday 23 November, in the Aughaval Parishes: Castlebar, 10am, The Service of Morning Prayer Westport (in St Mary's, for Holy Trinity and friends), 12 noon,The Service of Morning Prayer Funeral Service for Sue Fabby, Sun at 2pm in Holy Trinity Westport. Committal at St Thomas's Knappagh graveyard.  (See  https://rip.ie/death-notice/sue-fabby-mayo-westport-611966.) Dugort, Achill, Sun at 3pm, The Service of Evening Prayer, led by Kenn McLaughlin and Brad Thien (LLLMs/Parish Readers)   Please scroll down for more notices. Christ Pantocrator 6th century icon,  from Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai,  unknown artist.  Public domain,  via  Wikimedia The Gospel Reading     Luke 23: 33-43 When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. Then Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.’ And they cast...