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The rows of empty pews in any church are a saddening witness to the
egular church atten dance is not fashionable ’these days.
general apathy. We preachers seek to console our
selves with the thought th a t our hearers have come to church because they wanted to, and not just to be in the swim, or to impress anyone. One effect of this has has been to
make the evangelical sermon a rare thing. Preachers are ap t to take i t for
granted that their companions in the church are all born-again Christians. Sometimes we are mistaken. After years of regular church atten
that because they cannot grasp how such a situation can exist, it must be an impossible dream. Nothing is impossible with God,
They make the mistake of thinking
granted many things that our forefa thers would have regarded as impos sible.
Creator of all things. Even in our own lives we take for
after death, even hazier notions are held. \
With regard to the possibility of life
A remark that persists in coming out is: “Well, we don’t know. No one has ever come back to tell us.” We could always reply,“Jesus did!” Why should we be embarrassed to '
dance it is possible that some folks feel no need of such sermons. However, a short, sharp, shock ser
mon along these lines may set them rethinking their own position, and this is fine. Many people who will admit to belief in God, are very hazy about it. Conscious of accepting a belief
talk about this? Most of us are very hesitant to speak
to others about our religous convic tions.
are felt to be too deep for words. At the risk of being misunderstood
about a superpower behind the uni verse, they may not see eye to eye with Saint Augustine who spoke of God loving each one of us, as if there was only one of us to love.
I wonder why. Perhaps these things
or ridiculed, we must try to find some words for them and gossip the gospel where we can, as so many have an
unf ulfilledneed for the presence of Christ m their lives. Of the writing
of.books on religion in
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general, and Christianity in particu lar, there seems to be no end, but
despite this, reaching the hearts ai minds of people who never come church is quite a problem. In this way, I feel very privileged
After eight years of writing the ;
have my words read so regularly 1 so many people who do not attei services of divine -worship and woe not pick up a religious book.
short pieces, I am sometimes ask how I manage to keep them comin Let me readily admit to feeling t
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I t was seeing empty pews in t
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t h ^ k ?bout, i t- p ray about it, and voice*** °n the advice o£ th a t inner , Joe Stansfleld..
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ther in Lancashire, was rather like one of those expensive fireworks. It fiz
T
he Millennium Roadshow, hosted by Churches Toge
key themes in the Church “mission statement.”
zled, then went out. The roadshow promised much,
but the initial launch in Black burn Cathedral’s Crypt lacked
that final spark. An invited audience of 100 heard
that every home in the country will receive a candle and an affirmation in December 1999. Wherever you are, as the Year 2000 approaches, i t is hoped tha t millions of people will take their candles and light them from one another as midnight strikes. One secondary headteacher com
mented wryly: “Most of those the church is trying to reach will be drunk.” She could well be right.
The Millennium is seen by Church
es Together as a chance to s ta r t again. An opportunity to make sure that humankind dyes better in the 3rd Millennium than in the other two. Family life is one of the three
of my contemporaries attended bun- day School; some once, some twice each Sunday. Our teachers were vol unteer members of the semor churen and their mission, to acquaint us with the Bible and to ensure we recognised right from wreng.wnat today would be described as the fee* good factor” was associated with tne former and words such as guilt and shame were associated with the Iat- ter. For the majority, it worked. In those days, most families faced life and its ups and downs, together. Today, in a line from the Houghton
I t is almost four decades since most . f
W & S S d S S d a Blackburn: Cathedral Crypt full of men m som-..
struggle. Congregations have, declined, but in my view, it too has, Menfoul of some of thoseomissions “ the family. I t is trying to win pop-.
There were no young people present The Chureh today is facing an u pM
I S m e and, I believe, many more,: its attitude to one issue alone, the nation’s gay community, has been the
tion has been, for the most part, passed on to schools. Increased pres sure on curriculums has phased out what little they managed. If the . Church is going to see an upturn in
Weavers’ “When granny sang me songs,” “The kids have television, their pockets full of brass, they don t go short of anything, but love.” Responsibility for religious educa
^^the^Chureh tours the country with its Millennium Roadshow_and family values come under the micro scope, I wonder what land of .families the Church is giving its blessing to as we approach the Year 2000. . Perhaps i t 'is high time th a t the
Church too got back to basics. Vivien Meath;
Aussie-style notes from a small island
by Tom Frossinakis
THE opportunity to spend 12 months in England on a teacher exchange resulted in the addition of larger-than- life Australian, Mr Tom Frossinakis, joining the Clitheroe Royal Grammar School staff this year. Below, he reflects on some of the highlights during the
first six months. “Good morning, Mr Frossinakisl You have been matched
with a Miss Wharton a t Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, a grant-maintained school in Lancashire estab lished in 1554, so it’s a relatively new school,” said the pleasant voice on the telephone a t Birdwood High School,
South Australia.
charlie is CLITH. . . how did you pronounce that name?” I replied.
