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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, MAY 20, 1983
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sibilities. She had discussed previously with Messrs. La Ravia and Dean
the fact that she was only 21 years old, and people expected her to have the
experience that her 34-year-old husband had. She had had to learn to relate
to older people, as "all her husband's friends are over 50."
Mr. Armstrong returned to Pasadena on Tuesday afternoon.
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
**** TOBE ANNOUNCED ****
International Feast Sites at Capacity
The Feast sites at Vieux Fort, St. Lucia and
Praz-sur-Arly, France have reached capacity
and no further transfers can be accepted.
International News
--Aaron Dean
News of the Work in Canada During the first few months of the year, Church
attendance is up 5.1%. New visit requests are running 8.8% above the same
period of a year ago, and baptisms continue to be on the positive side with
a plus 43% for the first part of the year.
Despite all the positive news coming out of Wall Street, Canada's unemploy
ment picture is still bleak. The government paid out twice as much in un
employment insurance in April 1983 as it did in April one year ago. The
high unemployment in the nation is reflected in God's Church. We undoubt
edly have more unemployed members than at any other point in the history of
God's Work in Canada. This high unemployment is reflected in the income
figures for 1983. April saw an increase of 9.4%, bringing the year-to-date
figures to a plus 12.6%. Although lower than we would like to see, this is
still a very encouraging increase when one considers the employment
picture.
In a recent meeting with Baker Lovick (our advertising agency), plans for
the remainder of the year were reviewed. A policy of uniform renewing was
adopted whereby March of each year will be the date all radio and television
contracts expire. It is hoped that this will put us in a stronger bargain
ing position with the radio and TV stations. The major advertising cam
paigns this year will revolve around ads we will place in READER'S DIGEST.
There is the possibility of another newspaper insert campaign later in the
year if funds are available.
We are presently awaiting the outcome of a pilot "World Tomorrow" TV
program in Quebec, using French subtitles. It is currently being done in
France and Belgium and we hope it will be acceptable in Quebec. There are
those in the advertising industry who feel the atmosphere in Quebec is not
conducive to the concept. We watch and pray.
Mr. George Lee, pastor of the Barrie, Ontario Church, recently held two
PLAIN TRUTH lectures with excellent results. Out of a total audience of