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‘CRACK THE CRISES’ CAMPAIGNERS URGE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE THE MOST OF HOSTING G7 The Bishop of Dover, the Right Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu [were] among the supporters of a campaign ... calling on the government to use its position as host of the G7 summit in Cornwall ... to ‘crack the crises’ of Covid-19, injustice, climate change and the environment. In an open letter ... a coalition of 75 UK charities − called Crack the Crises − which includes Christian Aid, Tearfund and World Vision, [urged] the government to show leadership at the G7 by supporting its new campaign, Wave of Hope, for a ‘better, fairer world’ for everyone. Signatories also [included] the environmental activist Greta Thunberg... They [wrote]: ‘Everyone wants life to get back to normal. We believe we can do better than back to normal. We believe people in the UK can use the spirit of togetherness that has been helping us through the Covid crisis to now tackle Covid globally and also help crack the crises of climate, equality and nature...’ The executive director of policy, advocacy and campaigns at Save the Children UK, Kirsty McNeill, said on behalf of the coalition: ‘Crack the Crises wants leaders at G7 to commit to delivering vaccines and healthcare for all, fighting poverty and injustice, and ending the climate and nature crises.’ Church Times

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230FT NOAH’S ARK REPLICA HELD BY AUTHORITIES IN IPSWICH WATERFRONT

ALARM OVER GROWING NUMBERS OF CHILDREN IN CARE IN WALES

A 230ft-long replica of Noah’s Ark has been impounded ... after it was deemed unseaworthy by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). The ship is a four-floored floating museum, which depicts various Bible stories, including Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David and Goliath. It also has a ‘tree of life’ growing 12 metres up through the middle of the ship. The attraction arrived in Ipswich in November 2019 after being towed across the North Sea from the Netherlands and was due to set sail again in March last year. But ... the MCA said the ship lacked a load line certificate, which states how low in the water the ship can be when fully loaded. The ship’s paint also contains chemicals that could be harmful to wildlife.

Wales now has the highest proportion of children in the UK being cared for by the state, prompting one expert to raise concerns. There are 7,170 children being looked after away from home in Wales – which is 1.14 per cent of children. The rate has steadily increased since 2003, when it was 0.64 per cent... The Welsh government said reducing the number in care was a priority. Donald Forrester, director of Cardiff University’s Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre, said there were many factors behind the statistics, including poverty... Prof Forrester said nobody was saying no children should be in care. ‘But as a country, we need to be confident we’re doing everything we can to help families stay together before a child comes into care,’ he said.

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RAISE AGE FOR SALE OF CIGARETTES TO 21 AND STOP ‘TOBACCO EPIDEMIC’, SAY UK MPS MPs have called for a consultation on raising the age for the sale of cigarettes to 21 from 18 in order to end the ‘tobacco epidemic’ by 2030. The all-party parliamentary group on smoking and health has recommended raising the age of sale from 18 to 21 as part of tougher tobacco regulations to protect children and young people from becoming smokers and help smokers quit. The recommendations, backed by health charities and medical organisations, also include a ‘polluter pays’ amendment to the health and social care bill to secure funding for a tobacco control programme, forcing manufacturers to pay to deliver the end of smoking... The report notes that more people are likely to have died last year and this year from smoking than Covid-19. It also calls for targeted investment to provide additional support to help smokers quit in regions and communities where smoking does the most damage. The Guardian

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CONTENTS

PLAYING OUR PART THE 19th-century German composer Felix Mendelssohn visited Britain a number of times and was often asked to play the organ at St Paul’s Cathedral at the end of services. After evensong one Sunday a large number of people stayed behind to listen, but the vergers wanted them to leave. They went down the aisles saying, ‘The service is over, you must go out,’ but people stayed put, mesmerised by Mendelssohn’s playing. Then, just as he was in the middle of a glorious crescendo, the music died away. In those days a bellows-blower had to pump air into the organ, and the vergers had persuaded him to go home. That story illustrates the fact that everyone’s contribution is important, whether they are the up-front performer or the behind-the-scenes enabler. In the Army we usually distinguish between grassroots settings – corps and centres – and the supporting functions based at headquarters, whether divisional or territorial. Both are needed when it comes to fulfilling the Army’s mission, and both are featured in this week’s issue. Andrew Justice brings us up to date with the move of Territorial Headquarters from Elephant and Castle to a new building at Denmark Hill. Construction was about to begin when the coronavirus pandemic hit. In a couple of months, after a pause of more than a year, the work will start. Andrew gives the background and explains how working arrangements in the new building will be different as a result of the pandemic. Moving from the head to the feet, Melita Day-Lewis highlights the work of the York Early Intervention and Prevention team, who walk the streets to find rough sleepers and help them break the cycle of homelessness. Team members outline what they do and Melita reports on an early morning street walk she did with Service Manager Charlie Malarkey to find rough sleepers. The importance of the different roles that people play to achieve a common goal is emphasised by Major Richard Durrant, who reflects on his participation in a Covid-19 vaccine trial. He was just one of thousands taking part who, together with researchers and medical staff, helped make a new vaccine available. People have acted in all sorts of ways to help us get through the pandemic. We preview a Thank You Day in July that’s designed to acknowledge everyone who has played a part – from NHS staff and key workers, who have been central in the fight against Covid-19, to those who have supported others in their community or simply adhered to government restrictions and stayed at home. In the mission of God everyone’s contribution is important, whether it’s at headquarters or on the ground, up front or behind the scenes, high profile or low key. And while what we do is important, so is the spirit in which we do it. If we are highly gifted or powerful we should never look down on the efforts or positions of others and take all the credit for what’s achieved. And if we think that we are less gifted or have little influence we should never feel inferior or that our contribution is insignificant. May our attitude always reflect Paul’s words: ‘There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work’ (1 Corinthians 12:6).

Quotes from the media

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News Prayer matters

Previews Called to be a soldier day by day

Interview Building for the future

8 and 9

with Andrew Justice

Feature No second night out

10 to 13

by Melita Day-Lewis

Meditation Living, drinking, feasting

by Major Alistair Dawson

On my bookshelf Making an impact

by Bethany Gibson

Bible study 16 and 17 Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed? by Captain Mark Read

Through the week with 16 and 17 Salvationist by Lieut-Colonel Brenda Oakley

Reflection Doing my bit

by Major Richard Durrant

Letters

Reflection Singing God’s praises

by Brian Colley

Preview Thank You Day

Adverts

Announcements

22 and 23

Quiz

by Garry Reed

From the Editor Lieut-Colonel Jonathan Roberts

SCRIPTURE QUOTATIONS Scripture quotations in Salvationist are from the New International Version (2011), unless otherwise stated

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NEWS

COMMUNITY

Officers honoured for ‘incredible support’ BEDFORDSHIRE

MUSIC

Symphony Sounds presents virtual performances UKI FOR the second year running the annual Symphony Sounds concert could not be held in Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Instead, the Music and Creative Arts (Maca) Unit broadcast Symphony Sounds 2021… Virtually! on YouTube. Paul Sharman, Maca’s assistant director (brass and choral), began the 35-minute video by explaining that it would feature virtual performances produced by groups during the past year, before introducing the International Staff Band playing the march ‘Praise’. Current and former members of the International Staff Songsters (ISS) and members of the Amsterdam, Canadian, Melbourne and USA Central Territory Staff Songsters combined to bring ‘Whole World in His Hands’. The beauty of that world and the majesty of its Creator were then depicted

in the song ‘Indescribable’ interpreted by the Maca dance group in a presentation that first featured in the online territorial congress last October. Music in a reflective mood followed, with the song ‘Be at the Centre’ from the delegates of the Easter Music Course 2021 (pictured above), and the piece ‘You Encircle Me’ by members of the Territorial Youth Band 2021. The cast of No Zoom at the Inn!, Maca’s virtual Nativity play, brought the lively song ‘Shine’ before the prayerful ‘When God Comes Near’ from the ISS. General Brian Peddle introduced the next piece by referring to Luke 13:29, in which Jesus says that ‘people will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the Kingdom of God’. Fifteen staff and territorial bands from around the world then played ‘They Shall Come from the East’. The Territorial Youth Choir 2021 concluded the varied and enjoyable programme with the up-tempo ‘Love Theory’. – JR O Watch Symphony Sounds 2021… Virtually! at youtu.be/RitL2xT5wjw

