Aughaval Group of Parishes

Please scroll down for today's Gospel reading, notes, notices and general information.  This evening:  Tuesday 28 July,  'Havens for Nature' All are welcome to this event  in Christ Church Castlebar,  gathering at 7pm for tea, and 7.30pm for a short presentation and discussion on the ideas, potential and challenges contained in this inspiring and helpful recently published book, 'Havens for Nature'.   More info: Contact Susie Fry or Brid McAuley (- numbers on request), or Revd Suzanne Cousins (details below).  Today's Gospel       Matthew 13:36-43 Then he [Jesus] left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples approached him, saying, ‘Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.’ He answered,  ‘The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; t...

    Please scroll down for today's Gospel reading, notes, notices and general information.  Today's Gospel       Matthew 13:31-35 He {Jesus] put before them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.’ He told them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with  three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.’ Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables; without a parable he told them nothing. This was to fulfil what had been spoken through the prophet: ‘I will open my mouth to speak in parables;    I will proclaim what has been hidden from the foundation of the world.’ Sacred Space You can find a helpful prayer guide and this short refl...