Aughaval Group of Parishes

  Please scroll down for general information and notices. Please note there will be no  Midweek service on Wed 31 December and  no  Online Prayer and Bible Reading.  The Purification or The Presentation in the Temple Far Bibliothèque municipale Stanislas,  Nancy - La Purification ou la Présentation au Temple  (Ms. 1874, fol. 30v°), CC BY 2.0,  https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29759248 Today's gospel reading      Luke 2:36-40 There was also a prophet, Anna  the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, having lived with her husband for seven years after her marriage, then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshipped there with fasting and prayer night and day. At that moment she came, and began to praise God and to speak about the child  to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem. When they had finished everything required...

 Please scroll down for information and notices.  Jennifer McCormack LLLM (centre)  after Sunday’s service  in Christ Church, Castlebar, on All Saints’ Day,  with Rev’d John Wesley and the rector. Jen was licensed recently by the bishop  for Local Lay Liturgical Ministry,  along with five others  from the grouped (Aughaval) parishes.  Today’s gospel    Luke 14:12-14 He said also to the one who had invited him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbours, in case they may invite you in return, and you would be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” Sacred Space   You can find a gentle prayer guide here: https://sacredspace.com/daily-prayer/2025-11-03/ Christian Art https://christi...

On Saturday 21 June some of us from the parishes gathered at Turlough Community Centre for this year's Holiday Club, an afternoon organised and run by the Sunday Club and Holiday Club Team with our parishes' children in mind. The afternoon included games, a Bible-based lesson on the theme of God's love, music and movement, a walk to the play park in the beautiful grounds of the National Museum of Ireland, a craft activity back in Turlough Centre, with snacks and drinks and a closing prayer before the children received goodie bags and the families left for home. Well done and sincere thanks to the team and volunteers for putting on such a successful and happy event, and thanks to parents and grandparents who brought their children along. All our events are run according to Church of Ireland safeguarding regulations. Please see below for more events and services to come and on an ongoing basis. You're welcome! Anastasia, Hazel, Cora, Fiona, Oliver The children enjoyed S...