Rev. Irene writes:

.Hooray!!!  School’s out forever, as the song says.  Children celebrate, teachers celebrate, parents – not so sure!!

As a child, six weeks seemed endless, however, these days it seems to go like the blink of an eye.

Our choir has broken up for summer and we must say a big thank you for all their, and their families, hard work this year.  It is a very big commitment

Toby, one of our 9:30 children, is celebrating 100% attendance for this school year.  What an achievement – well done Toby.

For parents: there is a verse in the Bible that says: “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old, he will not depart from it.”  (Proverbs 22:6)

CHOIR SUNDAY PHOTOS

NEW FOR WELCOME CAFE

There will be an additional table at the welcome café on a regular basis which will be a prayer table.  It is for those wishing to pray for anyone for whatever reason.  I will be there as often as I can with help for those that may need it. There will be prayer sheets available to write on and various prayers that can be taken away.  This will be starting after Minster Praise on Thursday 18th July.  Becky Dexter

MEMBERS OF THE PCC

THIS WEEK’S BIOPIC - KATIE OGILVIE

As a family, we began attending Holy Trinity December 2013, shortly after moving down from Northumberland. I grew up in Ottringham, East Yorkshire, and met Iain at University. We lived in the North East for the first sixteen years of married life, moving back here when my dad became ill. I am a secondary English teacher by trade and have loved leading different English departments across a variety of schools, but we also run our own farm and accommodation business, which gave me the opportunity to step down from teaching post pandemic. I am passionate about how the church engages with children and young people, and I am studying an MA in Theology, Ministry and Mission specifically focused in this area, so I can learn more. I believe that children are the heart of church, and need to be the number one priority in everything we do. Katie Ogilvie

THEM BELLS!

One thing we often get asked about by visitors are ‘how many bells are there?’

Here is a short bio of the bells we have at the Minster.

In 1648 six bells were installed, these bells were removed and recast in 1727 and 2 new ones were added, and we have grown significantly since then.  The last three bells were added in the 1970’s to take our total to 15, although we would only ring a maximum of twelve at any one time.  All the bells travel 360 degrees and not just swung side to side as they do on the continent, these are rung prior to the 11 o’ clock service, and as my mum always said, ‘there is no better sound on a Sunday morning than the sound of church bells being rung’, I tend to agree.  If you stand outside and listen to ours being rung so professionally by our band of wonderful ringers, I can guarantee it will set you up for the day.  As well as these we have 25 bells on the carillon, these bells are fixed in a frame and rung automatically every other hour straight after the hour chime, they can be programmed to play any tune you wish, in fact 2 years ago our Director of Music, Mark Kieth sat and played 10 minutes of nursery rhymes for a family sat in the square.

The only bell that can be rung from the ground level of the church is the ‘Lady Bell’, this was gifted to us by the German Lutheran Church on Newland Avenue, which is now closed, and this bell is used as a call to worship, often heard prior to morning and evening prayers.

One other usable ‘bell’ is the dumbbell, in fact it is a metal weight rather than a bell and is used as a training aid for beginners to get used to the feeling of the bell and rope.

On the floor of the ringing room lies a bell dating back to 1680 and was housed one time at the Corn Exchange on the High Street, this moved to a museum in the city centre, unfortunately that building was bombed during the war and a lot of exhibits lost.

During excavation to lay the foundations for the new Wilberforce medical centre the bell was found and found its new home in the ringing room.

In the clock room is a bell from Scott Street bridge and was given to us when the bridge closed to traffic.

As you can see, we have a HUGE collection of bells and consists of some tonnage.

A lot of these bells was given by our Steeple Keeper David Stipetic MBE, who started ringing here in 1953 when he rang for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II coronation, unfortunately we don’t see him that often now due to ill health, but he is still well respected within the church and without his generosity we would probably not have such a great collection.   A lot of work now is undertaken by the Ringing Master, Robin Alden.

If you would like to know more about the bells feel free to pop into the church and ask Robin or Therese about them, these two can often be found working within the Minster, or why not book a tower tour where you can see first-hand the rooms where these are housed. 

Jon Major  Photo courtesy of Robin Alden

MESSY CHURCH

Thank you to everyone who brought in tin cans. Do come to messy church on uesday and see what they become! Gill Alden

THURSDAY MORNINGS

“One of the joyful things to see on a Thursday morning, is our friends enjoying interacting, not only with our church space, but with each other. One of the successes is our sensory toy / fidget table. Not everybody is able or wants to colour in or do puzzles, or can communicate verbally with each other, yet these colourful sensory items bring fun and excitement to many of them. As the weeks have gone by, they have become more and more popular, as you can see from the photos, and our Ear Defenders have also come in handy too for those of us who are sensitive to noise.

