Lastingham Church

We are a group of five rural churches within the Anglican Diocese of York, on the southern edge of the North York Moors.
The resident population is 1350 and we receive a large number of visitors and pilgrims.

Eucharist every Sunday at 9.00 or 10.30 a.m.
1st in month	10.30	Lastingham
2nd	9.00 10.30	Hutton Rosedale
3rd	9.00 10.30	Cropton Lastingham
4th	9.00 10.30	Appleton Lastingham
5th and some Holy Days	10.30	in rotation See What's On.
and in Lastingham Crypt on Wednesdays at 9.30 am See full list.

We know that the Christian Church has been in this area since the early fourth century, in Roman times. Lastingham was founded as a monastery in the mid seventh century. Rosedale Church is on the site of a medieval priory.

Our churches stand as signs of the beauty and generosity of God, in whose Name we are welcomed.

This is a time of rapid cultural change. Many are feeling a loss of eternal values and spiritual certainties. In Western Europe the spirit of the age does not favour ‘church’ Christianity. However, a service is held in each of our five churches on most Sundays and main Festivals, and there are regular weekday services throughout the year. In this way the ‘lamp of prayer’ is kept alight. In the five villages, between 40 and 100 people attend our churches each week.

The Parish Priest for the Lastingham Group of Churches is:
       The Revd Alastair Ferguson SSC
       The Vicarage, Lastingham,
       York, YO62 6TN
       Telephone: 01751 417344         vicarage@lastinghamchurch.org.uk.

Bede's Ecclesiastical History on-line