How long was it before you became aware that your activities as a JW were the same this year as last year?
Discounting the regular "5 meetings a week" and "Saturday field service", let's look at the average year in a JW's life, beginning with the September service year..
September
If you haven't been to your District Convention you will this month. New service year, so if you're a pioneer, work out your schedule for this service year.
October
Review the District Convention notes.
Special offer of the month: Awake and Watchtower magazines
November
Maybe it's your CO's visit - change your meeting schedule. School and Service meeting on Tuesday evenings, book study on Thursday evenings.
Special offer of the month: Awake and Watchtower magazines
December
Might it be time for the Circuit Assembly? Prepare your hearts now to absorb the rich spiritual food from the "faithful slave."
January
It's winter now, so make sure you have a good supply of return visits.
Review the "No Blood" video and get your DPA signed by two witnesses. Ponder over whether or not you will accept blood fractions.
Take the Booking A Hotel 101 short evening course at the service meeting. Learn which hotels you can go to and which to avoid.
Pray now, so you can get the time off from your employer to attend all three days of this fine program.
February
Attend your "Special Assembly Day" and come away feeling SAD.
Special offer of the month: Any book published prior to 1990.
March
*** Memorial Season ***
This "festival" lasts approximately three months. Pray to Jehovah so that you can find the circumstances to auxiliary pioneer; or at least "have a full share in Jehovah's service."
Start inviting your bible studies, friends, relatives, teachers, bosses and pets to the Memorial. Offer to pick them up if they need a lift. Reinforce in their minds, that they are not to partake of the wine and crackers.
If any of you are anointed, please check your medication to make sure your hope is real.
If any of you THINK you're anointed, and you're not yet 90, you're too young.
Attend the Memorial. Don't forget to study the "Memorial Reading", in addition to the regular study of the daystext, and your regular Bible reading.
Special Offer of the month: The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived
April
Special Circuit Overseers Talk
Special Offer of the Month: Awake and Watchtower magazines
Review the Circuit Assembly program from last year.
May
Review guidelines for attending and preparing for this summer's district convention.
Sisters - carefully measure your outfits to make sure you do not stumble anyone.
Elders - you may need to shave more than once a day to be presentable.
June
Longer daylight hours affords more opportunity for evening witnessing. Make it a matter of prayer.
Special offer of the month: Worship the only true God
July
District convention season begins. Let's hope you make all 3 days and pay rapt attention. View the message as coming from Jehovah himself.
August
If you're a pioneer, I hope you're doing OK with your hours, else, enjoy a couple of weeks vacation. Don't forget to attend the congregation in the town you're staying in. Remember - there is no vacation from Jehovah's Organization.
Special Offer of the Month: Draw Close to Jehovah
September
If you haven't been to your District Convention you will this month. New service year, so if you're a pioneer, work out your schedule for this service year.
October
You get the message, right?
And on and on it goes. I'm sure I've missed something.
This repetitive pattern of forced JW activity results in a stale, mechanical way of worship and thoughtless ministry, except for those true blue believers.
Did you notice the yearly pattern of JW activity? Were you bored with it at the time?