THE high sheriff of Bedfordshire, Eric Masih, presented awards to acknowledge the work of The Salvation Army in Dunstable and Luton during the coronavirus pandemic. The high sheriff commended and recognised the care and dedication of Dunstable corps officers Majors Lindsay and Stephen Brevitt, thanking them and the corps for ‘the incredible support that you provide’. The corps works in conjunction with the local Trussell Trust food bank, delivering food and prescription medication to people in isolation. Luton Corps was twice awarded by the high sheriff for its community work during the pandemic, distributing more than 10,000 food parcels, Christmas gifts for children and hot meals, and for its outreach to older people, the lonely and vulnerable. More than 1,000 children received toys through the Salvation Army toy appeal, donated through an Amazon wish list. Luton corps officer Major Ralph Walker was awarded the citizenship award for his work serving local people during the pandemic. – AR

PRESENTATION MEETING BOURNE Corps folk were excited to be able to meet in person for the first time since March last year. Thirty members, with children, attended the socially distanced Pentecost Sunday meeting, which was held on the green adjoining the town’s Red Hall. It was so successful that the corps hopes it will be able to continue meeting for worship in this way, weather permitting, until the full congregation can meet in the hall. – CG 4

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TENBY Corps officer Captain Linda Read presented CT John Johnson with a certificate of retirement, acknowledging his 19 years of service in Tenby and past long service as a local officer at Hillingdon. Major David Morgans was commissioned as corps treasurer in the same meeting. – LR

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Virtual singing group supports people living with dementia WREXHAM

SALISBURY The corps was blessed to gather for Pentecost celebrations, which allowed some members of the congregation to meet for the first time in more than 12 months. Observing safety guidelines for worship, the fellowship enjoyed a relaxed time of sharing featuring children from two family bubbles, who introduced the theme Transformation by the Holy Spirit. The socially distanced corps musicians contributed to the celebrations with hymn tunes. In the evening the corps joined a city-wide prayer event on Zoom with more than 100 other participants. – MD

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FUNDRAISING RIPLEY As of 21 May, the law requires all shops to charge 10p for plastic bags. The fashion and accessories shop Pretty Swish donates every 10p spent on bags to the corps. Pictured are corps officer Lieutenant Callum Thompson and Cheryl Harrison, who runs the shop with her mother, Val Jackson. – IB

LUTON The corps prepared its 13,000th food parcel for families in need as corps officer Major Ralph Walker warned that the ‘poor are getting poorer’. Major Ralph spoke to BBC Three Counties Radio in response to the Sunday Times Rich List, which revealed that more billionaires have been created during the pandemic than ever before in the list’s existence. ‘It is very frustrating to see that the gap between the rich and the poor is just getting bigger and bigger,’ he said. ‘Every day, we get calls from families who are really struggling and living in conditions that no human should have to live in… If these billionaires got together and combined half of their money, we could possibly try and end poverty and hunger as we know it.’ – AR

CORPS folk have been helping people living with dementia by hosting virtual singing sessions during the coronavirus pandemic. The corps previously ran dementiafriendly activities, including the monthly Singing By Heart sessions and a Forget Me Not memory café, which had to close as lockdown came into effect. Community Manager Karen Edwards said: ‘We really started to miss the interactions with this group of people. They regularly brought so much joy into our week.’ Determined to continue its support, the corps used grant money to buy equipment to deliver the sessions online. ‘We trialled it with one home, offering a monthly session,’ explained Karen. ‘This soon increased to fortnightly as their residents were really enjoying it. The songs definitely ignite memories for them, which they love to share. We have yet to complete a session as planned due to the conversations and laughter that take place in between each song! ‘It’s really good to see them interacting with each other and with us. The corps is once again filled with joy and laughter.’ – AR

PRESENTATION

OUTREACH REDRUTH Churches in Cornwall were invited to send a non-plastic, weatherresistant handprint to make up a display outside the United Benefice of Carbis Bay. The display could be seen by national leaders as they travelled to the G7 summit. The waving hands are part of Tearfund’s campaign and symbolise everyone’s connection to each other, as well as signalling the desire for action to ensure a better, greener and more just future for all. – LG

ARMÁDA SPÁSY CHATHAM Following a three-month Zoom discipleship course and a written test on Basic Christianity and Faith, Edgar, Samuel, Roman, Rikardo, Simeon David, Tibor, Jan and Josef received certificates. During lockdown the youth met twice weekly on Zoom. They testified to their faith growing during this time. Their leaders, Radoslav (also pictured) and Valerie, have devoted much time to pastoral care and discipleship. – KB Salvationist 19 June 2021

NEWS

FATHER GOD FOCUS by Major Pauline Milner

COMMUNITY CARDIFF EAST The corps food bank received its 100th food drop-off from the generous customers and staff of the city’s Co-op Food stores. The partnership began in May 2020 in response to the coronavirus outbreak and has since helped thousands of families. Divisional Commander Major George Baker said: ‘The Salvation Army is at the heart of the community in Cardiff, supporting people in need and offering practical assistance and friendship. The donations from Co-op Food have provided muchneeded essentials to households affected by the pandemic.’ – AR

SATURDAY 19 JUNE – EL-SHADDAI: ‘LORD GOD ALMIGHTY’ (GENESIS 17:1 and 2; 49:22–26) Father God, the all-sufficient one, the all-bountiful source of every blessing, we proclaim that you are more than enough! We rest in that knowledge today and in your absolute power to triumph over every obstacle, injustice and circumstance. SUNDAY 20 JUNE – ABBA, FATHER: (MARK 14:36) On this Father’s Day many will honour wonderful relationships with earthly fathers. But for some those relationships have been less than wonderful and for others there has been no relationship at all. Yet, through faith in Jesus, we gain a perfect Heavenly Father. Abba Father, we thank you that you love us, provide for us, protect us, lift us up and call us your precious children.

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by Assistant Director (Older People’s Ministries) Andrew Wileman MONDAY 21 JUNE – DEMENTIA AND RESIDENTIAL CARE Lord, we pray for people living with dementia and for their loved ones. We think of their daily struggles: not remembering can bring fear and anxiety; their families are already grieving. We pray for the families at the end of their tether and who face the painful decision of whether their loved one should go into a care home. TUESDAY 22 JUNE – LONELINESS Lord, we pray for older people who are lonely. Many are imprisoned within their home, watching through the window the life that once they were part of. We pray for The Salvation Army’s befriending groups, and that those who volunteer in this service will remind those who are lonely that they are loved and precious in your sight.

KILMARNOCK Corps officers Captains Emma and Les Heal continue to distribute bread, cakes, fruit and other foodstuffs through the weekly drop-in. The community project has continued throughout the pandemic as a take-away service from the front entrance. The items, donated by Costco, are normally served from the rear of the officers’ vehicle, leading to friendly quips of ‘Del Boy’ from some regulars. The officers and volunteers who serve at the drop-in have been humbled by the appreciation expressed by those they have helped, not only for the practical assistance but the warmth and friendliness of the spiritual and personal support given. Captains Emma and Les are pictured with regular drop-in visitor Charlie. – EF

FUNDRAISING WALTHAMSTOW Professional British racing driver Oliver Webb launched a ‘Beat the Champ’ racing simulator challenge at The Mall Walthamstow to raise funds for the corps and the charity Branches. The challenge ran for two weeks over the halfterm holiday and the driver who completed four laps in the fastest time received a prize, including VIP passes to the British Tour Car Championship and the opportunity to meet Oliver. Corps officer Major Julie Pell told LondonTV: ‘We are extremely grateful to The Mall for its support. This will make a huge difference as we continue to provide practical support to local residents who are facing crisis.’ – AR 6

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WEDNESDAY 23 JUNE – MINISTRY Lord, today we thank you for those older people who are a positive influence on others. We thank you for older Salvationists who choose to be a source of encouragement to those who need it, and we thank you for those who choose to take active roles within Salvation Army corps or who, in some small way, make those around them feel better for having met them. Their ministry is valued. THURSDAY 24 JUNE – GRIEF Lord, we pray today for older people who mourn the loss of their spouse. We thank you for the happy times they shared together. We recognise how lost and bereft they must feel now. Enfold them in your love. We ask that you send them the right people to comfort them and that, through the process of time, the memories of their loved one will be joyful.

FAMILY MINISTRIES FOCUS

by Director of Family Ministries Major David Betteridge FRIDAY 25 JUNE – HOSPITALITY ‘Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God’ (Romans 15:7 English Standard Version). Lord Jesus, you came into the world seeking hospitality, but you were given a manger and a cross. Because of these you offer a hospitality in which the entire world can be at home with you and know salvation. Help us to be more like you. Amen. O A PDF of the Prayer Matters booklet is also available to download from salvationarmy.org.uk/resources Salvationist Salvationist1310March April 2021

PREVIEWS

Called to be a soldier day by day

ALVATIONISTS and friends are invited to share in the launch of two significant new books that have been published by International Headquarters. The live-streamed event, led by General Brian Peddle, will take place on 1 July at IHQ. It will feature recorded testimonies from senior and juniorr soldiers from around the world, prayer, music, praise and words of challenge from the General.

