CONTACT DETAILS NOVEMBER 2016 30p Bulletin Editor Ken Franks [email protected]

Reverend Jon Wright [email protected] 01482 893821 The Benefice of Hedon, Paull, Sproatley & Preston

Hedon Benefice Bulletin Church Wardens Jean Perkins 07539 497 125 Sallie Nielsen 01482 893744 [email protected] 07703 299 155 PCC Secretary Dorothy Winter 01482 899925 [email protected] PCC Treasurer Martin Gash 01964 623452 Bell Ringers Keith Everingham 01482 899020 BLESSING WORDS Church Room Wendy Bond 01482 899772 Mothers’ Union Dot Jessop 01482 897786 Loving God, Lord and Holy Spirit, Benefice Prayer Meeting Virginia Hall 01482 898150 come with all your creative power to renew the life of your Church. Give to us your people a zeal for love and service and, Paull standrewpaull.wordpress.com as we remember those who have walked before us in faith, Church Warden vacant PCC Secretary Mandy Annison 01964 626115 grant us to follow in witnessing to your truth; [email protected] and give us faithful hearts to praise you in all our life; Wifi /other enquiries Mandy Annison - see above through Jesus Christ our Saviour and our Friend PCC Treasurer Jim Lowde 07976 762198 Amen. Health walks Kay Burn 01964 626228 Car boot sale Mandy Annison - see above

Sproatley spanglefish.com/stswithinschurchsproatley/ Church Wardens Liz Holt 01482 814188 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

Bulletin Distributors Hedon Margaret Charles 01482 898642 Paull Ann Sleight 01482 896458 Deadline for items to be submitted for next issue Preston John Myers 01482 896631 Thursday 17th November - please submit items to Sproatley Liz Holt 01482 814188 the Editor:-details on back page Supporting your local churches Benefice News

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In my first 7 months as your assistant priest I have celebrated the Dedicated to our profession and Eucharist and preached on Sundays in 20 of the 24 churches to committed to serving the local Quality butchers which I am licensed, anything from 1 to 4 services a Sunday. I have communities of Withernsea, Hedon, Barbecue specialists Patrington, Roos and surrounding also taken mid-week services, and a few weddings and funerals, and some school services. I also take every opportunity to meet villages. For all your fresh, local beef, people whether at Paull church cafe, Welwick Pop-in, and other 2 Church Lane pork, lamb, poultry & game. church events. I have led most of the Diocesan Bible Course for Patrington, Hull HU12 0RJ Deanery RPA’s. I have met with my colleagues and lay leaders and 01964 630228 Freezer orders welcome with leaders of other denominations. Each week I work my agreed allotted 24 hours, occasionally a little more. Outside of church 4 Market Place events, I often find myself sharing my faith in cafes, pubs, shops, Hedon and on the streets, where once or twice I have had the joy of 01482 896196 praying with people. As I have found everywhere I have lived and travelled, there is a great hunger in many people in South DAY OR NIGHT Buy the best –we do! Holderness to know God, and I am thankful that many of you in the A TRADITION OF TRUST churches have the desire to reach out to people outside the church with the message of Jesus. As Archbishop William Temple P.A.KNIGHT famously remarked, “'The church is the only institution that exists FRAMES OF primarily for the benefit of those who are not its members.” Without BUILDERS LTD that understanding the church will die, and I think will deserve to. Est 1991 HEDON I am grateful for the welcome and friendship that many of you have shown me. I am very glad to be here. It is a privilege to pick up For all your building & Picture framers again the mantle of being a licensed priest, with all authority and roofing requirements responsibility it carries, but without the burden of incumbent office. I & Gallery do hope that you pray for and care for your four excellent hard- Call Paul on working Deanery vicars. As I know myself, they carry a weight far heavier than people tend to realise, and they need your support 20 Souttergate and prayers. 01482 893071 Hedon HU12 8JS Do remember I also am your priest. I am here for you, at any time. 07802 854347 God bless you Philip 01482 890214

