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Deadline for Next Issue...
20 January 2016
To the Editor: [email protected]
The Editor Writes... Firstly, my dear reader, a Happy New Year to you and yours. May we here at the Echo,
wish you a healthy, happy and blessed 2016.
Secondly, may we present a belated Christmas gift to you—a commemorative 30th
anniversary edition of the Drypool Echo. Free of charge and with our thanks. You will
note from Richard’s article that, though a magazine existed before then, January 1986
saw the first use of the Echo name.
May I record my gratitude to Bishop Alison for her wonderfully inspiring New Year
message to us all, and to Margaret King for allowing us to feature her original editorial.
(Though Margaret had edited previous parish magazines she was one of the original
editors of the Echo). You will note that her first Echo editorial speaks timelessly across
the years. It is just as relevant now.
I am equally grateful to Richard Liversedge (Churchwarden at the time) and Peter Harrison (Rector at the time) for
sharing their thoughts with us 30 years on. If “a week is a long time in politics”, then 30 years is a notable achievement
by any standard. And the fact that so many original contributors are still in the parish serving faithfully stands as a
strong testament to God being a constant in all that we do.
I wish you a happy read!
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Telling the story and carrying the news 3
Bishop Alison’s New Year message.
From the Editors Emeritus 4
Former editors write for us.
Mission Update 5
Trisha Wick’s latest news.
Echo Music 6
Geoff Howlett reviews Real Love by Derek Johnson
Link Memories 7
Heather Clarke recalls cutting and pasting old-style
Memories of 1985 8
Richard Liversedge on the role of a 1980s churchwarden
I Just Couldn’t Believe It 9
Joan Richardson interviewed about her 90th birthday
Resilience 10
Peter Harrison on the Echo’s 30th Anniversary
The Much Loved Psalm 10
Hymns based on Psalm 23
Seven Steps to Jesus 11
A thought provoking article reprinted from the original
edition
St James The Least of All 12
Like Sherlock, back by popular demand
Roughly the Best Place in the UK 13
Hull flies the flag in Rough Guide’s top ten cities
30 Years Ago in Hull 15
Facts about Hull in 1986
Family Fun 16
Your selection of puzzles, activities and funnies
Drypool Directory 18
Who’s who and what’s on in the parish
Who am I? 20
Can you identify our statue from 3 clues?
Views expressed in this publication are those of the
contributors and are not necessarily shared by the
editorial team or the parish staff.
January 2016 © The Drypool Parish MMXVI
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Telling the Story and Carrying the News... A New Year message from Rt. Rev. Alison White, Bishop of Hull It is a great gift to be here with you as I get into the swing
of being the new Bishop of Hull and to begin to hear the
stories of what is going on in Hull and all over the place. I
want to send you special congratulations on the 30th
anniversary of the Drypool Echo! This is a moment to mark
with a big hooray because there is something very
important about the way we stay in touch with each other.
We all like to know the news and want to know what is
going on and how we can join in. The Drypool Echo is full
of good things and beautifully presented so it tells the
story in a way that people can connect with and enjoy.
Telling the story and carrying the news is part of what it
means for us to be Christians all down the ages. We have
done it in all kinds of ways and in all kinds of languages
because God is real and part of our lives in every
generation and every place. So what does that look like in
Drypool?
You have so many good things going on and lots to work
for into the future. You are the story of God in that place –
the things that are happening that make life better and
that let people know that God really does love us all.
It isn’t just telling the story through the Echo, it is telling
the story in every one of our lives. 2016 is going to be a
whole new chapter and who knows what news God will
give us to share in the days to come!
With prayers for all that lies ahead
Bishop Alison
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 [email protected]
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Will it be Different? Looking back to that first issue, we re-print Margaret King’s 1986 editorial... Hello again, and a Happy New Year. Here we are again
with a whole New Year before us, like freshly fallen snow
without a mark on it. What resolutions and promises will
be made? How many sad, lonely, depressed, poorly
people will feel that nothing has changed, one day is much
like another?
Perhaps we expect too much of the New Year, new
beginnings do not necessarily begin with January 1st.
