すみません(^^ゞ コメント返信もまだできていませんが。。。 jehoveahs-witness.netで何やら気になる情報が。。。 ↓ イギリスで王国会館が次々に売りに出されているようなのですが。。。 ↓ http://www.rightmove.co.uk/commercial-property-for-sale/property-29822301.html そしてこのような内容の手紙が読み上げられたとか。。。 「Dear brothers, we are writing to provide an update regarding the exciting changes now being made to the way the Kingdom Hall projects are carried out. During November, construction servants will be appointed to work on Kingdom Hall projects in Britain for the first time. These brothers and sisters will either be assigned to a Kingdom Hall construction group building and renovating Kingdom Halls, or as field representatives coordinating property purchase, design and planning. As they will be working at their assignments full-time, projects will be handled at a faster rate than was previously possible in order to meet the need for Kingdom Halls. Approval has been given to form 12 construction groups in Britain and 2 in Ireland This will take place gradually over coming months. When a group is formed and assigned to an area, the local RBC will transfer to them their project workload. Hence RBCs will keep working until a construction group is assigned to their area. The RBCvolunteers will become LDC volunteers, and continue to have a full share in projects. Since July 2014, the cost of all construction and renovation works has been covered by the branch. Although maintenance is paid for using congregation funds, there is no longer any need for funds to be held by congregations for construction, renovation or land purchase. The response from the congregations to this adjustment has been truly amazing. The generous spirit you have shown will undoubtedly result in rich blessings. We are aware that a number of Kingdom Halls are unsuitable and have been in need of improvement or replacement for some years. The new arrangements are being set up with the objective of addressing this need within the next few years. Whether you attend a Kingdom Hall that is suitable or in some way deficient, you can help support the new arrangements in a number of ways. How so? Please note the following important points: First, give consideration to applying to serve as an LDC volunteer. Although Kingdom Hall construction will be overseen by full-time servants, the majority of the work will still be carried out by volunteers. The time scale to catch up with the back log of over 4 hundred Kingdom Hall projects is estimated to be 5 years. May we seek your patient cooperation while this new program is implemented. Maintain the hall you use to the best of your ability, and avoid carrying out any construction work without branch approval. An effort will be made to concentrate on the highest priority needs first. In order to support global expansion, more efficient use needs to be made of Kingdom Halls and assembly halls. For example, now there is only one mid-week congregation meeting during the visit of the circuit overseer, it is possible that Kingdom Halls can be used by 4 congregations. Also, the Branch office has been directed to consider whether meeting places could be consolidated so that under-utilised kingdom halls can be sold. Your willingness to accept such changes is greatly appreciated. The advancement of Jehovah's organisation is clear for us to see. We are enthusiastically looking forward to improving the physical presence of our Kingdom Halls in the same way that our online presence has developed. With Jehovah's rich blessing and your loyal support, rapid progress will be made. さっそくグーグルさんに頼んで訳してもらいました☆ ↓以下グーグル訳 「親愛なる兄弟が、我々は今王国会館プロジェクトが行われているように作られて刺激的な変更に関するアップデートを提供するために書いている。 11月中は、建設使用人が初めて英国で王国会館のプロジェクトで作業するために任命されます。
RBCvolunteersは、LDCのボランティアとなり、プロジェクトにフルシェアを持ってしていきます。 2014年7月以来、すべての建設や改修工事の費用は枝で覆われてきた。
まず、LDCボランティアとして機能するように適用することに配慮し。王国会館の建設は、フルタイムの公務員によって監督されるが、作業の大半は、依然としてボランティアによって行われます。
ふむふむ。。。 どうも、新しくなったRBCについての手紙のようですが。。。 王国会館の建設工事を行うに当たり、できるだけ1つの王国会館を効率的に使用する必要があることとか。。。 そのために必要な期間は約5年であることとか。。。 たとえば、4つの集会を1つの王国会館で賄うようにするとか。 そして、不要な?王国会館は販売するみたいな意味かと思うのですが。。。 この手紙って、日本でも既に出ているものでしょうか? 同様の手紙がスペインのマドリードでも読み上げられたとか。。。 このサイトでのこの手紙への感想として
「この手紙は砂糖でコーティングして『われわれはあなたのお金がほしい』と言っているように見える」 なんていうものもありましたが(^^ゞ 各会衆の資金をカツアゲした後は、今度はその王国会館も売り払ってその代金も本部がいただき~♪みたいなことが、現実に起こり始めたようです。 更に詳しい情報がわかるといいですね。 |