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NEWS OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF GOD, AN INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION • P.O.Box 541027, Cincinnati, OH 45254-1027 (513) 576-9796 Vol. 24, No. 6 UCG.ORG ⁄ MEMBERS NOVEMBER-DECEMEBER Reflecting on the Feast of Tabernacles Think about a theme that you picked up on throughout the messages you heard during the Feast of Tabernacles. Look back at your sermon notes or think back to your expe- riences to soak in the lessons you have learned. Now apply them to your life between now and next Feast! God guides us throughout the Feast to help us learn new lessons to help us strive to live His way. He does have an amazing plan for each of us. And part of that ultimate plan is to be in God’s Kingdom. Are you doing all you can to prepare for this amazing gift from God? The Feast is just a small taste of that Kingdom. In this issue of United News there are articles summa- Visayas, Philippines rizing the wonderful foretaste of that Kingdom we all experienced at our UCG festival sites. The reports are arranged by region, beginning on page 3. And there is a full-color photo centerfold beginning on page 13. If you would like to see these photos that were published— as well as many more that we did not have room for— please see the United Church of God Flickr page at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/united-church-of-god/ albums/72157674983693368. Adding to this sense of unity, UCG ran the same hashtag Panajchel, Guatemala campaign as last year across social media sites, encouraging Feastgoers to post photos using #ucgfot. You can still search #ucgfot on your favorite social media website to see the vast Nigeria array of photos (i.e. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.). Once again, the millennial spirit was felt amongst the brethren at the Feast as they fostered new and old relation- Feast of Tabernacles ships as one Body in Christ and rejoiced in the foretaste of •Festival Reports Page 3 the return of our Elder Brother Jesus Christ and His rule • Festival Attendance Figures Page 3 on this earth. Bend-Redmond, Oregon • Festival Photos Page 13 May God’s Kingdom come quickly. UN New Beyond Today TV Studio Set Installed by Peter Eddington control cabling. On Oct. 8 and 9, the new on-camera Beyond Today Existing equipment has now been moved from our television set was installed in the Church’s video record- old television studio, and from video recording “Studio ing studio. B” and from our old radio studio. We are now up and The new set, which includes over 50 linear feet of running in our new radio studio and “Studio B,” which background material, is now in place. It includes three is housed in the upstairs portion of the video recording primary areas for recording various types of material. In studio, next to the control room. the center is the main stand-up area for recording long- We will soon be obtaining chairs for our studio audi- format programs. To camera right is a large video wall ence seating. And we are scheduled to record our first that will have an interview section in front of it. And on Beyond Today programs in the new facility during the camera-left is an area that can be used for dailies and afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 28. shorter recordings. There is a lot of work yet to be done in preparation for The lighting plot is now being finalized and studio our first recording session; we would certainly appreciate lighting fixtures are being purchased. These will include your prayers that all the work that needs to be completed the latest in DMX-512 digitally controlled LED fixtures by that date goes smoothly, so that we can proceed as to supplementUNITED STA ourTISTICS older, existing studio lights. These scheduled and do our part to preach the good news of require an updated lighting control board and digital God’s Kingdom around the globe. UN Workers installing the new Beyond Today set in the new studio. INSIDE UNITED NEWS Forward! Preaching the Gospel …………… 19 Tax Savings for Those Over Age 70 ……… 25 BY THE NUMBERS From the Council: The Importance of Our Words 19 Victor Kubik Visits Sri Lanka and India …… 25 ABC Student Council …………………………… 2 The Good News in United News …………… 20 Local Church Updates ……………………… 26 Feast in Angola ………………………………… 2 Beware of the Doldrums ………………… 20 Updates From Ministerial and Member Services 26 13,778 Inside United Podcast ………………………… 2 Ten Commandment Series ……………… 21 UYC Camp Reports ………………………… 27 kept the Feast of Tabernacles with UCG. Festival Reports ………………………………… 3 Announements ……………………………… 22 Job Opening ………………………………… 28 United Church of God, an International Association