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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TOTHEMINISTRYOFTHE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.6, N0.36
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
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AUGUST 24, 1984
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 seem only natural for parents and their
children to want to sit together in services as they listen to
God's ministers preach from His Word. Parents should therefore
make sure that their teens and younger children sit with them.
Of course, it would be fine for the teens or younger children to
sit with their friends occasionally, provided that the parents of
the friends are also there. However, unsupervised teens should
not sit together in groups, as this hinders their attention to
the messages and prevents family togetherness. Other problems
have resulted from this practice in the past--problems which par
ents and teens should be striving to avoid this year by sitting
together.
When we come before God�� family, He will bless us individual
ly and as a family. This is 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!
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Members' Conduct at Hotels During the Feast
The Festival Office receives letters each year praising Church members for
their good conduct at the Feast of Tabernacles. Festival Coordinators also
tell us how warmly the Church is welcomed back to festival-area communities
each year.
Unfortunately, we also occasionally receive a report which doesn't conform
to our expectations. This type of complaint is usually from the owner or
manager of a hotel, claiming that one of the members abused or damaged his
property. Some have told stories of noisy, boisterous conduct by God's
people; of disregard for hotel rules; or of damaged beds and furnishings
which have cost hundreds of dollars to replace.