There was a lovely article in the Darlington and Stockton Times about the Sunflower Project which took place in four schools in the Benefice of Kirkby-in-Cleveland. To read more about it, follow this link:
Sunflower project
New resource for Eco Church groups
A new guide ‘Choose Life: worship and action for creation’ is now available. This is a project Diane Craven and Jan Nobel have worked on since 2022, funded by a grant from the CofE Environment Programme. Archbishop Stephen has kindly written a Foreword. It can be used by Eco church groups and beyond. You can find this FREE digital resource at: https://sites.google.com/view/chooselifecreation
Sunflower Project
Benefice of Kirkby and Great Broughton, Ingleby Greenhow, Kildale and Bilsdale
As a benefice eco-project, following on from similar projects in previous years, our committee invited the four church schools , 3 in our benefice and 1 in Carlton benefice (Chop Gate and Carlton are confederated) to take part in a Sunflower Challenge over the Easter holidays – decorating a paper plate on the theme of the sunflower, and writing a few words to describe it. To widen the theme, we invited a local Ukrainian boy, currently at Hutton Rudby school, to introduce the project in each of the schools. Mark, aged 9, spoke to around 250 of his peers over two lots of morning assemblies. He described how the sunflower has special significance for Ukraine since the Ukrainian yellow-and-blue flag symbolises sunflowers and sky. He also answered questions about the war, and told how the dam that was blown up and caused huge flooding had one remarkable environmental result: flamingos came to nest in Ukraine for the first time ever, and have returned again this year. It was very moving to hear such a positive story from the tragedy of war. The Sunflower Challenge will be exhibited and each school will receive a packet of sunflower seeds to grow over the coming months.
Some Eco-news to celebrate
Congratulations to St Cuthbert’s, Kildale on being awarded our latest Bronze Award, bringing the total to 7 across Stokesley Deanery!
Pentecost
This Sunday, 19th May, is the feast of Pentecost. There are a variety of services throughout the Deanery, with many different approaches to worship and times of day (and some online offerings too if you can’t get to church).
- Brookfield: 9.30 am Holy Communion
- Carlton: 11.00 am Morning Prayer
- Crathorne: 9.30 am Holy Communion
- Great Ayton: 8.00 am Holy Communion, 9.15 am Parish Communion with Zoom and Facebook live stream. 6.30 pm Taize style worship at the Friends’ Meeting House in Great Ayton.
- Hilton: 9.30 am Morning Praise
- Ingleby Barwick: 9.30 am Sunday Morning Worship. 6.00 pm ‘The Well’ (cafe style ecumenical service).
- Kirkby: 9.30 am Holy Communion
- Kirklevington: 10:00 am Confirmation and Eucharist with Bishop Paul.
- Newton under Roseberry: 11.00 am, all age service.
- Nunthorpe: 10:00 am Parish Eucharist; 5.30 pm Eucharist.
- Potto 11.00 am Holy Communion
- Stainton: 11.00 am Sunday Worship
- Stokesley: 9.30 am Holy Communion
- Swainby: 9.30 am Holy Communion
- Yarm: 8.00 am Holy Communion; 10:30 am Choral Matins.
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