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As Easter Approaches 3

View on Lenten prayer

Echo Music 4

Geoff Howlett reviews Hymns of Worship: In Christ Alone

Pioneering in the City 5

Latest news from Hull’s pioneering ministers

Who Are The Secret Artists? 6

Members tell us about their group

The Faithwalkers 7

Would you like to join one of our fun walks?

The Editor Investigates 8

The latest instalment of the Case of the Car Park King

Being on the Streets: It’s a Dog’s Life 9

What’s it like being homeless with a pet?

From Boulevard to Bolivia 10

News from CMS Partner, Lee Norfolk

Life of a Knitwit 12

What have the parish knitting group been up to now?

Poets Corner 12

With Evelyn Smith Chapman

St James the Least of All 13

Classic antics with Uncle Eustace

The Toys Go Exploring 14

A Bramley Bear adventure

Sutton and Scarves 15

Sutton WI news

Family Fun 16

Your regular selection of puzzles, funnies and cartoons

Drypool Directory 18

Who’s who and what’s on in the parish

Who Am I? 20

Can you identify this statue from our clues?

Cover Image: Grange under Borrowdale © Colin Blades

Deadline for Next Issue...

15th March 2016

To the Editor: drypoolecho@gmail.com

The Editor Writes... As many of you will know, Lee Norfolk is the new CMS partner for Drypool Parish. And

anyone who has heard him speak will know how superbly God has equipped him for

ministry.

We at the Echo are therefore delighted that he has agreed o include us on his mailing

list for regular updates. This will allow Echo readers to track his progress as he works

with the street children in Bolivia. It is an amazing calling and I am sure you will all

want to join us in wishing him well. Both as he prepares and trains over here, and

then in Bolivia as be begins his work.

Of course, with an eye to the global message, the Echo has adopted him as it’s For-

eign Correspondent!

Happy reading!

Shane Blades,

Editor

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editorial team or the parish staff.

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As Easter Approaches...

The Ven John Barton considers what you need to remember when you pray. ...

Prayer is instinctive for human beings, even those who

don’t regard themselves as religious. You are standing at a

bus stop in the wind and the rain, thinking ‘I do hope the

bus will come soon’. It’s an inner yearning. It defies logic:

either the bus is coming or it isn’t. But we all do it. It’s

instinctive and it’s the raw material of prayer. Hoping for

something better is basic. Like all instincts, it needs to be

trained.

To whom do we pray? What you pray and the way you do

it will be shaped by your view of God. Christian prayers are

fashioned by what we know of Jesus and what He taught

about prayer.

We pray by invitation. Again and again, Jesus encouraged

His companions to pray. A couple of His parables on the

subject have been misinterpreted as instructions to

persuade a resistant God to do what we want. Have a look

at Luke 18, verses 1-8, about a widow whose perseverance

finally persuaded an unwilling judge to rule in her favour.

The lesson is that God is not like that! Similarly, an

unwelcome neighbour who persistently calls for help in the

middle of the night gets what he wants (Luke 11.5-13).

The lesson? If tenacious lobbying can overcome human

unwillingness, how much more our gracious God will heed

his children’s cry.

Pushing at an open door. Jesus is already praying for us.

So when we start to pray, we step on to an already moving

staircase. Sometimes prayer seems tougher than it need

be. Jesus invited us to be linked to Him, in the way an

inexperienced bullock is yoked to a mature ox. Have a look

at Matthew 11, 28-29, which concludes “for my yoke is

easy and my burden is light”. When Marion Bartoli

unexpectedly won the 2013 Women’s Wimbledon final, she

said “I believe if you put all your heart and effort into

everything you are doing, then God is there to help you.”

Is your prayer on the right lines? Try adding “for Christ’s

sake” at the end. “Please let my marrow win the Gardening

Club competition”? No. “Not my will but Yours” is the key.

So when praying, don’t give God instructions, just report

for duty.

Acknowledgments are always appreciated. Parents enjoy

giving to their children, but they also teach them to say

‘thank-you’. When Jesus healed ten lepers, only one

bothered to express his thanks. For couple of weeks, try

saying just ‘thank you’ prayers. If you are out of the habit,

you may find gratitude needs fresh effort, but makes a big

difference to the day.

Why is prayer needed? Think of yourself as one of God’s

agents in your neighbourhood. He wants you as a conduit;

when you pray, you are opening up a means of

collaborating with God’s will. C. S. Lewis suggested that

God passes on to human beings any responsibility which

they can take. Work and prayer are two ways of

accomplishing what God wants.

