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April 2014 50p

Connecting the church and community in East Hull

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HOLY WEEK Monday 14th April Meditation, St Columba 10am

Tuesday 15th April Meditation, St Columba 10am Wednesday 16th April Meditation, St Columba 10am Thursday, 17th April Parish Passover Meal 7pm

Good Friday, 18th April Walk of Witness, St Columba/Holderness Road 10.30am Holy Communion & Reflection, St John 10am Meditation, St Columba 2pm

EASTER SUNDAY, 20th APRIL Sunrise Service, St Columba 7.30am Sunrise Service by the River, Victoria Dock 7am Holy Communion, Victoria Dock 9am Holy Communion, St Columba 10.30am Family Celebration, St John 10.30am Easter Prayer and Praise, St John 7.30pm (Open to all Parish and other East Hull Churches)

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The Editor Writes......

The Lenten Walk

Through the dimmed darkness of Lent (deepened by our

fears), we struggle, together but separate, each of us

aware of our own fears and the wide uncertainties of

human existence. Not so different for anyone perhaps

and yet there is a difference here for Christians tread not

alone and ahead of us, is a light defined. Dimly it glows

at the end of this tunnel we journey. Do not despair. Let

us keep walking, for then we will see the light glow more

brightly and more deeply. Keep walking. It is a larger

light now, made nearer by each step toward it. Keep

walking. There is a warmth about it. If we keep the faith

we will reach the tunnel’s end. There to be bathed in the

brightness of a million supernovas. There to experience

the incomparable joy and warmth of Christ’s resurrection

and our own invitation to it.

Keep walking..................

DEADLINE FOR THE NEXT ISSUE....... WEDNESDAY 16TH APRIL 2014

To the editor—drypoolecho@gmail.com

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THE WEEKEND

THAT HOPE

WAS BORN

© Rev. Martyn Westby

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What a thought!! What is bleak in life? Where do we only see a long dark tunnel? Where are the answers to suffering, or all the problems that we deal with every day? Where is hope? Easter weekend is the moment when light shine in to darkness. The one who came to show us the way to correct things, who showed a better way, who had power to go with his love to alter things was crushed and destroyed. Darkness had triumphed. The dawn of another hope had been well and truly put down again. BUT, then on that Sunday

morning it not only came

back, it proved itself to be an indestructible hope. Jesus resurrection proved that the hope he brings is not extinguishable but triumphant and certain. Jesus death and resurrection is either the biggest lot of nonsense, just another false hope, or it is life giving and the most important fact of life. You may feel that there is no area of your life that needs hope at the moment hang on to this truth for the future. We are all fragile. However, if you feel fragile, and need hope why dismiss this. Surely it is worth exploring. If it is true it will

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transform your life. Is that not worth more than a little considering? Start searching, talk to those who believe it, come to church, read the Bible and see what Jesus really said and did. I love Easter. From the dark depth of a defeated Good Friday comes the victory of the Resurrection Sunday. Defeat to victory. Doesn‘t that sound exciting?

Get excited this Easter. Explore the truth. God bless, Martyn

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ART IN OUR

LIVES (c) Heather Clarke

I have always enjoyed looking at pieces of art in whatever form or media. When I was teaching Y3 children there was one unit within the art curriculum that required us to examine sculptures and also to make our own. I would take the children around the town on a trail that took in various statues and sculptures. We would look at the modern, abstract ones around the marina and discuss what they could represent. We looked at more conventional statues too and talked about who or what they were intended to commemorate. There is a lovely bronze statue of a family on The Bullnose that depicts the story of those Northern Europeans who docked at and passed through Hull on their way to a ‗better life‘ in America. Around two million landed here and were

transported by train to Liverpool from where they sailed. It was a favourite with the children.

There was much discussion about methods and materials too. Photos of sculptures from venues like The Yorkshire Sculpture Park contributed to the stimulus.

To make their own sculptures, the children worked in pairs to create a piece using willow withies. These creations were quite large. Sometimes they were covered with coloured tissue paper and suspended from the ceiling in the hall. I remember one year there was a lovely colourful butterfly and a striking space rocket based on the theme of flight. Another time, one year group decorated theirs with coloured raffia and suspended shells, nuts and bolts and such things to act as jingles. These were hung from the trees in our woodland walk. Once, instead of working with withies, we worked with live willow so that the sculptures were rooted into the ground as living, growing exhibits.

