St Ninian's and St Andrew's URC

We are located at Chanterlands Avenue, Hull HU5 4DJ

St Ninians and Andrews URC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. Ninian's and St. Andrew's considers itself a church that is open to exploration of faith. The members hope to build on the proud history of our non-conformist forebears by being a church where honest questions receive honest answers. We are also proud to be the first Church in the area to perform same sex marriages.

We are 'the church on Chants'. We occupy a prominent position on Chanterlands Avenue - near the bridge, opposite the garage. We aim to be at the heart of the community the Avenues Community Room (ACR), along with Saint Andrew's Hall (SAH), are both well used by local groups.

We usually worship at 9.30 on Sundays, our services are traditional in style and everyone is welcome to join us. 

Throughout the week a variety of other activities take place in the church. 

  • Monday (fortnightly) in ACR: Ladies Circle at 7.30p.m.

  • Body Combat 6 pm to 8 pm in SAH

  • Tuesday in SAH – Tea and Toys 9.30am to 11.30 am. Suitable for mums and child minders along with their children. Term time only. 
  • Tuesday in SAH - 7.15-9.15 p.m. Rack-a-Back Morris dancers

  • Wednesday in ACR: 2.00-4.00pm: St Ninian's Needlecrafters
  • Wednesday in SAH – 6.00 pm to 7.00 pm Rainbows. Term time only.
  • 7.00 pm to 8.15 pm Brownies. Term time only.

  • Thursday in ACR - 4.30-5.30 pm Squirrels. Term time only.
  • Thursday in SAH - 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm Beavers. Term time only.
  • Thursday in SAH - 6.15 pm to 7.45 pm Cubs. Term time only.
  • Thursday in SAH - 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm Scouts. Term time only. 

  • Friday – 3rd Friday in the month in ACR. Trefoil Guild 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm. 

If you wish to enquire about room bookings, please contact 01482 445726

Christmas ….. …… how quickly it seems to come round! One of the busiest months of the year - and the church is no exception. So, a run-down on some of our activities this month: 

 Sunday, 30th November - 1st Sunday in Advent Morning worship at 9.30am led by Rev'd Dr Simon Cross and Liz Green. 

 Sunday, 07th December - 2nd Sunday in Advent Morning worship as usual at 9.30am then at 5pm there will be a special Family Carol Service . 

 Sunday, 14th December -Youth and Family Christmas Service (9.30am) Margaret Preece will be leading our Youth and Family Service and there will be a pop-up nativity . 

Service of Lessons & Carols - Sunday, 21st December (9.30am) On the final Sunday in Advent we will have our traditional festive service of Lessons and Carols. This will be led by Simon, with the usual added contributions from some members of the congregation. 

 Christmas Eve Communion - Wednesday, 24th December (6.30pm) Please join us for our early Christmas Eve service, when Simon will be celebrating Christmas Eve Communion. 

 Christmas Morning Family Service - Thursday, 25th December (10.00am) The traditional Christmas Morning Service will be held at 10.00am. and worship will be led by Lynne. Please invite your friends and family to join us, as together we will joyfully celebrate the real meaning of the Christmas festival. 

 The offerings on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Morning will be donated to the work of Christian Aid. 


A Christmas Carol Carol service 

 Join us at 5pm on Sunday, 7th December for a festive adventure as we combine a traditional carol service with excerpts from ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens. Expect the unexpected – including some spooky visitors – as we remember the lessons learned the hard way by Ebenezer Scrooge. Followed, of course, by festive snacks and drinks. Donations of food or money to be given to the Foodbank.

Pop-Up Nativity

Join us on Sunday, 14th December at 9:30am  All ages welcome, from the ‘wise before their years’ to those who’ve ‘seen it, done it, and are wearing the T-shirt’. Come along - take part if you want - or sit and watch if you prefer. Some traditional carols, and some you’ll learn as we go along. Bring your best singing voice, your smiles and laughter, and your good hearts. 


 St.Ninian’s Needlecrafters

Our trees and penguins are now ready for erecting on the fence, though not quite yet – it's just the end of November and it's snowing in Skidby as I'm typing this, so I'm hoping the weather will be better in a couple of weeks!!!  We are all back to working on our personal projects now and we'll be taking a short break over Christmas. Our last meeting for this year will be Wednesday, 17th December. The group would like to wish everybody peace, love and joy this Christmas and all year through. Mary Young

Ladies Circle

Monday, 08 h December at 7.30pm.: “Along the East Yorkshire Coast” - Sandra Barber

Monday, 15 th December at 7.30pm. “Christmas Party” 

This will be out last meeting in 2025. Please note: This is a rearranged date. We will not be meeting on 22nd December as advertised elsewhere and in the Ladies Circle Diary. Our Annual Concert in November was a huge success, despite the awful weather. Thanks to everyone who helped in any way - much appreciated. Season Greetings to everyone. Wishing peace and happiness to you all.

Hazel Hoggard

Contemplative Prayer Group

The Tuesday evening Contemplative Prayer Group will resume for the month of December with some Advent themed meditations starting on Tuesday, 02nd December at 7.00pm. Jon Steel