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Hedon Church Warden Dorothy K Winter 01482 899925 07814218127 The Benefice of , Paull, Sproatley & Preston PCC Secretary Heather Burwell 07526 446053 Benefice Bulletin PCC Treasurer vacant Bell Ringers Keith Everingham 01482 899020 Mothers’ Union Dot Jessop 01482 897786

Paull standrewpaull.wordpress.com Hail, the heaven-born Prince of peace! Church Warden vacant Hail the Son of righteousness! PCC Secretary Mandy Annison 01964 626115 Light and life to all he brings, [email protected] risen with healing in his wings. Wifi /other enquiries Mandy Annison - see above Mild he lays his glory by, PCC Treasurer Jim Lowde 07976 762198 Health walks Kay Burn 01964 626228 born that man no more may die, Car boot sale Mandy Annison - see above born to raise the sons of earth, born to give them second birth. Sproatley spanglefish.com/stswithinschurchsproatley/ Hark! the herald angels sing, Church Wardens Liz Holt 01482 814188 Glory to the newborn King. Herbert Harper 01482 811316 PCC Secretary Anne Garton 01482 814027 PCC Treasurer Denise Wilson 01482 817887

Preston Church Wardens John Myers 01482 896631 Andy Ferguson 01482 890538 PCC Secretary Pat Ferguson 01482 890538 PCC Treasurer Jenny Dimishky 01482 897650

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20 Benefice News Supporting your local churches South Holderness Deanery J P Accounting An Advent Oasis of Prayer

St.Mathew’s Solutions

Hull Road, Withernsea HU19 2EE An accountant working to your budget Book keeping, Accounts Saturday 8th December, 2018 VAT, Payroll, Tax returns TONY CARLISLE 10am to 3pm CIS, Company Secretarial Budgeting, Management Accounts barbers Come and go as you please Company Formations Periodic Accounts Take a few moments out of your busy pre-Christmas schedule to Year end accounts 9b St Augustine's Gate, visit Withernsea for silence and space. [email protected] Hedon

 suggestions for prayer will be around the church Telephone:  short prayers will be led on the hour and half hour 01964 562121 01482 898033  or just sit quietly by yourself and be with the Lord 07754 067941 I will be in church throughout the day. Stay for as long as you like. HEDON HIRE LTD Please contact me for further details Philip West 01964 603199 [email protected] Tool Hire & Sales The Synoptic Gospels” Course Concrete Fixings Small Plant "In January 2019 I will be leading “The Synoptic Gospels” Course on Matthew Mark and Luke. This is Specialist part of RPA training but anyone is welcome to join in and I will be making the course very easy going and Market Hill, suitable for all. To whet your appetite I am holding a Hedon Taster Event to showcase the course on Sunday 18th November at 3pm in Ottringham Village Hall, followed 01482 899213/390364 by Tea and Cake. I am hoping for lots of people to come because I want people to be as excited about these three gospels as I am: Philip Fax: 01482 891025

2 19 Supporting your local churches Benefice News HEDON CARPETS FRESH n & BEDS

Now holding roll-stock so FRUITY grab yourself a bargain! Also rugs in all sizes to Fruit & vegetable retailer & supplier to residential suit all budgets. Christingle 50 years Now selling blinds—call homes, pubs, etc in to see our selection! Celebrate Christingle with us 8 Market Place, 14 Market Place Hedon HU12 8JA Join us and show a child they are not alone this Christmas Hedon HU12 8JA Date: Christmas Eve

01482 891430 Time: 6-00pm 01482 897540 Location: St Augustine’s Church, Hedon Contact for details: 890292 j|ÄÄá tà [ÉÅx The Rolling Pin

Will Drafting Our produce is made & baked on the premises daily by our team of Lasting Powers of Attorney bakers. Fresh bread, pastries & pies. Assistance of Probate Large choice of cakes & confectionaries. Save parking costs and mobility Quality fresh hot and cold problems. sandwiches. Give your instructions in the peace and Lunchtime telephone orders taken. comfort of your own home. Outside catering for all events. `Wills at Home` guarantee a speedy and 11 St Augustine’s Gate, Hedon efficient service at your own HU12 8EU convenience. 01482 891414 www.the-rollingpin.co.uk Highly experienced retired solicitor. Call: 07746 556158 18 3 Benefice News Supporting your local churches

St Augustine’s Hedon C. Fewster & Son Ltd Andrew Little Ltd BENEFICE PRAYER MEETING INDEPENDENT FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Dedicated to our profession and Held every Monday between 10am and 12 noon at St Augustine’s. committed to serving the local Quality butchers Contact Vee Hall for further details. communities of Withernsea, Hedon, Barbecue specialists Patrington, Roos and surrounding

ST AUGUSTINE’S SOCIAL GROUP villages. For all your fresh, local beef,

2 Church Lane pork, lamb, poultry & game. There will not be a social group in December. We will restart on Patrington, Hull HU12 0RJ January 24th at 2.00pm in Iveson Lodge when we will have a short 01964 630228 Freezer orders welcome AGM and discuss the way forward for 2019.