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1 July Livestream from IHQ sar.my/called

CALLED TO BE A SOLDIER Called to Be a Soldier – Exploring the Soldier’s Covenantt is the longawaited successor to Chosen to be a Soldierr (also sometimes known as Orders and Regulations for Soldiers of The Salvation Army). y Compiled with the support of the International Theological Council, the book’s easy-to-read content focuses in turn on each of the statements of intention that form the Soldier’s Covenant by outlining the possibilities and opportunities of life as a Salvation Army soldier. The covenant is set in the context of Salvationist theology and practice, showing how the promises made in response to God’s call are also articles of war – a set of regulations that guide the conduct of an army. ‘Called to Be a Soldier,’ r says the General, ‘is timely as it challenges us to engage personally in an active, obedient faith. We are becoming increasingly aware of the ways in which our world is interconnected. How we relate to each other as individuals, communities and nations is crucial for our society and the environment. It is my conviction that Called to Be a Soldier will provide a most helpful framework to think about these matters, and more.’

The greatest fulfilment of his call is found in each of us becoming – day by day – the person God intends us to be

DAY BY DAY Published as a companion to Called to be a Soldierr is Day by Day – Call to Mission, written by Commissioner Robert Street, which considers what following Jesus looks like now and asks: Is it different? Is it essentially the same as always? Or both? Basing its considerations on the General’s Call to Mission, Day by Dayy addresses these questions and encourages readers to come up with their own answers, as individuals or using the content as a basis for group discussion and study. The main purpose, writes Commissioner Street, is to ensure that Jesus and his teaching are always at the heart of our endeavours. General Peddle describes Day by Dayy as taking his Call to Mission and making it ‘personal’, and he acknowledges that his global call will only succeed if ‘our soldiers step up (are available) and step out (are ready to serve)’. ‘Out of a heart made right by God stands our Army,’ he says, ‘not resigned to the trenches but advancing by his grace, bringing good news, shining light into darkness and, yes, challenging the injustices of an all-too-tolerant world… The greatest fulfilment of his call is found in each of us becoming – day by day – the person God intends us to be.’ The General has decided that every Salvation Army soldier around the world should have the opportunity to own a printed copy of the books, which contain spaces for notes and personal thoughts. English-language files have been provided for local printing and 50-plus translations are currently being prepared. The books are not available electronically at present, but they will be distributed to Salvation Army corps, societies and outposts worldwide to be given to every soldier. Salvationist 19 June 2021

INTERVIEW

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Building for the future Senior Project Manager Andrew Justice updates Salvationist about plans for the new Territorial Headquarters

WHY IS A NEW THQ NEEDED? The existing building at 101 Newington Causeway is no longer fit for purpose. The building was not new when it was purchased, and the Army has certainly had good value for money out of it, but there are now a whole host of problems with it. The building doesn’t have a future in its present form. WHY WAS DENMARK HILL CHOSEN AS THE NEW LOCATION? There is a serious financial advantage in using spare capacity at William Booth College. We own the land, so we don’t have to find a significant amount of money to buy another site. I also think there is a desire for more integration, with an opportunity for a Salvation Army campus at William Booth College that could be greater than the sum of its parts. WHAT STAGE WAS THE PROJECT AT WHEN THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HIT? Planning permission had been gained in 8

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full for the new building, a contractor had been tendered and selected, and pre-construction activity was significantly under way. Contractors could have continued to work through the pandemic, but the decision was made to pause the project. I think it was the correct decision for the Army not to be seen to be spending money on a new headquarters building when the country faced so much uncertainty.

research into all the options. We had previously made good decisions about where to move to and the building’s design, and we already had planning approval and were ready to start building. Any other option would have put us back by up to two years and required writing off significant money already spent on designing and preparing the new site. All these factors made moving ahead with the Denmark Hill site the best option.

WHAT WAS DECIDED AT THAT POINT? My role was to come up with options for when the project restarted, which included continuing the existing plans, stopping the project altogether, finding an alternative site or redesigning the building. With these options before them the directors of The Salvation Army Trustee Company decided to move forward with the building as designed externally, but to review the way it will be used internally. That decision was taken with a lot of deliberation after nine months of

HOW WILL THE NEW THQ CHANGE INTERNALLY? We actually started to redesign the interior before the pandemic and moved a long way from the original brief, which was to replicate what we had at the current THQ. A lot of stakeholder input had taken place, and there were discussions with HR and senior leadership, resulting in a decision to explore new ways of working in the space available. So, there will be more flexibility in the way spaces are designed and can be used. We will be moving from a static office environment and there will

be a space where people can meet and work in a much more collaborative way than the current building enables. It will reflect modern ways of working and the aim is that staff members will enjoy being there, which should help with retention and recruitment. HOW ELSE WILL WORKING PRACTICES CHANGE? Before the lockdowns there was still the assumption that a lot of people would be working at their desks five days a week. During the past year we’ve learnt how to work from home and have improved our technology to accommodate that. People are now saying they want the flexibility of being able to work from home rather than having to commute every day to Denmark Hill. This is a positive benefit that has come out of a very negative situation, and I think we’ve probably experienced ten years of evolution in a one-year revolution. Many people have benefited from being able to work from home, whether that is having less pressure on them or being

able to balance family life. It’s not an ideal situation for some, but many people feel that it’s been a benefit and that this kind of flexibility should continue when we move to the new building. WILL THERE BE ANY FACILITIES FOR VISITORS? One beneficial aspect will be a café on the ground floor, designed to be open to the public. This will be a space for people who wouldn’t normally come into the THQ building and will give us an opportunity to communicate to the community what the Army is all about. If we offer them a well-priced cup of coffee, they can sit at a table where information will be available about the Army’s work in the UK and worldwide. It is a mission opportunity because there will be messaging to tell them that if they like what they see and want to know more, they can speak to someone at reception and a representative of The Salvation Army will come and talk with them.

WHAT ARE THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS? The old building is sold, subject to the buyers getting planning permission for their new development on the site, and the sale will cover the cost of the new building. The pandemic has added a year to the construction schedule, and we have already seen some cost increases over that period. The contractor is now repricing the project and we expect there will be some adjustments, but we hope to contain that and make further economies that will mitigate any increases in cost. We are confident of reaching our goal of being cost-neutral in the construction and having lower headquarters operational costs in the long term. WHEN DO YOU EXPECT THE NEW BUILDING TO BE COMPLETED? Building work recommences in August, and it will take just under two years, so we expect completion in the second quarter of 2023. There will be a phased move in, from the spring of that year through to the summer. Salvationist 19 June 2021

FEATURE I York early intervention project

No second night out Melita Day-Lewis finds out about the York Early Intervention and Prevention team’s work with rough sleepers

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O one sleeping rough for the first time should have to spend a second night out on the streets. That was the stated aim of No Second Night Out, a protocol adopted in 2011 by the providers of homelessness services in the UK, in partnership with the government. It is this aim that drives the work of The Salvation Army’s York Early Intervention and Prevention (YEIP) team. Working in the city for more than 15 years, the team is committed to getting rough sleepers off the streets as quickly as possible. The programme co-ordinator, Sarah Pirie, believes that her work is ‘definitely a calling’. ‘I started a social work degree and my placement was with the Army’s YEIP team. I fought against the placement because I had no experience with people with drink or drug issues and I didn’t want to work with adults. But I absolutely loved it!’ she enthuses. She explains why early intervention and prevention are so important: ‘If a rough sleeper is not caught quickly, they can become entrenched and it becomes harder to get them off the streets. As soon as we get a report of a rough sleeper, we’re straight out to them. ‘You generally have a much better success rate with new rough sleepers, because they haven’t got used to being on the streets, don’t have a fear of accessing accommodation and don’t mistrust services. So we must get in early, particularly with younger people.’ Many young clients are care leavers who have lost their accommodation because of poor choices, or youngsters who end up on the streets because of problematic relationships with parents. Sarah describes the factors that contribute towards people becoming ‘revolving door’ clients – those who are in and out of accommodation and usually end up back on the streets: ‘Breaking that cycle is really difficult. Some clients use a number of different drugs and drink alcohol a lot, which can lead to serious mental and physical health problems. The more chaotic they become in their behaviour the less likely they are to hold down accommodation.’ One way the team can sometimes help clients break the cycle – especially for those with chaotic lifestyles who have been excluded from all York’s other services – is to place them in

