MEMORIAL (Lord’s Evening Meal)
(See also Communion; Eucharist; Mass [Roman Catholic]; lands by name)
(Note centered heading below: List by Year)
activity during season of: km 2/12 1; km 3/10 1; km 2/09 1; km 1/08 3-6; km 2/07 3-5; km 2/06 3-4; km 2/05 1, 3-4; km 2/04 3-5; km 2/03 3-4; km 3/03 1, 3-6; km 2/02 3-6; km 3/02 3-4; km 4/02 3; km 2/01 3-4; km 3/01 3-6; km 3/00 3-6
Anabaptists: w87 11/15 22
annual observance: w11 2/1 21; w04 3/15 6-7; w03 1/1 31; w03 2/15 14; w03 4/1 5; w94 3/15 3-4; w93 3/15 5; w90 2/15 13-14; rs 265, 269; it-2 268-269
“often” (1Co 11:25, 26): w08 7/15 27; w03 1/1 31; w93 3/15 5; it-2 268-269
appreciation for: km 3/11 1; km 3/04 1; w94 3/15 6; km 2/93 2
assisting inactive who attend: km 4/11 1; km 3/08 4
assisting interested ones who attend: km 3/08 4; km 3/07 1; w98 5/1 16-17; w95 3/15 29-30; w91 4/1 9-13
inviting to convention: km 6/03 4
inviting to meetings: km 3/06 1
attendants: km 4/92 7
Bible Students: jv 242-243
conventions in conjunction with: jv 254-255
breaking: it-2 259
how to make: w03 2/15 14-15; w90 2/15 17
significance: w06 2/15 22; w03 2/15 14; w91 1/15 21; w90 2/15 17; rs 267
significance of partaking: w06 2/15 23; w90 2/15 17-19
type to use: w03 2/15 14-15; w90 2/15 16-17
celebrating worthily: w96 4/1 6-8
chart of attendance (1935-2002): w03 2/15 18
chart of attendance and partakers:
1935-1960: jv 171
1935-1992: jv 717
chart of attendance and Witnesses (1935-1992): jv 242
Christendom’s practices:
date: w94 3/15 4-6
Mass (Eucharist): w08 4/1 26-29; g99 5/8 26-27; w96 4/1 6; rs 261-265
comments by—
New Catholic Encyclopedia: w96 4/1 6
communion meal: w03 2/15 16, 18; it-2 269-270, 526
contrast to Easter: w96 4/1 3-5
date: w12 3/1 16; w11 2/1 21-22; w08 4/1 29; bh 206; od 75-76; w03 2/15 14; w94 3/15 3-4; w90 2/15 13-15; om 80; rs 269; it-2 268, 505-506
belated observance: w03 3/15 31; w93 2/1 31
effect of international date line: yb09 118
how established each year: w90 2/15 15
time of day: w11 2/1 22
why often differs from modern Passover: w11 2/1 22; w90 2/15 14-15; rs 269
discourse:
speaker: km 12/06 7
discussion: w12 1/15 26-30; w12 3/1 16-17; w11 2/1 21-24; bh 206-208; od 75-76; w04 3/15 3-7; w03 2/15 12-22; w03 4/1 3-7; lr 193-196; w96 4/1 6-8; kl 127; w93 3/15 3-7; w92 3/1 19-20; w90 2/15 10-20; om 80-81; pe 201-202; rs 266-269; it-2 268-271
early Christians: w94 3/15 4-5
Corinthian congregation: it-1 656-657; it-2 271
Quartodecimans: w06 4/15 17, 19; w03 2/15 14; w94 3/15 4-6; w93 3/15 5; w90 2/15 13
effect on other meetings: km 3/12 4; km 2/11 4; km 3/10 4
during circuit overseer’s visit: km 1/01 3; km 2/93 3
no other meeting held that day: km 2/95 7
Service Meeting: km 3/12 4; km 3/10 4
Watchtower Study: km 1/04 3
efforts to attend:
17 hours in boat through rough seas: yb01 16
18 come using motorcycle-pulled carriage: yb10 54-55
elders dodge bullets: w98 1/1 16
pregnant, paddles 21 hours: yb92 55
solitary confinement: jv 243-244
two-day walk: yb03 58-59
wartime curfew: jv 243
emblems: w03 2/15 14-15; w03 4/1 4-5; it-2 269
no transubstantiation or consubstantiation: w08 4/1 27-28; bh 207; w03 2/15 15; w03 4/1 6; w91 1/15 21; w91 3/1 27-28; rs 262-263; it-2 271
prayers over: it-1 341; w86 5/15 23
proper type: km 4/90 7
serving: w90 2/15 16
serving servers and speaker: km 3/89 4
significance: w04 3/15 5; w93 3/15 5-6; w90 2/15 16-19; rs 267; w86 2/15 20; ws 104