There are new beginnings in life for somebody every day,
especially when the realisation comes that there is
someone who loves and cares for them. Prisoners in their
cells have realised this and life has taken on a different
meaning.
A new beginning does not always mean that you have to
move from where you are. You may already be in the
right place, if you let God lead you into what He wants you
to do. We are only human, and so it is not unusual for the
grass to look greener somewhere else. A different Church,
school, group or society may appear to have something
different to what you have, but if you moved over, would
you be satisfied?
My friend Parson Blackbird, is still with us, happily living
and looking well on his patch. Perhaps we too, need to be
satisfied with our own patch. Not self satisfied, but willing
to make the most of our surroundings and opportunities to
use them for the Lord.
Jesus came that you might have life, and that more
abundantly. That promise is there, ready for you to
accept, NOW. It can happen where you are, NOW. Your
new beginning is there just waiting to begin.
God bless.
From Editors Emeritus… Contributions from two previous occupants of the editor’s hotseat…
Ringing the Changes... Norman Pacey shares his recollection of his time as editor and how the magazine moved forward during that time... I have been asked to write a piece about my time as
editor. When Pauline & Howard Bicknell were at St. John’s,
Howard asked Liz and I to join the magazine team. I used
to search the Net for items/news I thought people would
like. When the Bicknells left I was asked to take over as
editor.
Any incoming editor likes to put his own stamp on a
magazine and so did I. Being a bit of an internet fan I
would search the Net for likely items. I discovered “Parish
Pump”. A website for hard pressed magazine editors. It
had covers, news items, crosswords and cartoons.
Now don’t think I didn’t put pen to paper myself. I wrote
the monthly editorial and the occasional article. But had it
made easier thanks to my regular team of contributors.
Thanks also to Liz my wife (aka Cizy Aple) who had me
sacked as cookery correspondent when I failed to put
apples in a list of ingredients for apple pancakes. Seriously,
it was fun if frantic at deadline time putting it all together.
I wish current and subsequent editors all the best and I’m
sure I’ll find time, now I’m retired, to write the odd article.
Ramon C Pecon editor ret
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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... ENCOURAGEMENTS
1. Maggie's Cafe is getting busier and bringing more
people into our Centre
2. 2. New signs up outside for St. Margaret's Welcome
Centre
3. We held our Christmas Fair towards the end of
November and it was heaving with people
4. I have an incredible team of Volunteers and we love
working together
5. Many more people coming to offer help as volunteers -
more than we can use at present
6. On December 16th we held our Christmas Celebration
in our Cafe which was full of people. Great atmosphere and
fun had by all - plus a clear presentation of the Christmas
message
7. Increasing feedback from residents of Longhill as to
what they would like us to organize in the Welcome Centre
8. We have an excellent Treasurer who is also willing to
help with some admin.
PRAYER NEEDS
Prayer changes things so can I ask you to pray fervently
for the following:
1. In the New Year we hope to take new initiatives and
start new groups. Here are some of the possibilities: a. A
weekly Lunch Club b. Money/Debt Advice c. Christianity -
What's it all about? A new group of informal meeting
around cups of coffee to explore and answer questions
people are asking d. A youth group for young people with
Autism. e. A church service for those with special needs
f. Quarterly Table
Top sales
g. 'Pint Club' - a
men's group. Pray
for wisdom as we
move ahead.
2. For our Cafe to develop we need a paid person to run it
who will be supported by volunteers. The Cafe can
contribute towards the salary but we need an extra £400 a
month on top of this before we can go ahead. Pray for God
to provide. This is our number one prayer need.
3. I am still very tied to the building when my heart is out
in the community. There are all sorts of useful contacts
with people who enter the building but there is a mission
field outside. Pray that I will increasingly find people who
can take on more responsibilities in the building thus
freeing me to go out.
4. Pray that more people/groups will want to hire rooms
and so increase our income.
5. Pray for God to provide someone who can assist with
writing project proposals
6. We need to raise our profile on Longhill so pray for
increased publicity and use of social media.
7. We need someone to set up a website for us at a
budget price!
