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. 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...

  Today:  St Brigid's cross-making fun workshop  11am - 1pm, in Christ Church Castlebar. Open from 10am.  This is a free all-age event. All welcome. ( Children to be accompanied.)  Please scroll down for notes and more notices. Jesus Calming the Storm Vicente Soler Mundo, 1986,  CC BY-SA 4.0  https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4600058 Today's gospel      Mark 4:35-41 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, ‘Let us go across to the other side.’ And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him. A great gale arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, ‘Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?’ He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be still!’ Then the wind ceased, and there was a de...