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shows, in silhouette, seven figures representing a bomber crew. The faces are particularly vivid and yet the detail is only crafted through cut-outs so that the whole thing resembles a stencil. The figures appear to be walking towards the viewer.

It commemorates the 851 men and women who lost their lives in active service while based at the site – a tribute to those who kept our shores safe. Their names are etched onto the sculpture. The Lissett Aerodrome was in service from 1943 to 1946. If you are interested, it is worth a visit.

This week I visited a sculpture that I had read about and was keen to experience. It is the memorial to 158 Squadron on the edge of the old Lissett airfield on the way to Bridlington. It is simple in its construction but very effective. Made of weathered steel it

FRIDAY 11th APRIL 2014

An informal public meeting is to be held at St John’s between 3pm —4.30pm

Your Southcoates West councillors, Cllr Stephen Brady and Cllr Mary Glew, The Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Grove, Karl Turner MP and his officers, Hull City Council Area Team Officers and partners such as Humberside

Police and Fire will be on hand to listen to you. Everyone is welcome to give your views relating to your neighbourhood. Take this opportunity to drop in and have a chat. No appointment necessary. Also FREE on Friday 11th April Cycle Coding 3pm —4.30pm Dog Chipping 1pm —4pm

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Have you ever met a Justa? You probably have for there are many of them about. Like those who refer to themselves as Justa pensioner, Justa shopworker, Justa student and so the list goes on. The title Justa probably makes them believe that their calling or situation in life is fairly insignificant, and not very important in the grand scheme of things – a sort of running themselves down. I suppose there are many people who would rather describe themselves as a world class footballer, brilliant surgeon, talented musician to name but a few ……. but how do we respond to the many Justa’s who we spend our days with? When out shopping do we see people in the crowd as Justa another person, intent on their purpose, or do we notice the worried expression on some of their faces? Perhaps they are displaying inward sorrow over a bereavement, loss of a job or lacking someone to care for them or even notice their presence? In the 19 years I worked with the national charity Victim Support I met many clients who saw themselves as Justa another forgotten statistic – rather than a human being crying out for help. From my long experience I know that if we respond with Justa smile, or Justa friendly ‗hello‘ then we begin the process of helping to restore their lives. It is very heartening to know that God collects Justa’s. In the Bible we read of God calling to service many Justa’s, be they carpenters,

shepherds, tax collectors or fishermen. Hence whatever our stations in life we can be sure that God can use our services on behalf of others; and there will be an added bonus for ourselves. Because if you accept His call then your Justa title will take on a whole new meaning – for you will be Justa servant of God which, to me, is the greatest achievement of all!.

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Jamie brought this prayer to the St John’s home study group and

has kindly given us permission to share it in the magazine.

Dear Heavenly Father, I have noticed over the last few months that all over the world Your sons and daughters have been living through a tough time . Be it financial, weather, war, famine or natural disaster, I would like to hold all the suffering people up to You. I would also ask You to deliver them from hardship and find You in their hearts so they can truly know what love is and that walking with You is the best gift anyone can receive in their lifetime. I hold up the people in the Ukraine and Syria and hope that peace can come with your help in the future! Tonight we are gathered in your presence to praise You and read from your book, so we can understand you more and to learn more about how to have you genuinely in our hearts, and to learn what your expectations of us are!. In our praise to you I hope you can show us the way forward and answer our prayers, and bring us peace in our hearts by helping us to get through whatever may be troubling each one of us on a personal level!. In reading your glorious words tonight I hope it will lead to us to asking questions that will help us, and in our conversations enlighten us, with better knowledge of where we are in our faith!. Tonight in fellowship I would like to thank you for bringing these loving and thoughtful people into our lives!. For the support and hope we bring to each other when times are hard, or when we just need an uplift in our lives!. In this I pray in the name of your loving son and our saviour Jesus Christ!

AMEN

A PRAYER FOR

HOPE AND

LOVE

© Jamie Scott

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Trisha Wick, Principal of the Chaima Christian Institute at Maridi in South Sudan and former vicar of Victoria Dock Church is the parish CMS mission partner. Here’s a round-up of her latest news.