8. Pray for more opportunities to witness about Jesus
9. Pray against discouragement and sleepless nights
10. Pray for my Mum as I see less of her in her Care Home
Have an exciting New Year with new possibilities!
Walking in Faith and Fellowship in 2016
Interested in doing some hiking or rambling this year?
The St John’s Faithwalkers are planning some short and medium
length walks this spring and summer.
Already in the pipeline are an Easter walk to the roadside crucifix
on Garrowby Hill and the Pilgrimage of Grace.
For further details contact Shane & Christine
07949040495 or [email protected]
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Echo Music... This month Geoff Howlett reviews Real Love by Derek Johnson (Jesus Culture: B002279002). Real Love is the debut album by Jesus Culture
artist Derek Johnson, who is currently based in
Sacramento. He uses his own spiritual journey to
write songs that show and tell of Jesus’ love for us
all. In style, it’s contemporary pop that reminded
me a lot of Phil Wickham. Keyboards and guitars
are at the forefront of most songs, and the quality
of the opening “Our Salvation” is just a taster for
what’s to come. “Jesus, I See You” rocks things
up a bit, while there’s a mid-tempo pace to
“Power in the Cross”. On this song Derek’s vocals
turn the number into a Michael W.Smith sort of
thing, and the production is excellent. “My Great
Love” has to be my favourite track. It races along
with an energy that bursts from your speakers. “I
Will live to cry, shout it from the inside. [Jesus]
You’re My Great Love.” To be honest, I’ve not
heard anything as exciting as this from the Jesus
Culture stable before. Real Love is an invitation to
find that “real love” from Jesus, and see just why
people like Derek Johnson are so full of life. An
excellent album.
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10/10!
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Link Memories... Heather Clarke recalls the challenges of producing a parish magazine in the 1970s and 80s...
When I heard that the editor was planning
to mark the 30th anniversary of our parish
magazine, I collected my thoughts to recall
memories of the publication, The Drypool
Link which preceded The Echo. What I
remember most about it is the way that it
was produced in those days and how very
different it was from today’s modern
methods. Mum was editor during the 1970s. I
cannot remember the precise years.
The dining room table was commandeered on a
given evening once a month for the assembly
of the latest edition. During the week
approaching that evening, Mum would have
been busy collecting and chasing articles
to be included. Some of them she would have
then typed up (on an old type-writer not a
computer!). I am not sure whether or not
some contributors typed up their own pieces
but even had they done so, they may have
needed to be resized to fit and would need
doing again.
A member of the church (illustrator) would
come round on this evening armed with black
rollerball pens of different thicknesses,
scissors, ruler and a Pritt stick. She sat
and folded A4 sheets of paper to make A5
pages for the black and white booklet. As
Mum finished typing, the illustrator would
trim the pieces to size and begin the
‘jigsaw’ of assembling the magazine on the
blank pages, juggling to get the best
layout. The table would disappear under a
sea of papers spread all about. When all
were typed and arranged in the optimum
order, she would affix each piece with the
Pritt stick. With her black pens, she then
began the work of adding titles in bold
lettering, underlining, boxing around some
articles and cleverly drawing illustrations
to suit the subject of each piece, space
permitting.
The whole magazine was put together in this
way every month. It was a long job
considering that some of the work had been
done by Mum before the meeting.
When the scrap-book-type original was
complete, it would be taken to a local
‘printer’. It may have actually been
photocopied, together with the hand-
designed cover. Once stapled and bundled,
the consignment was collected when ready
and taken to the church to be distributed
by the several volunteers.
A Short Course in Human Relations This advice from 1986 is as appropriate today as it was then... The six most important words “I admit I made a mistake”
The five most important words “You did a good job”
The four most important words “What is your opinion”
The three most important words “If you please”
The two most important words “Thank you”
The most important word “We”
The least important word “I”
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Memories of 1985... Richard Liversedge recalls the challenges of being a Churchwarden 30 years ago…
1985 was Peter’s first full year as Team Rector and
the then Staff Team was 3 priests and a Church
Army Captain. The Team Ministry was but 5 years old
and Victoria Dock was still an open space with no
firm plans for its future use.
