Aldbrough St John, Forcett and Melsonby
This site is primarily an additional information source for the people of the three parishes of Aldbrough St John, Forcett and Melsonby, but we hope that if you are from outside the area you will get a flavour of an area that is pleasant to live in.
You'll find out why it's called the Stanwick Group of Churches on our Welcome page.
We hope you'll find the information you are looking for on who we are and what we do as a benefice. If you feel that anything is missing, please contact the webmaster
If you want to ask about a wedding, please do not use the 'webmaster' link. Go to Contact Information where there is a specific email link direct to the vicar.
If you are a member of one of our parishes and want to be involved in our activities at any level, under GDPR we now need your signed consent to be allowed to contact you specifically. To give this please see the appropriate parish section in the Benefice Administration menu above and download the form.
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| St Paul's, Aldbrough St John Parish church |
St James the Great, Melsonby Parish Church |
St Cuthbert's, Forcett Parish Church |
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| St John the Baptist, Stanwick St John Former parish church now redundant and vested in the Churches Conservation Trust |
Christ Church, East Layton Private chapel used for public worship |
St Hilda's, Caldwell Licensed building (Chapel of ease) (Now permanently closed) |
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The poll in the column below right is for fun rather than a serious enquiry so please feel free to take part. It only records the number of people who have voted. There will be no catastrophic events as a result of it. We know of one former benefice resident who regularly participates, not necessarily with his actual opinions but does like to stir a bit!
Events outside our Benefice
The Diocesan Office and our Cathedral at Ripon plus other parishes and benefices in the area often send us details of events of interest. We now have a section specifically for Lay Training sessions, usually organised by the Diocese but occasionally by other bodies. For those events which are for interest or enjoyment, please look in the section From the Diocese and Wider Church where we have another folder with details of events.
In most cases the information we publish is a copy of their poster which is linked to the appropriate website with fuller information.