Service user clients and YEIP staff members work out at the boxing club out-of-area accommodation. This gets them away from peers who might be adding to the problem or provides an incentive for them to ‘make it work this time’ so that they can return to their home city. ‘Everybody has what they call “heart-sink” clients,’ says Sarah. ‘You see them and your heart sinks to think they’re back on the streets again. As a professional you have to think beyond that and keep trying. Sometimes you just need to wait until a client’s ready.’ The team endeavours to ‘make every client matter’ by looking at different ways of working with people or providing alternative places to stay, such as bed and breakfast or private rented accommodation, for those who struggle in a hostel. ‘We don’t want anybody to die on the streets. We never give up, however hard we find it,’ Sarah asserts. About three years ago the team received an injection of finance from the Rough Sleeper Initiative, a new government funding stream that enabled them to increase the number of staff members from three to five. ‘Rough sleeping seemed to have hit an all-time high and York was identified as having 30 rough sleepers, which was unprecedented,’ Sarah explains. The team’s work and needs were assessed and funding for extra staff members and more outreach work was released. Since then rough sleeping in York has

We don’t want anybody to die on the streets. We never give up, however hard we find it dropped consistently, taking the numbers of entrenched rough sleepers from thirty to between three and six. ‘That’s a huge achievement! The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is really pleased and holds us up as a service that’s getting things right,’ says Sarah. The increase in staff members has also created space for further training. Specialist Support Worker Tom Bowman joined the YEIP team about three years ago and is now studying towards a master’s degree in substance use. He describes his first months on the job as a kind of baptism by fire. ‘Starting straight out of university, trying to deal with people with such high support needs was a bit of a shock!’ he recalls. Tom’s master’s degree includes training in managing alcohol and drug use, interventions, psychological approaches, needle exchange programmes and medication. ‘Some things are hard to apply specifically,’ says Tom, ‘but the knowledge around harm reduction is very helpful.’ Salvationist 19 June 2021

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Charlie Malarkey on an early morning street walk Managing and reducing the risks that are associated with addiction is crucial until clients are ready to consider a behaviour change. The team’s work continued during the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, remaining client-facing throughout. ‘We felt we couldn’t run a service if we were at home,’ explains Sarah. ‘The government released funding to get everybody off the streets through the Everyone In initiative, so in the first lockdown we needed to place about 80 people in bed and breakfasts and hostels. We also had the challenge of trying to co-ordinate food providers. It was panic stations, if I’m honest.’ Nevertheless, the team responded well to these difficulties and had many successful outcomes in the first three months after the first lockdown, with about 50 people moving into suitable permanent accommodation. ‘We have an amazing team,’ says Specialist Support Worker Lorraine Chadwick. ‘We all work well together, support each other and the clients. I love my job. I’m passionate about it!’ Passion, enthusiasm and a love for their work is a common thread in conversations with team members. ‘Every day is different and ultimately, even with the many knockbacks, you get the reward 12

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of hearing success stories from people who have moved on, got their own places and settled down,’ concludes Tom. ‘When the hard work pays off, particularly with those who have vast support needs, that’s when it’s worthwhile!’ STREETWISE It is 5am, one degree above zero and the sky above York is a pale blue, tinged with pink. The River Ouse is like a mirror, reflecting every building, and the Minster looms large and clear in the crisp air. I am with YEIP Service Manager Charlie Malarkey, who is on one of his regular early morning street walks where he looks for and engages with rough sleepers to actively connect them to services. Although funding is only available for one street walk a week, the YEIP team is committed to going out six mornings a week because one walk can never give the whole picture or enable them to engage meaningfully with entrenched or new rough sleepers. ‘Today there might be one rough sleeper, or none, and the next day as many as twelve,’ explains Charlie. The team members are also on call in the evenings, when they might receive texts from StreetLink, a national outreach service that enables members of the public to connect rough sleepers to homelessness services.

Charlie directs me to what are known as ‘hotspots’ – areas where rough sleepers usually bed down. Some are down small alleys in shabby courtyards, hidden from public view. Others are in parks or doorways of well-known city landmarks. As we walk, he tells me about the challenges the team faces and explains to me how important it is to get new rough sleepers off the streets as soon as possible to prevent them becoming entrenched. He also discusses with me the problem of well-meaning, but sometimes misguided, public generosity to rough sleepers soliciting money. He explains how this often keeps them on the streets, because they’re less inclined to engage with services or access emergency accommodation – and, for those who struggle with addictions, can enable continued substance misuse. Some people who are experiencing homelessness solicit money because they are not receiving benefits when they first start to sleep rough, but there has long been a strong relationship between begging, substance misuse and poor physical and mental health. The YEIP team encourages concerned members of the public to give money to charities and services working with rough sleepers instead, as this is more effective and fruitful.

Brandon, a client, works out at the boxing club

It is important to get new rough sleepers off the streets before they become entrenched This morning we encounter only one rough sleeper, who is well known to the city’s homelessness services. He is addicted to heroin, has multiple physical health problems and has been on the streets for many years, despite every effort to help him. He is an old schoolfriend of Charlie’s and, sadly, might die on the streets as he persistently refuses to engage with services. After a brief chat, he accepts a card that he can exchange for food at a bakery chain. The cards have been donated by a group of churches in the city for the team to give to rough sleepers at their discretion. At the end of the walk, Charlie heads off to the York Masters Boxing Club, where he will work out with his colleagues before their day begins with a drop-in session at the YEIP hub. I am left with the impression of a dedicated, close-knit team willing to go beyond the call of duty to support rough sleepers and get them off the streets, even when there are many complex challenges and discouragements. As Charlie says: ‘It’s 24/7!’

FIGHTING FIT About three years ago Charlie initiated a physical fitness opportunity at the York Masters Boxing Club to support people struggling with addictions, non-engaging rough sleepers and people with mental health issues. It aims to help them get fit and develop discipline, focus and social skills, as well as improve their mental health and wellbeing. Sessions are free for clients and support workers. The first post-lockdown sessions started recently, after a break of about a year. Clients from different homelessness or mental health services attend sessions once a week, and are accompanied by support workers. They face a demanding circuit of aerobic and strength exercises before learning boxing techniques. Several clients trained for and fought in a charity boxing event in November 2019. ‘That June we had clients who were injecting heroin and in November they were fighting in front of 250 people, and they were completely changed!’ enthuses Charlie. ‘You might get one good result out of a hundred, but to see someone come off heroin and become fighting fit through the boxing club is incredible!’ ‘It’s a different outlook on how to change somebody’s behaviour,’ Tom adds. ‘You can see the difference in them mentally and physically – what they’re

Jay, a client, works out at the boxing club eating, how they’re training, what their priorities are.’ ‘Part of the beauty of the club is that we all do the sessions,’ says Sarah. ‘We’re in our kit working out together. It’s a good leveller because it makes everybody equal. That’s part of what helps clients’ self-esteem.’ Brandon, a client who won his fight at the 2019 charity match, is training again now that the club has reopened. ‘I enjoyed the match and would definitely do it again,’ he comments. ‘Getting fit benefits my mental health.’ Jay, a former rough sleeper working out at the club, is about to move into permanent accommodation. He began to struggle with anxiety and depression when he lost a child and acknowledges the value of the fitness sessions: ‘I was on the streets, homeless, and The Salvation Army helped me. They told me about the club. It was a lifeline.’

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MEDITATION

Living, drinking, feasting by Major Alistair Dawson

HREE words describe the rich and positive experience of my Christian life: living, drinking and feasting. They come from an old chorus: I’m living on the mountain, underneath a cloudless sky, I’m drinking at the fountain that never shall run dry; O, yes! I’m feasting on the manna from a bountiful supply, For I am dwelling in Beulah Land.

I guess I’m sentimental, but what an experience it is to really sing and enjoy that chorus. Yes, I’m living, I’m drinking and I’m feasting on the God who supplies my needs. ‘Know this: my God will also fill every need you have according to his glorious riches in Jesus the Anointed, our Liberating King’ (Philippians 4:19 The Voice). Fear not that thy need shall exceed his provision, Our God ever yearns his resources to share; Lean hard on the arm everlasting, availing; The Father both thee and thy load will upbear. Those words of Annie Johnson Flint have never been in the Salvation Army songbook, but the next verse in the same song has: His love has no limits, his grace has no measure, His power no boundary known unto men; For out of his infinite riches in Jesus He giveth, and giveth, and giveth again. (SASB 30) Am I alone in being sentimental? Perhaps the Founder also was when he penned the following words.

