By Ronald Kelly
By Ronald Kelly
PASADENA--In April, U.S. members received a letter from Pastor General Joseph Tkach announcing the Fall Festival--Celebrate Christ '99.
U.S. Festival sites are Davenport, Iowa; Hot Springs, Arkansas; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Palm Springs, California; Saratoga Springs, New York; and Seaside, Oregon.
The letter requests your registration form by June 25. Of course we will accept registrations up to the time of the Feast, but for us to meet our planning goals, it helps if you register as early as possible if you plan to attend.
Your registration donation allows us to meet pre-Festival expenses as well as complete our administrative plans to be prepared for the beginning of the Festival, Sept. 24.
When we receive your registration form, we will mail you information about the site you plan to attend, including information on hotels and other housing facilities. When you receive this information you may call the housing establishments.
If you can attend only part of the Festival, the beginning weekend would be the best. Because the Feast starts on Friday evening, we expect the largest attendance to be on Saturday and Sunday. Guest speakers, worship music, seminars and workshops will be featured at every site.
If you misplaced the April letter with the registration form, we have duplicated it here for you. Just clip out and mail the form on this page. Better yet, call our toll-free number, 1-800-507-2299 and you will be able to register instantly. You can even register on our church web page at http://www.wcg.org/festival.
China tour bookings are going well. Many members from Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and England are going on the tour.
Since the original announcement the trip has been expanded to an 11-night, 13-day package, and includes the terra-cotta warrior statues in Xian. Also added is a post-Feast cruise on the Yangtze River to the Three-Gorges area.
John Halford, European regional director, and his wife, Pat, will lead the group.
The package is $2,295 per person from Los Angeles. The Three Gorges extension is a six-night package and includes airfare and all meals. The cost is $899 per person.
For details and itinerary, call Travel Gallery at 1-800-858-6999.
Holland America has announced drastic cuts in airfares for the Mediterranean and Black Sea cruise (Sept. 22 to Oct. 4).
Air prices have been reduced to $199 from the East Coast, $299 from the Midwest and $399 from the West Coast for bookings made before July 15. This is a reduction of more than $900 from round-trip airfare to Europe.
Also, Holland America announced a ship change for the cruise. Instead of the MS Maasdam, which has been pressed into service elsewhere, the cruise will be on the two-year-old MS Rotterdam VI.
Its predecessor, Rotterdam V, was the ship used for the 1994 Alaska cruise.
Bernie and Arlene Schnippert, Russell and Phyllis Duke, and Roger and Anthea Lippross will be on board for the 12-day cruise.
Space is available on the cruise, which begins in Venice and ends in Istanbul.
Prices start at $2,418 per person plus port charges and airfare. Please call Travel Gallery for complete itinerary and information at 1-800-858-6999.
Here is additional information on the Winnipeg, Manitoba, site to what was published in the May WN.
Activities at the Winnipeg site will include a sunset dinner cruise on the Red River and an all-church dance at the convention site.
The Winnipeg congregation will be host for its annual Festival pancake breakfast free to all Feastgoers. A Southern Gospel concert is also planned, with a Manitoba group New Covenant Quartet performing.
Contact Alan Redmond at 1-204-654-3217.
Each head-of-household or single adult should complete this form.
Name of U.S. Festival site site you will be attending.
List only one: U.S. Festival Sites: (Davenport, Iowa; Hot Springs, Arkansas; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Palm Springs, California; Saratoga Springs, New York; Seaside, Oregon)
Name:
PT number:
Number in your household attending with you:
Adults Single Adults Seniors (Age 60 and over) Children (School age only) Children's ages ____, ____, ____, ____, ____, ____, ____, ____, ____, ____,
Special needs: (Check all that apply) q Disabled (Cannot move about freely) q Wheelchair q Deaf (Sign language) q Blind
Registration Donation: (Tax deductible in United States)
Family Rate: (two or more people) $140
Single Rate: $90
Method of Payment:
Check or money order (Payable to Worldwide Church of God)
Credit Card MC VISA Discover AMEX
Card Number
Card Expiration Date
Cardholder name (please print clearly)
Signature (Required)
Please send me additional Festival information:
I am interested in attending one of the following sites:
Alaska China Hawaii Mediterranean Cruise
Please complete and return by Friday, June 25.
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