Aughaval Group of Parishes

  Please scroll down for notes and notices. Leaving Doran's Point, Ballycroy, for Inishbiggle Easter Vestry Meetings 2026 in the Aughaval Group   ·        Castlebar, 10 March, 7.30pm in Christ Church  .      Westport-Dugort, 12 March, 7.30pm in Carrowbeg House ·        Turlough  21 March, after 7pm service, in the church Virtue and Humility by Андрей Николаевич Миронов (A.N. Mironov)  Creative Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0,  http://artmiro.ru/blog/creative_commons/2015-07-04-244 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=69534010 Today's gospel        Matthew 23:1-12 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,    ‘The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat; therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it; but do not do as they do, for they do not practise what they teach. They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear,  and lay them on the should...

  Please scroll down for notes and notices. Chris Gibbs and Kena MacWilliam,  Lay Local Liturgical Ministers ('LLLMs'),  who assisted on 1 March, in Holy Trinity, Westport .  Today's gospel in Lent      Luke 6:36-38 [Jesus said]   Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. ‘Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap; for the measure you give will be the measure you get back.’ Christian Art A helpful reflection on the gospel can be found here: https://christian.art/daily-gospel-reading/luke-6-36-38-2026/ Sacred Space A gentle prayer guide can be found here: https://sacredspace.com/daily-prayer/2026-03-02 The Lenten Collect Almighty and everlasting God,  you hate nothing that you have made,  and forgive the sins of all those wh...