Welcome to the website of St Augustine’s – the Church of England in Kirkby-in-Cleveland and Great Broughton. The inhabitants of our two villages have professed their Christian faith, and have worshipped on this site, for over a thousand years and we continue this wonderful tradition.
We are part of a four-church benefice, which includes the Parishes of Ingleby Greenhow, Kildale and Chop Gate, in the Diocese of York.
You will find information on the team, on the services in our church and on our support for all in the community at the key points in their lives, by scrolling through the following pages. The calendar of services and the notice pages, which are regularly up-dated, are a good first point of reference.
The service on Sunday, 17th August is Holy Communion at 9:30 a.m. at St. Augustine’s.
The readings for the Ninth Sunday after Trinity are: Jeremiah 23:23-29; Psalm 82; Hebrews 11:29-12:2; Luke 12:49-56.
In today’s Gospel reading, we have some very difficult teaching. Jesus’ bringing of fire can be taken in different ways: purification, judgement, conflict. Jesus does not promise his followers peace and tranquillity for their lives. Here he prepares his disciples, and hence us, for difficult times. Jesus moves on. When we see clouds of a certain sort, we know it is likely to rain. We can understand much of the world around us. Science delivers a lot in terms of knowledge. But can we understand the signs of the times? There is more to wisdom than knowing things about the world. The people of Jesus’ day could predict the weather but not recognise the Saviour among them. But do we do any better?
Website up-dated 14th August 2025