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Possible Deanery Passion Play for Easter 2017 ( Oberamagua W.P Everingham & Sons Ltd eat your heart out .) A family business since 1843 When I was a vicar in Sheffield, my church developed an outdoor Passion Play called “Easter Story” which we performed on many • New memorials and additional inscriptions • Pet memorials and house signs occasions in the parish, and three times in Sheffield city centre. • Cleaning and restoration The play, telling in simple outline of the trial, suffering, crucifixion • Bespoke design service included and resurrection of Jesus, had a powerful impact. We used to • Home visits available perform the play in four separate places, the audience standing • All work guaranteed and all risks insurance available round us and moving with us to the next scene, which gives a sense of participation and is non-threatening: people could just Contact our team of friendly experienced craftsmen move off if they didn’t like what was happening, so people who

Tel: 01482 898416 might be a little afraid to walk through the doors of a church could Email: [email protected] start off by coming to the play. I used to find that whenever Website: www.wp-everingham.com newcomers joined the church, they would say to me, “I used to 67-69 Souttergate, Hedon, HU12 8JR come to the plays.” I am offering to help you put on “Easter Story” as a Deanery event at Easter 2017. For that to happen, I need to find a few volunteers soon who are willing to commit themselves to HEDON MEDIA ROBERT HIGSON it. We need people to make costumes and props, and help *Computer & laptop OPTICIANS organise venues and stewarding. The acting talent required is sales & repairs simple, because the actors only have to mime to narrated verse, *Computers built to spec. but we will need a good public address system, and about 10 fairly * inks & printers EYE EXAMINATIONS & prominent actors plus a similar number or more to be the crowd, all * memory cards of whom will have to rehearse to some degree. * USB memory pens A LARGE SELECTION OF If you are willing to volunteer, please contact me by the end of * DVD/CD media SPECTACLES November 7th by email: [email protected] or * Digital cameras & CONTACT LENSES phone 01964 603199, or sign the list in your church. * laptop chargers If I have enough volunteers by then to make it viable, I will * handmade cards proceed with it. 18 Souttergate, Hedon 12 ST AUGUSTINE’S GATE 01482 896803 HEDON 01482 898419 Also at Hull 01482 323583 [email protected] Hornsea 01964 532589 www.hedonmediasupplies.net

18 3 Supporting your local churches Benefice News ST.AUGUSTINES SOCIAL GROUP HEDON CARPETS There is no meeting in November instead & BEDS FRESH n we will be holding our Annual Christmas Social Now holding roll-stock so FRUITY on Thursday 1st December 2.00pm in the Church Room grab yourself a bargain! Entertainment by our very own Also rugs in all sizes to Fruit & vegetable retailer MR.COLIN SHARP £1.50 to include festive refreshments and raffle suit all budgets. & supplier to residential everyone welcome Now selling blinds—call homes, pubs, etc in to see our selection!

ST. AUGUSTINES CHRISTMAS FAIR 8 Market Place, 14 Market Place Hedon HU12 8JA St Augustine's will be holding a Christmas Fair Hedon HU12 8JA on Saturday 3rd December 01482 891430 from 10.am to 3.00pm 01482 897540 Festive Stalls and refreshments Free Entrance DELTA GLAZING ST. AUGUSTINE’S CHURCH HEDON The Rolling Pin HEDON “Little Saints” Our produce is made & baked on the premises daily by our team of Misted double-glazing units replaced Every Tuesday afternoon during term-time in Hedon Church Room, bakers. in plastic or wood frames Magdalen Gate. Little Saints for November - 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th. Fresh bread, pastries & pies. Internal doors glazed Large choice of cakes & One spare place if anyone is interested. Mirrors supplied and fitted confectionaries. Quality fresh hot and cold sand- Coffee Morning wiches. Emergency board-up service Lunchtime telephone orders taken. In the Church Room, Hedon Outside catering for all events. Fascias and gutters cleaned Tuesday 8th November at 10-30am In Aid of Church Funds 11 St Augustine’s Gate, Hedon Free Quotation Raffle Bring and Buy £1-50 HU12 8EU Tel: 01482 899522 Mobile: 07910 251681 01482 891414

