Suggested donation The 50p Parish Magazine November 2020 2 The Parish Magazine - November 2020 Parish contacts Correspondence address: 2 Cromarty Cottages Birdsall Jacob’s Well Malton YO17 9NN – To make a booking contact: 01944 3190219 Telephone: 01904 630518 [email protected]

Priest-in-Charge Holy Trinity and St Martins Vacant Ecclesiastical Trust [email protected] Pastoral Assistant 01944 3190219 – Mark Kingaby-Daly 07492 067803 / 01944 319021 The Isabel Ward (York) [email protected] Charitable Trust Churchwardens [email protected] 01944 3190219 – Adam Kingaby-Daly 01944 3190219 Website and Social Media [email protected] Website: www.holytrinityyork.org – Mark Wharfedale – 07595 189781 – Facebook: HolyTrinityYork [email protected] – Twitter: HTMYork – Instagram: holytrinityyork Verger – Chloe Priest 07729 322850 [email protected] Choir Director – Mark Wharfedale 07595 189781 [email protected]

Parochial Church Council EDITORIAL DEADLINE Lay Chair: Mark Wharfedale – Deadline for the December/ – Secretary & Safeguarding: Mark Kingaby-Daly January issue: – Treasurer: Adam Kingaby-Daly 24 November 2020 at 5.00 pm Submissions to Mark. The Parish Magazine - November 2020 3 In this edition

Church calendar 4 Holy Trinity during COVID-19 5 Parish letter 6 A message from Adam 8 Advent and Christmas 9 All Souls’ Day at Holy Trinity 10 Remembrance at Holy Trinity 10 St Hilda (19th November) 11 Taizé Music 12 All Saints’ Day (1st November) 14 Oberammergau Passion Play 15 Psalm 122 and Advent 16 From the Hospital Chaplains 17 Reflected Faith Series: 18 Green grow'th the Holly 20 Offering hope 21 God in the arts 22 Martin of Tours (11th November) 24 Willibrord of York (7th November) 25 William Temple (6th November) 26 A Very Magical Adventure in York 27 Wordsearch 28 Ways to give at Holy Trinity 29 Crossword 30 Recipe: Clementine jam 32 Bible Bite 33 Mouse Makes 34 Sodoku 35 4 The Parish Magazine - November 2020 Church calendar All are welcome to join us at our services. If you are new to Holy Trinity, please feel free to make yourself known to us. Refreshments are served after services on a Sunday. If you are housebound, unwell or in hospital we can arrange to visit with Holy Communion. Please speak to a member of the ministry team.

Sun 1 Nov 11.00 am Eucharist (All Saint’s Day) Mon 2 Nov 7.30 pm Eucharist (Holy Souls)

Wed 4 Nov 12.15 pm Sext Sun 8 Nov 10.50 am Eucharist (Remembrance Sunday) Mon 9 Nov 7.00 pm Compline Wed 11 Nov 10.50 am Eucharist (Remembrance Day) Sun 15 Nov 11.00 am Eucharist Mon 16 Nov 7.00 pm Compline Wed 18 Nov 12.15 pm Sext Sun 22 Nov 11.00 am Eucharist (Christ the King) Mon 23 Nov 7.00 pm Compline Wed 25 Nov 12.15 pm Eucharist Sun 29 Nov 11.00 am Eucharist (Advent Sunday) Mon 30 Nov 7.00 pm Compline Church openings During the Coronavirus pandemic, the church building will be open where possible on Sundays from 10.30am to 12noon and Wednesdays from 10am to 3pm. Check the weekly pew sheet for any changes to opening times. The Parish Magazine - November 2020 5 Holy Trinity during the COVID-19 pandemic We have put a number of measures in place to keep our staff and visitors safe during worship including physical distancing measures, additional cleaning regimes and limiting touch points.

WORSHIP TIMES • Services – for details of our current service pattern from 19 July, please see the weekly pew sheet. There are no services of Morning or Evening Prayer on Mondays to Wednesdays. • Individual prayer – you are welcome to visit for individual prayer during our opening times. These are currently 10am to 3pm Wednesday and 10.30am to 12noon Sunday. Please note our opening times are subject to change – please check the weekly pew sheet for the latest information.

ENTRY AND EXIT For the time being, a one-way system will be in operation when the church building is open. • Entrance: from Micklegate through the churchyard • Exit: through the West Door onto Priory Street

PHYSICAL DISTANCING MEASURES INSIDE To ensure people can safely physically distance inside the church building we are: • Limiting the number of people inside the church during services by 75%. • Operating a one-way system. • Reducing the spacing to sit in pews so people sit 2m apart.

FACE COVERINGS In line with government guidance, we will require all visitors to wear face coverings during worship or while visiting for private prayer and sightseeing from Saturday 8 August. Visitors are asked to bring their own face covering.

