ወደ “ብርሃን አብሪዎች” የወረዳ ስብሰባዎች እንድትመጡ ተጋብዛችኋል
በምድር ላይ ብርሃን የታየው በመጀመሪያው የፍጥረት ቀን ነበር። ይሖዋ አምላክ “ብርሃን ይሁን” እንዳለ እናነባለን። “ብርሃንም ሆነ።” (ዘፍጥረት 1:3) ይህም ሐዋርያው ዮሐንስ “እግዚአብሔር ብርሃን ነው ጨለማም በእርሱ ዘንድ ከቶ የለም” በማለት ከጻፈው ጋር ይስማማል።—1 ዮሐንስ 1:5
የአምላክ ልጅም ከአባቱ ጋር አንድነት ስላለው አንድ ጊዜ “እኔ የዓለም ብርሃን ነኝ” ብሎ መናገሩ አያስደንቅም። (ዮሐንስ 9:5) በይሖዋ አምላክና በልጁ ላይ በመታመን ከጨለማ ወጥተን ወደ ብርሃን ልንመጣ እንችላለን። ኢየሱስም “በእኔ የሚያምን ሁሉ በጨለማ እንዳይኖር እኔ ብርሃን ሆኜ ወደ ዓለም መጥቻለሁ” በማለት መስክሮአል። (ዮሐንስ 12:46) ስለዚህ ኢየሱስ ስለ ደቀመዛሙርቱ “እናንተ የዓለም ብርሃን ናችሁ። . . . መልካሙን ሥራችሁን አይተው በሰማያት ያለውን አባታችሁን እንዲያከብሩ ብርሃናችሁ እንዲሁ በሰው ፊት ይብራ” በማለት መናገሩ ተገቢ ነው።—ማቴዎስ 5:14, 16
እውነትን ማግኘት፣ “በታማኝና ልባም ባሪያ” በኩል የተብራራውን የአምላክ ቃል ማስተዋል ምንኛ ታላቅ በረከት ነው! (ማቴዎስ 24:45-47) በሥላሴ እምነት አንደናገርም። ሁሉን ቻይና አፍቃሪ የሆነው አምላክ ክፋትንና አመጽን ለምን እንደሚፈቅድ ግራ አንጋባም። ወይም ደግሞ ስለ ሙታን ሁኔታ በጥርጣሬ ውስጥ አንኖርም። ብርሃኑ ተስፋ ማለትም የመንግሥቱን ተስፋ ሰጥቶናል። ብርሃኑ ፈጣሪ ምን ዓይነት ግሩም አምላክ እንደሆነ ገልጾልናል። የእውነት ብርሃን ሠሪያችን የሆነውን ይሖዋ አምላክን እንድናከብር፣ መጀመሪያ ለተፈጠርንበት ዓላማ እንድናገለግልና ሕይወታችን ዓላማ እንዲኖረው አስችሎናል። ይህንንም የምንፈጽመው ብርሃን አብሪዎች በመሆን ነው። ብርሃን አብሪዎች መሆን ታላቅ ክብርና መብት ነው። ይሁን እንጂ ከባድ ኃላፊነትም ነው። ይህን ግዴታችንን ለማሟላት ይሖዋ በሚያቀርብልን እርዳታ ሁሉ መጠቀም ያስፈልገናል። ስለዚህ የ1992 የወረዳ ስብሰባችን “ብርሃን አብሪዎች” የወረዳ ስብሰባ ተብሎ መሰየሙ ምንኛ ተገቢ ነው!
በብርሃን አብሪነታችን ችሎታችንንና አድናቆታችንን ለማሻሻል ከመክፈቻ መዝሙሩ እስከ መዝጊያ ጸሎቱ ድረስ በመቆየት ከእነዚህ ስብሰባዎች ቢያንስ በአንዱ ላይ ለመገኘት እንፈልጋለን። ከመድረኩ ላይ የሚነገረውን ሁሉ፣ ንግግርም ይሁን፣ ቃለ ምልልስ፣ ተሞክሮ ወይም ድራማ በትኩረት ለማዳመጥ እንፈልጋለን። ማስታወሻ መያዝ በኋላ መለስ ብለን እንድንመለከተው ብቻ ሳይሆን በሚነገረው ነገር ላይ እንድናተኩር ይረዳናል። አዎን፣ ‘እንዴት እንደምንሰማ ለመጠንቀቅ’ እንፈልጋለን።—ሉቃስ 8:18
በ1992 የወረዳ ስብሰባ የሚደረግባቸው ቦታዎች
JUNE 5-7
COLUMBUS, OH, Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 N. High St.
