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I Jesus, is to read St Mark's Gospel throughout. All the evidence, Bible scholars say, points to Mark as being the


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first gospel writer. Why, then, is Matthew's first in


the book? I t was once thought to have been the first, but present day opinion puts Mark as first. I t is now said th a t the compilers of Matthew and Luke's gospels had Mark's written work before them, and most of it has been copied word for word in their versions. Before any of the gospels were


written, St Paul was preaching to the Gentiles and writing his letters 1 to churches he had founded or


helped in his missionary journeys.


he best way to begin a study of the gospels, the good news about


These letters, preserved in rever­ ence until today, were penned before the gospels as we know


them. Paul probably had access to


quite a number of collected stories of Jesus, written before our Now Testament gospels. Probably because of these, Paul does not seem to have written a life of Jesus. His writings referred in the main to specific details and points which he instilled into the minds of the early church and setting out considered answers to their problems of that


time. Paul's theology is rather tough


going for beginnoi's in the faitli even if he did write before the apostles. The gospel of Mark is easier to fol­ low, so it is best to begin with it for the foundation of belief. Paul only tells one story of Jesus, tlie account


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of the last supper (Corinthians v. 11). He contents himself with sum­ marising the good nows in four brief statements, about Christ's death, burial, resurrection, and appear­


ances. In First Corinthians 15 we find:


"Now, 1 would remind you, brethren, in what terms I preached to you the' gospel which you received, in which you stand, by which you are saved, that Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures, and that He appeared to Cephas (Peter), then to the twelve. Then Ho appeared to more than 500 brethren at one time, most of wliom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then Ho appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared to


me." Here we have a sort of miniature


creed giving Paul's statement of belief, written before the gospels, so it is the oldest testimony of a Chris­ tian still in existence. 1 am tolling you this because it is important and you might not learn of it through any other means. In the past few years, I have been


very conscious of a deep spiritual hunger and thirst among those to whom I preach and for whom I write. People are asking questions and wanting to know more about the Christian faith because of find­ ing a divine dissatisfaction within themselves. So I counsel all who approach mo


to read for themselves the gospel of St Mark, said by so many Bible scholars to have been drawn large­ ly from the memories of Peter. Joe Stansficid


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YOUNG Chris Marcella did not mind having to wait until April for his Christmas present from


the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. For the eight-year-old and his family, of


Upbrooks, Clitheroe, enjoyed a fabulous two-night 1 break on the Isle of Man, courtesy of this newspa-


pGF.Chris's dream trip came about after he visited Father Christmas in his grotto a t the Advertiser and Times


office during the late-night shopping event m Decem­ ber Youngsters were encouraged to leave their letters for Santa, with the chance to win some fabulous prizes. Chris's note, asking for a guitar so he could be like his dad, was considered to be the best of the bunch. The Marcellas, made up of parents David and Jaque-


line. Will (six), Janey (four) and Chris, took a ferry cross­ ing to the isle, where they stayed in the luxury four- crown Empress Hotel and took advantage of the excel­ lent leisure facilities. The prize was donated by the Isle of


Man Steam Packet Company. Chris enjoyed the break so much that he sent a post­


card, depicting the harbour in the island's capital, Dou­ glas, to the Advertiser and Times to say 'thank you'. It read; "Here I am on the Isle of Man, enjojdng my Christ­


mas prize with my family. I like the hotel." Our pictures show the the chatty postcard kindly sent


us by Chris.


Loyal servants of local churches are thanked


LONG service to organisations in gener­ al, and churches in par­ ticular, is a sound fea­ ture of areas such as the


Ribble Valley. In the parish of Tosside,


Mrs Frances Calverley has just retired after more than three decades as secretary to the parochial church council and organist at the Dalehead church, St James's, Stocks in Bow-


land. She has also been a keen


helper at church and other events and there was an excellent attendance at a presentation evening for her. Mrs Calverley's late husband John also put in


many years of service to the


church. In the more urban part of


the Ribble Valley, Mrs Jean Dean has retired after 25 years as verger at St Paul's, Low Moor, Clitheroe. She has commented how the work helped strengthen her faith as well as widen her circle of friends. The Vicar, the Rev. Rod­


ney Nicholson, has been one of many people to pay tribute to Mrs Dean's work. As he has pointed out, there are many features of such jobs which need quiet tact and an ability to put people at their ease on sometimes stressful occasions. Mrs Dean could always bo relied


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Review of Dahl classic wins Dannielle our prize


