Building the Church Building the Kingdom

To proclaim Christ in our worship and in our community and make disciples of all generations

Welcome to St Cuthberts Ormesby

Always know you will be very welcome and we hope that you find us open and friendly people who can provide you with relevance and meaning in your daily life. There has been a church here for over a 1000 years and we want St Cuthbert’s Church to be here for all future generations.

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Dementia Friends and St Cuthberts

We are a Dementia Friendly Church

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Contact Details

Life Events: Weddings, Funerals and Baptisms

Christening and Wedding booking Sessions are held between 11am and 12noon each Sunday morning.

No need to book, just come along.

If you cannot make one of these Christening and Wedding Booking Sessions, then please use the online enquiry forms found on the Life Events pages of the church website (Life Events) or contact us by email or phone 01642 050687 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday 10am to 5pm). Please note that we will still need to meet you in person at one of the Open Sessions.

For Funerals please contact Revd. Robert Opala by phone 01642 050687  (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday 10am to 5pm) or email him here.

For all other parish enquiries, please call one of the Church Wardens (see details under Contact menu) or email the church administration.

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Online offerings

We are all using contactless methods more often, it is easy to make an offering using the Give a Little link if you are unable to attend a service in church or make a donation to our JustGiving appeal and wish to support your local church.

Give A Little online offerings

The work of our church in the community, and its future, is reliant on people’s generosity, a generosity that is a hallmark of a lived-out faith and a testament to it. Now more than ever, please consider giving generously to support our mission and ministry.

  • Donate using your credit or debit card via the the Give a Little link below. If your donation is below £30 we can claim extra money under the Small Gifts Scheme. You can choose to receive a receipt by email.

Non-Gift Aided offerings - please note that only donations below £30 can be used to claim extra money from HMRC under the Small Gift Scheme (GASDS).

Click on the give a little button

Thank you for your support

A new roof for the church cost us £215,000 and we still need to urgently raise funds for restoration work on the tower, an internal re-ordering and a new lighting scheme.

Weʼre raising £5,000, please help us to help you by donating - click on the logo below.

Latest Posts

Coronation Weekend 6th to 8th May 2023

Sunday 7th May: A Service of Holy Communion, in thanksgiving for the Coronation of King Charles III

All are welcome.

Monday 8th May: Parish Coronation Celebration in the church from 12noon.

Bell ringers ringing a Quarter Peal from 12noon followed by general ringing.

Coronation Afternoon Tea served from 2pm to 4:30pm

Tickets, £5, for afternoon tea available from Janet Danks or Elaine Boyle (church wardens) or at the door.

Raising money for repairs to the church bell tower.

Saturday 06th May: Ormesby Library will be streaming the Coronation.

Hope you all enjoy your Coronation Weekend and perhaps spend some of it with us at St Cuthberts Ormesby.

Services for Holy Week and Easter 2023

Palm Sunday, 02nd April 2023

palm leave on pale yellow background

10am Palm Sunday Holy Communion Service
Bishop Paul will be leading the Palm Sunday service.

Maundy Thursday, 06th April 2023

6pm Service and stripping of the altar (commemorates the Washing of the Feet and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles)

Good Friday, 07th April 2023

Silhouette Of Cross against dark clouds and blue sky

2pm An Hour at the Cross
A time of reflection, meditation and prayer.

Easter Sunday, 09th April 2023

10:00am Easter Sunday Holy Communion Service

Bell Tower Open Day

St Cuthbert’s Church, Ormesby

Saturday 4th March,1pm to 4pm

St. Cuthbert’s Bell Ringers

would like to invite you to look round our historic church.

Come up into the belfry and watch the ringers at work.

You can even have a go yourself!

If you think you might like to try to learn to ring, or if you have done it in the past, why not come along and talk to us. There will be tea, coffee, cakes and scones for sale as well

It’s free entry, but donations are always welcome.