Sorry if this has been posted already!
I just received this from a loyal JW.
2002 District Convention Theme: "Zealous Kingdom
Proclaimers"
The January 8, 2002 Awake! will discuss the
September 11 tragedy, and
among other thing explains what Jehovah's Witnesses
have been doing to help
the survivors, the emergency workers and the bereaved.
2003 Memorial Wednesday, April 16.
2001 Service Year World Report from Service
Committee
Opening Scriptures:
1 Thessalonians 2:4:
But, just as we have been proved by God as fit to
be entrusted with the
good news, so we speak, as pleasing, not men, but God,
who makes proof of
your hearts
Psalms 96:2:
Sing to Jehovah, bless his name. From day to day
tell the good news of
salvation by him.
Colossians 1:5,6:
Because of the hope that is being reserved for YOU
in the heavens. This
[hope] YOU heard of before by the telling of the truth
of that good news
which has presented itself to YOU, even as it is
bearing fruit and
increasing in all the world just as [it is doing] also
among YOU, from the
day YOU heard and accurately knew the undeserved
kindness of God in truth.
Report:
235 Lands
111 Branches
5,881,776 Avg. Publ. (1.7% increase over previous
year)
6,117,666 Peak Publ. (1.4% increase over previous
year)
21,045,548 Books
> > > 66,111,852 Booklets, Magazines, etc. (2.1%
> increase over previous year)
> > >
> > > 87,157,400 Total Printed Materials (2.1% increase)
> > >
> > > 434,964,611 Return Visits (0.3% increase over
> previous year)
> > >
> > > 4,921,702 Bible Studies (3..3% increase over
> previous year)
> > >
> > > 1,169,082,225 Hours - average 3.2 million hours/day
> > >
> > >
> > > Hebrews 13:15,16:
> > >
> > > Through him let us always offer to God a sacrifice
> of praise, that is,
> > >the fruit of lips which make public declaration to his
> name. Moreover, do
> > >not forget the doing of good and the sharing of things
> with others, for
> > >with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 15,374,986 Memorial (3.4% or 1/2 million increase
> over previous year)
> > >
> > >
> > > 18,383 Special Pioneers (2.5% increase over
> previous year)
> > >
> > > 787,439 Combined all Pioneers
> > >
> > > 263,431 Baptized, average 5000 per week
> > >
> > > 93,154 Congregations (1.8% increase over previous
> year)
> > >
> > > 1,664 new congregations (32 new congregations per
> week average)
> > >
> > >
> > > 1 Corinthians 3:6,7
> > >
> > > I planted, Apol'los watered, but God kept making
> [it] grow; so that
> > >neither is he that plants anything nor is he that
> waters, but God who makes
> > >[it] grow.
> > >
> > >
> > > Maldovia has grown to 38 congregations in 11 years.
> > >
> > >
> > > The former 15 Republics of the Soviet Union
> presently have 298,047
> > >publishers and an increase at the Memorial from 75,849
> in 1990 to 728,049
> > >in 2000.