4 Market Place Please note that Coffee Mornings at St. Augustine's have been Hedon postponed for the time being. It is expected that they will start again 01482 896196 in the Spring, so will let you know in due course. DAY OR NIGHT Buy the best –we do! Bible Study Group A TRADITION OF TRUST

There is a bible study group starting 7.30pm at 43 Drapers Lane, P.A.KNIGHT Hedon. This will be every fortnight. The next ones will be 3rd FRAMES OF December and then the 17th December, 31st December, 14th BUILDERS LTD January and 28th January. Est 1991 HEDON

Little Saints For all your building & Picture framers Only two Little Saints in December , just 4th and 11th as the roofing requirements schools will be using the church from the 18th onwards. & Gallery January’s Little Saints will be on the 8th, 15th, 22nd and the 29th. Call Paul on 20 Souttergate "It came without ribbons! It came without tags! It came without 01482 893071 Hedon HU12 8JS packages, boxes or bags!... Then the Grinch thought of something 07802 854347 he hadn't before! "Maybe Christmas," he thought, " doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit 01482 890214 more!" ~Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 4 17 Supporting your local churches Benefice News St Swithin’s, Sproatley W.P Everingham & Sons Ltd St Swithin’s Church, Sproatley A family business since 1843

 New memorials and additional inscriptions Next Coffee Mornings: th  Pet memorials and house signs Monday 10 December  Cleaning and restoration &  Bespoke design service included Monday 14 th January 2019  Home visits available in The Village Hall  All work guaranteed and all risks insurance available Children welcome Contact our team of friendly experienced craftsmen

Tel: 01482 898416 If you would like transport to the village hall Email: [email protected] for this event, please ring 812035 or 814407 Website: www.wp-everingham.com 67-69 Souttergate, Hedon, HU12 8JR BENEFICE CHRISTIAN CARE TEAM:

Jesus tells us that there are two key commandments, to love God HEDON MEDIA ROBERT HIGSON and to love your neighbour as yourself. We live out our faith when *Computer & laptop we are able to show that love to those around us. sales & repairs OPTICIANS *Computers built to spec. If you are part of the Church family and would like to speak to * inks & printers someone confidentially on any Christian care issue, or would like * memory cards EYE EXAMINATIONS & someone to pray with you, please contact one of the Christian care * USB memory pens A LARGE SELECTION OF team, listed below: * DVD/CD media SPECTACLES * Digital cameras & CONTACT LENSES Virginia Hall 01482 898150 * laptop chargers Denise Wilson 01482 817887

* handmade cards Catherine Dunn 01482 897348 18 Souttergate, Hedon John Groome 01482 897792 12 ST AUGUSTINE’S GATE 01482 896803 Kay Burn 01964 626228 HEDON 01482 898419 Also at Oh look, yet another Christmas TV special! How touching to have the [email protected] Hull 01482 323583 meaning of Christmas brought to us by cola, fast food, and beer.... Who'd www.hedonmediasupplies.net 01964 532589 have ever guessed that product consumption, popular entertainment, and spirituality would mix so harmoniously? ~Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes

16 5 Benefice News Sunday 13th January St Andrew’s, Paull Holy Communion Hedon, St Augustine 9-30am Holy Communion Sproatley, St Swithin 11-00am At Methodist Church Preston, All Saints 10-30am Crib and Carol Service Monday 14th January Coffee Morning Sproatley Village Hall 10-00am to11-30am Sunday 23rd December at 3-00pm Health Walk Paull, St Andrew 10-30am Assembly Paull Primary School 3-10pm Bible Study Group 43 Drapers Lane, Hedon 7-30pm We would love you to join us and make this a special service for the Tuesday 15th January Little Saints Hedon, St Augustine 1-45 till 3-00pm children at this magical time of year. Sunday 20th January Holy Communion Hedon, St Augustine 9-30am Holy Communion Sproatley, St Swithin 9-30am Families, children, brothers, sisters and Holy Communion Preston, Community Hall 11-00am teenagers we need your help. Are you able to sing or read a short reading at the Monday 21st January Crib and Carol Service on the 23rd Cursillo Group Kay Burn 11-00am

