St Oswald's Church, Lythe

St Oswald's Church, Lythe The beautiful and historic St Oswald's Church in Lythe village, near Whitby. For services, see our website.

Open on weekdays from 8.30am to dusk, with parking in the lane or the field next door.

14/05/2026

It would lovely to see you at this evening's Ascension Day service in St Oswald's.

CHORAL CONCERT TONIGHT (Monday 4 August) AT ST OSWALD'S. The Tuesday Singers present 'From the Sublime to the Ridiculous...
04/08/2025

CHORAL CONCERT TONIGHT (Monday 4 August) AT ST OSWALD'S.

The Tuesday Singers present 'From the Sublime to the Ridiculous' – a wide-ranging programme of music with something for everyone. ALSO featuring the return of the St Oswald's Quartet, by popular demand (ie. two people have asked us).

7pm, £7 entry, with a complimentary glass of something in the interval.

Safe to say it isn't a beach day here on the Yorkshire coast. Instead, why not catch the last day of our 'Characters of ...
04/08/2025

Safe to say it isn't a beach day here on the Yorkshire coast. Instead, why not catch the last day of our 'Characters of Lythe' exhibition at St Oswald's church, Lythe? Open 11am-4pm, and you can treat yourself to tea and cake while you're at it.

It's a beautiful morning for a trip to St Oswald's! Our local history exhibition, 'Characters of Lythe', is up, we have ...
02/08/2025

It's a beautiful morning for a trip to St Oswald's! Our local history exhibition, 'Characters of Lythe', is up, we have a HUGE table full of freshly baked delicacies, and the church is looking lovely. Do come and see us this weekend (and Monday) 11-4.

Exhibition at St Oswald's this weekend!From Saturday 2nd August to Monday 4th August we're holding a local history exhib...
30/07/2025

Exhibition at St Oswald's this weekend!

From Saturday 2nd August to Monday 4th August we're holding a local history exhibition titled 'Characters of Lythe', open from 11am to 4pm daily.

Step into the past and discover the lives of eight remarkable individuals who lived or worked in Lythe. This exhibition brings local history to life through stories, pictures and insights into the everyday faith, work and legacy of some of Lythe's characters.

Entry is free, but donations towards the Restoration Appeal will be most welcome. You will be able to buy delicious cream teas on all of the days, and there will be a home-baked cakes stall on Saturday.

The whole weekend is brought to a close with a concert on Monday 4th August from local chamber choir the Tuesday Singers under the baton of Stephen Maltby. An extremely wide-ranging programme brings some beautiful music as well as plenty of humour, so there's something for everyone.

The concert starts at 7pm and entry costs £7, with all proceeds going to the Restoration Appeal. Your entry gives you complimentary refreshments at the interval.

Hopefully you can come along to some part of the weekend - don't forget to have a look at the stunning four pairs of gates which have just been hung in the churchyard. They look wonderful!

Our wonderful Easter sunrise service will take place tomorrow morning (Sunday 20 April) on Sandsend beach at 6am. Curren...
19/04/2025

Our wonderful Easter sunrise service will take place tomorrow morning (Sunday 20 April) on Sandsend beach at 6am. Current forecast is for light cloud.

If you haven't been before, we'll light a bonfire on the beach to welcome the dawn, then churchwardens will carry a flame from the fire to light Easter candles in all the churches in the benefice. It's a short and informal service with some singing, prayers and more unusual elements like throwing stones into the sea.

Everyone's very welcome, and if you don't fancy the early start, we've also got a 9.30am Eucharist up the hill at St Oswald's.

A quick reminder of the Easter services for holy week at St Oswald's, St Mary's and the other churches in the benefice.....
16/04/2025

A quick reminder of the Easter services for holy week at St Oswald's, St Mary's and the other churches in the benefice...

Wednesday 16 April: 6pm evening meditation at St Mary's (Sandsend).

Thursday 17 April: 6pm Maundy Thursday Eucharist with foot washing at Christchurch (Ugthorpe).

Friday 18 April: 11am Good Friday reflections at St Mary's (Sandsend); 2pm Good Friday reflections at St Hilda's (Hinderwell)

Sunday 20 April: 6am dawn service on Sandsend beach; 9.30am Eucharist at St Oswald's; 11am Eucharist at Christchurch (Ugthorpe); 11am Eucharist at St Hilda's (Hinderwell); 2pm Eucharist at St Nicholas (Roxby); 6pm Eucharist at St Peter's (Staithes).

Our 2025 chamber music series in St Oswald's begins again this Saturday evening!The concert will be at 7pm on Saturday 1...
11/04/2025

Our 2025 chamber music series in St Oswald's begins again this Saturday evening!

The concert will be at 7pm on Saturday 12th April, and will feature old friends the St Hilda's String Quartet (Tony Mason and Martin Hall violins, Elizabeth Hydes viola and Stephen Restorick cello).

The programme is fairly short and very accessible, themed loosely around 'music you might hear at weddings': Purcell's Trumpet Tune; Handel Largo; Handel Water Music suite no 1; interval; Clarke's Trumpet Voluntary; Pachelbel Canon in D; JS Bach Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring; Mozart Quartet in C k157.

Entry is £7 as usual, and includes a complimentary glass of wine or fruit juice.

It would be lovely to see as many of you as can make it for what promises to be a delightful evening.

11/12/2024

🎄As Christmas approaches, here's a quick reminder of the various services at St Oswald's and elsewhere in the Mulgrave benefice.🎄

Sunday 15 December

🕯️St Oswald's (Lythe), 9.30am, morning praise
🕯️St Hilda's (Hinderwell), 11am, Eucharist
🕯️Christchurch (Ugthorpe), 11am, morning praise

Wednesday 18 December

🕯️St Oswald's, 9.30am, Lythe School christingle service
🕯️St Mary's (Sandsend), 6pm, carol service

Friday 20 December

🕯️St Peter's (Staithes), 6pm, carol service

Sunday 22 December

🕯️St Oswald's, 9.30am, Eucharist
🕯️Hinderwell, 6pm, carols with Methodists
🕯️Christchurch, 6pm, carol service

Monday 23 December

🕯️St Nicholas (Roxby), 6pm, carols by candlelight

Tuesday 24 December

🕯️St Hilda's, 4pm, crib & christingle
🕯️St Oswald's, 11pm, midnight mass
🕯️St Hilda's, 11pm, midnight mass

Wednesday 25 December

🕯️Christchurch, 10am, Eucharist
🕯️St Nicholas, 11am, Eucharist

Thursday 26 December

🕯️St Mary's, 11am, reflection service

Friday 27 December

🕯️St Hilda's, 11am, said Eucharist

Saturday 28 December

🕯️Christchurch, 11am, said Eucharist

Sunday 29 December

🕯️St Hilda's, 10am, benefice Eucharist

Here's wishing you all a very happy Christmas, and hopefully we'll see you in St Oswald's over the Christmas period.

And now for something completely different...As part of Whitby's Musicport Festival, the Tashi Lhunpo monks are doing a ...
07/10/2024

And now for something completely different...

As part of Whitby's Musicport Festival, the Tashi Lhunpo monks are doing a series of community performances at venues in the wider area – including St Oswald's!

They'll be performing at Lythe church on Wednesday 16 October at 7.30pm. Pay as you feel (which means entry is free but they would welcome donations) – and we'll be selling tea and cakes for our own restoration appeal.

More details at www.musicportfestival.com

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