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The Editor Writes... Well the Christmas season is upon us once again. So much so, that I am delighted to

present to you our festive edition of the Echo. As ever, it has been a real team effort

and I hope that you will each draw something of inspiration, hope or merely just

pleasure from the ensuing pages.

In the spirit of Christmas we have two presents for our loyal readership. One we shall

not reveal until December. The other is that Lee Norfolk has kindly agreed to be our

Bolivia Correspondent, when he travels there next year. Lee is to be the parish’s CMS

mission partner and has long felt a calling to work with street children in South

America. He will be going to Oxford on 11th January for three months mission

training and anticipates leaving for Bolivia in May. Any who has meet him and heard

him speak will know what a man of “faith in action” he really is, and we are delighted

that the has agreed to keep us updated with is mission work. What better way to end

our series on mission than with such an announcement.

Meantime, may the true spirit of Christmas touch all of our lives at this time and into the coming year.

Light of the World You Stepped into Darkness 3

Rev. Martyn Westby on Christmas 2015

Parish Christmas Services 4

Mission Update 5

Trisha Wick updates us with her work on Longhill

Echo Music 6

Geoff Howlett reviews Christmas by David Britton

Norman’s New Interest 7

The Editor Emeritus shares his new hobby

Why was Jesus born in a barn? 8

A Christmas reflection

The Wonder of the Shepherds 9

Ven. John Barton considers the first Christmas

Big Coffee 10

Photos from the Knitwit’s MacMillan coffee morning

St James the Least of All 11

The latest antics of Uncle Eustace

A Little Colour 12

Mabel’s latest adventure

Aspects of the First Christmas Night 13

More Christmas reflection

Bramley’s Winter Sledge Ride 14

A festive adventure by Wendi Clark

Mothers’ Union 15

Update from the Drypool branch

Family Fun 16

Puzzles, activities and funnies for all the family

Drypool Directory 18

Who’s who and what’s on in the parish

Who am I? 20

Our fun Hull statues quiz

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Light of the World You

Stepped Into The Darkness... Rev. Martyn Westby reflects on what this Christmas means and invites you to join in receiving the real gift of the season...

Not since the last great war has the world seemed so

engulfed in darkness.

Can Christmas bring a glimmer of hope, a glimpse of light?

The story of a baby born in a stable to a displaced young

couple who would have to flee a massacre does just that.

It speaks not of religion which so often divides and can

seem to be the actual source of the darkness.

It speaks not of an absent God who either does not exist

or worse still sits idly by and watches atrocities happen.

It speaks of a God who joins us in the darkness and says I

am here.

It speaks of small beginnings that can send ripples of

hope, peace, goodwill, light to the furthest reaches.

It speaks of love and fragility, of a God who makes himself

vulnerable to his lovers and his haters and asks us to do

the same.

The light has dawned and we have a chance to find really

hope not just in the story that is central to Christmas but

much more in the truth that we can be part of that new

dawn as we enter into a relationship with the central figure

of that story, Jesus, the babe in the manger.

Please come and receive the real gift of Christmas. Come

to our services, hear the story afresh and walk in to the

dawn of hope with the God who loves you so much he

came into the darkness in the tiny form of a vulnerable

baby and whispers, “I love you and will never leave you”.

Have a blessed Christmas.

Martyn

Volunteers needed... Are you able to offer one night a month to reach out in Hull’s night-time economy?

Nite Church operates once a month on the last Saturday

or the Sunday preceding a Bank Holiday, when the

night-time economy is at it’s busiest.

Based at Holy Trinity Parish Centre and Trinity Square in

the City Centre, close to the busy nightlife of the Old Town,

it is a model of ecumenical working with volunteers from

churches of various denominations working together for

the Kingdom of God serving the night-time economy by

providing Christian Hospitality, A Place of Safety and

Spirituality.

A minimum of 12 volunteers are needed for each session

to intercede, serve refreshments, be a listening ear, door

security, invite people in or provide music.

All volunteers need to obtain a reference from a recognised

church leader and hold/obtain a DBS check.

Volunteer sessions last from 9pm—3am to set up, pray and

debrief.

