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The Games of the XXXII Olympiad, The UEFA European Championship and Emmanuel’s celebration of 150 years of ministry were curtailed to prevent something spreading. Locally, we instead placed joy in the fact the word of God has spread over those years, reached others in the last year and continues to spread. Emmanuel 151 is that start of the next journey to a milestone (2071 will be 200 years!), so we acknowledge this milestone in the immortal word’s of BBC Radio 2’s Ken Bruce, “One Year Out!”

Or as the old saying goes, ‘good things come to those who wait’.

It has been a long, hard eighteen months for just about everyone, it’s not just the joy of great sporting occasions but for some, the chance to see loved ones or the joy of seeing friends has been a long time coming. What joy now.

What greater joy awaits us still. Firstly, “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord “ (Psalm 27 v14) - in this world, in our lives, but in God’s time joy, peace and strength will come to you by His own hand; but we must be still and wait. The joy of an occasion shaped by God’s hand and time.

Secondly, we are assured of a “There's a better place, Where our Father waits, And every tear He'll wipe away, The darkness will be gone, The weak shall be strong, Hold on to your faith” (Faith Hill, There will Come a Day) - or as the book of Revelation puts it:

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will

be no more death’[ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

5 He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”

Proof and reassurance then that although we rejoice and experience joy now (and how we are enjoying that) there is greater rejoicing and greater joy to come at the end of time. And that’s a promise.

Talking of promises - in this edition, I promise you: an enormous brain-enhancing quiz, a super veg, God’s amazing creatures, a bit of time travelling and celebration, testimony, eulogy, Karl Freeman, Tim Lyddon, Stan Porter, Ron Wheeler and even guest appearences by Walters and Walters, certain Serpells, various vicars; oh and a visit to the Chai Lagoon!

So lots of things to get your autumn off to a lovely start - incidentally look out for ways you can help the harvest - and if this frequent rain is anything to go by, you may well end your summer in a cosy armchair, a cup of tea by your side, staying in, keeping dry, listening to the raindrops and trying to get the image of the picture in question 2 of the quiz out of your head! Happy reading!

Cover picture: Lily flowers

Editor: John Kowalski

Proof Reader: Richard Line

Regular Contributors: Rev Karl Freeman, Tim Lyddon, Ron Wheeler, Stan Porter, Mike Cooke, Owen Kowalski, Sheila Clifford and The Mission Committee.

Copy Deadline for next issue: 5pm, 14th October

Website: www.emmanuelplymouth.co.uk

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The Counsel of Wise Fools!

As I write, I’ve been reading the Old Testament book of Esther. One of the wonderful things about my vocation is that when I’m confronted with a Bible passage to preach from, I have to keep plugging away at it until something yields in terms of spiritual

nourishment to share with the church family!

Had I not been preaching on Sunday, I think I might have left this treasure hunting for another day! I just couldn’t piece it all together to find the common theme – let alone grasp the significance of all the characters. Add to that, the Lord is not re-ferred to once. And, I think, I’m right in saying that Jesus is never referred to in the book once either!

Why is it there then? Well, trusting that, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is use-ful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work,” I plugged on!

What have I gleaned? Well, there are wise, faithful goodies and foolish, self-obsessed baddies in the story! Thankfully, the stupidity of the fools is so blatant that eventually the plot becomes clear. It’s an account of two faithful Jewish people trying to stay true to their God as they live out their lives of exile in the Persian em-pire. Seemingly unnoticed.

God may never be mentioned but God-incidences abound throughout the story. Good, though seemingly thwarted, eventually triumphs over evil. Insights into the repercussions of a secular life obsessed with the abuse of power; riches; sex; and alcohol, coupled with self-centredness, self-advancement and jealousy, lay bare the pitfalls and traps that await those unable to humble themselves before a God who knows best for them. Persia might have been perhaps the largest empire ev-er, but it was only because of its ruthless power-seeking. There was no life worth living at the heart of it, just a driven-ness in seeking to be ever bigger and greater. A bubble inevitably destined to burst.

In the end, it’s the still, small voice of calm faithfulness which prevails! Is the Lord never mentioned once? Surely, he’s all over it! If ever there was a portal through which to look at secular ugliness and those who know their place in the Kingdom of God, surely, it’s in this book! Have a read of it and learn how to rest content with what the Lord has blessed you with and promised for your future. Life in the ab-sence of our Lord is just pure empty ugliness!

Yours, in His grip and grace, Rev Karl

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This is a picture of some Kale.

To coin a phrase, a “superfood”.

It is high in so many nutrients and vitamins, can help in the battle against cancer, helps you loose weight and protects your eyes.

Inspired by the powers of Kale, we have in recent years dedicated one issue, usually the September/October edition, to expanding our mental knowledge - using the acronym KALE. Knowledge And Learning Edition!

A favourite among the quizzing fraternity the Knowledge And Learning Edition has, over recent years, carried a 204 question quiz - containing, among other things, things you didn’t know you didn’t know, the obscure, the unknown details behind a well known person or item, maths, hard picture questions and questions aimed at improving your Biblical knowledge.

All in all, you either learn from the question or you learn from the answer! And if you knew both the details from the question and the answer, then quizzing a friend will mean they learn from you!

This year then, is no exception, 204 questions follow - but this time we have increased the Biblical knowledge questions and throughout, bring you the amazing things God has enabled his creatures to do; from eye colour and size changes to the small and mighty, from speed climbers to those who can dissolve metal or can get quite a distance by digging in the dark. Oh, and somewhere along the line, Velcro and the bird who beat both Sir Francis Drake and Willy Fogg in circumnavigating the world, make an appearance!

The only word of warning though, is the squeamish may only want a quick look at the picture in Question 2!!

Happy learning!

And yes, I have included the answers! You’ll find them on p63.

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1. Who am I? Born 1st June 1928 in London, my grandfather

was a Methodist businessman who made custard and jelly and my daughter is called Abigail. Whilst I was at school I wrote for The Beano and The Dandy, and drew for Hotspur and Wizard. I was a film collector and an expert in the his-tory of silent cinema. I made my name as a comedian and in television, hosting such shows as Opportunity Knocks and Celebrity Squares. I died in December 2003.

2. Picture Question - Native to the forest floors along North America's Pacific coastal coniferous rainforest belt (including Douglas-fir forests and redwood forests) which stretches from Southeastern Alaska to Santa Cruz, California, by what name is Ariolimax columbianus usually, and perhaps more accurately known?

3. A tenement, a dirty street, Walked and worn by shoe less feet, Inside it's long and so complete, Watched by shivering sun are the opening lines to which song, originally released in 1967?

4. The wife of Er shares her name with which river? (Gen 38)

ALL GOD’S CREATURES

All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small. All things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all - as the old hymn (Alexander, 1848) goes. We are taking time in this edition to celebrate the wonder of God’s creatures - and not necessarily the obvious ones - trunk, long neck, can hover in flight etc - but those perhaps forgotten or often appreciated and the wonderful skills, design, powers etc that God gave them.

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5. Which football team will be building a new stadium in the Bramley-Moore Dock area?

6. Which actress played made her TV debut in a Ruth Rendell Mystery in 1989, did a Crimewatch reconstruction and went on to play Nurse Tina Seabrook in Casualty, DS Mel Silver in Waking the Dead, Inspector Rachel Weston in The Bill, Jane Kennedy in The Coroner and also ap-peared in Death in Paradise, New Tricks and Unforgotten?

7. What does a horologist do?

8. Who was said to have “travelled the world sharing the gos-pel and saving souls with his golf clubs often in tow?”

9. In which year did Jamaican-born sprinting icon Usian Bolt retire from athletics?

10. Who wrote ‘The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul’?

11. Which actress played Constable Maggie Habib in the Ben Elton comedy The Thin Blue Line?

12. Skateboader Sky Brown became the youngest British Summer Olympian of all time in 2021. How old was she?

13. How did the composer, George Butterworth, best known for the orchestral idyll The Banks of the Green Willow, die?

14. What did Yogi Bear steal from Jellystone Park?

15. What is Mount Godwin-Austen, in the Himalayas more commonly known as?

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THE RELATIVE RELATIVE: From the tiny ant to the ele-phant - well, in the scheme of little and large, it’s more accurate to say ‘from the tiny rock hyrax to the elephant’. The tiny rock hyrax, a small rat-like creature from central Africa is the closest living relative of the elephant.

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16. Greg Proops, Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles were regulars on which UK and US improvisation comedy show, in both the US and UK?

17. True or False: Cartoon character Popeye has a hamburger-eating friend called Wimpy

18. Talking of Wimpy. The Wimpy chain of burger restaurants, whose head headquarters are now in Johannesburg, South Africa, opened its first restaurant in America in 1934. But in what year did it open its first restaurant in the UK?

19. Picture Question - With 16th century alpine houses, ancient salt mines and glacier gardens, Hallslatt is one of the most photographed places in Europe. But which country is it in?

20. In 1 Kings 5, Hiram keeps Soloman supplied with logs from which two different trees?

21. Which road was the title of a 2001 hit record for Robbie Williams and was the road on which Nellie the Elephant met

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THE SPEED CLIMBER: The chamois - a breed of mountain goat - can climb 13,000ft in an hour

THE DIGGER IN THE DARK: Moles, known for the poor eyesight, can dig an underground tunnel eighty yards long in a single night.