SPORTY youngster Danielle Fisher has won our Junior Reader of the Month t itle for


April. Whalley CE Primary


School pupil Danielle (11), of Hayhurst Road, Whal­ ley, is a member of the school's netball team and of Roefield Gymnastic Club, and is a keen swim­ mer, as she is currently undertaking her bronze award. Danielle has a t ten d ed 2nd Whalley Brownies for four years and has now become a member of 2nd Whalley


Guides. She is also looking for­


ward to s ta rt in g at Clitheroc Royal Grammar School in September. Danielle's other interests


include writing, music and reading and her review of Roald Dahl's children’s clas­ sic, "The BEG", caught the judges' eyes at Clithoroe Library. She says she enjoyed the book because she thought it was exciting


and funny. She wrote: "What hap­


pened in the story was that the BEG was going around the village whore Sophie lived and blowing dreams into children's heads. But Sophie couldn't get to sleep, so when the BEG passed her school lie had to take


her with him because he was worried she would tell other people. "Then later on in the


story, near the end, the BFG gets planes to come out and capture the other giants. I especially liked the p ar t about dreams. My favourite character is Sophie because she is always asking questions or making comments." Danielle (pictured) says


that she has read a lot of Roald Dahl stories, includ­ ing "Charlie and the Choco­ late Factory", "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator", "Danny the Champion of the World", "The Enormous Crocodile", "The Twits", "Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes" and "The Witch- ©s”. She adds: "I think Roald


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[Power slip of our borough councils can come as a shock to the system As I see it


person's vote can and some- H


I times does count has been well and truly hammered


I home in the Ribble Valley. But residents in a politically- aware place such as this should


[ know — many of them do not—that Government policy now dictates a


large proportion of borough council decisions. The scope for individual­ ity in finance, planning and council housing policy seems to narrow


month by month. This reduction in effective power


has made becoming a borough


j councillor less and less attractive. All credit to those who give up their time and, in most cases, money as


ors incur. lors incur.


I well; the attendance allowance and expenses schemes are barely enough to repay the costs council­


igh drama at coun­ cil elections is all very exciting. The lesson that every single


by central government, Conserva- tive and now Labour, has done the grassroots no favours. Many of the measures are to stop "little tin gods" in politically-revved-up city


But the tightening of regulations


and urban areas abusing power, but they still apply to rural communi­


ties like ours. Several recent letters to this


newspaper, and responses to plan­ ning applications, have clearly demonstrated that voters do not realise just how tight a straitjacket binds the council when it comes to allowing housebuilding, for


instance. People in villages assume that,


local plan ana national regumuuus. uve,


because a view is pleasant or a green field a useful place to play, councillors can and will follow pleas to refuse building, even where the land meets all the criteria under the local plan and national regulations.


If there is pressure on school places, or drainage facilities, residents assume the council can stop devel­


opment. It cannot — and, if it tries and is


inevitably overturned on appeal, the local council taxpayers have to foot the bill for costs. The reason is that the Government, like the one before it, wants houses to be built where at all possible. I t says that education, sewage and any other relevant municipal provider will have to deal itself with extra pres­


sure on it. The "get building" ethos may


well exclude the village green, but it will include "infill" sites and writing letters and protesting to the plan­ ning department, this newspaper and other places will not change it. The council now seems to have accepted that getting this message over is impossible; it rarely, if ever.


......... ...


responds to unfounded criticism


these days. Another Government ploy now is


to impose a duty on councils, but not give them any money to pay for it. The Crime and Disorder Bill is a classic example of this. In Utopia, the council, police, property own­ ers, licencees and other society components would have been work­ ing together for years to make soci­ ety safer. We are not in Utopia, so they have not, but are now being forced to by the bill. The Govern­ ment is offering no help with the expenses incurred, saying they will be more than repaid because the improvements to society that are achieved will result in cost savings due to less vandalism and the like! These are the sort of burdens the


council carries, and there are numerous others. People whose lives are suddenly affected by a council issue should do their home­ work before assuming nothing has changed. They will learn a loti


^ Tim Procter Chris says thanks for a wonderful holiday


Dahl is a very good author and I would like to read other books by him."


S u c c e s s f o r d e n t a l n u r s e L i n d a CLITHEROE'S Linda Skollorn was one of six dental nurses to receive certificates at Accrington and Rossendale College.


period to gain NVQ Levels 2 and 3 in customer care, word processing and first aid, as ' well as a dental nursing certificate.


Mrs Skellorn, of Siddows Lane, attended college one day a week over a two-year ...............


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