Festival sites in Europe, Caribbean

By John Halford

BOREHAMWOOD, England—Following are the European festival sites. Most will take place Sept. 21 to 28. We cordially invite members from other countries to join us. Most sites offer English translations of sermons.

Space does not permit a full description of each location. Or, if you are interested, contact our European Festival Bureau and we will send you more details: Festival Office, Worldwide Church of God, Elstree House, Elstree Way, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1LU, UK. Telephone 011 (44) 208 953 1633; fax: 011 (44) 208 207 1216; e-mail: UKRD@wcg.org.uk

Or if you prefer, you may contact the site coordinator directly where noted.

England’s capital city offers dozens of museums and art galleries, thousands of restaurants with cooking traditions from all over the world, and tens of thousands of pubs. Contact: olivier_carion@wcg.org.uk

Paignton is a coastal resort on the English Riviera with usually the best weather in Britain. Accommodation is either in hotels or on-site caravans (trailers). Contact Harry Sullivan, The Round House, Mill Lane, Hulcote, Milton Keynes, MK17 8BP, England. Telephone 011 (44) 01908 582222; e-mail: harry_ sullivan@wcg.org.uk

Bridlington is a seaside town in northern England. Contact Robert Harrison, 44 Yewdale Rd., Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 8NE, England. Telephone 011 (44) 01423 889168; e-mail: robert_harrison@ wcg.org.uk

Perth is an area of spectacular beauty with mountains, rivers and lochs and is ideally located for seeing Scotland’s historical places. Contact Hamish Dougall, Beechmount, Kingscavil, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland. EH49 6NA. Telephone 011 (44) 01506 845 725; e-mail: hamish_dougall@wcg.org.uk

The site this year will be in the North. Details are being worked out. Ireland offers much to see and enjoy. The people are friendly, and a great deal of history is easily accessible. Contact David Stirk, 69 Laurel Heights, Banbridge, Co Down, BT32 4RJ. Telephone 011 (44) 028 4066 9986; e-mail: david_ stirk@wcg.org.uk

Estonia, once behind the Iron Curtain, is now one of Europe’s most exciting nations. Contact Carl Fredrik Aas (telephone/fax 011 47 64 86 93 30) or by e-mail at cfaas@ online.no

Roettgen, near Bonn, is surrounded by a forest. The convention center offers meals and accommodations. Contact Stiftung Weltweite Kirche Gottes, Postfach 1129, 5300 Bonn, Germany. Telephone 011 (49) 228 66 89 10; fax: 011 (49) 228 987 6827; e-mail: wkg53bonn@aol.com

Schinias is on the Marathon Gulf. The hotel has three swimming pools and a sandy beach with sports equipment rental. Tours will be arranged as required. Booking is direct, as early as possible, as the hotel may fill up quickly. For details contact jacqui.eve@wcg.org.uk

Lido di Jesolo is a summer resort on the Adriatic Sea. Venice, one of the world’s great tourist destinations, is only a short boat ride away.

For application packages, contact Joseph Caristi, 94 Belcher Rd., Blairstown, New Jersey, 07825. Telephone 1-973-426-7716 (day), 1-908-362-7093 (evening); fax: 1-908-362-1073; e-mail jcaristi@compu serve.com or (outside the United States) Worldwide Church of God, Casella Postale 67, 24030 Brembate di Sopra (BG), Italy. Telephone 011 (39) 035-21-78-08; fax 011 (39) 035-21-77-53; e-mail wcgitaly@tin.it

Malta is a small island in the Mediterranean Sea with a rich history and a wonderful climate. Everyone speaks English. Contact Barry Bourne, Knollside, 70 Copperfield Rd., Bassett, Southampton, Hampshire, SO2 3NY, England. Telephone 011 (44) 023 8067 9965; e-mail barry_bourne@wcg.org.uk

Services will be in Dutch with translations into English. Activities will include a family day, theatre night, tours and workshops. For more information contact Henk Buist. Telephone 011 31 575 494 432; fax 011 31 575 493 629; e-mail henk_buist@wcg.org

The Tyriheiem complex, near Oslo, has 20 two-bedroom cottages and four modern apartments with two bedrooms. A hotel is also available. Members will attend from Sweden, Denmark and Norway. International visitors are welcome. Contact Carl Fredrik Aas by e-mail at cfaas@online.no or by telephone at 011 47 64 86 93 30.

The site in Palma is a vacation village complex in a natural setting surrounded by pine trees. Contact Pedro Rufian Mesa, Real 26, 28610 Villamanta, Madrid, Spain. Telephone 011 (34) 918 136 705; e-mail pedro_rufian@wcg.org

Estoril, near Lisbon and not far from Cascais and Sintra, is on one of Europe’s most beautiful coastlines. Accommodations will be in Hotel Londres, where services will be conducted in both English and Portuguese. Activities will include prayer meetings, workshops, group activities and tours. For more information, please visit the website: www.idm.pt

French members will again meet at Branville, near Deauville, on the Normandy coast. Attendees will stay at the Garden Club, a tourist family-type resort with fully equipped cottages and a restaurant. Hotels are available in Deauville. For more information contact Marie-Angelique Alcindor by e-mail at dpi@club-internet.fr or by telephone 011 33 1 43 22 60 84.

For more contact Jack Brunet, 69 Rocade du Bel Horizon, Ravine Vilaine, 97200 Fort de France, Martinique. Telephone/fax 1 597 79 64 20; e-mail jack.brunet@wanadoo.fr

NASSAU, Bahamas—"Celebrating Christ in Paradise 2002" will take place Sept. 20 to 28 at the Nassau Marriott Resort on Cable Beach. The Nassau Marriott offers an array of activities including water sports, adventure golf, state-of-the-art exercise room and spa, 12 restaurants, evening activities, pools with water slides and swim-up bar and complimentary breakfast.

Room rates are $130 a night single or double occupancy, $159 a night for triple occupancy (taxes included). Worship services for the first five days will be at the hotel, and the last three days will be at the church-owned campus in Nassau.

This evangelistic-focused celebration will feature guest speaker Dean Blackwell and worship dances by the church’s own Impact Dancers.

For registration packets and more information, send e-mail to wcg@batelnet.bs or write to Worldwide Church of God, PO Box N-3934, Nassau, Bahamas, or call 1-242-364-8050. The fax number is 1-242-364-8061.

HAMILTON, Bermuda—A four-day celebration will take place Sept. 19-22. Contact Cecil Pulley by e-mail at cjpulley@ibl.bm or by telephone at 94410 234-5500.

Guadeloupe and Haiti—A festival will take place in Guadeloupe Oct. 23 to 29. A festival will take place in Haiti the last week of August.

Potential transfers to Haiti should consider the political, economic and social situation before planning to attend. Contact Jack Brunet by e-mail at jack_brunet @wcg.org or by telephone at 011-596-796-420.

The festival in Seaside, Oregon, will take place Sept. 20 to 24.

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