Issue Number 17 Christmas 2025

On Wednesday 15th October 2025 we held a service of Confirmation, Affirmation and Reception at St. Andrew’s Church in Sutton Park. There were 12 Candidates from both St. Peter’s Church and St. Andrew’s Church all were blessed by The Bishop of Hull The Rt Revd. Eleanor Sanderson through the laying on of hands. Friends and…

On Sunday 29th June our benefice got together at St. Andrew’s Church in Sutton Park to say farewell and thank you to The Revd Fiona Robinson who was Assistant Curate at St Peter’s and St Andrew’s for many years. This was a lovely service and Rev Fiona shared many memories of her time with us.…

Striping of the altar onMaundy Thursday Striping of the altar on Maundy Thursday is a tradition developed in churches simply because the altar guilds needed to strip the altar after Maundy Thursday in preparation for the bare, stark altar on Good Friday. People stayed after worship to observe this, and it was soon experienced as…

The Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell is talking about the Lord’s Prayer across the North of England throughout 2025, a priority of his vision for Faith in the North. On Friday 28 March he was at Hull Minster, Gwen and Sheila from St. Andrew’s Church in Sutton Park went to learn about the importance and…