UNITED NEWS NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1 UNITED STATISTICS INSIDE UNITED NEWS ABC Student Council Inside United Podcast Back row: Austin Jennings, Bradley Bales, Micah Gunn and Chad Browning. Front row: Samantha Murray, Zoe Pierias, Keema Lucassen, MacKenzie McCrady, Morgan Greene, Hayli Messer, Kira Boyd and Ariana Del Signore. by Frank Dunkle The ABC Times and website will be edit- Ambassador Bible College has appoint- ed and produced by Ariana Del Signore ed officers for the Class of 2019. Mor- and Keema Lucassen, while the message gan Greene will serve as class president, board will be organized by Samantha closely assisted by Secretary Hayli Messer Murray. The class Music Coordinator will Victor Kubik and Steven Britt in the recording studio during one of the recent podcasts they made. The and Treasurer Micah Gunn. Austin Jen- be Chad Browning. topic was based around science and the Bible. To listen to all Inside United podcasts please go to: nings will serve as Class Monitor, keeping This year’s class consists of many talent- https://www.ucg.org/members/united-news/inside-united. equipment and facilities in their proper ed and capable people, so it was easy to order and Bradley Bales will serve as the find several qualified people for each ser- by Linda Merrick lessly. Both he and Mr. Kubik have a good lead for Technical Support. vice position—but it was difficult to make Inside United aired its first episode on rapport, and can easily have discussions Additional leadership positions include final choices. We look forward to all the Dec. 3, 2013, and now five years have together. the Service Projects Committee, led by students forming good working relation- gone by with 92 episodes completed by The idea behind the podcasts was to MacKenzie McCrady and the Social ships and achieving very good results. UN the time of publication. The main host have an easy-to-produce format, that is Activities Committee, led by Kira Boyd. behind the topics and production is easy to listen to, quick to edit and in a president of the United Church of God, media outlet that will last. Chaz Leath- Victor Kubik. ers, assistant video editor, is the primary Feast in Angola In 2013 the vision of the Inside United editor and producer of Inside United. Mr. podcast was to share the happenings at the Leathers is there for all recordings that home office as well as updates on world happen in the home office. He explained events, such as disasters. Since then it has that he really enjoys working on this proj- evolved into an informational resource, ect, and through it he is able to be more where people can get to know what is creative, having more freedom in his edit- going on with various Church areas as ing. They are also quick to create. He adds well as members around the world. The he really likes to hear the individual sto- podcast’s primary intended audience is ries of the people who are guests, and that members of United Church of God. How- this is a great first step for Beyond Today ever, there are plans to expand beyond listeners to get to know the Church. church members. “It has become a really good and inti- Mr. Kubik wants to have a few regulars mate way to keep brethren up to date who come on and talk with him, as well on the happenings of the church and as one-time guests. One of his current share in-depth biblical discussions,” regulars is Steven Britt, assistant pastor in said Rudy Rangel, production supervi- Maryland. The main topic Mr. Britt and sor, who is one of the forerunners who Mr. Kubik discussed is sound science of first worked on the podcasts. It is the the Bible. That is, how the Bible and sci- story behind the stories. ence tie in together. It all started with an If you would like to be kept up to More than 2,500 brethren were able to first time. These brethren had to walk 100 article that Steven wrote for Beyond Today date of what is happening in the home gather in the province of Kuanza Sul in miles to the nearest town where they then magazine titled “Sound Science and the office and around the world with vari- Angola for God’s Feast of Tabernacles. caught a bus for an additional 1,000 miles Bible” (search for it at ucg.org). The first ous church congregations, then please They are part of the Igreja de Deus Mun- to get to the Feast. Also a number of food podcast between the two was a follow-up go to ucg.org/members/united-news/ dial church in Angola and are associated items and other supplies were purchased to the article. “The point of these discus- inside-united. You can also find episodes with the United Church of God, an Inter- to assist the brethren with enjoying the sions is to focus on modern science and of Inside United on Soundcloud.