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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, APRIL 11, 1985
on the Sabbath of April 20. Please make absolutely sure that you do not
distribute any copies before that date. Last year some pastors actuaT'Iy
did distribute the FESTIVAL PLANNER early. Under no circumstances should
it be handed out before April 20!
Distribution should be one copy per household. If you will not be visiting
one of your congregations on the Sabbath of April 20, be sure to give suffi
cient copies to the Festival Advisor for that congregation. Let's take
special� to ensure that all the brethren receive the FESTIVAL PLANNER
on the same day.
The Festival attendance lists will be mailed from Pasadena and Vancouver on
April 29. Members will be able to sign up for the Feast site of their
choice beginning Sabbath, May 4.
The following is a copy of the announcement that is included with the ship
ment of FESTIVAL PLANNERS pastors of churches in the U.S. and Canada will
receive. It is to be read in all U.S. and Canadian churches April 20 and
27, in conjunction with the distribution of the FESTIVAL PLANNER:
TRANSFER AND HOUSING POLICY
If you plan to transfer for the Feast, you may make your reserva
tions now at most transfer sites. Before making a reservation,
please note these two important points:
First, you must make only one reservation; either at your as
signed site or at the site which is your first choice for a trans
fer. Do not make more than one reservation.
Second, you must still wait until you receive transfer approval
before you arrange your housing, if you plan to transfer to one
of the following sites: Hawaii, Jekyll Island, Vail, Penticton
and Victoria. This is because we expect to receive� requests
at these sites than the auditorium or the housing will acconuno
date.
Likewise, it is vital that members reserve their housing only
from the lists printed in the FESTIVAL PLANNER. Please read the
article "The Necessity for Festival Housing Negotiations" on page
one, and follow the guidelines given there. If you have ques
tions, contact your Festival Advisor.
These policies are for your convenience and benefit, and will
work only if everyone follows the points outlined above. We ap
preciate your cooperation.
Clarification for Jerusalem Feast Applicants (From the Festival Office)
Brethren interested in attending the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem, Is
rael for the second or third time may wish to sign up for an alternate
!2£E,
for repeat visitors � nly. Such a tour is new this year, and was called a
"second-timer's tour on the application coupon which appeared in the March
18 WORLDWIDE NEWS. This will be a revised tour and will include areas that
have not been seen by previous Festival tours. Some of these are: Beershe
ba, the Rockefeller Museum, the Israel Museum, and a very extensive walking
tour of the Old City of Jerusalem.
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