A Prayer for Epiphany (celebrated on January 6th )
O God. who by the leading of a star,
showed your only Son, Jesus Christ, to all nations of the world,
Grant that we may see your glory day by day,
Through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord.
Amen
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Tomorrow is the Second Sunday of Epiphany; there will be a Service of Holy Communion at St Augustine’s at 9.30 am and we hope that you will be able to join us.
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From September 2024 all Benefice Services will commence at 10 a.m.
The Beneface Service on January 26th is at St Augustine's, Kirkby, followed by refreshments in the Church Hall. The speaker is John Stinson.
PLEASE DO SUPPORT THE BENEFICE SERVICES, ALL WELCOME
Midweek Services at St Augustine's
Please join us for our Thursday 10am Holy Communion Services on the first two Thursdays of the month.
Lent Challenge.
Rev. Anne has issued a challenge. During the period of Lent (Wednesday 5th March to Thursday 17th April) there will be a Communion Service every Thursday just for this period instead of the usual two a month.
'Your mission, if you choose to accept it,' is to attend all seven of the Thursday Communion services during Lent.
Let's see how many people accomplish the challenge!
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Coffee and Cakes
Thursday Coffee Mornings are back from 5th September 10am to 12 noon 
Kirkby Church Hall First Thursday every month
Coffee morning all welcome Wednesday 8th January Kirkby Church Hall
Stokesley Town Coffee Morning for St Augustine's Church Friday January 3rd in the Town Hall
Offers of help/ tombola prizes,
please contact Gill Sockett 01642 712432
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Back by popular demand
The Men's Coffee Morning Saturday March 22nd
Where the men make the cakes and wait on the ladies.
Please contact Brian Walker with offers of help or tombola prizes.
brian.walker239@gmail.com
Tel. 07970182018
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Changes to the Family Service
From Sunday May 5th the 8:00 and 9:30am Family Service, on the first Sunday of the month, will be replaced with a single service of Holy Communion at 9:30 am.
All are warmly invited.
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Funeral Service
Margery Hugill RIP
Sadly, Margery has passed away. Her funeral will be in St Augustine's Church, Kirkby, on Monday, January 6th at 11.30 a.m, followed by burial.
Alan Gibson RIP
Our condolances go to the family and friends of Alan Gibson who has sadly passed away. His funeral will be in held in St Augustine's Church, Kirkby, on Monday, January 13th at 2.30 p.m, followed by burial.
Charles Walker 1937 - 2024 RIP
Charles Walker has sadly passed away. His funeral will be on 24th January, 10 am, at Kirkleatham Crematorium.
Please pray for all the friends and families of Margery, Alan and Charles.
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Please follow our churchyard etiquette further down the page.
Thank you for complying with the graveyard rules.
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Steps Tuesday December 3rd 1.30p.m. in Church Mothers + Toddlers in KCH,
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Help needed to run the Church Hall
Could anyone, maybe recently retired, like to offer a few hours to the community by joining the small team who administer and run Kirkby Church Hall?
The Hall is an acknowledged asset to the village but needs another person to lend a hand opening and closing the hall for intermittent bookings, keeping an eye on tradesmen, maintenance jobs etc and ensuring everything is kept to a high standard for the many regular users each week.
Contact Anna 712797, Sheila 712321
Christian Aid
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS IN THE NEWSLETTER
Many thanks to all who gave so generously towards the Christmas greetings card which you found inside November's Newsletter. The tremendous sum of £1,560.00 was raised which will be used to help alleviate the humanitarian crisis in South Sudan. Families who have been displaced by war need to forge a new life and financial assistance is vital to purchase basic equipment & essential medicines
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Kirkby & Gt. Broughton School 
To keep in touch with what's happening in school our website address is http://www.kirkbyandgreatbroughtonschool.uk.org
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of Kirkby and Great Broughton Church of England Primary School by the then Archbishop of York, a book has been published.
This A4 sized, fully illustrated 76-page publication looks back at life in the school over those 50 years as well as the history of education in the villages and the events leading up to the building of the school.
They are available at the price of £10 from the school or from John Davies davies@brackenway.co.uk
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Kirkby & Gt. Broughton School To keep in touch with what's happening in school the website address is http://www.kirkbyandgreatbroughtonschool.co.uk
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Organist Wanted!
We need a replacement Organist at St Augustine's, starting as soon as possible. There are two, occasionally three, morning services per month; adding in the special services at Christmas, etc., this totals about 38 per year The organ is a Copeman Hart two-manual instrument; it was installed in 1998 and is one of the best in the area. There is a considerable library of both organ and choral music. We understand that a pianist of Grade 4 standard would have the right level of technical competence to be able to transition effectively to the organ.
