St Mary’s, Hornby

Sunday Services

Normal Sunday Rota

Week 1 – No Service

Week 2 – 10:30 Gather for Coffee 11:00 Family Service

Week 3 – 10:30 Gather for Coffee 11:00 Morning Prayer

Week 4 – 10:30 Gather for Coffee 11:00 Holy Communion

Week 5 – No Service
(10:00 Shared Holy Communion Service at Either Hauxwell or Finghall)
(16:00 T.O.A.S.T – Time On A Sunday Together at Hunton Village Hall)

From June 2023

Week 1 – 10:30 Gather for Coffee 11:00 Prayer & Praise

Week 2 – 10:30 Gather for Coffee 11:00 Morning Prayer

Week 3 – 16:00 Family Service

Week 4 – 10:30 Gather for Coffee 11:00 Holy Communion

Week 5 – No Service
(10:00 Shared Holy Communion Service at Either Hauxwell or Finghall)
(16:00 T.O.A.S.T – Time On A Sunday Together at Hunton Village Hall)

Upcoming Services and Events

Pew News for 29th March

March 28, 2026

Pew News for 15th March 2026

March 14, 2026

Pew News for 1st March 2026

February 28, 2026

Pew News for 15th February 2026

February 14, 2026

Pew News for 1st February 2026

January 31, 2026

Pew News for 18th January 2026

January 16, 2026

Pew News for 7th December 2025

December 7, 2025

BlueChristmas

December 5, 2025December 5, 2025

A service of hopefor those who are grieving, lonelyor hurting this Christmas season. St Gregory’s Church Crakehall Saturday 13th December 19:30 

Pew News for 23rd November 2025

November 23, 2025

Pew News for 9th November 2025

November 8, 2025

About Us

Everyone is warmly welcome at St Mary’s.  Many people help our church flourish in their own way by giving of their gifts and time. Together with the PCC, the team plays an important role at St Mary’s.
Lay members lead intercessions and share the readings on a rota basis.  Enthusiastic members of our congregation work in teams to provide flower-displays, clean the church and brasses and make refreshments whenever needed.  We love putting on a ‘bit of a do’.  Special Celebrations are a feature of St. Mary’s church, including;  Remembrance Service, Service at the end of the School year, Harvest Festival, Mothering Sunday Communion, Christmas Eve Carol Service with Hunton Ladies’ Choir, Palm Sunday procession from the Castle, Christingle Celebration.

We enjoy and are proud of our links too with the wider community.  We have parishioners as Governors at our school. Others sit on the Village Hall Committee.  The Lower Wensleydale Parishes’ Newsletter is compiled by another member of our congregation.

Recent successful events which have attracted a wider community have included: Harvest in the Barn, Lest We Forget – Concert and Remembrance Exhibition weekend, Christmas Tree Festival, Snowdrop walk around the Castle grounds with tea and cake in church.

Our Church Building

The ancient and beautiful church of St Mary’s is set in the centre of Hornby down the hill from Hornby Castle whose estate is surrounded by various types of farms.

It is a Grade 1 Listed building dating from before 1080 and is in very good repair.  St Mary’s seats over 200 and has a well-maintained graveyard.
Our recent improvements include accessible toilet facilities and we hope to move forward with our plans for a kitchen and servery.

Our parish consists of two small villages, Hornby and Hackforth, and the hamlet of Arrathorne.  We have a C of E Primary School in Hackforth, a Village Hall and The Greyhound public house.