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  Please scroll down for notes and notices.   A prayer by Dorothy Mc Rae McMahon courtesy of The Church's Ministry of Healing, Ireland Today's gospel      Luke 14:1-6 On one occasion when Jesus  was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the sabbath, they were watching him closely.   Just then, in front of him, there was a man who had dropsy. And Jesus asked the lawyers and Pharisees, ‘Is it lawful to cure people on the sabbath, or not?’ But they were silent. So Jesus  took him and healed him, and sent him away. Then he said to them, ‘If one of you has a child  or an ox that has fallen into a well, will you not immediately pull it out on a sabbath day?’  And they could not reply to this. Scared Space You can find a gentle prayer guide and a short reflection on the gospel here: https://sacredspace.com/daily-prayer/2025-10-31/ Collect of the Day Blessed Lord,  who caused all holy Scriptures to ...

  Please scroll down for notes and notices. 'Hen theology' Author unknown Pixabay A Prayer for Jamaica and the Caribbean,  by Christian Aid God of mercy and compassion, we lift before you the people of Jamaica and all in the Caribbean whose lives have been torn apart by Hurricane Melissa. Be with those who mourn, those who are missing loved ones, and those who face the loss of homes, livelihoods, and hope. Grant strength to all who bring relief and comfort — neighbours, aid workers, and communities standing together in love. May your peace surround those in fear, your light guide those in darkness, and your justice move us to rebuild with courage and compassion. In the name of Christ, our shelter and our strength, Amen. Today's gospel      Luke 13:31-35 At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him [Jesus], ‘Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.’ He said to them, ‘Go and tell that fox for me,  “Listen, I am casting out demons and per...

  Wednesday 29 October Please scroll down for notices and a link for this evening's online Prayer and Bible Reading. Everyone is invited and welcome. The Sermon on the Mount   Károly Ferenczy, 1896 Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest Photo by Yelkrokoyade CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18056968 The gospel reading      Luke 13:22-30 Jesus went through one town and village after another, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem. Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few be saved?” He said to them,  “Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able. When once the owner of the house has got up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, open to us,’ then in reply he will say to you, ‘I do not know where you come from.’ Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’ But he will...

  Please scroll down for notes and notices. Today's gospel: Christ the Healer Jesús sana a los enfermos ,  Rodrigo Fernández, 1940 Wikimedia Commons  CC BY-SA 4.0,  https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46682211 Today's gospel reading       Luke 6:12-19 Now during those days he [Jesus] went out to the mountain to pray; and he spent the night in prayer to God. And when day came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles:Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, and James, and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James son of Alphaeus, and Simon, who was called the Zealot, and Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon. They had come to hear him and to be...

  Launched to Serve  Launch into public ministry of two more of our newly licensed LLLMs  Two more of our newly-licensed LLLMs (Local Lay Liturgical Ministers, the new designation for  Parish Readers) were launched into public service in the Aughaval Group of Parishes last weekend.   Please pray for them both and for each member of the LLLM team.  Chris (Christine) Gibbs , who is an Inishbiggle resident and the Rector's Church Warden at Holy Trinity Inishbiggle, assisted in the Harvest Thanksgiving Service there, on Saturday 25 October. Chris read the lessons and shared the intercessions with fellow LLLMS Kenn McLaughlin and Brad Thien.   Kenn  McLaughlin (Castlebar) made his debut in  assisting at Morning Prayer in Christ Church, on Sunday 26 October.   You can read the earlier posts on the  newly-licensed  LLLMs and on Local Lay Liturgical Ministry, plus a bio for each, below.    Kenn McLaughlin, in Christ Church, ...