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New Feast of Tabernacles Sites Announced Wildwood, New Jersey, Will Be the Wildwood, New Jersey Readers of Family Fun Magazine As the and the Cape May County Zoo Vol. 11, No 2 www.ucg.org February 2005 News New Feast of Tabernacles Sites Announced Wildwood, New Jersey, will be the Wildwood, New Jersey readers of Family Fun Magazine as the and the Cape May County Zoo. Cul- At a Glance Festival site in the U.S. Northeast Wildwood, located in the middle of “top tourist town in the Northeast.” tural and historical activities will be replacing Hagerstown for 2005. This the Wildwoods’ Five Mile Island, is Recreational options in the area arranged in Philadelphia, which has the will be a one-year-only site as Chesa- known for its beach and boardwalk. include boating, fishing, marinas and Liberty Bell, Betsy Ross House, Inde- TV Brings in 3,835 peake, Virginia, follows for 2006 and The ultramodern Wildwoods con- biking. Also popular is the Hereford pendence Hall and Constitution Cen- Responses in 2004 2007. vention center is set directly on the five Inlet Lighthouse, the George F. Boyer ter. Atlantic City is 44 miles away. In Canada, Kingston, Ontario, is miles of powdery white beaches. Museum (dedicated to the island’s his- There is an ample variety of restau- In 2004, the Tomorrow cable-access being planned as a new Feast site. Cos- Breathtaking views of the ocean and tory), the Wetlands Institute and near- rants for all price ranges and tastes, television program produced by volun- ta Rica will also host a new Feast site beach abound from nearly every win- by golf courses. including some dockside, overlooking teers in the Portland, Oregon, area drew (see page 3) and Estonia will be accept- dow of the center. Just off the island you’ll find Historic the ocean or inland waterway. 2,357 responses. ing international visitors after several The convention center is located Cold Spring Village, a re-created 19th Housing properties fit every budget, 1 The Good News TV program pro- years as just a local Feast site. Details along a 2 ⁄2 mile boardwalk. Although century living history museum that including hotels, motels and condo- duced by volunteers in the Beloit, Wis- on all sites around the world are sched- many of the amusement activities will offers insight into the lives of trades- miniums. All are within close proxim- consin, area brought in 1,478 responses. uled to be printed in the March/April be closed for the season, the Wild- men. And in nearby Victorian Cape This was a 185 percent increase over the issue of United News. woods resorts area was named by the May, there’s the Emlen Physic Estate See “Feast,” page 2 518 responses the year before. Media Center Sixth Orientation Welcomes ABC Students Answering Project Underway Questions The treasurer has reported that regu- Around the lar income for the Church is on target, and therefore the Media Center Fund Globe donations can be used over the coming months. ■ UCG answered more than To begin with, the architect who designed the home office building has 4,300 readers’ questions in been contacted to prepare plans. Once 2004. plans are in, contractors are hired and the As readers are challenged by and space is enclosed, we will begin the pur- become interested in the message the chasing of equipment, lighting, cameras United Church of God proclaims, they and set pieces. naturally have questions. Answering We would certainly appreciate your those questions is an important part of prayers for the success of this building New students: Laurel Krenz, Heather Beyer, Roberta Bauer, Adrienne Wills, Emmanuel Gomez and Miles Wilson the Church’s efforts. project. A special thanks to all of those As reported last issue, 2,792 letters who donated above their regular contri- by Gary Antion Roy Holladay gave the keynote address in harmony and e-mails were answered by Cecil butions for this project. with the theme of “Living the Truth.” He urged the stu- Maranville (letters) and 29 other min- Peter Eddington Over a hundred individuals came together at the sixth dents to search their Bibles diligently for the nuggets of isters (e-mails). This was a 5 percent orientation at Ambassador Bible Center Jan. 9. Those in gold as they attend ABC. He used the analogy of how the increase over the previous year. attendance were most of the 41 students who have Bible is a lamp and a light to show the way through the The home office also answered 754 Members Invited to enrolled for the 2005 program. The students had the darkness that