BISHOP’S TRAVELS Pray for Bishop Justin as he tries to get a visa to go to Northern Ireland. Our Diocesan Development Officer is to travel with him. Bishop has other more local travels also during the next few months. He has just finished taking Confirmation Services throughout the Diocese. INSECURITY Maridi still has no problems but we are concerned about elsewhere as talks keep stalling, 70% of the national army have defected to rebel leadership in opposition and there has been mass mobilization of soldiers by both sides. Although a ceasefire has been signed it seems neither side is respecting it so fighting continues - though Maridi is over 300 miles away from the nearest trouble spot. Needs much prayer. We have many internally displaced people who have run to Maridi. Some are to study with us in the Institute. WATER TAP I am now the proud owner of a stand pipe with a tap outside my house - what a luxury to have piped water! Costs me about £10 per month.

DELAYED LETTER Yesterday I received a letter which took exactly two years to get from UK to Maridi. It only had my name, name of house and Maridi on it - and we had no post office then. I think it went via Khartoum as it had Arabic writing on it. Better late than never! It was hand delivered to my house. I am still waiting for two letters my family posted to me a month ago to test if the Maridi Post Office is effective or not. KITTENS I have two very cute three week old kittens who are driving my dog mad as they have just started to climb on top of her when she is lying in the house. CHAIMA CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE We had a brilliant Graduation on Feb. 21st - many answered prayers. Important people from the Government attended. The day after we had an assessment as to whether we should upgrade to University level. We await the initial results but it looks positive although it is a long term plan - maybe at least 5 years! Our new Academic Year starts on March 10th.

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RAIN NEEDED The weather is changing and we expect the short rains to start soon. The heat is building up as rain is expected. We are busy starting to clear and dig our Institute farm so we can plant seeds as soon as good rain arrives.

MY BOOK It is still possible to buy copies of my book containing short stories of my adventures in South Sudan over the past 15 years. If you wish to order one: Cost of each book is £6.20 (£5 for book and £1.20 for postage etc) Send order to Rev. Jane Shaw. Make a cheque out to Rev. Jane Shaw. Her address is: Rev. Jane Shaw, Manor Farm House, Corton, Warminster, Wilts. BA12 0SZ. Tel. 01985 850141

MY MOTHER She sounds very positive despite a fall during the night a few weeks ago which meant she spent hours lying on the bathroom floor until my sister raised the alarm when she was unable to contact her by phone the following morning. Mum has good plans, is practicing playing her ukulele and organizing for me to go with her to Scotland for 5 days in August when I will be on holiday in UK for a month.

BANK I am delighted that the new bank in Maridi seems to be working well. I received money via Uganda in only seven days. God bless. More news next month. Trisha Wick

SPONSORED CHILDREN Over the years a number of local children have been sponsored for school fees by people in UK. I am pleased to report that two of these young people have recently finished Secondary School and have just been accepted as students at Chaima Christian Institute to study Business Administration. This will give them good opportunities for employment in the future. Education gives hope! MUSIC I am thrilled at the progress of our young musicians and choir in the English Service in the Cathedral. As Pastor in Charge of that service I have been developing a music academy to train young musicians and we are now beginning to see the fruit. We desperately need a new keyboard as the present one is on its last legs. A new one costs £400. MANGOS The mango season approaches and next month we will be eating mangos. Due to problems with feeding for many families mangoes will become their main food for a month. NEW LAPTOP I recently received a gift of a new laptop computer. Trouble is it is programmed with Windows 8 which is a complete mystery to me - I can't even find a start button! It has a mind of its own. How do I switch it off? Give me Windows 7 any day.

