Welcome to the website of St Augustine’s – the Church of England in Kirkby-in-Cleveland and Great Broughton.  The inhabitants of our two villages have professed their Christian faith, and have worshipped on this site, for over a thousand years and we continue this wonderful tradition.

We are part of a four-church benefice, which includes the Parishes of Ingleby Greenhow, Kildale and Chop Gate, in the Diocese of York.

You will find information on the team, on the services in our church and on our support for all in the community at the key points in their lives, by scrolling through the following pages.  The calendar of services and the notice pages, which are regularly up-dated, are a good first point of reference.

Tomorrow, 5th October, 2026, the service is Holy Communion at 9:30  a.m. at St. Augustine’s.

On Thursday, 8th October, 2026, there will be Holy Communion at St. Augustine’s at 10 a.m. We hope you can join us.

The readings for the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity are: Isaiah 5: 1-7; Psalm 80: 8-16; Philippians 3:4b – 14; Matthew 21: 33-end.

In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus tells a parable of a vineyard where the tenants take over and defy the landowner, seizing and beating the slaves he sends to collect the rent, and, finally, killing his son, thinking that this will mean that they can take over fully. The leaders of the Jewish people condemn the tenant’s actions, and then find that the parable is directed against them. The vineyard, as the passage from Isaiah tells us, is Israel. The tenants, the leaders of the people, have taken over and are defying God, the owner of the vineyard. This realisation does not cause them to take stock; it only increases their desire to silence Jesus. Do we manage to stop and reflect when we realise we are going against God’s will for our lives? Or do we carry on, sure in our human capacities?

Website up-dated  3rd October 2026