Aughaval Group of Parishes

Please scroll down for today's gospel plus information and notices.  Services t his weekend in the Aughaval Parishes: All Saints' Day,  The Eucharist Presiding and preaching, Revd Canon Cecil Mills Sat, 7pm in Turlough Parish Church (Eve of  All Saints' ) Sun, 10am in Christchurch Castlebar Sun, 11.30am in  Holy Trinity Westport Parable of the Wedding Feast  Andrey Mironov ( A.N. Mironov), 2014 Wikimedia Commons,  CC BY-SA 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33179209 Today’s gospel      Luke 14:1, 7-11 On one occasion when Jesus  was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the sabbath, they were watching him closely. When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honour, he told them a parable.     ‘When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not sit down at the place of honour, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by your host;   and the hos...

    Please scroll down for today's gospel plus information and notices.  Services t his weekend in the Aughaval Parishes: All Saints' Day,  The Eucharist Presiding and preaching, Revd Canon Cecil Mills Sat, 7pm in Turlough Parish Church Sun, 10am in Christchurch Castlebar Sun, 11.30am in  Holy Trinity Westport Jesus Healing a Man with Dropsy [Edema] Icon by Tzortzis Phouka, 1547 from  Dionysiou Monastery Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commns https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=197407262 Today’s gospel        Luke 14:1-6 Love, compassion and care - the most important things On one occasion when Jesus  was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the sabbath, they were watching him closely. Just then, in front of him, there was a man who had dropsy [edema]. And Jesus asked the lawyers and Pharisees, ‘Is it lawful to cure people on the sabbath, or not?’  But they were silent. So Jesus  t...

    Please scroll down for today's gospel plus information and notices.  Credit: Speak Life, from InterChurch Lectio Today’s gospel        John 13:31-35 When he [Jesus] had gone out, Jesus said, ‘Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. If God has been glorified in him,  God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You will look for me; and as I said to the Jews so now I say to you, “Where I am going, you cannot come.”   I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.’ Sacred Space A helpful devotional aid can be found here: https://sacredspace.com/daily-prayer/2026-10-29/ Christian Art A reflection on today's gospel may be found on the  Christian Art  websi...