Aughaval Group of Parishes

  Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, devotional resources and parish notices. The Gospel Reading      John 8:21-30 Again he [Jesus] said to them, ‘I am going away, and you will search for me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.’ Then the Jews said, ‘Is he going to kill himself? Is that what he means by saying, “Where I am going, you cannot come”?’ He said to them, ‘You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world. I told you that you would die in your sins, for you will die in your sins unless you believe that I am he.’  They said to him, ‘Who are you?’ Jesus said to them, ‘Why do I speak to you at all?  I have much to say about you and much to condemn; but the one who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him.’ They did not understand that he was speaking to them about the Father.    So Jesus said, ‘When you have lifted up t...

  Please scroll down for notes and notices. "Our Father..." The Lord's Prayer  teaching cube for children The Prodigal God, by Timothy J. Keller,  invites the question,  What kind of father is God? Today's Gospel      Matthew 6:7-15 [Jesus said]  ‘When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. ‘Pray then in this way: Our Father in heaven,    hallowed be your name.    Your kingdom come.    Your will be done,      on earth as it is in heaven.    Give us this day our daily bread.    And forgive us our debts,      as we also have forgiven our debtors.    And do not bring us to the time of trial,      but rescue us...

  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...