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O boundless salvation! deep ocean of love, O fullness of mercy, Christ brought from above. The whole world redeeming, so rich and so free, Now flowing for all men, come, roll over me! (SASB 509) Living, drinking, feasting on and within the love of God – what a relationship to be in, to share and enjoy! If God can love the whole wide world, then he is not going to have too much trouble loving me, for every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. As Herbert Booth wrote in a song that was in the 1986 songbook: All my past is known to thee, Lord, let me come. All my future thou canst see, Lord, let me come. Take me, I can trust my all In thy hands whate’er befall, Then no tempest shall appal, Lord, let me come. Why not take a quiet moment, and sing the words of Fanny Crosby’s hymn, ‘Pass Me Not, O Loving Saviour’ (SASB 782)? It will set your mind free for what is to follow, for we look out upon a world that has many opportunities to discover, as the Simon and Garfunkel song ‘Patterns’ put it, ‘The pattern of my life/ And the puzzle that is me.’ From early in life we all demand to be included, and so we plead, ‘And while others thou art calling,/ Do not pass me by.’ We have a need to be recognised, to be seen for who and what we are and to have the hope of inclusion in everybody’s affection. How many of us would love to know our true worth? That is one of the reasons I love the way Jesus met Zacchaeus: ‘And when Jesus came to the

place, he looked up, and saw him’ (Luke 19:5 King James Version). Perhaps nobody else had seen Zacchaeus that day, in the sense of valuing his true worth. The crowd that gathered murmured that Jesus had gone to be the guest of a man who was ‘a sinner’. One can only wonder why, knowing how the crowd felt and in the presence of Jesus, who truly loved him, he said, ‘Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold’ (v8 KJV). No longer in the songbook, but worth recalling, are these words of Charles Wesley: What am I, O thou glorious God, And what my father’s house to thee, That thou such mercies hast bestowed On me, the chief of sinners, me! I take the blessings from above And wonder at thy boundless love. God’s love and understanding of my life open up a whole stage in my spiritual and emotional development. I am not the accumulation of other people’s thoughts and feelings, but the humble recipient of the God who came to my place, who looked up and who saw me. The Polish-born writer Sholem Asch said: ‘To dream of the person you would like to be is to waste the person you are.’ Is it not better to be the person God created you to be? MAJOR DAWSON LIVES IN RETIREMENT IN ST AUSTELL

ON MY BOOKSHELF

Making an impact People have been revealing their bookshelves on video calls in recent months. Salvationist asked a number of people to tell us about books on their bookshelf – this week, Online Content Editor Bethany Gibson (THQ) turn can help my relationship with my creator to flourish.

THE HARRY POTTER SERIES IT’S hard to put into words the impact of the Harry Potter books and films on my generation. The overarching narrative that champions love above any other ‘magic’ helped me on my faith journey in my teens. The indescribable draw I felt to God and his love seemed validated, given that such a popular, secular narrative was obsessed with the mysterious power of love and loving relationships. I could quote so many lines, but one that stands out is from a conversation between Harry and Professor Dumbledore in the final book of the series. Harry asks if their conversation is real or if it is only happening inside his head. Dumbledore replies: ‘Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean it is not real?’ Suddenly, having faith in a God I couldn’t see didn’t seem so crazy. A LIFE ON OUR PLANET I’D watched the Netflix documentary of the same name, so when I received David Attenborough’s A Life on Our Planet for Christmas, I thought I’d just be reading what I already knew, and expected to get bored after a couple of pages. Thankfully, I found there was so much I still needed to learn.

As I was taking in Attenborough’s account of how humankind has abused the Earth throughout its lifetime, my corps, Regent Hall, was journeying through a sermon series on the Sabbath. The two narratives aligned and I could feel God teaching me something. God charges us with being stewards of his creation and warns us about the dangers of pushing our own productivity to dangerous levels, of ‘working’ on the Sabbath. If we want to flourish, we need to take time to rest and be at one with him. But we’re not the only part of God’s creation that needs to rest in order to flourish. If our world is to heal and stabilise, we need to rest the land and sea. Attenborough points to countries, such as New Zealand, that are striving to move beyond toxic productivity and growth by dropping GDP as a measure of economic success and are instead considering people and the planet alongside profit. He encourages us to consider ‘green growth’, not only for the benefits it will bring to the natural world but also for our own wellbeing. I am now eager to keep discovering how my worship and Sabbath-keeping can support green growth and how this in

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT RACE THIS is the first book I have read by a black author. It feels pretty awful to have just realised that. Last year I listened to the Youth and Children’s Ministries All Terrain Podcast interview with black American Salvation Army officer Major Marion Platt. It was following the murder of George Floyd, and Platt said we need to ‘make space for the suffering of others’. I realised that in order to demonstrate my solidarity with black people, I needed to start making space for the voices of black authors, artists and directors, and start listening to the experiences of the black community in the Church and in my neighbourhood. Ben Lindsay explains that We Need to Talk About Race is ‘not meant to produce white guilt’ but is intended to ‘start a conversation’ and ‘create opportunities for prayerful selfreflection’. Each chapter covers a different area, from ‘being black in the UK’ and ‘the Church and slavery’ to ‘church leadership’ and ‘disentangling Christianity from white supremacy’. At the end of each chapter, Lindsay asks a series of questions that are for black people to consider as well as white church leaders and white church members. The questions really lend themselves to a book club or Bible study setting, so if you are interested in reading this book, consider reading it with people from your corps or friendship group. It’s not an easy read, but I found it to be a necessary one. If I want to see change, I have to start by looking at my own life first. Salvationist 19 June 2021

BIBLE STUDY

Did you receive the Holy Spirit when yo Captain Mark Read highlights the need for spiritual empowerment

ACTS 19:1–22

HAT is the most important thing that you have ever done? I wonder what you have poured time, energy and resources into – or what, despite the challenges and costs, you have felt compelled to see through, or what you see as the climax of your work. Looking at Paul’s life, his time in Ephesus might be the climax of his work. Here, Paul meets some disciples and asks: ‘Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?’ (v2). We might wonder why Paul feels the need to ask this question. It could seem accusatory, which might tally with Paul’s confrontational character, but what has he noticed to provoke his question? What deficit has he observed? When they answer Paul, saying that they have never heard of the Holy Spirit,

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he replies: ‘Then what baptism did you receive?’ (v3). They respond: ‘John’s baptism.’ This reply illuminates two different understandings of the significance of baptism. John’s hearers were baptised in response to the need for repentance. The inference is that to be saved they must repent and be baptised. As Luke records, John ‘went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins’ (Luke 3:3). Another way to see baptism is that – just as the Exodus marked escape from death and the birth of a new nation – it is a mark of someone who, through repentance and faith, has been born into the new life of God’s Kingdom. The disciples in Ephesus had responded to the repentance part of John’s message. Paul tells them that

John also told the people to ‘believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus’ (v4). Equally, they had not heard John’s teaching on how Jesus will baptise ‘with the Holy Spirit and with fire’ (Luke 3:16). In response to these revelations, the disciples at Ephesus are ‘baptised in the name of the Lord Jesus’ (v5). Then, as Paul places his hands on them, the Holy Spirit comes upon them and they are empowered for service. It is easy for us to fail to grasp what is available to us – the power of the Spirit. It is possible to be part of a fellowship yet not feel the need for Holy Spirit power. QUESTIONS O What do you understand salvation to mean? O What implications does your salvation have for your daily life?

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Who is it tells me what to do/ And helps me to obey?/ Who is it plans the route for me/ And will not let me stray?/ Who is it tells me when to speak/ And what I ought to say?/ That’s the Spirit! Holy Spirit!/ That’s the Spirit of the Lord in me! (SASB 329)

Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples and asked them, ‘Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?’ They answered, ‘No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.’ (Acts 19:1 and 2)

Come, thou all-inspiring Spirit,/ Into every longing heart!/ Won for us by Jesus’ merit,/ Now thy blissful self impart./ Sign our uncontested pardon,/ Wash us in the atoning blood;/ Make our hearts a watered garden,/ Fill our spotless souls with God. (SASB 298)

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what extent are you aware of the Holy Spirit’s power in your life? A pattern emerges. Paul speaks in the Jewish meeting place. People listen to him and some are compelled to believe. Sometimes his message provokes opposition and he has to leave and continue his teaching among Gentiles in a secular space. I find that interesting, knowing how reluctant we can be to leave the spaces we are in to minister elsewhere. Our study passage, like many similar passages in Acts, describes Paul’s daily activity. We can imagine our primary purpose to be the same – to make converts by announcing and pointing to God’s Kingdom. This can diminish other activities within our communities. We often fail to see the larger project that Paul is involved in – the establishing of ‘a network of worship-based, ethically

rigorous, egalitarian, philanthropic, fictive kinship groups’, as NT Wright described the early Church in a 2018 Gifford Lecture. This requires all gifts, skills and activities, and holds no single ministry in a higher place than any other. QUESTIONS do you seek to minister more widely? O What piece of God’s bigger project are you involved in? O How

Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were seeking to drive out evil spirits ‘in the name of the Jesus, whom Paul preaches’ (v13). In Luke 9, Jesus’ disciples try to prevent a man doing the same. Jesus tells them: ‘Do not stop him … for whoever is not against you is for you’ (vv49 and 50). In Ephesus – a diverse port city, which was home to many cultural practices

including several pagan and magic cults – it seems the sons of Sceva felt that, for added power, they could merely add the name of Jesus to their incantation. However, faith in Jesus is no mere additive. We cannot borrow activities, policies or programmes from elsewhere, add a veneer of Christianity and expect to extend the Kingdom. Instead, our activity must be entirely shaped and directed by Christ through the power of his Spirit. QUESTION O How is your activity Christ-centred?