HAND SANITISER There are hand sanitiser points for public use at the entry and exit – please do make use of these as you enter and leave the church. 6 The Parish Magazine - November 2020 Parish letter Dear friends, I write this as the view from my window is looking very autumnal. The leaves are turning, the lawn is full of windfall apples and the nights are drawing in. This time of year marks a change in the churches year as we head into Allsaintstide (or Allhallowtide) and begin to prepare for Advent. We have some significant moments coming up in the Church calendar. The lectionary has some markers to remind us of the role that the Kingdom has in our faith. We have All Hallows Eve, All Saints, All Souls and then Christ the King. In between, we have Remembrance Sunday. These moments all have something in common – they are about memory and remembering. They remind us that we belong to something bigger than ourselves. This is all the more poignant this year during the pandemic when, sadly, daily death tolls are part of news headlines. All Saints reminds us that we are part of a worldwide church which stretches back through history and we give thanks for the ordinary Christian men and women who worshipped and prayed (often in the same churches as we do today) who have gone before us. There is a strong spiritual bond between those in heaven and those of us living in the present time. The Book of Common Prayer refers to those in heaven as the Church Triumphant and those of us who are here and now as the Church Militant. Strange terms in the year 2020 – but they capture well that the Kingdom is here and to come. All Souls allows us a moment of reflection as we remember with thanksgiving those who have died and who we love but see no more. It is a powerful window into God’s heart of compassion for those who grieve and mourn the loss of loved ones. It allows us as a church to come together and accompany one another as we mourn. Finally, it is in the festival of Christ the King that we are reminded that our faith has a Savour who will return to wind up history and restore God’s Kingdom. Jesus is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and it The Parish Magazine - November 2020 7 is to him and him alone that we owe our homage and worship. Christ the King marks the end of the Church year with a potent reminder that Jesus is our prophet, priest and King. Allsaintstide is ultimately a time for reflection, or memories and of thanksgiving. Like autumn, it can feel full of melancholy, but it is also one of joy and celebration. In our COVID-19 dominated world, it is good to be reminded that there is life beyond ourselves. It is also good to be reminded that there is an unbroken chain of Christian witness and prayer going back through the centuries – despite church closures during lockdown. Let us share with each other the joys and tears of our common humanity and remember with thankfulness those who have gone before us and let us take forward the message of hope for our world. Every blessing, Mark Mark Kingaby-Daly

Prayers for Holy Trinity

O God our heavenly Father, make the door of this your church wide enough to receive all who need love, fellowship and care, and narrow enough to shut out all envy, pride and wickedness. Here may everyone find peace and comfort. Amen.

Loving God, thank you for this house of prayer where we praise and thank you for all you have given us. Help us to go out into the world, refreshed by your Spirit, to do what you have called us to do in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 8 The Parish Magazine - November 2020 A message from Adam

Dear all,

Over the last couple of months, Holy Trinity has been fortunate enough to welcome so many of you back. As I said in my previous letter, it has been wonderful to see so many of you.

The way we operate at the moment, in terms of taking communion individually, departing the church one at a time and being unable to mingle for a chat is all dictated to us. The church adheres to guidelines to keep everyone in the building safe. I want to say thank you to you all for your patience and understanding. Collectively, our efforts each Wednesday and Sunday help to reduce infection rates.

Advent and Christmas this year is going to be an unusual format. Holy Trinity can only safely accommodate up to 19 individuals on pews, under ‘social distancing’. We were concerned that for our Advent services, which are well attended, we would have to turn people away once we reached capacity. We did not want to do this, mainly as this is very much against our Benedictine hospitality. As such, it was felt that moving the special services online and by telephone would be the best approach. This will also mean we can sing (something we cannot yet do in our church building).

I very much hope that you will all be able to join in, and will enjoy doing so too. Christingle kits will be available to collect from church for you to make at home, so there’s no missing out on this popular service!

May God bless all who keep our Church thriving!

Adam

Adam Kingaby-Daly, Churchwarden The Parish Magazine - November 2020 9 10 The Parish Magazine - November 2020

All Souls’ Day

Monday 2nd November at 7 pm

Join us we remember our loved ones and friends who have died.

You can join in person, online or by telephone. The service will include the reading of names and the lighting of candles. If you wish family or friends names to be included please email [email protected] or telephone 01904 630518.

To take part online: watch the Facebook Live video or head to Zoom (link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81145549224).

To join by telephone dial 0131 460 119 and enter the meeting ID 811 4554 9224 when asked.

Remembrance at Holy Trinity

Remembrance Sunday - 8th November Eucharist and Act of Remembrance beginning at 10.50 am.

Compline - 9th November Compline for the war dead at 7 pm.

