It's new editor time...

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Before I begin, I should explain that Go Fourth has until now been a totally paper based magazine, much of what you will read assumes that you will be looking at the printed page... please excuse this.

The editor of Go Fourth is elected for three years at a time, I think I am the fifth.

After producing the September issue, I was given the oportunity to create some web pages, and so I decided to produce an Electronic Go Fourth.

The following is my editorial page from the printed magazine.

I should like to start off by thanking Gerry Tickner for his sterling work on the last three years of Go Fourth I am sure that everyone will agree that I have a very hard act to follow!

Perhaps I should introduce myself and tell you how I ended up writing this: I'm Geoff Riley, and I live in Lymm. I made my Cursillo at Foxhill last October-Chester Cursillo #16.

Being right on the edge of our Diocese I'm a little bit out of the way. However, the Cursillo weekend fired me up to such an extent that I wanted to get involved as much as I could.

I attended the Diocesan Ultreya at St. Stephens, Congleton last September-still "floating" on the experience of the weekend, and came across "The Secretariat." At the Ultreya a couple of the Secretariat posts were up for election, and it was mentioned that the Editorship for Go Fourth was due for election at the AGM in May. I went away thinking. (I won't say it's an unusual event-I'll leave that to you!)

A while later I wrote to Gerry asking what was involved, and was informed that being the editor meant you are responsible for everything from soliciting articles through to stapling and distributing the finished magazines... So I prayed about it-I knew that this is not something that I would be able to do in my own strength: I'm far too busy! God, however, has plenty of time, and He will see to it that Go Fourth will be as good as it can be.

To cut a long story short, I was elected to the post of Editor at the Diocesan Ultreya and AGM in May. So, (in the words of the song) "Here I am, Lord."

I would welcome any comments on the style that I have used in the magazine. Being a "computer-friendly person," (I refuse the title "expert;" since an "ex" is a has-been, and a "spurt" is a drip under pressure!) I have produced this on my computer, and hope that I have achieved a pleasingly consistent and readable style.

The next issue will be due out in January 1996, if you have any articles (or cartoons; or anything!) which you would like to see in print, please get it to me by December 2nd at the latest.

Geoff Riley

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