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the head of the herd?

22. Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution, when 15,000 students gathered to commemorate International Student’s Day but began by demonstrating against the Communist Party’s authoritarian rule, took place in which year?

23. True or False: Chaffee Barbershop Museum, in Arkansas, is dedicated to one single haircut Elvis once had (before he became at GI)?

24. Who has elevenses with Mr Gruber?

25. What first opened in London on 31st August 1987?

26. Who played DS Don Beech in The Bill and gangster Jonny Allen in Eastenders?

27. In which county in Ireland would you find Desmond Castle International Museum of Wine and a museum housing King Edwards III’s first town charter?

28. Which island, which featured in two Star Wars films, did Playwright George Bernard Shaw call “the most fantastic and impossible rock in the world”?

29. What Biblical measurement was equal to about one and half gallons? (Exodus 29 v40)

30. What sport does Thailand-born Patty Tavatanakit play?

31. Which Scottish king killed Duncan and was himself killed by Duncan’s son Malcolm?

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BUILT IN PARACHUTE: A squirrel can fall 100ft from a tree without hurting itself. This is because it’s tail can work as a parachute

SHRINK AND GROW: The paradoxical frog shrinks as it grows. It is smaller as an adult frog than it is a as a tadpole

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32. What was Ray Reardon’s occupation before he became a professional snooker player?

33. Talking of snooker, who, and it wasn’t Ray Reardon, won Snooker’s 1995 world championship with the last ball of the final game, ie: it was so tight, whichever player potted the black won.

34. Name the game: The first mention of this game is from Song Dynasty China. The modern version of the game dates to 18th Century Italy. The name of this game is said to derive from the carnival customs' worn during the Venetian Carnival. Name the game!

35. What is three thousand six hundred and five divided by one hundred and three?

36. Who or what was The Galloping Sausage?

37. With jet black sand and spectacular basalt columns, the shoreline of Reynisfjara is in which country?

38. What day of the week was 13th September 1930?

39. True or False: Hydrangeas produce pink and white flowers in acidic soil and blue flowers in alkaline soil?

40. In Numbers 11 v5-6, the “rabble” began wailing for different food “If only we had meat….fish…the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onion and garlic”. They were fed up with manna. The seed of which herb was manna likened too in

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SUPER STRENGTH: The backbone of the tiny hero shrew of central Africa is so strong that it can support the weight of a twelve stone man

EVERYONE AN INDIVIDUAL: Every zebra has it’s own unique pattern of stripes, much like our fingerprints.

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Numbers 11 v7?

41. How many lines in a sonnet?

42. The Toreador’s Song features in which opera?

43. What do isobaths connect?

44. What is unusual about the Museo Subacutico de Art (a museum of sculpture and art) in Mexico?

45. True or False: American actor Burt Lancaster was once an acrobat?

46. Sneaky workers at Laira Rail Depot in Plymouth once took a couple of Brake Vans to Hemerdon Summit to ‘librate’ what?

47. Who am I? I was born on the 22nd

October 1938. My mum was a secretary at a drapery store and dad ran a sweetshop. I co-founded the Royal National Theatre. I have appeared in stage productions of Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, King Lear and Romeo and Juilet. I appear in many films including Othello, Gosford Park and The Kings Speech. In the film The Riddle I played a tramp and the ghost of Charles Dickens. On TV I have played Edward III and am famous for the role of an unusual medieval sleuth. I am a member of the Danish Order of Dannesbrog.

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THE GREAT GALLON GUZZLER: When thirsty, a camel can drink twenty-five gallons of water in under three minutes

THE TENT BUILDER: The tent-building bat of Central America is so called because it can bite into a palm leaf in such a way as to fold it to make a tent-like shelter

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48. What word was a cake of dried grapes and raisins served as a delicacy in Song of Soloman 2 v5 and a flask or leath-er bottle for holding liquid in Isaiah 22 v24?

49. Who led the peasants’ revolt in the 14th Century?

50. And who was King at the time?

51. Picture Question - Look at the picture below. It was taken in 1963. Where is the cyclist?

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BUILT IN ECHO-LOCATION SYSTEM: Bats, of which there are about 1000 different species, have built in echo-location to help pin point their prey or any obstacles in their path

TONGUE TWISTER: A woodpecker ’s tongue is so long it reaches right around the inside of its head

Photo credit: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-the-brutally-cold-winter-of-1962-63-changed-britain-forever-qp2696n27

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52. Villages in India’s southern state of Karnataka were shocked in July 2021 when they saw what in the street?

53. Who dreamt of a ladder, changed his name and father twelve children to lead twelve tribes?

54. Which US drama of the 1970s featured a family living through the Depression in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Moun-tains?

55. Which is the only county in Great Britain with two coasts?

56. Fred the flour grader is the trademark of which company?

57. When they first went on sale in the UK, Heinz Baked Beans were only sold in which famous London store?

58. Which television programme first aired in the US after Su-perbowl XVII, on the 30

th January 1983 and featured mem-

bers of the fictional United States Army Special Forces?

59. It was the year Phantom of the Opera debut in the West End, the year the M25 was completed, Alex Ferguson was appointed manager of Manchester United and the year UB40 had a hit with Rat in My Kitchen. What was the year?

60. The folk tune Johnny Todd was the theme music to which British police drama of the 1960s?

61. Where were royal robes and priestly vestments kept when not in use? (2 Kings 22 v14)

62. Which fruit gives it name to a Rail Bridge near Peterbor-ough, a restaurant/takeaway in Kensington, a graphics company on Plymouth and a UK hospitality chain?

63. Which is these is most accurate figure (according to figures from 2020) for the population of Costa Rica? a) 1247,994, b) 5094,118 or c) 8603,620

64. Why is Royal Jelly called Royal Jelly?

65. Which poet drowned in the Mediterranean near Viareggio in August 1892?

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66. Which of Shakespeare’s plays was first performed on the Feast Day of St Stephen 1606?

67. Ystradgynlais and Ystrad Mynach are towns in which country?

68. A model of Morph is on display at the National Media Mu-seum in Bradford. But in what year did he make is TV de-but, alongside the artist Tony Hart, on the programme Take Hart?

69. Jemimah Rodrigues plays cricket for which country?

70. Who did Hamlet tell to go to a nunnery?

71. Whose undersea world was visited by Calypso?

72. Kris Marshall played DI Humphry Goodman in which crime drama?

73. Who am I? I was born on 15th August 1890 and grew up

in Torquay. During both wars I served in hospital dispensa-ries. My second husband was an archaeologist. I was a struggling writer until a mysterious affair at Styles changed that. I died on 12

th January 1976.

74. Who was hired by the king of Moab to curse the Israelites but blessed them instead? (Numbers 22 v24)

75. Which city, on the Adriatic Sea is home to the world’s old-est Arboretum, hosts a forty-five day summer festival and became a UNESCO World Heritage site location in 1979, in recognition of its outstanding medieval architecture?

76. Which actor played the character who said “Look, I’m a doctor and I want my sausages” in an episode of Fawlty Towers?

77. When they were first patented in 1903, they were hand sewn together (they are now heat sealed). It was New Yorker Thomas Sullivan who first marketed them success-fully. What are they?

78. What is 88621-6616?

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79. True or False: Bromley Tennis Academy prodigy and member of the Lawn Tennis Association Scholarship Programme, Emma Raducanu, became the youngest Brit-ish women to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon, in the Open Era, in 2021?

80. In Bowls, how does a crown green differ from a level green?

81. In which book of the Bible will be find the only account of a snowfall?

82. Name the game: In which game will a player use a squidger to propel a smaller item through the air towards a target (usually a pot). It was first played in 1888 by the modern game is credited to a renaissance at Cambridge University in 1955?

83. Which is the largest and most-populated city in the US state on Michigan?

84. The chemical Calcium Sulphate is commonly known by which name?

85. Who, in 1888, painted the oil painted named ‘Café Terrace at Night’?

86. Picture Question - On the 190 to Cotehele House, this Mercedes-Benz 709D Plaxton Bea-ver bus is registered K624 ORL. As a K-reg, in what year was this a newly registered bus?

87. Which item of soft con-fectionary was inspired by and takes its name from its hor-ticultural namesake which used to be used to medicinal purposes?

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88. Subsequently excavated from Royal Tombs in the city of Ur, which musical instrument did David use to calm King Saul? (1 Samuel 16-23)

89. Which year was the year of Three Popes?

90. Which English Premiership football team began life as Dial Square in 1886?

91. Along with protons and neutrons, what other particles goes to make up an atom?

92. Who is the patron-saint of ecologists?

93. The world’s shortest alphabet is in the Solomon Islands. How many letters does it have?

94. .Who was known as The Queen of Soul?

95. Talking of soul music, who had a hit with Son of Preacher man in 1969?

96. With cheetahs, zebras, buffalo and rhino roamingly freely, the Okavango Delta is in which country?

97. We are known as locusts if we swarm, but individually we are ground-dwelling insects which share our name with a mint flavoured after dinner drink. What are we?

