Minster Lifeline #44
2 November 2021
OOlga Clayton
REV. IRENE WRITES:
We were delighted to present Olga Clayton with flowers and a card on Sunday morning for her ‘behind the scenes’ work she has done over the past 8 years. Olga has sent an ‘anniversary of baptism’ card every year to each child/baby that has been baptised at the Minster until they reach school age. Olga has now passed this role onto Kim Jenkinson and so the good work continues!
Unfortunately, we are unable to give everyone who works voluntarily in the Minster flowers, but we can say ‘thank you’ as we do appreciate everything that you do.
I really enjoy going into the Minster on a Saturday morning, I think the shop and café are so welcoming, everything is such good quality and the display for both is very appealing! Out of site often there are also those who are polishing the woodwork, cleaning the toilets, washing the pots, all an important part of what makes the Minster work. Not to forget of course our wonderful welcomers, who are often multi-tasking to make sure everyone feels comfortable and many others of course that I failed to have mentioned – you are not forgotten!
In 1 Corinthians 12 it says:
“If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honoured, every
part rejoices with it. Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of
you are a part of it.”
THANK YOU
I am delighted that one of our young bell-ringers Caitlin Turpin has written for us this week:
CCaitlin Turpin
You might recognise my face from around the Minster as I ring the bells (at least) twice a week: before the Sunday morning service and then a practice on a Monday night. I have rung the bells for marriages, deaths, the city of culture – even a climate change demo. I first started ringing when I was tall enough to reach the ropes and the other day, I worked out I have been ringing for more than half my life. On Sunday mornings, I used to watch my mum in the tower when she returned to ringing after a long break (she started when she was thirteen).
Over the years we have been joined by my sister (after some persuading), and more recently, my dad, who took up a rope with our last intake of learners. It is quite a family-oriented activity; it is one of the rare times in the week that I can look around the ringing chamber and see my family in the same room. There are other family groups who also ring: Fathers and daughters, siblings, partners, which made it handy when we had to ring in distanced groups as lockdown eased.
Although familial groups ring Hull Minster, there is a wider sense of family in the tower. We are a group as different and diverse as any other family. We come from different walks of life, cover many ages, live in different parts of Hull, and have the occasional difference of opinion. There are people who have been ringing for years, some ringers who started learning just before Covid struck, and some who come back after a long break to pick up where they left off ‘just like riding a bike’. But however, experienced anyone might be, we are all at different stages on the learning journey.
We gained several ‘new recruits’ a couple of years ago through the Ringing Remembers campaign, an act of remembrance that aimed to recruit as many new ringers as were lost one hundred years ago during the First World War. Ringing for this occasion made me reflect on our links to the past and was a reminder that I am part of a tradition that would look familiar to a ringer from four hundred years ago (although thankfully ladies are now allowed up the tower steps).
Bells have called people to the Minster since the 1640s – people on open days have commented on the sound of the bells and I like to think of them as a voice above the city noise saying “Hello! We are here! Come and join us!”
Even though we are a small ringing community up in the tower, we are undoubtedly part of the wider Church community. Although I have rung in several other towers, the patience, generosity, and kindness of the Hull Minster ringers as well as their involvement in Church life is something to cherish. So, if you see a ringer around, do say hello!
This Saturday…
NOVEMBER SERVICES AND OPENING TIMES
SATURDAYS 4pm 1st and 3rd Evensong, 2nd Taize, 4 & 5TH Evening Prayer
SUNDAY 10:30am Holy Communion in the Minster
RECORDED SUNDAY WORSHIP
We continue to explore different ways of producing a recorded service for a Sunday morning online. Still experiencing a few issues but we will keep trying!
CHURCH @ 4 Every Sunday afternoon at 4pm there will be a café style service.
WEDNESDAYS HOLY COMMUNION 12:30pm
BAPTISMS: Please pray for Peggy Frances Middlebrook and Jessica Eveline Nistor being baptised this Sunday at the Minster.
MINSTER PRAISE IS BACK – 3rd Thursday of each month at 10:30am.
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
On Remembrance Sunday 14th November we will be reading out, in the Minster, all the names from within the Golden Book. This will begin at 12:30pm and if you are willing to read a section of names, please contact Dave Allum 07856 942067
PLEASE NOTE: The Minster will be open each day WEDNESDAY to SATURDAY 10am-4pm. MINSTER SHOP will be open during these times.
MAISIE WEIGHTMAN MEMORIAL SERVICE
There will be a celebration of Maisie’s life in the Minster on Friday 12th November at 2pm. The family hope this will be an opportunity for them and friends to come together and give thanks for her long life.
If you have any stories or anecdotes about Maisie, please contact Rev Irene or Maisie’s daughter Anne.
WELCOMERS REQUIRED if you think meeting and greeting people in the Minster may be something that you would enjoy doing before and/or after our Sunday services please let a team member know. We will arrange to meet with all who are interested to discuss what is required. This is a very important part of our ministry at the Minster! Thank you.
The Heritage Volunteering group
If you would like to be involved, please contact Jane at jane@hullminster.org Click here for full details.
MINSTER CRAFTERS
A plea from Becky Dexter the small group of crafters would love others to join them. An opportunity not only to be creative but to make new friends. If you don’t know who Becky is, please ask in the Minster and one of us will put you in touch with her.
MINSTER SHOP AND CHRISTMAS!
The Christmas stock will be out for sale from Wednesday 20th October. Some orders are taking a while to arrive, but this means that new things will keep appearing over the next few weeks. We have some lovely children’s books coming from Lion Publishing that we’re excited about. There is new jewellery and Fair-Trade items, tree decorations and Advent calendars. We are also working hard to bring you a new Minster Christmas card, taken this year from the Nativity Window in the North Transept. At soon as we have a copy, I will put it in the Lifeline so that orders can be taken. Please feel free to contact me anytime relating to the Shop on email. shop@hullminster.org
Sue McGaw, Buying Team Co-ordinator
CHURCH HEATING Thank you to the wardens and operations team that have worked hard to get a temporary heating system fitted in the Minster for this winter. Success! It made such a difference over the weekend both for the craft fayre and café on Saturday and the worship on Saturday and Sunday. However, this if costly, any donations to help keep the Minster warm this winter would be appreciated.
BIBLE STUDIES The Minster Bible Study has begun a new series this week entitled ‘What is Praise’. This is on zoom so do join in if you are able. 7:30pm every Wednesday evening.
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READINGS: THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT
COLLECT FOR THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT
God, our refuge and strength,
bring near the day when wars shall cease
and poverty and pain shall end,
that earth may know the peace of heaven
through Jesus Christ our Lord
AMEN
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