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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, JUNE 11, 1982
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one site and leave their teen-agers to stay with their friends at another
site. This should never happen!
The Feast is a family occasion--something we should all strive to emphasize
in every possible way. Therefore, teen-agers should not be attending the
Feast alone. If there is a case where the parents must attend a different
site than their children, they should see to it that they are under the
supervision of qualified adults. This provides not only for the proper
supervision of the youngsters, but also for their safety and well-being!
In the case of teen-agers no longer living at home, it should be up to the
pastor to determine whether they should attend the Feast away from their
parents. If the young person is genuinely interested, he or she should be
treated as a PM.
Even for those teen-agers who are attending with their parents, there
should be some instruction in services prior to the festival regarding
parental responsibility and the proper supervision of children of all ages
at the Feast.
NOTICE TO ALL U.S. AND CANADIAN
CHURCH PASTORS AND FESTIVAL ADVISORS
The computer listing of festival assignments received
in your area recently only gives approval for transfers
to another site in the U.S. or Canada.
Any
international site shown only represents what the
individual originally signed up for.
Approval to
attend an overseas site MUST COME directly from the
coordinator for that specific site, and is NOT granted
by the Festival Office in Pasadena or conveyed to the
individual by the computer listing.
Questions and Answers
Question: Is it permissible for members to tape-record sermons in the local
congregation or at the Feast of Tabernacles? I thought there was
a policy against it, but I notice some still do it.
Answer:
Mr. Armstrong directed years ago that taping of sermons by the
membership be discontinued.
Although most of the membership have been fully cooperative with
that policy, a few, perhaps simply due to ignorance of the
ruling, have persisted in recording anyway.
Mr. Armstrong has perrnitted official tapes to be made for the
shut-ins or the sick so they may be able to hear a sermon they
could not be present for. But private, personal recording is not
permitted.