98. We often refer to the ‘dregs’ left in our cups and teapots. The word dregs, with the same meaning, comes from the Bible. In fact it is from the book of Pslams, but which Psalm?

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WHO INVENTED VELCRO? God. Geckos can run upside down across a ceiling because of the ingenious pads on their feet. These pads consist of thousands of fine bristles, covered with even finer hairs which end in Velcro-like hooks. The densi-ty of the hairs enables them to act like suction pads

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99. Babe Ruth played what sport?

100. More commonly referred to as ‘The Clock’ by virtue of the ticking rhythm in the second movement, the Symphony 101 in D Major is the ninth of twelve London Symphonies written by who?

101. Name the game - Pachisi was created in India in the 6th century The earliest evidence of this game's evolution in India is the depiction of boards on the caves of Ellora. Pachisi was modified to use a cubic die with dice cup and patented as we know it for the English market in 1896. It is the game the Royal Navy converted it into the board game Uckers. Name the game.

102. In the early days of the Listowell and Ballybunion Railway, which linked Listowell to the point where the River Shan-non meets The Atlantic Ocean, it was necessary to keep the trains balanced. On one occasion, a piano needed to be conveyed along the route. What did they use to counter-balance the piano?

103. What melancholy name did Tchaikovsky give to his sixth and final symphony

104. What type of sportsman would us a grinner, a palomar and a half-blood?

105. True or False: Surfing was a central part of ancient Polynesian Culture?

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TABLESPOON TIDDLERS: When baby opossums are born, they are so tiny that an entire litter (usually about 20) can fit in a tablespoon

FIRESIDE LAMP: The glow of six large fireflies provide sufficient t light to read a book

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106. Which Irish-born jockey made sporting history in 2021 by becoming the first female jockey to win the Champion Hurdle (on Honeysuckle, at Cheltenham) and the Grand National (on Minella Times, at Aintree)?

107. Made from a form of white limestone, Pamukkale (“Cotton Castle”) in Turkey, is a set of how many tiered pools?

108. Joropo is the national dance of which country?

109. Who am I? I was born on 24th March 1834 in Waltham-

stow. I was considered a designer, poet, artist, novelist and translator. I was a major contributor to the revival of tradi-tional British textile arts and the British Arts and Craft Movement. I am recognised as one of the most significant cultural figures of Victorian Britain. Examples of my work can still be seen at Bradford Cathedral, Llandaff Cathedral Cardiff, Stratton Church in Cornwall and Emmanuel Church in Plymouth. I died on 3

rd October 1896

110. What opened in 1857, is situated on Exhibition Rd, South Kensington, London SW7 2DD and attracts 3.3 million visi-tors each year?

111. Considered one of the UK’s oldest towns, it name of which town is said to be derived from the medieval name Gippeswic, probably taken either from an Anglo-Saxon personal name or from an earlier name given to the Orwell Estuary?

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IT WENT OVER MY HEAD: The woodcock has eyes so far back in it’s head that is has a thirty-six degree field of vision, enabling it to see all around and even over the top of its head

UNDERWATER WALKER: Armadillos walk underwater

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112. Name the former footballer who is now a regular pundit on Match of the Day 2 and is one of the presenters of the property programme Homes Under the Hammer?

113. What did Job say his days were quicker than? (Job 7)

114. If you were a hippophile, what would you study?

115. What is the English translation of the French word ‘cocorico’

116. What was Fred Flintstone’s famous catchphrase?

117. Which rock group’s name was inspired by Keith Moon’s verdict that would actually go down like a lead balloon?

118. Who was the last viceroy of India?

119. Why is the Bolivian city of La Paz virtually fireproof?

120. What took place off Griffin’s Wharf in 1773?

121. Which fruit appears at the top of the Wimbledon trophy for the Men’s singles?

122. In which programme, which ran from 26/1/79 to 8/2/85, was the main car a 1969 Dodge Charger, the police cars Dodger Polara and Dodge Monaco (series 1-3) and a 1978 Plymouth Fury (series 4) and cousin Daisy drive a 1974 Plymouth Road Runner (first five episodes of series 1) and a 1971 Plymouth Satellite Sebring (last four episodes of series 1)?

123. Put these countries in size but population, based on 2021 figures. Smallest first. Cameroon, Morocco, Croatia.

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DANGER OBJECT DISSOLVER: If you have a spearhead or a steel hook to get rid off, consider giving it to a crocodile. There is so much hydrochloric acid in the digestive juices of a crocodile it can dissolve such objects if it swallows them

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124. Picture Question - Made between 1971 and 1980, name the car in the picture?

125. World-renowned for its distinctive music, Creole cui-sine and a particu-lar festival. Which city-parish, located along the Mississippi River is a major port in South- East Louisiana and was badly affect by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005?

126. Originally known as Dripping Pudding, the name it is cur-rently known by is said to have originated in The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy by Hannah Glasse (1947) although some people suggest the proximity to the high temperatures required for nearby coal production aided the name change. What is it?

127. What was the name of Chuza’s wife? (Luke 8)

128. Who was the manager of Herods household? (Luke 8)

129. Which chart-topping band of the 1980s was named after a family friend of Mr Spock (Star Trek)?

130. Who ruled the longest: Queen Victoria of England or King Louis the XIV of France?

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THIS YOU MAY KNOW: “A wonderful bird is the pelican, His bill will hold more than his belican, He an take in his beak Enough food for a week”. What you may not know is that is was written by Dixon Lanier Merritt in 1910. The pelican’s bill can hold three gallons of water or food - this several times more than its stomach!

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131. What is the longest single-span suspension bridge in the world?

132. True or False: Tupperware was the invention of Earl Silas Tupper?

133. What is the inscription on the letterbox of 10 Downing Street?

134. Located in the Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park what is the name of the world's largest active geyser?

135. Who am I? I was born in 1518, the eldest of twelve brothers. My dad was a Protestant farmer. It is alleged I was named after my Godfather, who was the 2

nd Earl of

Bedford. Because of religious persecution during the Pray-er Book Rebellion in 1549 our family moved to Kent where my Dad ministered to the King’s Navy and later was or-dained deacon and then vicar of Upnor Church on the Medway. I got married in St Budeaux. I was knighted in 1581 and died in 1596.

136. Which play by Shakespeare has seen Patrick Stewart (1997), Lenny Henry (2009), Adrain Lester (2013) and Bar-itone David Serero – in a 2016 Moroccan adaption – all play the title role; as well as Ewan McGregor, Tom Hiddle-ston and Daniel Craig appear over the years in other roles?

137. Which geothermal Icelandic tourist attraction has the same name as a 1980 film?

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HAVE YOU EVERY BEEN TO A DISCO WITH CRICKETS? It’s a right knees up! Joking aside. Crickets hear through their knees, as their hearing organs are situated at that point on their front legs.

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138. In the book of Acts, what is Demetrius’ profession?

139. What is 1234 + 5678 + 910

140. Who played Commander Data, the android, in Star Trek: The Next Generation?

141. What world famous conductor was married to British cellist Jacqueline du Pre?

142. Who is Albanian Agnes Gauxha Bojaxhiu better known as?

143. Who was the first Tudor King of England, having defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field?

144. What was spotted in the Isles of Scilly in June 2021 and then in the village of Dunfanagy, Co. Donegal, Ireland, in July 2021?

145. Which Devon town has a history dating back to a castle built in 907AD, had been established as a market town by the twelfth century and now thriving centre for music, arts, theatre and natural health?

146. Name the actress who wrote the novels Al Dentes Inferno and Crime of the Ancient Marinana.

147. In which city was Audrey Hepburn born?

148. What is the main ingredient in Palestine soup?

149. What are Baily, Malin and German Bight?

150. Who, immortalised in music, took the horn of oil from the sacred tent and anointed Soloman? (1 Kings 1)

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VALUABLE VALVES: Because of their high, the arteries of a giraffe feature special valves to help pump blood up to its head. Without these valves, a giraffes heart would have to be as big as its entire body

FLOAT ON BY: Porcupines float in water

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151. Zaventen Airport is the place where the most what in the world is sold (correct as of October 2015)?

152. From an idea by Revd David Railton (1884-1955) and with an inscritption by Herbery Ryle, Dean of Westminsiter (1920), what contains French soil, Belgium marble and lies in the west of the Nave at Westminister Abbey?

153. Tallest, Widest, Longest – In which city is Burj Kalifa, recorded as the World’s Tallest Building since 2010. It is 828 metres high, with 163 floors and can house 30, 000 people?

154. Tallest, Widest, Longest – With an average flow rate of 11610 cubic metres per second, and once recording 49000 cubic metres per second, The Khone Phapheng Falls is the world’s widest waterfall at 10783 metres (35376 feet). On which river does it stand?

155. Tallest, Widest, Longest – The longest Kayak journey ev-er completed was 30,000 miles. Oskar Speck, a German from Hamburg set off from the River Danube in 1932. When did he arrive on Australia’s Saipai Island?