Looking back often produces a certain glow of
thoughts of better times. Certainly the pace of life
was a little slower but was it better than now –
different would be a better word. St John’s
congregation was certainly much older than now and
St Columba’s much younger. Engagement with
younger people was easier.
The parish was on the ‘up’ following Peter’s arrival
and with people like Peter Bryers and David Urquhart
joining the team within 2 years it was a good time to
be Churchwarden.
1985, of course, saw the decision to discontinue the
individual magazines and to produce a parish wide
one with joint editors Margaret King and Geoff Heath
at the helm.
Parish life was much the same as now – we were
discussing baptism policy, various working parties
were busy, a mums and toddler group was started by
a team member’s spouse.
The Warden’s job was never dull with all the usual
building related issues to deal with including a
difficult (and ‘time consuming’) parish house that we
sold soon afterwards [Praise the Lord]. Positively
though we took the first steps to secure 2 Harcourt
Drive with the Diocese funding it. Thoughts of
re-ordering buildings were not on the radar – who
would have thought how both Parish Churches would
change later!
Finally, being warden means you are automatically
on the PCC. I notice that I and one other are still on
the PCC 30 years on!!!
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I Just Couldn’t Believe It! Liz Pacey interviews Joan Richardson about her recent 90th birthday...
Before her 90th birthday Joan Richardson never realised
what a devious lot her friends and family were. The day
started with tales of hair washing in Scarborough and went
on to a church service where many others asked seemingly
innocent but interested questions about her day ahead.
Little did she know that ‘phones and inter continental
connections had been buzzing since March as plans were
made for her big surprise!
Well she is (to quote her daughter) a matriarch of five
generations with 5 children, 18 grandchildren , 24 great
grand children and one great great grandchild to her credit!
Not to mention the many who regard Joan as a spiritual
mum.
Now, over to the birthday girl herself!:
“It all started when I walked in to church, so good to be
there on such a day. I was enveloped in hugs, and received
so many cards. Then Margaret made an announcement
from the front and said such lovely, loving things. I
thought: ‘This can’t be me!’ Helen played Happy Birthday
and everybody SANG.
At the end of the service when I saw the huge cake, and
everybody gathered round, I didn’t know which way to
look. WOW!
When my daughter opened the door of the Kingston Hotel
later that afternoon I couldn’t believe my eyes as I
gradually registered all the family and friends gathered
there. A lovely afternoon followed with good food and good
happy company. And more cake!
Thank you, so much, everybody
But throughout everything I remember that when working
for the Lord the glory goes to Him, and we are to be the
fragrance of Christ wherever we are.
2 Corinthians 2:15: We are to God the fragrance of Christ
among those who are being saved and among those who
are perishing.
Joan is a regular reader of Our Daily Bread notes and here
is more about that beautiful fragrance of Christ.
Our Daily Bread March 2014
Some scents are unforgettable. Recently, my husband
mentioned he was running low on shaving cream. “I’ll pick
some up,” I offered. “Can you get this kind?” he asked,
showing me the can. “I love the smell—it’s the kind my dad
always used.” I smiled, recalling the time I had been
momentarily taken back to my childhood when I got a whiff
of the same shampoo my mom used to wash my hair. For
both Tom and me, the fragrances had brought an
emotional response and pleasant memory of people we
loved who were no longer around.
Oliver Wendell Holmes said, “Memories, imagination, old
sentiments, and associations are more readily reached
through the sense of smell than through any other
channel.”
So, what if our lives were a fragrance that attracted people
to God? Second Corinthians 2:15 says that “we are to God
the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved
and among those who are perishing.” Our fragrance is
pleasing to God, but it also attracts others to Him or repels
them. We who understand the sacrifice of Jesus have the
opportunity to be the “fragrance of Christ”—a reminder of
Him—to others.
The sweet scent of the likeness of Christ can be an
irresistible pull toward the Saviour.
Let my hands perform His bidding,
Let my feet run in His ways,
Let my eyes see Jesus only,
Let my lips speak forth His praise. —James
When we walk with God, we leave behind a
sweet fragrance that can inspire others to
follow.