December, at 3-00pm in the church? Tuesday 22nd January If so, we have a practice day arranged for Little Saints Hedon, St Augustine 1-45 till 3-00pm Saturday 15th December at 11-00am, at the church. If you would like to be involved Thursday 24th January Hedon Social Group Hedon, Iveson Lodge 2-00pm but can not make it please let me know. It is a slightly different service this year so we do need more readers. Saturday 26th January Ultreya Newby, St Mark’s 10-30am Ring Mandy on 01964 626115 or 07753410535 or Joyce on 01482 890552 if you can help, it is very much appreciated. Sunday 27th January Holy Communion Hedon, St Augustine 9-30am At Preston, All Saints Sproatley, St Swithin 9-30am Holy Communion Preston, Community Hall 9-30am

Monday 28th January Health Walk Paull, St Andrew 10-30am Bible Study Group 43 Drapers Lane, Hedon 7-30pm

Tuesday 29th January Little Saints Hedon, St Augustine 1-45 till 3-00pm

6 15 Sunday 16th December Benefice News Morning Prayer Hedon, St Augustine 9-30am Holy Communion Sproatley, St Swithin 9-30am St Andrew’s, Paull Christingle Preston, All Saints 6-00pm Carol Service Hedon, St Augustine 6-30pm

Monday 17th December Cursillo Group Richard and Tracey Netherton 11-00am Bible Study Group 43 Drapers Lane, Hedon 7-30pm

Thursday 20th December Paull Primary School Carol Service Paull, St Andrew 2-15pm P@ULL VILL@GE H@LL Sunday 23rd December Holy Communion Sproatley, St Swithin 9-30am VICTORI@N C@ROL CONCERT At Sproatley Church Preston, All Saints 9-30am Holy Communion Hedon, St Augustine 11-00am Crib and Carol Service Paull, St Andrew 3-00pm Friday 14 ththth December 2018 Doors open 6pm Monday 24th December Carol Service Sproatley, St Swithin 6-00pm Carols 7.30pm start Candlelight Carol Service Preston, All Saints 6-00pm Adults £2 Children £1 Christingle Hedon, St Augustine 6-30pm Midnight Mass Hedon. St Augustine 11-30pm Raffle, Refreshments, Bar

Tuesday 25th December Holderness Lions Benefice Holy Communion Preston, All Saints 10-00am will be at the hall from 6pm. Bring the kids to see Father Christmas and get a small Sunday 30th December present, then get in to the Christmas spirit by singing your Benefice Service with Holy Communion at Sproatley, St Swithin 10-00am hearts out to our Christmas carols (words will be on the Monday 31st December big screen) Bible Study Group 43 Drapers Lane, Hedon 7-30pm VICTORIAN FANCY DRESS OPTIONAL Sunday 6th January Holy Communion Hedon, St Augustine 9-30am (prizes for best dressed) Morning Prayer Sproatley, St Swithin 9-30am Evening Prayer Preston, Community Hall 6-00pm All Age Service Paull, St Andrew 11-00am And it was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas

Monday 7th January well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly Cursillo Group Dot Jessop 11-00am said of us, and all of us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless Us, Every One! Tuesday 8th January Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol Little Saints Hedon, St Augustine 1-45 till 3-00pm 14 7 Benefice News Benefice News

St Swithin’s, Sproatley DIARY FOR DECEMBER AND JANUARY

Churchyard Chatter We look forward to welcoming Rev’d Dr Susan Pulko as Priest in Charge of the Benefice of Hedon, Paull, Sproatley and Preston. She will be licensed by the Bishop of Hull at St Augustine’s Church, Hedon on Wednesday 5th December It’s now one year since Rev’d Jon Wright left us for pastures new in 2018 at 7.30 pm. All welcome. Please note that this might mean a change to Bingham, but we are delighted now to be able to welcome the some of the services.

