Archives for October 2022

This weekend will be a busy one at St Mary’s. On Saturday we have our Gift Day. There will be refreshments in church, a tour of the tower at 11am, and at 11.30 Jim Yates, the ‘Hull History Nerd’ will be doing a guided tour of the church and Church Walk. Yellow envelopes have been slipping through my door all week, and I am hoping that lots of people will come to enjoy the church, and give … [Read more...]

When I am telling children the creation story of Genesis chapters one and two, I often start by asking them, ‘what is the biggest present you’ve ever been given?’ Some will say a bike or (nowadays) a phone or playstation; some will say a dog or a rabbit; sometimes they mention a baby brother or sister. ‘Those are all very big gifts,’ I say, ‘but sometimes the gift is so big you have to look before … [Read more...]