Contact Deacon Jill Taylor on 01482 442461 or

07926 092304 or email deacon@jtaylor63.karoo.co.uk

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Parish Christmas Services

ST COLUMBA

Sunday 20 December – 4pm Carols by Candlelight

Tuesday 22 December – 6.30pm Christingle Service

Christmas Eve – 11.30pm Midnight Communion

Christmas Day – 10am Family Communion

Sunday 27 December – 10.30 am Joint Parish Service

ST JOHN

Sunday 13 December—7pm Carol Service

Sunday 20 December—10.30am Family Nativity & Christingle

Monday 21 December—4pm A Christmas Adventure for the young and young at

heart with Credo

Christmas Eve—4.30pm Crib Service

Christmas Eve—10pm ‘Jerusalem Midnight’ Communion

VICTORIA DOCK

Tuesday 8 December – Carol Singing round the Dock with the Salvation Army

Sunday 13 December – Messy Christmas - 4pm - 5.30pm

Thursday 17 December – visit to Victoria House at 7.30 pm.

Christmas Eve – 7pm Carols by Candlelight

Collection that evening will be for CMA and the Food Bank.

Christmas Day – 10am Family Communion Service joint with St John’s

Details correct at time of going to press, please check notice sheets for changes.

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Mission Update… Trisha Wick, Former Drypool CMS Mission Partner and vicar of Victoria Dock Church recently began her post as Pioneer Minister to the Longhill Estate in Hull. Here’s her latest prayer request... Hello. I am happy, encouraged and

loving the work having completed two

months in my post as Pioneer Minister

on Longhill, Hull.

Let me share some encouragements

with you as God has been good:

1. We now have a dishwasher for our

Cafe so can start to do hot meals

2. We were recently inspected by

Environmental Health and they were

very happy with the Cafe. We got our

green sticker - we were expecting a '3'

but got a '4'.

3. Many more volunteering to help in

Cafe, garden and lead new groups

4. Encouraging number of people

asking for a Bible Study

5. Good plans for Christmas -

Christmas Fair, Carol Service,

Christmas Party, Volunteers thank you

party

6. Lovely, precious team working with

me and growing in number

7. New Strategic Planning Group - 10

people

God has answered so many prayers.

Please could you pray for the

following:

1. Our coffee machine in the Cafe is

knackered and we need a new one

(£1,000!)

2. I need to find salaries for 3 part

time workers - Caretaker, Cafe

Manager, Mission Assistant - it is very

difficult to find trusts/donors who will

pay salaries. We hope to generate

some money towards them as time

goes on but need a helping hand.

3. Pray for God to bless our

Christmas activities

4. I am very tied to the building

which restricts time out in the

community - this frustrates me!

5. Due to limited facilities in the

Welcome Centre I have to do most of

my admin work when I get home.

There is a lot of it and I get very tired.

Pray that the admin becomes more of

a joy!

6. Pray that I will sleep better at

night as my mind is often very active

when I go to bed and I think I am

trying to solve problems in my dreams

7. Pray for a successful outcome for

three project proposals I have recently

submitted

8. Pray for God's protection over the

security of the Welcome Centre

9. Thank God for the support from

the Diocesan authorities

10. Pray for other local Pioneer

Ministers - Ben, Matt and Sam

11. Finances on the ground are very

tight for paying for activities and bills

12. Pray for a spiritual breakthrough

on Longhill and for people to become

Christians

13. Pray for good conversations as I

do door to door work

14. Pray for more groups to come and

hire rooms to increase income

15. Pray for the profile of the

Welcome Centre to be increased in the

community

Please pray for my

Mum Muriel who is

in Scarborough Hall

Care Home. I don't

see her as often as

I would wish to.

Although diagnosed

with early

Alzheimer's she is

so much better

mentally now than

she was when she

went into the Home

in January this

year. She longs to

go to Church on a

Sunday as her faith

is very strong. She

needs to have a

wheelchair taxi to

go out and longs to

come back and visit her friends in Filey

again and visit Dad's grave. I thank

God for the good care she receives in

the Home. They all love her as she is

so cheerful, chatty and loves a laugh

and a sing. Pray that her improved

health continues and pray especially

for her eyesight. Pray for God to

restore the sight in her left eye and

protect the sight in her right eye which

is her good one at present. She is one

of the live wires in the Home and loves

to join in the activities provided despite

not being able to walk due to her

broken femur not healing.

Please keep upholding us in fervent

prayer.

God bless

Trisha Wick

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Echo Music... This month Geoff Howlett reviews Christmas by David Britton (Shadowlands Music).

