Services and events from Tuesday 13 January 2026 to Tuesday 31 March 2026
Printed copies of this information will be available in our churches from early February.
Tuesday 13 January
3.30–4.15 pm 1, 2, 3, Jesus and Me at St Hilda’s Church, Egton.
6.30–8.30 pm Sharing Space – locations vary, please contact us for further information.
Thursday 15 January
10.30 am–2.30 pm Vi’s Community Café at St Matthew’s Church, Grosmont.
Sunday 18 January – Change to usual pattern
No 9 am service at St James’ Lealholm this week.
10.30 am–12 noon Special Covenant Service (for the whole of Middle Esk Moor) at Glaisdale Head Chapel, Glaisdale (with our Methodist friends).
Tuesday 20 January
10 am–12 pm Goathland Community Café at Goathland Village Hall.
3.30–4.15 pm 1, 2, 3, Jesus and Me at St Hilda’s Church, Egton.
6.30–8.30 pm Bible Space at The Vicarage, Egton.
Thursday 22 January
10.30 am–2.30 pm Vi’s Community Café at St Matthew’s Church, Grosmont.
Sunday 25 January – Third Sunday of Epiphany
9–10 am Morning Prayer at St James’ Church, Lealholm.
10.45 am–12.15 pm Holy Communion at St Matthew’s Church, Grosmont.
5–6 pm Taizé at St Thomas’ Church, Glaisdale.
Tuesday 27 January
3.30–4.15 pm 1, 2, 3, Jesus and Me at St Hilda’s Church, Egton.
6.30–8.30 pm Sharing Space – locations vary, please contact us for further information.
Thursday 29 January
10.30 am–2.30 pm Vi’s Community Café at St Matthew’s Church, Grosmont.
Sunday 1 February – Presentation of Christ in the Temple
9–10 am Morning Prayer at St James’ Church, Lealholm.
3–4.30 pm A Celebration of Ministry and Holy Communion at St Mary’s Church, Goathland (licensing and installation of the Revd Anthony Bennett as Priest in Charge of the United Benefice of Middle Esk Moor, by the Right Reverend Barry Hill, Bishop of Whitby, and the Venerable Amanda Bloor, Archdeacon of Cleveland). RSVP: [email protected].
4.30–6.30 pm Reception afterwards at Goathland Village Hall.
Tuesday 3 February
10 am–12 pm Goathland Community Café at Goathland Village Hall.
3.30–4.15 pm 1, 2, 3, Jesus and Me at St Hilda’s Church, Egton.
6.30–8.30 pm Bible Space at The Vicarage, Egton.
Thursday 5 February
10.30 am–2.30 pm Vi’s Community Café at St Matthew’s Church, Grosmont.
Sunday 8 February – Second Sunday before Lent
9–10 am Morning Prayer at St James’ Church, Lealholm.
10.45 am–12.15 pm Celtic Communion at St Thomas’ Church, Glaisdale.
4–5 pm Café Church at St Matthew’s Church, Grosmont.
Tuesday 10 February
6.30–8.30 pm Sharing Space – locations vary, please contact us for further information.
Thursday 12 February
10.30 am–2.30 pm Vi’s Community Café at St Matthew’s Church, Grosmont.
Saturday 14 February
7.30 pm Smooth Operator (with support from Fast Katz) at St Matthew’s Church, Grosmont – tickets £10, pay bar.
Sunday 15 February – Sunday before Lent
9–10 am Holy Communion at St James’ Church, Lealholm.
10.45 am–12.15 pm Holy Communion at St Hilda’s Church, Egton.
Tuesday 17 February – Shrove Tuesday
10 am–12 pm Goathland Community Café at Goathland Village Hall.
11 am–2 pm Pancakes and Soup at St Matthew’s Church, Grosmont.
12–2 pm Pancakes and Soup at Egton Village Hall.
6.30–8.30 pm Bible Space at The Vicarage, Egton.
Wednesday 18 February – Ash Wednesday
5 pm Holy Communion with Ashing at St Thomas’ Church, Glaisdale.
Thursday 19 February
10.30 am–2.30 pm Vi’s Community Café at St Matthew’s Church, Grosmont.
Sunday 22 February – First Sunday of Lent
9–10 am Morning Prayer at St James’ Church, Lealholm.
10.45 am–12.15 pm Holy Communion at St Matthew’s Church, Grosmont.
6–7 pm Taizé at St Thomas’ Church, Glaisdale.
Tuesday 24 February
3.30–4.15 pm 1, 2, 3, Jesus and Me at St Hilda’s Church, Egton.
6.30–8.30 pm Sharing Space in Lent – locations vary, please contact us for further information.
Thursday 26 February
10.30 am–2.30 pm Vi’s Community Café at St Matthew’s Church, Grosmont.
