Letters to Elders & Congregations 2012

[Jack Ryan]

Here you will find the Letters to all Bodies of Elders and Letters to All Congregations for the year 2012. As more letters are discovered, they will be added to this list. Where letters refer to other letters, you will find these references included below the appropriate letter. This audit trail is included so that individuals can easily track the changes in Jehovah’s Witnesses policies and procedures.

 

• Note 1: Where links are not provided for some of the referenced letters, it means that they are not currently available.

Bodies of Elders Letters 2012

1. December 31, 2012 Theocratic Ministry School Reminders (Gh)
2. December 26, 2012 Insurance for witnessing in public areas (Bi)
3. December 21, 2012 Transmitting meetings to isolated individuals by Internet connection (Ca)
4. December 20, 2012 Gift Aid declarations (Bi)
5. December 18, 2012 Letter dated March 26, 2010 (Bi)
6. December 17, 2012 Use of online storage services for congregation documents (Bi)
7. December 17, 2012 Use of online storage services for congregation documents (Gh)
8. December 17, 2012 Use of online storage services for congregation documents (Us)
9. December 16, 2012 2013 district convention handbills (Gh)
10. December 16, 2012 2013 district convention handbills (Us)
11. December 13, 2012 Judicial Correspondence and Branch Office Postal Address (Gh)
12. December 13, 2012 Receiving copies of the New World Translation in Twi (Gh)
13. December 6, 2012 Insurance for witnessing in public areas (Bi)
14. December 6, 2012 2013 special conventions (Us)
15. December 4, 2012 2013 special conventions (Us)
16. December 3, 2012 2013 Bethel visitors information (Us)
17. November 30, 2012 Weddings and Funerals (Gh)
18. November 26, 2012 Become Jehovah’s Friend (Gh)
19. November 26, 2012 Become Jehovah’s Friend (Us)
20. November 24, 2012 Witnessing in public places (Bi)
21. November 24, 2012 Witnessing in public places (Us)
22. November 17, 2012 Discarding older publications in congregation literature supply (Ca)
23. November 17, 2012 Discarding older publications in congregation literature supply (Gh)
24. November 17, 2012 Discarding older publications in congregation literature supply (Us)
25. November 12, 2012 HLC Updated information on use of ESAs and blood thinners (Us)
26. November 12, 2012 Kingdom Ministry School (Bi)
27. November 11, 2012 District convention Service Meeting part the week of January 7, 2013 (Bi)
28. November 11, 2012 District convention Service Meeting part the week of January 7, 2013 (Us)
29. November 10, 2012 HLC Balancing HLC responsibilities with other assignments (Us)
30. November 9, 2012 Request for Guyanese nationals to serve in Guyana (Us)
31. November 8, 2012 HLC Judicious use of information from the Internet (Us)
32. November 8, 2012 New date for district conventions in Ghana (Gh)
33. November 5, 2012 Pre-authorized Dedit Agreement (Ca)
34. November 1, 2012 Request for approval to sell property (Ca)
35. November, 2012 Announcement to all congregations (Us)
36. October 29, 2012 Would You Like to Know the Truth? tract (Gh)
37. October 26, 2012 Effectively requesting literature items (Us)
38. October 24, 2012 Active Publishers Figure (Gh)
39. October 24, 2012 Annual Review of Regular Pioneer Activities (Gh)
40. October 23, 2012 Requesting additional magazines for March and April 2013 (Bi)
41. October 23, 2012 Requesting additional magazines for March and April 2013 (Gh)
42. October 23, 2012 Requesting additional magazines for March and April 2013 (Us)
43. October 19, 2012 Sign-language interpretation (Bi)
44. October 19, 2012 Sign-language interpretation (Ca)
45. October 19, 2012 Sign-language interpretation (Gh)
46. October 19, 2012 Sign-language interpretation (Us)
47. October 18, 2012 Conditional Donation Agreement (Bi)
48. October 3, 2012 Recommending district convention speakers and interpreters (Bi)
49. October 3, 2012 Sixteen-page format of Awake! and public edition of The Watchtower (Bi)
50. October 3, 2012 Sixteen-page format of Awake! and public edition of The Watchtower (Gh)
51. October 3, 2012 Sixteen-page format of Awake! and public edition of The Watchtower (Us)
52. October 2, 2012 Child Abuse (Au)
53. October 1, 2012 Child Abuse (Au)
54. October 1, 2012 Child Abuse (Bi)
55. October 1, 2012 Child Abuse (Ca)
56. October 1, 2012 Child Abuse (Us)
57. September 14, 2012 Service Meeting adjustments related to 2012 district convention program (Gh)
58. September 9, 2012 Kingdom Ministry School (Bi)
59. September 9, 2012 Kingdom Ministry School (Gh)
60. September 9, 2012 Kingdom Ministry School (Us)
61. September 8, 2012 Watch Tower Publications Scripture Index 1992-2011 (Gh)
62. September 8, 2012 Watch Tower Publications Scripture Index 1992-2011 (Us)
63. September 6, 2012 Travelling Overseer Assistance Arrangement (Bi)
64. September 3, 2012 Recommending district convention speakers and interpreters (Us)
65. September 1, 2012 Assistance arrangements for the 2013 service year (Us)
66. August 25, 2012 Semiannual literature inventory (Bi)
