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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, APRIL 18, 1986
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should avoid any of the airports cited by the State Department in planning
Feast travel this yeaf". While a non stop flight to Tel Aviv would probably
be quite safe, most other Middle Eastern, Mediterranean or southern
European airports may not be. London, as well as airports behind the Iron
Curtain, would probably be safe as well. But any side trips before and
after the Feast in Israel should be planned carefully to avoid potential
danger.
Finally, after Unleavened Bread the "Pastor General's Report" will
become a biweekly publication.
This issue will be the last weekly
edition. All material currently in the publication will remain, so each
issue will be slightly larger. However, we hope that by publishing bi
weekly you will have more time to digest all the contents. We plan to
mail on Wednesdays so that most of you will receive your issue before the
Sabbath. Mr. Richard Rice's as well as Mr. Gene Hogberg's material will
appear in every issue.
Again, thank you for your prayers. Let's carry on the Work with ever
increasing zeal and enthusiasm.
Sincerely, in Jesus' name,
FROM CHURCH ADMINISTRATION
DISTRICT FAMILY WEEKENDS; HOLY CALENDAR; ANNOUNCEMENT;
PRAYER UPDATES; INTERNATIONAL NEWS--New Zealand, Caribbean, French
District Paaily Weekends Now that most Y.o.o. districts have completed
their family weekends it seems appropriate to comment on some of your
questions and suggestions.
One item that comes up regularly is the
problem of organizing District "Family" Weekends without neglecting the
"Family.• Often we create a very tight schedule of ball games in separate
gyms for various age groups. Or sometimes the boys are playing at one
location while the girls are playing at another. This leaves parents in a
quandary--or, as they might put it, "a no-win situation."
Compounding that, some coordinators and pastors have included other
activities or distractions for the adults themselves. This is especially
true of weekends on which multiple seminars are scheduled, with parents
and youth choosing which they will attend. While most of the seminar
subjects are very profitable, they once again divide the time and focus of
the family.
Our initial intent in creating District Family Weekends was to encourage
family participation and build family relationships. This was to be done
through activities which promote COMBINED participation of parents and
their children--for example, Bible Bowls, father-son basketball, mother
daughter volleyball, square dancing or any number of games and activities
that could be so combined.