Sunday 1 March – Second Sunday of Lent
9–10 am Morning Prayer at St James’ Church, Lealholm.
10.45 am–12.15 pm Holy Baptism and Holy Communion at St Mary’s Church, Goathland.
3–4.30 pm Fellowship Space at The Hollins Institute, Grosmont.
Tuesday 3 March
10 am–12 pm Goathland Community Café at Goathland Village Hall.
6.30–8.30 pm Bible Space in Lent at The Vicarage, Egton.
Thursday 5 March
10.30 am–2.30 pm Vi’s Community Café at St Matthew’s Church, Grosmont.
Sunday 8 March – Third Sunday of Lent
9–10 am Holy Communion at St James’ Church, Lealholm.
10.45 am–12.15 pm Celtic Communion at St Thomas’ Church, Glaisdale.
4–5 pm Café Church at St Matthew’s Church, Grosmont.
Tuesday 10 March
3.30–4.15 pm 1, 2, 3, Jesus and Me at St Hilda’s Church, Egton.
6.30–8.30 pm Sharing Space in Lent – locations vary, please contact us for further information.
Thursday 12 March
10.30 am–2.30 pm Vi’s Community Café at St Matthew’s Church, Grosmont.
Sunday 15 March – Fourth Sunday of Lent
9–10 am Morning Prayer at St James’ Church, Lealholm.
10.45 am–12.15 pm Holy Communion at St Hilda’s Church, Egton.
Tuesday 17 March
10 am–12 pm Goathland Community Café at Goathland Village Hall.
3.30–4.15 pm 1, 2, 3, Jesus and Me at St Hilda’s Church, Egton.
6.30–8.30 pm Bible Space in Lent at The Vicarage, Egton.
Thursday 19 March
10.30 am–2.30 pm Vi’s Community Café at St Matthew’s Church, Grosmont.
Sunday 22 March – Fifth Sunday of Lent
9–10 am Holy Communion at St James’ Church, Lealholm.
10.45 am–12.15 pm Holy Communion at St Matthew’s Church, Grosmont.
6–7 pm Taizé at St Thomas’ Church, Glaisdale.
Tuesday 24 March
3.30–4.15 pm 1, 2, 3, Jesus and Me at St Hilda’s Church, Egton.
6.30–8.30 pm Sharing Space in Lent – locations vary, please contact us for further information.
Thursday 26 March
10.30 am–2.30 pm Vi’s Community Café at St Matthew’s Church, Grosmont.
Sunday 29 March – Palm Sunday (Fifth Sunday)
9–10 am Morning Prayer at St James’ Church, Lealholm.
10.45 am Meet at the Flagpole in Egton to process down to St Hilda’s Church.
11 am–12 pm Palm Sunday Holy Communion at St Hilda’s Church, Egton.
3 pm Evensong (Book of Common Prayer) at St Hilda’s Church, Egton.
Tuesday 31 March
10 am–12 pm Goathland Community Café at Goathland Village Hall.
6.30–8.30 pm Bible Space in Holy Week at The Vicarage, Egton.
Regular groups and gatherings
Sundays
Lealholm (St James’ Church, 9 am):
• 1st, 2nd and 4th Sundays – Morning Prayer.
• 3rd and 5th Sundays – Holy Communion.
Across the benefice (10.45 am): A service each Sunday in Glaisdale, Egton, Grosmont or Goathland. Please see the dated listings above for which church is hosting each week.
Weekly
Vi’s Community Café – every Thursday, 10.30 am–2.30 pm, at St Matthew’s Church, Grosmont.
1, 2, 3, Jesus and Me – most weeks on Tuesdays during term time (see dates above) at St Hilda’s Church, Egton.
Fortnightly
Goathland Community Café – usually on 1st and 3rd Tuesday mornings, 10 am–12 pm, at Goathland Village Hall.
Bible Space – 1st and 3rd Tuesday evenings, 6.30–8.30 pm, at The Vicarage, Egton.
Sharing Space – 2nd and 4th Tuesday evenings, usually 6.30–8.30 pm, in homes across the parishes (locations vary; please contact us).
Monthly and Fifth Sundays
Celtic Communion – usually the 2nd Sunday at 10.45 am at St Thomas’ Church, Glaisdale.
Café Church – usually the 2nd Sunday at 4 pm at St Matthew’s Church, Grosmont.
Fellowship Space – usually a monthly gathering on the 1st Sunday at 3 pm at The Hollins Institute, Grosmont.
Taizé – usually on the 4th Sunday evening (6–7 pm in February and March) at St Thomas’ Church, Glaisdale.
Evensong (Book of Common Prayer) – usually the 5th Sunday at 3 pm at St Hilda’s Church, Egton.
Contact and further information
For the latest information about services and events (as details may occasionally change at short notice), please see:
website middleeskmoor.org
email [email protected]
or phone The Vicarage on 01947 899843
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