Aughaval Group of Parishes

Welcome. Please scroll down for notes and notices. This week in the Aughaval Parishes: Wed at 10.30am, Midweek Eucharist in Holy Trinity Westport Wed at 8pm, Online Prayer and Bible Study - please see below for note re. link.  Thurs at 8pm, 'Forgotten Peoples', Concert by Chamber Choir Ireland,  in HTW.    Sat, Inishbiggle Harvest Service. Meet at Doran's Point  at 9.45  for ferry  at 10.  Sat at 7pm, Turlough, Holy Communion/The Eucharist Next Sunday - services as usual, plus an extra special visit to HTW, 11.30am, by Rory Brickenden (Mayo GAA winning Team member), followed by refreshments.    Today's Gospel     Luke 8:19-21 Then his [Jesus'] mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd.    And he was told, ‘Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.’ But he said to them, ‘My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and ...

  Welcome. Please scroll down for notes and notices. The Calling of Saint Matthew by Hendrick ter Brugghen, 1621 Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Today's Gospel     Matthew 9:9-13 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew 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 the house, many tax-collectors and sinners came and were sitting  with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, ‘Why does your teacher eat with tax-collectors and sinners?’  But when he heard this, he said, ‘Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means, “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.’ Sacred Space You can find a helpful prayer guide with a short reflection here: https://sacredspace.com/daily-prayer/2026-09-21/ Prayer requests If you have pra...

Welcome. Please scroll down for notes and notices. Today, Sunday 20 Sept 10am, Holy Communion in Christchurch Castlebar 11.30am, Morning Prayer in Holy Trinity Westport, led by LLLMs Kenn McLaughlin and Brad Thien. Followed by tea. 3pm, Evening Prayer in St Thomas's Dugort, Achill,  led by LLLMs Kenn McLaughlin and Brad Thien 5pm, Commissioning of Diocesan Readers in St Flannan's Cathedral, Killaloe, by the Rt Revd Michael Burrows, Bishop of Tuam, Limerick & Killaloe. This will also be the occasion for the graduation of Certificate in Christian Studies students. Visitors and all children and young people are especially welcome.  Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard Codex Aureus Epternacensis by unknown artist, from the Middle Ages (1050) Public domain, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10315166 Today's Gospel     Matthew 20: 1-16   [Jesus said]  ‘For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the m...