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Christmas, which released digitally last year, showcases

the unique ability of the classically trained David Britton,

who has performed at Carnegie Hall and with opera com-

panies around the world, to effortlessly merge his diverse

influences. Indeed, listening to this album, it manifested a

warm glow inside of me, focussing once more on the birth

of our Saviour. In typical crooner style, David beings with

“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and later repeats

the sound on “The Christmas Song”. “Joy to the World”

gets a nice uptempo treatment, but it’s “Angels We Have

Heard On High” that pops up trumps for me. I, simply,

loved this version and it was a real highlight. The original

song “Whispers” is ballad that was co-written by Britton

and Billy Smiley. There’s lovely lyrics, including those

about Jesus; “He became a man who bleeds and hurts,

and gave away His throne to set them (us) free”. Other

Christmas standards that are featured are “The Most Won-

derful Time of the Year”, the gentle “I’ll Be Home For

Christmas”, and a big production of “O Come, O Come

Emmanuel”. Closing the album is a beautiful duet with Out

of the Grey’s Christine Dente, on another new song called

“Sing Noel”. Throughout, Britton’s vocals never falter and

he seems to effortlessly guide us, song by song, into the

Christmas spirit. This group of songs would be a welcome

addition to your Christmas collection, and introduce you

and your friends to the voice that is, David Britton.

8/10!

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Norman’s New Interest... The Editor Emeritus shares his news and new hobby... Since I retired significant changes have happened in

my life. I have been in hospital several times. I now

suffer short term memory problems, although slowly

getting better it does seem worse when I am tired.

While recuperating I have discovered adult colouring

books and a new word, “mandala”, on the computer

and on my tablet. The mandala are pages of

geometric designs which you colour in with paint,

coloured pencils etc. keeps me quiet for ages. Always

on my mobile doing some.

Now if you’ve never heard of them go in any

bookshop or online and you’ll find loads of them.

Can I say a big thank you to everyone, clergy and

congregation who have/are praying for me and Liz. It

is a greatly appreciated and a helping hand in my

recovery.

Inspired by Norman’s recommendation, here’s a

blank template for you to colour in...

Why was

Jesus born

in a barn? Our pretty Christmas cards do not do it

justice – the stable that Jesus was born in

would have been smelly, dirty, and full of

mess. So why did God not provide

something better for his beloved Son? Why

let Joseph and Mary scrounge around until

they ended up in a smelly stable?

Perhaps because the King of Kings being born

in a foul stable is a perfect picture of

redemption. Jesus came from glory into a

world filled with the dirt, filth and darkness of

sin. And Jesus was not put off by darkness

in the least – instead, He came to be the

Light of the World. Thank God for his

unspeakable gift. No wonder the angels

sang “Glory to God in the highest, and on

earth peace, good will toward men.” (Luke

2:14)

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The Wonder of the Shepherds

in the Fields of Bethlehem... The Ven. John Barton considers that first Christmas night…and how it might guide us in our proper reaction to Jesus’ birth…

Shepherds in first century Palestine would have been

attuned to the wonders and ravages of nature: star-lit

nights, cold and heat, storm and calm, and the unwelcome

attention of predators, both animal and human. They

would have been more aware than we of human

dependency on the seasons, and more respectful than us of

the precarious nature of existence. Fear, as well as

appreciation, would have shaped their religious

sensitivities.

Some think the shepherds near Bethlehem may have been

guarding sheep for the Jerusalem Temple, which used

them as part of the sacrificial ritual of Judaism in those

days. Yet the kind of work shepherds did and the hours

they had to keep barred them from orthodox religious

observance; they were regarded as uncouth and

untrustworthy and were not allowed to give testimony in

law courts.

It was typical of St Luke (the only New Testament writer to

refer to the shepherds) to put them in the forefront of his

narrative. Luke is the writer who favours the underdog:

tax collectors, sinners, women, old and poor people and

non-Jews all figure favourably in his account. Deliberately

he sets before us shepherds as the first Christmas

worshippers. They already knew how to wonder.

William of St Thierry wrote: “A man who has lost his sense

of wonder is a man dead”. The 19th Century scientist

Michael Faraday wrote: “Let us consider... how

wonderfully we stand upon this world. Here it is that we

are born, bred and live, and yet we view these things with

an almost entire absence of wonder…” This is no plea for

anti-intellectual faith, but rather for the discovery of an

extra dimension. Wonder is the prime ingredient of

worship and we need to recover it and use it. It takes

practice.

