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From Generation to Generation….The first house was built In North Ormesby in 1854. Due to the inspiration and energy of Mr. James Stovin Pennyman of Ormesby Hall a Day School was opened on the corner of Smeaton Street and West Terrace on the 17th November 1858. A Sunday service was first held there on November 29th 1858. In the absence of clergy, evening services were taken by Mr. Pennyman himself. In 1859, the Rev A.C. Smith became curate in charge of North Ormesby and the outlying portions of Middlesbrough . From this time, services of Holy Communion were held in North Ormesby on Sunday mornings. The foundation stone of the Parish Church of the Holy Trinity was laid by the Archbishop of York on August 4th, 1868. The church was finally consecrated by the Archbishop of York on November 26th 1869. 150 years after the first service in 1858, the parish church of the Holy Trinity remains an active worshipping community, serving the community of North Ormesby in many varied ways. A Year to RememberHoly Trinity Church is celebrating 150 years of Christian worship in North Ormesby with twelve months of celebrations. As we look back and remember the beginnings of the parish in November 1858 we also want this 150th year to be a year to remember. 150 years in North Ormesby will be a year full of activities for the whole community. So whoever you are, whatever your interests we are sure you will find our programme of events a great opportunity to learn about and celebrate the history and heritage of church and community life in North Ormesby . North Ormesby Community History Group will be working with the church to produce a booklet celebrating 150 years of church life, if you have any photos or papers from bygone days please bring them to our community history day. A Message from the VicarUsually, churches tend to celebrate the anniversaries of the bricks and mortar. But at Holy Trinity we want to celebrate the 'living stones,' the community of people who over the last 150 years have found meaning, purpose and peace in worship. The thousands who have 'touched eternity', celebrated new life and marriage and mourned loved ones, surrounded by faithful love, prayer and practical support. Please join us this year as we celebrate 150 years of faithfulness to God and to the people of North Ormesby . Fr Dominic February 2009 Saturday February 21st: 60's/70's nights at the Trinity Centre . Come and relive the music and entertainment of the 60's/70's, a great party for all the family. April 2009 Come and join our very own version of "Who do you think you are?" We will be running family history classes for anyone interested in tracing their family tree. (Dates to be confirmed) June 2009 Trinity Sunday 7th June Patronal and Flower Festival July 2009 Teddy Bear Parachute Jump. Is your teddy bear brave enough to parachute from the tower of Holy Trinity Church? Come and join a family day of teddy bear fun! August 2009 A fantastic holiday club when children will be travelling back in time, in our very own North Ormesby Tardis to discover what life was like in the 1850's and 1900's. September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 An 1850's Concert by Teesside Symphony Orchestra in the Trinity Centre . December 2009 To end the year a great Community Christmas Celebration with traditional carols, food and drink, and of course a visit from Santa. About the ChurchThe Church of England is a reformed Catholic Church, representing an unbroken line of Christian witness and ministry in this country reaching back to first missionaries. It declared national independence from Rome in the 1530's. Today it is part of the Anglican Communion, a family of 80 Million Christians worldwide. Following the teaching of the bible and the early church we believe according to the ancient creeds that. God is one, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. That God created the world, that he sent his Son Jesus Christ, who is both God and human to show us the way to live life to the full. He died on the cross and then rose from the dead to set us free from sin and death and sent his Holy Spirit to strengthen and guide us. Through baptism and faith we can share in this new life that Jesus offers us in this world and the next. North Ormesby was laid out, on a similar pattern to Middlesbrough itself, on a grid-iron pattern of streets with a market square and parish church at its centre built on land donated by the Pennyman family of Ormesby hall. The first house was begun on the 24th July 1854. The first service was held in a school on the 28th November 1858. North Ormesby was created a conventional district of the parish of St Cuthbert's Ormesby in 1859 and the Revd A.C. Smith became curate-in-charge and regular worship began in the parish. In January 1861 the Revd Vyvian H. Moyle was appointed Curate in charge with a regular congregation of 20 communicants. The foundation stone of the parish church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was laid by the Archbishop of York the Most Revd. William Thompson on the 4th August 1868 and consecrated on the 26th November 1869. The church, which is now grade 2 listed, was designed by W. White in the Early English style and built for the sum of £2400, it was described by the Gazette as 'somewhat severe' and could seat 450. In 1871 when the debt on the building had been paid the Revd W.R Sharrock was collated as the first vicar. By 1879 the church had to be extended by the addition of a south isle and a westward expansion to allow another 300 people completed in 1880 and a 70 foot tower completed in 1881. A vicarage , which is now the Old Vic public house, was built in 1880. In 1883 the Archbishop gave North Ormesby Urban Council permission to install a clock in the tower. For the privilege the board were to pay the church one shilling each year, which certainly in recent years they have defaulted on, though they have kept the clock safe and in working order as they agreed to do! The demolition of large parts of North Ormesby's housing in the 1960's led to the decline of the area and the Parish Church. In 1977 an arson attack severely damaged the original church building. The nave was retained as a cloister and a new much smaller worship space designed by Ferrey & Mennim of York was built to the east and dedicated in 1980. In 2003 the Trinity Centre was added to the North of the cloister to replace the old hall as a community and conference facility. In 2007 the cloister was remodelled to create a quiet room and prayer garden. Moorsom, Norman, The Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, North Ormesby, A Brief History. (Middlesbrough 1969) Vicars of North Ormesby Revd Dominic P Black 2004- Revd Graham B Usher 1999-2004 Revd Timothy Robinson 1995-1999 Revd Donald N. Trotter 1986-1994 Revd David H Lambert 1973-1985 Revd R. Calvert 1959-1972 Revd Nicholas Breene 1937-1959 Revd S.F. Linsey 1932-1937 Revd G.W.Boddy 1929-1932 Revd E.S.G Wickham 1922-1929 Revd W.T. Lawson 1891-1921 Revd W.C.Hawkesley 1883-1890 Revd W.R. Sharrock 1868-1883 |
Address: Holy Trinity Parish Church, James Street North Ormesby Middlesbrough, TS3
6LD, UK
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