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 our proud history of our non-conformist forebears by being a church where honest questions receive honest answers. We are also proud to be the only Church in the area who perform same sex marriages.

We are the only church on Chanterlands Avenue - near the bridge, opposite the garage - and strive to be at the heart of the community.

We usually worship at 9.30 on Sundays and our service is traditional. 

All welcome at any or all of our services


  • Monday (fortnightly) in ACR: Ladies Circle at 7.30p.m.
  • 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 – 1.15 pm to 3.15 pm Creative writing group. (Most Thursdays, 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. 

 In addition to these, the  Rainbow Pre-School, which meets every weekday during term time and is available to 2-4 year olds, has exclusive use of St Ninian's Hall.

The Creative Writing Group

 We are delighted to welcome back to our premises the Creative Writing Group who meet on Thursdays at 1.15pm.  The group temporarily left us in search of another venue, but couldn’t find anywhere as convenient and welcoming as our Avenues Community Room. We are pleased that their regular booking is now re-established, noting that they will be very happy to welcome any new members.


 St.Ninian’s Needlecrafters

Our give-away Easter chicks proved to be very popular and were very quickly taken from our boundary fence on Chanterlands Avenue. Each chick was protected within a sealed plastic bag, which also contained a URC hot-cross bun leaflet. There were also some crosses that were left over from last Easter which were also taken by the passing public (over 60 items in total).

                         Image courtesy of Mary Young

 

Now we're working towards Remembrance Sunday, as we decided the poppies we'd used previously are past their best. We'll hopefully have a good display of poppies possibly draping from the tree at the front of the church. (Red for the human loss of life; purple for the animals; and white which are the peace poppies.)

Everyone is welcome to pop in to see us on Wednesday afternoons.

                    Mary Young


Ladies Circle

Due to the May Bank Holidays, sadly we only have one meeting in May.

Monday 13th May at 7.30pm.   “Skerne Alpines” by Mark Padge

 Mark will be bringing plants for sale, so bring your purses and pick up some bargain plants to make a colourful show in your garden, ready for the sunny weather!!!

 If anyone fancies joining us, please do. Always a warm welcome awaits you.

  Hazel Hoggard   


Rainbows and Brownies

Jackie Booth has reported that these organisations are both going well with a regular attendance of twelve Rainbows and twelve Brownies. These numbers may well increase after some advertising through local social media. Meanwhile, if anyone knows of any girls who may be interested in joining, please have a word with Jackie.

Golden Syrup !?

 Abram Lyle, a Scottish sugar trader and a Presbyterian elder, began refining sugar in 1865. He sold the syrupy by-product as cheap pig food supplement. Not content, he wondered if, with a few tweaks, it might be tasty for humans. So he invested money and contracted some chemists to finesse the formula. They succeeded and the rest is now consigned to the history books. The world-famous Lyle’s Golden Syrup now holds the prestigious title in the Guinness World Record book for the planet’s oldest unchanged brand label.

Since 1885, the distinctive green tins have been stored in a million larders and kitchen cupboards, featuring a dead lion surrounded by a swarm of bees. Under the logo are the words “out of the strong came forth sweetness.” However, very few people appreciate the Christian features and the biblical significance. There’s a hint to some verses from the Book of Judges known as Samson’s Riddle. (Judges 14: v.12-18). In the riddle, the lion had been killed and a swarm of bees had turned the animal’s carcass into a hive. ‘Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet.’

But who reads this when they take a tin of Golden Syrup out of the cupboard to flavour a Pancake on Shrove Tuesday or to sweeten a bowl of porridge on a winter’s morning? I wonder, how many people knew that the book of Judges was hiding within this brand title? Even if you were told there was a biblical origin to the lion and bees design, you’d probably have guessed either the Lion of Judah, or Daniel and his lion’s den.

So I’ve concluded that we don’t buy Lyle’s Golden Syrup because of its biblical link, but 139 years is a very long time for a brand name that has outlived many generations of families. Abram Lyle had firm Christian principles when he introduced us to his syrup, but will today’s Christians put the Bible front and centre on the packaging?    Enjoy !

Jim Foster (Elder)

Abridged from an article in the April edition of ‘Reform’ by Paul Kerensa


It's back!

People's Art Gallery 2024

We will be holding another People’s Art Gallery at St.Ninian’s & St.Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Chanterlands Avenue, Hull, on Sunday 30th June and Sunday 07th  July.  in conjunction with the Avenues Open Gardens.  

Please see full details on the 'Community Events' page of this site.

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