Rev’d Dr Susan Pulko as Priest in Charge of the Benefice of Sunday 2nd December Hedon, Paull, Sproatley and Preston in Holderness. Susan has Holy Communion Hedon, St Augustine 9-30am been working as an Assistant Curate at , Morning Prayer Sproatley, St Swithin 9-30am Holy Communion Paull, St Andrew 11-00am Goodmanham and Sancton. She will be licensed by the Bishop of Advent Lessons and Carols Preston, All Saints 6-00pm Hull at St Augustine’s Church, Hedon on Wednesday 5th December 2018 at 7.30 pm and all are welcome to this service. We Monday 3rd December Cursillo Group Sue Swales 11-00am all look forward to meeting her. Christingle Paull Primary School 2-45pm Bible Study Group 43 Drapers Lane, Hedon 7-30pm Many thanks for supporting our annual Christmas Fair, attending or donating! This is essential for helping raise funds for the upkeep of Tuesday 4th December Little Saints Hedon, St Augustine 1-45 till 3-00pm St. Swithin’s so every pound spent there is really really appreciated. Wednesday 5th December Licensing of Rev Dr Pulko Hedon, St Augustine 7-30pm Our coffee mornings (usually held on the second Monday of each Saturday 8th December month in the Village Hall) are very popular. If you haven’t been yet, Deanery Day of Prayer Withernsea, St Matthew 10-00am till 3-00pm do come along and join us. Our next one is 10th December, Sunday 9th December 10.00am to 11.30. Holy Communion Hedon, St Augustine 9-30am At Methodist Church Preston, All Saints 10-30am As we enter Advent and prepare for Christmas, it is good to be Holy Communion Sproatley, St Swithin 11-00am reminded of the real reason we celebrate CHRISTmas. It is easy to get stressed with trying to find the perfect Christmas gift or cook the Monday 10th December perfect Christmas lunch. But let us all take time this Christmas to Coffee Morning Sproatley Village Hall 10-00am to11-30am Health Walk Paull, St Andrew 10-30am celebrate and give thanks for the one truly perfect gift which God has given us in his Son, Jesus Christ. Tuesday 11th December Little Saints Hedon, St Augustine 1-45 till 3-00pm May you all have a blessed and peaceful Christmas. Friday 14th December Carol Concert Paull Village Hall 7-30pm

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DID YOU KNOW? All Saints’, Preston There are 23,214 verses in the Old Testament. 7,959 in the New. All Saints Preston Services Unless you know different! December

WILL THIS WORLD SURVIVE? 2nd Advent Lessons And Carols 6-00pm 9th At Methodist Church 10-30am No other generation has heard so much talk about the end of the world. 16th Christingle Service 6-00pm Many fear that the world will end in a nuclear holocaust. Others think that 23rd Holy Communion At Sproatley 10-30am pollution may destroy the world. Still others worry that economic chaos Christmas Eve Carols by candlelight in the Church 6-00pm will set masses of humanity against one another. Christmas Day Benefice Holy Communion 10-00am Could this world really end? If it did, what would it mean? Has a world 30th Benefice Service At Sproatley 10-00am ever ended before? January Yes a world did end. Consider the world that became very wicked in the 6th Holy Communion/Evening Prayer 6-00pm days of Noah. The world of that time suffered destruction when it was 13th At Methodist church 10-30am deluged with water. The Bible also says; God did not hold back from 20th Holy Communion 11-00am punishing an ancient world, but kept Noah, the preacher of righteousness, safe with seven others, when He brought a deluge upon a 27th Holy Communion 9-30am world of ungodly people. It did not mean the end of humankind. Noah and CHRISTMAS TIME his family survived the global flood. So did the planet Earth and the beautiful starry heavens. It was a world of ungodly people that perished. Christmas holly and mistletoe What shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world, the And footprints in the winter snow apostles ask? Matthew 24v3. Presents beneath the Christmas tree Jesus described events that would occur prior to the world’s end; He And Christmas cards for all to see encouraged them to rejoice, because their deliverance was getting near. When little children fall asleep Luke 21v28. To their bedroom Santa will creep Jesus did not give just one event as “the sign.” He described many world events and situations. All these would take place during the time that the In streets as children carol sing Bible writers called “the last days.” You can hear the church bells ring 2 Timothy 3v1-5. 2 Peter 3v3, 4. The church is full, a lovely sight After saying, “the world is passing away,” the Bible promises: All are singing Holy Night “He that does the will of God remains forever.” 1 John 2v17 Young and old fill every pew So we need to learn God’s will and do it. Then we can survive this world’s Will they come next Sunday too end to enjoy eternally the blessings of God’s New World. The Bible promises that at that time: All may believe on Christmas day God will wipe out every tear from people’s eyes, and death will be no Some soon forget and turn away more, neither mourning nor outcry nor pain anymore. Rev. 21v3,4 . Remember well the words you sing ------Of Glory to the new born King God will put his foot down, in His own time, not ours. Our Christmas time is here to stay And all because Christ came our way. 12 9 This Month’s Article This Month’s Article

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