Its held early in the week because things need to be done during the week. I suspect that it relates to supporting the FS arrangements in the morning and afternoon and that the CO needs to either work in service, eat a meal in the home of, or see on the platform anyone that the BOE is proposing for an appointment.
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CO Special Meeting with MS & Elders
by Syme inwhen the co visits a cognregation this semester, a special meeting with elders and mss is sceduled tuesday night, right after the normal meeting.
does anyone know what this meeting is about?
this special meeting is held at the beginning of the co-week, and is different from the standard meeting with personnel which is held friday evening.
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Your Experience with Resigning as an Elder
by committeechairman ini'm considering resigning as an elder.
i'm not planning to fade or stop as one of jehovah's witnesses, just stop serving as an elder.. i have responsibility in the congregation and in circuit, district, rbc, etc.
and i'm completely exhausted.
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Simon Templar
I served for decades. I am still in. My experiences are as follows:
1. I was doing the TMS, on Judicial Committees, Circuit Assignments, etc. I gave hundreds of talks/parts, etc over the years. I became legitimately sick due to the stress of the work and aging. I told the BOE. They asked me to stay. I said, Okay but I cant do anything for a period of time. I have to catch my breath. They agreed. At the next Meeting I was asked to do a part on short notice. So much for BOE sympathy.
2. I decided to move my residence to a new town, house, etc. I moved with a good letter of recommendation. I told the Presiding Overseer I would not be serving in the new Congregation for health reasons (legitimate). My wife was good with it. He still doesn't talk to me (I really dont care). I am still there, and the freedom is liberating and recuperative to say the least. The rest of the BOE and the Cong are good to us. All is fine.
3. I can keep going to Meetings/CA/SAD/DC and in service under this arrangement. I just sit there and watch, comment once in a while that's it. I am not in the TMS (what's the point?). No jobs to do, responsibility, COs to deal with, problems to handle. Very comfortable.
4. The various COs try and talk to me to reinlist me, but I slip out the back door quickly enough.
My suggestion is do what is best for you and your family. Just make sure your wife is in agreement with it and can handle it. If you decide to withdraw she may get emotional when the announcement is made. Measure twice and cut once. Once you cut this role out of your life, and if decide you want to do it again, it may take a long while for it to happen.
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My Judicial Meeting was 6 WEEKS ago! Help me with a question.
by Comatose inmy judicial meeting was 6 weeks or more ago, and still no action.
i used a lawyer and a letter to them after i had already met with them and admitted everything.
the crazy part was they didn't tell me that night if i was df or not.
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Simon Templar
If they didnt make an announcement at a recent Service Meeting, you have not been disfellowshipped. If they did not contact you to tell you what their decision was, prior to the announcement, to allow you to appeal it, then you are not disfellowshipped. You have not provided enough information on facts that transpired during the meeting, and what your Lawyer told them in the letter to comment further.
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Do religous people have a higher / lesser I.Q.than non religous people ? Or vice-versa. Or is it irrelevant..
by smiddy inmaybe a bit of background information here to see where i am going with this thread.i only had a basic education , leaving school as a 14 year old.
though being grouded in the three r`s reading, righting, and rithmatic.my first job lasted over 12years , had a few interesting jobs in the intervening years , and my last job lasted 28 years.
retiring at the age of 68 years.i consider myself fortunate to have had a good work ethic.now getting back to my topic , i was converted as a 20 year old , and as i said with only a basic education .
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I find that religion in general has little or nothing to do with intelligence. Religion is emotionally centered, not intellectually centered. People join and stay in a religion based on how they feel, not on how others may perceive it.
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Port Washington/Floral Park/New Hyde Park, NY Congregations
by Simon Templar indoes anyone have any experience with any of these congregations?.
i am moving to a location where i could go to any of these three congregations..
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Simon Templar
Blonde, I don't know who is there. But it is quite possible that there are Bethelites attending each one.
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Port Washington/Floral Park/New Hyde Park, NY Congregations
by Simon Templar indoes anyone have any experience with any of these congregations?.
i am moving to a location where i could go to any of these three congregations..
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Does anyone have any experience with any of these Congregations?
I am moving to a location where I could go to any of these three Congregations.
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Does anyone have the March 2014 KM yet?
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How does the WT keep peoples interest?
by LogCon in" the secret of good writing is to say an old thing in a new way or a new thing in an old way.".
richard harding davis.
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They dont keep peoples interest. The people are either fearful, mindless, or straight out faithful. Thats all there is to it.
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personal file
by focariedu21 inhi guys long time no see.
i just have a question about my personal congregation file.
recently i made a request to the elders to return my personal file but i haven't heard a whisper from the elders and its been months so i wrote them again this time with a time frame of 14 days and its now been over a month and still no response.
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Simon Templar
Publisher record cards are the property of the congregation. You are not going to get yours. But, if you want to rattle cages, just go get a lawyer.
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New video of interviews with Famous active and former Jehovah's Witnesses
by jwfacts ini have put together a mash up of active and former jehovah's witnesses, including a number of interesting interviews.. http://youtu.be/ozwvh57erro.
as a side note, i hope it does not get removed for copyright violation, as software automatically scans for pieces of music and i have already received some violation messages.
the video does comply with fair usage laws, as the music is relevant to the commentary..
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Simon Templar
Hokey Pokey; How did you come know these items about Billy Joel? My family knows his sister and niece. My knowlege is that he does not and never did like the JW religion. I am just interested to know of your source of info. There are so many stories floating around out there about celebrity JWs and encounters of the worst kind.