significance of partaking: w90 2/15 18-19; it-2 269-270
use of leftover portions: w90 2/15 18
when served: km 2/94 7
whether to play music while serving: km 3/86 3
who may partake: w12 3/1 17; w10 3/15 27; bh 207-208; w90 2/15 19-20; w86 2/15 15, 20
who may serve: km 4/90 7; km 3/89 4
encouragement to attend: w04 3/15 4-5, 7; w03 4/1 7; w00 3/15 9; w00 4/1 32; w98 2/15 22
experiences:
after earthquake and tsunami: w08 5/1 14
area of factional fighting: yb92 6-7
arrests by Gestapo: yb89 112-113
campaign to invite all (2007): yb08 11-14
church holds meeting in hall rented for Memorial: w10 6/15 19
distant islands: yb12 83-85
fears allayed: yb11 247-248
follow-up call yields fruit: w95 1/1 17
former priest attends: km 1/08 5
former Protestant clergyman attends: yb87 55
honesty results in permission to use school chairs: yb88 32-33
in concentration camps: yb00 168-170; w93 5/15 29; jv 243; yb89 133
in penal camps: yb08 184-187
in prison: yb07 116-117; yb03 127-128; yb02 200-201; yb99 81; w97 2/1 8; w97 2/15 22; yb97 110-111; g96 11/8 20-21
interested ones obtain sound system from church: yb95 55-56
Maori learns truth by giving talk: w92 9/1 26
mob attack: yb12 35-36
nine-year-old invites lady to Memorial: w06 9/1 32
only one invitation on isolated island: yb11 71-72
paralytic invited by six-year-old: w08 6/1 26
seen entering Kingdom Hall by own minister: yb07 61-62
sisters conduct: g93 2/22 16
Small Nambas people learn truth (Vanuatu): yb87 56-57
stops partaking: w97 4/1 25
under ban: yb06 128-129; km 3/04 1; yb02 211-213; yb00 202-203; yb99 81; yb87 62-63
understanding whether to partake: w88 11/1 12
university student learns truth: km 3/01 1; yb87 49-50
village chief invites everyone: yb08 63-64; km 2/05 1; yb02 44
inviting others: km 2/12 2; km 3/10 1; km 1/08 5-6
inactive publishers: km 3/07 1; km 3/02 1, 4
invitations: km 3/11 2; km 2/10 1; km 2/09 1; km 1/08 5-6; km 2/07 3
return visit to remind: km 3/94 4
starting Bible study at time of: km 3/06 1
Jesus institutes: bm 23; my 99; lr 193-196; w99 3/15 4; w96 3/15 8; gt 114; w90 7/1 8-9; it-2 270, 505-506
Christian celebration yet future: w91 7/15 31
cup used: w90 7/1 9
date: w96 4/1 6; it-2 268
discussions before and after: bm 23; cf 161; w03 3/15 4-7; w02 2/1 14-18; w96 3/15 8-9; w92 3/1 16-21; gt 113-116; w90 7/15 8-9; w90 8/1 8-9; w90 9/1 8-9
final prayer in upper room: w92 3/1 21; gt 116; w90 9/15 8-9
Jesus did not partake: w10 3/15 27; it-2 270
location: w89 3/1 17
singing after: w09 12/1 30
time of night: it-2 581-582
why with apostles only: w91 7/15 31
joyful occasion: w90 2/15 20
meaning of term: w03 2/15 13; w03 4/1 4; rs 266
misconceptions:
renewal of Jesus’ sacrifice: rs 264
no special place: w90 12/15 7
“other sheep”: w03 2/15 19-20
why not partakers: w10 3/15 26-27; w06 2/15 22-24; w90 2/15 20; w88 2/1 30-31; it-2 270; w86 2/15 15
partakers: w12 3/1 17; w10 3/15 27; bh 207-208; w04 3/15 5-7; lr 196; w02 2/1 20; w98 2/15 16, 22; w93 3/15 6-7; w91 3/15 19-22; om 80; rs 267-268; it-2 269-270, 526; w86 2/15 14-15, 20
arrangements when infirm are unable to attend: w03 3/15 31; km 4/00 4
covenants in which included: w03 2/15 22; w98 2/15 16; w88 2/1 31; ws 99, 104
determining whether to partake: w04 3/15 6; w03 2/15 19-22; w02 2/1 20; w98 2/15 14-15, 20, 22; w91 3/15 20-22; w90 2/15 19-20
diminishing: re 125; w95 2/15 19-20; jv 501