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So Paul asked, ‘Then what baptism did you receive?’ ‘John’s baptism,’ they replied. Paul said, ‘John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.’ (Acts 19:3 and 4)

For the kindly chiding of thy Spirit/ When we thought to find an easier way,/ For the gracious guiding of thy Spirit/ And the strength we needed to obey. (SASB 319)

Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the Kingdom of God… They refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way. So Paul left them. He took the disciples with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. (Acts 19:8 and 9)

Come Holy Spirit, thou guest of the soul,/ Make thine abode in me;/ Bring in the calm thy sweet presence bestows,/ Let me thy temple be./ Come to my heart today,/ Come to my heart today,/ Rekindle the glow and the glory bestow,/ Come to my heart today. (SASB 318)

Prayer Lord Jesus, thank you for the gift of your Holy Spirit. Day by day, as we seek to serve you, empower us to live in a way that pleases you and is worthy of your calling.

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REFLECTION CTI O REFL RE FLEC FL ECTI EC TION ON

Doing my bit Major Richard Durrant (North Walsham) reflects on his experience of taking part in a Covid-19 vaccine trial al

AM sure that I express the thoughts of many Salvationist readers when I say how thankful I am to God for the scientists and all those who made possible the vaccines that are finally allowing us to get the better of Covid-19. I was privileged to play a part in the process of developing the vaccines when I was asked to take part in a trial last September. This happened after I put my name forward through the Covid Symptom Study app. I didn’t necessarily expect to take part but was contacted by Novavax and invited to participate. I first had to attend a screening at the Quadram Institute attached to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. They gave me a thorough health check and screening. Although I am an overweight, diabetic 64-year-old, they wanted a good spread of volunteers across varying ages and health conditions and I was pleased 18

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that I met the parameters that allowed me to join the trial. After taking an antibody blood test to see if I had contracted Covid-19 before, and a swab test to check if I had it at the time, I received my first jab. Half the folk on the trial were to receive a placebo and half were to receive the vaccine that Novavax had developed. We were all kept under observation for about 30 minutes after having the jab, which included temperature and blood pressure checks, before being allowed to go home. Three weeks later, in early November, I was back again. Some further health checks were done and a second jab was administered. Again, they kept a close eye on me for 30 minutes or so while observations took place. At that stage I did not know whether I had received the vaccine or the placebo. What I did know was that a total of about 10,000 volunteers were taking part in this trial at 20 centres across the UK. In January the first trial results were announced on the national news and were extremely successful, showing more than 90 per cent effectiveness for the vaccine. In other words, of those who had contracted coronavirus during the trial, those who had received the placebo were something like 10 times the number of those who had received the vaccine. In February and May I went again for further tests. My final visit is scheduled for this November, a year after my

second d jab. j b I played l d just j t a smallll partt in i the process, but it came at a time when I felt hopeless about doing much about this virus and its spread, and it felt good to be doing something. I was so impressed with the thoroughness of the doctors and nurses who met with me, and I thank God for the privilege of taking part. The vaccination programme will be with us for the foreseeable future, so the research continues apace in the form of these ongoing trials, which include taking into account the new variants. I thank God for the scientists and the doctors and nurses who have enabled these vaccines to be developed so amazingly quickly. The government has ordered 60 million doses of Novavax, which are to be manufactured at Stockton-on-Tees, and this vaccine is going through the approval process, which should allow it to join the others that are being used in the UK. I understand that Novavax is also going to be used in the USA and many other countries. Hopefully many, many lives will be changed by this discovery as they experience the protection and efficacy this offers for all. Praise God! While those taking part in vaccine trials number in the thousands, it is marvellous that their participation will change the lives of millions of people. This reminds me of the parable of the sower, in which the seeds led to a harvest a hundred times greater than what was sown. It is also true of our work for God. Sometimes our efforts seem small and unimportant, but God still uses them. Jesus once took a lad’s packed lunch, which seemed like an insignificant offering, blessed it and multiplied it to feed more than 5,000 people – and this is the kind of thing he can do with any of our offerings for the Kingdom. It is good to bear this in mind if you are ever feeling hopeless about the part you play or feel like giving up. As Paul wrote: ‘Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain’ (1 Corinthians 15:58).

LETTERS

ALSO ON THE FRONT LINE VOLUNTEERS OF BRITAIN AFTER reading the article about the SATCoL shops reopening (Salvationist 22 May) can I respectfully acknowledge the hard work that local Salvation Army charity shops do for communities across the country? Mostly run by corps folk, they do a tremendous service and raise vital money for corps and communities. Often in the shadow of the SATCoL shops they don’t get the recognition I think they deserve. Sometimes it’s the only way the public see The Salvation Army in their everyday life, so it’s a great responsibility that isn’t taken for granted. What they can do is offer a friendly Salvation Army smile and maybe a listening ear to customers who have just come in for a chat. And if people need spiritual advice or have questions, they are there for them. They also help community centres with furniture or clothes for people who are vulnerable or experiencing homelessness. So please do not forget our local Salvation Army shops. I know that here in Eastbourne we have earned massive respect from the local community. Mark Ayling Eastbourne

LETTERS Many years ago General Frederick Coutts said letters in the Army’s press should be ‘arefully thought out, logically presented and charitably expressed’. Letters may be edited and should ideally be no more than 300 words.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A SOLDIER? LIKE Tor Martin Ødegaard, I read the ‘Viewpoint’ articles about soldiership (Salvationist 23 January) with interest. However, whereas he suggests that transparency, accountability and integrity are vital to recruiting new members, I believe that a deeper process of theological reflection is required. The Salvation Army, I propose, needs to clarify what it means to be a soldier. Is being a soldier The Salvation Army’s version of basic discipleship or is it something more than being ‘just a Christian’? Since The Salvation Army has now decided that it is a Christian church (or denomination) and being a soldier is the essential form of full membership, it might seem to follow that this is the Army’s version of basic discipleship. If that is the case, then perhaps we need to consider how the Soldier’s Covenant relates to the covenant that is shared by all who believe in Jesus, and how the calling to be a soldier of The Salvation Army expresses the basic disciplines of sharing the gospel, supporting each other in spiritual pilgrimage and growth, serving suffering humanity and campaigning for justice in society. David Cavanagh Major Assistant Secretary for Scotland

WE read with interest the letter from Tor Martin Ødegaard (Salvationist 16 May), and his concerns about ‘transparency, accountability and integrity’ within The Salvation Army. We would like to think that those values go without saying, but wonder whether surreptitious changes are afoot? A number of Conservative politicians recently left their party believing they retained core values but that the organisation was moving away from them – without consultation. Could something similar be happening within our Army? Shouldn’t Salvationists expect consultation about any proposed fundamental change in our Church or at least an explanation of the vision? In her excellent book William and Catherine, Cathy Le Feuvre describes the Founder’s ‘autocratic authority and control’, which created division and dissent: the outcome of a lack of ‘transparency, accountability and integrity’. Consequently, in 1896 Ballington Booth left the Army and formed the Volunteers of America focusing on social care, while The Salvation Army continued as an evangelical Christian church with a mission based on faith in Jesus Christ, summed up by the motto ‘heart to God and hand to man’. General Frederick Coutts reaffirmed this in No Discharge in this War: ‘The main object of [our] mission is the proclamation of the Christian gospel.’ Is there a strategy within the Army to stealthily drop worship and the Christian church element to become a well-meaning humanitarian charity providing services to the community, while eradicating the congregation and Sunday worship? If our Church in the UK is changing, should there not be transparency and discussion – before we become the ‘Volunteers of Britain’? Garry and Yvonne Reed Barnstaple Editor’s note Readers can be assured that there is no intention or strategy to change the Army’s vision or purpose. See page 7, which previews the launch of two new books that reaffirm the Salvationist calling and covenant.