67. August 25, 2012 Semiannual literature inventory (Gh)
68. August 16, 2012 Charitable Planning brochure (Us)
69. August 15, 2012 Property Ownership (Gh)
70. August 1, 2012 2013 Memorial invitations (Us)
71. August, 2012 Announcement to all congregations (Us)
72. July 16, 2012 Help People Listen to God and Before Preaching, You May Need to Search (Gh)
73. July 15, 2012 Reporting field service accurately and promptly (Gh)
74. July, 2012 Announcement to all congregations (Us)
75. June 18, 2012 Caring for matters related to Kingdom Hall apartments (Bi)
76. June 18, 2012 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY (Us)
77. June 18, 2012 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY (Gh)
78. June 18, 2012 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY (Bi)
79. June 12, 2012 Mailing procedure for appointments and deletions (Bi)
80. June 11, 2012 Submitting Please Follow Up requests on jw.org (Bi)
81. June 11, 2012 Submitting Please Follow Up requests on jw.org (Gh)
82. June 11, 2012 Submitting Please Follow Up requests on jw.org (Us)
83. June 8, 2012 Obtaining forms from the branch office (Ca)
84. June 8, 2012 Obtaining forms from the branch office (Us)
85. June 6, 2012 Need for Kayin (Sgaw) and Kurdish (Kurmanji) translators or outside readers (Us)
86. June 5, 2012 Use of ministerial servants where the number of elders is limited (Bi)
87. June 5, 2012 Use of ministerial servants where the number of elders is limited (Ca)
88. June 5, 2012 Use of ministerial servants where the number of elders is limited (Us)
89. June 4, 2012 Vehicle sales (Us)
90. June 1, 2012 Simplified editions of The Watchtower (Bi)
91. June 1, 2012 Simplified editions of The Watchtower (Gh)
92. June 1, 2012 Simplified editions of The Watchtower (Us)
93. June, 2012 Announcement to all congregations (Us)
94. May 20, 2012 Congregation organizational documents (Us)
95. May 17, 2012 Kingdom Ministry School (Us)
96. May 16, 2012 Monthly Congregation Accounts Report and Service Meeting Announcements (Bi)
97. May 16, 2012 Monthly Congregation Accounts Report and Service Meeting Announcements (Ca)
98. May 16, 2012 Monthly Congregation Accounts Report and Service Meeting Announcements (Gh)
99. May 16, 2012 Monthly Congregation Accounts Report and Service Meeting Announcements (Us)
100. May 15, 2012 Guest rooming for publishers visiting Bethel (Us)
101. May 10, 2012 Language classes (Bi)
102. May 2, 2012 Supporting our brothers regarding the blood issue (Bi)
103. May 1, 2012 Assembly and convention programs on jw.org (Bi)
104. May 1, 2012 Assembly and convention programs on jw.org (Gh)
105. May 1, 2012 Assembly and convention programs on jw.org (Us)
106. April 25, 2012 School for Congregation Elders (Bi)
107. April 23, 2012 Need for Arabic translators (Bi)
108. April 22, 2012 Reading scriptures at the Watchtower Study (Bi)
109. April 22, 2012 Reading scriptures at the Watchtower Study (Ca)
110. April 22, 2012 Reading scriptures at the Watchtower Study (Us)
111. April 18, 2012 Yeartext in British Sign Language and Sing to Jehovah – On DVD (Bi)
112. April 10, 2012 Pornography (Bi)
113. April 10, 2012 Pornography (Ca)
114. April 10, 2012 Pornography (Us)
115. April 9, 2012 Procedures when legal issues are involved (Bi)
116. April 9, 2012 Procedures when legal issues are involved (Us)
117. April 5, 2012 Searching for congregation meeting locations and times on jw.org (Us)
118. April 4, 2012 Answers to questions about preaching in the foreign-language field (Us)
119. April 2, 2012 Announcement to be read following Watchtower Study during week of April 2, 2012 (Us)
120. March 22, 2012 Memorial Talks and Prayers (Gh)
121. March 20, 2012 Showing the organization’s DVDs in place of weekly public talks (Gh)
122. March 10, 2012 Effectively using jw.org Web site in correspondence (Gh)
123. March 6, 2012 Reminders from Kingdom Ministry School held during 2011 service year (Bi)
124. March 6, 2012 Reminders from Kingdom Ministry School held during 2011 service year (Ca)
125. March 6, 2012 Reminders from Kingdom Ministry School held during 2011 service year (Gh)
126. March 6, 2012 Reminders from Kingdom Ministry School held during 2011 service year (Us)
127. February 21, 2012 February 2012 inventory and return of overstocked literature (Bi)
128. February 7, 2012 Index to Letters for Bodies of Elders (Bi)
129. February 1, 2012 2012 Memorial and special talk (Bi)
130. January 28, 2012 Kingdom Hall Assistance Arrangement fire training (Bi)
131. January 24, 2012 Locating publishers who speak Azeri or Azeri Turkish (Bi)
132. January 10, 2012 Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse in South Australia (Au)
133. January 9, 2012 jw.org Inbox feature (Bi)
134. January 9, 2012 jw.org Inbox feature (Gh)
135. January 6, 2012 Disaster preparedness and response (Bi)
136. January 6, 2012 Disaster preparedness and response (Ca)
137. January 6, 2012 Disaster preparedness and response (Gh)
138. January 1, 2012 Kingdom Hall Assistance Arrangement Annual Contribution – 2012 (Bi)