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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, FEBRUARY 26, 1982
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FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
International News
Australian Report
God's Work in Australia began 1982 in a healthy finan
cial position with a budget for the year exceeding four million dollars for
the first time. Of that amount 54% has been allocated for the Great Commis
sion, and all programs instituted in 1981 will continue full steam ahead.
In the media field, contracts have been signed to place one and one-quarter
million inserts advertising The PLAIN TRUTH in T.V. WEEK, a nationwide
magazine. The ads will appear in the next three months.
We have some disappointing news to report. One working day before The WORLD
TOMORROW broadcast was to be aired on the giant video screen in the Mel
bourne City Square, the Melbourne City Council closed down the screen. The
City of Melbourne (which owns the screen) recently had a change in govern
ment, and the new Council decided to close down all its money-losing opera
tions.
Unfortunately this included the giant video screen in the city
centre which is reported to have lost well over a million dollars last year.
There is only a faint possibility that the screen will begin operation
again. Meanwhile, we are continuing our efforts to have The WORLD TOMORROW
program aired in the Melbourne area.
The heavy emphasis on Victoria in our upcoming advertising program in T.V.
WEEK is designed to partially compensate for the fact that doors to Mel
bourne's radio and T.V. are still firmly closed to us.
Highlights of 1981 From British Office March 15, 1982 will mark the end of
a ten-week transition period and the beginning of a new era for the Work in
Britain. On this day the new Regional Office at Elstree House, Elstree Way,
Borehamwood, Hertfordshire becomes fully operational.
At this point we'd like to review 1981 and look forward to plans for 1982.
u.K. AND EIRE: At the very end of 1981 a chapter closed when the Work
finally sold Ambassador Press to the commercial printing organisation,
Alabaster Passmore. This company has been managed by the Passmore family
since its foundation in 1844. Our move has led to a simplification of oper
ations and a more concerted effort in preaching the Gospel in this country.
The highlights of the year were the two visits by Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong
to England when he spoke to combined Church audiences in London. We were
all very happy to see Mr. Armstrong once again visiting this country. With
the 1ive satellite transmission during the Feast, we were privileged to
hear God's Apostle on three separate occasions.
It was during his July trip that Mr. Armstrong visited the Summer Educa
tional Program on the shores of Loch Lomond in Scotland. He also addressed
a meeting of our Scottish brethren. This was the first time the Pastor
General has actually visited the British S.E.P., and we hope he can return
again another year.
Another exciting event was the relaunching of the newsstand program in the
London area with a distribution program of 40,000 magazines per month
through 26 outlets. Our reappearance did not go unnoticed by the British