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St Augustine's offers a place of worship, reflection and support to which all in our local community are welcome.

13/06/2026

Good morning and greetings to you all from the Church team.
Tomorrow is the Second Sunday after Trinity. There will not be a Service at St Augustine’s; instead, we will join the congregation at Ingleby Greenhow for a Service of Holy Communion at 9.30 am. We hope that you can join us.
In the Gospel reading, St Matthew records Jesus travelling through the towns and villages, preaching the good news about God and healing all those who suffered from disease or illness. However, when He saw the crowds, he noted how weak and worried many of them were. He therefore summoned His twelve disciples and gave them the power and authority to heal all those who were afflicted with disease or illness. He commanded that they should minister to the people of Israel and should preach that the Kingdom of Heaven was at hand for all who believed. Those who embrace the Christian faith know that, if they try to follow God’s commandments, and try to live a decent and honourable life, the Kingdom of Heaven may be theirs also.
The Bible readings are – Exodus 19: verses 2 to 8, Romans 5: verses 1 to 8 and Matthew 9: verse 35 to 10: verse 8. The appointed psalm is 100 – O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands – the psalmist praises God for his greatness and for His mercy to all.
We are here to support and serve the whole community and are always available. With best wishes and every blessing from the Church team.

06/06/2026

The service on Sunday, 7th June, 2026, is Holy Communion at 9:30 AM at St Augustine’s.

On Thursday, 11th June, there will be Holy Communion at 10 AM.

The readings for the First Sunday after Trinity are: Hosea 5:15-6:6, Psalm 50: 7-15, Romans 4:13-end, Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26.

Today’s Gospel reading has two seemingly unrelated sections. In the first, Jesus calls a hated tax collector to follow him, and is criticised for the company he is keeping. His response is that he has come to call ‘sinners’, not the (self-) righteous. In the midst of this dispute, a synagogue ruler pleads for Jesus’ help. Along the way, a sick woman, an outcast from her society, is healed, and Jesus brings the synagogue ruler’s daughter back to life. Jesus does not allow the critics to impair his mission. He has come to those both within the religious system and those outside it. The crucial test is whether people respond to him and seek his aid in whatever situation of distress they are in. It is difficult, as the Pharisees demonstrate, but can we manage it?

30/05/2026

Good morning and greetings to you all from the Church team.
Tomorrow is Trinity Sunday; it is the start of the longest season in the church calendar and runs through to the beginning of Advent. There will a Service of Holy Communion at 9.30 am and we hope that you can join us.
In the Gospel reading, St Matthew records Jesus, after His resurrection, meeting with His disciples on a mountain in Galilee. They worshipped Him, even though some doubted that it really was Jesus, but He approached them and reassured them, saying that God had given Him authority in heaven and on earth. He directed them to go out and preach the gospel to all people and to baptise them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. They should teach all the people to obey God’s commandments and He reassured them that He would be with them always, even unto the end of the world. Believers in the Christian faith know that, at this moment, the Christian Church was created and has flourished since then. They also know, if they follow God’s commandments, and try to live a decent and honourable life, that through the love of God, and of His Son Jesus, they may achieve salvation and eternal life.
The Bible readings are – Isaiah 40: verses 12 to 17 and 27 to the end, 2 Corinthians 13: verses 11 to the end and Matthew 28: verse 16 to the end. The appointed psalm is 8 – O Lord our Governor, how excellent is thy name in all the world – the psalmist praises God for his greatness.
On Monday, we celebrate the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and, on Thursday, we celebrate Corpus Christi, the Institution of the Holy Communion.
Also, on Thursday, there will be a Service of Holy Communion at 10 am.
We are here to support and serve the whole community and are always available. With best wishes and every blessing from the Church team.

23/05/2026

The service on Sunday, May 24th 2026 is Holy Communion at 10 AM at St Hilda’s Bilsdale Priory. This is our benefice service for May, and is also Pentecost Sunday. Please wear something red, the liturgical colour for the Holy Sprit.

The speaker will be Yvonne Bowling, agricultural chaplain.

The readings for Pentecost are Acts 2: 1-21; Psalm 104: 25-35, 37; 1 Corinthians 12: 3b-13; John 20: 19-23.

The Pentecost readings give accounts of the coming of the Holy Spirit, the comforter, the advocate, Jesus promised before his crucifixion. In the Gospel reading, the disciples are in a locked room, and Jesus comes to them. They rejoice when they see their risen Lord, and he sends them out, breathing the Holy Sprit in them. Locked rooms are no more, the disciples are sent to proclaim the salvation offered in Jesus to the world. In the Acts reading as well, the disciples receive the Holy Spirit in private, but then proclaim the Good News to the crowd in Jerusalem. Faith in Jesus can start as a private thing, but we are not called to keep it so, but to proclaim Jesus as Lord. How do we do that?

16/05/2026

The service on Sunday, 17th May 2026 is Holy Communion at 9:30 AM at St Augustine’s.

The readings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter are Acts 1:6-14; Psalm 68: 1-10, 32-end; 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11; John 17:1-11.