William Blake

encouraged us to look into the ordinary and see the ex-

traordinary:

“To see a World in a Grain of Sand,

And a Heaven in a Wild Flower:

Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand,

And eternity in an hour…”

The late Michael Mayne, Dean of Westminster wrote, “A

sense of the sublime leads to a sense of awe, which is I

suppose that combination of wonder and fearfulness you

may feel in the presence of what takes your breath

away. It is not afraid in the sense of feeling scared, but

rather an awe-struck sense of amazement that the

ordinary is rather more extraordinary than the

extraordinary… it is not the rabbit out of the hat but the

rabbit out of the rabbit that is so surprising…”

So, in the astonishing story of heaven-come-to-earth in

Bethlehem, of divinity in a cowshed, it is shepherds who

receive the revelation. Not priests, not presidents, not

philosophers. “An angel of the Lord stood before them,

and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they

were terrified.” For all they knew it might have been bad

news. “But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for

see – I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the

people: to you is born this day in the city of David a

Saviour, who is the Messiah, the Lord’.”

The response of the shepherds was to go and see. Not to

question or even to

reason. The main

constituent of their

belief was already

wonder. They were

accustomed to

marvelling, for they

were surrounded by a

world of marvels. So

they went to look. And

as they looked, they

marvelled.

Later, they were to

return “glorifying and

praising God for all

they had seen and

heard.”

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Big Coffee... Liz Pacey and the Knitwits held a MacMillan Coffee Morning... A huge thank you to all the Knitwits and friends who worked so hard and supported our MacMillan coffee

morning on Friday Sept 25th. Everybody had a really enjoyable time and we made a grand total of £450.00.

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The Rectory, St James The Least

1 December 2015

My Dear Nephew Christopher,

And so, at the beginning of the New Year, you finally go to your own first parish and I, after 50 years of ordained

ministry, am to move to a home for retired clergy. Let me give you some final words of advice.

Curates, you will have noticed, are forgiven everything. I hope you have appreciated this period of grace, because come

1st January, all that will change. You will then become responsible for everything that goes wrong in your church. You

must be able to mend leaking taps, arrange flowers, mow the churchyard and run jumble sales. You will be expected to

know the moment someone falls ill – preferably the day before. In addition, they will expect you to preach profound

sermons in six minutes that will stir their souls but not upset them, and to lead a life of prayerful solitude while being

the life and soul of the parish. From the day your predecessor left, he will have turned into a saint. You will be their

new disappointment. Be assured that whatever you do, you will always disappoint someone. Sometimes you will

manage to upset everyone.

Be prepared for phonecalls at 3am telling you that someone has left a light on in church, and shouldn’t you go turn it

off. You will be asked about car parking arrangements for the October Harvest Service by mid-January, while hymns for

the 9 Lessons and Carols will be required by early summer. I suggest you buy in extra pullovers, overcoats and scarves

for life in your vicarage. A good number of mousetraps may well come in useful too.

Welcome to your new life of an incumbent.

I, on the other hand, greatly relish the thought of no longer having to care about any parishioners. Instead, I shall

become one myself – and am already planning my revenge. In fact, this afternoon, inspired by a large glass of sherry, I

have begun a list of things I can complain about. The church is too cold, I don’t know any of the hymns, the vicar can’t

preach, he never visits, and things are generally not as good as they used to be. True, I haven’t actually chosen my

new church yet, but no matter, I will voice all these complaints when I get there.

Of course, I will not be in church on Sunday mornings if it is raining, or on Sunday evenings if something good is on the

television. Most of all, I look forward to sitting as far back in church as is possible, and starting a campaign to stop

‘passing the peace’.

My new life as a parishioner will be richly rewarding. 50 years after ordination, I can hardly wait.

Your loving uncle,

Eustace

St James the Least of All... We have some sad and momentous news this month: after ten years and seven months in the job, the Rev Dr Gary Bowness has reluctantly decided that it is time for Uncle Eustace to ‘bow out’. All good things must come to an end sometime, and thus Uncle Eustace retires this month. We will miss him! For anyone who would like a ‘souvenir’ of Uncle Eustace, you may like to purchase a copy of our published booklet of Uncle Eustace’s letters, please email: enquiries@parishpump.co.uk

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A Little Colour... The ladies discuss the trend in adult colouring in Margaret King’s latest Mabel adventure.

