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After the apostles and congregation in Jerusalem met together to make a decision on the issue of the circumcision they sent out a letter of their agreement.   That letter started by saying, "It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us ..." (Acts 15:28) I find it interesting that after all that deliberation the best they could say about their decision was that it is what "seemed best" to them as they felt they had been lead by the Holy Spirit.    

On Sunday in place of our usual PalTalk “think-tank” discussion we talked about arrangements for this year’s “online-Memorial”.  Those who met are by no stretch of the imagination on the level as those that sat in that Jerusalem council; but, it is with a similar perspective that we say that this is what "seemed good" to us in arranging for this special occasion.  We pray that we would have our Father's blessing on this as we come together to honor his Son Jesus, and their mutual sacrifice on our behalf.

PalTalk

The memorial will be conducted using PalTalk  online discussion software in the chat-room “Discussion 101”; which we use for our weekly meetings and many are already familiar with.

If you are new to PalTalk and plan to attend, it may be a good thing to go ahead and install the software and drop by one of the meetings that we hold on Saturday and Sunday (5:30 pm eastern).   This would allow for you to make sure the software is working properly and make any needed adjustments in  your computer's audio settings.  (If your schedule doesn't permit you to drop by during the weekend and you would like to try the software you could arrange another time by PM-ing resolute, man-hu, or myself)

The room is private and password protected so if you do not already have the password please PM resolute or man-hu.

Date & Times

We anticipate having two after-sundown sessions on Monday, April 2; which should accommodate those residing from Alaska to Europe.  (Though our European friends will have to stay up a little late.)   The gatherings are as follows:

Gathering 1

Eastern  7:30 pm
Atlantic   8:30 pm
UK  12:30 am
Europe 1:30 am
Africa 2:30 am

Gathering 2

Alaska   8 pm
West Coast 9 pm
Mountain 10 pm
Central 11 pm

You are welcome to attend either or both.

Arrangement

Jesus' sacrifice means much to all of us.  With that in mind it doesn’t seem desirable to limit ourselves to just having one brother giving a public discourse in the traditional manner.  In congregations in the first century it was more of a family atmosphere and open participation was encouraged. (1 Corinthians 14:26)  Therefore, if sisters or brothers would wish to share their own dignified expressions about Jesus and the night they are welcome to, either in type-chat or with a computer microphone.  At the same time we are mindful of the need to make sure everything takes place “decently and by arrangement” so a brother will take the lead in conducting and arranging for different brothers to pray over the emblems.  (1 Cor 14:40)  

(I would invite any of our brothers who plan on attending either of the sessions and are in position to assist with prayer to PM me.)

Therefore the format for the evening this year will be as follows:

Opening Prayer
Open Congregation Participation
Prayers and passing of the emblems
Concluding thoughts and prayer by brother

Conclusion

Whether or not you will be joining us online or opting for attending at the Kingdom Hall or holding your own private observance with family and friends we ask that you keep us in prayer.   In order for us to have success we need God’s backing so please make continued supplication over the next few weeks.

We look forward to all who will be able to join us for this special night of togetherness.   If you are not able to make it, it is our intention to record both sessions and make them available at MemorialofChrist.com for later listening.

May God bless you through his son Jesus and may all of our hearts be filled with love and joy during this special season.

Well the source for sundown time I was consulting doesn't seem to be accurate. Aurora just informed we that sundown in Alaska is not until 8:48pm. Can someone help me verify the other times.

Thank you.

Hey Ant,

Are these all meant to be at the same time just 2 groups?

Would it be a good idea to set group a time say "8 pm est" eg..  and let one person go to a world clock in each area and report back?
as to it beinf after sundown for them?

TD

or try this .
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html
I am not good at this type of thing.  I am late for evrything.

found this too   http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/as...=-11&day=1
just hit change location

Hi there Anthony ...

Here is a link that shows Alaska sunrise and sunset times .. all one needs to do is put in the correct date and walla ..:D


http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/as....html?n=18

I hope this helps ... with love always, LC :heartbeat:

Over the weekend we discussed the situation with the times and in the end agreed to keep them as we had set up. The problem with Alaska being so far north is that their sundown is really late this time of the year and we couldn't reasonably accomodate them after sundown without making everywhere else very, very late. :(

Perhaps things will work out better next year.

A couple notes:

The singing portion of the meeting has been removed. :coolmusic: :listenmusic: :serenade:

If you are confused on the meeting time in your area please PM me and I'll do my best to help you figure it.  (These time-zones are tricky.)  :confused: :dontknow:

One week to go.  May your thoughts be centered on Jesus this week! :heartbeat: :flyinghigh: :king:

*bump*

:friends:

I'm glad you've asked that Beau.

It's difficult as our US bros 'n' sists are separated by a 14hr time gap - at least that's how I've worked it out. Monday 2 April 7pm New York time is Tues 3 April 9.00am here in Awstralia.:D

I'm baking my bread and going to get my Merlot today ready for tonite.


Love,
Tessa

contact me if anyone wants the password

Does anyone online now have the password and can pm to me? thanks

Ooops! Sorry, I was thinking that I was sending you a private message. Sheesh!:love::blush::redface:

Anchor~

Ok no worries Anchor, we can clean that up later.

I am sorry that four of you at least could not get in last night.
It is not just a case of passwords, but paltalk had been upgraded, and the new upgraded version needed to be downloaded.

I had openened the room hours beforehand and was trying to talk some through, to finding the room.

I am very sorry for those who could not get in or did not receive a reply in time.
The meal is one that should be taken in company, even if we do not manage to see each others faces and dip our bread in the same bowls.

The two meetings were recorded and Manirus will be posting it on the board soon, so you will not miss the comments.

Hopefully next year, if we are able to celebrate the memorial online, we will have better systems in place and better communication from me.



vicky


ps Any and all suggestions welcome.

Hello again Vicky :hibye:

Not to worry. The church I have been attending here in town has the Communion every Sunday. My fleshly sister, and a sister living in Canada (all alone) and I celebrated it via the phone. We did that at 8:00 PM. The Memorial service in Paltalk for Pacific time was at 9:00 here. I just thought that it would be great to join in with the friends there in Paltalk at that time. The brothers went to an "upgraded version? What is the cost of the *upgraded one*? I am in the free standard one and I did finally find the location of *Discussion 101*but didn't have a password to get in. (Now I see that I also need the upgraded version?)

If this is true, then why are the friends sharing it via Paltalk? ;)

You are right though. It is preferable for it to be done in a *live* situation. But some who are alone, or have not yet made a "home church" nor attend a local one have need of doing it via phone or other ways. (Paltalk)

I will be interested in seeing it posted. (Would have liked to have heard it instead. :whistle: I am still waiting to get a reply from you concerning my PM requesting the password: Yeah, or Neigh? Please answer soon. :(

Warmest,
Anchor~