PRAYING FOR ANSWERS I READ the article (Salvationist 15 May) by my old friends Ron Thomlinson and the Rev James Macfarlane – we shared the same session at the training college in 1966 – with interest, as it touched on a problem I have with prayer, mainly that it does not appear to work! In recent times I have followed the TV programmes of Professor Brian Cox about the origins of the universe and how life on Earth began. It appears to me that the laws that govern natural events were set in motion at the moment of Creation and the Creator does not appear to override them in any meaningful way. Hence the example of the home league secretary praying for a safe journey was, in all due respect, a nonsense. Had the journey been uneventful it would indicate the prayer had been answered but as the bus broke down – due to the laws of thermodynamics or bad maintenance – the Creator would not override the natural laws. Therefore if you ask God for something and you get it, the prayer has been answered and, if you don’t get it, the answer is no. My problem has always been whether I can believe in supernatural intervention or not, as this would mean the Creator subverting his own eternal laws. I am quite prepared to believe in unseen forces at work – I commenced my working life as an RAF radar technician and you cannot see radio waves, but they are part of the universe’s natural laws. I do agree with my friends that confession is good for one’s mental health and the soul, but feel that prayers mostly benefit the prayer rather than the Creator answering the petition. Jeffery Morton Retired envoy Frome Salvationist 19 June 2021

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Singing God’s praises Brian Colley (Clowne) begins a third series of reflections on verses from Psalms Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing the praises of your name (Psalm 18:49)

AVID begins his psalm with words that tell of his love for God: ‘I love you, Lord, my strength’ (v1). This is followed by several illustrations of the safety God has provided for him. After a poetic expression of God’s greatness seen in nature, David lists the reasons for the favours he has been shown, summed up with the words: ‘He rescued me because he delighted in me’ (v19). God had rewarded his servant. In this psalm we read: ‘You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light’ (v28). Many years later John, at the start of his Gospel, was to write this about Jesus: ‘The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world’ (John 1:9). There is a move from the personal to all people, for God would deal with all humankind as he had dealt with David. David is grateful to God and some of his final words in this psalm are: ‘Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing the praises of your name’ (v49). There are many who remember to thank God for his goodness and praise him in a place of worship, but gratitude and praise should also bring about evangelism. Every opportunity should be taken to tell others about this great God we love and serve – the God who saw fit to deliver us because he delighted in us.

EFORE normal life resumes, the organisers of Thank You Day are encouraging everyone to pause and say thank you to everyone who helped others during the past year: neighbours who kept the noise down or dropped off the shopping, family members who put up with each other under the same roof, delivery drivers and supermarket security guards who kept people fed, shopkeepers who stayed open, care workers, doctors, nurses, volunteers and everyone who followed the coronavirus safety restrictions. Sunday 4 July is the day before the birthday of the NHS, so it’s a perfect moment for the country’s biggest ever thank-you party – a chance to get together with neighbours, communities and families to mark what we have experienced during the coronavirus crisis and celebrate those who have helped get us through so far. The day is supported by hundreds of organisations, including the Scouts, Girlguiding UK, Rotary, the Royal Voluntary Service, the NHS, the Football Association and the Church of England. Churches and other faith groups have particularly stepped up, reaching out to their communities and across divides to run food banks, hold online prayer meetings and worship, connect with those who are lonely and so much more. The organisers therefore want faith groups to be a central part of Thank You Day – giving, receiving and facilitating acts of thanks. Places of worship could be opened up for community events, coffee mornings or thank-you parties. Faith groups could come together to organise ecumenical or interfaith events of thanks. Resources will be available to give people the tools they need to host such events. People and organisations in the wider community are already organising activities that we can all join in with and support. Here are a few of them: 9am Join a Parkrun event and a thank-you picnic brunch for volunteers, friends and families. 11am Take part in the UK’s Power Hour litter pick to show that you care for the environment. 1pm The Big Lunch invites you to share friendship, food and fun to say thank you with your neighbours and community. Street party or picnic? You decide. 3pm Thank you for the music! Dust off your instruments and warm up those vocal cords. Play or sing along in a UK-wide performance with your friends, community or music group. 7pm BB-Thank-Q! The nation’s biggest ever Cook Out led by Levi Roots. Share a BBQ with your neighbours and friends.

O For more information about Thank You Day and how you can help make it a success, visit thankyouday.org.uk or contact emma@together.org.uk

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CELEBRATION OF SERVICE MAJORS GRAHAM AND SHARON WILLETTS Greetings and messages to: Major Ian Woodgate, South London DHQ, 1 Tiverton Street, London SE1 6NT Video greetings and messages emailed to: ian.woodgate@salvationarmy.org.uk

RETIREMENT CELEBRATION FOR MAJORS HILARY AND STEPHEN NAYLOR Sunday 27 June 2pm led by Majors John and Teresa Carmichael Messages can be sent to the corps secretary: susanpriday@hotmail.com

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

ARMY PEOPLE WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES Diamond O Helena and Jim Oliver, Blackburn (24 June) O Majors David and Grace Arnott (30 June) O Olwen and Trevor Cherrington, Dudley (1 July) Emerald (55th) O Majors James and June Rorie (28 June) Golden O Doreen and Keith Dauntsey, Enfield (12 June) PROMOTED TO GLORY O Doris Luscombe, Newton Abbot O Sheila Stanbury, Plymouth Exeter Hall Whitleigh O Margaret Nicholson, Dundee O Neesam Noble, Edmonton O Bandsman/Songster Kevin Young, Edinburgh Gorgie O Bob Ellson, Wellingborough O Major Betty Wall from King George Hospital, Ilford, on 2 June O Bandsman David Thompson, Castleford, on 5 June BEREAVED O Captain Kevin Stanbury, South London DHQ, Debbie Juster, Sutton, and SL Christina Taylor, Plymouth Exeter Hall Whitleigh, of their mother Sheila Stanbury O Major Paul Westlake of his son Simon Westlake O Songster Elizabeth Young, Edinburgh Gorgie, of her husband Bandsman/Songster Kevin Young O Gill Ellson, Wellingborough, of her husband Bob Ellson

Glenys Thompson, Castleford, of her husband Bandsman David Thompson, Major Richard Thompson, High Wycombe, and Anthony Thompson, Castleford, of their father O CSM Bryan Wall, Sunderland Monkwearmouth, and Alan Wall, Ilford, of their mother Major Betty Wall

to travel to the Army, Joan then began worshipping at a nearby Methodist church where she was welcomed, enjoyed worship and fellowship, and made many new friends. Joan had a wonderful sense of humour and loved life. She is greatly missed by her family and friends. – GB

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JOY FLEURET, WEYMOUTH JOY attended Branksome Corps, becoming a senior soldier and songster in 1959. She transferred to Weymouth in 1965 after marrying John Fleuret, and undertook several commissioned roles, including songster secretary, corps sergeant-major and songster sergeant. She also served in a number of voluntary roles, including running the weekly coffee morning. Joy was promoted to Glory on Good Friday. She is now reunited with her husband, John, and daughter, Alison. She is sorely missed by her daughter, Joanne, son-in-law, Nathan, and her four precious grandchildren, Tierney, Lilah, Chloe and Thomas. The corps family misses Joy greatly as she leaves an irreplaceable void at Weymouth. – MR

SA PIONEERING PODCAST The first episode of this new podcast features Alan Hirsch, author and thought leader in the missional church movement, speaking at the Army’s Emerge pioneer gathering in May. O Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts

TRIBUTES JOAN BRUCE, ROTHERHAM JOAN Reed was born in 1926 to Salvationist parents in Cottenham, where she grew up. She was active in the corps until she entered the Warriors session at the International Training College in 1945. Following commissioning, Joan served in several corps in the territory. In 1951 she married Stanley Bruce and they had two children, Graham and Margaret, who both inherited their mother’s love of music and became accomplished musicians. During her marriage Joan soldiered at Rotherham Corps where she served as young people’s sergeant-major and corps cadet guardian. Stanley died in 1999. Finding it difficult

ENGAGEMENTS GENERAL BRIAN PEDDLE AND COMMISSIONER ROSALIE PEDDLE O WBC (Covenant Day), Wed 7 Jul O WBC (Commissioning Day), Sat 10 THE TERRITORIAL COMMANDER (COMMISSIONER ANTHONY COTTERILL) AND COMMISSIONER GILLIAN COTTERILL O IHQ (Called to Be a Soldier launch)*, Thu 1 Jul O Westminster Abbey (Annual Civic Service), Sun 4 O WBC (Covenant Day), Wed 7 O WBC (Commissioning Day), Sat 10 O WBC (Farewell Sunday), Sun 11 THE CHIEF SECRETARY (COLONEL PAUL MAIN) AND COLONEL JENINE MAIN WBC (Into Officership and TE seminars), Mon 21 Jun O Croydon Citadel (online meeting), Sun 27 O WAG Weekend Online**, Sun 27 O WBC (Covenant Day), Wed 7 Jul O WBC (Commissioning Day), Sat 10 O WBC (Farewell Sunday), Sun 11 O

*Commissioner Gillian Cotterill only **Colonel Jenine Main only

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LILY OAKES, GATESHEAD LILY and her family quickly became part of Gateshead Citadel after attending a children’s open-air meeting in the 1970s. When her husband died suddenly, Lily did an incredibly good job of bringing up their four children. She was so proud of them all. Lily had no barriers in talking to people. For more than 31 years she volunteered at the men’s hostel in Newcastle and loved talking to the residents, making them feel valued and cared for. Even in her final weeks in a care home, she continued to pray with fellow residents. She was a diligent pastoral carer, a special prayer friend and a pub boomer who had no fear, even in the most challenging pubs. Lily faced many life challenges and had an unwavering faith, spending much time

Electricity Board. At the wedding of her best friend, Cynthia, Ruth met Ted Barber. They later married and had three children, Adrian, Ian and Sharon. Ted and Ruth linked up with the Army when they were invited to attend Bristol Easton. They became soldiers and Ruth served as a songster and attended the home league. The family later transferred to Staple Hill, where Ruth loved to attend meetings and joined the home league, women’s fellowship, gardening club and, in time, the over-60s club. She helped with the parent-and-toddler group and at the corps charity shop.

