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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.
Tomorrow is the Sixth Sunday after Trinity. There will not be a Service at St Augustine’s; the Benefice Service of Holy Communion will be at St Hilda’s, Chop Gate, at 10 am. The speaker will be Neil Irving, you are most welcome to join us.
In the Gospel reading, St Luke records Jesus praying. When He had finished, one of His disciples asked Him to teach them how to pray. Jesus said to them that, when praying, they should pray to God the Father, respect and honour Him, and ask that He would treat the earth in the same way as His heavenly kingdom. They should ask for food, and for forgiveness of their sins, just as they would forgive those who had wronged them, and for deliverance from evil. Jesus then suggested to them, in a parable, that if they had a visitor late at night, but had no food to give him, they would go to their neighbour and ask for bread. The neighbour would, at first, refuse, but would eventually get up and help. Jesus said to them that, likewise, they should continue to pray; “ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it will be opened unto you.” He said that, in the same way that a father would always be generous to his children, so would God reward those who asked for the blessing of the Holy Spirit. Our Lord’s guidance to His disciples on how to pray is expressed in The Lord’s Prayer, familiar to, and greatly loved by, Christians down the ages to this day and at the heart of our faith in God.
The Bible readings are – Genesis 18: verses 20 to 32, Colossians 2: verses 6 to 15 and Luke 11: verses 1 to 13. The psalm is 138 – I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; the writer of the psalm praises God for His greatness and for His mercy and loving kindness.
On Tuesday there will be a workshop for children in the Church Hall, led by Sarah Weyell, from 1.30 pm to 3 pm.
Website up-dated 26th July 2025
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