Village Cafe every First and Third Tuesday in our village hall from 10:00 o'clock till noon.

Village Cafe - a warm space with a warm welcome! Come along for a chat and join us for coffee, tea, hot chocolate and delicious homemade cake.

If you would like to volunteer to help with this please contact us.

The language used by the church and occasionally by us all, to discuss faith, religion or belief can often be confusing, misinterpreted and for some alienating. The purpose of this small group is to create a space where language and concepts can be explored safely, and greater insight developed. The group meets every two weeks and is open to all, of faith and no faith. A space to listen, share and question.

This is one of a series of new and exciting experiments we are running across our chrches: do come along and experience something a little different.

Please contact Reverend Anthony for further information: [email protected] or 01947 899843.

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Morning prayer walks from outside St Mary's, Goathland, starting at 9:30 on Wednesdays during Lent.

For all abilities. Refreshments in St Mary's afterwards (from approximately 11:00). Do come and join us, you will be made very welcome! And, you'd be more than welcome to stay for a our Midday Midweek Worship at 12:00.

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A new weekly contemplative time to share Holy Communion or Midweek Worship together. You are most welcome to come and share with us.

Midday, midweek in Goathland. Refreshments served afterwards.

This project is run by a team of volunteers and all money raised goes to support the cafe. If you would like to volunteer to help with this please contact us.

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You are very welcome to join us - stay for a while for some tea or coffee, biscuits and conversation. We'd love to get to know you!

First, Fourth and Fifth Sundays: Morning Worship.
Second and Third Sundays: Holy Communion.

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Holy Communion on 1st Sunday of month at St. Mary's Goathland. Refreshments served afterwards. All are welcome to stay for coffee, cake and conversation.

Fellowship Space (Fun, Food, Faith and Friendship)
Every first Sunday of the month at 4pm.
Meeting at Helen’s home in Grosmont: The Hollins Institute, Institute Row, YO22 5PQ. Parking on Front Street.
Everyone welcome - just turn up.

Spring / Summer Programme:
April 6th “Why are so many Chinese People excited about Jesus ? ” Hear about Keith and Catherine’s encounters in East Asia with four of the world’s most dangerous snake species, a tiger and a huge pot of boiling curry, a headless chicken and how the Chinese language has been called the “language of heaven “. Time for questions and as always refreshments.

May 4th Bible based discussion. Refreshments.

June 1st Hymn Talk. Refreshments.

Join us on Sunday at 10.45 am in Glaisdale in the beautiful church of St Thomas, as we share a very special time of Celtic Communion together. As the days begin to lengthen we'll be worshipping in the Celtic tradition and seeking God together in the wonder of creation. All are welcome, and do stay for tea, coffee and conversation. We would love to see you!

Holy Communion or Morning Worship in the Celtic tradition takes place on the 2nd Sunday of the month at St. Thomas' Glaisdale. Refreshments served afterwards. Do come and join us.

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Spend half an hour in the beautiful place that is St James Church, Lealholm, as we pray and worship together in the Celtic tradition.

We will meet on the Second Sunday of the month into 2024 at 7 pm.

Contact Jackie Newton for any details required; [email protected]

A chance to meet, have breakfast, worship, craft and chat.
Suitable for all ages from newborn to 102.
WAVE: Welcoming All Valuing Everyone.

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Holy Communion on the 3rd and 5th Sundays of the month at St. Hilda's Egton. Refreshments served afterwards. Do come and join us and stay for a chat. You're most welcome!

A monthly meeting at 4 pm on the First Wednesday (or Second Wednesday as needed due to holidays) for the members of the benefice's Advisory Council. Refreshments will be provided.

Refreshments afterwards - all welcome!

For further info please contact Reverend Anthony on 01947 899843 or [email protected]

4th Sunday of month at St. Matthew's Grosmont

Fourth Sundays 6-6.45 pm; all welcome! Please note the earlier time of 6 pm (previous sessions have been at 7pm).

Join us in the beautiful St Thomas’ Church for a special time of prayer using meditations and chants from the Taizé tradition. No need to be able to sing and no prior experience needed. For further information email:
[email protected].

At this special meeting we’ll build on all the energy we’ve generated and hard work we’ve put in across Middle Esk Moor over the last eighteen months. Based on our ongoing discussions and feedback, we’ll continue to develop our new Benefice teams focussed on Pastoral Care, Ministry, Sustainability and Funding/Community Engagement.

Each of our teams, including people from across our villages, are beginning to take the load off our four parochial church councils (PCCs) by working collaboratively on common priorities.

