Thought for November
Almighty God who gave such grace to your apostle Andrew
that he readily obeyed the call of your Son Jesus Christ,
call us by your holy word and give us grace to follow you without delay
and tell the Good News of your kingdom.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Amen.
(St Andrew is celebrated on 30th November)
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Tomorrow, 16th November, is the Second Sunday before Advent and there will be a Service of Holy Communion at St Augustine’s at 9.30 a.m.
We hope that you will be able to join us.
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Changes to the Family Service
From Sunday May 5th the 8:00 and 9:30 a.m. Family Service, on the first Sunday of the month, will be replaced with a single service of Holy Communion at 9:30 a.m.
All are warmly invited.
From September 2024 all Benefice Services will commence at 10 a.m.
PLEASE DO SUPPORT THE BENEFICE SERVICES, ALL WELCOME!
Midweek Services at St Augustine's
Please join us for our Thursday 10 a.m. Holy Communion Services on the first two Thursdays of the month.
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Advent and Christmas Special Services at Kirkby:
Sunday 21st December 7.30 p.m. Service of Nine lessons and Carols
Christmas Eve: 4 p.m. Crib Service, 10.30 p.m. Midnight Holy Communion
Christmas Day: 10 a.m. Holy Communion
Confirmation
If any adult or child aged eleven and over would like to prepare for Confirmation please let Anne Heading know.
If you are unsure what would be involved then please do ask.
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Notes from The Parochial Church Council
1. When you come into the church porch, please do not forget the porch box for charitable donations.
These monies do not go for church funds but for some other charity nominated by PCC members.
2. If you would like to have your say in the Governance of the Church of England then the way to do it is by becoming a member of the Deanery Synod. This meets three times per year & is the local decision making body. Members of Deanery Synod can vote & resolutions may be passed to Diocesan & then further to General Synod, as the need arises.
If you would be interested please contact Anne Heading.
Members of Deanery Synod must be baptised and communicant members of the Church of England.
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Coffee Morning
It's Back ! (Every First Thursday)
Now you know winter's approaching !!
Monthly Thursday Coffee Mornings
The 'open house' monthly coffee mornings will be restarting in September.
Please note that as the church hall will be closed 4-7 Sept, the first coffee morning will be on Thursday 11th September 10 - 12am. Thereafter, it will be on the first Thursday of the month ie 2nd October.
We look forward to seeing familiar faces and we hope some new ones as well.
All welcome.
Alison, Anna and Sheila
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Coffee and Cakes
We would like to thank all those who have supported the coffee mornings since September.Thanks to your generosity, we had £450 in the kitty after the last coffee morning in April. It was decided to support three charities this year: Headway, RDA and Parlinson's. They will be receiving £150 each. We hope you enjoy the summer and we look forward to seeing you again when the coffee mornings resume again in September.
Alison, Anna and Sheila.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of
David Henry Storry, aged 92 years, 24th October and Sylvia Bennett, aged 89 years, 28th October
who sadly passed away.
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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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Wrap Up ?
Each winter some adults and children across Teesside don't have a coat to keep them warm . If you have a spare unwanted coat , gloves , scarf or hat please donate them .
This annual project is organised by Middlesbrough Erimus Rotary Club.
The Collection Box will be in the Church Porch of St Augustine's from 18th October to 1st November.
The Rotary Club will distribute donated items to local charities
Contact is Neil Glover 01642 712344 .
Thank you to all who organised and supported the Food Bank Collection at Harvest and the Rotary Wrap Up Coats Campaign.
Dates for your Diary
Wednesday 10 December. 7:30 p.m.
St Augustine's Church
The Erimus Singers, conducted by John Dixon, performing their seasonal Programme
Tickets £12
The Erimus Singers, a well-established small choir based at Middlesbrough Town Hall, will give a concert of seasonal music in Church on Wednesday 10 December at 7.30 pm.
Tickets cost £12 and are available from the Choir on www.erimussingers.co.uk
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Parkinson's Sing Along
Kirkby Church Hall: Wednesday 22nd October, 2.30 – 4.30
Bring along your friends and family.
One accord, a local guitar group, along with the Tremorloes Parkinson's choir will be entertaining us.
This is a free event and refreshments will be provided.
Donations to Parkinson's research will be welcome. (singing optional)!
Contact Sheila: sheila.hayton@btinternet.com or phone 01642 712321 if you wish to come.
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Steps
For all pre-school children and their carers
Steps Service Tuesday, 14th October at 1:30 p.m.
in St Augustine's Kirkby in Cleveland.
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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
Those of you who have been in the hall over the past month will have noticed that the main hall floor has been cleaned and resealed. We would like to thank Andy from DriNOW for the excellent finish he has given to the floor. We ask that people using the hall respect the floor and do not drag chairs or equipment over it. There is a trolly for moving the chairs in the store cupboard
Christian Aid
Christian Aid Wine & Cheese KCH
The Christian Aid Cheese and Wine Evening will be held in the Church Hall on November 28th.
Tickets for this are now available from any Committee member or call Jean Taylor on 01642712458. It is always a very sociable and jolly event so please make the effort to come along - you won’t regret it.
Wine and Cheese Evening, Kirkby Church Hall.