Today’s Gospel reading is known as Jesus’ last prayer. It is the final part of the section in John’s Gospel called the farewell discourse. Jesus is preparing his disciples for his arrest, unjust condemnation, and judicial murder. He also refers to the disciples’ future mission in spreading the good news to all the world. In the reading, Jesus asks the Father to glorify him. Of course, this is not glory in the human sense of the word. Jesus’ glory will come from his death and resurrection. In the second part of the reading, Jesus speaks about the disciples and prays for them. These are the people who made known his saving action in the world. We are their heirs. How are we making Jesus known in our world?

09/05/2026

Good morning and greetings to you all from the Church team.
Tomorrow is the Sixth Sunday of Easter. There will not be a Service at St Augustine’s; we will join the congregation at Ingelby Greenhow for a Service of Holy Communion at 9.30 am. We hope that you will be able to be there.
In the Gospel reading, St John records Jesus speaking to His disciples and making it clear to them that, if they loved Him, they should obey His commands and that God would send the Holy Spirit to help them to preach the truth to all. He prophesied His Ascension into Heaven, saying that He would be leaving them; on that day, the disciples would understand that He would be with His Father in Heaven. They would know that all who believed in Him would be loved by Him, and that He would be with them in spirit to support them as they preached the word of God. Followers of the Christian faith know that, as they try to live a decent and honourable life, through the love of God, and of His Son Jesus, they may be granted mercy and protection, and may achieve salvation and eternal life.
The Bible readings are – Acts 17: verses 22 to 31,1 Peter 3: verse 13 to the end and John 14: verses 15 to 21. The appointed psalm is 66, verse 7 to the end – O be joyful in God, all ye lands – the psalmist praises God for his greatness, for his mercy and for the protection of all people.
On Thursday, Ascension Day, there will be a Service of Holy Communion at 10 am. On Friday we celebrate the Apostle Saint Matthias.
We are here to support and serve the whole community and are always available. With best wishes and every blessing from the Church team.

02/05/2026

The service on Sunday, 3rd May, 2026, is Holy Communion at St. Augustine’s at 9:30 AM.

There will be a Holy Communion at St. Augustine’s at 10 AM on Thursday, 7th May.

The readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter are: Acts 7:55 – end; Psalm 31:1-15, 15-6; 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14.

Today’s Gospel reading is frequently used at funerals. Jesus describes his Father’s house as having room for everyone. We can be assured that in our journey through life, and afterwards, Jesus is with us. But we cannot take the description of heaven as a house literally. Jesus, as he frequently does in the Gospels, is giving us pictures in human language, using ideas from everyday life and experience, of what Heaven is like. We have the assurance of Jesus’ presence with us, of knowing Him in Heaven, but the details of what we will experience is not describable in human language. This is where faith comes in. The questions of Thomas and Philip suggest that they have not grasped what Jesus is saying. Can we do any better?

25/04/2026

Good morning and greetings to you all from the Church team.
Tomorrow is the Fourth Sunday of Easter. There will not be a Service at St Augustine’s; the Benefice Service of Holy Communion this month will take place at St Cuthbert’s, Kildale, at 10 am and the speaker will be the Rev John Day. We hope that you will be able to join us.
In the Gospel reading, St John records Jesus telling a story of a shepherd and his sheep to His disciples and to others who were with Him. He said that anyone who tried to enter the sheepfold not by the door, but over the wall, was a thief. Only the shepherd entered through the door; the sheep recognised him and would allow him to lead them out to pasture. The sheep would not follow someone whose voice they did not recognise. Jesus explained that He was the door; all those who came before Him were like thieves, but the sheep would not follow them. However, all those who entered by the door, i.e. through Him, would receive salvation and could, like the sheep, go in and out in order to seek the knowledge of God. Jesus said that thieves came only to steal and destroy, but that He came so that all might have life and that they might have it more abundantly. Followers of the Christian faith know that Jesus is the Good Shepherd and that, through Him, they may be granted the mercy and protection of God and achieve salvation and eternal life.
The Bible readings are – Acts 2: verse 42 to the end,1 Peter 2: verse 19 to the end and John 10: verses 1 to 10. The appointed psalm is 23 – The Lord is my shepherd: therefore, can I lack nothing – in this much-loved psalm, the writer places his trust in God, now and forever.
Today we celebrate St Mark, the Evangelist, and on Friday we celebrate the Apostles Saints Philip and James.
We are here to support and serve the whole community and are always available.
With best wishes and every blessing from the Church team.

18/04/2026

The service on Sunday, 19th April 2026, is Holy Communion at 9:30 AM at St Augustine’s. The service will be followed by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting in the church hall.

The readings for the Third Sunday of Easter are: Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Psalm 116:1-3, 10-end; 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35.

The Gospel reading is the well-known episode known as the Road to Emmaus. Two of Jesus’ disciples take a walk in the country and meet Jesus along the way. Having explained to him the events of Easter, their disappointed hopes and bewilderment, Jesus explains to them from the Scriptures what has happened and what it means. Perhaps they are too preoccupied with their own grief and thoughts to recognise him. That can be like us. Jesus can be in our midst, unrecognised, unknown. In our busy lives and churches, we may not recognise our risen Lord. But, as with the disciples at Emmaus, we can recognise Jesus among us in broken bread. Our Holy Communions are this opportunity. How do we take it?

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