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 for Remembrance Sunday is Holy Communion at 9 a.m. on Sunday, 9th October 2025, at St Augustine’s.

Please note the change of time from the usual service.

The readings for the Third Sunday before Advent are: Job 19: 23 – 27a; Psalm 17: 1-9; 2 Thessalonians 2: 1-5, 13-end; Luke 20: 27-38.

In today’s Gospel passage, the Sadducees pose Jesus a trick question. They are trying to trap Jesus into saying something about marriage, which would upset the religious and political establishment in Jerusalem. But what they are doing is questioning the coherence of the concept of life after death. But Jesus turns the question on its head, and he points to the power of God to recreate, to do a new thing for believers. Jesus gives us some pictures of the afterlife: we become as angels, as children of God. For proof, Jesus points to the Old Testament story of Moses and the burning bush. God is the God of the living, and the living include all those who die believing in him. No wonder the Sadducees were reduced to silence. Can we grasp this future for ourselves?

On Thursday there will be a Service of Holy Communion at 10 a.m.

Website up-dated 8th November 2025