We have also noticed that children visiting our church have also enjoyed playing with these items, and now that the summer holidays are upon us, I am sure that these will get lots of use. Therefore, a shoutout to all parents and grandparents out there – did your children / grandchildren go through the poppet and fidget spinner craze? Have they finished with them now and would like them to go to a good home?

Please look at the joy on our friends faces and think about donating them to us, so we can use them on a Thursday and through the summer holidays.

‘Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.’  Philippians 4:5

I’ve used the bible verse that I’ve chosen because these people are so gentle, and the Lord always feels close by when they are in our church. Thank you, Ann”. Ann Wilkinson

OLDER JUNIOR CHURCH

The older Junior Church Group have continued interviewing Congregation members, there are two bespoke questions per interview.  Question 2 this week was what’s the coolest thing in your house? Can you guess who they were interviewing?

HULL MINSTER’S ARCHEOLOGY

Our archeology has finally found a new resting place in a specially designed cabinet located in the south transept. Designed by Glasshaus of York it gives you a good look at the items that were excavated from Trinity Square in 2016 and 2019, and the Trinity Burial Ground at Castle Street in 2020. 

Lots of items are in the top part of the glass case, but you can look in the drawers and find some coffin plates and a death mask.  You can find out more about these items here or in the Minster on the interactive TV portals. Search the catalogue | Hull Minster Heritage .

A description of each item will be installed with the case in a couple of weeks , but you can browse away and find things that interest you right now!

The bodies connected with the finds have been carefully reburied at Castle Street or are in the crypt at Hull Minster.  Dominic, Jane and Alasdair held a service of re-committal down there in Ju

The younger children made prayer bracelets this morning as Caroline encouraged them to pray for their friends and anyone who needed to know God’s love.  They loved it!

CHRISTIAN MUSICAL – “IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL”

My name is Gareth Hides. I'm a Baptist minister based in Nottinghamshire.

We are bringing an exciting Christian musical to Hull in August, on Saturday 31st, 7pm at Jubilee Central, as part of our Edinburgh and Northern England summer tour. The musical is called “It is Well with My Soul” and tells the story of the people behind the classic Gospel hymn. The production features a professional cast and has enjoyed sell-out performances in London and elsewhere. For more information, please take a look at our website: www.itiswellmusical.com

Our vision is for this tour is for it to be a resource for churches, to be both an encouragement to Christians, and to be an evangelistic outreach event, for church members to invite along friends who might not yet be connected to church or those on the fringe. This is one reason we have put together a ticket which admits two people for a reduced cost. I am attaching a PowerPoint slide and a link to a short video clip: https://youtu.be/g9pM6JPy0Eg . We would be very grateful if you could please include details of the performance in your notice time on Sundays at the Minster over the next few weeks. We are also happy to post a couple of physical A4 posters if this will be helpful for your notice board. Please reply to this email to request these, giving a postal address.

We are also keen to enable youth groups to come at a reduced rate. If you are keen to take advantage of this, please reply to this email and we can book you tickets for just £8 when a youth group orders four tickets or more. Plus, when booking 10 tickets, there is one ticket free for the youth leader.

Tickets can be booked through the website - https://jubileecentral.gigantic.com/it-is-well-with-my-soul-tickets/hull-jubilee-central/2024-08-31-18-30

COLLECT FOR NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY

Gracious Father, revive your church in our day,

and make her holy, strong and faithful,

for your glory’s sake

in Jesus Christ Our Lord

AMEN

READINGS FOR NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY

Psalm 14

Ephesians 3:14-end

John 6:1-21

PRAYER POINTS FOR NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY

·         We pray for the many areas of the world where there is conflict. We ask for peace and reconciliation, where dialogue can replace weapons.

·         For food supplies and aid to reach the desperate.

·         For all those who have been recently bereaved. Comfort them in their sorrow.

·         For children and their families during the school break, asking that none may go hungry

·         For all those in the Minster Choir as it breaks for the summer break, giving thanks for all their input throughout the past year.

·         For the newly elected government that they may work for the good of the country.

·        For all those awaiting exam results, that they may find the right path in life regardless of the outcome.

DIARY FOR THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS

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