by JH 18 Replies latest jw friends
I remember going to the memorial one time at about 10:30 at night, it was over at 11:40, seemed a bit late, but so many congregations using the same hall.
The worst was when they tried to start Friday night service from the hall at 7 and head into the territory at 7:30, I never went, was asked to, it didn't last long, maybe a couple months, can't imagine why this wasn't a success ???
Sunday meetings times were so important for me, we used to go on a rotation each year.
1st year 10 am meeting, field service 12.30pm till say 2pm the rest of the day off..
2nd year 10 am field service 1.30pm meeting home at say 4pm the rest of the day off :)
3rd year 10 am field service, twiddle thumbs till 4.30 pm meeting home by say 7pm rest of the day off.
I just found that I wrote Sundays off, what a waste of my life.........Jeez
Cas
what I prefer:
Saturday 9:30 am CBS thereafter in field service 4:00 pm PT+WS Sunday off and only one meeting night
could never stand FS and meeting on a Sunday,
worst time for PT+WS Sunday 5:00 pm
LL
I can remember Sunday meetings at 4 pm because of 3 congregations sharing the KH. At least it rotated every year.
Most viewed afternoon Sunday meetings as an opportunity to sleep in on Sundays, including the elders. Sunday morning field service was rarely attended....
I can remember the meetings being switched to Friday to prevent the young people from going to high school sporting events. It prevented many adults from leaving after work for the weekend though and caused a great howl and was switched back.
I can remember the local needs part when the howling first started. It was example after example of how the brothers and sisters met in the forests, fields, and barns when under persecution. The message was to be grateful.
Blondie
Blondie, it's interesting that in your KH, several protested the changes; my experience has been that with few exceptions, having been battered in quiescence, most dubs went along passively with any such changes. It always used to gall me that it wasn't enought simply to go all the meetings, you had to go to those of the congregation to which you're assigned.
What a stink ensued when I insisted to attend another congregation where my married daugthers and on grandchild attended. Since they had their meetings exactly on the nights we were free and vice versa, it was a big nuisance; JWs who seek to change and go to a KH outside the territory they're assigned to, are usually harassed to the point of exasperation.
Back in the 1960's, when I first started attending the KH, it was pretty standard for congregations to have the Sunday meeting at 3:00, with a 15 minute intermission between the Public Talk and Watchtower Study. That, of course, was when they were still trying to get the public to their Public Talks. The theory was that a lot of people who were religious might not be willing to give up their own church service to attend a talk at the KH, so it was held at a time when they would not have to choose between the two. At least that's the way it was explained to me. Back then, there was also no prayer or song before the Public Talk, since they didn't want the people who came to hear a "free lecture" to feel as if they were required to join in our worship. The WT Study was opened and closed with a song and prayer.
it's interesting that in your KH, several protested the changes; my experience has been that with few exceptions, having been battered in quiescence, most dubs went along passively with any such changes.
Actually, Room 215, it was the CO that complained. Evidently, he liked having the elders meeting on Friday night plus 3 elders moved in that wanted to be able to leave Friday night.
JWs who seek to change and go to a KH outside the territory they're assigned to, are usually harassed to the point of exasperation.
Except for elders, MS, and regular pioneers, no one cares much around here. Even for the elders/MS it is not enforced unless there is a dearth of brothers in the congregation whose territory you live in. Quite a few elders and MS live outside the territory of the congo they go to. My husband did.
Blondie
To The Nines
That's the latest one where she heads to Vegas I think. I haven't made it that far in the series. I've just been introduced to them. My aunt was reading one and kept laughing to herself so I had to borrow some and now I'm hooked!
Anne
Lutece, yeah, the whole series is very funny. I am amazed at the situations that Plum gets herself into! Though with a family like that....