Remembrance Day - 11th November Eucharist and Act of Remembrance beginning at 10.50 am. The Parish Magazine - November 2020 11 St Hilda (19th November)

Abbess of Whitby Hilda played a key role in the early English Christian church, and she may even have been the first to encourage the writing of Christian poetry. She was born a princess, into the Deiran (Northumbrian) dynasty, and her sister became Queen of the East Angles, with whom the Deiran had connections. In those days East Anglia had close ties with the Gallic Church, and because of her sister, Hilda came under that influence. She was actually on her way to take her monastic vows near Paris when the Bishop of Lindisfarne, Aidan, called her back to Northumbria. Back home, she went into seclusion for a time, before being sent to be abbess of a religious house in Hartlepool in 649. Eight years later, Hilda felt moved to establish a religious community at Streasnaeshalch (later renamed Whitby). Her community was a royal establishment, a double monastery (both men and women) and became famous for its learning, with even five bishops trained there. Whitby was also, of course, the venue for the famous Synod of Whitby in 664. With Hilda acting as hostess, the Synod met to decide upon the date of Easter. The issue at stake was greater than that, though, for the decision would sway the Church in Britain to adapt either the Celtic or Roman traditions. Although Hilda defended the Celtic church customs, she accepted with grace the decision of the Synod to accept the Roman date for Easter, and she then worked to unite the Church throughout the land.

(Image from Holy Trinity’s reredos). 12 The Parish Magazine - November 2020 Taizé Music

By Francis O’Gorman Music from the Taizé Community is playing an important role in Holy Trinity at the moment. Our Zoom services, which Mark initiated and often leads, began to involve such music early on and, occasionally, it is also used in services from Holy Trinity itself. To-day, on the Feast of St Luke, we listened, for instance, to a Taizé Gloria through the sound system at church.

We are very grateful for Mark’s imagination in choosing this appealing and moving music.

It is worth saying something about where it comes from and what, formally, it is like. The Taizé Community is an ecumenical brotherhood, founded in 1940, based in the village of Taizé, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France. The closest large town, to the south, is Mâcon. Taizé is about an hour’s drive south from Beaune. The community is very much the product of the Second World War with the same desire for reconciliation and tolerance that produced, for instance, after the War, the United Nations (founded in 1945).

The Taizé Community was the idea of a Swiss Reformed Protestant, Roger Schütz (1915-2005), known usually in English as Brother Roger. There is about the Community, in turn, a certain kind of Swiss neutrality, to phrase it in secular terms—a determination not to take sides. The Community’s purpose was, as it remains, reconciliation. The church of the Taizé brothers, the Church of Reconciliation, was opened in 1962, having been designed by one of the brothers and built by German members of the Action Reconciliation Service for Peace (Aktion Sühnezeichen Friedensdienst). This is an Evangelical organisation dedicated to trying to repair the damage done by the Nazi state.

A major point of pilgrimage in happier days before COVID-19, the Taizé Community has welcomed many, particularly young, people to the communal life, to collective worship, bible study, and manual work. I visited there twelve years ago. Its sense of community was palpable.

Within this ambitious ecumenical project, music has come to play a part. Interestingly, to my knowledge, Taizé music has taken root most successfully among Catholic traditions, both within the Anglican church and in Roman Catholicism itself. That is not to say that it is confined to these traditions though, and, certainly, traditional evangelical worship in the United Kingdom The Parish Magazine - November 2020 13 uses this music on occasions too. My own understanding is, however, that free, non-traditional evangelicals tend not to include Taizé worship practices of any kind.

The origins of Taizé music are in plainchant, Christian meditation practices (including notably Catholic ones), and, it might be added, European modernism. The core principles are about meditative repetition, international language range in terms of words, and free improvisation over recurrent musical patterns. The modernism element might be re-phrased as minimalism since, in a way, the musical materials of Taizé are cognate with minimalist composition—the recurrence of the same patterns over and over again, with variations. It is an odd thought that, say, Steve Reich and John Adams, are not entirely unrelated to what happens in the music of the Taizé Community.

The music is always suitable for a body of congregational singers, with, usually, added soloists and/or instrumentalists who contribute more elaborate (but not very elaborate) material. It is never impossible to do without these soloists and concentrate on the repetition of the core chant-like material. A good example of the blend of chant with soloists is the Kyrie which Mark often plays in our Zoom services, with its charming congregational ‘Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison’, and multi-lingual (‘macaronic’) contributions from solo vocalists.

‘Using just a few words [the worship songs] express a basic reality of faith,’ the Community itself says, ‘quickly grasped by the mind. As the words are sung over many times, this reality gradually penetrates the whole being. Meditative singing thus becomes a way of listening to God.’ The Benedictine monks of the Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Micklegate, chanting the Opus Dei, might well have recognized exactly such a statement.

Much of the original music for the Community, which we often hear at Holy Trinity, was written by Jacques Berthier (1923-94), who was, in keeping with the ecumenism of Taizé, the long-standing organist of St-Ignace, the Jesuit church in Paris. But the idiom has been explored by many others, both literally associated with the Community and beyond.

Brother Roger was, horrible to say, murdered in 2005 and the Community’s current, and second, Prior is a Roman Catholic, Brother Alois. He himself, happily, is a musician too, and has written a substantial amount of music for the Community over which he presides.