Dealing with doubt. You may find yourself asking if it’s all

an illusion. A group of Rabbis met after the Holocaust to

put God on trial. How could He have let his people suffer

in that way? They considered the evidence, then

pronounced a guilty verdict, or more precisely said, “He

owes us something”. Then they went to pray as they had

always done. Prayer is instinctive. Try doubting your

doubts.

Is prayer superstition? There’s a joke about a driver who

was desperate for a parking place and promised God he

would go to church next Sunday and put £10 in the plate if

God found him one. Nothing happened. He increased the

offer to £100, but without success. Finally, he offered

£1,000 and immediately found a space. “The deal’s off”,

said the driver, “I found one anyway.” A former

Archbishop of Canterbury, William Temple, was asked if

answers to prayer were just coincidences. He replied, “the

more often I pray, the more often coincidences

happen.” By the way, bribing God doesn’t work!

You are not alone. Not only is Jesus alongside you when

you pray, so are billions of others, even if you can’t see

them. We join with ‘angels and archangels and the whole

company of Heaven’ as well as the Church across the

world, every time we pray. The pattern prayer taught by

Jesus begins “Our Father”, so it’s for all of us.

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Echo Music... This month Geoff Howlett reviews HYMNS OF WORSHIP : In Christ Alone. (Elevation : ELE2099D) Here’s the latest in the Hymns of Worship

Series, especially for lovers of “big top”

celebrations. Unfortunately, there’s no credits

for singers, musicians or events, but this is still a

decent collection. Although there’s nothing new

about the production of the album, I still found it

an enjoyable listen. “In Christ Alone” and “Be

Thou My Vision” open proceedings, with a fine

female vocalist leading the way. “Amazing

Grace” is the next highlight, sung in its original

form, and lovely to hear. With just a piano

accompaniment, there’s a gentle version of

“Praise My Soul the King of Heaven”, which

really stands out. “The Lord’s My Shepherd” is

sung in similar vein, although the congregation

joins in, mid-song. There’s a nice selection of

well known hymns here, such as “And Can It

Be”, “All Creatures of Our God and King”, and

“Great Is Thy Faithfulness.” They’re all well sung

and, as I say, very enjoyable. 8/10!

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Rev. Trisha Wick, former Drypool CMS

Partner and founding vicar of Victoria

Dock Church is Pioneer Minister to

Longhill, a local authority estate that

has previously had a dwindling

Christian presence...

ENCOURAGEMENTS

1. We have new people volunteering

to come and help.

2. We will soon have a volunteer

doing regular visiting in Longhill

House, our local Care Home who wish

to develop a partnership, we hope

some of their residents will join in

some of the activities.

3. Our ‘Christianity – what’s it all

about?’ group has met for a month

now. A total of 14 people have

attended but people come and go so

we usually average about 6 each

week. We don’t want to put pressure

on people to come so we ‘pray’ them

in. There are only a few non

Christians. We had agreed to meet

informally for a few weeks in our Cafe

and see who comes, then plan how to

develop it in the future. I am now

thinking that what we need to do is a

‘Start!’ course for those who are

searching and a ‘Moving On’ course for

Christians who want to grow in their

faith. I am praying about this and may

move in that direction after Easter.

4. We are considering starting a ‘One

Plus One’ initiative where volunteers

each befriend a lonely person in the

community and visit or call regularly.

They will be invited for a free meal in

our Cafe. I fear our volunteers may

need a DBS check, as we are dealing

with vulnerable people.

5. I am starting to develop links with

people from other countries who live

on Longhill – Lithuania, Latvia,

Romania, Poland etc. We are

wondering about an international food

evening when they all bring food they

would eat in their own country.

6. We would like to celebrate the

Queen’s 90th birthday and are

wondering about a Bake Off when as

many people as possible bake a cake.

There will be judges and prizes and

then we take all the cakes outside for

a street party.

7. We are planning a Summer Fair.

8. We hope that the local Library will

be moving into the building in April.

9. As part of his pilgrimage the

Archbishop of York will visit for lunch

on March 26th.

10. In the week leading up to Easter

we will have a ‘Prayer Space’ in our

Chapel which anyone can access.

11. Our new website is up and

running. Have a look at

www.stmargaretslonghill.org

12. Early in March I hope to produce

the Spring Edition of ‘News from St.

Margaret’s Welcome Centre’ which will

be delivered to all houses on Longhill.

13. The Diet Support Group is going

well. I have lost a stone and a half

since early January.

14. Recently we have had two small

coaches bringing visitors – a group of

children with their teachers from a

school for children with additional

needs – they found the Cafe peaceful

and the children were so well behaved

they said they will come regularly. This

week I welcomed students and their

Tutor from the Theology and Religious

Studies Department of York University.