156. What was founded in Penzance in 1814 making the second oldest of its kind in the UK?

157. Talking of Penzance, the first what, in Cornwall, was brought by the people pf Penzance in 1803?

158. The SS Cotopaxi and its crew of thirty-two disappeared in December 1925, en route to Havana, Cuba, with a cargo of coal. It had set sail from a place in South Carolina which shares its name with which village near St Austell which has been used for filming scenes in Doctor Who, Alice in Wonderland and Poldark?

159. What is found at the centre of a Sussex Pond pudding?

160. Which cult film of the 1980s had Man In Motion by John Parr as it’s theme. Parr also had a big music hit with a song which was also the title of the film?

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A TRAINING SESSION ESPECIALLY AIMED AT THOSE INVOLVED IN SUNDAY SCHOOL/CHILDREN’S WORK ACROSS THE PARISH

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? WHAT TO DO/HOW TO TREAT SYMPTONS TO WATCH FOR WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW RAISING AWARENESS

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161. Which is the only walled city north of Mexico?

162. On the 9th July 2021, former England striker Paul Mariner

passed away. He has played for Ipswich, Arsenal, Portmouth and non-league Chorley in during his playing days but at which football club did he begin his league career, a club he later went on to manage?

163. What is the 26th book of the

Bible?

164. What is 8436 divided by 38?

165. Who is the father of James and of John?

166. Picture Question - Who is pictured (right)?

167. In what year was the last livestock market in Liskeard held?

168. Which city is on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea?

169. What is a gerenuk?

170. What date does UNESCO designate as International Jazz Day?

171. Which country, until 1991, covered one sixth of the Earth’s surface but now covers nothing?

172. Named after Sir William Lemon. Lemon Street is the main street in which UK city?

173. What are Ticklemore, Spedwood, Dunlop and Swaledale?

174. How many pints does a ten gallon hat hold?

175. The remote village of Oymyakon, in Russia, is generally consider as what?

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176. Which restaurant-come-venue, with a music hall upstairs and an art gallery downstairs describing itself as “a hidden treasure in Portobello [where you can] enjoy Caribbean food and drinks” is situated at 34-35 Powis Square, London and at the heart of the annual Notting Hill Carnival?

177. In the Bible, how many years is it said that Arpaxad and Shelah both lived?

178. On the morning of the day of the Feast of All Saints (1st

November) 1955 at 0940 local time, an earthquake, took place in the Atlantic Ocean. The impact was felt in Mount’s Bay, Cornwall, but it’s epicentre was 120 miles Southwest of where?

179. Which actor played Mr Collins, the vicar and heir to Mr Bennet’s estate, in the 2005 film adaption of Pride and Prejudice and inner-city clergyman Rev Adam Smallbone in the BBC2 sitcom Rev?

180. Which was the favourite seaside resort of King George III?

181. Tarsus, birthplace of Paul, is on which river, ten miles north of the Mediterranean Sea?

182. Shakespeare’s dad started his working life as an appren-tice what?

183. Apart from appearing in the Bible, what is the connection between Balthazar, Methuselah and Nebuchadnezzar?

184. What day of the week will 24/04/2024 be?

185. Name the game - The history of this game, under its original name, can be traced back to 1903, when it was in-vented by an American called Lizzie Magie. Later, accord-ing to an advertisement placed in The Christian Science Monitor, Charles Todd of Philadelphia recalled the day in 1932 when his childhood friend, Esther Jones, and her husband Charles Darrow came to their house for dinner. After the meal, the Todds introduced Darrow to The Land-

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lord's Game, which they then played several times. The game was entirely new to Darrow, and he asked the Todds for a written set of the rules. After that night, Darrow went on to utilize this and distribute the game himself as under the name we know it by now. Parker Brother brought copy-rights from Darrow and Magie to begin mass marketing in 1935. In 1941, the British Secret Intelligence Ser-vice had John Waddington Ltd., the licensed manufacturer of the game in the United Kingdom, create a special edi-tion for World War II prisoners of war held by the Nazis. Hidden inside these games were maps, compasses, real money, and other objects useful for escaping. They were distributed to prisoners by fake charity organizations creat-ed by the British Secret Service. Name the game!

186. 1,190.49Kg is the world record for the heaviest what?

187. By population, according to 2021 figures, which is biggest, Portugal or Chile?

188. What was the first name of the English social reformer, statistician and founder of modern nursing, who shares her surname with a bird?

189. In 2019, the US and which other country combined to produce 74% of the world’s pistachio nuts?

190. During which war did the battle of Rorke’s Drift take place?

191. What does a batologist study?

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SUPER SENSE OF SMELL: Polar bears can smell humans up to twenty miles away

STAND UP OR LAY DOWN? Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.

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192. Salar de Uyuni in Southwest Bolivia is the largest what in the world?

193. The longest highway in the world is The Trans-Canada Highway. How many miles does it cover?

194. True or False: An antimacassar was a special type of mop used in Victorian times to polish tiled floors?

195. Which is the only North African country to escape occupa-tion by the Ottoman Empire?

196. Picture Question - Name the car pictured below?

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WATCH YOUR STEP: The position of a donkey’s eyes allow it to see all four legs at the same time

OSMOSIS: Frogs don’t drink. The absorbs waters from their surroundings by osmosis.

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197. Who am I? I was born in the small village of Lower Broadheath outside Worcester on 2

nd June 1857. I heard

Saint-Saens play the organ in Parish when I was 25. I mar-ried Caroline Alice Roberts (the daughter of a Major-General) when I was 29. In March 1904 a three-day festi-val was held in my honour at Covent Garden. I died, aged 77 on 23

rd February 1934.

198. What kind of animal is a Miller’s Dog?

199. What was the name of the governor of Judea who heard Paul’s defence at Caesarea? (Acts 23 and 24)

200. Which city, nicknamed The City of a Hundred Spires, is home to Wenceslas Square?

201. A fire broke out at O’Doherty’s on Railway Street, Strabane, Northern Ireland in early July 2021. What were O’Doherty’s manufacturers off?

202. Originally created by Mike Young to help his son get over his fear of the dark, which cartoon character, who Young intended to remain Welsh, went on to appear in over 100 books, made his TV debut in Wales on 1st November 1982 and had been sold to thirty countries by the end of that month?

203. Who was the third son of Jacob and Leah? (Genesis 29)

204. In the Thomas the Tank Engine stories, who brought Trevor the Traction engine, saving him from scrap?

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LONG JUMPER: The Jerboa, or desert rat, cam jump forty-five times its own body length. That’s the equivalent of a 6ft tall human jumping 270ft

BRAIN WAVE: Canaries can regenerate their brain cells.

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BABY BLUE EYES: Reindeer eyeballs turn blue in winter to help them see at lower light levels

Reindeers have beautiful baby blues - but only in the winter! According to the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, "the eyes of Arctic reindeer change colour through the seasons from gold to blue, adapting to extreme changes of light levels in their environment." The change in colour impacts how light is reflected through the animals' reti-na, and improves their vision.

UPSIDE DOWN EATER: The flamingo can only eat when its head is upside-down

CIRCUMNAVIGATION: Grey-headed Albatross can circle the globe in only 46 days. The incredible round-the-world journey covers 14,000 miles over the 46 day period at a steady 13mph. They perform this feat by making various pit-stops along the way.

HOLD A RYTHYM: A sea lion is the first nonhuman mammal with a proven ability to keep a beat.

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT: The water boatman swims on its back on the waters surface rowing along with its back legs

ELECTRIC SHOCK: Electric eels can produce a discharge of 650 volts - enough to stun a small horse. The power to shock is so great that they can overcome a victim from 15ft away.

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COME AND JOIN THE CELEBRATIONS

Friday 17th Sept @ 2.30pm ‘Quest for the Best’

A presentation by Tim Lyddon recalling the social history of Emmanuel Church

Saturday 18th Sept @ 10.30am ‘Hidden Histories of Emmanuel ’

and Coffee morning

A guided tour of the church, to unpack the stories behind the memorials in the church,

will take place at 10.45am and 11.15am

Sunday 19th Sept @ 10.30am A service of Celebration and

thanksgiving

….and join us now as we compare and contrast Emmanuel over time

and pay tribute to the ministry through the some of faces that made

it happen

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Church Grounds:

Mid 19th Century

Looking East: Pre War Note the large heating pipes that ran the length of the aisle

Looking East: Easter 1970 Note the canopy over the pulpit to help project the

preacher’s voice

Church Grounds:

Early 21st Century

Church Grounds:

Early 20th Century

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Singing God’s praises:

Choir 1906

Singing God’s praises:

Worship Band 2020

Centenary celebrations 1970 Lord Mayor [Cllr Nuttall] and Lady Mayoress being

greeting by Rev Roy Harris

Centenary celebrations 1970 Rev Roy Harris showing Bishop Norman Clarke a

floral display

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Captain Rogers

(Churchwarden)

John Foreacre

(stained glass)

Harry Hems

(stone carver)

Rev Fletcher

(Vicar 1870-1876)

William Reid

(Architect)

Rev Greaves

(Charles Church vicar)

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Rev Berry

(Vicar 1876-1912)

HH Jago

(Side Chapel Memorial

Screen)

EA Jago

(Side Chapel Memorial

Screen)

