Translation,
Stop spending your money and time on needless recreation and start banging on more doors.
Will
Weekend Circuit Assembly Report
by Mulan 29 Replies latest jw friends
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Euphemism
I wonder how they played the baptism talk? That would be interesting.
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jimbob
Hi Marilyn. I hope you, Dave and all your family had a wonderful Christmas. The wife and I were talking about how lucky you guys are that you're all out. It must be very nice to all be together for the holidays.
Anyway, about the assembly hall......my wife's sister, (you know who I'm talking about) emailed her today to let her know about their assembly this past weekend. I know that your "friend" has the same assembly has my sister-in-law. She went on to tell my wife about how beautiful it was....(barf!) and how several people told her to say "hi" to us. My wife said it was an okay email.....just mostly information. She did mention to my wife about the kitchen being gone, and more seating, and a remodeled women's restroom. You know that her dad (RL) was the guy driving the million dollar project. Before we left the borg, the assembly committee, who was headed up by B.L., had talked for quite a while about remodeling the assembly hall, and purposely upped the amount of money that they said was needed each assembly to "break even". They were socking away a "set" amount per publisher for quite some time so they could do the remodel.
What just kills me is what they spend their money on. The Society always wants them to contribute more so that others in poorer lands can have kingdumb halls, but then they go out and spend a million dollars on a perfectly fine building. How about feeding the poor in the community.....(yeah, right!) But, whatever I guess. That's funny that they had no one baptised. I think I can only remember one assembly there where nobody was dunked. But, I'm sure there will be more in the future......
If I don't talk to you before this Thursday....have a very Happy New Year! (Tell everyone hello for us....hopefully we can get together again soon!)
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simplesally
Euph said what I was thinking. How awful to have that baptism talk and no one to be baptized. I guess they just said it was a reminder talk. I always hated to see such young ones making the dedication when they had no life experience, they had no idea what they were sacrificing.
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Princess
That seems awfully high for that job. It isn't that big. What was the cost?
Yeah, sounded high to me too. I asked Steve and he said no, it's about right. Commercial quality carpet for an area that large would be really expensive. He also said the plumbing conversion would be really expensive. They had to change from septic to sewer, pay for the connection and then convert all those stupid nasty airplane toilets to normal toilets and sounds like there are even more. Plumbing materials are high $$$. All the paint and new upholstery. It adds up!
Sounds totally miserable. God, I hated that place.
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doodle-v
wow, i used to go the assembly hall in Puyallup. so no more seats in the very back that face the cafeteria? wow, those seats were a lifesaver when my daughter was a little baby. I guess they want to make sure everyone is paying attention to the speaker
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doodle-v
Sounds totally miserable. God, I hated that place.
You said it!!!
Remember what the assembly hall looked like way before the first remodel?? all those orange and green seats and orange carpet, that was full of static! does anyone remember that miniture they had of Noah's ark near the front doors? I cant get those orange and pukey green colors out of my head! ack!
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gumby
I wonder how they played the baptism talk? That would be interesting.
I suppose it's much like 90% of the halls at memorial time with NO partakers......they have the talk anyways, and pass the emblems.Pointless Gumby
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blondie
I suppose it's much like 90% of the halls at memorial time with NO partakers......they have the talk anyways, and pass the emblems.Pointless
Good correlation, gumby. I wonder if they had to sit there and watch the closed circuit TV rendition of the non-baptism?
I would think they would be embarrased that no one got baptized and grab someone from a neighboring circuit. They do know ahead of time that no one will be showing up.
Brother DunkingTalkGiver: "Hey, Brother ElderInOtherCircuit, I hear your 11 year old daughter is getting baptized. We don't have anyone this assembly. Why don't you have her get baptized at the A Circuit Assembly?.....Oh all her family and friends will be there at the B Circuit. Have her come over anyway. Doesn't hurt to get baptized twice...."
Blondie
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Sassy
the baptism talk was always the one talk I never even tried to pay attention to and take notes.. I figured I had lived through it when I got baptised and that was enough.. I can't imagine having one with no one to talk to....
I asked her about the talks, and she said "who listens? Too boring
Mulan, sounds to me like your friend isn't so "in" either..