JUNE 12-14
AMARILLO, TX, Civic Center Coliseum, 3rd & Buchanan Sts.
BILOXI, MS, Mississippi Coast Coliseum, 3800 W. Beach Blvd.
BIRMINGHAM, AL, Civic Center Coliseum, One Civic Center Plaza.
BISMARCK, ND, Civic Center Arena, 601 E. Sweet Ave.
CICERO, IL, Hawthorne Race Track, 35th & Cicero Ave.
COLUMBIA, SC, Carolina Coliseum, Assembly & Blossom Sts.
KNOXVILLE, TN, Thompson-Boling Assembly Center, 1600 Stadium Dr.
LOS ANGELES, CA (Sign language also), Dodger Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Ave.
NEW HAVEN, CT, Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 275 S. Orange St.
NEW YORK, NY, Yankee Stadium, 157th St. & River Ave.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Veterans Stadium, S. Broad & Pattison Ave.
SAN DIEGO, CA, Jack Murphy Stadium, 9449 Friars Rd.
TUCSON, AZ, Convention Center, 260 S. Church St.
WEST PALM BEACH, FL, Palm Beach Jai-Alai, 415 45th St.
WICHITA, KS, Kansas Coliseum, I-135 at 85th St. N.
JUNE 19-21
AMARILLO, TX, Civic Center Coliseum, 3rd & Buchanan Sts.
BILOXI, MS, Mississippi Coast Coliseum, 3800 W. Beach Blvd.
CICERO, IL (Sign language also), Hawthorne Race Track, 35th & Cicero Ave.
COLUMBUS, OH, Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 N. High St.
CORVALLIS, OR, Gill Coliseum, 600 S.W. 26th St.
DAYTONA BEACH, FL, The Ocean Center, 101 N. Atlantic Ave.
DENVER, CO, McNichols Sports Arena, 1635 Clay St.
FORT WORTH, TX, Tarrant County Convention Center, 1111 Houston St.
MACON, GA, Coliseum, 200 Coliseum Dr.
MADISON, WI, Dane County Exposition Center, 1881 Expo Mall East.
NEW HAVEN, CT, Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 275 S. Orange St.
NEW YORK, NY (Sign language also), Yankee Stadium, 157th St. & River Ave.
PONTIAC, MI (Sign language also), Silverdome, 1200 Featherstone Rd.
ST. LOUIS, MO, The Arena, 5700 Oakland Ave.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL, Bayfront Center, 400 1st St. S.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Cow Palace, Geneva Ave.
TUCSON, AZ (Sign language also), Convention Center, 260 S. Church St.
WEST PALM BEACH, FL, Palm Beach Jai-Alai, 415 45th St.
JUNE 26-28
ABILENE, TX (Spanish only), Taylor County Coliseum, E. South 11th St. & Loop 322.
CICERO, IL, Hawthorne Race Track, 35th & Cicero Ave.
COLUMBIA, SC, Carolina Coliseum, Assembly & Blossom Sts.
COLUMBUS, OH, Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 N. High St.
CORVALLIS, OR, Gill Coliseum, 600 S.W. 26th St.
DAYTONA BEACH, FL, The Ocean Center, 101 N. Atlantic Ave.
DENVER, CO (Sign language also), McNichols Sports Arena, 1635 Clay St.
FORT WORTH, TX, Tarrant County Convention Center, 1111 Houston St. HOUSTON, TX (Sign language also), Astrodome, Loop 610 at Kirby Dr.
KANSAS CITY, MO, Kemper Arena, 1800 Genessee St.
MACON, GA, Coliseum, 200 Coliseum Dr.
MADISON, WI, Dane County Exposition Center, 1881 Expo Mall East.
MEMPHIS, TN, Mid-South Coliseum, Mid-South Fairgrounds.
OGDEN, UT, Dee Events Center, 4600 South 1400 E.
PROVIDENCE, RI, Civic Center, One LaSalle Sq.
