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A.I.C.F. FESTIVAL PRESENTATION One of the highlights of this year's
festival will be a special audio-visual presentation titled "Ambassador
Foundation•••Magnifying the Church." Color slides, music and commen
tary by Art Gilmore are being combined on film for this 30-minute
program specially prepared for showing at each U.S. festival site and
introduced by Messrs. C. Wayne Cole, Sherwin McMichael and Robert
Fahey, who will each be attending several areas.
Much time and effort has gone into the planning, production and
editing of this project resulting in a captivating, in-depth analysis
of how the Ambassador International Cultural Foundation originated, the
whys and wherefores of its operation and its goals for the future. It
clearly explains the role of the Foundation and its activities in
assisting the Church in its great, worldwide Commission. Not only does
this special program answer many questions, it also promises to grab
the interest of everyone! Please be sure to tell the brethren about
this presentation so they will not miss it-.--�--�
FROM PASTORAL ADMINISTRATION
Dear Fellow Ministers:
While writing this PASTOR'S REPORT copy, we are returning to
Pasadena from Cincinnati. Yesterday, on the Feast of Trumpets, 3400
were congregated in the beautiful Cincinnati Music Hall for the
observance of this annual Sabbath. This excellent attendance
represented the combined total of 14 churches in a three-state area.
Present were the church congregations from Cincinnati (4), Columbus,
Ohio (2), Dayton, Ohio (2), Indianapolis, Columbus, Anderson and
Richmond, Indiana, Louisville, Kentucky and Portsmouth, Ohio.
The entire service was very uplifting and inspiring -- truly
reflecting the festive spirit for this season of the year. To add
to the day, we laid hands on and asked God to set apart five men as
Local Church Elders and raised one man to the position of Pastor.
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Our sincere congratulations to Bob Dick who was surprised to be called
forward for the "setting apart" as a "Pastor." Also we congratulate
and welcome to the ministry Gordon Braucla
(Anderson, Indiana church),
Fred DeMent (Richmond, Indiana church), Larry Freeze (Cincinnati West
church), John Gibbs (Indianapolis church) and Dave Molnar (Columbus
church). �here were quite a few additional ordinations elsewhere on
this High Sabbath. Since all the names are not in yet they will be
given later.
Since I am on the subject of ordinations I want to explain a few
things here.
Last week I was able to counsel with Mr. Herbert Armstrong about
a couple of aspects of this subject in addition to receiving his appro
val for the ordination requests.
As most of you know, for the past few years there has been some
question concerning the practice of laying hands on a man more than
one time as he moves from one designation to another within the ministry.
This administrative practice was started in the very earliest years of
this era of the Church by Mr. Armstrong. In our discussions a few days
ago, Mr. Armstrong stated that from a scriptural basis it may not be