15. I recently held a Pizza Night at my

house as a thank you for our

volunteers for their work and support.

I treasure each one of them.

CHALLENGES

1. I am trapped in the building and

doing very little in the community. In

reality I am a Building Manager/Cafe

Supervisor and not a Pioneer Minister

in the way originally intended. This

emerged out of my 6 month report. I

can do limited pioneering in the

building but need to do more outside

in the community. Pray for the Diocese

as they reflect on this.

2. We still do not have a paid Cafe

Manager – it seems a long process for

this to become a reality.

3. Admin is increasing and I need help

I have to it do when I arrive home

each day. There are many

interruptions in the building.

4. We need to become a Charity and

hopefully the process will begin later

this year.

5. In the local community there is still

a lot of ignorance about who we are

and what we are doing. Some people

don’t know we have a cafe despite all

the signs outside. We need to publicise

ourselves more through social media,

leaflets and personal conversations.

5. The paper work for Longhill to

become a Bishop’s Mission Order is in

it’s final stages and hopefully will be

completed in about two months time.

6. I need to find more funding to pay

for the running costs of the building.

7. We still have no effective heating in

the Hall which greatly restricts it’s use.

8. The monthly 'Prayer for Longhill'

meeting on the first Tuesday each

month is not well supported.

9. There is still a lot of disruption in

the building due to on going repairs

etc.

It’s been good for me to write this and

see that the encouragements out

number the challenges as it doesn’t

often feel like that. God is good. Your

prayers would be appreciated.

Pioneering in the City… Following the progress of Hull’s Pioneer Ministers...

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Who Are the Secret Artists? Janice and Elaine of East Hull’s Secret Artists tell us about their group and how they came by their unusual name...

Our group began in 2013 after a chance conversation

between two people. Although they had been acquainted

for a number of years it was a surprise to find they had a

shared interest in art. The question was posed “I wonder

how many other 'secret' artists there are in our

community?” Notices were placed in the local churches

and six other 'secret' artists were found and met together.

From this meeting sprang an art exhibition at which other

'secret' artists were discovered and a creative arts group

was formed. It seemed appropriate to call ourselves

The Secret Artists of East Hull, as certainly none of us

were in the least bit famous, but just ordinary people with

a long held desire to express ourselves through our art.

Although art could be thought of as just painting and

drawing we, as a group, include all types of creative art.

Currently we have artists in clay modelling, wood carving,

and sculpting as well as those who paint in water colour,

acrylics, oils, pencil crayons, pastels and graphite. Our art

encompasses all mediums and ranges from beginners to

the more experienced.

Our aim is to encourage and support one another and to

share our knowledge, techniques and experiences.

Absolutely anyone who has an interest in any form of

creative art are welcome to join our warm, friendly and

welcoming group of 'secret' artists.

We are affiliated to St. Columba's church and are grateful

for their support. At the present time we are helping to

rejuvenate the church hall by painting some very large

boards in various patterns and designs using bright and

cheerful colours. It is a very challenging project as the

sheer size of the boards is daunting and the medium and

pulp board bases are proving difficult to use. This is

ongoing but so far we are pleased with the results.

Is there an inner 'secret' artist within you? Would you like

to have friendship with like-minded people? Come and

join us at our next meeting. Contact Janice on 714856

for further details.

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The Faithwalkers will begin their renewed walking by

joining the Drypool Parish “Walk of Witness” from Mount

Pleasant to St Columba on Good Friday. Meet 10.55am

at Holderness Gateway Car Park.

Our second walk will be to the Garrowby Hill Crucifix on

Easter Monday. We are meeting in the large layby at

the top of Garrowby and will begin the walk at 11am.

There will also be the option of a walk into Stamford

Bridge for refreshments (approx. 5 miles).

Our third walk will be at Ampleforth Abbey in May.

Further details in the next edition of the Echo.

If you are interested in walks two or three and need

transport please contact the Echo (phone or email) so

that we can co-ordinate lifts or just turn up and join us

on the day.

Faithwalkers... For those who enjoy walking for leisure, a group from the parish will be arranging ‘faithwalk pilgrimages’ for 2016...

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From the notebook of J.H. Whatfor, MD.

“The case for the prosecution is well established

Whatfor, and over many centuries. But, as we have

found over this short serialization, it is a case riddled

with potential flaws and outright inconsistencies.

Indeed, I doubt whether such a prosecution would hold

much credibility in our modern courts. There is too

much emphasis on the legitimacy of the Tudors and

much to excuse or even cover their possible

misdemeanours. It is time to state the case for the

defence!”

