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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, SEPTEMBER 13, 1985
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and other daily responsibilities and activities. But God's
Feast of Tabernacles is a time for families to draw closer
together as we worship Him.
Accordingly, it would seem only natural for parents and their
children to want to
.u.t.
together in services as they listen
to God's ministers preach from His Word.
Parents should
therefore make sure that their teens and younger children sit
with
.tMJn.
Of course, it would be fine for teens or younger children to
sit with their friends occasionally, provided parents of the
friends are also there.
However, unsupervised teens should
not sit together in groups, as this hinders their attention
to the messages and prevents family togetherness.
Other
problems have resulted from this practice in the past-
problems that parents and
teens
should strive to avoid this
year by sitting together.
When we come before God!.!.
A.
famil:t,
He will bless us indi
vidually and as a family. This is because worshiping God in
this way glorifies the One who created family life for a
great purpose.
Let's do everything we can during this
festival season to draw our families together!
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ON SEPTEMBER 21
On-site Festival Assistance
Members should not go to the Feast of Tabernacles with insuf
ficient funds, expecting to receive financial assistance at
the Festival site.
Only limited funds for genuine emer
gencies will be available there, and then only with the local
pastor's recommendation.
--Joseph Tkach, Ministerial Services
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For the eighth time this year a new record has been set for weekend
WATS calls. Mr. Armstrong's telecast on the Labor Day weekend brought
in a record-breaking 20,445 calls. This new all-time high is 55 per
cent above the year-to-date average {13,150 calls). In the past, call
volume during summer holiday weekends has been far below average.
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The August •Good News• article by Earl H. Williams, •sweeten Your
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