Friday 28th November, 7.30 - 10.00. p.m.
Tickets are £12.50 which includes the first drink.
There will be a raffle and a wine bar.
All proceeds go to Christian Aid.
We hope to see you there!
Christmas Greetings in the newsletter - what is it all about ?
As usual we will be sending out donation envelopes in the November newsletter. The envelopes will have a slip attached detailing where to post/ bring your donation and space to write your name to go on the Christmas Greetings card. The idea is that for a small donation you do not need to post Christmas cards to friends and neighbours in the villages.
You can send a greeting in a communal card which is delivered in the December newsletter.
There is no need to write a message on the slip - there will be a message on the card, just put your name - it will save a lot of legwork on Christmas Eve frantically hand delivering cards.
Christmas greetings in the newsletter. You will find a donation envelope in the November Newsletter with a slip attached detailing where to return your envelope.
The idea is to fill in the slip with the names of the person/people/family who are sending the greetings.
You don’t need to write a message - that will be done on the Christmas card which will appear in the December newsletter.
Your name will appear on the list - so for a small donation you can send greetings to all your friends in the villages, removing the need to hand deliver cards on Christmas Eve ! ( please do NOT put slips inside the envelope)
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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
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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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Kirkby and Great Broughton report on activities at school.
Once again, we welcome Year 5 pupil reporters bringing us news of school activities. Well done for providing such interesting news!
We look forward to your monthly contribution.
Thank you to Ms Ronsano for supervising this very welcome initiative.
If residents have suggestions of school information they would like to be included please tell our editorial team on kgbchurchnewsletter@gmail.com and we will advise the pupil reporters.
Kirkby & Gt. Broughton School & Nursery Newsflash!
We now have four new news reporters for this term, known as the ‘4JS’!
Reception children have settled in well and have been busy making decorations for our Harvest Festival and learning lots of new phonics.
Year 1 are learning about the Muslim faith and will soon visit a mosque in Newcastle. This trip will be combined with a visit to The Centre for Life, where they’ll explore what it means to be a scientist.
Year 2 have been studying the United Kingdom in Geography — what an amazing place we live in! In Science, they’ve been investigating the wonderful world of plants and learning about plant scientists like Alan Titchmarsh.
Year 3 are creating their own Ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses and will soon be mummifying tomatoes!
Years 4 and 5 have also been learning about Ancient Egypt. They’re writing diary entries about Howard Carter’s discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb and making Egyptian scrolls in Art lessons.
Year 6 have had a busy time exploring fast fashion and slow fashion, culminating in a fashion show on the catwalk to showcase their upcycled creations — we have some fantastic designers and seamstresses in school! They’ve also made flatbreads at Wisdom of the Woods on Fridays with David, and celebrated Ada Lovelace Day, adding to their knowledge of famous people who have shaped our world.
Year 6 pupils have also been selected and interviewed for jobs within the school community, where they are shining brightly. These roles include School Councillors, Wellbeing Warriors, Worship Team members, Team Captains, Subject Ambassadors and Sports Coaches!
The whole school celebrated Harvest Festival this week with a packed service in the church. It was a lovely occasion, and the children enjoyed taking part with some of them reading and of course, all of their beautiful singing!
Last month, everyone celebrated European Day of Languages. Children tried foods from different countries, learned basic greetings and facts, and some even learned a song!
Years 5 and 6 participated in a football competition at Stokesley School. Both the girls’ and boys’ teams came third — we’re super proud of our superstars shining bright in our community!
Years 3, 4, and 5 had a visit from Professor Lake, who spoke about nutrition and the harmful effects of energy drinks. It was a fascinating afternoon meeting a real female scientist and learning that the best drink for our health is water! David Wheater also visited the school, and the children loved learning more about football and trying on England and Boro tops!
Scrapbook Club has started with Mrs Atkinson on Wednesdays after school. It is an opportunity to have fun and learn new crafting skills — keep an eye out for scrapbook-making opportunities in the wider community too!
Lastly, we’d like to say a big thank you to all the volunteers who have supported us over the past half term.
By Y5 reporters.
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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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(Church) Electoral Roll
There is occasional confusion between the Civil Parish and Church Parish. The Civil parishes of Kirkby and Great Broughton are quite separate and anyone on the national Electoral Register is entitled to vote in elections for the Civil parish, in which they reside, as well as County Council and General elections. The Church Parish of Kirkby, based on St Augustine's church, however, covers all the area of Kirkby and Great Broughton civil parishes. Anyone who is baptised and resident in that area and, subject to certain conditions, living outside the area may apply to be included on the church Electoral Roll, which entitles you to vote in annual meetings of the church.
The church Electoral Roll is renewed every 6 years and everyone who was on the previous roll must apply in the same way as those wishing to be included for the first time. Of course you can apply at any time during the currency of the Roll. This is the start of a new Electoral Roll 6 year period and you will find an Application Form enclosed with this news letter. If you wish to be included in the Church Electoral Roll please complete the Form and leave or send it as stated at the foot of the form in the newsletter.
Many thanks to our Gift Aid Secretary, Angus Sanderson for all his work for our parish
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 Parish Newsletter for November 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