It was an impressive speech and I began to write

quickly in order to set down the facts as accurately as

possible. I was aware that Drydock considered my

accounts too fanciful, based on sensationalism rather

than cold logic. I had quite a different opinion as sales

of such accounts were growing and the popular interest

in Drydock’s cases was increasing.

“Surely my dear Drydock, we have gone some way to

redeem redress the balance with our discoveries.”

“I believe our findings have certainly been sufficient to

make most people thing again, yes?”

“Then what next?” I asked.

“We were engaged,” said he, “to examine the religious

life and observances of the King. Such will define his

character and his mindset and allow people to review

him rationally. But he is remembered only for the

supposed murder of his nephews in the Tower of

London. If true, history was right all along and Richard

stands condemned as a vile murderer. If false, all must

be reconsidered. Our whole case hinges on this one

aspect.”

“And what have we found, Holmes?”

“That everything changed with the sudden death of

Edward IV (Richard’s beloved brother, to whom he was

most loyal). Then on the 22nd June a statement was

read outside St Paul’s Cathedral, proclaiming Edward’s

marriage to Elizabeth as illegal. The reason given was

Edward’s previous marriage contract to Lady Talbot.

‘Titus Regulus’ was enacted proclaiming all of Edward’s

children illegitimate and unable to accede the throne.

Richard became king four days later and in my opinion,

by declaring Edward’s children illegitimate he had

effectively removed any motive for their murder.”

“Brilliant Holmes.” I cried. Drydock waved a dismissive

hand.

“Elementary my dear fellow! And for some months the

children were seen playing in the tower gardens. Not

only that but there are no records to

suggest that their mother believed them to

have been harmed.”

“But Richard failed to speak out Holmes.”

“Psaw! Why investigate a murder if you do not believe

there has been one?”

“Then where did they go?”

“Another mystery for another day.” Replied Drydock.

“Besides,” he continued, “when you examine the ready

evidence of Richard’ deep loyalty to Edward, it is very

hard to imagine him killing his own kin, when he had

established their illegitimacy and thus his own right to

the throne. It does not make sense! Henry VII

however, had much to gain from their deaths. With

Edward V on the throne, even if he had been defeated

at Bosworth, there would still have been a powerful

Yorkist movement behind him, making Henry’s retention

of the throne difficult, if not impossible. More of a

motive, I believe!”

I continued to write furiously.

“My dear Whatfor,” said Holmes. “Do stop your

unnecessary embellishment of the accounts. We can

conclude it in the magazine next month! For now I

deduce Mrs Hudson is about to bring in one of her

famed partridge pies.”

At that moment, the door opened and our steadfast

landlady approached, as Holmes had suggested, bearing

the pie. I turned in amazement to my companion but

he merely smiled and set about his supper.

Next Month: The final summing up.

The Editor Investigates Super-sleuths Drydock Holmes and Dr Whatfor continue their investigations in The Strange Case of The Car Park Monarch King.

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Being on the Streets: It’s a Dog’s Life... Jamie Scott spoke to some of Hull’s homeless to find out the advantages and challenges of keeping a pet... As a person who owns a dog and been homeless

himself, I felt qualified to go onto the streets of Hull and

interview the homeless who also had dogs. I wanted to

hear their views of being on the streets with a pet.

I went into Hull City Centre with a friend of mine. She

knew these folk well, as she works for a charity helping

the homeless. She would be the ideal

person to help me to interview people on their own

terms. The guys I spoke to didn't mind me talking to

them as long as they stayed anonymous. This I was

happy to do, out of respect for their wishes.

I got a lot of the answers that I expected,

comments like “he (the dog) keeps me company and on

cold nights he keeps me warm.” I also got some

answers that I wasn't expecting, like “he keeps me

secure at night by standing guard.” Night-time is when

a homeless person is at their most vulnerable!

One of the people I interviewed, a girl in her mid-twenties,

really made me think. She asked me ‘have you ever felt so

low and unloved that your dog is your world? As day after

day, the public look down on you as if you’re nothing.

Well, me dog doesn’t judge me, and he loves me

unconditionally! Without him I would have ended it

months ago!” It was a heart-rending admission and I had

nothing to say in reply.

I then asked the guys if having a dog caused them

problems in getting help with shelter or being homed. All

replied that yes, it did. But none would give up on their

dogs! It seems to me that we, as a city, take more pity on

animals than we do on humans. Indeed, all the guys I

interviewed told me that if it wasn't for the dogs, they

would regularly have gone hungry.

In ending this report, I’d like to say that these guys were

all good people. They were just down on their luck. And

for many reasons! So next time you come across one of

them, please don’t just walk by. Be like the biblical Good

Samaritan: donate a bit of small change, say hello, or just

give them a smile. It is what they need: to be recognised

as a person!

