Aughaval Group of Parishes

An expression of thanks for financial support and generosity,  plus information     G o raibh maith agaibh go léir!   The Select Vestries of each of the Aughaval Parishes (- Westport-Dugort Union, Castlebar, and Turlough) wish,  at the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026, to express sincere thanks for all the donations and generosity shown towards the p arishes and their  churches:  Holy Trinity, Westport St Thomas's Dugort, Achill Holy Trinity, Inishbiggle Christ Church, Castlebar Turlough Church You can find information on our charitable status and on giving towards the upkeep of the churches and the furtherance of their mission and purpose, which is to spread and share the love of God, by word and deed, through worship and sacrament, through witness, pastoral care and prayer.  A financial report is presented each year at the Annual Meeting of the General Vestry for each parish. Dates are published typically one month in advance of the meeting...

Please scroll down for notices and information on midweek services.  ‘Poor George’  surveying the last of the outdoor Christmas decorations,  Eve of Epiphany,  at Christ Church Castlebar Today's gospel      Matthew 2:1-12 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, "Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage."     When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with him; and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born. They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it has been written by the prophet: 'And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who is to shepherd my people Israel.'"   Then Herod secretly called f...

  Please scroll down for notices and other information. Services today in the Aughaval Parishes:      Sun 10am in Christ Church Castlebar, Holy Communion      Sun 11.30am in Holy Trinity Westport,  Holy Communion You're welcome! Today's gospel reading      John 1:1-18 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life,  and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. He wa...

Services this weekend in the Aughaval Parishes:      Sat 7pm in Turlough Church, Evening Prayer      Sun 10am in Christ Church Castlebar, Holy Communion      Sun 11.30am in Holy Trinity Westport,  Holy Communion You're welcome! Please scroll down for notices and other information. Agnus Dei  Glenbeigh St. James' Church Nave Triple Window Photo b y Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0,  2012  https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22960475 Today’s gospel John 1:29-34 The next day he [John] 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....