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  News from Bethel Heavy

  by cinnamon1642 in

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  pioneer hour change is legit.

  letters are being mailed out soon to all congregations for announcement in early october right before the tract campaign starts.. .

  elimination of circuit overseers.

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  Any news on changes with Circuit and District Assemblies, i.e. reduction in days?
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  How Many Here Have Voted Since You've Left The Religion?

  by minimus in

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  i know a few that have recently registered.

  what about choo?

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  When I found out about the UN NGO affair back in 2001 I decided to register to vote. I have voted in the past two presidential primaries and the election in 2004 and will vote again this year.

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  conference call Saturday August 2 RUMBLINGS AT GILEAD!

  by kool aid man06 in

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  a reliable source has informed us that the registrar of gilead was removed....laid off.

  is the watchtower school of gilead, where they train their missionaries, in the process of downsizing or perhaps dismantling.

  now that math.

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  A@G-

  Do you know who is the current registrar?

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  440 Bethelites reassigned

  by stillajwexelder in

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  although not in print yet - 440 bethelites reassigned, was the figure i heard from the platform as to how many bethelites have been reassigned to the field in one way or another in the usa

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  440 Bethelites reassigned......does that mean those who accepted assignments as pioneers versus those who declined and got jobs at supermarkets...

  We all know how the WTS plays with words...

  Ynot- you do have a point.
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  440 Bethelites reassigned

  by stillajwexelder in

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  although not in print yet - 440 bethelites reassigned, was the figure i heard from the platform as to how many bethelites have been reassigned to the field in one way or another in the usa

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  Hmm? How was that mentioned from the platform? Was a letter read from the CCOJWs? During our SM this week there was no such news tidbit. I do have it on good authority that since the downsizing began in 2006 they have let approx 1400 go.

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  440 Bethelites reassigned

  by stillajwexelder in

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  although not in print yet - 440 bethelites reassigned, was the figure i heard from the platform as to how many bethelites have been reassigned to the field in one way or another in the usa

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  440 in 2008? I believe the total let go since the "downsizing" began is closer to 1400.

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  C/O's in the UK

  by jookbeard in

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  anyone got any info of c/o's in the uk ?

  a small list etc?.

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  Ernie said:

  Although not officially in the public domain , my understanding is that COs will not be given a new assignment after their existing one ends on Aug 31st 2009. Each CO has been sworn to confidentiality on this matter. WTS still working on the details & many COs annoyed at lack of information. Still some question about whether all will be reassigned as special pioneers - looks like each CO will be treated on a case by case basis. Those who have a home are being "encouraged" to return there. Some COs are already sorting their futures out & have come off or will be by end of service year.

  Transitionally , the foreign language circuits are already in the process of being disbanded and will be serviced by existing COs from 1.9.08. No new substitute COs are being recruited.

  Ernie: Did you get this info from a reliable source? Bethel contact? The details you mention seem to add validity to the recent speculations.

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  The End of Circuit Overseers

  by scotsman in

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  is indeed apparently nigh as another poster predicted along with the end of the weekly bs.

  not sure when this should take place but i'm reliably informed by a family member that one of the uk's overseers was talking about it fairly recently.

  reduced to weekend visits by an outside but local elder instead.. i have no further info..

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  The details of Ernie's post seem to add validity to the speculation. Interesting times ahead-
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  suicide and explosion at Kingdom Hall on Sat. July 27

  by kool aid man06 in

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  a bizarre explosion at a church east of kansas city killed one man on saturday afternoon.

  atf agents said the explosion at the jehovah's witness' kingdom hall on foggy bottom drive was intentionally set, and that the person who died appears to have committed suicide.

  witnesses described large amounts of smoke pouring out of the building, which they said was just recently completed.

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  Besides, who would be coming in on a Saturday afternoon?

  Some congregations do hold the Public Talk and Watchtower Study on Saturday afternoons.
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  New meeting arrangement - just over 5 months to go

  by passwordprotected in

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  at the recent dc the new meeting arrangement was mentioned just once, but not to give us further details on how the new meeting will be structured or how the r&f will be cared for.. .

  instead the audience was urged not the second guess the gb, being advised to look at how well the spirit has directed the org up until now, so therefore it will do so into the future.. .

  but the reality is the congregations are only just over 5 months away from this new meeting arrangement, yet they know little about how it'll actually affect them.. .

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  The absence of further details from Brooklyn is deafening!

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