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An accountant working to your budget All Saints Church Preston Book keeping, Accounts VAT, Payroll, Tax returns TONY CARLISLE CIS, Company Secretarial Budgeting, Management Accounts barbers Company Formations Periodic Accounts 9b St Augustine's Gate, Year end accounts Hedon [email protected] Telephone: We 01964 562121 01482 898033 Invite 07754 067941 You to the Switching on the HEDON HIRE LTD Christmas Tree lights All Saints Church, Preston ststst Tool Hire & Sales Thursday 111 ... December 7.00pm Concrete Fixings Also open for viewing each weekend rdrdrd Small Plant 1.00pm to 4.00pm from Saturday 333 and Specialist Sunday 444ththth December upto 181818 ththth December All the Money raised will be going towards the Market Hill, Hedon New Chapel Project. We Look forward 01482 899213/390364 To seeing you

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St Andrew Paull DIARY FOR NOVEMBER

Wednesday 16th November The coffee shop within St Andrew’s is now Communion Service Hedon Church Room 10-00am closed for the winter months. It will re-open Thursday 17th November at the end of March 2017. Thank you for all Deadline date for submissions to December Benefice Bulletin your support, it has been great meeting and chatting with you all. A great big thank you Sunday 20th November to all the volunteers who help each week it Morning Prayer Hedon, St Augustine 9-30am is very much appreciated. Your support Family Service Preston, Community Hall 11-00am Holy Communion Sproatley, St Swithin 9-30am helps keep the church open for when it is needed and is also a beacon of God’s love Monday 21st November for us all through happy and sad times. Cursillo Group Richard Netherton’s 11-00am

The car boot sales have now come to an Tuesday 22nd November Little Saints Hedon Church Room 1-45 to 3-00pm end for this year. They will re-start in March 2017. Thank you for your support and help Wednesday 23rd November each month. Communion Service Hedon Church Room 10-00am

You are invited to join us at our Harvest Friday 25th November Hedon Christmas Lights Switch On Festival Service on Sunday 6th November at 11am—it would be lovely to see you. Sunday 27th November Communion Service Preston/Sproatley at Preston Community Hall 9:30am Family Service Hedon, St Augustine 11-00am Evening Prayer Paull, St Andrew 3-00pm

The congregation of St Andrew are invited to Monday 28th November attend The Remembrance Day Service at Health Walk Paull, St Andrew 10-30am the War Memorial in the village at 3pm on Benefice Prayer Meeting Hedon, St Augustine 10-00am to Noon Sunday 13th November. There will be no church service at St Andrew’s on this Tuesday 29th November Little Saints Hedon Church Room 1-45 to 3-00pm Sunday. Wednesday 30th November St Andrew’s Day

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DIARY FOR NOVEMBER

Tuesday 1st November The children of the Primary All Saints’ Day School will be visiting the Little Saints Church Room, Hedon 1-45 to 3-00pm church for a service on Wednesday 30th Wednesday 2nd November November at 2.15 pm as it All Souls’ Day Communion Service Hedon Church Room 10-00am is St Andrew’s day.

Sunday 6th November They will also be with us on 14th December for the Morning Prayer Sproatley, St SwithIn 11-00am School Nativity at 2.15 pm. Holy Communion Hedon, St Augustine 9-30am Harvest Festival Paull, St Andrew 11-00am Holy Communion Preston, Community Hall 6-00pm Pattern of services for November:

Monday 7th November 6th November 11am Harvest Festival Service Cursillo Group Dot Jessop’s 11-00am 13th November 3pm Remembrance Day at the War Memorial Benefice Prayer Meeting Hedon, St Augustine 10-00am to Noon in Paull at 3pm

