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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, April 3,
1981
church use.
(Actually, the amount of money designated for Y.0.U. pro
grams far exceeds the amount that our youth contribute each year.) As
always, through the use of coded labels, a careful accounting of all
contributions made by our youth will be maintained.
Let's remember that we should be teaching our children about tithing and
the blessings God gives us for obeying His laws.
Holy Day Offering envelopes are sent by third-class mail. Therefore, if
you have recently changed your address, they may not be delivered. If
you did not receive your envelopes by April 1st, please call the toll-free
number in Pasadena (1-800-423-4444). Another set of envelopes will be
sent immediately.
From Y.O.U. Office
S.E.P. Update Plans for S.E.P. are moving very swiftly now. Staff
selection is now complete, and selection of ministers going to S.E.P. is
almost complete. Hopefully, we can run a list of these ministers in the
next report.
We received over 1500 applications from prospective campers. The response
was certainly overwhelming. Our thanks to all of you who encouraged our
young people to apply. We will be accepting 915 campers this summer.
Notices of acceptance should reach all the applicants in the next week or
so.
Since we weren't able to accept everyone, we concentrated on accepting
those who had never been to Orr, and those who were older. We are accept
ing virtually no 12-year-olqs and very few 13-year-olds. We are also
accepting only about 90 campers who have been to Orr before (to put a
little experience in each dorm). If you have young people or parents who
come to you and wonder why their child wasn't accepted, please let them
know. We simply had more applicants than we could accept and tried to
prioritize need. Encourage the younger campers to apply again next year.
Y.O.U. Update We have received Mr. Armstrong's approval on the Pastor's
Manual. They are currently being readied for printing and should be in
the mail to all full-time ministers within about three weeks. This should
help solve many of your questions about Y.O.U. policies and procedures.
It is now the season for Talent and Track. Please encourage all inter
ested teens to be preparing. If you have a question about dates and
locations of either activity in your area, contact your district co
ordinator.
Non-fleet Mileage Reimbursement Rate Increase (U.S. Ministry)
Effective April 15, 1981 the non-fleet mileage reimbursement rate will be
increased to 20¢ per mile for the first l250 miles driven in a month, and
11¢ per mile for all additional mileage. Ministers receiving a monthly
non-fleet mileage allotment will have it raised automatically when the
new rate goes into effect.
If there are other questions concerning mileage reimbursement, please
consult Pastoral Instruction #3.2.7.2. in the Ministerial Manual.