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YORSAY January 2012
From the Chair’s Desk
Welcome to the January Edi-
tion of Yorsay.
Back in November I was invited to participate in the Radio York New Year’s Day
“Sunday Breakfast” Show. A number of religious leaders have been asked to “reflect
on the year past and bring us their hopes for 2012” – mainly by means of pre-
recorded interviews. In further conversation with the presenter, Richard Staples, I
somehow agreed to drop into the studio for the conversation on Sunday 1st January –
an arrangement which might just moderate my plans for New Year’s Eve!
Please make sure that a copy
of Yorsay is available in your
Church—I have noticed on my
travels that many Churches
do not have copies available.
This is a district resource and
should be in each Church.
The first challenge of 2012 will be, therefore, to ponder how I will respond to that
challenge, and in the light of any breaking news nearer the time. You will be able to
judge how well I do if you are able to listen in – or maybe catch up with it on iPlayer
later on.
I won’t spoil things by mentioning any themes I have in mind, except to say that I
intend to speak a little about the Methodist Covenant Service in which many
Methodists will be sharing early in the New Year. It is a hard service in some ways,
as it requires from us a certain amount of self-reflection and a deep commitment –
we will be reminded that “In this covenant God promises us new life in Christ. For our
part we promise to live no longer for ourselves but for God.” and that:
Page2 Haiti 1 year on
Page3 President’s Visit/
Anlaby Park
Page4 Olympic News
Events page 5 onwards
Christ has many services to be done:
some are easy, others are difficult;
some bring honour, others bring reproach;
some are suitable to our natural inclinations and material interests,
others are contrary to both;
in some we may please Christ and please ourselves;
in others we cannot please Christ except by denying ourselves.
Yet the power to do all these things is given to us in Christ,
who strengthens us.
The Covenant Prayer which is said together by the congregation is equally
challenging, and can be found in the Methodist Worship Book. If you have made
those promises many times before, then do your best to ensure that you take them
as seriously as when you first said the words. If you are new to the service, then
perhaps you could talk it through with someone: your pastoral visitor or minister, or
someone else whom you trust. Following Jesus can be a costly endeavour, but
ultimately a rewarding one.
I wish you all a blessed New Year, and please don’t forget my challenge to the
District, that in 2012 we all try, each and every one of us, to do something extra for
children and young people, within or outside the Church.
New Year Blessings to you all.
Stephen Burgess
District Chair
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Spending of Humanitarian Funding Haiti Earthquake 2010 [from MRDF Trustees report]
United Nations states and international partners pledged £5.3 billion United Nations donors conference in March 2010
towards Haiti’s long-term recovery after the earthquake of January 12 2010.
However, in November 2010, the Washington Post commented that only $2 billion had been committed, however less than half, $732
million, had been disbursed; much of which had been spent on getting the Haitian government functioning again, after a third of
government employees were killed in the earthquake and most of its buildings were destroyed.
There was a significant delay in spending of the funds, due to factors such as:
Bureaucratic red tape in donor nations
Time being taken to make decisions regarding how to rebuild Haiti, a country that had little infrastructure before the earthquake
A cholera epidemic that affected thousands of citizens
Logistical difficulties removing rubble from Port-au-Prince’s narrow unpaved streets
A contested election in 2010-2011
Examples of international aid pledges and how they are being spent
The American Red Cross announced $1.8 million to create a waste collection hotline and removal network in the capital Port-au-
Prince
The Clinton Foundation committed $1.5 million to address the cholera outbreak, implement an education and awareness
campaign, train public health workers and distribute treatment packs
Examples of how aid money is being spent by INGOs:
ActionAid
A year after the event, ActionAid reported on particular achievements they had made, including building over 31,000 transitional
homes and clearing 7.5 percent of the rubble had been cleared from Port-au-Prince. However these figures represent only
fractions of the total work that needs to take place to affect the 1.5 million people who had been left homeless.
For more information, please visit the ActionAid website here
International Medical Corps
Running cholera treatment and prevention activities in three of Haiti's departments most vulnerable to cholera, and have built a
network of hundreds of community health volunteers to educate communities on how to prevent, identify and treat cholera.
This allows Haitian communities to build resilience to the disease within their own areas. Because of these efforts, more tha n
30,000 cholera patients received life-saving treatment and more than 800,000 people were educated on the disease and
good hygiene practices.
Today, 100 percent of facilities are staffed and run by Haitian doctors and nurses, with expatriate staff providing technical
assistance.
Working closely with the Haitian Ministry of Public Health and Population; the World Health Organization, and other international
NGOs that specialise in the provision of emergency health care such as Doctors Without Borders and Medecins du Monde.