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BRANSHOLME

CHURCH ARE

TOP NOSH! © Hull Talk

"The challenge for the modern church is to get beyond the building and become part of the community" St. John's Bransholme on the Wawne road is a quite unassuming building and in many ways very unlike a church. For recently appointed Vicar, Matt, that's not important. Having grown up on the estate Matt had described himself as, "having done some pretty crazy stuff." Familiar with the garths and closes and more importantly the people, he praised the church for "keeping things together" for many years through hard times. "Now is the time to get out there!" He told them. "They‘re usually one step ahead of me!" he said. Matt continued to tell Hull Talk,

in a recent interview, "the church is not more important than the community, we are only part of the community." It's this attitude that is making the church‘s Foodbank and charity shop the successes that they are. 'St. John's Foodbank is the most recent addition to their long list of projects hoped to provide practical help for the people of Bransholme. "But it's not just about providing food at a time of need", explained Matt, "we try to help with the causes of a persons need." With this holistic approach Matt and his team of volunteers hope to improve the lives of their neighbours. Matt told me that in most cases the reasons people use the Foodbank are

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often quite complex. The organisers take the time to assess each person‘s need, not to judge or embarrass, but to enable those struggling to find the strength to overcame their difficulties. "To raise from the deep valley and see life from the mountain top", this is how Matt described what his team does at St. John's. Matt continued to tell me that if his team could provide up to a weeks worth of food, then a family could spend the spare money on their rent arrears, a problem made worse by the spare room subsidy or the "bedroom tax" as it is more commonly known. Matt and his team live and work on the front-line of this problem. "It's our

job to help bridge the gap caused by this problem." St. John's on Wawne road Bransholme, is open on Monday 10am – 11am and Thursday 1pm – 2pm. For more information you can email St. John's at info@st-johns-church.org.uk

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Here is the fourth in a 12-part series to mark the Centenary of the beginning of the First World War. They are written by David Winter, a former Head of Religious Broadcasting at the BBC, and will run throughout the year. The euphoric triumphalism of the Summer of 1914 - ‗over by Christmas‘ - didn‘t last long. August saw the German army storming across Belgium and advancing to the outskirts of Paris itself. Because at this stage the Allied forces involved were mostly French, the true gravity of the situation was not generally appreciated in Britain, but in France there was widespread fear of a swift German victory. However, the Allies - who had disagreed over tactics - managed to sort themselves out. A few generals were

dismissed, Lord Kitchener fired off some urgent messages from Whitehall, and in the face of apparently imminent disaster a brilliant counter-attack was planned and launched. Its aim was to drive the Germans back from the river Marne, north of

Paris, and inflict a heavy defeat on them by outflanking their forces to the east of the capital. Crucial to this plan, for the first time in warfare reconnaissance aircraft were used to spot movement on the ground and relay the information to the military commanders. The Battle of the Marne in September 1914 was the Allies first and greatest victory of the entire War. They pushed the Germans back some forty

miles, until they managed to halt the Allied advance. Both sides, having suffered heavy casualties - half a million men were killed or wounded, most of them French and German - then decided to dig in, literally. The trenches which they created following the Battle of the Marne remained more or less in place for the next four years. Finally the generals, the troops on the ground and eventually the

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public at home accepted that this was now a war of attrition. Over by Christmas? Three more Christmases would pass before this appalling conflict came to an end. Slowly the British public

abandoned the jingoistic fervour of the summer of 1914. The newspapers began to report the casualty figures, and as these rose inexorably during the following months and years the mood of the nation slowly changed. Kitchener called for more men, and hundreds of thousands responded to the call. Women too found themselves involved in new ways: as nurses and ambulance drivers just behind

the front lines; as workers in munitions factories, satisfying the artillery‘s voracious appetite for more shells, and in taking over jobs previously done by men. My own mother, then in her teens, left her Norfolk village to come to

London and work for the rest of the war as a telephonist. It was a long while, however, before the full horror of what was happening across the Channel became generally recognised. The poet Laurence Binyon could speak at the end of 1914 of those mud and blood-stained young soldiers in triumphant terms: ‘they went with songs to the battle, straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow‘. Even in

1916 the war correspondents were still sending back dispatches describing our gallant young men bayonet-charging the enemy lines, putting terror into the hearts of the frightened Hun. But slowly the truth filtered through: this war, uniquely, would involve the whole nation and touch every single family in it. It would be long and difficult. It would demand resilience and courage. And it would not be glorious.

