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CLARIFICATION OF PASSOVER PRACTICES AND EXPLANATIONS
Several have asked for a clarification of our Passover practices and
explanations. Some have wondered about a study paper on "The Passover
in the Bible and the Church Today," as well as GTA's comments on the
subject in his book The Real Jesus.
Please understand that neither of the above writings constitute official
Church doctrine or practice. Any variation of doctrinal explanation
contained in them has not been approved by Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong.
Consequently, there is no official change of practice or explanation this
year for any part of the Passover observance or story.
While there are a number of questions that need eventual clarification,
we have been so busy with other things during this time of trial and
trauma that we have not been able to make a study of these details and
present them to Mr. Armstrong for approval. Hopefully we will be able
to get to these matters before Passover of next year.
However, there should be no confusion 6�out the date of the Passover.
We still observe it on the evening of the 14th of Nisan (which falls this
year on Tuesday, April 10th). Neither of the above sources raised any
issues that would change the Church's Passover observance from the eve
of Nisan 14 to some other date. Therefore, there should be no question
about when to keep this service.
--Wilbur A. Berg, Pastoral Administration Dept.
"NEWS SUMMARY" TO GET NEWS OF THE WORK OUT FASTER TO BRETHREN
A new idea has been born which should help to solve our brethren's yearn
ing for later news of events in God's Work, especially during these trying
times when each day seems to bring new surprises in the Church's confron
tation with the state of California.
During Mr. Rader's report to members who attended special services in the
Hall of Administration last Thursday evening, the brethren expressed
their desire for regular updates on what is happening in the Work of God.
Even though the Worldwide News has contained fine indepth reports, they
complained that the news is dated by two to three weeks when they get it.
Although the ministry is being kept up to date through the Pastor's
Report, we now have a way to put late news contained in its pages into
a special weekly "News Summary" which the brethren can receive in church
every Sabbath!
The "News Summary" will usually be two pages (a single sheet of paper)
duplicated locally in advance of the Sabbath every week, and then dis
tributed to all heads of households at services on the Sabbath. (Perhaps
a small donation of a dollar or so per person per year in each local
area would take care of all paper and duplicating costs in each church.)
Expanded coverage of all summarized news, plus additional related articles
and reports, will continue to appear as usual in the Worldwide News
approximately every other week.
--Pastor's Report Staff