At the heart of the Community’s aims is peace and reconciliation. Taizé music is intended to help in both and we have, I speak for myself at any rate, been greatly appreciating the ministry of its calm concentration and compassion through these difficult times. 14 The Parish Magazine - November 2020 All Saints’ Day – the feast day of all the redeemed (1st November) All Saints, or All Hallows, is the feast of all the redeemed, known and unknown, who are now in heaven. When the English Reformation took place, the number of saints in the calendar was drastically reduced, with the result that All Saints’ Day stood out with a prominence that it had never had before. This feast day first began in the East, perhaps as early as the5th century, as commemorating ‘the martyrs of the whole world’. A Northern English 9th century calendar named All Hallows as a principal feast, and such it has remained. Down the centuries devotional writers have seen in it the fulfilment of Pentecost and indeed of Christ’s redemptive sacrifice and resurrection. The saints do not belong to any religious tradition, and their lives and witness to Christ can be appreciated by all Christians. Richard Baxter, writing in the 17th century, wrote the following: He wants not friends that hath thy love, And made converse and walk with thee, And with thy saints here and above, With whom for ever I must be... As for my friends, they are not lost; The several vessels of thy fleet, Though parted now, by tempests tost, Shall safely in thy haven meet.... The heavenly hosts, world without end, Shall be my company above; And thou, my best and surest Friend, Who shall divide me from thy love?* 1,255 ancient English churches were dedicated to All Saints - a number only surpassed by those dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The Parish Magazine - November 2020 15 Oberammergau Passion Play

Further to the piece in September about the Oberammergau Passion Play, Rev’d Sue Rushton has provided an update on a planned visit.

The play was indeed postponed this year, but for two years, not one, so the season will now run from May to September 2022.

I was due to lead a group based on some of the York City Centre churches in May of this year, but the cancellation put a stop to that. Some people retained their bookings for our new date in May 2020, but sadly not all of them, for a variety of reasons. So there are now some spaces in the 2020 group and I will shortly be offering them to the local churches.

The pilgrimage holiday will take us firstly to a gorgeous mountain hotel in Austria for a few days, then to Oberammergau for the play and an overnight stay and then back to Austria for a couple of days to recover from the overwhelming experience of the play. A brochure with the dates, full details of the itinerary, costs and booking details will be available soon, either on line or by post.

If any of your readers would be interested, they can contact me at [email protected] or 07413 383656.

With every good wish to you at Holy Trinity, and I look forward to seeing you next time I take one of your services. 16 The Parish Magazine - November 2020 Psalm 122 and Advent

‘I rejoiced with those who said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord. Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem.’ (Psalm 122:1,2). These words from Psalm 122 inspired Hubert Parry’s great Coronation Anthem ‘I was Glad.’ As a Song of Ascent (Psalms 120-134), it was used by pilgrims going to the great festivals in Jerusalem. For the Jews this represented ‘coming home’ to worship at the Temple, the place of God’s presence.

Our Worship of God: As God’s people today, we are also called to worship in praise and thanksgiving: ‘That is where the tribes go up – to praise the name of the Lord’ (4). Of course, currently our coming together in church to sing our praise to God is greatly restricted. We are a scattered rather than a gathered community. However, as individuals, we can still offer God the worship of our lives using the resource of psalms like this one.

Our prayer to God: The psalm encourages the pilgrims to pray for the peace of Jerusalem: ‘Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May those who love you be secure.’ (6). The peace referred to here is more than simply an absence of conflict. Peace speak of wholeness of life in every aspect. This must be our prayer as we continue to struggle with the effects of the pandemic and as we seek the prosperity of the wider community: ‘I will seek your prosperity’ (9).

This month sees the beginning of Advent, the season when we affirm the hope of Jesus’ return. As we pray for peace, we know that it is fulfilled in the coming of God’s kingdom in Jesus. Despite living with so much uncertainty, we have the assurance of God’s future purposes for our lives, churches and the world. The Parish Magazine - November 2020 17 From the Hospital Chaplains The chaplaincy team at York Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust thank everyone for their prayers of support at this time. We have been asked to remind clergy to suspend all visits to patients in the hospitals due to the COVID-19 outbreak. As a chaplaincy team we will continue to offer spiritual care where we can so please do let us know if anyone would appreciate that. We are compiling ‘spiritual care packs’ for situations where we cannot visit in person. We also continue to provide a 24 hour on-call service for end of life care and will visit in person if we can. iPads or tablets have been ordered for some wards, so if that is an option please do keep in contact with people from your parishes remotely if you can. We send our grateful thanks for your continued support. It is greatly appreciated. York Hospital • To contact the chaplaincy team telephone 01904 725579. • If it is urgent, or out of hours, telephone the main switchboard on 01904 631313 and ask for the on call chaplain for York Hospital. Scarborough Hospital • To contact the chaplaincy team telephone 01723 342500. • If it is urgent, or out of hours, telephone the main switchboard on 01723 368111 and ask for the on call chaplain for Scarborough Hospital.