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GEOFF HOWLETT’S CD REVIEW

ECHO BOUGHT NOT SOULED PLANKTON RECORDS: PCDN167

―Hailing from East London and Essex, ECHO are all Christians and as such love to worship God and they all also love to sing and play classic Motown and soul music. So to them, what could be a more natural musical combination than bringing the two together! There are some famous classic soul songs which, with a little lyrical re-visiting and modification, become wonderful beautiful songs of worship and truth.‖ So much for the press release, but what about the album? Does it all come together? Well, as an artist who has played cover songs myself, I can tell you now that a lot of hard work goes into recreating the original sound of each song. Echo do it superbly well, on the whole, praising God with songs that re known and loved by millions. The Emotions‘ ‗Best of My Love‘ and Jackie Wilson‘s ‗Higher and Higher‘ are two early highlights that you just can‘t help joining in with. Marie Da Silva and Juliette Georges share the lead vocals, and one of them provides some really sweet sounds on Aretha Franklin‘s ‗Say a Little Prayer‘. The vocals really soar on ‗Rescue Me‘, where the main lyric is ―Come on Jesus, and rescue me‖. Absolutely fantastic! Other songs, given the Echo treatment, include ‗Reach Out, I‘ll Be There‘, ‗Something Inside So Strong‘ and the party favourite ‗We Are Family‘. Okay, so the album may be full of cover songs, but I guarantee that you‘ll be singing along, and praising God, in no time at all.

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PLAYING POOL WITH

JESUS © Christine Brain

one of Jesus‘ remaining balls) before finally disappearing down a pocket itself—Jesus had won because I‘d made a beginner‘s mistake. In some ways, I thought that was reminiscent of Easter. The point of the crucifixion was, to the authorities, to rid themselves of a trouble-causer, to deal with the black ball. What they did not realize as they brought down his body for burial was they were putting the Messiah into the tomb, effectively potting the white ball too. They had lost the game and handed the victory to God. Of course the white ball is the only one that can be returned to the players in a game of pool, just as Jesus was returned for us. You have the white ball in play—don‘t lose the game!

Like most people these days, when I have a few minutes to spare I tend to kill time by playing a game on my mobile phone. One of my current favourites is a game of 8 ball pool where you are pitched against a random opponent who could be anywhere in the world. Recently, I was pitched against a player named Jesus. I checked his rating and began to feel quite confident as I realized that he didn't seem that good, someone who had played a lot of games and lost more than he won. As the match went on, I began to see why. He kept missing the simple shots. Very soon, I had only the black left to pot, while he still had a lot of work to clear the table. What‘s more, it would be an easy pot. I carefully lined up my shot and hit the white… a little too hard, it danced around the table, potting the black (and

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FLOWER GUILD At the meeting of the Flower Guild we welcomed Clive and Kath Richardson to the meeting. Many people will remember them from their time at St Columba. Their talk was entitled ‗the woman who did not exist‘. It was an illustrated talk and as they worked their way through this woman‘s extraordinary life there were sad bits and difficult bits and happy bits. The lady in question had had a varied, often difficult and sometimes happy life. She did really exist but with different names and in different places. Clive has spent hours and months and years doing research and finally solved the mystery of his grandmother. There is a book which has been written about this account which is due out sometime this year. It has the same title as their talk. There is another talk which follows on from this one – maybe we shall hear it sometime!!

NEWS FROM OUR PARISH ROVING REPORTER...

MOTHERS’ UNION At the afternoon group meeting Jenny led a time of worship and gave the notices. She welcomed Rev. Aian Macpherson to the meeting. He had been given a heading of ‗thoughts of teenagers‘! He gave some interesting comments and ideas and various people added their thoughts. Aian runs a newish cell group for teenagers on a Thursday evening. It was a thought provoking afternoon. Thank you to Aian for coming along. Jackie Griffin was officially enrolled and wel-comed into the Mother‘s Union—Welcome Jackie to St Columba‘s Branch!

Tuesday 25th March was Lady Day and the annunciation of the Lord to Mary. Mothers‘ Union celebrate this day with a service and this year‘s was held at St Columba. Rev. Phil Goodey led the service and various members of the Mothers‘ Union branches read the readings and the lesson. Phil gave an interesting talk which included the words ‗it is 9 months till Christmas!‘ Yes we all groaned but what about Easter first? Well replied Phil – if you think about it – the angel announced the birth of Christ to Mary and 9 months later.......! It was quite a coincidence that Megan had been safely delivered of a baby boy that day. There were refreshments afterwards and a time to sit and talk and catch up with other branch members.

