Several people from St Mary’s went to the welcome service at Hull Minster for the new Bishop of Hull, Bishop Eleanor Sanderson. It was a wonderful service, bringing together words and music from New Zealand, where +Eleanor has spent many years, greetings from people in the East Riding, and prayers from Archbishop Sentamu Academy.
Bishop Eleanor preached an excellent sermon on the wedding at Cana, bringing together both New Zealand wine and the headscarf revolutionaries! You can watch the whole service, including the sermon, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHiCsHfkqo4
It was great to be there as our new bishop begins her ministry among us, and a very welcome sign of the exciting future that lies in front of us. May God bless +Eleanor in her ministry, and may we be blessed by her ministry among us.
with my prayers and blessings, Nicola