Alonzo Pearn

(Benefactor)

Heale

(Organ Builder)

Violet Pinnwell

(Wood carver)

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Henry Browse Scaife

(Church Warden)

Rev John Morris

(Vicar 1940-1946)

Rev Robert Carnnegie Knox

(Vicar 1929-1939)

Rev Arthur Champion

(Vicar 1923– 1929)

Rev Francis Flynn

(Vicar 1912- 1923)

Russell Winnicott

(Chancel Memorial)

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Rev Dennis Wakeling

(Vicar 1952-1959)

Rev Roy Harris

(Vicar 1965-1973)

Rev Peter Young

(Vicar 1959-1965)

Jack Simms

(Bell Tower Captain

1946-2006)

Rev Nowel Chapman

(Vicar 1946-1952)

Melville Holmes

(Chancel Memorial)

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Bill Line

((Compton Service leader

for 50 years)

Captain Steve Payne

(Vicar St Pauls)

Rev Karl Freeman

(Vicar 2001– date)

Canon Peter Larkin

( Vicar 1997-2000)

Rev Terry Nottage

(Vicar 1986-1996)

Rev Peter Stephens

(Vicar 1974-1986)

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Mike Cooke

(Tea break founder)

Chris Routledge

(Youth worker 2001)

Rev John Barrett

(Team vicar 2002-2007)

COME AND JOIN THE CELEBRATIONS

Friday 17th Sept @ 2.30pm

‘Quest for the Best’ A presentation by Tim Lyddon recalling the social history of Emmanuel Church

Saturday 18th Sept @ 10.30am

‘Hidden Histories of Emmanuel ’ and Coffee morning A guided tour of the church, to unpack the stories behind the memorials in the church,

will take place at 10.45am and 11.15am

Sunday 19th Sept @ 10.30am

A service of Celebration and thanksgiving

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Richard Walters

(Chair of the Halls

1982 -2007)

Tim is building up an archive of photos of

people who have made a major

contribution to the parish over the years

and would love to receive others from

you.

Editor’s Comment:

Tim himself, The Wheelers

Boatie, Loetitia, and Netty

spring to my mind, who

springs to yours?

Let Tim know!

Roger Walters

(Scout leader for over 40

years)

Greg Serpell

The Serpell Stalwarts

Audrey Serpell

Roger Serpell

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As part of the celebrations of Emmanuel 150, Don Parker arranged the production of two First Day Covers. Each a limited edition. The first, signed by the serving clergy and the current Bishop of Plymouth, of which only twenty were produced. The second, celebration the city and the Church connection with military.

Each cover was dated 19th September 2020 - marking 150 years on from the opening on 19th September 1870.

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Mission of the Month

INTRODUCTION by The Editor

Shekinah has long has an association with our parish, with the late Greg Serpell one of the founding members. Over the years we have held coffee mornings and meals, and the more energetic have run marathons and half marathons, in aid of Shekinah’s work. This year we invite you to buy cakes and preserves in aid of She-kinah, and join us in the Oval Room for coffee, and to hear from Kristy Winters, the Events and Community Assistant at the Bath Street-based mission.

Many of us will have an individual who helped us come to faith, and some of us, that individual will be Greg Serpell. It is with thanks to him you live your life for Christ each day, but you are not the only legacy. His faith, along with the other founders, showed faith through deeds as well as words, in reaching out to the for-gotten and needy of our city - and in the work of Shekinah, the work he helped start, the outreach continues over thirty years on.

The Mission of the Month for

AUGUST

was

SHEKINAH

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Mission of the Month

ARTICLE: SHEKINAH IN 2021 Shekinah are currently supporting people in various ways to help make very real, meaningful changes to their lives. This could be helping someone to become more physically or mentally healthy. We have on site GPs, medical professionals and mental health special-ists who can offer support in various ways.

The food we prepare is made daily and is nutritious and balanced to give people a good diet. We have dedicated housing teams who work with people to get them back into accommodation, this could be someone rough sleeping, sofa surfing or someone who is already in temporary accommodation but is now ready for their forever home. Occupation is also important, our training teams offer specialist support for people looking to go back into paid employment, who may be looking at volunteering opportunities or want to continue with their education via training courses.

Our support is person-centred and very holistic to meet the needs of everyone who comes through our services. Shekinah receives limited funding for some of its services so relies on generous donations from our supporters. If you would like to support us please go to www.shekinah.co.uk/donate or scan the QR code above.

Shekinah Events & Community Assistant

SHEKINAH: THE PEOPLE’S STORIES Among those who have been helped by Shekinah are the six people who share their stories on the Shekinah website - they tell how their lives have been turned around by Shekinah Mission. Read their stories at shekinah.co.uk and click on ‘The difference we make’.

Many, many other local people have been reshaped by the work of this mission.

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Mission of the Month

With a small donation and big faith, John Kirkby started Christians Against Poverty in 1996. He believed God was calling him to sacrifice his career in finance and use his knowledge of the industry to help the poor.

In his hometown of Bradford, John set off on the incredible journey of CAP. His faith adventure led him to people crippled by debt, parents who couldn't feed their children, families facing eviction and desperate people living in fear and without hope. He used his expertise to negotiate with creditors, set up budgeting systems and offer a lifeline to those trapped in debt.

John knew that people all over the country were struggling in the same way and he began looking to replicate the work across the UK. With the vital ingredients of a church to partner with, a passionate person to be trained as a debt counsellor and the faith that God would provide, four new CAP centres were opened at the end of 1998.

The Mission of the Month for

SEPTEMBER is

CAP

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Mission of the Month

Since then, CAP has rapidly grown its debt centre network and expanded its ser-vices to tackle the causes of debt and poverty too. As well as CAP Debt Help, we now help people step into employment through CAP Job Clubs, help people get control of their habitual dependencies through Fresh Start and a brand new ser-vice, CAP Life Skills, to equip people to live well on a low income. Our vision is to bring freedom and good news to the poor in every community through a nation-wide network of CAP projects

“I am overwhelmed by what God has done. To see thousands of lives changed every year is truly wonderful. I do believe that God has given us a 21st Century answer to one of the most pressing social needs within society today. Jesus met people's needs with love, compassion and practical help. Our desire is to simply do the same and watch the miracles unfold. Please get involved in this amazing, God inspired ministry.”

John Kirby, Founder

Support the Mission of the Month

If you would like to give an outright donation and add gift aid,

please contact Dominie Burns

Or buy a delicious homemade cake or preserve, all proceeds to MOTM!

CAKES – bakers are eager to offer you their wares – don’t be shy.

Banana Bread contact Mary Orchard 01752 668564

Classic Victoria Sandwich and/or Ginger Cake Linda Wheeler 01752 227003

Flapjacks contact Anne Tillett 07717 378474

Fruit cake, Chocolate cake, contact Aileen Nuttall 01752 224400

Lemon Drizzle Cake contact Dominie Burns 01752 665446

Teabread contact Dominie Burns 01752 665446

Iced carrot cake traybake, 6, 12 or 24 slices, Linda Wheeler 01752 227003

Walnut and Banana Loaf with frosted Icing Janet Asman 01752 771067

PRESERVES

Marmalade, jam or chutney contact Dominie Burns 01752 665446

Crab Apple Jelly contact Aileen Nuttall 01752 224400

Please ring the donor to order and arrange collection or delivery and give them your donation

Any queries: Linda Wheeler 01752 227003 or Dominie Burns 01752 665446

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Mission to show God’s love around the world

Jesus Christ took our sins and He died on the cross. Then on the third day God

in Heaven said, “It’s enough,” and He raised

His Son to life. This is the Good News. We’ve got a

responsibility to take this message to the ends of

the earth.

Franklin Graham, President

of Samaritan’s Purse

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Operation Christmas Child gift-filled shoeboxes go to difficult places. From densely populated inner cities to deserts and jungles, local churches are using these gifts to share the Gospel - even where the Name of Jesus has never been heard. Working with these ministry partners, Samaritan’s Purse aims to follow the Apostle Paul’s example and preach Christ where He is not yet known (Romans 15:20-21). Together, despite formidable challenges, the Lord is opening doors for us to deliver Good News and great joy to children in need around the world! (Text credit: www.samaritans-purse.org.uk/)

The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to show God's love in a tangible way to children in need around the world, and together with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Since 1990, more than 186 million shoebox gifts (full of toys, school supplies, accessories and hygiene items) have been delivered to children in more than 100 countries.

During spring 2021, Operation Christmas Child vol-unteers in Malawi hired boats to take shoeboxes to an unreached people group in a remote area of Chia Lagoon. Over several months, they have been able to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with more than 7000 children at outreach events. More than 4000 children have also started participating in The Greatest Journey discipleship programme to grow deeper in their faith. (Text and pictures (both pages) credit: Operation Christmas Child Facebook page, 8th August 2021)

NATIONAL

COLLECTION WEEK

15th-22nd NOVEMER*

*We aim for Remembrance Sunday in the Parish so the Shoeboxes are in on

time for national collection week.

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Visitors were always interesting. I told you about one last time, but here are a few more anecdotes, mainly verbatim from letters written to my mother at the time! The first was only 6 months after I arrived in Brazil and I had been left alone for about a month.

