Announcements

◼ Offer for November and December: What Does the Bible Really Teach?​—On DVD or Would You Like to Know the Truth?​—On DVD. January and February: Good News from God!​—On DVD or one of the following DVDs: Listen to God and Live Forever or You Can Be God’s Friend!

◼ Donations for the worldwide work that are sent directly to the branch office should be made payable to “Watchtower.” The branch office’s financial address is Watchtower, c/​o Accounting Office, 25 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, NY 11201-2483. If you would like to donate electronically, ask your congregation secretary about the July 8, 2013, letter to all congregations in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

◼ Since January has five full weekends, it would be an excellent month to auxiliary pioneer.

◼ Field Service Highlights: When comparing the first nine months of this service year with the same period last year, the United States (the 50 states, including Alaska and Hawaii) had increases of 1.1 percent in publishers, 4.6 percent in regular pioneers, and 1.9 percent in Bible Studies. Certainly, the “loving labor” being put forth to reach all with the good news brings joy to our heavenly Father.​—1 Thess. 1:3.