Lord God, whose Son, Jesus Christ, understood people’s fear and pain before they spoke of them, we pray for those in hospital. Surround the frightened with your tenderness; give strength to those in pain; hold the weak in your arms of love; and give hope and patience to those who are recovering. We ask this through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen 18 The Parish Magazine - November 2020 Reflected Faith Series: Welcome to All!

The Revd Dr Jo White continues her series on symbols in our churches. This began in March and will run for the rest of 2020.

As I write this, the majority of churches (in the UK) are holding services again in their church buildings or wherever they normally worship together. But things are looking somewhat different.

In my local church you need to ring a Churchwarden to book a place to come to Sunday or mid-week worship. So far, no-one’s been turned down or away at the door for not booking.

People are being told where to sit, rather than choosing their favourite spot, so the two-metre gap is maintained.

And, in most services, face masks are required.

So how does all this affect our ‘worship’?

There are two key elements to gathered worship for me.

My first is that the welcome is for everyone, regardless of how they look, or dress, their faith or their behaviour.

Many years ago I recall being on a caravan holiday with my Primary- aged children in Scotland. There was to be a raft race and fun by the river, starting immediately after the church service, so we dressed appropriately for a messy time! I was in a fluorescent pink tee-shirt and matching striped summer trousers (they were wow at the time!).

Although we had never been there before and knew no-one, you would have thought we were royalty from the way the congregation treated us. It was wonderful.

We’d come home. We were family. The Christian family. The Parish Magazine - November 2020 19

Brothers and sisters in Christ.

Co-heirs with Jesus.

It’s part of our job as Christians to be welcoming. There’s no one specific person or role for this. It’s down to all of us.

This month: Have a think about how you can express a welcome to the others in your congregation where you worship. Perhaps turn that around and think about how you would be encouraged and welcomed. Would that work for others?

I know it’s a tough one if your smile is covered by a mask and you can’t shake hands or hug. But what could you do?

Also, as you think about the essentials of gathered worship, ask yourself the question – What else would be an essential for me? There’s no single right answer, but it’s worth thinking and worth talking to others about.

The Promise of Advent

Stir up our hearts, we beseech you, to prepare ourselves to receive your Son. When He comes and knocks, may He find us not sleeping in sin, But awake to righteousness, Ceaselessly rejoicing in His love. May our hearts and minds be so purified, That we may be ready to receive His promise of eternal life.

from The Gelasian Sacramentary, c.500 (oldest official prayer book of the Western Church) 20 The Parish Magazine - November 2020 Green grow'th the Holly

A music manuscript from about 1515 and attributed to King Henry VIII has the words: Green grow'th the holly, So doth the ivy, Though winter blasts ne'er so high Green grow'th the holly. The next three verses take us through spring, summer and autumn, so this is clearly not a Christmas carol, unlike the familiar 'The Holly and the Ivy'. What may not be known is that holly and ivy are two of the very few native evergreen trees, and in past times must have been especially popular in providing greenery during winter months. With its shiny spiky dark green leaves, holly is surely one of the most easily recognised trees in this country. Though often bushlike, holly can grow up to ten metres high with a straight trunk and pyramid shape. It is dioecious, meaning each tree is either male or female, explaining possibly why the one in your garden never has any berries! Nowadays we associate holly with Christmas wreaths and garlands, cards and carols. Pre-Victorian times saw holly branches used as Christmas trees, with the spiky leaves representing Christ's Crown of Thorns and the red berries as drops of blood. Holly brought into the house was regarded as protection against evil spirits and as a refuge for good 'faeries' who would guard the residents of the house in return. It is interesting to note that where no person or animal brushes by a holly, the leaves lack all spines except the one at the tip. This includes upper leaves on mature trees. A bit like people – be nice and they won't be scratchy! Back to 'Green grow'th the Holly'. The final verse ends: The God of life can never die, Hope! Saith the holly. How wise. Where would we be without hope? The Parish Magazine - November 2020 21 Offering hope as we face a second wave – Archbishops’ letter to bishops

The Church has a vital role to play in offering hope and comfort to the nation as we face an expected second wave of the coronavirus, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York have said.

In a joint letter to the bishops of the Church of England, Archbishops Justin Welby and Stephen Cottrell set out a stark assessment of the challenges facing the country amid the pandemic including hunger, homelessness, mental health pressures and domestic violence.

But, they say, the Church of England, through its presence in every community, can play a vital role in serving the nation - especially those most in need - and in bringing hope to all through the gospel.

Churches are especially well placed, through networks and partnerships across the country, to help those most in need, who are hungry and homeless, they point out.

“Most of all we need to draw close to Christ and continue to offer the hope and stability of the Gospel,” the Archbishops write.

“It is this gospel joy, even in the darkest times, that alone can help us through this crisis, bringing hope and an eternal perspective to the very pressing trials of the moment.”

The Archbishops also highlight the particular pressures faced by small businesses after months of restrictions and issue a challenge to banks to show the same mercy to those in difficulties now as banks themselves received during the financial crisis.

