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  25th January, is the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul. You can find the account of this dramatic event in the reading from the Book of Acts, below.  Conversion of Saul,  1960 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: Babad_Saka_Kitab_Sutji_(page_176_crop).jpg Today's Gospel       Matthew 4: 12-23 Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the lake, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, so that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: ‘Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali,    on the road by the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— the people who sat in darkness    have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death    light has dawned.’ From that time Jesus began to proclaim, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’ As he walked...

  Please scroll down for notices. Today's Gospel     Mark 3:20-21 And the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat.When his [Jesus'] family heard it, they went out to restrain him, for people were saying, ‘He has gone out of his mind.’ Scared Space You can find a gentle prayer guide and devotional thought here: https://sacredspace.com/daily-prayer/2026-01-24 Thank you! Thank you to everyone who by one means or another supported the Service of Thanksgiving for the Reopening of Holy Trinity Westport in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.  A joyful, prayerful and uplifting time was had, both at the church and over tea in Carrowbeg House.  Special thanks to Bishop Michael for a pertinent and encouraging sermon which impressed on us the importance of patience , as is demonstrated by the long road towards ecumenical understanding between the churches. (See ' Key dates in the history of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity',  below.) B...

A warm invitation:   A Special Service to celebrate the Reopening of Holy Trinity Church, Westport, will take place in the church this evening, Friday 23 January, at 7.30pm.  Preacher, The Rt Revd Bishop Michael Burrows.  Followed by refreshments in Carrowbeg House.  You're welcome! Today's gospel      Mark 3:13–19 He [Jesus] went up the mountain and called to him those whom he wanted, and they came to him. And he appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles, to be with him, and to be sent out to proclaim the message, and to have authority to cast out demons. So he appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter); James son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder); and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.  Then he w...

  Please scroll down for notices, general information and an invitation.  Christ Preaching to the Multitudes James Smetham (1821-1889) Public domain, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Smetham_-_Christ_preaching_to_the_multitudes.jpg Mark 3: 7-12 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.   When they heard about all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon. Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him.   For he had healed many, so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him.   Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”   But he gave them strict orders not to tell others about him. Sacred Space Yo can find a gentle prayer guide and thought for the day here: https://sac...