Aughaval Group of Parishes

  Please scroll down for notices and a word of thanks. Note re. Wednesday: Midweek Holy Communion will be in Holy Trinity Church this week, Wed 10 December, at 10.30am, followed by coffee in Cornrue Bakery ( New Road, The Demesne, Westport).  The Good Shepherd Jacob van Lennepkade 3, Gouda Mariakapel (Maria Chapel) Public domain, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46698417 Today's gospel      Matthew 18:12-14 [Jesus said] What do you think? If a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. So it is not the will of your  Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost. Sacred Space You can find a gentle prayer guide and reflection on this gospel here: https://sacredspace.com/daily-pra...

  Please scroll down for notices and some words of thanks. Annunciation   by Leonardo da Vinci, 1472 Public domain, via  https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13126265 Today's gospel      Luke 1:26-38  In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said,  ‘Greetings, favoured one! The Lord is with you.’  But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.   The angel said to her,  ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob for ever,...