Tuesday 8th November 20th November No Service Little Saints Hedon Church Room 1-45 to 3-00pm 27th November 3pm Evening Prayer Coffee Morning Hedon Church Room 10-30am December Wednesday 9th November Communion Service Hedon Church Room 10-00am 4th December 11am All Age Worship You are invited to Sunday 13th November write names of your loved ones who you miss on a star and hang Holy Communion Hedon, St Augustine 9-30am them on the Christmas Tree before the service starts. Remembrance Day Service Preston Methodist Church 10-00am Family Service Sproatley, St SwithIn 11-00am The date for the Christmas Service is to be arranged. Get your Remembrance Day Service War Memorial Paull 3-00pm thinking caps on as it will be a service of “Carols “ by request, with Monday 14th November short readings and prayers. Details will follow. Health Walk Paull, St Andrew 10-30am Benefice Prayer Meeting Hedon, St Augustine 10-00am to Noon During January, February and March 2017 there will be only one service a month. This will be All Age Worship / Baptism on the 1st Tuesday 15th November Little Saints Hedon Church Room 1-45 to 3-00pm Sunday at 11am.

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Churchyard Chatter - Sproatley Deanery Confirmation Service This will take place at Easington church on Sunday 20 th Dark nights are here now, but back in when the light November at 6pm. nights were still with us and the weather very mild, we held our Harvest Supper in the Village Hall. There was a beautiful buffet, Deanery Christmas Quiet morning and Christmas Lunch wine, and brilliant foot tapping music from the “the Ukes” . It was a 9th December at Wydale Hall – cost £17. Contact Susan really enjoyable evening, everyone joined in and there was a very Walker for menu and to book a ticket. impressive “impromptu” dancing display from some of the audience. Thank you so much, you made it an evening to Culture in the Country 2017 remember!! From the many round robins I receive I know that there are

lots of concerts and other cultural events taking place throughout The following day we held a traditional Harvest Festival the deanery each year. In my own benefice we have just had a service in St. Swithin’s church with soil, seeds, bread, vegetables month of such things ranging from an Elvis event to a concert by and fruit being brought to the altar to symbolise God’s gifts. the Roos and South Holderness Choir and the folk group Lyric. It

was great to have the churches full. Our next event is the Christmas Fayre on Saturday November th 26 10.00 am to 1.00 pm to be in the Village Institute. Looking I am sure many of you don’t want to think about next year yet forward to seeing you again. as we are still in the harvest season, but it would be good to get some of the events for next year around the deanery into the diary St. Swithin’s Church by early in the New Year. We can then draw up a programme and Sproatley make some brochures which can be advertised by the East Riding ************* as part of the City of Culture 2017 celebrations. Annual Christmas Fair Every blessing, 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. in the Susan Walker, Rural Dean Village Hall Saturday 26th November HEDON CHURCHES TOGETHER Christmas gifts; Home baked cake stall; raffle, tombola & refreshments. Will be holding an Advent Service Tombola and raffle prize donations would be very much At Preston Methodist Church appreciated - please leave at school office asap, or contact Liz On 27th November at 7.00pm 814188 or Herbert 811316. Denominations may choose any 2 popular hymns Home baking to be brought to the Village Hall on the day, as early not just Advent hymns. as possible please.

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Benefice Pastoral Care Team Advance Notice

Jesus tells us that there are two key commandments, to love During the winter months of November, January and February God and to love your neighbour as yourself. We live out our faith we will be holding our Sunday service in Preston Community Hall, when we are able to show that love to those around us. where we can worship in a warmer atmosphere. Please do come If you are part of the church family and would like to speak to along and join us. someone confidentially on any pastoral care issue or would like All Christmas services in December will be held in Church. someone to pray with you please contact one of the team below. We will be surrounded by our Christmas Trees.

Denise Wilson 01482 817887 St. Augustine, Hedon John Groome 01482 897792 Catherine Dunn 01482 897348 BENEFICE PRAYER MEETING Kay Burn 01964 626228 Virginia Hall 01482 898150 Held every Monday between 10am and 12 noon. Contact Vee Hall for further details. SHOEBOX APPEAL This year Mrs Brenda Goldspink of St Augustine’s Church Wednesday Morning Communion Will be collecting shoeboxes for the HOPE CARRIERS TRUST CHARITY in the Church room at 10am. Which operates in Romania. All are welcome. The usual items are still required e.g. hats scarves, gloves, small toys, soap, flannels, crayons, pencils, pens etc. No liquids please. Saturday Refreshments There is no transport fee. For further information please contact Brenda on 01482 899180. The Saturday Morning Opening at St Augustine’s has finished until It would be appreciated if boxes could be ready by mid November. the Spring because it is so cold in Church in the Winter.