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BAPTISMS

Isabelle Rose Kirby Jade Jasmine Dean

St Columba

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CONGRATULATIONS

IT’S A

BOY!

The team at the Echo offer their congratulations to Megan and

Mike on the safe arrival of their son Albert who was born on

25th March at 12.03pm weighing 3lb 12oz.

We look forward to meeting the new family in churches across

the parish very soon!

Well Done Megan and Mike!

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The Rectory, St. James the Least

April 2014

My dear Nephew Christopher, I am not the least surprised you have got yourself into trouble; innovation is never to be encouraged. New ideas tend to cause revolutions. The move from incandescent light-bulbs to energy saving ones may ultimately change the Church of England. Change is something everyone claims to be in favour of – provided it has no measurable effect on their own lives. I remember as a young curate once suggesting that at the Harvest Supper, tables might be enlarged so that eight people could sit together rather than the traditional six, thus helping more people get to know one another. The response would have been similar if I had suggested we travel to London to murder the Prime Minister. I was firmly told that tables for six had been perfectly adequate for parishioners in Queen Victoria’s day. For the rest of my curacy, I was regarded as a revolutionary, to be watched carefully. So at your last visit to our Church, to suggest that our 11am Mattins may be moved to 10.30am, in order to encourage those who wanted have more of the day free to themselves, certainly lobbed a hand grenade among the post-Service coffee cups. The only person who was mildly in favour was Colonel Wainwright, who

ON WHY A CHURCH SHOULD ALWAYS RESIST CHANGE

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quickly realised that it would give him an extra half-hour at the gin and tonics before lunch. Should you ever feel that people lack imagination, you should watch them in action when they find reasons for resisting an unwelcome suggestion. One said that the time couldn’t be moved, since it would then be too early for the local bus – omitting to mention that none of our congregation travel to church by bus and that the service doesn’t run on Sundays anyway. Another pointed out that it would confuse those who didn’t attend church – not explaining why if they never attended, it mattered what time the Service was. A third, rather touchingly mentioned that it wouldn’t give the rector time to enjoy his breakfast after the rigours of the 8am Service. Your suggestion did, however, serve one useful purpose; it brought our congregation together in united opposition. They may not necessarily always know what they are for, but they certainly know what they are against. For that, I thank you. Your loving uncle, Eustace

© Rev. Dr. Gary Bowness

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1 Relating to the whole universe (6) 4 The disciple who made the remark in 8 Across (John 20:24) (6) 8 ‗Unless I see the nail marks — — hands, I will not believe it‘ (John 20:25) (2,3) 9 He urged King Jehoiakim not to burn the scroll containing Jeremiah‘s message (Jeremiah 36:25) (7) 10 Baptist minister and controversial founder of America‘s Moral Majority, Jerry — (7) 11 ‗Look, here is — . Why shouldn‘t I be baptized?‘ (Acts 8:36) (5) 12 Repossessed (Genesis 14:16) (9) 17 Port from which Paul sailed on his last journey to Rome (Acts 27:3–4) (5) 19 ‗Moses was not aware that his face was — because he had spoken with the Lord‘ (Exodus 34:29) (7) 21 Roonwit, C.S. Lewis‘s half-man, half-horse (7) 22 Grill (Luke 24:42) (5) 23 ‗The lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the — apostles‘ (Acts 1:26) (6) 24 ‗I was sick and you looked after me, I was in — and you came to visit me‘ (Matthew 25:36) (6)

1 Coastal rockfaces (Psalm 141:6) (6) 2 Academic (1 Corinthians 1:20) (7) 3 Publish (Daniel 6:26) (5) 5 For example, the Crusades (4,3) 6 11 Across is certainly this (5) 7 He reps (anag.) (6) 9 Liberator (Psalm 18:2) (9) 13 Man who asked the question in 11 Across was in charge of all her treasury (Acts 8:27) (7) 14 They must be ‗worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine‘ (1 Timothy 3:8) (7) 15 The human mind or soul (6) 16 ‗O Lord, while precious children starve, the tools of war increase; their bread is — ‘ (Graham Kendrick) (6) 18 ‗We played the flute for you, and you did not — ‘ (Matthew 11:17) (5) 20 Bared (anag.) (5)

