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completely. This instruction would also be helpful to review for any who
have transferred within the last year or two.
We hope to announce this summer's transfers shortly after the Feast of Un
leavenedBread.
Thank you again for your faithful prayers for Mr. Armstrong and those of us
here in Pasadena. Our thoughts and prayers are with you continually.
We in Ministerial Services wish you a pleasant and meaningful spring feast!
**** TOBE ANNOUNCED IN ALL U.S. AND CANADIAN CHURCHES ****
Important Notice to All Approved Caribbean Transfers
The Caribbean regional office has recently mailed confirmation
letters to those approved to attend the Feast of Tabernacles in
the Caribbean. The letter asks for a deposit to be sent to the
office in Puerto Rico.
If you received a confirmation letter, please note that your de
posit check should be made out to: WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD. This
is vital for the processing of your check. Thanks very much for
your attention to this matter.
International News
From Mr. FrankBrown PLAIN TRUTH circulation in the United Kingdom contin
ues to grow steadily, peaking in February at 166,419--a 33.4% increase over
February, 1984. Circulation in Scandinavia, the continent of Europe and
the Middle East peaked at 35,526, 41,303 and 14,498 respectively. There
will be sharp drops in these circulations with the next issue because of a
large mailing of renewal notices, but circulation will then rise for the
rest of the year.
The offer of The GOOD NEWS to PLAIN TRUTH subscribers of two years or more
has been very successful, with the first mailing to the U.K. pulling a 46%
response. The second batch of 10,000 letters has just been mailed and re
sponses are presently coming in. We have just started to print the GOOD
NEWS for this area in the U.K., with an initial print run of 24,000.
The total number of baptised members in the U.K. is 2,448, with an increase
of approximately 12 members per month. This year it looks like we will pass
two and one-half thousand!
Mail income in the U.K. for February was up 4.8% over last year, but the
year-to-date figure is a minus 2.3%. This is due to the fact that January,
1984 was a month of very high income. We hope the overall trend, of course,
improves as the year advances.
Finally, various changes are being made to the offices here in England. The
ceiling of the reception area has been raised to give a much lighter and