Christmas Tree Display All Saints Church Preston. Just to let you know that the Bishop of Hull will be preaching and Group visits most welcome, daytime or evening by prior presiding at our Benefice Service on 30th April 2017 at St. arrangement. To arrange a visit please contact Richard or Sue on Augustines, Hedon. 01482 897327. Hope you'll be able to make it and could you please pass the message on. Jon.

9 12 This Month This Month Who Was Saint Andrew? November 1 st - All Saints’ Day All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, Hallowmas, Feast The union flag of Great Britain is made of All Saints, or Solemnity of All Saints, is a Christian festival up of three overlaid crosses. One of these celebrated in honour of all the saints, known and unknown. crosses is the flag of the Patron Saint of Christians who celebrate All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day do so in Scotland, Saint Andrew, although he was not the fundamental belief that there is a prayerful spiritual bond actually born in Scotland. Andrew was born in between those in heaven (the "Church triumphant"), and the living the village of Bethsaida on the Sea of Galilee. (the "Church militant"). At the beginning of Jesus' public life, he was November 2 nd - All Souls’ Day thought to have occupied a house at In Christianity, All Souls' Day commemorates the faithful departed, Capernaum , and like his brother Simon Peter, he was a fisherman. in particular (but not exclusively) one's relatives. In Western Andrew, along with Peter, James and John formed the inner Christianity the annual celebration is now held on 2nd November circle of Jesus’ 12 apostles. Andrew was however a disciple of St. and is associated with the three days of , including All John the Baptist prior to becoming a follower of Christ. Not a great Saints' Day (1st November) and its vigil, (31st October). deal is known about his early life other than he is mentioned in the Anglicans view All Souls' Day as an extension of the observance of Bible as taking part in the ‘Feeding of the Five Thousand’. Whilst it All Saints' Day and it serves to "remember those who have died". is not certain where Andrew actually preached. Scythia, Thrace and November 4th - Mischief Night Asia Minor have all been mentioned. It appears he travelled great Is an informal holiday on which children and teens engage in distances in order to spread the word, pranks and minor vandalism. It is most commonly held the night St. Andrew has also been remembered down through the before Guy Fawkes Night. Mischief night is known in Yorkshire as ages for the way he met his terrible death in A.D. 60. He was "Mischievous Night", "Miggy Night", "Tick-Tack Night", "Corn crucified by the Romans on an X-shaped cross at Patras in Night", "Trick Night". In some areas of Yorkshire, it is extremely Greece. It is said that he believed himself unworthy to be crucified popular among thirteen-year-olds as they believe it to be a sort of on a cross like that of Christ, and so he met his end on a ‘saltire’, or "coming of age ceremony". X-shaped cross ( St Andrew’s cross ) which became his symbol. November 5th - Guy Fawkes Night Hundreds of years later, his remains were moved to Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Night Constantinople and then, in the 13th century, to Amalfi in southern and Firework Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5th Italy where they are kept to this day. In 1879 the Archbishop of November, primarily in Great Britain. Its history begins with the Amalfi gifted Andrew’s shoulder blade to St Mary’s Cathedral in events of 5th November 1605, when Guy Fawkes, a member of the Edinburgh. Pope Paul VI donated further relics in 1969. Gunpowder Plot, was arrested while guarding explosives the The supposed anniversary of his martyrdom is 30th plotters had placed beneath the House of Lords. Celebrating the November, and it is this date that is honoured as his feast day each fact that King James 1st had survived the attempt on his life, year. people lit around London. Present-day Guy Fawkes Night is usually celebrated at large organised events, centred on a bonfire and extravagant firework displays.

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