“This week has been quite interesting, I’ve had quite a few visitors. On Monday I had just settled down for a siesta after lunch when there was a clap at the door. I could see a group of boys there, and as I got up I called them every name un-der the sun for spoiling my sleep! I opened the door and to my surprise found two American missionaries there. They were travelling down to Manaus to get more supplies and had dropped in for more fuel for their plane. While they were re-fuelling I was able to spend about an hour with them, and it turned out that they work with John Schlenor, the chap I travelled up river with on the Venimos. It was quite nice to be able to talk in English again, and to be able to express my-self without a lot of elaborate signs etc.

Tuesday brought more visi-tors. I went along to the Pan-Air office to collect a box Laurie had sent up. A plane had just arrived and two Americans were on board. They told me that they were on the way to Iquitos, but had to wait two days in Tefé for a connecting plane. Dave asked me where the hotel was. I nearly died laughing, there is one apology for a restaurant where one can sometimes get a meal, but no hotel. They ended up try-ing to sleep at my place. I had no spare hammocks so I let them use Laurie’s bed. Note I said, “Trying to sleep”, they weren’t very successful. The first night they were grossly bothered with mosquitoes, and Joe said he got no more than an hour’s sleep. The second night we sprayed insecticide everywhere, getting rid of the mosquitoes for them, but in the middle of the night it started >>>>>>>

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American Missionaries plane

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>>>>>>> to rain. It wasn’t my fault that there was a hole in the roof right above their bed!! Joe got up and tried to move the bed, but in the dark he could not see that it was only constructed with an old-fashioned spring frame resting on four large milk tins. The result was that the bed collapsed, letting Dick down with a bump! After sorting things out for them I went back to sleep, but two hours later I heard them arguing, they obviously were not used to double beds. They were having a grand row about not giving each other enough room, but when you saw Joe you could understand it. Once round him was worth twice round Victoria Cir-cus! [i.e. the town square in the centre of Southend-on-Sea] They tried sleeping during the day, but it was no good, it was too hot for them. I think that they were glad to get away on Thursday.

When I went with them to the Pan-Air office on the Thursday morning I found that there were two other Americans on the plane, both going up river, I didn’t have long to speak to them though. We hardly get any chance to use English here in Tefé but the Lord must have known I wanted company, including the two last Thursday it was a total of 8 in a week! That’s more than I met in all my time since I arrived here.”

It is amazing who turns up in remote Amazon towns for different reasons, usually unannounced. They usually had no plans for accommodation hop-ing (unsuccessfully) for a hotel, so usually ended up staying with me. One week we had a visit from Marga-ret Mee, a well known artist who want-ed me to take her into the jungle look-ing for rare orchids and other plants she could paint. She insisted on call-ing all the local dwellers “Indians” which of course they were not.

Another was a student doing a doctorate on where the Amazon water came from and where it went. He had taken samples at the mouth of the Amazon and now wanted water from as many tributaries as possible to compare the mineral and other contents. He left me about 20 large, collapsible plastic bottles and asked me to send them with traders to get samples. He came back a year later to collect them! I had no way to know if they had actually been taken where the trader said, nor did I hear the result!

Tales for the Mission Field

Jungle flower

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Testimony TIMES: my LIFE in faith

Our series of testimonies continues, with the turn of Linda Wheeler. In this, the first of two parts, she recounts her childhood, teenage years and drops in a few names who may be familiar to us all - whom it turns out Linda has known for over sixty years! It’s a story of hertiage

A Christian Heritage: Part 1

My parents, devoted Christians, enjoyed Christian service. My mother watched Southway housing estate being built on the opposite Hill to where we lived and saw there was no Christian provision at that time. This was laid on her heart and she prayed - the result was a Sunday school that was interdenominational, the teachers coming from all over Plymouth. They first met in the builder’s hut, then the primary school and later formed the nu-cleus of the Sunday school in the new church of the Holy Spirit in Southway. In its heyday 150 children would come. Significant for us today is that the Rev Bev went there as a small child – her first steps towards faith and serving Christ as she does so magnificently among us. The Sunday school met in the morning and in the afternoon the children would come to our house, a big rambling old mansion called Uplands with land around for games and tea – I helped with the teas.

My father was converted at the Plymouth Crusader Bible Class. He had no back-ground in faith, but a persistent school friend would call at his house each week, coming out of his way to do so, and ask him to come along to The Crusaders’ Bi-ble Class. Week and every week my father said ‘no’ until he decided - well he

might as well and that was his first steps towards faith and finding the magnificent grace of God through the work of Jesus as a reality in his life and then onto a life-time of Christian service.

He stuck with the crusaders and as an adult helped to run the class. The Crusaders (now called Urban Saints) ran regular Bible teaching on Sunday afternoons, but al-so had a lot of fun – activities such as camping, walking on Dartmoor and some joint activities for boys and girls. The girls included Carol Jones, who met Graham through Crusaders, and our own Grace Smith.

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“The fellowship” for teenagers met in our house once a month, with refreshments that I helped to prepare. Speakers included Pastor Niemoller, who spoke out against the Nazis and ended up in Dachau Concentration Camp. He knew from hard experiences the importance of speaking up for your beliefs before things got out of hand. Although a very gentle man – he was quite scared of our dog – he had such a resolution about him and reliance on his faith that you could not fail to be impressed. One of the films that resonated with me was about Jim and Elisa-beth Elliot, missionaries to the Auca Indians in Ecuador. Jim was martyred along with four others during Operation Auca on January 8, 1956. After her husband’s death, Elisabeth went to go live among the tribe that killed her husband with her three-year-old daughter, Valarie, and share the truth of the gospel with them. How would someone have a heart to do such a thing, I wondered? Incidentally, I re-member Stan and Maureen Porter coming to the fellowship and when in recent years Mark Parkman and, a few years later Fred Hill, joined Emmanuel, they both told me that Crusaders was an important was important part of their Christian journey.

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I was able to talk to Mike Soanes the other day. He is very settled now in Poole in Dorset with his daughter Ka-ren and her husband, a nurse and con-sultant respectively, so he is well cov-ered medically. There is a large pond near where they live, and he enjoys trips up there to watch the wildlife. He was there when I first called him. He has sold his house in Hartley and en-joys watching Emmanuel services online. His only regret is he cannot see the congregation enough! I’ve also heard Kate Tayler organises a phone conversation for him with his old house group.

I managed to have a chat with Mary Walters the other evening and caught up with some of her news in the guiding world. Come October Mary will have been fifty years in the guiding move-ment. She might, all going well with her house sale, be in Reading. She was thinking of all the guides that have been through the movement in her time and pray for a continuation of all that she and Roger worked for in the uni-formed movement. She was reflecting on another landmark, when the late Muriel ‘Boatie’ Boatwright founded the 26th Emmanuel Guides. She also reminded me that Roger’s sister Ros Steele, whom we often saw at Emmanuel when her parents were alive, will be ordained in 2022.

Whilst attending his father’s funeral, the grandson of Dorothy Foale expressed

the desire to sit in church where his grandmother used to sit. His father, Jer-ry Foale, was a popular entertainer in and around the city.

We were sorry to read of the death of the Evangelical Alliance leader Joel Ed-wards. He believed God treated us all equally and that was he wanted through the Alliance. His legacy was that he preached God wants to see a united and equal world.

The current General Synod has been considering a little tinkering, like looking at the cost of Diocesan Bishops includ-ing their housing and whether the ‘Reverend’ title is sufficient for those who are ordained, without Reverend Archdeacon’s and Right Reverends. For me I would not quibble too much with either, but I think they could refer to their Residences as such, and not call them Palaces!

I’ve learnt from Anne Bloss, that Pam and Jim left us a while ago to live near-er their daughter Lucy in the South-ampton area. They were very faithful members, and some years back Jim ran our Summer Fair. We all remember the glass of wine that preceded his Fair committee meeting!

During a recent Dimes talk on climate change, Jane Bullard, expressed the view that educating women was one of the fundamentals facing the global world.

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We were all very sorry to learn of the death of Camilla Blackman who passed after a fall at home and was taken to hospital but the shock at 87 was too much. She was much respected by Plymouth Proprietary Library of whom she was their President. We have also lost Gil Astorri. Both their funerals took place on consecutive days and as I had the privilege of attending both, I thought there was a high standard of literary choices in their services and Keith Smith interpreted the music for Gil’s Guide me oh thou Great Redeemer or-gan solo, and the Bach and Handel mu-sic at Camilla’s beautifully. We also had major contributions of poetry at both. Two contributions came from Australia. But the family were all able to follow the service on You Tube. His son’s eulogy is reproduced elsewhere in the magazine, and his granddaughter Elena read the appropriate poem When Great Trees fall beautifully. Both families expressed their appreciation of the welcome they re-ceived at the respective wakes and thanked the volunteers and the food that was organised on their behalf. As one card note said “You lifted a burden from us at a difficult time”.

Gil’s eulogy follows this article. Ed!

A big thank you to all those who turned out on a Saturday in July (seems so long away now) for our first Ground Force for a year and a half. Amongst other things we cleared the undergrowth surrounding the Ash die backs which will be removed by tree surgeons in Octo-ber.

