Aughaval Group of Parishes

  Services this weekend: Turlough Church, Saturday 29 November, Eve of the First Sunday in Advent, 7pm, Evening Prayer. Christ Church Castlebar, Sunday 30 November, T he First Sunday in Advent,  10am, Holy Communion. Guest preacher, Dr Eamon Smith. G uest soloist Hubert Francis, accompanied by Organist John Dexter. Holy Trinity Westport,  Sunday 30 November, T he First Sunday in Advent,  11.30am, the Service of Holy Communion, with guest soloist Hubert Francis,  accompanied by Organist John Dexter.  St Thomas's Dugort, Achill,  Sunday 30 November, T he First Sunday in Advent,  3pm, the Service of Holy Communion.  Advent wreath 2023,  Holy Trinity, Westport An all-age fun event in Christ Church, Castlebar Paper dove making Drop in any time on Saturday  from 12.30pm - 2.30pm. Info: Jennifer McCormack (number on request) Do come along to services this weekend, when we will be celebrating Advent Sunday, The First Sunday in Advent....

  Please scroll down for information and notices. Cristo Redentor,  Rio de Janeiro, Brasil by Arne Müseler  CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=116404602 In today's gospel , Jesus predicts the Fall of Jerusalem (which came about in 70 CE). He urges his followers, even such devastating times, to 'look up', to trust God, hold on to hope, and to look for the Messiah, the Redeemer.   The Great Music Hall, Fishamble Street, Dublin,  where Handel's Messiah was first performed. Messiah  celebrates Christ, the Redeemer. Unknown author from The Musical Times , December 1903 Public domain, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=163216924 Luke 21:20-28 [Jesus said] ‘When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.  Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those inside the city must leave it, and those out in the country must not enter it; for these are days of...

  Please scroll down for information and notices. Wed 26 November:     -  Midweek Holy Communion in Westport, 10.30am in St Mary's side chapel, followed by coffee in the Clew Bay Hotel, James Street (from 11.05am).      - Online Prayer and Bible Study, 8.00- 8.30pm. (Link below.) Please scroll down for information and notices. Croagh Patrick, from the foot of the mountain, Murrisk Today's gospel      Luke 21:12-19 ‘But before all this occurs, they will arrest you and persecute you; they will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name. This will give you an opportunity to testify. So make up your minds not to prepare your defence in advance; for I will give you words  and a wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to withstand or contradict. You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, by relatives and friends; and they will put some ...