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Resilience... Peter Harrison reflects on the Echo’s 30th Anniversary... Today I was thinking about the word resilience, which is
unusual because I don't think about that word much. The
reason for thinking about resilience was firstly that I read
an article which used the Sermon on the Mount to help me
see how people could be resilient. Then I saw a television
programme about Warsaw (I will be going in a few days
time to spend Christmas there with our son); the resilience
of the people of Warsaw who rebuilt their city after Nazi
bombs had flattened it, is simply amazing.
I opened my dictionary, which defined Resilience as
rebounding, buoyancy, power of recovery. The ability to
overcome setbacks.
Shane then phoned me and told me that the Echo was 30
years old in January and mentioned the names of those
who were listed in that first edition.
The Echo itself, has shown resilience. We, it and indeed
the Drypool Team have been through ups and downs but
it seems to me that many in that list of names have
rebounded, bounced back and remain faithful - even if
some now show that faithfulness among the saints in
glory.
We oldies moan about the fickleness of today's generation
"no commitment", " no stickability", "just go from one
thing to another". They see us as "harping back to the
past", no 'get up and go' and they are probably right... but
many have proved resilient. The knock backs haven't
been knock outs.
That article I read this morning gave five pointers to how
we can be resilient:
have a mission, a purpose in life
take time to contemplate 'to stand and stare'
live simply, 'joining the happy revolt against modern
propaganda'
be forgiving
practise prayer - and, of course, the Sermon on the
Mount includes the Lord's Prayer.
I wonder if the Echo will be resilient for 30 more years.
More importantly, will I, will we, will the churches in Hull,
be resilient over the next 30 years?
It won't be easy; we may need to heed these pointers.
And then in a late night news report that word was there
again - the resilience of the oppressed, refugees, the
dispossessed. So true.
The Much Loved Psalm… Various hymns are based on Psalm 23, amongst them, The King of Love My Shepherd is with it’s melody by Drypool-born J.B. Dykes... The Twenty-Third Psalm is the best known of all the
psalms. It is attributed to King David (1040BC—970BC).
We are so familiar with the Biblical story of David, that we
forget how long ago David lived. He lived about 200 years
after the Battle of Troy, about 500 years before Aristotle
and Socrates, the same before the founding of Rome and
only about 200 years after the end of the Bronze Age and
the beginning of the iron age. The psalm reminds us of
the time when David was a shepherd boy working for his
father. The Psalm has been rendered into innumerable
metrical versions in English.
“The God of Love my shepherd is” was paraphrased by
George Herbert (1593-1633). Herbert was a friend of the
poets Wotton and Donne and was esteemed by Bacon. He
was rector of Bemerton, near Salisbury, Wiltshire. “The
King of Love my shepherd is” was paraphrased by Sir
Henry Baker (1821-1877). Baker was vicar of Monkland,
Shropshire. In 1859 he became a baronet. He was chief
promoter of Hymns Ancient and Modern, being for twenty
years the chairman of the committee responsible for the
preparation of the book. It is said that the third verse of
the hymn was amongst his last words on his death bed.
“The Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want” was paraphrased
by William Wittingham (1524-1579). Whittingham was
born in Chester. He became one of the earliest exiles from
England during the reign of Bloody Mary, moving first to
Frankfort and then to Geneva, he knew both Calvin and
John Knox. After the end of Mary’s reign, he returned to
England, he became Dean of Durham.
Being common metre hymns, numerous tunes have been
used, the most popular being Crimond.
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Seven Steps to Jesus This 1986 article by then retiring vicar of St John’s, Rev. David Attfield instructs on bringing people to Christ... As I leave Drypool, I want to put before you a few thoughts
on Evangelism. Five and a half years in East Hull have
convinced me that we ought to give our highest priority to
communicating the Gospel both to others and to ourselves.
Evangelism should be a normal part of Church life and not
just the job of specialists in occasional great campaigns.
