Weekly Update Library

June 13, 2002

Greetings everyone, At the time of this writing, here (currently 19 large fires in North America) wildfires continue to rage uncontrolled. Many structures have been lost and more are endangered. We grieve the loss of homes destroyed because of carelessness on the part of another individual, as in…

June 06, 2002

Greetings everyone, I hope that you have all had a safe and successful week. Everyone here is fully engaged in the work, with nobody ill to my knowledge. INTERNATIONAL From the French Department: The May report on the French Internet site activity is most…

May 30, 2002

Greetings everyone, Dorothy and I returned last Friday from a wonderful visit with brethren in Ireland, England and the Republic of South Africa. All of the brethren sent their love and appreciation for Mr. Meredith, the headquarters team and all…

May 23, 2002

Greetings everyone, Early reports show that, this year, Pentecost celebration by Living Church of God members was more uplifting than ever. Yesterday at lunch, Mr. Meredith told us (Mr. Richard Ames, Mr. Raymond McNair and me) about his successful visits to the Reno and Sacramento churches. When I…

May 16, 2002

Greetings everyone, By the time this Weekly Update reaches you, most of the San Diego ministers will be in other cities to celebrate Pentecost. Here is their schedule: Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Meredith, in Reno and the Sacramento Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ames, in Anchorage, Alaska Mr. and Mrs. Carl…

May 08, 2002

Greetings, Surprises never end. A day before his departure for Europe, Mr. Carl McNair told me not to forget the WEEKLY UPDATE. Not to forget? I was under the impression that he himself was working on it. But there is more. "Tell the ministers to contact you directly if they have questions or…

May 02, 2002

Greetings, My wife returned to San Diego this week from the Chicago area, where our daughter lives with our new granddaughter. I was telling our neighbor (bragging, perhaps?) about our new granddaughter last week and he related the old story of the new mother who was struggling through a door with…

April 26, 2002

Greetings, I am happy to report that I need no longer be as "grouchy as an old bear"! My grandson (age 5) called to inform me that he had a new baby sister! My daughter Kathryn gave birth Tuesday, April 23, to April Mina, weighing 9 lbs 5 ounces. MEDIA: Dr. Meredith's newest…

April 19, 2002

Greetings, Greeting to you from a bachelor for the week—my wife left me Tuesday morning! So, if this report sounds like I am a grouchy old man with a sore toe, well, forgive me. Mr. Meredith is back in the swing of things now, after suffering the usual symptoms of jet lag. He had…

April 11, 2002

Greetings everyone, I hope that you had a great Passover season. My wife and I returned to San Diego Tuesday from New York City to find the usual backlog of e-mail and phone messages waiting. Today (Thursday) I am almost out of the hole and ready to begin what passes for a normal life in the…

March 29, 2002

Greetings everyone, This will be a brief update this week, due to the Passover activities. The office closed early Tuesday afternoon for Passover, and on Wednesday and Thursday for the Feast night and High Day. Mr. Ames, Mr. Apartian and Mr. Ehman have not yet returned from their trips to the…

March 21, 2002

Greetings, I am sure you are all very busy preparing for the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. The celebration of "Passover" is in two parts. First is commemoration of the death of Christ, which He instituted as a memorial the night He was betrayed (1 Corinthians 11:23-26). We do not eat…