Aughaval Group of Parishes

    Please scroll down for today's Gospel reading, notes, notices and general information.  Following the baptism of Joe, Sunday 2 August 2026 in Holy Trinity, Westport Today's Gospel         Matthew 14:22-36 Immediately he [Jesus] made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray.  When evening came, he was there alone, but by this time the boat, battered by the waves, was far from the land,  for the wind was against them. And early in the morning he came walking towards them on the lake. But when the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified, saying, ‘It is a ghost!’ And they cried out in fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them and said, ‘Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.’ Peter answered him, ‘Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.’ H...

  Please scroll down for today's Gospel reading, notes, notices and general information.  "Now when Jesus heard this,  he withdrew  from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself." (Matt 14:13) Photo taken at Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre and Wildlife Reserve,  from Osprey viewing hide, near Dunkeld. Today  in the parishes:      - 10am in Christ Church Castlebar, Holy Communion/ The Eucharist      -   11.30am in Holy Trinity Westport, Holy Baptism (see Notices , below)      - 3pm in St Thomas's Dugort, Achill,  Holy Communion / The Eucharist Today's Gospel        Matthew 14: 13-21 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick.  When it was evening, the disc...