Announcements
◼ Literature offer for July and August: Offer the Knowledge book or the Require brochure. When householders already have these publications, use another appropriate brochure that the congregation has in stock. September: Is There a Creator Who Cares About You? As an alternative offer, you may feature Life−How Did It Get Here? By Evolution or by Creation? October: The Watchtower and Awake! magazines. Since October will have five full weekends, it would be an excellent month to auxiliary pioneer.
◼ Starting in September, circuit overseers will give the public talk entitled “Facing the Future With Faith and Courage.”
◼ Congregation secretaries should maintain an adequate supply of the forms Application for Regular Pioneer Service (S-205) and Application for Auxiliary Pioneer Service (S-205b). These can be ordered on the Literature Request Form (S-14). Maintain at least a one-year supply.
◼ Before submitting applications for regular pioneer service to the branch office, the congregation secretary should review the forms to make sure they are complete. If applicants cannot recall the exact date of their baptism, they should estimate the date and keep a record of it. The secretary should note this date on the Congregation’s Publisher Record card.
◼ Whenever personal travel plans include attending congregation meetings, an assembly, or a district convention in another land, your request for information regarding dates, times, and locations must be directed to the branch office that oversees the work in that land. Addresses of branch offices are listed on the last page of the current Yearbook.
◼ Because of the transfer of printing operations to Wallkill, New York, and the sale of the 360 Furman Street building, the following tour changes will take effect at the branch facilities in Brooklyn, New York. Tours of 117 Adams Street will be suspended on July 31, 2004, until further notice. Tours of 360 Furman Street will be discontinued as of October 6, 2004. Tours of the residential building at 90 Sands Street and the 25-30 Columbia Heights office complex will continue to be available to visitors.
◼ On August 27 and 28, 2004, an inventory will be taken of all literature on hand at Brooklyn Bethel. Because of this, no congregation literature requests will be processed for pickup during those days.
◼ If it is necessary to correspond with the branch office regarding congregation literature requests, including Braille, please use the following address or telephone number as of September 1, 2004: Watchtower, 1000 Red Mills Road, Wallkill, NY, 12589-3299, telephone (845) 744-6000. Literature Request Forms (S-14) should be mailed to the above address or faxed to (845) 744-9000.