Aughaval Group of Parishes

  Girl Praying ( Betendes Mädchen ) by Christian Landenberger, 1922 Public domain, via  https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=158420627 Today's gospel reading      Luke 11:5-13 And he [Jesus] said to them, ‘Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, “Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; for a friend of mine has arrived, and I have nothing to set before him.” And he answers from within, “Do not bother me; the door has already been locked, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.” I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, at least because of his persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs. ‘So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks,...

  A Special Weekend of Sacred Music  24-26 October   with the Choir of St Philip's and Sandford, Dublin,  led by Mr David O'Shea,  a series of musical events,  a ll in  St Mary's Church, Westport,  including:     -  Compline on Friday 24 Oct at 8pm ( please note amended time );     -  Faure's Requiem a short fundraising concert  on Sat 25 Oct at 4pm in aid of repairs to Holy Trinity Westport  and    - Contributions to worship (Holy Communion) on Sunday 26 Oct (12 noon);    -  Sung worship on Sunday 26 Oct at 3.30pm in St Thomas's Dugort, Achill. (Rehersal from 3pm. You are welcome to come early, observe and enjoy.)  Please save the dates and spread the word!

  Please scroll down for more information and notices. Wed 8 October   Please note  that there is  no Midweek Service of Holy Communion today , Wed 8 Oct, in Westport (usual time is 1030) due to the annual diocesan clergy conference. Instead, the side chapel of St Mary’s RC Church is open for private prayer and a few of the regular attendees may gather as usual for  coffee in the Clew Bay Hotel  at 11am. You are welcome to join. Online prayer and Bible Reading  will take place at the usual Wednesday evening time of 8pm.  Zoom link:   https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78764560686?pwd=QU5LZOnYIzW3lzzTsHU4Q2RjJxrH1i.1    Please contact us ahead of the meeting (message 083 800 3233 or email us at aughaval@tuam.anglican.org) if you need a Passcode.  Castlewellan Castle, Co. Down September 2025 Today’s gospel:   Luke 11:1-4 He [Jesus] was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, tea...

    Please scroll down for information and notices. Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary Harold Copping, 1927 Public domain, via  https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11317035 Today's gospel reading      Luke 10:38-42 Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying.    But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.”    But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.”   Sacred Space You can find a gentle prayer guide for today here: https://sacredspace.com/daily-prayer/2025-10-07/...

  Please scroll down for information and notices. The Good Samaritan , 1904 by Stefan Bakałowicz (1857-1947)  Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons  https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65377536 Today's gospel reading      Luke 10:25-37 Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus.  ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ He said to him, ‘What is written in the law? What do you read there?’ He answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbour as yourself.’ And he said to him, ‘You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.’ But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour?’ Jesus replied, ‘A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a p...

  Please scroll down for service times and notices. Sunday 5 October, The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity World Communion Day The Collect of the Day O Lord,  Hear the prayers of your people who call upon you;  and grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do,  and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil them;  through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Today's gospel      Luke 17:5-10 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” The Lord replied, “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. “Who among you would say to your slave who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, ‘Come here at once and take your place at the table’? Would you not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for me, put on your apron and serve me while I eat and drink; later you may eat and drink’? Do you t...

  Today's gospel,  Luke 10:17-24 A debrief with Jesus: The seventy return with joy, and Jesus rejoices in the Holy Spirit 21st century disciples  at Christ Church Castlebar* on 21 Sept 2025 for an outdoor service of Holy Baptism Calling of the Apostles by Domenico Ghirlandaio,  1481   Public domain, via  https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6636269 Today's gospel      Luke 10:17-24 The seventy  returned with joy, saying, ‘Lord, in your name even the demons submit to us!’ He said to them, ‘I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning. See, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing will hurt you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.’ At that same hour Jesus  rejoiced in the Holy Spirit  and said, ‘I thank  you, Father, Lord of heav...