Merry Christmas to everyone

From the Hull Minster Team

Please note your next Lifeline will be:

9th January 2024!

Rev. Irene writes:

What a joy to be with so many people this Christmas time. The Minster has held services, concerts, and private events over the past week. Children that have visited the Minster have helped Ellie decorate the beautiful tree outside the Broadley Chapel door. Six hundred plus people came to the Dignity services where they could light candles and remember their loved ones. Our Christingle took place on Saturday what a joy to see the children hearing the Christmas story once again.

Our volunteers were all welcomed last Monday afternoon and shared a picnic together – a time to say ‘thank you’ for their wonderful help over the year. We were delighted to see Jane Owen with us that afternoon.

It is not just the Minster that has been celebrating I was pleased to lead prayers at the Dialogue Society Christmas Celebration last week. I was able to join our friends, mainly, from Turkey, and share in their celebration. The theme of the evening was Peace and Unity – very apt at this time!

THROUGH THE MINSTER WINDOW!

Easy Fundraising when you Shop Online

Over the past two weeks we invited people to sign up to easy fundraising. THANK YOU for the great response, with 41 people now signed up and £274.72 raised so far!

This is a very simple way in which you can raise money for Hull Minster whenever you are shopping online, with 7,000 brands who will donate part of what you spend to Hull Minster at no extra cost to you.  As you choose your gifts for family and friends this Christmas, you can also choose to give to Hull Minster. Easy Fundraising also covers almost every area of online shopping - groceries, travel, holidays, insurance, utilities, mobiles and more. If you haven’t signed up yet it is very easy to register at www.easyfundraising.org.uk. If you are already signed up, you can refer a friend and raise £5. Let us see if we can grow this easy way of raising funds, with forty-one plus people raising donations every time they shop online, we hope to raise a significant amount over the coming year. 

Thank you for supporting Hull Minster in this simple way. Happy Shopping!

The Reverend Canon Dr Dominic Black

CHRISTMAS CARDS 2023

If you would like to wish all your friends at church a Happy Christmas but do not want to buy individual cards there will be a board for Christmas cards in the church throughout Advent. This is an opportunity to send one card only and maybe the saving can be given to your choice of charity.

JON MAJOR’S “SOMETHING DIFFERENT!”

Not something we are accustomed to seeing at Hull Minster, but on Saturday someone appeared with a chainsaw and made these beautiful ice carvings of a reindeer and sleigh.  Fascinating to watch these being made from a solid block of ice.

BISHOP ELEANOR

It was good to see Bishop Eleanor as she popped in to see what was happening in the Minster and to talk to some of the Volunteers.

ELLIE HARDY

A very big thank you to Ellie for her work with the children to create our beautiful tree.

WELCOME CAFÉ (from strangers to friends) AND LISTENING SPACE

Next Welcome Café will be 11th January 2024

Alpha and the Bible courses will all commence again on Wednesday 24th January. If you would like to take part, please speak to one of the clergy team.

CHRISTMAS CEILIDH

A very big thank you to Katie for organising another brilliant evening and to all those indefatigable musicians who provided the music, as well as other helpers

AND THIS ONE WAS TAKEN EARLIER!

As Gill Alden commented: “We’ve heard of the singing nuns, but not the dancing ones!

YOUNGER JUNIOR CHURCH

Victoria said, " put your hand up if you would rather be at church than at school" !!

COLLECT FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT CHRISTMAS EVE

Eternal God, as Mary waited for the birth of your Son,

so we wait for his coming in glory.

bring us through the birth pangs of this present age,

to see, with her our greatest salvation

in Jesus Christ our Lord

AMEN

READINGS FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

CHRISTMAS EVE

Psalm 89:1-4,19-28

2 Samuel 7:1-11,16

Luke 1:26-38

READINGS FOR FIRST SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS

Psalm 148

Isaiah 61:10 – 62:3

Luke 2:15-21

PRAYER POINTS FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

·         For those who are awaiting and undergoing hospital procedures both emergency and non-emergency.

·         For peace in Israel and Palestine and other areas of conflict in the world.  For the coming together for peace talks.

·         Pray especially for all those children in Ukraine and the Middle East who are going through horrendous suffering.

·         For those in need at this time, that people will respond to meet those in difficulty.

·         For all those who will be working over the Christmas period, in hospital, care homes etc. that they may know the joy of Christmas in their workplaces.

THIS WEEK’S DIARY

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BUSY WEEKEND INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE MINSTER

Hull was buzzing all weekend with this year’s Freedom Festival and inside the Minster the Barbershop concert.

PRAYER POINTS FOR THE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY

·         For those we know who are sick or bereaved or awaiting hospital procedures, for healing and comfort.

·         For all those living as Christians in Manipur who are suffering. Particularly for Kamsat and his ministry there.

·         For our wonderful team of volunteers, particularly Shirley in her role as Volunteer

Co-ordinator

·         For our bible studies and courses that many will be led to join in one of the group

COLLECT FOR THE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY

Merciful God, your Son came to save us

and bore our sins on the cross;

may we trust in your mercy and know your love,

rejoicing in the righteousness

that is ours through Jesus Christ our Lord

READINGS FOR THE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY

Psalm 149

Exodus 12:1-14

Romans 13:8 - end

Matthew 18:15-20

DIARY FOR THE NEXT  FOUR WEEKS