Today's gospel and reflection: Proclaim the good news...

Wed 9 July There will be a short service of Morning Prayer, at 10.30am in St Mary's Westport (South Mall), in the side chapel, led by Parish Reader Barbara Sheppard. This is in place of the normal service, of Holy Communion. Followed by coffee in the Clew Bay Hotel, James Street, from 11.05 am. Online Prayer and Bible Reading will take place as usual at 8pm. Link on request - email aughaval@tuam.anglican.org, or text 083 800 3233. Today's gospel Matthew 10:1-7 Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax-collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him. These twelve Jesus...