In practice, in my experience, most local congregations
rarely do much about Evangelism and when they do,
nothing much happens. This may be because we have not
thought out properly what Evangelism is. I suggest we
imagine it as taking the non-Christian to Christ in a number
of steps up a staircase or ladder.
Step 1 is to make a person capable of thinking about
serious matters, understanding ideas and joining an
organisation—all of which are factors in becoming a
Christian. It is a matter of general upbringing and
education to produce someone who reads, thinks for
himself, takes a long view and is able to withstand the
pressures of friends and fashion. In a society in which the
Church is not dominant, we cannot choose Christ unless we
have a mind of our own.
Step 2 is to remove from a person who can choose,
distractions that prevent him from attending to serious
issues. It is useless preaching to a man with toothache!
Primary poverty, homelessness, being an inadequate
person or from a problem family ensure a hand to mouth
existence, with eyes never looking up to the higher things
of life. Evangelism here is to follow Jesus in healing the
sick and feeding the hungry, so that eventually they
become free to listen.
Step 3 is to counter the secular atmosphere we all live in
today, where God is unreal. People outside the Church are
blind and groping in a fog, unable to see God overhead like
the sun in the sky. Most have only a nominal belief that
God exists, and our witness has to restore their sense that
God is God and that our status in His eyes is what finally
counts. This is the biggest task in Evangelism and without
this step our audience will have no interest in the Gospel.
Step 4 is motivation. The Evangelist has to be-friend the
potential convert to win his trust. Then interest may be
excited by finding a germ of it already present or by
opening up material that puzzles or perplexes and which
leads to Christian truth. These first four steps are the ones
we so often neglect. Once they have been climbed, the
others are relatively easy.
Step 5 is teaching people what our faith is all about,
reduced to a few simple points that can be put on the back
of a postcard. Without this step, the last two steps do not
make sense.
Step 6 is exploration, so that by discussion, argument and
the force of testimony, enquirers can reach the truth which
Christians believe is to be found in Christ.
Finally, Step 7 is preaching for commitment, encouraging
people to act on the basis of their new belief. This is what
is popularly called Evangelism in the narrow sense,
although in a wider sense, helping anyone up the first six
steps is also Evangelism.
To picture Evangelism as these seven steps to Christ makes
our task more manageable. We have to decide on what
step a person is actually standing and try to move him on
to the next. We take over from the labour of others who
have brought him up so far and we trust yet others to help
him climb further steps, when our work is done. Perhaps
some steps are so high that people are stuck on the one
below them for years and they may never get the whole
way up in this life. And even when the seventh step is
reached, a committed Christian still has greater heights to
scale to become perfect. My faith is that we should be
patient and not discouraged, because I, at least, think all
men will ultimately attain to God—even if, for most,
journeys end will be reached in the world to come.
In that faith, I shall work in Newton Heath, and I commend
it to you. Please pray for me (and my family) as I will for
all of you in the years to come!
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The Rectory, St James The Least
1 January 2006
My Dear Nephew Christopher,
I do hope you have now settled down in your first parish - although it is such a pity that you did not choose a more
distinguished one. I know you feel your vocation lies in inner city work – whereas mine, fortunately, has always been to
the better sort of rural village. I have always felt that the Almighty understands me well in that regard.
With Easter so early this year, we find that the May flowers will be blooming for Ascension Day, Pentecost and even
Trinity Sunday. This causes me some anxiety, as the ladies who do the flowers can so easily get carried away, and use
colours that clash with the splendid altar frontals. And if it isn’t the flowers, it’s Mrs Margison’s hat. Why oh why does
that woman wear such a hat and then sit so near to the front of the church? I thought she had more aesthetic taste.
We had a little flurry of activity in church on Sunday. At the signal “let us pray”, as the congregation dutifully flopped to
their knees, sounding like a flock of geese settling in for the night, Major Hastings lost his glass eye. Yes, again! That
man is so careless at times. Anyway, released from captivity, the eye rolled under the pews like a fugitive marble,
ricocheting from hassock to handbag over the stone flags.
My sonorous entreaties to the Almighty were completely lost as the entire congregation scuttled under pews, trying to
retrieve it. It finally appeared on the collection plate - along with £4.17, 100 pesetas and Miss Simpson’s front door key.
