Aughaval Group of Parishes

  Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, devotional resources and notices. Today's Gospel      Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a ... and Jacob [was] the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah. Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took...

Please scroll down for today's gospel reading and devotional resources, plus notices. Wed 18 March: Please note that there is no midweek service today, 18 March, in Westport. However, there will be Online Prayer as usual at 8pm, link as below.  Christ in the Wilderness The Hen Stanley Spencer, 1939-40 from Christ in the Wilderness series https://www.wikiart.org/en/stanley-spencer/christ-in-the-wilderness-the-hen   Today's gospel      John 5:17-30 But Jesus answered them, ‘My Father is still working, and I also am working.’ For this reason the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because he was not only breaking the sabbath, but was also calling God his own Father, thereby making himself equal to God. Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise. The Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing; and h...

  Please scroll down for today's gospel, notes and notices. Happy St Patrick's Day Come and celebrate St Patrick in Holy Trinity Church, Westport, Tues 17 March at 10am:  The Eucharist (Holy Communion), followed by tea/coffee in the church. Organist John Dexter. Solos, Chris O'Malley (Westport Festival of Chamber Music), and Barbara Sheppard. Tá fáilte romhat! Please note.  There will be no Midweek Holy Communion service this Wed (18 March). The Online Prayer and Bible Reading will take place as usual, at 8pm. Link below. Matthew 13:24-32 He [Jesus] put before them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared as well. And the slaves of the householder came and said to him, “Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where, then, did ...