We're very proud of our Street Pastors. We've heard that Angie Lyddon has had to retire after sterling service. We've al-so heard that Bert Tayler is now offering his services. He has to wait until there

are enough volunteers to begin a new training program.

Our congratulations to Katie Freeman on being admitted as a Companion to St Boniface. Also see previous edition. Ed!

An exciting evening was held at the Bor-ingdon Golf Club to celebrate Nick and Jo Connett’s 50th wedding anniversary. 50 years is 8,250 days! Their only daughter Sally (she has three brothers) gave an account of their married life backed up with slides. There are now 8 grandchildren from this union! Their first meeting was in the Scout Group frater-nity where Jo was a Brownie leader. They married in St Budeaux Church.

We also congratulate Darryl and Bev Cree on recently celebrating their 30th Wedding anniversary and send congrat-ulations north to the Leicester area, where our former team vicar, Rev Jon Barrett, and his wife Rachel celebrated twenty-five years of marriage, in mid-July. They are pictured below with Rachel’s parents, Rev Bernard and Jennifer Baker. Ed

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Life & Times

Eulogy for Gilberto Astorri, written by his son Carl, who could not attend the funeral

I am deeply saddened by the death of my father, and that loss is made worse as I can’t be with you in person today because the Australian border is closed due to the COVID pandemic.

While we pay our last respects I would like us to all remember and celebrate my father’s unique life.

My father was a clever, courageous and kind man.

He was born 86 years ago on 26 January 1935 in Bagna di Romagna a small town in the mountains of Emilia Romagna in North East Italy, about 80 miles from Bologna.

For much of his childhood he lived, with his brother and 3 sis-ters in Casellina, a hamlet fur-ther up into the mountains, which has a population today of around 40 people.

Although my father used to talk relatively fondly of working in the fields in his teenage years, in truth, we today would view the family of living in something close to rural poverty.

During my father’s early child-hood the family spent a few years in what was then Italy’s North African colony where my grandfather was employed as a house builder.

During that time my father’s older brother Dino as stabbed

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in the side with a spear by a local tribesmen while out riding his bicycle.

Happily Dino lived to tell the tale and later became a partisan in the Italian re-sistance during the war, to whom my father used to smuggle food when he was hiding in the mountains.

While the family was in North Africa my father was sent to catholic boarding school back in Italy.

This was a time my father did not enjoy and contributed to him becoming in his words a “lapsed” catholic.

While at boarding school he contracted meningitis, an illness which at the time was usually fatal, and was read the last rites.

Although he left school at a young age he was clever and had an aptitude for num-bers and learnt some English - skills which would help in the next phase of his life’s journey.

Conditions in Italy after World War II were extremely difficult. Unemployment was high. Consequently, my father, like his three sisters, became an economic migrant in search of a better life elsewhere in the world. Two of his sisters married Ameri-can servicemen and moved to the US, the other sister moved to Poland, and my father moved to England.

I don’t know where he found the courage, but in 1953 at just 18 he travelled to England – a country still largely hostile to Italians, to take a job as a translator and book-keeper at the brick works in Bedford. This was well before the era of cheap air travel so he travelled 1,100 miles across Europe from Italy to the UK by train and ferry. In his telling of the story, he arrived with little luggage – just a spare shirt and some parmesan cheese, which was all but impossible to come by in England at the time.

Between 1951 and the 1960s over 7,500 Italians were recruited to work in the Bed-ford brickworks – powering the post-war UK building boom. It was mostly heavy manual labour – unattractive to many locals which is why the company looked overseas for workers. Bedford came to have the largest Italian population outside of London.

During his early years in England he made some good friends, learnt to cook Italian food and took bookkeeping lessons and further English lessons. But most signifi-cantly he met my mum, Wendy.

My parents got married on Christmas Eve in December 1958 - a choice of day that I had always viewed romantically but was actually because it was the only day that both my parents could take off work.

My parents then saved hard to buy their first house in Cheviot Close in Bedford where they met life-long friends Paul and Carol Day.

It was to that house in Cheviot Close, during the extremely cold winter of 1962, known at the time as the big freeze, that my father carried his newly born daughter Susan home through the snow on foot. It was so cold that the river Ouse in Bedford froze over and, more worryingly, so had the water pipes in the house that my par-ents were living in with their new born baby.

My Dad left the brick works when his four-year contract was up >>>>>>>

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>>>>>>>> and worked until 1975 in the electronics industry, primarily for Texas Instruments.

In 1970 Texas Instruments moved its production line and its staff, including my parents, from Bedford to Plymouth. This was just as my mother was pregnant with me.

My parents lived initially in Ivybridge before moving into Plymouth in 1975 when they bought the first of two sub-post offices. My father was a sub-postmaster from 1975 until his retirement in the mid-1990s. It was a profession that put his bookkeeping skills to good use before the introduction of spreadsheets and com-puterisation. It was also a position that required him to become a British citizen and sign the Official Secrets Act.

Dad’s retirement years enabled him to pursue his passion for gardening, creating a beautiful back garden in Rockingham Road – a sun trap where he and my mum would spend hours. His skills were sought after. Every time we moved house in London, we would wait for his visit and his advice on what to grow and where. Alt-hough I do recall his despair when he saw our unruly tomatoes – contrasting so starkly with his regimented and fruitful crop in the greenhouse. He shared that passion for the garden with his three grandchildren – Matthew, Elena and James – of whom he was immensely proud. Some of their fondest memories of their Nonno are of time spent in the garden at Rockingham Road. Dad would pull eve-ry game, toy, scooter, space hopper and swingball out of the garage for even the shortest visit – turning the garden into the best playground.

His energy, time and love for his grandchildren was limitless. Trips to the Hoe for ice-cream, to Mount Wise park for the swings and Saltram and Mount Edgcumbe for walks – then back to Rockingham Road where he constantly snuck them extra biscuits as they watched Pingu or played games with him on the carpet in the sit-ting room.

It is this memory of my dad, on the floor surrounded by kids and collapsing towers of Jenga that I hold most clearly. And from the other side of the world, it is that loss – not just mine of my dad, but my kids of their grandad that I feel most keenly.

Life & Times

….Our top story tonight…

A man who was swallowed

whole by a whale escaped

today by running all the way

down to the end until he was

pooped out!

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Short story

He missed his old company car. It had been more hands on; it had been one where oil dripped from underneath; one where you had to use the clutch to change gears and one where you couldn’t rely on a computer to judge your breaking distance. His new white egg-shaped bubble was just like every other car, no personality. He had been thinking a lot about his old car lately, He had been thinking a lot about his career lately, he had been thinking about a lot of things lately. As he made another commute to work his mind began musing on whether he had made a difference in his years of service to the city. It had made a difference to his own life, he had prospered and provided for his family but had his job made any significant difference to the lives of others.

The multi-level motorways were a far cry from the single lane road that he used to travel down. In the decades that had passed the city had slowly morphed into a gleaming metropolis before his eyes. Remnants of the old brick buildings still re-mained scattered through the glass towers and crystal structures. As he whizzed past the new church, his mind, recalled a wet January morning.

It was his first day back at work after the Christmas break and the weather had been as miserable as he felt. Curtains of rain cascaded down from the dark clouds as torrents of water raced through the streets. There on the bus stop, out-side the old church, he had spotted his elderly neighbour. He pulled in and stopped.

‘Would you like a lift?’ The old lady had gladly accepted and so had begun his winter wet weather taxi service. There was a blast from a horn. His mind had wandered to all the other people he had given lifts to over the years. He had not realised the lights had turned green, he shifted the control stick and the pod moved forward.

The traffic slowed again. Despite the advances in transport technology it still took over an hour to get to work each day. ‘It would have been quicker to walk’ thought the commuter as his vehicle ground to a halt. He had walked in at the start of his career before he could afford a car. Back then he had a commuting companion, a colleague who was looking to move on but didn’t have the qualification to do what they really wanted to do. He had put her in contact with a friend who was a pri-vate tutor. The colleague had left and become a successful programmer, won awards and had retired early.

Regardless of how many fly-way lanes or new sub cross routes were constructed there was always congestion on the merge and turn intersection off the hospital roundabout. He stopped and gazed up at the gothic granite building. There was a time when the hospital was out of town. Back then he was on nights, it was be-fore his job became nodding in meetings. The traffic hadn’t been any better in those days. He had decided to try and avoid it by taking a short cut down a side street and had come out at a Zebra Crossing. It was the height of summer and he

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watched the sunset bake the pedestrians as they ambled across the road. One stumbled, her partner tried to catch her but she slumped against the bonnet of his car. She was pregnant. It was heat stroke, and she had to get to a hospital.

He was late for work that day, but mother and baby were doing fine and meetings can always be rescheduled. He had found out that evening that the joyful parents had named their child after their good Samaritan’s car. He wondered what had be-come of that child and if it ever changed its name.

The self-driving car docked into its assigned parking space, another commute to work was complete. The commuter was now ready to become the worker. As he made his way across the car park and into the office block, he smiled to himself. ‘I may not make difference to people’s lives in my work, but at least I can make a dif-ference to people’s lives on my commute to work.’