ST. LOUIS, MO, The Arena, 5700 Oakland Ave.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL (Sign language also), Bayfront Center, 400 1st St. S.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Sign language also), Cow Palace, Geneva Ave.
SOUTH BEND, IN, Notre Dame University Joyce Athletic Center, Juniper Rd.
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (Spanish only), Auditorium, 1610 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd.
WEST PALM BEACH, FL, Palm Beach Jai-Alai, 415 45th St.
JULY 3-5
BILLINGS, MT, MetraPark Arena, Hwy. #10.
CICERO, IL, Hawthorne Race Track, 35th & Cicero Ave.
COLUMBIA, SC, Carolina Coliseum, Assembly & Blossom Sts.
COLUMBUS, OH, Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 N. High St.
CORVALLIS, OR, Gill Coliseum, 600 S.W. 26th St.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (French only), Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 20850 Griffin Rd.
FORT WORTH, TX (Sign language also), Tarrant County Convention Center, 1111 Houston St.
FRESNO, CA, Convention Center, 700 “M” St.
JERSEY CITY, NJ (Portuguese only), Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 2932 Kennedy Blvd.
KANSAS CITY, MO, Kemper Arena, 1800 Genessee St.
LAFAYETTE, LA, Cajundome, West Congress.
LINCOLN, NE (Sign language also), Devaney Sports Center, 16th St. & Military Rd.
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (Japanese only), Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 44-17 Greenpoint Ave.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Freedom Hall Coliseum, Kentucky Fair & Expo Center, 937 Phillips Lane.
MACON, GA, Coliseum, 200 Coliseum Dr.
MADISON, WI, Dane County Exposition Center, 1881 Expo Mall East.
MEMPHIS, TN, Mid-South Coliseum, Mid-South Fairgrounds.
MOBILE, AL, Municipal Auditorium, 401 Auditorium Dr.
OGDEN, UT, Dee Events Center, 4600 South 1400 E.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Veterans Stadium, S. Broad & Pattison Ave.
PROVIDENCE, RI (Sign language also), Civic Center, One LaSalle Sq.
ROCHESTER, MN, Mayo Civic Center Arena, 30 2nd Ave. S.E.
ROMEOVILLE, IL (Greek only), Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 800 Schmidt Rd.
SACRAMENTO, CA, ARCO Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL, Bayfront Center, 400 1st St. S.
SAN ANTONIO, TX (Spanish only), Convention Center Arena, S. Alamo & Market Sts.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Chinese also), Cow Palace, Geneva Ave.
SOUTH BEND, IN, Notre Dame University Joyce Athletic Center, Juniper Rd.
SPRINGFIELD, MA, Civic Center, 1277 Main St.
SYRACUSE, NY, Onondaga County War Memorial Arena, 515 Montgomery St.
TACOMA, WA, Tacoma Dome, 2727 E. “D” St.
TUCSON, AZ, Convention Center, 260 S. Church St.
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (Spanish only), Auditorium, 1610 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd.
WEST PALM BEACH, FL, Palm Beach Jai-Alai, 415 45th St.
WOODLAND HILLS, CA (Korean only), Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 20600 Ventura Blvd.
JULY 10-12
CICERO, IL (Spanish only), Hawthorne Race Track, 35th & Cicero Ave.
CLEVELAND, OH, Cleveland State University Convocation Center, Prospect & E. 21st Sts.
COLUMBIA, SC, Carolina Coliseum, Assembly & Blossom Sts.
FRESNO, CA, Convention Center, 700 “M” St.
JACKSONVILLE, FL, Memorial Coliseum, Gator Bowl Sports Complex.
JERSEY CITY, NJ (Korean only), Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 2932 Kennedy Blvd.
LAFAYETTE, LA, Cajundome, West Congress.
LOUISVILLE, KY (Sign language also), Freedom Hall Coliseum, Kentucky Fair & Expo Center, 937 Phillips Lane.
MACON, GA (Sign language also), Coliseum, 200 Coliseum Dr.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, Myriad, One Myriad Gardens.
PROVIDENCE, RI, Civic Center, One LaSalle Sq.
RENO, NV, Reno-Sparks Convention Arena, 4590 S. Virginia St.
RICHMOND, VA, Coliseum, 601 E. Leigh St.
ROANOKE, VA, Civic Center, 710 Williamson Rd. N.E.
ROCHESTER, MN, Mayo Civic Center Arena, 30 2nd Ave. S.E.
