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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPoRT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.6, NO.12
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
International News
MARCH 23, 1984
Canadian Update February turned out to be a busy month, although not as
busy as the corresponding period of a year ago.
Incoming mai1 totaled
39,728 pieces, of which 11,670 represented new people contacting the Church
for the first time.
Although the overall mail was down 3.7%, mail re
presenting new people contacting us was up 2.2%.
Outgoing mail was
149,011--up 42.4% over February 1983. Income for the month of February was
a plus 19%, bringing the year-to-date figure to a plus 22.3%.
The latest count for the February READER'S DIGEST ad is 3,463 cards and 80
coupons.
We are receiving a much better response to this advertisement
than to the previous ads.
February, although the shortest month, saw a new record set for WATS calls.
A total of 1,741 calls were handled by our operators, which represents a 92%
increase over last year. Our WATS telephone number changes on May 2, 1984.
The new number will be 663-2345. We hope this will be easier for people to
remember. With this change in number, we will now have a bank of 10 lines
set aside for our use. On the changeover date we will open up an extra line
into the office.
During February, Messrs. Colin Adair and George Patrickson from the
Vancouver office, and Mr. Richard Pinelli, pastor of the Toronto Churches,
accompanied by Mr. Roger Lippross, Publishing's Production Director from
Pasadena, visited the Southam Murray Printing Plant in Toronto to view its
operations and discuss the possibility of moving the printing of The PLAIN
TRUTH from Lawson Graphics to Southam's.
On this visit discussions for
acquiring second class mailing privileges were held. Suggestions were made
which, if implemented, would put us into a much stronger position to be ac
cepted for second class privileges.
We have, with Mr. Armstrong's ap
proval, initiated these changes.
We realize we are facing an uphill
battle, but if we are successful in acquiring this privilege, it will save
the Church a considerable amount of money.
From Bonn, West Germany
During February, Regional Director Frank Schnee
and his wife Esther flew to Pasadena for the Ministerial Refreshing Pro
gram. During their three-week stay in Pasadena, Mr. Schnee also had the op
portunity to meet with Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong and others.
Also while
there, Mr. Schnee spent time with the College's German-language students
and attended a German club meeting where he met with students interested in
taking part in the German summer program.
On February 18 the seventh Spokesman Club meeting for East German club mem
bers was held in Zwickau, East Germany.
Club director and minister Mr.
Paul Kieffer attended the meeting with his family. This particular club
meeting was a Ladies Night and there were 20 in attendance. After the
meeting the members and their guests had a dinner and then a dance. Mr.