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Regular Services & Worship—All Welcome! St Columba, Holderness Road/Laburnum Avenue, Hull Sundays 10.30 am Mid-week Communion Tuesdays 9.30 am St John, Rosmead Street, Hull Sundays 10.30 am Mid-week Communion Wednesdays 9.30 am Informal Parish Prayer & Praise—2nd Sunday 7.30pm Victoria Dock, Southbridge Road, Hull Sundays 10.45 am

Mothers’ Union: Daytime Group Wednesday 2nd April at 1.30pm Evening Group Tuesday 22nd April at 7.30pm

St Columba

Knitwits: Wednesdays 9th & 23rd April at 1.30pm Contact Liz Pacey on 705723 for further details

St Columba

Flower Guild: Wednesday 16th April 2pm

St Columba

Community Drop-in Day Tuesdays 9.30am—2.30pm Community Garden Chairobics Police & Council Advice Debt Advice Breakfast & Lunches Support And much more...

ALL WELCOME St John

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Total Praise Gospel Choir: Do you love to sing or worship? Total Praise is on the lookout for new members. Every Thursday (Term Time) Doors open 7.30pm for coffee & chat, 8pm rehearsal All Welcome

St John

Youth Cell: (Parish Youth Group) Thursdays 5—7pm

Contact Rev. Aian Macpherson on

07929 733555 for details

Playgroups/ Mother & Toddler Groups: Starting Blocks Tuesdays 10—11.30 am Term time & half term holidays Play, craft, songs, bible stories, prayer and spirituality for toddlers. Healthy snack. Free but donations and participation welcome.

St Columba

Alphabet Mondays Mondays 9.30 – 11.15 am Crafts, activities and singing time. No need to book during term time but booking essential during school holidays. £1.50 per family, includes fruit, toast & drink plus hot drinks (Lynsey & Steve 07891 368434 Surestart Toddler Soft Play Wednesday 1.30-2.30pm Thursday 10-11am Friday Playgroup Friday 9.30—11.15am £1 per child

St John

Child Dynamix Youth Group: Mondays 5.30—8pm

St John

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Hull Regency Dancers: Dancing Jane Austen would have enjoyed Fridays 7—9pm New Term starts on 2nd May No Previous knowledge necessary Everyone Welcome

St Columba

Drypool PCC APCM:

Sunday 27th April 7pm

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Clergy: Rev. Phil Goodey, Team Rector (St Columba) The Rectory, 139 Laburnum Avenue, Hull, HU8 8PA Tel. 786553 email: phil.goodey@gmail.com Rev. Martyn Westby, Team Vicar (St John) 383 Southcoates Lane, Hull, HU9 Tel. 781090 Rev. Aian MacPherson, Curate 2 Harcourt Drive, Hull, HU9 Tel. 07929 733555

Readers: Margaret Liversedge (Tel. 588537) Liz Pacey (Tel. 705723) Graham Wragg (Tel. 223050) Dave Norton (Tel. 803736)

Wardens: St Columba

Liz Harrison (Tel. 797110) John Saunderson (Tel. 784774) St John Antoine Robinson (Tel. 704796) Victoria Dock

Richard Boniface Graham Wragg

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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

Magazine Team: Shane Blades, Editor 26 Linkfield Road, Hotham Road North, Hull, HU5 4NN Tel. 07949 040495 email: drypoolecho@gmail.com Carole Harvey, Rep (St Columba) Tel. 07733 222727 Carl Allison, Rep (St John) 07908 180672 Elaine Galloway, Rep (Victoria Dock) Tel. 224959 email: drypoolpcc@drypoolpcc.karoo.co.uk Christine Brain, Page-setting & Design For Advertising, contact the Editor

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

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A man with a nagging secret couldn‘t keep it any longer. In the confessional he admitted that for years he had been stealing building supplies from the timberyard where he worked. He told the priest he had taken enough to build his son‘s house, a cottage for his daughter, and a garden house for his wife. ―This is very serious,‖ said the priest. I shall have to think of a far-reaching penance. Have you ever done a retreat?‖ ―No Father, I haven‘t,‖ admitted the man. ―But if you can get me some plans, I‘ll get the timber.‖

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