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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, APRIL 29, 1983
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Mr. Armstrong also reemphasized the need for God's people to be spending
time together as families.
This is an area we should all be stressing
continually as well as one in which we should be striving to set the right
example.
Taking all these things into consideration, Mr. Armstrong has decided that
no new Women's Clubs should be started.
Those Women's Clubs already in
existence should be discreetly phased out at the regular summer recess time
and not be reinstituted in the fall.
Ambassador College Women's Clubs, on the other hand, were instituted years
ago within an overall campus environment that cannot be duplicated in the
field.
They serve as a vital part of the educational objectives of the
College and, of course, will continue.
Pastors should see to it that the important subjects dealing with the
Christian lives of women (as well as men) be covered regularly in Bible
studies and sermons. Those matters that formerly were addressed in Women's
Clubs will in this way be made available to all the women, as well as to the
men and the youngsters, for the mutual beneflt, Christian instruction and
admonition of everyone in the congregation.
****TO BE ANNOUNCED****
International Feast Sites at Capacity
The following Caribbean Feast sites have reached
capacity and no further applications are being accepted:
Nassau, Bahamas: Ocho Rios, Jamaica; Christ Church,
Barbados; Crown Point, Trinidad and Tobago.
The Czechoslovakian site at Brno has also been filled.
The German office would like to express thanks for the
interest and support given to this site again this year.
Any who applied and could not be accepted will be given
priority when applying in 1984.
Services for the Deaf
About three years ago, Ministerial Services assumed.the responsibility of
responding to the needs of deaf or "hearing-impaired" members.
At that
time, there were about 50 people in the Church who were deaf. Today there
are over 100.
One of our primary responsibilities is coordinating the needs of the deaf
brethren with respect to the Feast of Tabernacles. We also coordinate in
serving the needs of the deaf in weekly Sabbath services, visit_
ing and
other related functions.
If anyone has questions about serving the needs of our deaf members, or
needs help in serving them, please feel free to contact Ministerial Ser
vices.