“discern the body” (1Co 11:29): w90 2/15 19
“discern what we ourselves are” (1Co 11:31): w90 2/15 19-20
if one has committed a serious sin: w03 2/15 18-19
meaning of number in annual report: w11 8/15 22
new partakers: w09 6/15 23; w07 5/1 31; w99 2/1 19; w96 8/15 30-31; w92 3/1 20-21
partaking unworthily (1Co 11:27-29): w03 2/15 17-19; w96 4/1 6-8; it-2 270
significance of partaking: w06 2/15 23-24; w90 2/15 18-19
why so few: w06 2/15 16-20; w88 2/1 30-31
why some cease partaking: w03 2/15 20; w98 2/15 20
preparation for:
Bible studies: km 2/05 1
congregation: km 3/09 1
families: km 3/10 1; km 2/93 2
meeting with brothers assisting: km 3/93 1
personal: w11 2/1 22; km 3/07 1
places other than Kingdom Hall: km 3/09 1; km 12/06 7
scheduling: km 1/09 4; km 1/08 7
procedure: w90 2/15 16
congregations sharing a Kingdom Hall: km 1/06 7
congregations usually separate: km 1/09 4; w90 2/15 16
rented halls: km 12/03 7
purpose: w08 4/1 28-29
reporting: km 3/09 4
significance: g 3/06 32; w03 2/15 13; w03 4/1 6-7; rs 266-267
“until he arrives” (1Co 11:26): w10 3/15 27; w08 7/15 27; w03 2/15 13; w93 3/15 5; it-2 268-269, 344
welcoming—
new ones: km 4/11 1; km 2/05 1; km 2/04 5; km 3/01 5; km 3/94 1
Witnesses who are irregular or inactive: km 4/11 1; km 2/05 1; km 3/94 1
when unable to attend: w03 3/15 31; w93 2/1 31
why Jesus’ death, not birth, is observed: w12 12/1 4
wine: w03 2/15 15; it-2 269, 1188
appropriate despite being product of fermentation: w07 9/15 31
significance: w90 2/15 17-18; rs 267
significance of partaking: w06 2/15 23-24; w90 2/15 18-19
type to use: w07 9/15 31; w03 2/15 15; w90 2/15 18
List by Year
1876: jv 242
1886: jv 55, 242
1899: jv 54; km 4/90 7
1919: w87 6/15 16
1935: w99 2/1 17; w97 1/1 10; w95 2/1 14
1938: re 125; w99 2/1 18; jv 243
1985: w86 1/1 23, 26; w86 2/15 14
1986: w87 1/1 4; yb87 22, 41; w86 2/15 14
1987: w88 1/1 15, 17; yb88 10-11; w87 2/15 20
1988: w89 1/1 3, 7; yb89 41; w88 3/15 32
1989: w90 1/1 24; yb90 41; w89 3/1 32; km 3/89 1
1990: w91 1/1 21, 23-24; yb91 45; w90 2/15 15; w90 4/1 32
1991: w92 1/1 13, 15; w92 3/1 19; yb92 5-7, 33; w90 12/15 7
1992: w93 1/1 11, 15; jv 243; yb93 4-6, 33
1993: w94 1/1 11, 15; yb94 6, 33; w93 3/15 7
1994: w95 1/1 15-17; yb95 6-7, 33; w94 3/15 4, 7
1995: w96 1/1 21; yb96 9, 33; w95 4/1 32
1996: w97 1/1 11; yb97 9, 33
1997: w98 1/1 15-16; yb98 8, 31; km 1/97 7
1998: w99 1/1 20; w99 2/1 18; yb99 31; w98 3/15 31; km 1/98 7
1999: w00 1/1 16; yb00 31; w99 3/15 32; km 1/99 7
2000: w01 1/1 13; yb01 31; w00 3/15 9; km 3/00 7
2001: w02 1/1 18; yb02 31; w01 4/1 32; g01 3/22 32; km 1/01 3; km 3/01 1; km 12/99 7
2002: w03 1/1 16; yb03 31; km 3/03 3; w02 2/1 14; w02 3/15 32; km 1/02 7; km 3/02 1; km 1/01 3
2003: yb04 31; w03 2/15 17; w03 4/1 7, 32; km 12/01 7
2004: yb05 31; w04 3/15 7, 32; g04 3/22 32; km 12/02 7
2005: yb06 31; w05 3/15 32; g05 3/8 32; km 12/03 7
2006: yb07 31; w06 3/15 32; g 3/06 32; km 12/04 7
2007: yb08 31; w07 3/1 32; g 3/07 32; km 12/05 7
2008: w09 6/15 10; yb09 31; w08 3/1 7, 32; g 3/08 32; km 2/08 1; km 12/06 7
2009: w10 2/15 10; yb10 4, 31; w09 3/1 32; g 3/09 32; km 1/09 4; km 12/07 7
2010: yb11 47, 51; w10 3/1 32; g 3/10 32; km 3/10 4; km 12/08 7
2011: yb12 55; w11 2/1 22; w11 3/1 32; g 4/11 32; km 12/09 4
2012: w12 1/15 26; w12 3/1 32; g 3/12 32; km 3/12 1, 4; km 12/10 4
2013: km 12/11 4
2014: km 12/12 8