I was unsure whether the last item represented a fit of absent-mindedness or an improper suggestion. I returned it to
her very firmly at the end of the Service.
The eye stared at me mournfully as I blessed it, along with the money. But it left a small social dilemma. What is the
etiquette of returning a lost glass eye to its owner? To have processed down the aisle with it, accompanied by crucifer
and verger seemed a little too public. To sneak it to him as we shook hands at the door seemed a little too furtive. I
finally decided to send a server to deliver it during the last hymn. I still wonder if it was the right decision.
Perhaps you could look through that new Common Worship book and see if they have included an appropriate rite for
returning lost glass eyes. We here at St James-the-Least-of-All haven’t yet got round to Common Worship. The days
are evil enough as it is.
I await your response with interest.
Your loving uncle,
Eustace
St James the Least of All... Last month saw the sad news of Uncle Eustace’s retirement, we are therefore pleased to announce that we will be revisiting his early days in the popular series by Rev Dr Gary Bowness. These are also available in booklet form from [email protected]
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Hull has come a long way since it gained notoriety in the
2003 book “Crap Towns” which named it as the worst
place to live in the UK. Time and again during the twelve
years since, the City has taken its opportunity not only to
shine, but to positively hog the limelight, reaching for the
stars and attaining them in becoming City of Culture 2017.
This month top travel guide publishers Rough Guide added
yet another crown (three was never enough), placing Hull
at number eight in it’s top ten must visit cities for 2016.
The Rough Guide suggests that 2016 is our practice run for
our year of culture, citing new hotels and restaurants and
home grown creativity alongside our ‘old-timey’ pubs,
museums, the Old Town and the Freedom Festival as prime
reasons for tourists to visit but of course we know it’s the
city’s friendliness that is the real draw.
It’s notable that no other UK city features on this year’s
list, nor interestingly do many other European cities,
showing that Hull really is on the rise in the eyes of the
outside world, but in truth Hull has always had something
special, only the world wasn't ready to see that until now.
The Complete Top Ten...
1. Reykjavik, Iceland
2. Mexico City
3. Seoul, South Korea
4. Ljubljana, Slovenia
5. Wroclaw, Poland
6. Nashville, USA
7. Amsterdam, the Netherlands
8. Hull, UK
9. Vancouver, Canada
10. Agra, India
Roughly the Best Place in UK... The Rough Guide has revealed it’s 2016 top ten cities to visit. Hull flies the flag for Britain, coming in at number 8...
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Thought for the month January 1986… When God calls you, don’t look back over your shoulder to see who is following.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Wishing all of our
readers a happy, healthy and blessed 2016
May God enrich your
lives and keep you safe throughout the coming
year and always
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1. Messrs Houltons commenced construction of the “Humberside Ice Arena”
2. Hull Kingston Rovers won the Yorkshire Cup, beating Castleford 31-24 at Headingly. Ironically they were then
beaten by Castleford at Wembley 15-14 in the Challenge Cup.
3. Hull City reached 6th place in the 2nd Division, having been newly promoted the previous season.
4. The Prince and Princess of Wales visited Hull on 5th March, completing a ‘walkabout’ on Holderness Road, close to
St Columba’s Church.
5. The Housemartins released their debut album “London 0 Hull 4”. Their single “Happy Hour” reached No. 3 in the
UK chart followed later that year by “Caravan of Love” which reached No. 1 on 16th December but was denied
the Christmas top spot by Jackie Wilson’s “Reet Petite”.
6. The Beverley Gate, a site instrumental in the start of the English Civil War, was excavated.
7. The North Sea Ferries Norsun and Norsea (now renamed Pride of Bruges and Pride of York) were launched. They
entered service the following year, replacing the Norwind and Norwave.
8. HMP Hull was removed from the dispersal system and downgraded from it’s top security status, becoming a local
prison and remand centre.
30 Years Ago in Hull...
Here are some fun facts that occurred in Hull in the Echo’s launch year. How many do you remember?
