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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, OCTOBER 14, 1983
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church anniversaries, please refer to the February 4, 1983 PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT.) You can see that we simply cannot budget for sending guest
speakers to these kinds of activities.
However, we will continue to budget for guest speakers for holy da � s as we
have in the past.
Holy days are, of course, much more s
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ecial and
aei'ropriate times for visits, giving our brethren, as we 1 as you
ministers, a special boost to hear from Pasadena. We will continue to send
out guest speakers on the first and last days of Unleavened Bread,
Pentecost, and the Feast of Trumpets.
From time to time, due to special circumstances, we may send a guest on days
other than these holy days. Also, Mr. Armstrong makes trips to various U.S.
and Canadian churches. Please do not expect to have a holy day guest if
your church has already been visited by Mr. Armstrong or another guest
speaker--until all other U.S. churches have been visited. In this way, all
churches will have a reasonable opportunity to hear from a visiting
minister.
However, if you do have a special need or there are extenuating circum
stances, please feel free to request�uest speaker. We will consider all
such requests in--rI'ghto1'" the budget and other factors. Your request should
be made in writing directly to Ministerial Services, not, as many have been
doing, to the specific person you would like to visit your area. You should
not personally invite anyone to come to your church to speak. (This does
not include the normal bordering church visits you men work out from time to
time among yourselves in your own local church areas, of course.)
In conclusion, if you do desire a guest speaker for a particular upcoming
holy day, feel free to make that known. Often there are many factors that
would make one time better than another. We will, as always, try to send a
holy day guest speaker at the time most suitable and convenient to you and
the other churches with which you may wish to combine. (Although, please
realize, this is not always possible.) Once you have had a guest speaker,
please remember that it could be a year or more before all other U.S.
churches have had a guest speaker and your area has another turn. Thank you
for your cooperation and understanding in this matter.
Year-end Tax Review
With the Feast now over, the end of the year rapidly approaches. It is time
now to start putting your tax records in order for the tax return that will
need to be filed early next year.
We want to remind you of a couple of the many items that you will need to
consider in preparing your return. First, you should be sure to review your
housing allowance to be certain that what you have set aside is the appro
priate amount. Any amount that has been set aside and not spent during the
year must be declared as income. On the other hand, any amount that was
spent but not previously set aside cannot now be deducted. If you are in
this situation, you may want to consider filing an updated Ministerial
Housing Allowance form.
The other thing that you need to plan for is your expense records for both
the monthly ministerial and second tithe allotments. Any unused allotment
should be returned. Please make separate checks for second tithe funds and
for the monthly allotment.