Short story

"Right, " said Fred, "Got to put the cones out Got to stop cars from parking on the road." Got to shift them, really go to lift them He was going somewhere And so I had a cuppa tea and

Back came Fred, "Going to need some more” All those branches falling on the floor “Surgeon will strainin', heavin' and complainin' We don’t want a car there” And so I had a cuppa tea

And Fred, he had a think, and he thought we ought to cone off all the road From the things that he was told That’ll do some good, well we both thought it would

"All right," said Fred, "They’re gonna take the branches off To get them off wouldn't take a mo" Coned the road off, for when they give the trees chop And we know there’ll be a breeze up So Fred said, "Let's have another cuppa tea" And I said, "right-o."

Based on Bernard Cribbins, Right Said Fred (1962). This is our Fred, the day before the original date for tree felling in Emmanuel.

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Answers

1. Bob Monkhouse

2. Banana Slug

3. The Days of Pearly Spencer

4. Tamar

5. Everton

6. Claire Goose

7. Makes/repairs clocks and watches

8. Billy Graham

9. 2017

10. Douglas Adams

11. Nina Anwar

12. 12

13. Killed in action, in the trenches in WWI, 1916

14. Picnic Baskets

15. K2

16. Who’se Line is it anyway?

17. True

18. 1954

19. Austria

20. Cedar and Pine

21. The Road to Mandalay

22. 1989

23. True

24. Paddington Bear

25. The Docklands Light Railway

26. Billy Murray

27. Cork (Kinsale)

28. Skellig Michael Island, County Kerry, Ireland

29. Hin

30. Golf

31. Macbeth

32. Policeman

33. Dennis Taylor

34. Dominoes

35. 35

36. Britain’s only 4-6-4 locomotive

37. Iceland

38. Saturday

39. False (it’s the other way around)

40. Coriander Seed

41. 14

42. Carmen

43. Points of equal depth on sea charts

44. It is underwater

45. True

46. Christmas Trees

47. Derek Jacobi

48. Flagon

49. Wat Tyler

50. Richard II

51. The cyclist is riding on a frozen River, Thames in London

52. A crocodile

53. Jacob

54. The Waltons

55. Devon

56. Homepride

57. Fortnum and Mason

58. The A-Team

59. 1986

60. Z Cars

61. In a wardrobe

62. Rhubarb

63. b) 5094,118

64. It is fed to queen bees by worker bees

65. Percy Bysshe Shelley

66. King Lear

67. Wales

68. 1977

69. India

70. Jacques Cousteau

71. Ophelia

72. Death in Paradise

73. Agatha Christie

74. Balaam

75. Dubrovnik, in Croatia

76. Geoffrey Palmer

77. Tea Bags

78. 82005

79. True.

80. It’s higher in the middle

81. 2 Samuel 23 (v20)

82. Tiddlywinks

83. Detroit

84. Gypsum

85. Vincent Van Gogh

86. 1992

87. Marshmallows

88. Harp

89. 1978

90. Arsenal

91. Electrons

92. Francis of Assisi

93. 11

94. Aretha Franklin

95. Dusty Springfield

96. Botswana

97. Grasshopper

98. 75 (v8)

99. Baseball

100. Joseph Haydn

101. Ludo

102. A cow (the return journey required two calves to balance the cow, and then one calve each side to return them!)

103. Pathetique

104. An angler (they are knots)

105. True

106. Rachel Blackmore

107. 17

108. Venezuela

109. William Morris

110. The Science Museum, London

111. Ipswich

112. Dion Dublin

113. A weavers shuttle

114. Horses

115. Cock-a-doodle-doo

116. Yabba-dabba-doo

117. Led Zeppelin

118. Lord Louis Mountbatten

119. Its 3630m altitude lacks enough oxygen to sustain a large fire.

120. The Boston Tea Party

121. A pineapple

122. The Dukes of Hazard

123. Croatia (pop. 4,105,267), Cameroon (26,545,863), Morocco (36,910,560)

124. Morris Marina

125. New Orleans

126. Yorkshire Puddings (Royal Society of Chemistry DYK)

127. Joanna

128. Susanna

129. T-Pau

130. Louis XIV (by 8 years)

131. The Humber Bridge

132. True

133. First Lord of the Treasury

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Answers

134. Steamboat Geyser

135. Sir Francis Drake

136. Othello

137. Blue Lagoon

138. Silversmith

139. 7822

140. Brent Spiner

141. Daniel Barenboim

142. Mother Theresa of Calcutta

143. (A rare) Egyptian vulture

144. Henry VII (7th)

145. Totnes

146. Stephanie Cole

147. Brussels

148. Jerusalem Articokes

149. Shipping areas

150. Zadok the Priest

151. Chocolate

152. The Grave of the Unknown Warrior

153. Dubai

154. The Mekong River

155. 1939

156. The Royal Geological Society of Cornwall

157. Lifeboat

158. Charlestown

159. A Lemon

160. St Elmo’s Fire

161. Quebec City, Canada

162. Plymouth Argyle

163. Ezekiel

164. 222

165. Zebedee

166. Zebedee

167. 2017

168. Jerusalem

169. A long-necked antelope found in the Horn of Africa

170. 30th April

171. The USSR

172. Truro

173. Types of cheese

174. 6

175. The coldest inhabited area on Earth. A two-day drive from Yakutsk, winter temperatures average at -50

OC

176. The Tabernacle

177. 403

178. Lisbon

179. Tom Hollander

180. Weymouth

181. Cydnus River

182. Glover and tanner of leather

183. They are all champagne-bottle

sizes

184. Wednesday

185. Monopoly

186. Pumpkin

187. Chile (pop. 19,116,201, com-

pared to Portugal at

10,196,709)

188. Florence

189. Iran

190. Zulu War

191. Brambles

192. Salt flats

193. 4860 miles

194. False (it was a chair-back

cover)

195. Morocco

196. The Hillman Imp

197. Edward Elgar

198. A fish

199. Felix

200. Prague

201. Coffins

202. Superted

203. Levi

204. The Vicar

204 - Extended answer/further information

Trevor went to live in the Vicarage garden – now I wonder if Karl, Tony or

Robin would like a traction engine in their garden? Or within the grounds of

a non-diocesan owned property they may have connections with!

If they do, or if you do, this website might help

https://www.legacyvehicles.co.uk/full-size-steam-engines

36 - Extended answer/further

infomation

A secret project in the 1920s, insti-

gated by Sir Nigel Gresley, the

LNER chief mechanical engineer.

It took over three years and the

outcome of which was a stream-

lined 4-6-4 locomotive. It was

given number 10000. However, it

did not preform as Gresley hoped

and its bulbous appearance lead

to it being labelled ‘The Galloping

Sausage. In the end it was con-

verted to a conventual three-

cylinder form and relegated to the

Kings Cross to Doncaster line, its

only claim to fame turned out to be

that it was Britain’s only 4-6-4

locomotive.

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EMMANUEL SERVICES

Sunday

8.00am BCP Holy Communion

10.30am Our main service

With groups of our children ages 0-14

6.30pm More informal, with a focus on

praise and prayer

Wednesday

10.30am BCP Holy Communion

ST PAUL’S SERVICES

Sunday

10.00am 1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th Sunday

Holy Communion

10.00am 2nd Sunday

All Age Worship

Tuesday

10.00am BCP Holy Communion

You have been reading... At the end of Dad’s Army, Allo’ Allo and Hi-de-Hi, the performance credits begin with ‘You have been watching’. Well, here are some questions, in no particular order, the answers of which you have been reading...

1. Which former vicar of Emmanuel made two appearances in this edition?

2. What was Fred up to?

3. What was the name of Greg’s dad?

4. What was the picture of in question 2 of the quiz?

5. What did volunteers in Malawi hire?

6. What was Roy Clarke showing the Bishop?

7. What was Jack Simms role for 50 years?

8. What was the name of the Wood Carver?

9. Where does Mike Soanes live now?

10. What is happening on the 12th September?

11. What did we discover a crocodile could do?

Answers:

Q1: p39/p53

Q2: p59

Q3: p40

Q4: p6/p60

Q5:p46

Q6: p33

Q7: p37

Q8: p35

Q9: p52

Q10: p24

Q11: p19

CHURCH CONTACTS

EMMANUEL OFFICE

01752 260317 1 Compton Ave, Mannamead, PL3 5BZ

Open Weekday mornings 9am-12pm. Answerphone.

Please also use this number for Church Hall bookings

ST PAUL’S OFFICE

07707 064138 100 Efford Lane, Efford, PL3 6LT

Open Monday and Tuesday mornings 9am-12pm.

Team Rector

Rev Preb Karl Freeman 01752 248601

Associate Vicar

Rev Tony Williams 03301 139088

Curate

Rev Robin Brown (Emm)

Rev Darryl Cree (St P) 01752 775213

Deacon across the Parish

Rev Bev Cree 01752 775213

Rtd Reader Emmanuel (with permission to

officiate)

Tim Lyddon 01752 772241

Reader at St Paul’s (with permission to

officiate)

Judy Earl 01752 202593

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KIDS CHURCH

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