For more information, visit the International Medical Corps website here
Christian Aid
One year after the earthquake:
Immediate medical care provided to 15,000 people. Working through partners, Haitian women distributed over 237,000 hot
meals to those left with nothing
More than 2,300 families received dry food parcels or vouchers for food and over 10,000 hygiene kits distributed
2,500 families supported with emergency shelter appropriate to their needs, ranging from plastic sheeting to sturdy temporary
shelters
Distributed cash to more than 5,600 families so they could buy emergency supplies, instead of relying on hand-outs. These
were often used to buy vital food or to send their children to school
Christian Aid partners provided:
1,400 people with tools and seeds in time for the planting season
More than 1,000 families with cash to help either start or regenerate a small business
Therapy for over 7,800 people to help them deal with the trauma of the quake
Water purification tablets for 1,200 people
More than 900 families with information on best hygiene practices to prevent the spread of disease
School fees for the children of 190 families.
Christian Aid partners will be working on the emergency response programme in Haiti until 2014, but plans for the next six month or
so include:
Repairing 150 houses and building 370 permanent, hurricane and quake-resistant houses, training 250 people in construction
trades, from masonry to carpentry
Training 1,250 people in agriculture, livestock, fisheries and fruit processing units
Projects to raise awareness of the importance of protecting the environment as well setting up tree nurseries within people’s
own community.
For more information, visit the Christian Aid website here
Oxfam
Providing clean drinking water and sanitation facilities to approximately 400,000 displaced people in Port-au-Prince and the
neighbouring areas of Carrefour Feuilles, Croix des Bouquets, and Delmas and, outside the capital, in Gressier, Petit-Goâve,
Grand-Goâve, and Léogâne
Providing over 300 million litres (approximately 79 million gallons) of clean, chlorinated water each month to the camps and areas
where they work
Building 2,500 latrines and 1,032 bathing shelters, which the camp residents and local people maintain
Distributing hygiene kits containing personal care items such as soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, sanitary pads, and
towels to more than 120,000 people
Developing innovative and environmentally friendly solutions to sanitation problems, including bio-degradable "peepoo" bags
Recruiting and training community members as health promoters to work as ‘mobilisers’ in the camps to reinforce messages about
good health and clean sanitation facilities
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President’s Visit
The president of the Methodist Conference Rev Leo Osbourne will be in our district from the 13th– 16th January
2012
The itinerary is as follows
Friday January 13 is a day with supernumeraries at Wydale Hall
Saturday January 14 is a day for circuit stewards and treasurers (no venue yet)
Sunday January 15 he is preaching at Kirkbymoorside in the morning, the York Minster in the afternoon, and
Tadcaster in the evening
Monday January 16 he is at DPC in Pocklington in the morning then leaving in the afternoon
Space mission launched to serve the community
IT IS a place where people go to worship.
But now a church is hoping to reach more people in the community after being granted planning permission for a new
development.
Anlaby Park Methodist Church's Ignition project will see the expansion of the site in Hull Road.
Peter Richardson, Ignition executive team member, said: "We realised that the services we could offer were limited
because of the space we have at the church, so we want to be able to provide more for the community. "The way
people use churches is changing, so we decided to improve our facilities to meet more of the community's needs."
Phase one of the Ignition project, which is set to begin next March, will include the opening of a new coffee shop.
Mr Richardson said: "We already have a community coffee morning held in the church each Saturday, but the new
facility, which will hopefully be a smart glass building, will make it much more inviting."
Phase one will also include the launch of a "Live At Home" scheme, which is set to start early next year. This scheme
aims to improve the quality of life for older people, relieving isolation and encouraging the elderly to take an active
part in the community. Mr Richardson said: "We will look at each person's individual needs and get to know what they
want to do and how they want us to help them. This scheme is aimed at all of the elderly community, not just
members of the church."
Potential new facilities also include the expansion of pre-school services on offer and before and after-school clubs –
all helping the church appeal to a wider audience. Church members have helped to raise £30,000 for the project,
through cake sales and "odd jobs" for members of the community.
Mr Richardson said: "Everyone has done their bit to help raise money and in addition to the church members' own
fundraising efforts, support is being sought from the Methodist Church corporately and external funders such as the
Hull And East Riding Charitable Trust. "Our fundraising efforts will continue to phase two and three."
Work on phase one is set to be completed by next summer. Phases two and three are hoped to be finished in the next
five to ten years.
Mr Richardson said: "During the
next phases, we want to knock
down the old hall at the back and
replace it. We will then look at
improving the kitchen area and all
of the facilities throughout the
church. "We would like to make
more room for everybody as we
have a growing community."
