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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, MARCH 18, 1983
Speaker
G. Albrecht
H. Jackson
D. Blackwell
R. Kelly
E.: LaRavia
Sabbath (4/2)
Honolulu, HI
Hood River, Portland
E, S & W, OR &
Vancouver, WA-
combining in Portland
Liberal, KS
Sacramento, CA
Phoenix E &
w,
Mesa, AZ
--combining in Phoenix
Ministerial Feast Transfers for 1983
Second Holy Day
(4/4)
Honolulu, HI
Klamath Falls &
Medford, OR--combining
in Central Point
PAGE 2
Colorado Springs & Pueblo,
co--combining in Pueblo
Modesto & Stockton, CA--com
bining in Modesto
Flagstaff & Prescott, AZ
--combining in Flagstaff
All ministers employed by the Church are required to attend their assigned
Feast sites with their local congregations. The Feast of Tabernacles is
considered a part of your routine responsibilities in serving the brethren
even though you may have no specific assigned duties at the site your con
gregation will be attending.
Only those who are requested to fill a need at another site will be permit-:
ted to transfer. However, if you feel there are extenuating circumstances
in your case, please send a written request and explanation to Ministerial
Services for approval. All overseas ministers requesting transfer should
send their requests to their Regional Directors.
Note: All such ministerial requests for transfer to U.S. or overseas sites
must be in
£Y.
April 15.
Why the Church Negotiates for Festival Housing
Some Church members have asked why the Church continues to be involved with
housing arrangements for the Feast. To them this seems almost contradic
tory to the policy of each person being responsible for his own reserva
tions. We want to explain the reasons for this continued involvement so
that you and the members in your congregations may understand.
It would be very easy for the Festival Office to discontinue any further
involvement in housing for the Feast of Tabernacles. We could simply say
"find your own motel or hotel room," and save ourselves a great deal of
effort and worry.
Unfortunately, that wouldn't work for very long. Desirable housing in some
areas is limited. Supply and demand would force prices upward quickly.
Within a few years, desirable festival housing would be affordable only to
those in higher income brackets.
Out experience has shown that buying motel and hotel space as a group helps
keep prices down. Each Festival Coordinator is responsible for visiting
all the establishments in the festival site area that have acceptable
standards of quality and service. He looks very closely at the types of