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FESTIVAL OFFICE ENCOURAGES INPUT FROM MINISTRY Greetings from Big
Sandy! The Festival has almost arrived for another year -- 1978!
Where the past twelve months have gone, I simply don't know. In the
Festival Office, we live from the end of one Feast in preparation for
the next. HOPEFULLY, we have done our job well this year and the
ministry will be able to say "Another best feast ever!"
As you all know, there are five new sites for 1978: SEATTLE, Washington;
FRESNO, California; SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York; NORFOLK, Virginia and
SAVANNAH, Georgia. Each new site is unique and should add to the
members' Festival week with much better facilities, more interesting
and fun attractions, historic side trips or natural beauty not avail
able in the previously used sites.
These areas will undoubtedly make an impression on the ministry too.
Following the Feast, we would very much appreciate hearing from any of
you with definite opinions about the new sites (and the old ones too!)
concerning their viability for future years. It is important that
these recommendations be sent in immediately as we will begin to sign
contracts for 1979 yet this autumn!
Seriously, we would really appreciate any advice or criticism which
will improve the Festival for the brethren in the future. In� eyes,
the Festival is in pretty good shape at the present time. Therefore,
any impetus for dramatic changes will no doubt have to come from out
side the department. Your viewpoint, as a minister, is essential for
such further development and growth.
By the time you receive this PASTOR'S REPORT, you may or may not have
received your Festival allotment check. All Preaching Elders and Local
Elders please note that you have received an increase! When we noticed
that the Festival Tithe from the brethren was coming in at a little
better rate this year, we were able to plan for a modest increase for
those two ministerial offices. Enjoy it!
So, from all of us in Big Sandy to all of you -- have a wonderful
Feast! As everyone in the Festival Office travels to a site to serve
during the Festival, together as a body we will be seeing all of you.
Again, until then, have a good Feast and we'll look forward to hearing
from you afterward!
--Sherwin McMichael, Festival Office
NEWS FROM EDITORIAL SERVICES The October-November issue of the U.S.
Plain Truth is now off the press. In it we have begun to run the
newly titled United States and Britain in Prophecy. We will continue
to run this series until it is completed -- then a new full-sized book
on the subject will replace the present booklet. At this point I'm��
not sure whether Mr. Armstrong wishes to publish this commercially or
in the usual way. As soon as we have more information on that we'll
let you know.
In addition we are also making the healing series from the Good News
into a booklet. It will take 4 to 6 weeks to get that printed if
everything goes according to the usual schedule on such things.
Roger Lippross informs me that the much-maligned "sex cover " PT (April
issue)did extremely well on the newsstands -- in fact, the best of any
cover so far.