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Today's Gospel, Sunday 13 Sept. Forgiveness

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  Today's Gospel  reading,  notes and notices David Fair, Hilary McInerney and Heather Fair,  with Valerie and Doreen, two of the many afternoon visitors  to the Turlough Harvest Festival of Flowers, on Sat 12 Sept.  Today's Gospel  Reading      Matthew 18: 21-35 Then Peter came and said to him, ‘Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times. ‘For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. When he began the reckoning, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him; and, as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions, and payment to be made. So the slave fell on his knees before him, saying, “Have patience with me, and I will pay you everythi...

Today's gospel, 12 Sept. On fruit, floods and foundations

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      Please scroll down for t oday's Gospel  reading,  notes and notices . Today in the Aughaval Parishes: Sat 12 Sept Turlough Harvest Festival of Flowers , church open from 4pm, with teas and coffees. Everyone is invited and welcome!   Turlough Harvest Thanksgiving Service, 7pm ,   guest ecumenical preacher, Fr Charlie McDonnell, Athenry (formerly Westport).  Everyone is invited and welcome!        Westport Festival of Chamber Music, concerts in HTW Saturday (afternoon) 12 Sept, 2pm Sunday (afternoon)  13 Sept, 3.30pm Booking is online through the WFoCM website, or you can pay WFoCM at the door. Today's Gospel  Reading     Luke 6:43-49 ‘No good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit; for each tree is known by its own fruit. Figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. The good person out of the good treasure of the heart pr...

Today's Gospel plus notices, 11 Sept. Where are my blind spots?

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    Welc ome!  Please scroll down for t oday's Gospel  reading,  notes and notices . This weekend, in Holy Trinity Westport: Westport Festival of Chamber Music, concerts in HTW Friday 11am, Schools Workshop (requires booking) Friday  (evening) 11 Sept, 8pm  Saturday (afternoon) 12 Sept, 2pm Sunday (afternoon)  13 Sept, 3.30pm Booking is online through the WFoCM website, or you can pay WFoCM at the door. Tomorrow,  Sat 12 Sept,  Turlough Harvest Festival of  Flowers , church open from 4pm,  and  Turlough  Harvest Thanksgiving Service, 7pm ,   with guest ecumenical preacher, Fr Charlie McDonnell, Athenry (formerly Westport). Today we remember 9/11 on this the 25th anniversary of the event and all those who lost their lives and their families and loved ones. Today's Gospel  Reading     Luke 6:39-42 He [Jesus] also told them a parable: ‘Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both f...