Rev Christopher Mabb and Peter
Richardson look at the plans
[Article from Hull Daily Mail]
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Olympic Relay
Readers of Yorsay might be interested to know that quite a while ago I nominated our
Boys Brigade leader at Weighton to be one of the carriers of the Olympic Torch and I’ve
heard that he has been chosen. His name is Tom Clayton and he is a remarkable 26 year
old. His father was the leader of BB but sadly died suddenly just before I arrived in
Weighton. After his death Tom decided to dedicate much of his leisure time to the
tremendous work of BB leader and carry on the work his father started. As a result the
once 20 strong BB has now over 60 youngsters on its books and is a thriving company.
Tom works as a teacher in Scarborough and travels each weekend back to Weighton to
lead the Friday evening sessions as well as spending other weekends at camp and other
events. He’ll be carrying the Olympic Torch somewhere around East Yorkshire but I’ll let
you have more details when they come through
Sue Pegg.
News Release
16 December 2011
Holy Biscuit wins cultural approval from Olympic organisers
The London 2012 Organising Committee has given the go-ahead for a community arts project linked to the Methodist Church
to feature as part of the Cultural Olympiad. LOCOG awarded an Inspire Mark – its official seal of approval – to the Outside/In
project, which will see young people and adults from different parts of Newcastle telling stories about themselves, their history,
culture and communities through art. The artists’ work will feature as four exhibitions at The Holy Biscuit from March through to
July 2012. The Holy Biscuit (formerly Shieldfield Methodist Church) is a community arts space partnered with The Methodist
Church and The Biscuit Factory – an independent art gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Ish Lennox, Olympic and Paralympic Games Coordinator for the Methodist Church, said: “It’s fantastic that a Methodist project
has won an Inspire Mark. We are completely committed to engaging with the Cultural Olympiad. Methodist Christian
Discipleship is life-long and whole life. Arts and culture is a vibrant and essential part of that wholeness. Being awarded an
Inspire Mark from LOCOG is a great achievement.”
The Outside/In project will showcase as four exhibitions: The St James Drama Project; Images of our Newcastle;
Togetherness and Playtoon. The overall goal of the project is to widen social integration and personal development, as well as
provide space for a legacy of community engagement with the arts.
The “St James Drama Project” is a one-day exhibition of a film produced and acted by children from St John's School, Benwell,
Newcastle, based on the lives of people buried in the graveyard of St James Church.
“Images of our Newcastle” will be a week-long community exhibition, organised by The Holy Biscuit, of photographs taken by
school children and Newcastle-based street photographers documenting day-to-day life in Shieldfield, Newcastle.
“Togetherness” will also be a week-long exhibition involving film footage and photographs of a large (temporary) sculpture
made up of wooden blocks created by service-users and students from the Percy Hedley Foundation and the local community.
“Playtoon” is an exhibition of photography, video, maps and the written word representing street cultures, specifically
skateboarding, BMXing and free-running. The week-long exhibition will be organised by the School of Built and Natural
Environment, Northumbria University.
© Paul Duxberry
UK -German
Shepherd Dog
Rescue
organisation
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Tickets available by calling Andrew Marshall 01937 573167
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Easter Treasure
An ecumenical opportunity to explore resources for children’s workers and leaders
of children’s liturgy of the word during Holy Week and Easter.
Hosted by the Anglican Diocese of Ripon & Leeds, the Catholic Diocese of Leeds,
the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church
Who is this evening for?
Do you work with children or young people in church or school?
W ould y ou lik e t o ex p lor e fr es h ideas for working with children on the themes of Holy Week & Easter?
Would you like to explore the theme in different ways to find different ways of working?
Do you wish to share and learn with Christians of different traditions?
Dates and Venues:
Choose one of the following:
Wednesday 1st February 2012
at Holy Trinity Church, Church Lane, Ripon. HG4 2EY
Thursday 2nd February 2012
at Longcauseway URC, Dewsbury, WF13 1NH
Wednesday 8th February 2012
at St Andrew’s URC, Shaftesbury Avenue, Roundhay, Leeds, LS8 1DS
Time: 7:15 – 9:30pm
Refreshments from 7:15pm
In order to cover costs, we need to make a charge of £7 per person for this event.
This includes coffee and cake on arrival, and a resource pack to take home afterwards!
(Do encourage your Parish/PCC/Church to pay for you to attend!)
Numbers are limited to 40, so please
return the form [Available from Viv Morrisy] by the 23 Jan to:
Janine Garnett, "Easter Treasure"
Hinsley Hall, 62 Headingley Lane,
LEEDS LS6 2BX
(0113) 261 8040
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