Referencing the parable of the unforgiving servant in Matthew 18, they add: “It will be for us and others to encourage the banks, who received such help in 2009, to be equally merciful to others as the nation was to them.

“St Matthew 18:23-35 seems highly relevant.” 22 The Parish Magazine - November 2020 God in the arts

He gave us eyes to see them: Tobias, the angel and the dog, by Andrea del Verrochio

‘He never makes it his business to inquire whether you are in the right or the wrong, never asks whether you are rich or poor, silly or wise, sinner or saint. You are his pal. That is enough for him.’

Jerome K Jerome was writing there about the special bond between human beings and dogs who offer us those vital gifts of loyalty, companionship and help. We can think of guide dogs, sniffer dogs, and dogs serving with the forces in war torn countries. And dogs who have a special part to play in care homes, prisons, with undergraduates taking exams, and autistic children. Dogs are a reassuring, dependable presence in so many ways.

A few years ago Dion Leonard was running an ultra-marathon across the Gobi desert. A stray dog befriended him and together they ran the course. It was an amazing adventure that eventually brought them both back to this land, and they can now be seen exercising in the streets and parks of Edinburgh.

In the book of Tobit in the apocrypha, a dog accompanies his son, Tobias, on another incredible journey. Tobias leaves home with his dog to collect a debt, and Raphael, the angel of healing, is also a companion. It is the theme of this month’s painting from the workshop of Andrea del Verrochio which is now in the National Gallery. The The Parish Magazine - November 2020 23 studio flourished in the 15th century in Florence, and it is possible that Leonardo da Vinci painted the little dog.

We know that it was not an easy journey and we see the stones along the way. Tobias holds a fish from the river Tigris which will heal his father’s blindness. His arm is entwined with the angel’s arm, and there at their feet is the faithful dog.

While ‘dog’ is often a word of contempt in the Bible, here in the apocrypha we meet a dog who provides friendship and security on the journey of life. Dostoevsky wrote ‘Love the animals. God has given them the rudiments of thought and untroubled joy.’ We know that to be true as we think of the part dogs play in our lives, and as we rejoice in the special gifts they bring us on the journeys we make.

The Blessed Dead

They lie at rest, our blessed dead; The dews drop cool above their head, They knew not when fleet summer fled.

Together all, yet each alone; Each laid at rest beneath his own Smooth turf or white allotted stone.

When shall our slumber sink so deep, And eyes that wept and eyes that weep Weep not in the sufficient sleep?

God be with you, our great and small, Our loves, our best-beloved of all, Our own beyond the salt sea-wall

By Christina Rosetti (1830-94) 24 The Parish Magazine - November 2020 Martin of Tours (11th November)

This winter, when you next see someone who looks both poor and cold, think of Martin of Tours (316 – 397). This monk bishop, born in Pannonia (now Hungary) became one of the most popular saints of the Middle Ages.

Martin’s father was a pagan officer in the Roman Army, and Martin was intended for the army as well. But from an early age Martin wanted to be a Christian, and he felt that as a Christian he could not serve the Roman Empire. Martin was imprisoned for this early ‘conscientious objection’, and not released until 357, when he was nearly 40.

One day Martin met a nearly naked beggar at Amiens. He took off his cloak, cut it in half and gave the half to the beggar. Soon after this, he had a dream in which Christ appeared to him, wearing the half of the cloak which Martin had given away.

Martin was the pioneer of western monasticism: he founded the first monastery in the whole of Gaul about 360. He was made bishop of Tours in 372 – by popular demand of both his clergy and his people.

As bishop, Martin continued his simple life as a monk, - and evangelist. Christianity had been largely confined to the urban centres of population, but Martin went further, and took Christianity to the pagani (country-men). For the next 25 years this greatly loved bishop travelled his diocese by donkey and by boat, preaching the good news of Jesus Christ, and helping his people to tear down their heathen temples and sacred trees. He was sought out for his healing prayers for the sick, and also his defence of the faith from heretics.

Martin’s emblem in English art is often that of a goose, whose annual migration is about this time of year. ‘St Martin’s Summer’ in England is a spell of fine weather that sometimes occurs around 11th November. The Parish Magazine - November 2020 25 Willibrord of York – apostle of Frisia (7th November)

Did you know that the Netherlands first learned Christianity from a Yorkshireman? Willibrord was born in 658, to devout parents, and joined the Benedictines. In 678 he went Ireland to study at the Abbey of Rathmelsigi (a centre of European learning in the 7th century). 12 years later, in 690, Willibrord felt God had given him a daunting ‘call’ – to take Christianity to Frisia, (now mostly modern-day Netherlands).

Willibrord was not just courageous, but also prepared well. He took 12 companions to help him, and he had the support of both Pope Sergius and also the ruler of the region, Pippin II. The mission was successful, and five years later, Willbrord was given another challenge: to do for Frisia what Augustine had done for England – establish a metropolitan see at Utrecht, build a cathedral, and appoint the first suffragan bishops.

