here, in our congregation in south florida (miami), no meetings, no field service in our congregation.. what is is like in your area?.
rub a dub .
Here (The Netherlands) no meetings or FS. Circuit assemblies are canceled for the whole service year.
Congregations are now starting up try outs with Zoom (video calling).
Oh and yesterday the government announced that people aren't allowed to welcome more than 3 visitors in their homes, and all festivals, events, gatherings are now forbidden (before only events with 100+ people were forbidden) until June.
This means that the Memorial cannot even take place in field service groups.
over at jw talk they're saying because they're having to hold the upcoming memorial at home, they dont need to actually have the emblems.
apparently, listening to or watching the talk is the thing that counts.. "do this in rememberence of me" apparently means watching tony morris on your phone give a talk.. this begs the question... "what's the point?
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@Pete,
Probably a case of dumb elders who can't follow instructions.
The whole 'bring the emblems to a person who really can be in the meeting' is only to be done for the anointed.
2 more german letters arrived today.
2020-03-16 letter.. https://we.tl/t-fk38e1yg19 .
2020-03-17 letter.. https://we.tl/t-xp4i0oczdk .
Letter 1: all circuit assemblies cancelled until end of May. Also visit of HQ representative cancelled.
Letter 2: if possible, coming together for meetings is best. If not possible, wise or allowed, use Skype or Zoom to have local meetings, or meet in small groups. JW stream is to be used as a last resort only. (This is the same letter as the English one that leaked recently)
the first witnesses with corona in the local congregation over here are reported today.. g..
@Gorby,
Yes, I know. That is, everything is cancelled since March 12 (less than one week ago).
Were jw activities cancelled in the south before that date?
@Amnesiano: The Netherlands.
the first witnesses with corona in the local congregation over here are reported today.. g..
i went to my local walmart today and most of the can goods and frozen foods were sold out.
i did a web search from where i buy ammo from, lucky gunner, sg ammo, buds and others.
bulk ammo is sold out just over night.
I'm glad I live in a country where people aren't constantly preparing for civil war...
It appears those who do have little faith in their own government and fellow countrymen. Perhaps rightly so.
At the same time it's believed to be the greatest, bestest, most civilizest country in the whole universe.
hi all.. i wanted to post this somewhere that all could see it.. here is a letter being circulated in melbourne australia area.. covid-19 announcement dear friends, the local body of elders have agreed on the following actions in relation to today’s announcement.
theocratic events at this stage congregation meetings will continue to run as normal.
no publisher should feel obligated to attend congregation meetings at this time if they feel concerned or anxious about doing so.
No publisher should feel obligated to attend congregation meetings at this time if they feel concerned or anxious about doing so.
This implies that JW should (are made to) feel obligated to visit meetings during normal times...
Please be assured, you are not being unfaithful for taking such precautions.
What about the JW in Russia and other areas where JW are banned or bullied? Will JW who take sensible precautions and worship Jehovah from home, without going to illegal meetings or joining in illegal preaching activities, be seen as unfaithful?
2020 march 4, letter italian.
https://docdro.id/coljmy1.
petra!.
So.....in The Netherlands, where the government is criticized for not being as strict when fighting corona as other EU countries, preaching and meetings have been completely shut down.
Yet in Italy, where the whole country is on total lockdown and people can't leave their own village without proper forms, JW continue to hold FS meetings, and go house-to-house?
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today all jw's in holland are informed that all meetings, the preaching work and the circuits are halted / closed because of sars-covid-19 / "corona".
first till march, 30 and then maybe longer.. the first time that the jw work in holland completely stopped.
the memorial will be held only for jw's.
They are very reluctant to cancel the Memorial, obviously
Which is quite odd considering that
more than 99.99% of those attending are merely 'respectful spectators'.
Jesus never invited any spectators when he initiated the memorial (in fact he kicked one out).
The Bible doesn't say spectators must watch the anointed pass the bread every year.
There was no provision in the Pascha meal for people not to join in the meal. Egyptians were not invited into the homes of the Jews to watch them eat. No, not even the Egyptians that later joined the Jews on their exodus (according to the myth).
So 99.99% of JW should have no issue staying at home and do some personal Thanksgiving.
Of course, the GB now all this, they just don't want JW to realize it too.
german files that arrived today.. .
https://docdro.id/ju5bmo0.
https://docdro.id/njqydah.
Ah, a reprint of magazines about infectious disease. Great way to capitalize on current fears to have some poor sods into their cult.
I hope they choke on their litterature, and that preaching restrictions make it impossible for them to spread their brain virus until corona is gone and their litterature is too late...
