Aughaval Group of Parishes

  Welcome. Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices. Easter Day (5 April) ,  Easter Holy Communion: - Castlebar 10am.  Organist, John Dexter        - Holy Trinity Westport  11.30am  (Please be aware that the start of this service may be delayed by a few minutes.) Organist, John Dexter.  - Achill, 3pm. Solo contribution by James Kilbane. Pianist, Willem van Goor.        Resurrection of Jesus , icon The Gospel              John 20: 1-18                              Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and sa...

  Welcome.   Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices. Eve of Easter, Sat 4 April -  Easter Holy Communion in Turlough Church at 7pm. Guest preacher, Mr Alan Cousins, Diocesan Reader-in-training Today's Gospel      Matthew 28:1-10 After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men.    But the angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he  lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, “He has been raised from the dead,  and indeed he ...

  Welcome.   Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices. Crucifixion Sculpture, St Bene't's Church,  Cambridge Photo by author, 2015   John 19:17-42 And carrying the cross by himself, he went out to what is called The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew  is called Golgotha. There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, with Jesus between them.Pilate also had an inscription written and put on the cross. It read, ‘Jesus of Nazareth,  the King of the Jews.’ Many of the Jews read this inscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew,  in Latin, and in Greek. Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, ‘Do not write, “The King of the Jews”, but, “This man said, I am King of the Jews.”   ’ Pilate answered, ‘What I have written I have written.’ When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them ...

  Welcome.   Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices. Maundy Thursday, 2 April: 7.30pm in Holy Trinity Church, Westport -  Maundy Thursday Service - Last Holy Communion until Easter, with Washing of Feet and Stripping of the Altar. Everyone is welcome.  Today's Gospel      John 13:1-15 Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.  The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot to betray him.   And during supper Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God,got up from the table,  took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied around...

Welcome.   Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices. Wednesday in Holy Week:  Spy Wednesday     -  The Eucharist, 10.30am in Holy Trinity Westport      - Wed Online Prayer, 8pm. Link below Last Supper (detail) 11th century fresco, in Dark Church (Karanlik Kilise), Göreme, Cappadocia Public domain, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46428443 Today's Gospel      John 13: 21-32 After saying this Jesus was troubled in spirit, and declared, ‘Very truly, I tell you, one of you will betray me.’ The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he was speaking. One of his disciples—the one whom Jesus loved—was reclining next to him; Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking. So while reclining next to Jesus, he asked him, ‘Lord, who is it?’ Jesus answered, ‘It is the one to whom I give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish...