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Dear Reader,

It is with some pleasure that I present to you the latest edition of

the Drypool Echo. In our new style A4 magazine, there are articles

and features that I very much hope you will find interesting,

inspiring and entertaining.

Not only that, but the whole format is a development and new

approach. We give you more colour, more photos and we hope an

even more readable layout. But you, the reader, will decide those

matters, and I will be delighted to hear your thoughts and

comments on how we can enhance your reading experience even

further.

For, when all is said and done and read, this is YOUR magazine. In

deed part of our mission statement is to continue to provide a

magazine that you, the reader, will want to read and share with

others.

Yours sincerely

The Editor

Inside this issue...

Nite Church—the doorman’s tale 3

Mission Update 4

The Way to Go 5

Armistice in No Man’s Land 6

Book: Ada’s Terrace 7

Mabel 8

A Call to March Together 8

Places of Haven 9

Echoes of the Echo 9

Bramley Bear 10

11th Hour Football 11

St James The Least 12

CD Review 13

The Editor Investigates 14

Searching 15

Family Fun 16

Drypool Directory 18

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For the last few months, I have

been volunteering with an

organisation called Nite Church. It

is held on the last Saturday of

every month, between 10pm and

2am in Trinity Square in the Old

Town. The whole team is there to

give support to those who are

vulnerable, distressed, in need of

prayer or have questions about

faith. Before we opened our doors

for the first time, I don’t think any

of us really knew what to expect,

so when we had the chance to get

some training I really had my eyes

opened and realised this would be

a very big test of my faith.

How many of us think we are good

Christians and that we are pretty

open minded and forgiving? How

many of us have quoted the saying

“love the sinner, hate the sin”?

This is where, during the training,

I got to thinking this would be a

big test of my faith. It is so easy

to forgive those whose sins are

minor, but what if you encounter

those whose sins are

serious? Again, I will

quote something I have

heard many times

since becoming a

Christian, “in God’s

eyes, a sin is a sin,

no matter how big or

small”, but if you are

confronted with it in real

life, is it that easy?

During part of the training, we

discussed very difficult subjects

from sex offenders to drug addicts

and domestic violence, to people

trafficking and prostitution. Any of

these we could come into contact

with at any time. This was the

question I had to ask myself

before agreeing to be a volunteer:

How would I react if a convicted

violent offender

walked into Nite

Church and said

“I have sinned but

I am looking for

God”? At first my

instincts were to

say “no way, I

can’t handle a

thing like that”,

but after praying I

realised how

could I consider

myself a good

Christian if I

shunned them and walked away?

We hear it all the time, being a

Christian is hard. We will

ourselves be persecuted and are

persecuted for our beliefs.

When all is said and done, I had to

say “yes, I want to volunteer”

because I want to be a

light in someone else’s

life! It is so easy to

have faith when you

just go to church

and hang around

with fellow Christians,

but by doing that I felt I

was hiding away from

what God wanted me to do. And

that was to become a light in the

darkest places.

I therefore have been to Nite

Church a couple of times and

stood outside as a doorman, not a

bouncer, but to invite in any who

may look lost, or to answer

questions they might have. When

I have volunteered, the feedback

and response from the public has

mostly been very good. We also

had positive feedback from the

Police, Ambulance Service and

Street Angels, all saying it is a

worthy cause to give up our

Saturday nights to be there for

those in need.

I will honestly say that personally,

I have not had my faith tested yet

as I have not met any of those I

listed. But, maybe one of the

other volunteers

have and the

good thing is that

everything

disclosed is

confidential,

giving those who

want to talk more

confidence. I

write this article

from my

perspective and

experience but

hope it is an eye

opener and thought provoking,

encouraging you to look deep into

yourselves. I personally feel that

challenging my faith is my way of

not ensuring I’m not taking it for

granted.

I’m sure in the future through Nite

Church, I will be tested and only

then will I truly know where my

faith is, but if I don’t challenge

myself I feel my faith will not get

any stronger and my

understanding will not improve. I

have sinned many times through

my life and I will be honest, I

volunteer so I can give back

instead of taking. I hope my

experience may shine a light for

someone else and if that means

they go on to find help then my

volunteering will be justified.

The Doorman’s Tale...

Nite Church doorman Jamie Scott tells us about the challenges he faced in volunteering to share God’s love in Hull’s Night-time economy...

How many of us think we are

good Christians?

Open minded and forgiving?

Jamie & Shane aka ‘Ron and

Ron’ on the door

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Mission Update... Trisha Wick, Drypool CMS Mission Partner and former vicar of Victoria Dock Church returned to the UK and retired from her position as Principal of the Chaima Christian Institute in Maridi, South Sudan in December. Here’s an update on how Trisha is getting on back in the UK and news from Maridi. TRISHA’s PERSONAL NEWS

MY MOTHER

Since I returned from South Sudan

I have been caring for my Mother

whose Alzheimer's continues to

deteriorate slowly. Most days she

is still very lucid. This time with

her has been very precious. Twice

she has been assessed by the

Local Mental Health Team and they

believe that she now needs care

from people with expertise in

caring for people with dementia.

To coincide with this my

sister Ginny now has a new job in

Grantham as a Care Worker, my

brother Martin continues in his

teaching and training conferences

and I now have busy months

ahead with my final home leave

with CMS. Therefore, Mum moved

into Scarborough Hall Care Home

for long term residential care. It

was very hard having to pack up

and leave her there but I believe it

is the right decision. The Care

Home is super and she has a lovely

room. It is an expensive home but

this is reflected in the care given.

Pray that she settles quickly. She is

unable to grasp that it is long term

and expects to be back home after

a week. It is important to keep her

stimulated and one way of doing

this is by writing to her. If you

were able to send her a card

she would be delighted. PLEASE

INCLUDE YOUR SURNAME so she

is clear who it is from. Her address

is: Muriel Wick,

Scarborough Hall Care Home,

Mount View Avenue, Off Seamer

Road, Scarborough, YO12 4EQ.

HOME LEAVE

Having stayed local in Filey since I

returned from Maridi, I am now

about to start travelling to visit all

my Link Churches, have my

medical, spend a day at CMS Head

Quarters, attend a CMS Partners in

Mission Conference etc. This Home

Leave will take me to the end of

April after which I will cease to be

a CMS Mission Partner.

MY FUTURE MINISTRY

At present I have no idea what I

shall be doing from May onwards.

Pray for an important interview I

have in London on January 12th! I

trust God for the future and in his

time I believe that he will show me

the next step.

Please keep praying as your

support is vital.

NEWS FROM CHAIMA

CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE

From now on the Deputy Principal

Rev. Eli Paul will be sending news

to those of you who have

requested to continue to receive it.

His email is bangisaeli@gmail.com

Chaima Institute closed on

November 28th at the end of the

Academic Year. It is now the long

holidays until the staff and tutors

return in February for staff

training, then registration before

the next semester will start in

early March 2015.

The latest news (which I have

heard from Eli Paul and not the

Diocese) is that at the Bishop's

Executive Council on December

5th, Rev. Atovura Martin has been

appointed as Principal. He has

been the Development Officer for

Maridi Diocese. He has already had

some involvement in the Institute

and is the only person within the

Diocese who I felt was capable of

doing the job. I thought he was to

go for further studies (MA

Degree) during 2015 but maybe

that has been delayed.

Rev. Tito Taban Ringanza has been

appointed as Head of Theology.

This is because in May 2015 Rev.

Eli Paul is to go for three years

study to Uganda to do a BA

Degree. Tito has been the

Diocesan Coordinator for Land and

Agriculture. He will need training

to fulfill this role.

We still expect Lynn Treneary

(short term CMS Mission Partner)

to return to Maridi in January 2015

to continue to teach English. There

is also the possibility of another

long term Mission Partner from

CMS going out later in 2015 to

teach Theology.

In conclusion I want to thank you

all for your support in prayer and

giving during the time I was

Principal. This support has made a

huge difference. Please continue

this support as the new

Administration takes over.

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There are many references

throughout the Bible that remind

us that God will show us the way

to go. Not only that; we are

~assured that God will be right

there with us. If we trust in the

Lord for help, our strength will be

renewed. We will rise on wings like

eagles. We will run and not get

weary; walk and not grow weak.

(Isaiah 40, v31)

The Lord told Joshua and Moses

that he would go with them.

How do we discern what God

wants us to do? What sort

of sign will we get to

point us in the right

direction for us? How

can we know we are

doing the right thing?

Biblical figures had

visions, apparitions and

dreams. Perhaps these are

not the only means of guiding

us.

Coincidences that occur, changing

our mind about what we had

planned to do, a remark by a

friend or even a stranger

could these be pointers for us

today?

I suppose the best we can do is to

remain receptive

and affirm our

readiness; our

willingness to

follow God’s

will.

I have

mentioned

before that the

Methodists hold

an annual covenant

service where they reaffirm this

commitment. The service is held in

September or around the New

Year. The words of the covenant

prayer are said by everyone. It is

worth reading in its entirety. It

begins,

‘I am no longer my own but yours.

Your will, not mine be done in all

things, Wherever you may place

me.’

In Paul’s letter to the Romans he

exhorts them to offer themselves

as a living sacrifice to God,

dedicated to his service and

pleasing to him. He goes on to say

that then they will be able to know

the will of God. Romans 12 vv1, 2.

The Way to Go... Heather Clarke explores how we might understand God’s direction for our lives.

How do we discern what God wants us to do?

What sort of sign will we get to point

us in the right direction?

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This Christmas, something truly

miraculous happened which, if not

for war correspondence and eye

witness reports on behalf of both

sides, you would never believe.

We all think that the trenches in

France and Belgium are a Godless

brutal place to be and some will

say that is true. But, amongst the

brutality of war there is a point

where God does show his face.

Can you imagine going through

months of hard training then

months in the trenches, hearing

only propaganda about the enemy?

Can you imagine after all that time

you then come face to face with

the enemy and they look just like

you, not at all the animals your

superior officers have made you

believe in on a daily basis. Well,

on 25th December 1914 this

happened to a

few dozen

soldiers on both

sides.

Christmas day

in the trenches

is one of the

most

demoralising

places to be, so

a few soldiers

started to sing

some carols to

relieve the sad-

ness of being

away from

loved ones. To

the amazement of the English

troops, they heard the Germans

doing the same. This was aston-

ishing as we were not expecting

that from the Germans, whom we

had been told were

inhumane monsters.

Before long, banter between the

opposite trenches started. Nobody

knows how it happened, but within

a couple of hours both sides were

standing in no-man’s land, talking

and sharing cigarettes, chocolate

and other small gifts. One of the

lads, I believe from the English

side, appeared

with a football

and to the

astonishment of

everyone a

game broke out.

I tried to keep

score but the

whole

experience was

very surreal for

all those who

took part.

You can’t begin

to imagine how

that experience

affected each of

the troops

because the biggest experience

everyone had that day was to

actually talk to the enemy,

Germans who spoke candidly about

missing family and loved ones just

like the English chaps. They were

young boys, just like us, following

orders just as we were. I believe

that the next day was where many

were badly affected by the

resumption of hostilities. We were

now shooting and killing lads we

had got to know the day before.

They were not a faceless foe to us

now, they had faces, names and

personalities. They had become

real!

But no names will ever be

mentioned I suspect, and the

regiments may differ in other

accounts of the event, but none of

that truly matters. What does

matter is what humans are capable

of during some of the darkest

days. The shine of humanity can

come through and how relevant

that two nations, who have great

histories, decided that the

Christmas truce should be

celebrated with a game of football,

both nations’ national game. The

score that day was irrelevant.

When you read memoirs from

soldiers of both sides, I expect they

will say their side won, but that is

not the point. What matters is the

human spirit won through for a few

hours on that remarkable day!

Armistice in No Man’s Land

We travel back in time to January 1915. Our war correspondent, Lt. Jamie Scott is home on

leave from the trenches. In this dispatch he considers the momentous actions he witnessed

during Christmas 1914.

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Hitler’s New Proposals to the

Powers

Mr Baldwin gave an assurance to

the House of Commons

No Conscription While Peace

Prevails

“Do you really think, Sam, it will

come to war with Germany?”

Sam paused in his eating. “How

should I know? I’m only a docker!

But the country couldn’t afford

another war because we haven’t

finished paying for the last one

yet!”

Just then, Billy, their eldest son,

came into the room, “Oh! There’ll

be a war all right!” he said. “This

Hitler chap will string them along

just to get more time to be fully

armed. Mr Dennison says...”

“Mr Dennison should know better

than to fill young lads’ heads with

all this talk of war,” Emma scolded,

“you are supposed to be learning,

not listening to talk such as that.”

“We’re taught to think Mam, to

use our heads and anyone with

half an eye can see...”

“Don’t you argue with your

mother!” Sam ordered. “It’s all

very well to be thinking but you

need to be treating your parents

with due respect—even when you

do disagree!”

Billy shrugged and walked to the

open door, “There’s John, I’m just

going out for a yarn,” he called as

he went out of their concreted

yard.

Sam finished his tea and emptied

his pockets carefully, putting most

of his change onto the mantelpiece

above the Yorkist cast-iron kitchen

range. He picked up his jacket and

said, “I’ll just have a walk to The

Volunteer.”

“Send our Mary and our lad

Jackie in, if you see them!” Emma

called, as Sam turned out of the

terrace and onto Merton Street

where the children were playing.

“Your Mam wants you,” he told

them.

“Oh, do we have to go?” groaned

Mary. Her game of hopscotch was

at a crucial point.

Sam was unmoved, “In!” he

repeated. “Your Mam wants you.

Come on our Jackie!” Mary knew

it was useless to argue and sister

and brother together, they went

in. The sun had gone down and

up from the river a light breeze

brought the smell of kippers being

smoked in the fish yards.

Ada’s Terrace Mabel author Margaret King recently had her first novel published. Over the coming months, with her kind permission, the Echo will be including several short excerpts.

St Columba Representative You may be aware that Carole Harvey stood down as the Echo rep for St Columba

last autumn. The Editor and team wish to record their thanks to Carole for the

enthusiasm and input she has brought to the magazine throughout six years of

service, keeping us up to date with the news from St Columba’s.

Her resignation leaves a space on the team for a new rep. Interested parties

should discuss this opportunity with the Editor or Rev. Phil Goodey.

A tale of love and romance set

against the backdrop of tragedy

and turmoil of wartime Hull,

Ada’s Terrace follows ordinary

people Sam and Emma Walters,

their family and community.

Will Sam and Emma’s children

find love and can their little

community survive the

pounding of the German

bombers?

Reproduced with kind permission

from the author. Ada’s Terrace

© Margaret King 2014 published

by Frismeck Books is available in

bookshops priced £7.99

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Mabel’s Joint Event © Margaret King

The ladies of Rosemount gathered

together in the comfortable lounge

to enjoy their morning coffee. The

scene outside was a miserable,

dull and grey damp morning.

“February is always a dowly

month” said Rosa.

“Then it’s just as well it is also the

shortest month” said Hilary.

“Well,” Mabel reminded them

“Every day gets two minutes

longer of daylight. Remember how

much fun we had with all the

preparations for Christmas, the

Summer Fair, there was an event

nearly every month.”

Just then, Mrs Moore the manager

came in. “Just a note that may be

of interest ladies.”

The note was from the men’s

home in the next avenue inviting

the ladies to a coffee morning.

“What a nice thought” said Jean.

“Huh” grunted Hilary. No doubt

the men from St. Basil’s would

have a sock that needed mending

or shirt that needed reuniting with

a button.

Pearl and Rosa thought it was a

nice idea, so one morning the next

week the ladies made their way to

St. Basil’s House. A warm welcome

awaited the ladies and the coffee

was delicious. Father Brown was

on hand to make the introductions.

He it was also who told the men of

the things the ladies were doing

that would help the villagers of

Tatu. Now it appeared too that

the men would like to offer their

help. The ladies thought this was

a great idea.

“There is so much that together

we can do” they all said, and more

that one person’s head was

buzzing with ideas.

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The CofE is being encouraged to “face head on” the

task of closer Anglican–Methodist unity as Synod

recently endorsed recommendations made in a report

on the covenant between the two Churches.

The report, presented to November’s group of

General Synod sessions jointly by the Bishop of

Coventry, Christopher Cocksworth and Peter Howdle,

Methodist Co-Chair of the Joint Implementation

Commission, made specific recommendations

supporting the ongoing work between the two

Churches. The Archbishop of York welcomed the call

to unity for mission in the subsequent debate, saying:

“We need to be more committed to joyous

evangelism where the gospel is being preached…

Could we resolve it [unity between the Churches] so

we can get on with the most important job: the

re-evangelisation of England?”

Synod voted overwhelmingly to support the motion

and the recommendations of the report.

A Call to March Together... Time for closer Anglican-Methodist unity.

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The number of people attending

midweek services at cathedrals has

doubled in the past 10 years, ac-

cording to recent figures from the

Church of England’s Research and

Statistics department. One of the

factors attributed is the need for a

place of peace in increasingly busy

lives.

Midweek attendance at cathedrals

was 7,500 in 2003, rising to

15,000 in 2013 (compared to

12,400 in 2012). As the Dean of

Lichfield, Adrian Dorber, explains,

“At the weekend you’ve got com-

mitments with children doing

sport, shopping, household main-

tenance – life’s run at the double

these days … Taking out half an

hour or an hour every week is

much more negotiable.”

Anecdote to Evidence research

published last year showed that

the highest motivating factors for

Cathedral attendance were peace

and contemplation, worship and

music and friendly atmosphere.

The Dean of York Minster, Vivienne

Faull, commented: “If I take a

Eucharist at 12.30 in the middle of

the week in the nave of York Min-

ster, there’ll be a lot of people who

just slide in from the side. It’s not

so much about anonymity, there’s

the feeling there’s a journey you

can travel which doesn’t require

huge steps – it just requires one

little step.”

Stephen Lake, Dean of Gloucester

Cathedral, said: “Patterns of

church attendance are different

now. Cathedrals are uniquely

placed to be providing greater op-

portunities for worship and that

includes during the week.”

Places of Haven New stats reveal cathedrals offer place of peace and prayer in busy lives

Echoes of the Echo Read me, love me, share me! Inspired by the content of your favourite parish magazine? Pass it on! This year, the Echo team have

been thinking on the challenge of

how to share the news of what

God is doing in our Parish and the

wider world with a larger audience.

Perhaps you know someone who

you believe would benefit from

knowing that God is moving and

healing in Drypool, proof that

despite the challenges of modern

life, He is with us every step of the

way. If you take a paper copy of

the magazine, does it languish at

the bottom of a pile of papers once

you’ve finished reading it before

being consigned to the recycling

bin several weeks later. Perhaps

you could give your copy to a

friend after you’ve read it or leave

it in your doctor’s or dentist’s

surgery or another public place for

a stranger to pick up.

For readers online, you might like

to share from our Facebook page

or digital page-turner at

www.issuu.com/drypoolecho

where you can ‘clip’ out articles of

interest and even ‘tag’ friends who

you think would be interested.

So far our digital edition has been

read as far afield as India and

Canada so pass it on, you never

know where it might end up!

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Spring had arrived in the garden at number 3 Cabin

Road. The toys were up and out early. Sally was

sitting on her usual branch up in the tree singing,

Sarah was busy spinning a new web singing to

herself. All was peaceful.

Isobel the sunflower stretched her leaves and petals

towards the bright morning sun and yawned.

"Good morning Isobel" said Sally looking down from

the tree.

"Good morning Sally"

Bramley had just come outside

as he heard Sally and

Isobel talking

"Hello Sally Who are you talking to?" he asked

puzzled.

"Hello Bramley, I was talking to Isobel" she pointed

her wing at Isobel who stood swaying gently in the

breeze.

"Oh hello Isabel" said Bramley swaying from side to

side with her.

"Hello" she said waving her leaves at him.

Rachel, Freddie and Steve came out of their house

when they heard Bramley talking

"Isobel these are my friends Rachel, Freddie and

Steve" he said waving his arm

around.

"Hello everyone" sang Isobel.

"Hello" They all replied.

"What a beautiful day today, what

shall we do?" asked Rachel

"I don't want to do anything" said

Steve lazily.

"Why don't you all sit under my

leaves where it's shady and

cool?"Suggested Isobel. They all

sat down on a small branch that

had fallen from the tree and had

come to rest at Isobel's roots. It

was lovely sitting in the shade

watching the other animals and

insects at work. All of a sudden

they heard a loud buzzing noise

and Isobel started to laugh and shake. The toys

stood up and looked up at her.

"Isobel what's wrong?"asked Bramley

"It's nothing, I’m sorry I disturbed you all. It's

Bumble here he's tickling me" she giggled.

A big yellow and black bee was

buzzing in and out of Isobel’s

flower while she laughed.

"BUZZ hello BUZZ!" said the

Bee."My name izzzz Bumble"

"Hello Bumble, what are you doing

and why are you making Isobel laugh" asked Rachel.

"I'm collecting zzzz nectar" he said as he disappeared

again into Isobel’s flower. When he had gone and

Isobel had stopped laughing she told the toys why

Bumble was collecting her nectar.

"He comes to me for a sweet liquid that my flower

makes called nectar and he puts it into little pouches

in his legs and he takes it back to his house. He lives

with a lot of other bees who all do the same. When

he gets home with the nectar he leaves it there and

comes back for some more. The other bees take the

nectar and store it in their home called a hive. The

nectar then turns into Honey and people and animals

can eat this. It's very sweet and sticky but very

nice." she said.

"Wow" said Bramley "I like things that are sweet and

sticky, I wonder if he will let me have some?"

"Have zzzum what?"said Bumble as he came back to

Isobel, He zoomed in and out of her flower again

making her laugh.

"Some honey, I like things that are sticky and

sweet" he replied. patting his stomach thinking about

food.

"We know you do" said Freddie" do you remember

Steve's birthday party with all

those cakes and sticky buns you

ate, you made yourself poorly" he

laughed.

"Oh yes I do" He said greedily.

"Would you like to come and see

where I live?" asked Bumble

The toys looked at each other and

then back at Bumble

"Yes ok, then can we have some

honey?"asked Bramley

"Hey you're cheeky" laughed Sally

"Of course you can" said Bumble

"Follow me" he called as he flew

off buzzing to himself. The toys

followed him passed the professors

tree to where a round hive was

hanging from a tree branch.

"This is my home" shouted Bumble down to the

others, "wait there"

"Why do we need to wait?" asked Bramley thinking

only of the honey and how hungry he was.

"Because bees are very busy insects Bramley" said

Isobel and Bumble The toys meet a bumble bee in Wendi Clarke’s latest Bramley Bear adventure.

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Sally "Sometimes if you go to their house they don't

like it and they could get angry and sting you, and a

bee sting can hurt and make you cry, sometimes it

can make you feel poorly, if you want some honey

you would be wise to ask the bees first."

"Oh ok" said Bramley

The toys sat down on the grass looking up at the hive

and watching the bees buzzing to and fro. A short

while later Bumble re-appeared with two small pots

full of honey for Bramley and the others. Rachel did-

n't like the taste and Freddie wasn't keen either so

Bramley stuffed his paws in and sat licking them

clean. When he had finished he put the pots down

and smacked his lips saying,

"MMMM...... Thank you for that Bumble" with a

satisfied sigh.

"You're welcome" said Bumble I muzzzt go now I

have work to do, Bye bye" he said

"Bye Bumble" they shouted after him.

Poor Bramley was so full of honey that he couldn’t

walk properly so Steve

had to carry him

home. When they

got home Bramley

fell fast asleep

straight away in his

bed.

"That will teach

him for

being so greedy"

laughed Sally as

he started snoring.

11th Hour Football... In honour of the Christmas Day truce of 1914, local amateur football players came together to on Christmas morning to commemorate the 100th anniversary and raise funds for the Royal British Legion. Christine Brain fills us in on the action.

Thankfully Christmas this year wasn’t as cold as it

would have been in those trenches 100 years ago.

I’d heard about the match when it was reported in

the Hull Daily Mail a few weeks earlier, appealing for

players to recreate the 1914 Christmas truce.

Sainsbury’s had already agreed to sponsor the event

which linked in with their Christmas advertising

campaign featuring the truce and other local

businesses also offered generous support.

The match was action packed and fun to watch, even

for a non-football fan like myself and given that it was

Christmas day, it was surprisingly well attended, with

at least fifty people on the sidelines including a

German officer in full uniform and local veterans

displaying their medals.

Shirts had been purchased by the sponsors for the

teams in black for Germany and white for England.

Each was printed with 11th Hour and the country

their colour represented. It was difficult to keep track

of the score because there were so many goals

(maybe Hull City should consider recruiting some of

the players!) but it was announced at the end that the

score was 7-5 to England. Strangely in the paper a

few days later this had grown to 9-5, so perhaps, like

those matches in the trenches over a century ago, we

will never know what the score really was.

The 11th Hour Football Match raised £879.39 for the

Royal British Legion.

Local football enthusiasts enjoy the action of the

11th Hour Football match on Christmas Day to

celebrate the World War 1 Truce.

Photos © S.C. Blades

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St James the Least of All Uncle Eustace writes on ‘The Peculiarities of Ordination Candidates’ in this latest tale by Rev. Dr. Gary Bowness.

The Rectory,

St James the Least

1 February 2015

My dear Nephew Christopher,

I was quite happy to see the young person from your church whom you are encouraging to get ordained –

even though we did not entirely see eye to eye.

When I answered the door to someone dressed in T-shirt, jeans and trainers, I naturally assumed he was

the gardener; it was only after I had given him the wheelbarrow and shown him where the spades were,

that I found out who he really was. His assurance that this is how Jesus would dress, were he to visit in

person again, jarred somewhat. I think that a three-piece suit and stout pair of brogues would be far more

likely. We agreed to differ.

I moved on to ask him about the Sunday Services he attended and was

interested to hear that he was a church musician. Wanting to know if he

sang tenor or bass, or even played the organ, he told me that he was the

drummer in the worship band and provided backing vocals. I felt obliged to

comment that I was not sure how that would fit in with Mattins, but he told

me that he had never heard of that Service and only attended Mega Rock

Praise. Since I suspected it would not have been written by Cranmer, we

moved on.

I had hoped we may have been on safer ground when I asked him whether

he preferred early perpendicular or Victorian gothic, but as he had

apparently only ever worshipped in your converted cinema, he was unable

to offer any opinion. His reaction to my offer to show him round our late

Norman church, prompted him to tell me that he believed all churches should be closed and people should

gather in each other’s homes, like the early Christians.

In a last despairing attempt to find common ground I asked him if he had ever preached. He was slightly

apologetic to admit that he had done so very rarely, as he found it took such a long time to write an

hour-long sermon. When I mentioned that I did not think I had ever exceeded eight minutes in my entire

life, he gave me such a look of withering astonishment that with heroic Christian charity, I did not beat him

over the head with the Bible he was carrying.

Your loving uncle,

Eustace

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Messy Christingle St John’s held a ‘Messy Christingle’ on

14th December. The event was well attended and

families had the opportunity to take part in

different crafts, including making their own

Christingle and these delightful little tree angels.

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Echo Music: Geoff Howlett’s CD Review NEW IRISH CHOIR & ORCHESTRA : Worship. (Elevation : ELE2029D)

The New Irish Choir & Orchestra is a vibrant group of Christian

musicians who aim to present Christianity through the Arts. Originally founded by modern hymn writer

Keith Getty, but now led by Jonathan Rea, they are currently in their 20th year of ministry in Ireland. It’s

rare to get the chance to listen to a full orchestra and choir these days, so I really wanted this one to come

up to the mark. I shouldn’t have worried though. For, right from the start, you’re aware of some terrific

voices, joining together for a festival of great choral music, with their illustrious musician partners. Most of

the hymns will be well known to all, such as ‘How Great Is Our God’ and ‘Great in Power’ – where the

orchestra really give their all on a vibrant, up-tempo number. How many times have I heard ‘O For A

Thousand Tongues’ been sung in my lifetime? It must be hundreds, if not thousands, but it never fails to lift

my spirits. The male and female vocal parts on this version complement each other beautifully, and the

result is pure delight. For the lover of this kind of music, it doesn’t get much better than this. From the full

blooded version of ‘Praise to the Lord’ and the joyous sound of ‘God of Wonders’ to the more delicate

interpretation of ‘It Is Well’, this is a super album.

9/10!

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The Editor Investigates Drydock Holmes and Dr Whatfor continue The Case of the Car Park King by S.C. Blades Part 3—The Evidence Discovered in Richard’s Own Library

“Come along Whatfor, our carriage awaits us!”

With those words I was helped into the brougham by

the driver. I settled myself down within its gloomy

interior, noting that all the blinds were closed. Good.

We could speak freely, unbothered by events outside.

Whatfor sat down heavily in the seat opposite me

and we listened intently as the driver declared the

declaration.

“Next stop York.” It was a deep voice with a

pronounced Yorkshire accent I noted.

“Well Holmes?” Whatfor could contain himself no

longer.

“My dear fellow,” I began, “having attended a

sermon given by the Dean of York, I feel better

placed to comment on Richard’s literary leanings.” I

noted that my companion moved nearer in

anticipation.

“According to Jonathan Hughes,” I continued, “King

Richard had a library of some eleven books. This, in

medieval times when most people were illiterate, was

a considerable personal library. Of those books, it

must be noted, there was a copy of Wycliffe’s Bible,

three devotional books and a Book of Hours. Nearly

half were religious tomes.”

“Impressive!” exclaimed my companion.

“Impressive indeed,” I concurred, “but it goes further

Whatfor. The Book of Hours seems to be most

precious to Richard, as it had a calendar in which he

noted his own birthday. Also, it was this book that

was supposedly found in his tent, following the Battle

of Bosworth. It went to Henry VII’s mother as spoils

of war, but it clearly meant much to Richard.”

I had Whatfor’s full attention now and so I pressed

on.

“It would appear from his choice of books that the

King’s whole life

was orientated

around what he

owed to God. This is

significant for in

medieval times, the better you know God, the more

likely you are to know all the frailties of your own

humanity.”

Whatfor coughed quickly and I could see that I had

made my point!

“I’m beginning to think that we do him an injustice

Drydock.”

I held up my hand. “Not so quickly my dear

Whatfor.”

Again my companion paused to reflect on what had

been discussed.

“Ah I see,” he began, “you can be pious and yet still

be a killer. Rather like those four knights who slew

Archbishop Thomas Beckitt.”

“Capital Whatfor,” I cried. “I do believe you

progress. You are now applying logic to the problem.

For what we need to determine now is whether

Richard was completely sincere in his faith, or

whether he was simply a product of the prevailing

times.”

“Well, what do you think Holmes, what is your

opinion?”

“My dear Doctor, I do not hold opinions. I make

deductions.”

“And there are facts still to be unearthed.”

Suddenly a third voice broke into our conversation.

“Come along gentlemen, the ride is over now.”

We looked at each other in surprise. Were we in

York already?”

At that the door to the carriage opened and we saw,

beyond the burly driver, not the York walls, but a

growing band of parents and children. All looking

disgruntled. All waiting to experience a ‘19th

century’ carriage ride in Hull’s transport museum.

Sometimes the life of a consulting detective did not

quite run on the lines one would have imagined.

Next month....

Our sleuths continue their investigation into

Richard’s religious life. Image © Novelhistorica.net

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Searching A poem by Dave Chapman

Gray, cloudy, overcast with a chance of rain,

I do not need a weather man to tell me the day ahead.

But what of my heart does it feel the same?

Who will predict the direction of my way?

There seems to be an emptiness deep inside like a rain cloud across my heart.

Finding happiness in the things I buy,

A new TV, three piece suit or car.

But they never fulfil, not by far.

So what is it I seek, how do I feel?

Am I lonely or just sad, or am I truly sick.

I look around at all that I own,

Upstairs and downstairs I search all through the home.

Yet with a house bursting at the seams with stuff and clutter,

I find no answers, not even a mutter.

I continue to search of the missing “Thing”

If only I knew what it was, that would help.

Once again I rummage through more useless stuff as I seek my answer in retail therapy.

Now it is not just my heart that is empty, but my bank account too.

Maybe I just need more money, then I think about love.

Can money buy that? If it could would I ever have enough?

Who will love me?

What about God above, is He a God of Love?

Could He bring sunshine to my overcast heart?

So many questions, yet I still cannot find the answers.

Is there too much clutter in my life?

I do not need this, I do need that.

A pile I make destined for the charity shop and all that I keep on the other

As that stack ever grows ever tall, my problem never small.

I give in, so back into the cupboard from where it came I once again throw.

The answer shall I ever know?

Just then in the corner of my eye I am drawn.

An old tatty book I once saw.

I pull it form the pile of charity shop stuff, as I labelled it in my mind.

I begin to flick the pages and read a verse.

John 3 16, what does it mean?

How can God give his son, in my heart something has begun!

Could this be what I am looking for?

What love is this that gives His only son and tells me that I will not die?

I begin to see it is not money that I need, but just to believe.

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Family Fun... Enjoy our selection of children’s activities, brain teasers, cartoons and funnies...

Valentine Dreams

A young woman woke up one morning and told her

husband, "I just dreamed that you gave me a pearl

necklace for Valentine's Day. What do you think it

means?"

"You'll know tonight," he replied with a smile. Sure

enough, that evening the man came home with a

small package and gave it to his wife. Delighted, she

opened it, only to find a book entitled ‘The Meaning

of Dreams’.

Seen in a church pewsheet:

For those of you who have

children and don’t know it, we have a crèche down-

stairs.

Next Friday the church will host an evening of fine

dining, super entertainment and gracious hostility.

Do come along!

Su Doku

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Across

8 Interrogated (Acts 12:19) (5-8)

9 ‘Burn it in a wood fire on the — heap’ (Leviticus

4:12) (3)

10 Tobit, Judith, Baruch and the books of Esdras and

the Maccabees are part of it (9)

11 Science fiction (abbrev.) (3-2)

13 Clay pit (anag.) (7)

16 Went to (John 4:46) (7)

19 ‘Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s

mercy, to — your bodies as living sacrifices’ (Romans

12:1) (5)

22 David’s plea to God concerning those referred to

in 14 Down: ‘On — — let them escape’ (Psalm 56:7)

(2,7)

24 Royal Automobile Club (1,1,1)

25 How the book of Ezekiel refers to God more than

200 times (Ezekiel 2:4) (9,4)

Down

1 Seas (Proverbs 8:24) (6)

2 One of the sons of Eli the priest, killed in battle by

the Philistines (1 Samuel 4:11) (6)

3 Specialist in the study of the Muslim religion (8)

4 ‘Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but — him as

if he were your father’ (1 Timothy 5:1) (6)

5 One of Esau’s grandsons (Genesis 36:11) (4)

6 Taking a chance (colloq.) (2,4)

7 God’s instructions to the Israelites concerning grain

offerings: ‘ — salt to — your offerings’ (Leviticus

2:13) (3,3)

12 Confederation of British Industry (1,1,1)

14 ‘All day long they twist my words; they are

always — to harm me’ (Psalm 56:5) (8)

15 The crowd’s reaction to Jesus bringing back to life

a widow’s son in Nain (Luke 7:16) (3)

16 Disappear (Psalm 104:35) (6)

17 How Jeremiah was likely to die if he wasn’t

rescued from the cistern where he was imprisoned

(Jeremiah 38:9) (6)

18 What the prophets do to a wall, with whitewash

(Ezekiel 13:10, RSV) (4,2)

20 Made by a plough (Job 39:10) (6)

21 Noah was relieved when the flood waters

continued to — (Genesis 8:5) (6)

23 Jesus gave the Twelve the power and authority to

do this to diseases (Luke 9:1) (4)

Miscellaneous observations on life...

Families are often like fudge - mostly sweet, with a few nuts.

It is said that if you line up all the cars in the world end to end,

someone would be stupid enough to try to overtake them.

It's easy finding reasons why other folks should be patient.

Last Month’s Solutions

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DRYPOOL DIRECTORY Your guide to what’s on and who to contact within the parish...

Weekly Worship Whether you’re looking for a traditional communion or prayer service or a lively and family friendly

approach, there’s a variety of choice within the parish every week...

St Columba (Corner of Holderness Road/Laburnum Avenue)

Traditional Sunday Worship or Communion with Sunday School at

10.30am

Mid-week Communion on Tuesdays at 9am

Victoria Dock Church (Within the Village Hall)

Sunday Worship, Communion or Cafe Church at 10.45am

St John the Evangelist (Rosmead Street)

All-age Worship first Sunday of every month and Family Friendly

Worship or Communion all other Sundays at 10.30am

Mid-week Communion on Wednesdays at 9.30am

Parish-wide Prayer and Praise every second Sunday at 7.30pm

Please check weekly service sheets for full details and individual changes.

Parent and Toddler Groups Alphabet Mondays offers play, craft and singing

activities. There is no need to book during term

time but booking is essential during school

holidays. Cost £1.50 per family includes fruit, toast

and drink for children and hot drinks for

parents. Every Monday 9.30am—11.15am at

St John’s. Contact Lynsey/Steve 07891 368434

Starting Blocks is a popular group offering play,

crafts, songs, bible stories, prayer and spirituality for

toddlers and their parents. Admission free but

donations and participation welcome. Healthy

snack included. Tuesdays 10—11.30am (term time

and half term holidays) at St Columba’s.

Sure Start Soft Play activities at St John’s

Wednesdays 1.30—2.30 pm

Youth Activities Child Dynamix Youth Group meets every Monday

5.30 until 8pm at St John’s

Youth Cell offers Christian fellowship and teaching

every Thursday from 5 until 7pm. Contact Rev. Aian

Macpherson on 07929 733555 for details)

Community Activities St John’s Community Drop in Day offers a warm

welcome every Tuesday from 9.30am until 2.30pm.

Everything is free but donations are appreciated.

Access spiritual support, debt advice , information

from the council and local PCSOs, learn new IT skills,

attend the exercise class, help in the community

garden or just relax in friendly surroundings while

enjoying food and drink from the cafe.

St Columba’s offers coffee, tea, toast and friendship

on Wednesdays from 10am until 12 noon. All are

welcome and a play area is provided for small

children.

The Knitwits meet every second and fourth

Wednesday at 1.30pm at St Columba. Contact Liz

Pacey on 705723 for further details.

The Mothers Union daytime group will meet on

Wednesday 4th February at 1.30pm and the evening

group on Tuesday 24th February at 7.30pm at St

Columba.

The Flower Guild meet every third Wednesday at St

Columba at 2pm.

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Parish Office:

Drypool Rectory, 139 Laburnum Avenue, Hull, HU8 8PA

Open Tuesday 7.00—8.00pm & Friday 10.30am—12.00noon

Email: drypoolpcc@drypoolpcc.karoo.co.uk Website: www.drypoolparish.org.uk

Community Centre:

St John’s Church and Community Centre, Rosmead Street, Hull, HU9 2TA

www.facebook.com/stjohncommunitychurch available for party bookings, details on request.

Contacts... Rev. Phil Goodey,

Team Rector

The Rectory,

139 Laburnum Avenue, HU8 8PA

Tel. 786553

Email. phil.goodey@gmail.com

Rev. Martyn Westby,

Team Vicar

383 Southcoates Lane, Hull

Tel. 781090

Rev. Aian MacPherson

Curate

2 Harcourt Drive, Hull

Tel. 07929 733555

Readers:

Margaret Liversedge Tel. 588537

Liz Pacey Tel. 705723

Graham Wragg Tel. 223050

Dave Norton Tel. 803736

Church Wardens:

St Columba:

John Saunderson Tel. 784774

Liz Harrison Tel. 797110

St John:

Lorraine Iveson

Victoria Dock:

Richard Boniface

Magazine Team:

Editor:

Shane Blades, 26 Linkfield Road, Hull, HU5 4NN

Tel. 07949 040495 Email. drypoolecho@gmail.com

Reps:

Jamie Scott (St John’s—Church)

Email: jamiescottinhull@gmail.com

Elaine Galloway (Victoria Dock)

Tel. 224959 Email: drypoolpcc@drypoolpcc.karoo.co.uk

Allyson Brain (St John’s—Community)

Email: allyg1978@gmail.com

Wendi Clark (Sports)

Email: wendiclark16@gmail.com

Position Vacant (St Columba)

Illustrations: Mike Foottit

Page Design: Christine Brain

Community Activities (cont.) Total Praise Gospel Choir meets every Thursday

during term time to reach out with God’s word

through a shared love of music. All musicians

welcome, regardless of level of ability and if you are

able to help during events as a prayer partner,

hospitality, front of house or crèche volunteer we

would love to hear from you too. Doors open at

7.30pm for coffee and chat, rehearsal 8—10pm.

www.facebook.com/totalpraisehull or email

totalpraisehull@gmail.com.

The Hull Regency Dancers meet at St Columba

every Friday from 7—9pm for dancing Jane Austen

would have enjoyed. Everyone is welcome and

previous knowledge is not necessary.

YOUR BUSINESS IN THIS SPACE!

Cost effective full colour advertising at

extremely reasonable prices.

The Drypool Echo is available in print in

three parish churches and has a rapidly

growing readership at

www.issuu.com/drypoolecho

Contact Shane on 07949 040495 or Christine

on 07800 733822 for full details or email

drypoolecho@gmail.com

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Views expressed in this publication are those of the contributors and are not necessarily shared by

the editorial team or the parish staff.

February 2015 © The Drypool Parish MMXV