Announcements

◼ Literature offer for March: What Does the Bible Really Teach?​—On DVD. April: Jesus​—Where He Came From, How He Lived, Why He Died—​On DVD. May: New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures​—On DVD. Direct attention to Jesus’ life and ministry by featuring Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John. If interest is shown on the return visit, additional Bible books may be offered. June: What Does the Bible Really Teach?​—On DVD.

◼ The Memorial will be held on Thursday, April 5, 2012. If your congregation normally has meetings on Thursday, these are to be switched to another day of the week if the Kingdom Hall is available. If this is not possible and your Service Meeting is affected, the parts that are particularly applicable to your congregation may be incorporated into another Service Meeting.

◼ Field Service Highlights: When comparing October 2011 with the same month last year, the Bahamas had an increase of 4.3 percent in regular pioneers and Bermuda had an increase of 6.9 percent in Bible studies. The Turks and Caicos Islands reached new peaks of 302 total publishers and 45 regular pioneers. Additionally, the United States reached a new peak of 143,738 regular pioneers. This is an increase of 1,384 over the previous peak reported last month. This fine report reflects our love for Jehovah and fellowman.​—Matt. 22:37-39.