Announcements

◼ Literature offer for January: What Does the Bible Really Teach?​—On DVD. February: The Secret of Family Happiness​—On DVD. March: What Does the Bible Really Teach?​—On DVD. April: Jesus​—Where He Came From, How He Lived, Why He Died—​On DVD.

◼ Starting in February, the new public talk for the circuit overseers will be “Is Your Confidence in Jehovah?”

◼ Beginning with the February 1, 2012, issue, the public edition of The Watchtower will include a series entitled “My Bible Lessons.” Designed for parents to use with children who are three years of age and younger, it will alternate with the series “Teach Your Children” and “For Young People.”

◼ The branch facilities in Brooklyn, Patterson, and Wallkill, New York, will be closed for spring cleaning on Friday, May 11, 2012. There will be no arrangements for tours or for congregations to pick up literature on this day.

◼ Field Service Highlights: We are thrilled to report three new peaks for August 2011! Bermuda reported 513 total publishers, an increase of 22 over the previous peak in August 2009. The Turks and Caicos Islands reported 299 total publishers, an increase of 4 over the previous peak in February 2011. The United States reported 1,200,572 total publishers, an increase of 16,323 over the previous peak in April 2011. How blessed we are to be God’s fellow workers during the time of the harvest!​—1 Cor. 3:6-9.