1969-1971 Rochester Congregation - Brooklyn, NY
1971-1973 Crown Heights Congregation - Brooklyn, NY
1973-1982 Brooklyn Center Congregation - Brooklyn, NY
1982-1992 Cumberland Congregation - Brooklyn, NY
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Time again for........ Congregation roll call
by Jourles init's been a while since this topic has been brought up.
use it as a chance to see if there is someone you might know from years past.
1973-1976 --- lakeside, ca??
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Street work
by pratt1 in.
maybe this only happens in urban neighborhoods but when i was growing up, many dubs engaged in street work, basically offering the magazines to people on the street as they walked to a destination.. usually it was an area with a lot of foot traffic at a time when many people would travel the area.. did you or people in your congo engage in this and were there any funny stories relating to this practice?
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I live in Brooklyn and morning (weather permitting) I walk across the
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Harry Peloyan DEAD!
by cyberguy inwell, the guy hasn't contributed to awake for some years, but from what i understand, he died recently, and his wife too!
he had been in charge of awake!
magazines for decades!
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sorry for the double post
I remember Harry Peloyan and his wife Rose from the time I attended Brookyn Center Congregation in the early to late seventies as a kid. My family use to have them and other Bethelites over for meals and gatherings. They always appeared to be nice and easy to get along with. Now that I recall there were several
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Harry Peloyan DEAD!
by cyberguy inwell, the guy hasn't contributed to awake for some years, but from what i understand, he died recently, and his wife too!
he had been in charge of awake!
magazines for decades!
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I remember
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Just got back from the 2004-2005 circuit assembly here are a few thoughts.
by PaNiCAtTaCk inupon arriving i ran into lots of old friends and really enjoyed seeing everyone and visiting.
they dont know that im currently struggling with doubts about the organization and they think that im the same old zealous brother.
i couldnt help but feel a sence of guilt visiting with them about our current number of publishers and how many we had pioneering ect.
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By the time she got on the plane for home she just couldnt take it anymore she just had to open it right then to see what it was. In the box their was a
little coffin with a note in it that said "WELCOME TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF AIDS" (the whole audience gasped for air!) The talk was about remaining clean and obedience to the organization.I remember back in the mid 80's a "brother" gave a talk and used a variation of this story. He said a brother met a woman at a bar, they had a few drinks, and then he took her home. The next morning the brother woke up, but the women had already left. When he went into the bathroom the women had wrote on the medicine chest with lipstick; "WELCOME TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF AIDS.
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Do you make active witnesses uncomfortable?
by pratt1 inthis weekend my wife and i visited with another couple, who although they are inactive, they also invited active witinesses to the their home along with us.
we knew most of the people there and they are aware that we are inactive - no big deal.
however there was one brother who did not know that were are inactive.
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I run into people from my old congregation just about every day. It's hilarious to see them get that "deer in the headlight look," when I'm walking in their direction. I had one almost get hit by a car trying to avoid me, of course I went over to her to see if she was all right and, she looked at me like she had seen Satan himself. The funny thing is that I'm neither disfellowshiped or have formally disassociate myself.
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The day a brother died in my Hall, & the unbelievable events that followed.
by Mr Ben inthis one really freaked me out.
i was so brainwashed at the time i found a way to justify it.
i think i?ve been repressing my anger about this and now i need to vent.
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My oldest brother was giving his first public talk he must have been in his late twenties at the time. He had a slight case of the flu. However, he insisted giving the talk, and I suppose between having a case of the nerves and being weakened by the flu he passed out on the stage in the middle of his talk. Instead of stopping the service, several brothers carried him off the stage and then proceeded to play the song to begin the Watchtower Study and went on with the rest of the meeting.
What pi**ed me off was that they didn?t know why he passed out, my family knew he was fighting the flu, but as far as everyone else was concerned they didn?t know what was wrong with him. I was about thirteen at the time, and I was thinking why don?t they stop the meeting, my brother could be seriously hurt.
Even as the paramedics wheeled him out of the kingdom hall the PO asked them to keep the noise to a minimum. I am glad I don?t have anything to do with this cult any longer.
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What's the craziest thing you ever heard at the Kingdom Hall or Assembly?
by Mr Ben inwhat's the craziest thing you ever heard at the kingdom hall or assembly hall?
there were lots of crazy ideas coming from elders, co's & do's in my neck of the woods, but one in particular sticks in my mind.
it was the very last circuit assembly at hellerby in yorkshire (hell!
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The conductor at the book study I was attending once make this weird comment regarding the tower of Babel. He said that mankind?s knowledge was advancing too quickly and if God didn?t confuse the people by changing their languages, they would develop the technology to space travel and discover Jehovah?s other inhabited planets. He also said that by confusing the languages God brought himself several thousands years before man would acquire the technology to travel at the speed of light.
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What is the most romantic song ever?!
by imallgrowedup inthere are so many good candidates - i can't decide which i like best between tim mcgraw's "everywhere", and survivor's "the search is over".
anyone else have any nominations?
tim mcgraw .
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Johnny Mathis - Wonderful Wonderful
Sometimes we walk, hand in hand by the sea
And we breathe in the cool salty air.
You turn to me, with a kiss in your eyes
And my heart feels a thrill beyond compare.
Then your lips cling to mine, it?s wonderful, wonderful
Oh, so wonderful, my love.
Sometimes we stand, on the top of a hill
And we gaze at the earth and the sky.
I turn to you, and you melt in my arms
Here we are, Darling, only you and I.
What a moment to share, it's wonderful, wonderful
Oh, so wonderful, my love.
The world is full of wondrous things, it's true
But they wouldn't have much meaning without you.
Some quiet evening, I sit by your side
And we're lost in a world of our own.
I feel the glow of your arms open love
I'm aware of the treasure that I hold.
And I say to myself "It's wonderful, wonderful
Oh, so wonderful, my love.?
And I say to myself "It's wonderful, wonderful
Oh, so wonderful, my love.? -
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what do you miss most about being in the truth!?!?!
by dh inc'mon now, there has to be something... the green carpet or the hard seats?
barn dances?
large social gatherings?
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Hey pratt1:
I remember the bliss theater located in Sunnyside Queens, yes they did make a good orange ice cream float. And the food was very decent. However I don?t miss those three day circuit assemblies that ended at 9:00 p.m..