Announcements

◼ Offer for March and April: Jesus​—Where He Came From, How He Lived, Why He Died—​On DVD. When making return visits, introduce What Does the Bible Really Teach?​—On DVD or if more appropriate to the person’s needs, offer Listen to God and Live Forever—​On DVD, and try to start a Bible study. May and June: Would You Like to Know the Truth?​—On DVD. If there is interest, demonstrate a Bible study using the What Does the Bible Really Teach?​—On DVD or Listen to God and Live Forever—​On DVD.

◼ The Memorial will be held on Tuesday, March 26, 2013. If your congregation normally has a meeting on Tuesday, it should be switched to another day of the week if the Kingdom Hall is available. If the Service Meeting must be canceled, the coordinator of the body of elders may make adjustments to the schedule so that parts that are particularly applicable to your congregation are considered during the month. Congregations having the visit of the circuit overseer should reschedule the meetings normally held on Tuesday evening to another night during the visit.

◼ Field Service Highlights: We rejoice to report three new peaks during the month of September 2012! There were peaks in regular pioneers of 74 in Bermuda, 53 in the Turks and Caicos Islands, and 152,134 in the United States. In addition, when compared with the same month of the previous year, the Bahamas experienced an increase of 9.1 percent in Bible studies. It is heartwarming to see so many exerting themselves to fully follow the Christ.​—1 Thess. 4:1.