Next Month: Jamie interviews homeless without pets to

consider their views.

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.

Currently working out of Princes Avenue Methodist Church

whilst Trinity Square is being remodelled, 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 8pm—12am to set up, pray

and debrief. Next meeting Easter Saturday.

Contact Deacon Jill Taylor on 01482 442461 or

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

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Greeting’s from me here in

Oxford , UK. Just a quick update

really from where I am recently

with my life and in preparation for

Bolivia.

Last weekend I was over in Hull

speaking at Holy Trinity Church in

Hull, the church where the

founder of my mission organization

Church Mission Society attended as

a man. This church is one of the

most beautiful churches in Hull and

possibly the most beautiful parish

church in the country in my view.

As I spoke I felt convicted to speak

a message of hope and love of

Christ to the people at the church,

We are supposed to yield to the

Holy Spirit and when we are in the

will of God for our lives and our

calling, he does not allow us to

escape that circle of protection he

has placed round us, when we

speak therefore for those who are

saved, living the right way

according to the Bible, we cannot

go wrong. This means expectantly

waiting on God, praying constantly

for people to be touched. For the

past year and a half I have been

working at a hotel in Hull, and in

that time God has taught me

patience in the small things, I

would feel God’s love when I even

serve Him cleaning. I just

constantly want to be filled with

God’s love.

Corinthians 4:1-5

This, then, is how you ought to

regard us: as servants of Christ

and as those entrusted with the

mysteries God has revealed. 2 Now

it is required that those who have

been given a trust must prove

faithful. 3 I care very little if I am

judged by you or by any human

court; indeed, I do not even judge

myself. 4 My conscience is clear,

but that does not make me

innocent. It is the Lord who judges

me. 5 Therefore judge nothing

before the appointed time; wait

until the Lord comes. He will bring

to light what is hidden in darkness

and will expose the motives of the

heart. At that time each will

receive their praise from God.

When we are entrusted with little,

the Lord will guide us in bigger

things for our lives. As Paul says

when we are in Christ, we preach

the GOSPEL to people as the

authority of God not to please

ourselves but to please the Lord

who lives in us. We are free of

guilt, free of condemnation, if we

have rid ourselves of sin and are

walking clean we can see these

things.

My point in writing all this at the

moment is that I have been going

through a really testing time, and I

want to point out to you all, that

since the age of 19 when I first

accepted Christ in Bolivia on a two

week mission with Hull Youth For

Christ, the Lord

taught me first,

real enthusiastic

new reborn

Christian, that as

the Journey

continues there

has to be a point

to being a

follower, right? of

course there

does!. So building

up to coming to

Oxford, the Devil

wanted to take me out, devastate

me with his scary tactics, or you

could say that this was the next

level of trust the Lord wanted for

me. I was thinking small and God

was saying I want you to move

mountains. So in this I wish you all

to continue to pray for me. Below

are some bullet points I wish you

to consider.

Pray for my family that they

would see the Lord Jesus’ light

on their life with the missing of

my brother Jason, that they

would feel the comfort of the

Lord.

Strategic planning for my

mission work, getting churches

to consider sponsoring me for

my full two year initial stay and

beyond.

Love and peace and prophetic

revelation about the next steps

I need to take before heading

to Bolivia etc., bringing

together a message of the Lord

to the nations, that the Lord

would be shown when I speak

at every point

Anyways thanks for reading, may

God bless you all increasingly, may

From Boulevard to Bolivia... Lee Norfolk is to be Drypool’s new CMS Mission Partner when he travels to Bolivia to work with Youth With a Mission (YWAM) in June. Here he tells us his latest news...

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Coming Soon… Up Front With the Army…

Lee Norfolk, Holy Trinity Hull, 3rd May 2016, 7.30pm

Commissioning celebration evening for acknowledging Lee’s call to serve God in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, with Church Mission Society

(CMS) and Youth with a Mission Bolivia

With special guests Antoine Robinson, local artist and Christian worship leader and Bishop of Hull Alison White Come along to hear Lee’s testimony and offer up prayers as he takes this big step in serving the oppressed, with his heart for restoring street children of Bolivia to God’s plan. Along with

worship led by Antoine, Lee will sing a Spanish rendition of “Open the Eyes of My Heart Lord”. Holy Trinity Church, Hull 10 King Street, Hull, HU1 2JJ

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Life of a Knitwit... Sue Beacock shares news from the parish’s knitting group…

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Knitwits met again early February, and

a good time was had by all! Lots of

chatting, drinking coffee and oh yes,

we did some knitting as well! As

always there was a pile of beautiful

hand knitted items from our talented

band of knitters to donate to various

charities.