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The Puppy
A clergyman was walking down the street
when he came upon a group of about a dozen
boys, surrounding a small puppy. Concerned
lest the boys were hurting it, he went to
investigate. One boy explained, "We just
found this puppy, and we all want him. So
we've decided that whichever one of us can tell
the biggest lie will get to take him home."
The minister was taken aback. "Don't you boys
know it's a sin to lie? Why, when I was your
age, I never told a lie.” There was dead
silence for a moment. The minister thought he
had got through to them.
Then the smallest boy gave a deep sigh and
said, "All right, give him the dog."
Family Fun... Enjoy our selection of children’s activities, brain teasers, cartoons and funnies...
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Last Month’s Solutions…
ACROSS
1 Paul said the wrath of God ‘is being revealed from
heaven’ against this (Romans 1:18) (11)
9 Go smite (anag.) (7) 10 ‘But — I have risen, I will
go ahead of you into Galilee’(Matthew 26:32) (5)
11 ‘Take and —; this is my body’ (Matthew 26:26) (3) 13
Type (2 Thessalonians 2:10) (4)
16 ‘Woe to those who — iniquity’ (Micah 2:1) (4)
17 ‘How shall we — if we ignore such a great salvation?’
(Hebrews 2:3) (6)
18 Opposite of evens (4)
20 Previously cited (Latin) (4)
21 ‘There is surely — — of God in this place, and they will
kill me because of my wife’ (Genesis 20:11) (2,4)
22 The Thessalonians were warned to keep away from
every brother who was this (2 Thessalonians 3:6) (4)
23 Beat (anag.) (4)
25 To trouble or afflict (Job 16:3) (3)
28 Part of a roof (1 Kings 7:9) (5)
29 Attain (Job 5:12) (7)
30 Insect noted for its gymnastic ability (Psalm 78:46) (11)
DOWN
2 Smell (John 11:39) (5)
3 Lion’s home (Jeremiah 25:38) (4)
4 ‘Jesus Christ is the — yesterday and today and for ever’
(Hebrews 13:8) (4)
5 Tidy (4)
6 Made their home (Genesis 47:27) (7)
7 Their task was to carry the curtains of the tabernacle
(Numbers 4:25–26) (11)
8 Timothy’s was called Lois (2 Timothy 1:5) (11)
12 The Lover likened the fragrance of the Beloved’s breath
to these (Song of Songs 7:8) (6)
14 Times Educational Supplement (1,1,1)
15 Eight-tentacled sea creatures (6)
19 ‘And lead us not into temptation, but — us from the evil
one’(Matthew 6:13) (7)
20 D.L. Moody’s legendary song leader, — D. Sankey (3)
24 Rarely used musical note (5)
25 ‘Your will be done on earth — it — in heaven’ (Matthew
6:10) (2,2)
26 and 27 ‘The Lord Almighty will — them with a — , as
when he struck down Midian at the rock of Oreb’ (Isaiah
10:26) (4,4)
27 See 26 Down
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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
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 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 meets at St Columba. Daytime group
Wednesday 6 January at 1.30pm. Evening group TBA.
The Flower Guild will meet at St Columba on Wednesday
20th January at 1.30pm.
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 meets at St Columba. Contact Janice on
714856 for information.
Company and a Cuppa—Every Wednesday 10 am—12
noon. Contact Sandie Thompson or Liz Harrison.
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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: [email protected] 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. [email protected]
Reporters:
Jamie Scott (St John’s)
Email: [email protected]
Elaine Galloway (Victoria Dock)
Tel. 224959 Email: [email protected]
Wendi Clark (Sports)
Email: [email protected]
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. We will be
recruiting for new members and
volunteers in the spring, full details
to follow in future issues. Email
www.facebook.com/totalpraisehull
for more information.
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Who am I? Can you identify this prominent local statue from a photograph and 3
clues?
1. I was a prominent Hull shipowner and my company was at one time
said to be the largest private shipping line in the world.
2. I married the great-niece of the Duke of Wellington.
3. I served as Liberal MP for Hull for 30 years.
Last month’s answer: Voyage (commemorating Hull’s Icelandic Trade)