Announcements
◼ Literature offer for May: The Watchtower and Awake! magazines. Where interest is found on return visits, include the person on a magazine route. Offer the Require brochure, with a view to starting Bible studies. June: What Does God Require of Us? or Knowledge That Leads to Everlasting Life. When householders have these publications, offer an appropriate brochure that the congregation has in stock. July and August: Any of the following 32-page brochures may be used: Does God Really Care About Us?, Enjoy Life on Earth Forever!, “Look! I Am Making All Things New,” Should You Believe in the Trinity?, The Divine Name That Will Endure Forever, The Government That Will Bring Paradise, What Happens to Us When We Die?, What Is the Purpose of Life—How Can You Find It?, and When Someone You Love Dies. The brochures A Book for All People, Our Problems—Who Will Help Us Solve Them?, Spirits of the Dead—Can They Help You or Harm You? Do They Really Exist?, and Will There Ever Be a World Without War? may be offered where appropriate.
◼ Beginning with the May literature shipment, the annual supply of congregation forms is being shipped to congregations as forms become available. Instructions regarding forms distribution will appear on the shipment packing list. When there is more than one congregation in a Kingdom Hall auditorium, the literature coordinator should make sure that each congregation receives its supply of forms as soon as they arrive.
◼ The presiding overseer or someone designated by him should audit the congregation’s accounts on June 1 or as soon as possible thereafter. When this has been done, make an announcement to the congregation after the next accounts report is read.
◼ Donations made by check and put in the local Kingdom Hall contribution boxes for the worldwide work and the Kingdom Hall Fund should be made payable to “Jehovah’s Witnesses.” Donations made by check at district conventions and those sent to the branch office should be made payable to “Watch Tower.” The branch office financial address is Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, c/o Office of Secretary and Treasurer, 25 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, NY 11201-2483.
◼ The presiding overseer should telephone the Magazine Department at Wallkill if he does not receive the congregation’s supply of Our Kingdom Ministry by the 25th of the month preceding the issue date.
◼ DISTRICT CONVENTION UPDATE: The five Oakland, California, district conventions listed as “tentative” in the February 15, 2002, issue of The Watchtower have been definitely relocated to the Cow Palace, 2600 Geneva Ave., San Francisco, on the same dates.
◼ New Publications Available:
Isaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind I—Large Print—Croatian
My Book of Bible Stories (Small size)—Chinese, Chinese (Simplified)
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Deluxe pocket edition; available with black or maroon leather cover)—Chinese
Sing Praises to Jehovah (Large songbook)—Bulgarian
Spirits of the Dead—Can They Help You or Harm You? Do They Really Exist?—Russian
Watch Tower Publications Index 1999—Dutch
What Does God Require of Us?—Tsonga, Uzbek
What Happens to Us When We Die?—Hebrew
Would You Like to Know More About the Bible? (Tract No. 26)—Armenian, Bengali, Cebuano, Czech, East Armenian, Georgian, Hiligaynon, Iloko, Japanese, Norwegian, Samoan, Serbian, Slovenian, Tagalog, Thai
You Can Be God’s Friend!—Dakota
◼ New Audiocassettes Available:
Appreciating Our Spiritual Heritage (Drama, single cassette)—Dutch
Keep Your Eye Simple (Drama, single cassette)—Portuguese
Psalms (set of five cassettes)—Norwegian
The Second of Kings (set of two cassettes)—Dutch
◼ New Braille Publications Available:
Benefit From Theocratic Ministry School Education (four volumes)—Grade-two English
Benefit From Theocratic Ministry School Education (six volumes)—Grade-one Spanish
Note: Braille publications should be requested through the congregation. A separate Literature Request Form (S-14) is to be submitted for Braille material, including the name and address of the Braille reader. Please mark it ATTENTION: BRAILLE DESK.
◼ New Videocassettes Available:
Our Whole Association of Brothers—Greek, Polish
What Does God Require of Us?—On Videocassette—Colombian Sign Language