The ladies in Rosemount Home were

enjoying the late autumn sun. Hilary

was counting the stitches of the cross

stitch she was working on while Jean

and Pearl were scanning the jigsaw

they had started.

“Just look at that” said Jean. Me and

Pearl have been searching for that

piece of the picture and up comes

Dorothy and puts it straight in.”

“Typical” laughed Rosa. “Has someone

left their book on the chair?”

“I thought it must be Mabel’s” said

Pearl, but it looks like a colouring

book.”

“Perhaps it belongs to one of Tilly’s

grandchildren” said Dorothy.

Mabel and Tilly came in just then.

“Oh no, did I leave it here? I was

awake early so I sat in here and did

some colouring.”

“Have you been playing at colouring

with the children?” asked Pearl.

“If you look on the cover you will see it

says ‘adult colouring book’.”

“It was in the paper the other day,”

said Dorothy “that colouring helps you

to relax, feel less tense.”

“Do you think it does that?” asked

Jean.

Mabel thought it did. It was in the

paper that shops were selling out of

the books, they were so popular.

Dorothy thought it was a good interest

to have.

First, the star that shone over

Bethlehem. Many stars shone in

that night sky, but none like this

one! It was as though God had

taken his lamp from the ceiling of

heaven and hung it in the dark sky

over a troubled world.

Second – a new song was in the

air: the angels sang ‘Glory to God

in the highest, and on earth peace,

good will toward

men.’ (Luke 2:14)

The world which

had lost any reason

for singing was be-

ing given the

chance to sing

again. Glory –

peace – goodwill….

with the coming of

Jesus, it was time to

rejoice.

Third – a baby was

born. And what a baby! The Mes-

siah,

promised for centuries. The Son of

God Himself, our Saviour. The

angel who said: “He will save his

people from their sins” was

touching the very heart of our

need.

Most people today would rather

not talk about sin. Few of us want

to face up to the reality of spiritual

disease. We resent anyone

mentioning the fact that we might

sin! And yet Jesus had a great

deal to say about sin. The

Christmas message is that God’s

grace is greater than our sin.

Christmas assures us that God

wants to deal with our sin through

Jesus, who came to redeem us,

however damaged and

sinful we are.

This Christmas, if you

have not already done

so, you can accept

Jesus Christ for what

He came to do for

you: to be your

Saviour and your Lord.

Then your Christmas

really will be worth

celebrating!

Aspects of the First

Christmas Night..

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Emily’s grandad had got himself a new

dog. It was a husky and his name was

Ash. He was a big dog and very

gentle. One day in winter it had been

snowing and the snow was quite deep.

The toys decided to go for a walk.

When they got to the garden fence

they noticed Ash playing out in the

snow.

“Hi you lot, how are you?” said Ash as

he noticed the toys stood around.

“Fine thank you” said Bramley “just

bored, there’s nothing to do”

“Maybe I can help there” said Ash “I

am a husky and my kind of dogs live in

the really cold snowy countries and we

live in groups of dogs called a pack and

we have jobs, our jobs are to pull

sledges with people and their

belongings on, to take them from one

place to another, if you all make a

sledge I will take you for a ride around

the garden”

“Oh great idea” said Steve, “let’s go

and make a sledge” The toys ran off to

find wood and string to make a sledge

with. Steve carried the wood that they

had found back to their house.

“Now we need some string and some

rope” said Freddie “I wonder if Oliver

can find any for us in the shed”

Steve drove over to Oliver’s garden

and looked through the fence. Oliver

was shovelling snow around the

garden with his nose and giggling to

himself.

“Oliver” shouted Steve. Oliver stopped

what he was doing and padded over to

where Steve was.

“Hello Steve, what do you want?”

“Ash is taking us on a sledge ride

because he’s a husky and we are

making a sledge, we wondered if you

had any string and rope we could use

please” asked Steve.

“I’ll go and have a look” said Oliver as

he trotted off to the shed. He soon

came back with some rope and some

string.

“Is this what you need?” asked Oliver

“That’s fab thank you” said Steve and

drove off with the rope and string

balanced on his roof top.

“Perfect” said Bramley, “now we need

some wood to make the sledge out of”

Freddie and Rachel went to look for

some wood. They soon came back

with some logs.