is present in our world. requests for the location of the nearest opportunity to share the event with faculty, home office United congregation. Many more read- Help Name New staff and family members who had brought the students. See “ABC,” page 13 ers contact the local pastors directly by finding their telephone numbers on the Program www.ucg.org Web site. In addition, the Vertical Thought As plans come together to finalize the Managing Editors Meet to Refine Media Efforts magazine and Web site attracted 841 e- content and approach of United’s mails answered by a separate team of video/TV/Internet program and our use ■ New ideas, energizing He presented ideas for making the “thought for the day” e-mail sent to ministers now being coordinated by of the media center, we’d like to get our growth on the agenda. Church’s media message more relevant, thousands of people, who might then Tom Clark. simple to understand and credible to all pass it on to thousands more. The e-mail Offices outside the United States also See “News at a Glance,” page 2 Managing editors of many of Unit- the various audience segments we are would provide links to articles and more answer questions from readers. Here ed’s media efforts gathered at the home trying to reach. This involves using a information. are the numbers we received at press United Statistics office Jan. 19 and 20 to discuss ways to variety of media, and Mr. Snyder high- The group also discussed the Media time: more effectively fulfill the commission lighted the meteoric rise of the Internet, Philosophy approved by the Council of Australia . .312 World News & Prophecy to preach the gospel of the Kingdom of which is now the top “media of choice” Elders last year (see November United Canada . .approx. 100 Circulation Up 115 Percent God. according to Simmons Research. News, page 20). Victor Kubik, chairman Italy . .187 in 4 Years (Jan. issues) Peter Eddington, Media and Com- Mr. Snyder candidly pointed out the of the Council’s Media and Communi- Southern Africa . .approx. 110 40,000 munication Services operation manager, challenges of communicating difficult cation Committee, and committee introduced public relations expert concepts to a society resistant to change. member Bob Dick, who helped craft the Inside: Michael Snyder, who gave a presenta- But he mentioned that United is well Media Philosophy, were present to help 30,000 tion titled “Communication Blueprint— positioned for growth. the assembled media personnel under- 3 News From Around the World Building Reputation, Energizing Real He introduced “the tipping point” stand the background and intent of the 7 From the Word 20,000 Growth.” Mr. Snyder had previously strategy for growth from a book by the document. This led to initial discussions 11 Treasure Digest given this to the home office adminis- same name. The “tipping point” on how to apply it. 12 Local Church Updates tration, and then later to the Council of involves a simple, compelling message, The need to “tailor the message to fit 14 Announcements 10,000 Elders, and now tailored his presenta- packaged to be “irresistible,” that can different cultural, national, religious and tion and discussion to the applications rapidly be spread from person to person. 15 Tributes; Letters 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 to the media personnel. One application discussed would be a See “Media,” page 2 16 What’s New on the Web? 2 UnitedNews February 2005 United Church of God, an International Association News UCG to Advertise in 750,000 Sunday Newspapers Across the U.S. For about 4 cents each, 750,000 Good Christ: The Real Story bifold subscrip- Louisiana, Advertiser; Lake County, At a Glance News subscription brochures will be tion brochure. An additional 250,000 Ohio, News-Herald; McAllen, Texas, printed and inserted in “Smart Source” newspapers will receive our Why Does Monitor; Oakland, California, Tribune; Continued from page 1 coupon supplements in newspapers on God Allow Suffering? bifold brochure. Orland Park, Illinois, Daily Southtown; Sunday, March 20, 2005. Smart Source These brochures offer potential readers Schenectady, New York, Gazette; Spar- members’input on what to call our pro- is the most widely distributed part of the booklets by the same titles and a sub- tanburg, South Carolina, Herald-Journal; gram. Sunday newspaper, with a weekly cir- scription to The Good News. Steven’s Point,Wisconsin, Journal; Van- We are not necessarily locked into the culation of over 68 million. 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