And so Willibrord became the first archbishop of Utrecht. He went on to establish an important monastery at Echternach (now in Luxembourg). It was not all plain sailing – in 714 Willibrord and the Christians faced persecution from the new pagan Frisia king. Churches were burnt and priests were killed. But Willibrord did not give up easily, and by 719 the king was dead and the church in Frisia continued to grow.

Willibrord even ventured up into Denmark, bought 30 slave-boys and educated them as Christians. At Walcheren, he destroyed a pagan idol, at the risk of his life.

Alcuin (historian) described Willbrord’s apostolate as based on energetic preaching and ministry. ‘Willibrord was always venerable, gracious and full of joy’. Certainly, he inaugurated 100 years of English Christian influence on the Continent, and thoroughly deserves his title of patron of Holland. When he died at 81, in 739, he was immediately venerated as a saint. 26 The Parish Magazine - November 2020 William Temple (6th November)

During the Second World War, Winston Churchill was Britain’s Prime Minister. At the same time, William Temple was Archbishop of Canterbury. While Churchill led the country against Germany, Temple encouraged the British people to trust the Lord for their deliverance and strength. Like Churchill, Temple was a great leader, a gifted orator and a prolific writer. He was also a theologian and social activist.

Temple was born on 15th October 1881 in Exeter, Devon. He was educated at Rugby School and Balliol College, Oxford, from 1900 to1904. He loved the music of Bach; the poetry of Browning and Shelley, and Shakespeare. He was an avid reader and possessed a near-photographic memory.

He became president of the Oxford Union and after graduation, was a lecturer in philosophy at Queen's College, Oxford. He was a member of the debating society and was a skilled and balanced debater. Following his ordination in 1909, and priesting in 1910, Temple was headmaster of Repton School for four years. He married Frances Anson in 1916. They were childless.

From 1921-29 Temple was Bishop of Manchester. During this time he was seen as a pioneer of the Ecumenical Movement and gradually became a national figure. In 1926 he urged the British government to seek a negotiated agreement to the General Strike. Temple excelled as a moderator; a teacher and a preacher and his appointment as Archbishop of York (1929-40) was a popular one. His influence also led to the formation of the British Council of Churches and the World Council of Churches. During the 2nd World War he jointly founded the Council of Christians and Jews to combat anti- Semitism and other forms of prejudice in Britain.

As Archbishop of Canterbury (1942-44) Temple became an outspoken advocate of social reform and became involved in the campaign against unemployment, poverty and poor housing. He believed in The Parish Magazine - November 2020 27 the rights of all people, whether rich or poor, and was a leading force for social justice. He was grounded in the problems of the working man and in his book Christianity and Social Order (1942) he shared his vision for all to have access to healthcare, education and decent housing. His radical thinking and activism played a foundational role in the formation of the British Welfare State.

Temple died aged 63 at Westgate-on-Sea, Kent on 26th October 1944. He was the first Primate of All England to be cremated and his ashes were buried in the cloister garden of Canterbury Cathedral. He is the last Archbishop of Canterbury to have died while in office.

A Very Magical Adventure in York

There is a brand new Afternoon Tea experience in York with a great walking adventure – using Jacob’s Well.

Deep inside the heart of the magical City of York there lies a secret school of Magical arts. Wind your way along the cobbled streets and crooked houses of this ancient city, accompanied by our very own Professor of the black arts.

Follow your guide on a spellbinding journey, experience tales of magic and history whilst making your way to the secret School . Here you will dine on un-mortal treats and discover the secrets to the magic arts in your wizard school induction. casting spells and creating potions

The elves have prepared the feast and the Invitations are written.

Full info and tickets: https://www.averymagicaladventure.co.uk 28 The Parish Magazine - November 2020 Wordsearch This month Scotland remembers one of the very first disciples of Jesus. St Andrew is honoured not for any mighty deeds of his own, but for his love of introducing people to Jesus. He went straight off and introduced his brother Peter to the Saviour, and followed that up by bringing Nathanael/Bartholomew to Jesus. ‘Better Together’ seems to have been his slogan, too! ‘We have found the Messiah!’, he told them, unable to keep the good news to himself. Andrew’s connection with Scotland dates back to the claimed translation of his remains from Patras in Achaia to Scotland in the eighth century. The church in Fife where these remains were buried became a place of pilgrimage during the tenth century. All of this may be no more than pious legend, but that St Andrew was highly regarded in Scotland and became its patron saint is beyond doubt. The Parish Magazine - November 2020 29

Ways to give at Holy Trinity

Due to the pandemic, although expenditure is less, we still have to pay our bills, keep the building in order and, most importantly, sustain the worship and ministry of this Church.

Giving by standing order is the best way of giving, and we encourage any one who considers Holy Trinity Micklegate ‘their church’ to give in this way if possible. However, not all, of course can do that. If you normally give by putting an envelope in the plate, do think about giving similarly while we are unable to gather for worship together. Details of how you can make an individual donation (or indeed set up a monthly one) are shown below.