One of the charities we support is

Knit-for-Nowt with Clare Allan at the

helm who came to our meeting to

collect several bags of knitting!

Knit-for-Nowt is a charitable scheme

founded in 2015 and is serving the

people in need in the Hull and East

Yorkshire area. Several enthusiastic

knitting groups and individuals knitting

at home support Clare and provide

warm items such as blankets, hats,

scarves and gloves, jumpers and baby

clothes.

These are then donated to

organisations that have a need for

warm winter clothing and blankets.

Once Knit-for-Nowt was established,

requests started to come in

immediately from organisations

working with needy people

right across the region.

The elderly, babies under one

year old, and the homeless are

most at risk among people with

no other complaints. Many

people supported are unable to

afford to buy warm items so

any knitting is vital to many in

our area.

Some of the organisations that

benefit from Knit-for-Nowt are

Women’s Mental Health,

Marfleet Children’s Centre,

Neonatal Unit at Hull Women’s

and Children’s Hospital, Hull

Foodbank, East Hull Social

Services Centre, Hull Jubilee

Church, The Parks Children’s

Centre, Early Help and

Intervention Support, The

Acorns Children’s Centre, Age

UK, Dock House Homeless

Centre and others too numerous

to mention.

Through the highs and the lows we wander through a bed of flowers.

With love so true we draw near and feel your breath upon my cheek my dear.

Our love grows like a flower.

A fragrant offering of love for one another.

Poet’s Corner... A poem by Evelyn Smith Chapman...

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The Rectory, St James The Least

1 March 2006

My Dear Nephew Christopher,

Clearly, the sight of your Vicar running out of the room half way through your last church

council meeting, saying he should have stayed as a traffic warden, where he was universally liked, has unnerved you. It

would have unnerved me too, since a universally popular traffic warden is an exceptional creature.

But perhaps it is necessary to give you some advice for the day when you do chair your first church council meeting.

1. Consider every agenda issue carefully beforehand and decide what you would like to do. Then, at the meeting, con-

sult widely, listen to every opinion, weigh all the arguments, and then do precisely what you had decided before the

meeting ever took place.

2. Never, ever, let council members discuss hymns, which avoids getting blood on the carpets.

3. Arrange the seating in rows, all facing the front, so that everyone has to respond directly to you. The last thing you

want is for council members to be able to discuss matters freely with one another.

4. Start smoking a pipe. At those times when you are faced with an issue when you really are unsure of how to re-

spond, taking out your pipe, dismantling it, searching for a pipe cleaner, squinting down the stem to see if it is clean,

mopping out the goo in the bowl, searching for your tobacco pouch, filling the pipe, tamping it down, asking if you can

borrow matches and attempting to light it several times over, will give you more than sufficient time to formulate a re-

ply. Once you have perfected the routine, the silence will have been so protracted, that most of the committee will have

long forgotten what the question was anyway.

5. If someone is talking too long, consult your diary, noisily and obsessively, about next month’s appointments, or write

a note to a committee member who is at the back of the room and get it passed to him. The speaker should soon get

the message.

These are the simpler techniques of committee management. The advanced procedures must wait until you are strong

enough to bear them.

Your loving uncle,

Eustace

St James the Least of All Uncle Eustace writes on ‘how to run a church council meeting’ in this tale by Rev. Dr. Gary Bowness.

Editor’s Note: Letters from our popular series, St James the Least of All, are now available in

booklet form from www.parishpump.co.uk. Priced at just £4.95, ‘The Letters of Uncle Eustace’

was written by the Rev Dr Gary Bowness and illustrated by the Rev Canon Taffy Davies.