SACRAMENTO, CA, ARCO Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL (Spanish only), Bayfront Center, 400 1st St. S.
SAN ANTONIO, TX (Spanish only), Convention Center Arena, S. Alamo & Market Sts.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Spanish only), Cow Palace, Geneva Ave.
SOUTH BEND, IN, Notre Dame University Joyce Athletic Center, Juniper Rd.
SPRINGFIELD, IL, Prairie Capital Convention Center, One Convention Center Plaza.
SPRINGFIELD, MA, Civic Center, 1277 Main St.
SYRACUSE, NY, Onondaga County War Memorial Arena, 515 Montgomery St.
TACOMA, WA (Sign language also), Tacoma Dome, 2727 E. “D” St.
TUCSON, AZ (Spanish only), Convention Center, 260 S. Church St.
WOODLAND HILLS, CA (Tagalog only), Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 20600 Ventura Blvd.
JULY 17-19
BEAUMONT, TX (Spanish only), Civic Center Arena, 701 Main St.
CLEVELAND, OH, Cleveland State University Convocation Center, Prospect & E. 21st Sts.
FRESNO, CA, Convention Center, 700 “M” St.
HAMPTON, VA, Coliseum, 1000 Coliseum Dr.
JACKSONVILLE, FL, Memorial Coliseum, Gator Bowl Sports Complex.
KENNEWICK, WA (Spanish only), Tri-Cities Coliseum, 7100 W. Quinault.
LOS ANGELES, CA (Vietnamese sessions also), Dodger Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Ave.
MEMPHIS, TN, Mid-South Coliseum, Mid-South Fairgrounds.
NEW YORK, NY (Spanish only), Yankee Stadium, 157th St. & River Ave.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, Myriad, One Myriad Gardens.
RICHMOND, VA (Sign language also), Coliseum, 601 E. Leigh St.
ROANOKE, VA, Civic Center, 710 Williamson Rd. N.E.
ROCHESTER, MN, Mayo Civic Center Arena, 30 2nd Ave. S.E.
ROCHESTER, NY, Community War Memorial, 100 Exchange Blvd.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL (Spanish only), Bayfront Center, 400 1st St. S.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Spanish only), Cow Palace, Geneva Ave.
SPRINGFIELD, MA, Civic Center, 1277 Main St.
TUCSON, AZ (Spanish only), Convention Center, 260 S. Church St.
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (Spanish only), Auditorium, 1610 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd.
JULY 24-26
BEAUMONT, TX (Spanish only), Civic Center Arena, 701 Main St.
BROOKLYN, NY (Italian only), Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 973 Flatbush Ave.
CLEVELAND, OH, Cleveland State University Convocation Center, Prospect & E. 21st Sts.
FRESNO, CA (Spanish only), Convention Center, 700 “M” St.
HAMPTON, VA, Coliseum, 1000 Coliseum Dr.
JERSEY CITY, NJ (French only), Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 2932 Kennedy Blvd.
LOS ANGELES, CA (Spanish only), Dodger Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Ave.
RICHMOND, VA, Coliseum, 601 E. Leigh St.
ROCHESTER, MN, Mayo Civic Center Arena, 30 2nd Ave. S.E.
ROCHESTER, NY, Community War Memorial, 100 Exchange Blvd.
SACRAMENTO, CA, ARCO Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy.
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (Spanish only), Auditorium, 1610 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd.
JULY 31–AUGUST 2
BELTON, TX (Spanish only), Bell County Expo Center Arena, 301 W. Loop 121.
FRESNO, CA (Spanish only), Convention Center, 700 “M” St.
RICHMOND, VA, Coliseum, 601 E. Leigh St.
AUGUST 7-9
CLEVELAND, OH, Cleveland State University Convocation Center, Prospect & E. 21st Sts.
LOS ANGELES, CA (Spanish only), Dodger Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Ave.
Britain
JUNE 12-14
JERSEY, C.I., Fort Regent Leisure Centre, St. Heilier.
JUNE 26-28
PLYMOUTH, Plymouth Argyle Football Club, Home Park.
JULY 3-5
STOKE, Stoke City Football Club, Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent.
SUNDERLAND, Sunderland Football Club, Roker Park, Grantham Rd.
JULY 10-12
NORWICH, Norwich City Football Club, Carrow Rd.
