Weekly Update Library

December 21, 2000

Greetings everyone! Before leaving for his trip, Mr. Carl McNair told me not to forget the weekly report on his behalf. When I asked him if he had anything in particular in mind, he simply said, "Just be nice!" A difficult task but I will do my best! Of course, one way of being nice is to give…

December 14, 2000

Greetings everyone: Well! good NEWS — bad NEWS! The good news—at last the presidential election has reached a conclusion of sorts. The bad news—that scores of lawyers and judges now turn to other interests! I presume they will find something profitable to do. Seriously, we are truly hopeful that…

December 08, 2000

Greetings everybody: The Political battle for the Presidency rages on in the courts! How thankful I am that we are spared by Christ from engaging in the "politics of this world." Since He said, "My kingdom is not of this world" and our primary citizenship is reserved in heaven, our option is His…

November 30, 2000

Greetings Everyone: I hope all of you who celebrated Thanksgiving Day had a very good visit with family and friends. Two weeks ago we jokingly recalled that Mr. Apartian had predicted that we would have a newly elected President by that date — and we did, according to his explanation, we just did…

November 16, 2000

Greetings to all of you: As reported last week, Mr. Meredith was in Chicago for an open service. We sent out invitations to subscribers in the area to attend an open service to hear and meet Mr. Meredith. I understand that there were between 60 and 80 visitors of the 205 in attendance. Mr.…

November 09, 2000

Greetings everyone! I returned last Sunday to San Diego from the Feast of Tabernacles. All of the reports I have received indicate that we had a very spiritually uplifting Feast of Tabernacles. I attended in St. Sauveur, Quebec, and Cranbrook, British Columbia (Canada). I was in Jackson, Wyoming…

November 02, 2000

Greetings everyone! The Feast reports from all over the world are in and they are very positive, uplifting and encouraging. In the next LCN, you will find brief reports from nearly all of the sites. God most certainly blessed His people and His Work during this Feast. In the only European Feast…

September 28, 2000

Greetings everyone: I presume all of you are preparing for the Feast of Trumpets this Sabbath (double Sabbath in this case). A number of people have inquired about our observing Trumpets this Sabbath rather than Wednesday, or Thursday, or Friday (depending on which self-appointed authority one…

September 22, 2000

Greetings everyone: I have been informed that the U.S. COURT of Appeals (Ninth Circuit) handed down a decision in the legal fight between the Worldwide Church of God and the Philadelphia Church of God. The court ruled in favor of the Worldwide Church of God. I would presume that the Philadelphia…

September 15, 2000

Greetings everyone: They say "time flies when you are having fun!" I must be having a great deal of fun—this week has flown by faster than last. My wife is visiting our grandchildren (and their parents of course) in Minnesota this week, so much of the detail work for our department is falling on…

September 08, 2000

Greetings everyone: I have just returned from Montana. I am happy to report that precipitation and cooler weather have provided the necessary conditions for suppression of the terrible firestorms in the Montana wilderness. The brethren in Montana, and my wife and I, wish to thank all of you who…

September 01, 2000

Greetings everyone: Some people start their reports with jokes. That's fine with me, but I prefer facts - like: Why do Americans say something and mean something else? For instance, why in the world do we call it Labor Day when most of us are "officially" expected to take off that particular day?…