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It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining and Sally sat up in the tree with the other birds singing. Bramley sat at the edge of a puddle swinging his legs backwards and forwards, swishing through the water making ripples. "Hello Bramley" called Sally from the tree top. She jumped off the branch and opened her wings and glided down in circles making a spiral shape, until she landed on the ground next to Bramley. "Hello Sally" he said lazily looking up, "I'm bored" "Have you nothing to do?" she asked "No, nothing" Sally thought for a moment, "Why don't we get a picnic and go exploring?" she suggested. "Yes, what a good idea" cried Bramley struggling to stand up. "I'll go and tell the others" he said and off he ran. A couple of hours later and the picnic was packed, Steve said he would carry it so everyone loaded him up with the food and off they set with Steve leading the way beeping happily to himself. They had all decided to go on a journey into next door’s garden to see what they could find. Just as they had crawled through a hole in the fence Steve stopped. "What is it Steve?" shouted Bramley from the back. "I don't know!" replied Steve with a puzzled look on his face. Sally flew down to have a look. She giggled to herself as she saw Simon the snail slowly starting to climb up Steve’s front "YUCK!" shrieked Steve. “He's horrible, he's all slimy get him off me BEEP!" Sally and the others laughed. She flew onto Steve's nose and very gently pecked Simon's shell, Immediately he curled up into his shell, she picked him up in her beak and put him on the ground. A couple of minutes later Simon came out of his shell and looked around. "Hello, my name is Simon" he said "I do apologise for that but my eyesight is not very good I'm afraid" "That's ok" said Steve laughing. "I'm Steve, and these are my friends, Bramley, Rachel, Freddie and Sally" he said pointing to each one in turn. "How do you do?" said Simon. "Where are you from?" "We live next door and we've come exploring" said Rachel excitedly.

"Good luck and have fun, Must be on my way I've got plenty of jobs to be done" said Simon as he slowly turned around and shuffled off in the opposite direction. "Come along now and keep close to me" shouted Steve. When Rachel decided that she was too tired to even consider going anywhere else the toys suggested bedding down for the night like a camp. They all found some materials and made a tent to protect themselves from the rain and in case Simon came along again because Steve didn't fancy being slimed again in a hurry. When the toys had said goodnight and settled down Sally flew up into the tree and fell asleep. Early the next morning Bramley Bear felt something soft and wet on his tummy. He opened his eyes to see a huge pair of eyes staring back at him. "AAAAAAGH!" he screamed. With that everyone else woke up to see what the commotion was al about. As soon as they saw what the problem was they all huddled together behind Steve for safety. After all he was a metal bus, What damage could possibly happen to him? As soon as Bramley Bear screamed the giant started to make an awfully loud noise "WOOF WOOF! my name is Oliver, Would you like to play with me?" "W.W.Wwhat are you?" stammered Bramley "I'm a puppy, when I grow bigger I will be a dog" said Oliver wagging his tail happily. Oliver ran round and round in circles “Wanna play?" he said again, Sally had heard the commotion from her branch up in the tree. "Good morning Oliver" she said as she landed on his head. "I see you've met my friends." "Yes I want to play!" he said wagging his tail again "I'll play with you" said Rachel "What would you like to do?" "Lets play hide and seek!" "Ok, you hide first and I'll count to 20" she said as she turned around, covered her eyes and began to count. "1,2,3..." right up to 20 "...coming ready or not" she shouted and started hopping around looking behind trees and rocks for everyone. She was just about to give up when she noticed

the end of Oliver’s tail sticking out from behind an old bin. "I can see you" she shouted. "Behind the bin." Oliver ran out and barked, "Your turn to hide" he said as he stood in front of the tree, put his paws over his eyes and began to count up to 20. When he got to number 20 he shouted "coming ready or not" and ran off to look for Rachel. The other toys sat there giggling. A little while later Sally came back after she had been for a fly around. She landed on a branch and said to Bramley, "Bramley we had better go home I've been talking to the Professor and he said that it is going to rain. When he says that, it usually does". "Thank you Sally. Come along toys the Professor says that it will rain so we must go home." They began to pack up their things. Rachel stopped playing hide and seek with Oliver to help the others. They set off on their journey home. Oliver went with them. When they reached the hole in the fence he said "goodbye my friends, I hope that you will come here again to see me and play?" "Of course we will" said Rachel" I had so much fun today, we will play hide and seek again." "Yes I'd like that. Goodbye" "Goodbye" they all shouted back and waved, Steve tooted his horn and off they set on their journey again. As they arrived home it started to rain, just as the Professor had said it would. Rachel and the rest of the toys were so tired after their adventure that they went to bed very early and slept all night. Right until the very next morning.

The Toys Go Exploring... Bramley Bear and his friends go on an adventure and find a new friend in this tale by Wendi Clark…

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Scarves and Sutton... Sutton’s new Womens’ Institute shows its not all Jam and Jerusalem in this article by Cynthia Cray…

A new Women’s Institute was initially formed at the Duke

of York public house in January 2016. Following this, on

Wednesday 3 February, the Members decided to call

themselves “Sutton WI” and to hold their meetings on the

first Wednesday of every month at the Sutton & Wawne

Museum, Church Street, Sutton at 7pm.

Mrs Sheila Swan, President, greeted everyone saying it

was a momentous occasion. She read a letter of welcome

which had been received from Mrs Janice Langley, the

National Federation of Women’s Institute’s Chairman.