MARY McCRORY, BRISTOL SOUTH MARY was born in Bristol in 1930. Along with her family she attended Bristol Bedminster Corps and was a thirdgeneration Salvationist. Auntie Mary, as she was affectionally known, was No 1 on the roll and served as primary sergeant and songster librarian. She loved working with primary children, and her enthusiasm was infectious. Late in 2019 Bristol Bedminster changed premises and became Bristol South, moving into an area with a high child population. Although Mary was sad to leave Bedminster, she saw this as a wonderful opportunity for children’s ministry. In later life Mary had a ‘song for the day’. Randomly opening her song book, she would spend the day focusing on the words and would always share the song with everyone she spoke to. Mary is now with her Lord. She is greatly missed by her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and her corps family. – RC/SN

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OLWYN RESTALL, CHIPPENHAM BORN to Salvationist parents, Olwyn Ann Restall was brought up in Portsmouth. At an early age the seeds of faith were sown. She had two loves in life: her family and The Salvation Army, but her faith made her the person she was. She married Vic, a bandsman from the corps. He joined the forces, which required them to live overseas in Bahrain and Gibraltar, and Olwyn deeply missed not being able to attend a Salvation Army corps. Returning to the UK, they were stationed at Scampton in Lincolnshire before moving south to Wiltshire, where they eventually settled in Chippenham. They were married for more than 62

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Sunday 4 July 10.30am

RETIREMENT CELEBRATION FOR MAJORS LINDA AND RAY CHARLTON Led by Majors Mike and Lisa Lloyd-Jones Video greetings and messages to Major Lisa Lloyd-Jones lisa.lloyd-jones@salvationarmy.org.uk

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RUTH BARBER, STAPLE HILL RUTH was born in 1936. She lived most of her life in Bristol and held a number of jobs, including with the South Western

years and were blessed with two children, Helen and Philip. Olwyn was always active in the corps, latterly retiring as corps secretary. She lived out her deep love and faith in her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. She is greatly missed by all. – MW/JD

Staff Band (1891) 16. a. Drum. He compared it to a church bell and it was often used in the street as an impromptu mercy seat. 17. c. Chalk Farm 18. b. To honour the death of Salvation Army officers during the Korean War, the abduction of the Seoul boys home band and the re-establishment of Army work in Korea. 19. b. Exchanged uniform jackets and burst into song. 20. a. Regent Hall – to play King Edward VII’s favourite hymn tunes shortly after his death in 1910.

DAVID RITSON, COTTENHAM DAVID was born at the Mother’s Hospital in Clapton on 13 September 1932. He lived with his parents in Waterbeach and became an apprentice mechanical engineer. David’s mum encouraged him to attend Army youth councils where he gave his life to the Lord. He met Maureen Golding from Cottenham, where they married and had two children, Michelle and Alyson. David was very clever with his hands and made an amazing number of things out of ‘stuff’ he had at home, both for family and the corps. He was an active member of the corps until recently, serving as a bandsman, songster and quartermaster. He was also a member of the Drummers Fraternal and leader of the accordion band. David was proud of his family, including his three grandchildren, Mark, Katie and Alice. He was promoted to Glory peacefully on 26 December 2020, at home with Maureen. – MD

Ruth enjoyed family holidays camping and caravanning, especially along the south coast. Ruth is missed by Ted, Adrian, Ian, Sharon and their families, and the corps family. She is resting in God’s care. – VW

1. c. William Booth 2. d. All three 3. b. ‘Rolling Along’ 4. a. ‘Resurgam’ 5. b. Dean Goffin 6. a. George Bernard Shaw 7. d. All three 8. b. Ralph Vaughan Williams 9. c. 40 10. b. Bruce Broughton 11. d. All three 12. b. Thomas Nielsen and c. Isobel Daws 13. c. John Philip Sousa 14. c. The double slide automatically went in the opposite direction. 15. b. New York Staff Band (1887); c. Melbourne Staff Band (1890); a. International

in prayer and reflection. Her trust in God was her anchor, which gives us total confidence that she is with her Lord. – AH

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ALL THINGS BRASS QUIZ Test your knowledge of Army bands, composers and compositions by Garry Reed (North Devon) ‘Soul-saving music is the music for me.’ Who said this? a. Bramwell Booth b. Eva Burrows c. William Booth

Which British composer wrote ‘Prelude on Three Welsh Hymns’ for Salvation Army use after listening to the International Staff Band in 1953? a. Malcolm Arnold b. Ralph Vaughan Williams c. Percy Fletcher

Which of these professional orchestral or dance band musicians were brought up in The Salvation Army? a. Don Lusher b. Denis Wick c. Henry Hall d. All three

How many bands marched as part of William Booth’s funeral procession in 1912? a. 10 b. 20 c. 40

Which of these marches was composed by William Himes? a. ‘Hadleigh Camp’ b. ‘Rolling Along’ c. ‘Goldcrest’

Which was the first, and for a long time the only, major piece of brass music that both Salvation Army and contesting bands were allowed to play? a. ‘Resurgam’ b. ‘The Holy War’ c. ‘The Kingdom Triumphant’

Which Salvation Army officer wrote a championship test piece, ‘Rhapsody in Brass’, before he became a candidate? a. Erik Leidzén b. Dean Goffin c. Eric Ball

‘I consider that Salvation Army bands are among the best. Because of their fervour Salvationists get more real music out of their instruments than many professional bands.’ Who said this? a. George Bernard Shaw b. WH Auden c. Adrian Boult

Which of these Salvationists are or were professional musicians or leaders of orchestras or service ensembles? a. Maisie Wiggins b. Philip Cobb c. Dudley Bright d. All three

Which Salvationist composer has also written music for movies such as The Rescuers Down Under and Lost in Space? a. Kenneth Downie b. Bruce Broughton c. Brenton Broadstock

Which of these pieces were composed by Paul LovattCooper, the son of Army officers, for Army musicians to play? a. ‘Fire in the Blood’ b. ‘Equilibrium’ c. ‘Vitae Aeternum’ d. All three

Which of these winners of BBC Radio 2’s Young Brass award are Salvationists? a. Annemarie Federle b. Thomas Nielsen c. Isobel Daws d. All three

Who composed ‘The Salvation Army March’? a. Kenneth J Alford b. Gustav Holst c. John Philip Sousa

What was the problem with the Eb double slide bass trombone made at the Army’s St Albans factory? a. It was difficult to hold the instrument and work two slides. b. Aligning two slides accurately was difficult. c. The double slide automatically went in the opposite direction, behind the player’s shoulder.

In what chronological order were these staff bands formed? a. International Staff Band b. New York Staff Band c. Melbourne Staff Band

For William Booth, which instrument in a band was the most versatile? a. Drum b. Bass c. Cornet

Which Army band has played carols on BBC TV’s Blue Peter for many years? a. Cambridge Heath b. Hendon c. Chalk Farm

Why did Leslie Condon write the tone poem ‘Faith Reborn’? a. As an expression of the beauty of God’s creation and development of the Army’s work in Zimbabwe. b. To honour the death of Salvation Army officers during the Korean War, the abduction of the Seoul boys home band and the re-establishment of Army work in Korea. c. As a musical portrait of the Norfolk countryside, where he was brought up.

During the 2001 Epic Brass concert featuring the Black Dyke Band and the ISB, what did soloists David Daws and Roger Webster do during their cornet duets ‘Wonderful Words’ and ‘Glorious Ventures’? a. Exchanged instruments. b. Exchanged uniform jackets and burst into song. c. Exchanged music and stands.

Which was the first Army band to play on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace? a. Regent Hall b. Chalk Farm c. The ISB

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