It’s a bank holiday weekend this weekend (24th-16th May), so when you’re looking for somewhere to hide from the inevitable bank holiday weather, why not head out to Chop Gate for Rogation Sunday service and cream teas?
Cream Teas (with other stalls) at Chop Gate Village Hall, Sunday 25th May, 1pm – 5pm. All proceeds to St. Hilda’s Church.
Rogation Sunday Service at St. Hilda’s Chop Gate, Sunday May 25th at 10 am. Please bring a packet of seeds for your favourite flower or vegetable if you’re a gardener. If weather permits the start of the service will be outside. Refreshments will follow, all welcome.
There are several events taking place this month which you might like to support.
Healing & Wholeness Service at St Francis, Ingleby Barwick. Sunday May 18th 6pm. Contemplative prayer.
Cream Teas (with other stalls) at Chop Gate Village Hall, Sunday 25th May, 1pm – 5pm. All proceeds to St. Hilda’s Church.
Rogation Sunday Service at St. Hilda’s Chop Gate, Sunday May 25th at 10 am. Please bring a packet of seeds for your favourite flower or vegetable if you’re a gardener. If weather permits the start of the service will be outside. Refreshments will follow, all welcome.
Art Exhibition opens: May 30th – 28th June at Yarm Parish Church. Free entry, the exhibition will be open to the public on Thursdays Fridays and saturday between 9.30 am-12.30pm. The Cafe will also be open.
On the first Sunday in the month, All Saints Great Ayton will be offering a Taize-style Evening Prayer at 6pm. (Sundays June 1st, July 6th, August 3rd and September 7th)
Taize-style worhips is inclusive and contemplative. It incorporates silence, sund and spoken prayer, readings from the Bible and time to reflect.
Now open: The prayer labyrinth at St. Francis, Ingelby Barwick is now open and available to all, in the grounds of St. Francis’ church. Everyone welcome!
Next Synod –Tuesday, 3rd June, 7.00 pm for 7.30 at St. Mary Magdalene, Yarm.
Churchwardens’ Admission Service: 7.00 pm at St. Margaret’s, Brookfield on Wednesday, July 9th.
St. Margaret’s Brookfield is 65! Celebrations will take place on Sunday 6th July, with more details to follow.
Open gardens – Hilton Parish is holding an open gardens event on Saturday 7th June with several gardens open to the public and refreshments available. Everyone welcome!
Summer Fayre – St. Mary’s Nunthorpe will be holding a summer fair on Saturday, 7th June from 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, at St. Mary’s Church Hall, Morton Carr Lane. All welcome.
Please double check dates and times of all the following events with the parish before you attend – this list took me several weeks to sort out so times/details may have changed!
Community, family and fund-raising events
Cream teas – at Chop Gate Village Hall on Easter Sunday, 1.00 – 5.00 pm, with stalls.
Cross purposes – Family fun on Good Friday (18th April) at St. Mary’s Church Hall, Nunthorpe with hot cross buns and crafts, 10 am – 12 noon.
Maundy Thursday
Great Ayton: Holy Communion, Christ Church, 7:30 pm
Ingleby Barwick: Holy Communion, St. Francis, 7.00 pm
Ingelby Greenhow, Bilsdale, Kildale, Kirkby: Holy Communion with stripping of the Altars at Kirkby in Cleveland, 10:00 am.
Nunthorpe: Eucharist at 7.30 pm followed by Watching at the Altar of Repose, then Compline at 10.00 pm.
Stokesley: Holy Communion with Watch and Compline – 7.30 pm.
Whorlton: Benefice Eucharist and watch of the Passion, Rudby, 7:30 pm
Yarm, Kirklevington, Worsall:
Eucharist and Stripping of the Altar – Kirklevington, 9.00 am
Liturgy of the Lord’s Supper and Vigil – St. Mary Magdalene, Yarm, 7.30 pm
Good Friday
Brookfield, Stainton, Hemlington, Hilton:
An hour at the Cross, 12 noon at Hilton
An hour at the Cross, 1 pm at Stainton
An hour at the Cross, 2 pm at Brookfield
Great Ayton
Walk of Witness led by Rev Rob Weir, from Christ Church Carpark at 11:45 am, finishing on High Green at 12:45 pm.
“Ninety Minutes Before the Cross” reflections led by the Archbishop of York at Christ Church, 1:30-3:00 pm,
Ingleby Barwick: Service at St. Francis, 12 noon.
Ingelby Greenhow, Bilsdale, Kildale, Kirkby: Walk from the Dudley Arms to St. Andrew’s, Ingleby Greenhow for a short service at 10:15 am.
Nunthorpe: An Hour at the Cross, at St. Mary’s – 2:00 pm
Stokesley:
Walk of Witness (Churches Together in Stokesley) starting from Stokesley Methodist Church steps, 11 am.
An Hour at the Cross, Stokesley Parish Church 2.00 pm.
Whorlton Benefice:
Walk of Witness, leaving Hutton Rudby Green at 11:00 am
Commemoration of the Passion, Swainby, 2:00 pm
Yarm, Kirklevington, Worsall:
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion and Proclamation of the Cross, St. Mary Magdalene, Yarm, 3.00 pm
Meditation, 10:00 am at Kirklevington.
Easter Saturday
Brookfield, Stainton, Hemlington, Hilton: Vigil at Stainton, 8.00 pm
Ingleby Barwick: Vigil at St. Francis, 8:00 pm
Stokesley: Vigil and the Service of Light with Holy Communion 7.30 pm
Whorlton Benefice: Easter Vigil and Eucharist with watch fire at Whorlton Old Church, 8:00 pm
Yarm, Kirklevington, Worsall: Vigil and Festal Eucharist at St. Mary Magdalene, Yarm, 8.00 pm
Easter Sunday
Brookfield, Stainton, Hemlington and Hilton:
Holy Communion, 9:30 am, Brookfield
Holy Communion, 9:30 am, Hilton
Holy Communion, 11:00 am, Stainton
Great Ayton:
Holy Communion, BCP, 8.00 am Christ Church
Parish Communion, 9:15 am, Christ Church
Holy Communion, 11:00 am, St. Oswalds
Songs of Praise (Churches Together) 4:00 pm, Christ Church
Ingleby Barwick: 9:30 am, Holy Communion at St. Francis.
Ingelby Greenhow, Bilsdale, Kildale, Kirkby:
Holy Communion 9:00 am Ingleby Greenhow
Holy Communion 10:30 am Kirkby in Cleveland
Holy Communion 3:00 pm at St. Hilda, Bilsdale
Nunthorpe:
Dawn Service at 5:45 am (yes, really!) in the churchyard followed by coffee and doughnuts in church
Festival Eucharist at 10:00 am
Eucharist (BCP) at 5:30 pm
Stokesley:
Traditional Holy Communion, 8:00 am at Stokesley
Holy Communion, 9:30 am at Stokesley
Holy Communion, 11:30 am at Seamer
Whorlton Benefice: Eucharist, 10:30 am at Rudby.
Yarm, Kirklevington, Worsall:
Holy Communion (BCP) 8:00 am, Worsall.
Sung Eucharist, 10:30 am, Yarm.
Eucharist, 10:00 am, Kirklevington
Easter Monday
Whorlton Benefice: Eucharist at Whorlton Old Church, 10:00 am.
Stokesley Deanery 