And thus began preparations for our trip to Clitheroe for
“Thanksl Where the dickens is Lancashire and where the /
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our second teacher exchange. Our first was in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1989 and we Were very confident that the experience was a more than adequate preparation fpr whatever might transpire in a little hick town in some bar ren wasteland at the fringe of a mostly denuded Forest of Bowland, in a piddler of a depression called the Ribble Valley, with a barren; mini Ayers Rock called Pendle Hill where baseless myths of witchcraft abound. Teaching selected, well-to-do and very intelligent and superbly behaved children was going to be a veritable joy - even if I
had to wear a tiel These euphoric thoughts were in spite of the fact that I
had specifically asked for a school in' Inner London with armed guards, sniffer dogs and mostly recalcitrant and uninspired, tougher than rawhide students. My dear wife and I decided that if we were going to be in for a penny, we may as well be in for a pound - so ...“Let’s do it!” Having left Adelaide with 38 degrees, three days of 25
missing. At school, the teachers all speak with funny accents. They are exceedingly friendly, but seem on edge about
something or other? The classes: Students are all in uniform and very well spo
ken and polite. They address me as “Sir” and I haven’t
been knighted — yeti As I walk into the staffroom I am greeted by a concerned
member of staff with “Are you all right?” I reply that I am indeed all right—and inwardly wonder if it’s because I look deathly pale or have some item of clothing missing. There are hushed references about something called
Tom Frossinakis is a teacher from Down Under who, as part of an exchange scheme, at CRQS, has been sampling life ’
at work and play in the Ribble Valley
turned up . . 1 what is this place!! Only three out of 22 are NOT really happy with the way
degrees in Hawaii and three days in Toronto a t -10 degrees, we were well-prepared for a Clitheronian winter. There are delays a t the airport and items of luggage go
I am teaching their offspring; two of these have minor concerns which we sort out very quickly, but the third says, “Mr Frossinakis, I feel you should be employing the, «=amp methodology as Miss Wharton used to because my child’s bio-rhythms have been disrupted.” ,: • Can I think about this one - at least for a micro-second,
please? Overall, a very supportive and concerned parent body
Out of school: Watching a game of pool — a well-known' ' ■ ;i Touring locally: What a magnificent area, with gems like; .', ;
who want the best for their children . . . thank God for. that,Isay.
team of some 18 years standing. A test of endurance and patience as the player considers every angle, all possible1 strategies, then downs a pint of something of a dark colour, reconsiders all angles/strategies and then says, “Oh, I’m sorry, I thought it was your shotl”
OFSTED; perhaps it’s some Nordic relic or a wild animal with occult powers reminiscent of witchcraft of old. There is some tangible fear of this ‘thing’, the OFSTED. Lunch-break lasts for 75 minutes. What a luxuryl I ’ll
have time to eat, re-read “War and Peace” and work on MY proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem.
gassed by some Valium-type substance because no signs of life appear, no offers of solutions, even to simple prob lems are offered. So, I grab a chair, put it upside down on my head, jump on the table, and speak in Greek. AHAI There IS lifel Marking: My goodness; all teachers seem to have piles
Raising my voice. I am concerned that my class has been
and piles of blue or red exercises to mark a t EVERY break. I sincerely hope they have had time to do some teaching in the school. Parent teacher night: My goodness! ALL my parents have
Downham, Waddington, Sawley, Whalley, Pendle Hill,; Grindleton etc. The whole Ribble Valley is an.outstand-> ing treasure — please don’t over-tourist it.
place of incredible beauty and “individual’: tangible char-' acter. What places and people!
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world. All that’s needed is warm and friendly relationships with Mr Visa!
Touring internationally: So easy to visit all parts of the’
Walking: Having done a 25-mile walk, the Pendle Witchj Way, on a wet, windy, misty Saturday along with 169; walkers of all ages and shapes, I know now why the Eng-* lish are regarded as eccentric and rather ‘odd’. For all, that, it was an experience I’ll never forget; even if it near-* ly killed mel You are a nation of mobile and fit people —! you see dogs taking people for walks everywhere.
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How, I wonder, will Miss Wharton be taking to my ‘life’S down under?
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Touring further out: Ireland:(surprisihg); Wales (lyrical);' Scotland (spectacular); England (elegant) — each one a-
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