Aughaval Group of Parishes

  Please scroll down for notices and information.  Services today in the Aughaval Group:     Sun at 10am in Christ Church, Castlebar, Holy Communion     Sun at 12 noon in Holy Trinity in St Mary's Church Westport, Holy Communion Westport Estate lamb, Spring 2025 The Gospel Reading  John 1: 29-42   The next day he saw Jesus coming towards him and declared, ‘Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, “After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me.” I myself did not know him; but I came baptizing with water for this reason, that he might be revealed to Israel.’ And John testified, ‘I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, “He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.” And I myself have s...

  Please scroll down for notices and information.  Jesus calls Levi William Hole (1846- 1917) From the book, The Life of Jesus of Nazareth. Eighty Pictures. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hole_jesus_calls_levi.jpg Today’s gospel      Mark 2:13-17 Jesus  went out again beside the lake; the whole crowd gathered around him, and he taught them. As he was walking along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed him. And as he sat at dinner  in Levi’s  house, many tax-collectors and sinners were also sitting  with Jesus and his disciples—for there were many who followed him. When the scribes of  the Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and tax-collectors, they said to his disciples, ‘Why does he eat  with tax-collectors and sinners?’ When Jesus heard this, he said to them, ‘Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who ...

  Please scroll down for notices and additional information. John Browne and Susan Fry, Christ Church Castelbar,  preparing for the St Brigid's Cross-making morning last year Today's gospel      Mark 1:40-45 A leper  came to him [Jesus] begging him, and kneeling  he said to him, ‘If you choose, you can make me clean.’ Moved with pity,  Jesus  stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, ‘I do choose. Be made clean!’ Immediately the leprosy  left him, and he was made clean. After sternly warning him he sent him away at once, saying to him, ‘See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.’ But he went out and began to proclaim it freely, and to spread the word, so that Jesus  could no longer go into a town openly, but stayed out in the country; and people came to him from every quarter. Christ Healing an ...

Please scroll down for today's gospel reading and resources, plus notices. Please note that today's (midweek, 10.30am) Service of Holy Communion is in St Mary's Church, Westport, followed by coffee in Cornrue. Next Sunday's Westport service (18 Jan), for the Holy Trinity congregation and visitors, will also be in  St Mary's, at 12 noon.   There will be a special (ecumenical) service to mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and to c elebrate the return to Holy Trinity Westport ('HTW'), on Friday 23 Jan at 7.30pm in HTW. Followed by tea and refreshments in Carrowbeg House, South Mall. Please see below. You're welcome! Online prayer and Bible reading - this evening, Wed, 8-8.30pm. Link below. Today's gospel      Mark 1: 29-39 As soon as they left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once. He came and took her by the hand ...