“Now what do we do?” said Freddie

“shall we go and ask Ash, he will know

how to make a sledge”

“Yes he will know how to make one”

said Steve.

Freddie and Steve went to find Ash to

ask him. After they had put together

the sledge the toys put the rope

around Ash’s neck.

“Are you ready?” called Ash

The toys all climbed onto the sledge

and sat down.

“Hold tight” shouted Ash, as he stood

up and gently pulled the sledge.

“Woo hoo off we go!” shouted Bramley

as the sledge sped off. Round and

round the garden ran Ash with the

sledge racing along behind him. As he

went round a corner the sledge flipped

over and they all tumbled off into the

cold snow. Ash stopped and turned

round

“Are you alright?” he asked

“Yes thank you we’re great” giggled

Rachel laid on her back in the snow

swishing her arms and legs around

making a snow angel. Bramley and

Freddie also lay down and did some

snow angels too while Steve whizzed

round and round in circles making

pretty patterns with his wheels.

Soon it was getting dark and the toys

were tired. They said goodnight to Ash

and went home. Tired, cold, wet but

happy.

Bramley’s Winter Sledge Ride

A special Christmas adventure by Wendi Clark...

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Mothers’ Union October meeting took the form of a visit

to Beverley Minster Branch. Last year we invited them to

us to share in our meeting. We were warmly welcomed

by their members, including Freda Watson their branch

leader. The speaker for the day was Rev. David James,

retired Bishop of Bradford, who now lives in Beverley.

He was accompanied by his wife. He spoke about the

involvement of the Mothers’ Union throughout his minis-

try beginning with his curacy and including time spent in

the Sudan. The MU always supporting the clergy and

showing love to families and individuals, particularly at

times of adversity. He started by talking about Mary

Sumner, the founder of Mothers’ Union, and her vision.

He finished with her personal prayer, which sums up how

we should try to live our lives.

The prayer is as follows:-

All this day, O Lord, let me touch as many lives as possible

for thee; and every life I touch, do thou by thy Spirit

quicken, whether through the word I speak, the prayer I

breath or the life I live. Amen

We then shared together in fellowship and food, with a

lovely buffet provided by their members. We decided it

would be a good idea to continue our link and invite them

to St Columba next year.

Mothers’ Union... Branch Leader Jean Clarke updates us with the latest news from the Drypool branch...

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Santa’s sleigh

I remember when Father Christmas nervously

went for his sleigh-driving test. He came

rushing back in a thunder of reindeer, and

pulled up in front of the toy factory. 'Have you

passed?' I asked.

Father Christmas pointed to the front of the

sleigh. 'See for yourself!' he called proudly.

'No-el plates!'

Carols misheard by children:

Deck the Halls with Buddy Holly

We three kings of porridge and tar

On the first day of Christmas my tulip gave to

me

And out of the crackers...

Why are Christmas trees like bad knitters?

They both drop needles.

What carol is heard in the desert?

Camel ye faithful!

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

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Last Month’s Solutions…

Across

1 Rely (Psalm 62:7) (6)

4 ‘He stretches out the heavens like a — , and spreads

them out like a tent to live in’ (Isaiah 40:22) (6)

7 What the dove carried the olive leaf in, when it returned

to Noah’s ark (Genesis 8:11) (4)

8 Annoy (1 Samuel 1:6) (8)

9 Judah’s last king, who ended his days as a blind prisoner

in Babylon (Jeremiah 52:11) (8)

13 ‘They all — and were satisfied’ (Luke 9:17) (3)

16 Eliphaz the Temanite was one; so was Bildad the

Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite (Job 2:11; 16:2) (4,9)

17 National Association of Evangelicals (of the USA) (1,1,1)

19 Popular song for New Year’s Eve, Auld — — (4,4)

24 Able dock (anag.) (8)

25 The number of stones David chose for his confrontation

with Goliath (1 Samuel 17:40) (4)

26 Elgar’s best-known ‘Variations’ (6)

27 Soak (Isaiah 16:9) (6)

Down

1 Money owing (Deuteronomy 15:3) (4)

2 Conciliatory (Titus 3:2) (9)

3 ‘Do this, whenever you — it, in remembrance of me’

(1 Corinthians 11:25) (5)

4 A group assisting in the governance of the Roman

Catholic Church (5)

5 One of the gifts Joseph’s brothers took with them on

their second journey to Egypt (Genesis 43:11) (4)