Thank you: your generosity helps us to survive and thrive.

Donating by bank transfer If you are donating by bank transfer as a one off or Standing Order (BACS) our bank details with Yorkshire Bank are: Sort code: 05-04-54 Account number: 16846098

Donating by Cheque Make the cheque payable to “PCC Holy Trinity Church” and post to Adam at 2 Cromarty Cottages, Birdsall, Malton, YO17 9NN. Stamped addressed envelopes are available - please ask.

Donating online If you wish to donate by debit or credit card, you can go to our new online page at https://www.holytrinityyork.org/donate-online 30 The Parish Magazine - November 2020 Crossword

ACROSS 1 ‘The Lord Jesus... took bread, and when He had given — , he broke it’ (1 Corinthians 11:24) (6) 4 ‘He has taken me to the banquet hall, and His — over me is love’ (Song of Songs 2:4) (6) 8 Surrey town that hosts the National Christian Resources Exhibition (5) 9 Also known as Abednego (Daniel 1:7) (7) 10 Liken (Isaiah 40:18) (7) 11 A son of Etam, descendant of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:3) (5) 12 A part of the temple where the blood of a young bull was to be smeared (Ezekiel 45:19) (9) 17 ‘They make many promises, take false — and make agreements’ (Hosea 10:4) (5) The Parish Magazine - November 2020 31

19 Roman province to which Paul returned after evangelizing it on his first missionary journey (Acts 16:6) (7) 21 Material used to make baby Moses’ basket (Exodus 2:3) (7) 22 ‘And feeble as — , in thee do we trust, nor find thee to fail’ (5) 23 ‘The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep — to his voice’ (John10:3) (6) 24 Stalk carrying the sponge of wine vinegar given to Christ on the cross (John 19:29) (6)

DOWN 1 Elijah dug one round the altar he built on Mount Carmel and filled it with water (1 Kings 18:32) (6) 2 ‘I am not — of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes’ (Romans 1:16) (7) 3 Buddhist term relating to belief in reincarnation (5) 5 Damascus disciple who, at God’s command, restored the sight of the blinded Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9:12) (7) 6 and 16 Horses: their sound (Jeremiah 50:11) (5) and their gait (Joel 2:4) (6) 7 A three (anag.) (6) 9 Athenian council addressed memorably by Paul (Acts 17:22) (9) 13 Abide by (Galatians 3:5) (7) 14 Persian princes (Daniel 3:2) (7) 15 Force (Galatians 6:12) (6) 16 See 6 Down (6) 18 Paste (anag.) (5) 20 How the cedars of Lebanon are described (Isaiah 2:13) (5)

Answers on the back page. 32 The Parish Magazine - November 2020 Recipe: Clementine jam A citrusy treat unlike any marmalade you’ve tried before! This is a jam made without the rind, and so doesn’t have the bitterness or marmalade. It is likely to please those who like a sweeter taste.

Makes 3 medium sized jars.

Ingredients 1.4kg clementines 200g sugar juice of 2 lemons a knob of butter

Method 1. Peel your clementines, discarding the rind, and remove any seeds. For an easier task, try buying fruit that is usually seedless. 2. Process the fruit finely in a food processor until you have a smooth consistency. 3. Place three saucers or small dishes in the freezer for later. 4. In a deep and heavy bottomed pot, add all the ingredients save the butter, and bring to a boil, stirring regularly as the mix comes up to temperature. When the mix starts to foam over, add the butter and mix it. It should reduce the foam and the need to skim it off during cooking. 5. Keep the mix on a high and rapid boil for about 35 mins. Stir occasionally. 6. At around this time the mixture should start to boil in a more volcanic manner, meaning that it is time to test your jam: Take one of the cold saucers and place teaspoon of jam in the centre. Put back in the fridge and wait for 5 mins. Then inspect the jam: it should have maintained a ‘blobby’ texture, not runny, and ‘wrinkle’ when you run a finger through it. If this is case then your jam is ready! If not, boil for another 5 mins then test it again. 7. Carefully fill some sterilised jars with your jam and seal immediately. Wait until the jars and jam have cooled completely before tasting. The Parish Magazine - November 2020 33 34 The Parish Magazine - November 2020 The Parish Magazine - November 2020 35 Sodoku

Answers on the back page. Crossword answers ACROSS: 1, Thanks. 4, Banner. 8, Esher. 9, Azariah. 10, Compare. 11, Ishma. 12, Doorposts. 17, Oaths. 19, Galatia. 21, Papyrus. 22, Frail. 23, Listen. 24, Hyssop. DOWN: 1, Trench. 2, Ashamed. 3, Karma. 5, Ananias. 6, Neigh. 7, Reheat. 9, Areopagus. 13, Observe. 14, Satraps. 15, Compel. 16, Gallop. 18, Tapes. 20, Lofty.

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