Please contact Anne Heading for further details
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Our Eco Group Gains Bronze Award
St Augustine's is part of an initiative by the Church of England to Care for God's Earth called Eco Church. The aim is to engage Christians of all denominations with stewardship of God's creation, the earth we all share. At St Augustine's the green team have been working towards achieving the Bronze Standard through interaction with the local community especially the Primary School, increasing the biodiversity of the churchyard and encouraging involvement in green issues in the Benefice. Thanks to all who have supported us in any way as we achieved our Bronze Award on the 5th October. Many congratulations to the Eco Group on the Bronze Award!
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Church Flowers Love Flowers?
We would welcome anyone in arranging flowers once a year.
Please contact Gill Sockett 712432
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Friends of Darlington Memorial Hospital 
Stamps – Francobolli – Timbres – Sellos – Briefmarken – Stampaichean
I am still collecting used postage stamps for the Darlington Memorial Hospital voluntary drivers' expenses
Can you please save used stamps to help fund their Voluntary Car Service. Just post them through the letterbox of 46 Kirkby Lane, opposite Gt Broughton School or leave them in the Church Porch.
Also check their website for cheap postage stamps offer.
Thanks Heather Stamp
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Recycling at Gt Broughton Village Hall
Please use the allocated recycling bins in the entrance hall for stamps and plastic milk bottle tops (only)
Two charities are being supported by these recycling schemes:
Stamps - Parkinson’s UK
Plastic milk bottle tops - Marie Curie (Cancer Care)
Thank you, GBVH Committee
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The Churchyard
The Churchyard is a tranquil, peaceful and welcoming space for all who visit and we encourage the placing of floral tributes on individual graves in memory of those who are no longer with us. However, please do not use glass containers; biodegradable materials are preferable, where possible. Flowers (and their containers) should be removed when they are past their best and we are grateful to those who do this. We ensure that the grass is cut and trimmed regularly during the summer months and a small team puts a lot of effort to keep the whole area tidy and the paths clear of debris. We would only move containers if they obstruct grass cutting. Please could you ensure that any item that does not comply with these guidelines is removed. With many thanks. We are always happy to welcome volunteers to help us look after the Churchyard and keep it in good order for future generations in our parish.
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Kirkby Church Hall
Is there anyone living in Kirkby or Great Broughton with a few hours to spare who would like to join the small (but very friendly) team of volunteers who run Kirkby Church Hall? This is a well appointed hall that is popular with our regular hirers and we are only able to keep the rental charges down because it is administered by volunteers. Duties would include occasional opening up or closing the hall for one-off hirers, being a key holder, helping with Christmas decorations etc. If are interested please contact Sheila (01642-71232
Kirkby Church Hall is available for hire. Contact Sheila 712321
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Church Warden Needed.
The PCC is seeking a churchwarden - if you can serve as Warden then please contact Ros Tomlinson to discuss the role Tel. 01642 711796.
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Electoral Roll
If anyone would like to go onto the Electoral roll of the churches in the Benefice
(through being resident in the parish and baptized), please let Anne Heading know
(Tel. 710045 or e-mail anneheading8@gmail.com ).
Electoral Roll Enrollment Form
Please consider joining the Electoral Roll for our parish, it gives a stake in the local Christian community and supports the wellbeing of the parish church. A person enrolled in this way may vote in our church meeting and is eligible to take on certain responsibilites such as that of Churchwarden. The criteria for joining the Roll and details of who to contact may be found in the Application Document (click on the link below.)
You are welcome to join us! Rev Dr Anne Heading, Vicar.
The BBC continues to broadcast the Sunday service at 8.10 am on Radio 4. In addition, the services, and the wide range of readings and prayers, on the Church of England, Diocese of York and York Minster websites – churchofengland.org dioceseofyork.org.uk/onlineworship and yorkminster.org – continue to provide a spiritual resource and re-assurance.
There are a number of resources both on air and on line which we hope you will find helpful. These include:
- the service each Sunday on BBC Radio 4 at 8.10 am;
- a Hymn for the Day and the Sunday Service from the Royal School of Church Music (www.rscm.org.uk/our-resources/hftd/), to which St Augustine’s is affiliated;
- both the Church of England (www.churchofengland.org) and the Diocese of York(www.dioceseofyork.org.uk), they provide a wide range of readings and prayers of support and encouragement.
The Parish Newsletter for December 2024 and January 2025 has been published and can be accessed here
The Book of Psalms can be a great source of comfort and inspiration; Psalms 16 - Preserve me, O God, 23 – The Lord is my Shepherd - and 121 – I will lift up mine eyes to the hills – are commended.
The Church has a Facebook page - St Augustine’s, Kirkby & Great Broughton - which, like the website, is regularly up-dated