6 ‘Reach out your hand and — — into my side. Stop

doubting and believe’ (John 20:27) (3,2)

10 Be outstandingly good (2 Corinthians 8:7) (5)

11 ‘What — — that you are mindful of him, the son of man

that you care for him?’ (Psalm 8:4) (2,3)

12 Horse’s feet (Judges 5:22) (5)

13 Notice (Deuteronomy 17:4) (9)

14 Comes between 2 Chronicles and Nehemiah (4)

15 One of Israel’s northern towns conquered by

Ben-Hadad (1 Kings 15:20) (4)

18 Narnia’s Lion (5)

20 One of the two rivers in which Naaman would have

preferred to wash (2 Kings 5:12) (5)

21 Avarice—one of the evils that come from inside people

(Mark 7:22) (5)

22 Knight Grand Cross of St Michael and St George

(1,1,1,1)

23 Jacob’s first wife (Genesis 29:23) (4)

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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 or Prayer 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 with Sunday School all other Sundays at 10.30am

Mid-week Communion or Prayer 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. Christmas Services on Page 4

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 for

Year 7 upwards every Monday from 5 until 7pm. Contact

Rev. Aian Macpherson on 07929 733555 for details)

Beavers, Cubs and Scouts meet on Wednesday

evenings at St John’s. Beavers 5.15pm, Cubs 6.15pm,

Scouts 7pm.

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

welcome every Tuesday from 9.30am until 2.30pm.

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.

The Knitwits meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays

each month at 1.30pm at St Columba. Contact Liz Pacey

on 705723 for further details.

The Mothers Union daytime group and evening groups

meet at St Columba, for details of December’s meetings

please check parish notice sheets.

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.

St John’s are hosting a range of Health and Wellbeing

activities on a six week rotation to include sewing,

gardening, employment support and much more. Monthly

programmes available now!

Secret Artists next meeting on 2nd December at 7.30

St Columba. Contact Janice on 714856 for information.

Dates and times of meetings may vary due to the festive season, please check with group

organisers before attending.

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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

Contacts... Position Vacant

Team Rector

Please refer enquiries to parish

office or team clergy.

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

Angie Longbone

Victoria Dock:

Richard Boniface

Magazine Team:

Editor:

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

Tel. 07949 040495 Email. drypoolecho@gmail.com

Reporters:

Jamie Scott (St John’s)

Email: jamiescottinhull@gmail.com

Elaine Galloway (Victoria Dock)

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

Wendi Clark (Sports)

Email: wendiclark16@gmail.com

Position Vacant (St Columba) - please send submissions to the Editor

Illustrations: Mike Foottit

Page Setting & Creative Design: Christine Brain

Community Activities (cont.) Total Praise Gospel Choir meets

on Thursdays during term time to

reach out with God’s word through

a shared love of music. All singers

and musicians welcome, regardless

of level of ability. Prayer partners,

hospitality, front of house or crèche

volunteers also required for events.

We are currently preparing for our

Christmas event. Doors open

7.30pm for coffee and chat,

rehearsal 8—10pm. Email

totalpraisehull@gmail.com or

www.facebook.com/totalpraisehull

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The Village Gardener (Hull) Reliable, Honest & Competitive

Do you need experienced help with your garden? Short on time?

Then contact Nick Thompson, the all year round gardener for a free, no obligation quote

No job too small

All aspects of gardening undertaken, Including:

Lawns – Laid, edged, aerated, scarified, cleared, reseeded, fed etc.

Garden clearances (very competitive) Hedges – trimmed, shaped Trees shaped and felled Borders – redefined, ph tested, soil improvement, weeded,

planted etc. Decking – cleared, revived, restored, re-painted etc. Patios – jet washed etc. Pathways – weeded. Treatment that lasts! (ask for details) Pruning – trees, plants, shrubs, climbers etc. Raised beds made to order. Excellent for flowers, vegetables or

herbs Summer and winter baskets available to order

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Tel: 01482 704934 / 07954378266

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Who am I? Can you identify this prominent local statue from a photograph and 3

clues?

1. I commemorate over 1000 years of trade between Hull and Iceland

2. I have a twin named For in the Icelandic community of Vik where

many Hull trawlermen were rescued by local people

3. I was sculpted by Steinnun Thorarinsdottir

Last month’s answer: Philip Larkin