PERTH, St. Johnstone Football Club, McDiarmid, Park, Crieff Rd.
WEST BROMWICH, The Hawthorns, Halfords Lane.
JULY 17-19
CARDIFF, Welsh National Rugby Ground, Cardiff Arms Park.
LONDON (CRYSTAL PALACE), National Sports Centre, Norwood.
LONDON (Greek only), North London Assembly Hall, 174 Bowes Rd.
JULY 24-26
LONDON (Spanish also), Rugby Union Ground, Whitton Rd, Twickenham.
SHEFFIELD, Don Valley Athletics Stadium, Attercliffe.
Ireland
JULY 3-5
NAVAN, Navan Exhibition Centre.
JULY 10-12
NAVAN (Sign language also), Navan Exhibition Centre.
JULY 17-19
NAVAN, Navan Exhibition Centre.
Canada
JUNE 19-21
WINDSOR, ONT., St. Denis Athletic and Community Centre, University of Windsor, College Ave. & Huron Church Rd.
JUNE 26-28
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I., Charlottetown Civic Centre, 46 Kensington Rd.
PENTICTON, B.C., Penticton Trade & Convention Centre, 273 Power St.
TORONTO, ONT. (Chinese and sign language also; Korean, Polish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese sessions also), SkyDome, 300 Bremner Blvd.
JULY 3-5
BRAMPTON, ONT. (Portuguese only), Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Hwy. 7, 1 mile W. of Mississauga Rd., Norval.
EDMONTON, ALTA. (Sign language also), Edmonton Northlands Coliseum, 75th St. & 118th Ave.
KAMLOOPS, B.C., Kamloops Exhibition Association, 479 Chilcotin Rd.
KITCHENER, ONT. (Spanish also), Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex, 400 East Ave.
MONTREAL, QUE. (French only; sign language also), Olympic Stadium, boul. Pie-IX & rue Sherbrooke.
REGINA, SASK. (Sign language also), The Agridome, Exhibition Grounds, Elphinstone St. & Saskatchewan Dr.
VANCOUVER, B.C. (Sign language also; Portuguese sessions also), Pacific Coliseum, P.N.E. Grounds, Hastings St. E. & Renfrew St.
WINNIPEG, MAN., Winnipeg Convention Centre, 375 York Ave.
JULY 10-12
BRAMPTON, ONT. (Spanish only), Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Hwy. 7, 1 mile W. of Mississauga Rd., Norval.
MONTREAL, QUE. (Italian only), Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 12700, boul. Métropolitain Est, Pointe-aux-Trembles.
OTTAWA, ONT. (Arabic and sign language also; Armenian sessions also), Civic Centre Arena, Lansdowne Park, 1015 Bank St.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., Kin Centre, Arenas I & II, Ospika Blvd. S. & 18th Ave.
QUEBEC CITY, QUE. (French only; sign language also), Colisée, 2205, avenue du Colisée.
SUDBURY, ONT., Sudbury Community Arena, 240 Elgin St.
SYDNEY, N.S. (Sign language also; Spanish sessions also), Sydney Centre 200, George & Falmouth Sts.
TRAIL, B.C., Trail Memorial Center, 1051 Victoria St.
JULY 17-19
BRAMPTON, ONT. (Italian only), Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Hwy. 7, 1 mile W. of Mississauga Rd., Norval.
CALGARY, ALTA. (Spanish and sign language also; French sessions also), Stampede Corral, Stampede Park, 12th Ave. & 4th St. SE.
HULL, QUE. (French only), Palais des Congres, 200, Promenade du Portage.
MONTREAL, QUE. (Spanish only), Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 12700, boul. Métropolitain Est, Pointe-aux-Trembles.
ST. JOHN’S, NFLD. (Sign language also), St. John’s Memorial Stadium, Lake Ave.
SHERBROOKE, QUE. (French only), Palais des Sports, 360, rue Parc.
TERRACE, B.C., Terrace Arena, 3320 Kalum St.
VICTORIA, B.C. (Sign language also), The Esquimalt Sports Centre, Fraser St. & Esquimalt Rd.
JULY 24-26
BRAMPTON, ONT. (Greek only), Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Hwy. 7, 1 mile W. of Mississauga Rd., Norval.
NANAIMO, B.C., Beban Park Recreation Centre, 2300 Bowen Rd.