We mark the beginning of Lent throughout the Deanery on Wednesday, 18th February 2026. You will be able to attend Communion services with ashing throughout the Deanery. Services (arranged in order of starting time) include:

Stokesley Parish Church – 9.30 am in the Chapel

Swainby, Holy Cross Church – 9.30 am

Nunthorpe – 10 am

Kirkby in Cleveland – 10 am

Brookfield – 10 am

Great Ayton – 10 am

Hilton – 12 noon

Yarm – 7 pm (sung Eucharist)

Stainton – 7 pm

Great Ayton – 7 pm

Hutton Rudby – 7 pm

Nunthorpe – 7.30 pm

Everyone is welcome at any of these services.

Please see the details below, for the post of Director of Music at Yarm Parish Church. Please pass on the details to anyone you think might be interested.

Our friends at BiGKIDS are raising funds to support their work with children and young people inour area. Please come along and support them at their annual coffee morning at Stokesley Town Hall. Friday 13th February 9am-12pm, there will be a cake stall! 

With spring approaching fast, at Candlemas our thoughts traditionally start to turn away from Christmas and towards Lent (which is only 2 weeks away now!) I’ll be trying to keep our pages up to date with events for Shrove Tuesday/Ash Wednesday, then Mothering Sunday and then, of course Palm Sunday and Holy Week.

If there is anything happening in your parish, please let me know (you can e-mail the Deanery office at stokesleydeanery@outlook.com with details of any events you would like me to include. )

Looking forward to brighter days!

There are services taking place throughout the Deanery on Christmas Day, so if you’re looking to attend church, why not come along to one of these services? Please double check with the parish first, as this list was begun in November and some services may have changed. 

8:00 am, Holy Communion, BCP at St. Mary Magdalene, Yarm. 

8:30 am, BCP Holy Communion, Christ Church, Great Ayton. 

9:15 am, Holy Communion, Seamer Parish Church. 

9:30 am, Eucharist, All Saints, Worsall. 

9:30 am, Christmas Day Service, St. Francis, Ingleby Barwick. 

9:30 am, Parish Communion, Christ Church, Great Ayton. 

9:30 am, Parish Communion at Carlton. 

9:30 am, Christmas Day Communion, St. Peter’s Hilton 

9:30 am, Christmas Day Communion, St. Margaret’s, Brookfield. 

10:00 am, Holy Communion for all ages at St Augustine’s Kirkby-in-Cleveland. 

10:00 am, Holy Communion, St. Mary’s Nunthorpe. 

10:00 am, Family Service at Hutton Rudby Parish Church. 

10.45 am, Stokesley Church – Christmas Family Communion – ‘show and tell’ your presents! 

11:00 am, Parish Communion at Crathorne Church. 

11:00 am, Communion at St. Peter and St. Paul’s, Stainton. 

And there is also one very special service on Boxing Day: 

10:00 am Whorlton Old Church Communion.