All are welcome to come along. Food and refreshments will be available from 5.30 pm. It would be helpful, for catering, if you could let Reverend Anthony know if you're coming. Please text 07484735284 or email [email protected].

Please let Jackie Newton or Reverend Anthony know if you would like to come to our next 'Revitalise' session.

This booking has been confirmed with Brenda Lealman and Reverend Anthony Bennett.

The next meeting will be part of our combined meeting. Food and refreshments will be available from 5.30 pm.

The next meeting will be part of our combined meeting. Food and refreshments will be available from 5.30 pm.

The next meeting will be part of our combined meeting. Food and refreshments will be available from 5.30 pm.

During Holy Week at 9:00 p.m.
Monday – Thursday inclusive; St. Hilda’s Egton,
Special Services of Night Prayer
Please see the link to our livestream, and download the attachment for the order of service.

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Not sure what to do over the Easter Holiday? There will be an Easter Trail for children, with their parents and carers, available from Monday 25th March - Monday 8th April, starting inside Egton Church. Make your own Dotty the Donkey and then follow the trail around the church and churchyard. Have fun! Happy Easter 🫏

The meetings will take place at Midday, after our Sunday 10:45 services, on:

14th April, St Thomas, Glaisdale and Lealholm

21st April, St Hilda, Egton.

28th April, St Matthew, Grosmont.

5th May, St Mary, Goathland.

Further information:

Dear friends,

Our church community comprises four parishes, each connected together into the Benefice of Middle ESK Moor. We have four Parochial Church Councils (PCCs), one Churchwarden, one Interim Minister (here for at least the next two years), and an overall Advisory Council that was established last year to collaboratively oversee our development. Over the next six months our Community Forum will continue to meet to work out together the best way of reconfiguring our parishes. We are seeking to make our work more enjoyable, giving everyone the opportunity to contribute their passions and skills to help build and grow a more sustainable presence in this place.

Over the next month our APCMs are coming up. At those meetings Churchwardens are normally elected, and PCC members appointed to each parish. Whilst we have to hold the Churchwardens’ elections as part of the APCMs, this year we won’t be actively seeking to appoint any Churchwardens. Instead, we will be developing new ways of fairly distributing the Churchwardens’ responsibilities amongst those in our community willing to undertake aspects of the Churchwardens’ role. A similar approach will apply to the administration parts of the Interim Minister’s role, as we continue to build a more centralised and systematic approach to the day-to-day running of the parishes and their church buildings. We will be using the responses to our recent survey alongside our community forum discussions, and our involvement with John Day and the ‘Revitalise’ team from the Diocese, to begin to re-design our approach to how our parishes are managed.

Thanks to everyone currently involved in the many aspects of running out church community – all your work is very much appreciated!

Please do come along to one of our APCMs if you can. There will be opportunities to become elected to one of our PCCs or to help one or more of our PCCs to develop our work across the benefice. The meetings will take place straight after our Sunday morning 10:45 services, and they will be as follows:

Midday Sunday 14th April, St Thomas, Glaisdale and Lealholm

Midday Sunday 21st April, St Hilda, Egton

Midday Sunday 28th April, St Matthew, Grosmont

Midday Sunday 5th May, St Mary, Goathland

With love and all good wishes,

Anthony

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The Reverend Anthony Bennett

Interim Minister – the Benefice of Middle ESK Moor

The next meeting will be part of our combined meeting. Food and refreshments will be available from 5.30 pm.

PLEASE LET IS KNOW IF YOU'RE COMING TO THE 12 AUGUST EVENT - email [email protected] ASAP!

Our special events for new (from September) Year 6 and Year 7 children and their families are taking place on Tuesday 23rd July and Monday 12th August,

1 pm to 3 pm at Egton Village Hall,
Free lunch from midday onwards.

To book your places please email [email protected] as soon as possible!

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Heritage Open Days, St Mary’s Church, Goathland.
All welcome.
Sat 14 & Sun 15 September 10am-4pm
- Displays including historic photos
- Follow church or churchyard trail
- Hunt for carved mice
- Climb the spiral staircase in the tower
- see the clock
- ring the bells
- Light Refreshments

We have decided not to run the Advent Group this year, but instead we will be reflecting on Julian of Norwich's writings at a Lent Group, starting in February. Details to follow.

So, the sessions on 4th, 11th and 18th December will not be taking place. Apologies if you were planning to come.

However, you can still begin to explore Julian of Norwich's writings. Reverend Anthony has some materials about her, which you would be most welcome to borrow and read ahead of the group starting next year.

For further information please contact via [email protected] or 07484 735285.