A hilarious talk and demonstration by Mrs Barbara Ball

then followed on how to tie scarves and which colours

suited certain complexions. Everyone agreed that they

had not only learnt a lot but also had a wonderful time.

The next meeting is on Wednesday 2 March at the Sutton

& Wawne Museum at 7pm and the speaker is Michelle of

Tropic Cosmetics. The future programme includes Paul

Schofield talking about historic Hull, and a visit from the

Fire Brigade.

For further information then please do not hesitate to

contact the East Yorkshire Federation of Women’s

Institutes on 01482 860626, or just come along to the

meeting, you will be very warmly welcomed!

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Beware of these contagious diseases in church

Frontophobia: A morbid fear of the front seats

in church. The sufferer is struck by an attack

just inside the church door, and collapses in

the nearest back seat.

Ear Frequency Destruction: Caused by

sitting near the loudspeaker when the minister

is singing full volume, off-key, etc., into the

microphone.

Double Auricular Clearance: A condition due to

the simultaneous opening of both ear ducts,

which allows sound to enter one ear and leave

the other without any absorption thereof.

Condition is acute during Bible reading and

sermon.

Accelerate Vocal Response: A condition which

causes the sufferer to try to sing faster than

the organ.

Retarded Vocal Response: A condition which

causes the sufferer to try to sing slower than

the organ.

Church Meeting Paralysis: This can strike

suddenly, when a post in the church needs

filling. A good dose of enthusiasm works

wonders with this sad affliction.

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

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Last Month’s Solutions….

Across

1 Made from the fruit of the vine, symbol of the blood of

Christ (4)

3 ‘You are to set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very

far from it. All of you be on — — ’ (Joshua 8:4) (3,5)

8 Seep (4)

9 Celebrated by Jesus on the night of his betrayal (Luke

22:15) (8)

11 One of the supposed sites of Christ’s burial place in

Jerusalem (6,4)

14 ‘A city on a hill — be hidden’ (Matthew 5:14) (6)

15 He inherited Elijah’s mantle (2 Kings 2:12–13) (6)

17 Where Jesus prayed ‘Not as I will, but as you will’

(Matthew 26:36, 39) (10)

20 ‘Only in his home town and in his — — is a prophet

without honour’ (Matthew 13:57) (3,5)

21 Sail (anag.) (4) 22 How Jesus was punished before

his crucifixion (Matthew 27:26) (8)

23 Eye sore (4)

Down

1 Can’t grow (anag.) (5,3)

2 A servant girl to Peter, ‘You also were with that — ,

Jesus’ (Mark 14:67) (8)

4 Well-being (Proverbs 3:8) (6)

5 Pentecostal denomination, — of God (10)

6 One of the ‘obvious’ acts of the sinful nature (Galatians

5:19, 21) (4)

7 ‘I preached that they should repent and — to God’ (Acts

26:20) (4)

10 ‘ — — , the world will not see me any more, but you

will see me’ (John 14:19) (6,4)

12 He betrayed Jesus: Judas — (Luke 6:16) (8)

13 Jesus to Peter: ‘ — — of my sheep’ (John 21:16) (4,4)

16 The centurion said, ‘Surely this man was — — of God’

(Mark 15:39) (3,3)

18 Baked bread (Mark 8:14) (4)

19 ‘Blessing and honour, glory and power, be — Him’

(Handel’s Messiah) (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 Easter events and services.

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.

The Knitwits will meet on Wednesdays 9th and 23rd March

at 1.30pm at St Columba. Contact Liz Pacey on 705723

for further details.

The Mothers Union daytime group will meet on

Wednesday 2nd March at 1.30pm and the evening group

on Tuesday 22nd March at 7.30pm at St Columba.

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 meet regularly in the parish. Contact Janice

on 714856 for further details.

Some activities may be disrupted due to the Easter

holidays. Please check with organisers for details.

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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 07842 975446

Angie Longbone 07403 188713

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

Creative Design: Christine Brain

Total Praise Choir meets at

St John’s on Thursday evenings

during term time to reach out with

God’s word through a shared love

of music. We are currently making

plans for events in 2016 and 2017

and intend recruiting additional

singers for all sections, together

with musicians in the spring.

Email: totalpraisehull@gmail.com

or www.facebook.com/

totalpraisehull for further details.

Company and A Cuppa! All welcome at

St Columba, 10am - 12pm every

Wednesday. Contact Sandie

Thompson or Liz Harrison for details.

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

1. I led India to independence in 1948.

2. My work inspired civil rights and freedom movements across the world.

3. I was born in October 1869 to a merchant caste Hindu family in

Guajarat, Western India.

Last month’s answer: Sir Leo Schultz