During the special Memorial campain the congregation was told to count all of
the invitations on their time report, which I think is something new. Thursday night
we were told that for the special campain for the summer assembly that we are to count
all invitaions and that no magazines are to be offered, during the 5 week period, only the invites.
I think that what is going to happen is that with the change in the World Wide Work contributions
that currently all congregations are told what to contribute by the CO. I would imagin
that the Watchtower and Awake deck cost about $.05 to $.10. I think that there will be
a special compain after the assemblies to throw out a trial ballon....."Hello for 100 years
Jehovah's Witnesses have been visiting or neighbors offering the Watchtower and Awake.
We are please to announce that you will now be able to receive these magazines at our
new website JW.Org. Here is an invitation to look at and it contains the web address."
The important thing is that Witnesses need to count stuff. They are very religous about
counting magazines, books and hours. The WTBTS would have the witnesses count these
and not magazines. The important thing is that they need to count something. The cost
for an invitation is probalbly around $.01 to $.02 each. With the new arrangement coming up
for contributions the congregation locks in with the current amount for the magazines then later
on the special invitations are substitued for the mags at the same locked in donation costs.
Talk about increasing profits.
A few notes from our SAD. We were told that too many friends are calling in for the meetings
rather than attenting. The phone lines are for the frail, fevered and fractured and no one else.
The CO also mentioned that some are questioning why a one day assembly cost $6,000?
The answer is don't forget friends this is not just for today it is for the entire year.
After the Memorial I talked with an elder and asked him if we have an partakers? He said that
we had 3 but we did not count them because they are not qualified.
On Memorial night we do not allow call ins for the frail, fevered and fractured because the
can not be counted.
Sour Grapes