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| St Hilda of Whitby |
2016 is our 50th birthday year
We would be delighted to welcome you.
We worship together regularly on
Sundays at 9.15am and
Tuesdays at 10.00am
both are services of Common Worship Holy Communion.
On a Sunday the church mice (for primary school-aged children) meet during the service. The are always happy to include new members.
From time to time we have additional services in varying styles. Click here to see what's coming up.
You will find other information in the pages and posts on this blog and you can contact the vicar, Revd Paul Bagshaw, through the form on the right hand side of the blog.
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St Hilda was a local saint (Wikipedia) and we are proud to worship in a church dedicated to her.
Bede's Ecclesiastical History says of her:
Christ's servant, Abbess Hilda, whom all her acquaintances called Mother because of her wonderful devotion and grace, was not only an example of holy life to members of her own community; for she also brought about the salvation and amendment of many living at a distance, who heard the inspiring story of her industry and goodness.
Her life was the fulfilment of a dream which her mother Breguswith has when Hilda was an infant, during the time that her husband Hereric was living in banishment under the protection of the British king Cerdic, where he died of poison.
In this dream she fancied that he was suddenly taken away, and although she searched everywhere she could find no trace of him,
When all her efforts had failed, she discovered a most valuable jewel under her garments; and as she looked closely, it emitted such a brilliant light that all Britain was lit by its splendour. This dream was fulfilled in her daughter, whose life afforded a shining example not only to herself but to all who wished to live a good life.
Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English People, Trans. Leo Sherley-Price, Revised R.E. Latham, Penguin Books, Revised edn. 1990, pp 245-6.Breguswith had another daughter, Hereswith. Though she too became a saint she seems to have been wholly eclipsed by Hilda.
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