Aughaval Group of Parishes

  Welcome!   This weekend in the Aughaval Group of Parishes Saturday 11 April: 7pm, Turlough Church, Holy Communion Sunday 12 April: 10am, Christ Church Castlebar, Morning Prayer 11.30am, Holy Trinity Westport,  Holy Communion PLEASE NOTE that the 3pm  service  in  St Thomas's Dugort, Achill, will not take place this Sunday, 12 April, of necessity, on account of the fuel crisis.  Coming up: A Spiritual Retreat on Achill, 3 May, from 3-5pm  Sunday 3 Mary: An afternoon Retreat led by the Church's Ministry of Healing Ireland (CMHI) in St Thomas's Dugort, Achill. Please let us know (0838003233 or email aughaval@tuam.anglican.org) if you plan to come along. Please scroll down for other notices.   On the Road to Emmaus Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5537171 Today's Gospel       Mark 16:9-15 Now after he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdal...

Welcome!   Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices.   This weekend in the Aughaval Group of Parishes Saturday 11 April: 7pm, Turlough Church, Holy Communion Sunday 12 April: 10am, Christ Church Castlebar, Morning Prayer 11.30am, Holy Trinity Westport,  Holy Communion 3pm, St Thomas's Dugort, Achill, Evening Prayer Today's Gospel     Miraculous Catch of Fish   Fresco in the Spoleto Cathedral , Italy Photo by Georges Jansoone, Public domain, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5781119 Today's Gospel       John 21:1-14 After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this way. Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin,  Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, ‘I am going fishing.’ They said to him, ‘We will go with you.’ They w...

  Welcome!   Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices. The Garden Tomb, Jerusalem Photo by Phillip Benshmuel - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34183286 Today's Gospel      Luke 24:35-48 Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread. While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” They were startled and terrified, and thought that they were seeing a ghost. He said to them, “Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I myself. Touch me and see; for a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.  While in their joy they were disbelieving and still wondering, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?”...

  Welcome!   Please scroll down for today's gospel reading, notes and notices. Please note that there will be no service this morning, 8 April, in Holy Trinity Westport, but the church will be open for private prayer and reflection. The online Prayer and Bible Reading will take place as usual on  Wed evening  at 8pm. (Zoom link below.) Supper at Emmaus,  1601 Caravaggio  Public domain, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15219722 Luke 24:13-35 Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles  from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened.   While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, ‘What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?’ They stood still, looking sad.    Then one of them, whose name was Cleopas, a...