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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, SEPTEMBER 9, 1983
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**** TOBE READ TO ALL CONGREGATIONS ****
Family Togetherness at the Feast of Tabernacles
Throughout the year family members of God's Church tend to become
separated by the demands of jobs, schools, and other daily re
sponsibilities and activities. But God•s Feast of Tabernacles is
a time for families to draw closer together as we worship Him.
Accordingly, it would only seem natural for parents and their
children to want to sit together in services as they listen to
God's ministers preaclltrom His Word. Parents should therefore
take the lead in making sure that their teens and younger chil
dren sit with them.
Of course, it would be fine for the teens or younger children to
sit wtth their friends occasionally, provided that the parents of
the friends are also there. However, unsupervised teens should
not sit together in groups, as this takes away from their atten
tion to the messages and prevents family togetherness.
Other
problems have resulted from this practice in the past--problems
w�ic� parents and teens should be striving to avoid this year by
s1tt1ng together.
When we come before God as a family, He will bless us individual
ly and as a family. This fs because worshipping God in this way
glorifies the One who created family life for a great purpose.
Let's do everything we can during this festival season to draw
our families together!
NOTICE TO ALL MINISTERS
Mr. James Talmadge Lee and Mr. Joseph Soleyn are dis
fellowshipped. Mr. Lee is approximately 45 years old,
a Caucasian and is from the Baker, Oregon Church area.
Mr. Soleyn is approximately 43 years old, a Black orig
inally from the Grand Cayman Islands, and is from the
Toronto, Canada church area.
In the event that Mr.
Lee should appear in your area, it is imperative that
you immediately contact Mr. Jeff McGowan or Mr. David
Mills for more detailed information. Should Mr. Soleyn
appear in your area, immediately contact Mr. Richard
Pinelli.
Church rules regarding disfellowshipped
members should be stringently enforced in both cases.
(This notice is not to be read to your congregations.)