Aughaval Group of Parishes

  Welcome.  Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices. In the Garden,  an arrangement for children We are thankful for all the children who make our Easter celebrations so special  simply by their joyful presence and participation,  and to all the parents and grandparents  who bring them to church and encourage them in their faith. Today's Gospel      Matthew 28. 8-15 So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them and said, ‘Greetings!’ And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshipped him. Then Jesus said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.’ While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened. After the priests had assembled with the elders, they devised a plan to give a large sum of money to the soldiers,...

  Welcome. Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices. Easter Day (5 April) ,  Easter Holy Communion: - Castlebar 10am.  Organist, John Dexter        - Holy Trinity Westport  11.30am  (Please be aware that the start of this service may be delayed by a few minutes.) Organist, John Dexter.  - Achill, 3pm. Solo contribution by James Kilbane. Pianist, Willem van Goor.        Resurrection of Jesus , icon The Gospel              John 20: 1-18                              Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and sa...

  Welcome.   Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices. Eve of Easter, Sat 4 April -  Easter Holy Communion in Turlough Church at 7pm. Guest preacher, Mr Alan Cousins, Diocesan Reader-in-training Today's Gospel      Matthew 28:1-10 After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men.    But the angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he  lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, “He has been raised from the dead,  and indeed he ...

  Welcome.   Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices. Crucifixion Sculpture, St Bene't's Church,  Cambridge Photo by author, 2015   John 19:17-42 And carrying the cross by himself, he went out to what is called The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew  is called Golgotha. There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, with Jesus between them.Pilate also had an inscription written and put on the cross. It read, ‘Jesus of Nazareth,  the King of the Jews.’ Many of the Jews read this inscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew,  in Latin, and in Greek. Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, ‘Do not write, “The King of the Jews”, but, “This man said, I am King of the Jews.”   ’ Pilate answered, ‘What I have written I have written.’ When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them ...

  Welcome.   Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices. Maundy Thursday, 2 April: 7.30pm in Holy Trinity Church, Westport -  Maundy Thursday Service - Last Holy Communion until Easter, with Washing of Feet and Stripping of the Altar. Everyone is welcome.  Today's Gospel      John 13:1-15 Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.  The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot to betray him.   And during supper Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God,got up from the table,  took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied around...