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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPoRT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.6, N0.15
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
1984 FESTIVAL PLANNER to Be Distributed Soon
APRIL
13, 1984
(The following information is for all U.S. and Canadian church pastors)
The FESTIVAL PLANNER for 1984 is now being printed and will be shipped to
church pastors in the United States and Canada shortly. It should arrive in
time for distribution on the Sabbath of April 28. Please do not distribute
any copies before that date. Distribution should be one copy per house
hold. If you will not be visiting one of your congregations on that Sab
bath, be sure to give sufficient copies to a deacon or local elder of that
congregation for distribution there.
Following is a copy of an article printed in the FESTIVAL PLANNER. Please
read it and be sure you understand it. If you have any questions on this
material, call the Festival Office for further explanation.
THE NECESSITY FOR FESTIVAL
HOUSING NEGOTIATIONS
Some Church members have asked why the Church continues to be
involved with housing arrangements for the Feast of Tabernacles.
The answer revolves around two factors: AVAILABILITY and PRICE.
First, we must be certain that sufficient numbers of rooms are
available at Festival sites each year.
The recent growth in
other convention meetings makes this even more important.
Second, by buying space as a group, we are able to pay far less
than if we arranged for rooms individually and paid standard
rates. Without this help, many members might soon be unable to
afford motel rooms at the Feast.
Standards and Prices
To accomplish the goal of good housing at fair rates, each
Festival Coordinator is responsible for visiting all the hotels
and other establishments in the area that have acceptable
standards of quality and service. He looks very closely at the
types of housing 1n the area and strives to find the facilities
that will suit the members' needs.
Each Coordinator also works for a discounted rate, even in the
off-season.
Many establishments are very happy to have the
Church's business, and gladly offer good rates. We encourage
this by emphasizing the volume of business that will come their
way when the price is right.
Occasionally we find that a hotel of acceptable quality does not
offer a rate reflecting our potential volume of business. We