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PASTOR GENERAL•s REPORT, MARCH 18, 1983
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housing in the area and strives to find the facilities that will suit the
members' needs.
we always strive for a discounted rate, even in the off season. We encour
age this by helping the establishments to understand the volume of business
that will come their way when the price is right.
Many establishments are very happy to have the Church's business and gladly
offer good rates. However, some refuse to offer discounts. It might seem
senseless not to recommend a housing property which is of good quality and
has the features the Church members need. But sometimes we do not recommend
such a facility because it demands a rate that does not reflect the amount
of business the Church might do with that establishment. We find it wiser
to move the Church's business to where the rates are more favorable.
In other cases, the rate might be attractive, but quality or service is
lacking. Rather than recommend a place which would later cause problems,
we choose to leave it off our list of recommended housing. Some members
might want to stay in establishments such as these, but this would not be
wise.
We need the full cooperation of all the members for our negotiating efforts
to succeed.
When the establishments which deal favorably with us are
filled with joyous, friendly Feast-goers for eight days, they will very
happily offer us good rates again. Likewise, those places which refuse to
offer favorable prices should
not
be rewarded by those who might have per
sonal reasons for lodging there. The facilities booked by the Feast Coor
dinators and their staffs should be adequate for the needs of all members�
The policy, then, is this:
Members should stay only in the motels and
hotels listed in the "Festival Planner" supplement to The WORLDWIDE NEWS.
This is simply to everyone's advantage.
Please tell the members to
patronize those establishments, and only those, for their festival housing.
International News
French-language Areas Report February was truly a month of growth for
the
French phase of God's Work. The month started with the roar of jet engines
bringing the French ministers from France, Switzerland, Canada and the
French West Indies to Pasadena for the February 7-18 Refreshing Program.
This was a unique occasion as never before had so many of the French
ministers and their wives been together! Several of the ministers had the
opportunity to make new friends with fellow ministers they had never had
the chance to meet before.
In addition to the regular Refresher activities, there was a ministerial
meeting conducted by Mr. Dibar Apartian, Regional Director, and a series of
social events and soirees.
February also saw tremendous growth in the circulation of the French Inter
national GOOD NEWS. From mid-December 1982 to the end of February 1983, our
circulation increased 202.4%. Our previous circulation of 3,118 jumped to
the current figure of 9,428.
This growth was due to Mr. Armstrong's
November 1982 letter to CORRESPONDENCE COURSE students in which he offered
a subscription to the IGN.