{"id":4815,"date":"2010-09-27T07:08:27","date_gmt":"2010-09-27T15:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=4815"},"modified":"2010-09-06T08:10:57","modified_gmt":"2010-09-06T16:10:57","slug":"cogwriter-keeping-the-feast-of-taberacles-in-the-1990s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/church-history\/cogwriter-keeping-the-feast-of-taberacles-in-the-1990s\/","title":{"rendered":"COGwriter Keeping the Feast of Taberacles in the 1990s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Who is COGwriter?\" href=\"\/cogwriter.htm\">COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As many who are readers of this page at this time are not at the Feast of Tabernacles now, I thought a series on the sites we attended might be of interest.  This is part two of three.<\/p>\n<p>In 1990, our family went on the Mediterranean cruise for the Feast of Tabernacles.  Over one thousand attended.  This cruise began in Venice, Italy, went to Greece, and to several of the <a href=\"\/era.htm\">churches of Revelation 2 &amp; 3<\/a>.\u00a0 This was the first time we had visited any of those Churches, and since my wife and I have visited them all.<\/p>\n<p>Here are photos of Venice, the cruise ship, many there, and the isthmus of Corinth:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 220px; height: 142px;\" title=\"Venice Grand Canal\" src=\"\/venicecanal.gif\" alt=\"Venice Grand Canal\" width=\"220\" height=\"142\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 220px; height: 146px;\" title=\"Ship used for the 1990 Feast Cruise\" src=\"\/cruiseship.gif\" alt=\"Ship used for the 1990 Feast Cruise\" width=\"220\" height=\"146\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 220px; height: 158px;\" title=\"Poeple who attended the Cruise\" src=\"\/cruisecongregation.gif\" alt=\"Poeple who attended the Cruise\" width=\"220\" height=\"158\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cruise Ship Going to Isthmus of Corinth\" src=\"\/corinthisthmus.gif\" alt=\"Cruise Ship Going to Isthmus of Corinth\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Additional photos at or related to that 1990 Feast are included in <a href=\"\/corinth.htm\">Joyce\u2019s Photos of Corinth<\/a>, <a href=\"\/ephesus.htm\">Joyce\u2019s Photos of Ephesus<\/a>, <a href=\"\/pergamos.htm\">Joyce\u2019s Photos of Pergamos<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/smyrna.htm\">Joyce\u2019s Photos of Smyrna<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 1991, we went to Victoria, British Columbia (Canada).  Over 1,000 (perhaps 2,000 or more) attended.  Below is a picture of Victoria Harbor and the children\u2019s choir at the Feast:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 220px; height: 173px;\" title=\"Victoria, B.C. Harbor, Canada\" src=\"\/victoriaharbor.gif\" alt=\"Victoria, B.C. Harbor, Canada\" width=\"220\" height=\"173\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 220px; height: 147px;\" title=\"Children's Choir in Victoria, B.C.\" src=\"\/victoriachoir.gif\" alt=\"Children's Choir in Victoria, B.C.\" width=\"220\" height=\"147\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 1992 was our first trip to the Caribbean and we went to the Bahamas.  Over 500 attended.  Below is the children\u2019s choir, as well as the view from our hotel room of the tip of Paradise Island:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 220px; height: 175px;\" title=\"Children's Choir in the Bahamas\" src=\"\/bahamaschoir.gif\" alt=\"Children's Choir in the Bahamas\" width=\"220\" height=\"175\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 220px; height: 173px;\" title=\"Tip of Paradise Island, Bahamas\" src=\"\/tipofparadiseisland.gif\" alt=\"Tip of Paradise Island, Bahamas\" width=\"220\" height=\"173\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 1993, we went to Eastbourne, England for the Feast of Tabernacles.  Around 1500 attended that year.  Below is a picture of Eastbourne, as well as a castle not too far from the city:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 220px; height: 150px;\" title=\"Eastbourne, England\" src=\"\/eastbourne.gif\" alt=\"Eastbourne, England\" width=\"220\" height=\"150\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 220px; height: 165px;\" title=\"Castle near Eastbourne, England\" src=\"\/castle.gif\" alt=\"Castle near Eastbourne, England\" width=\"220\" height=\"165\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 1994, we went to Eugene, Oregon for the Feast of Tabernacles.  Over 1000 seemed to be in attendance.  While there we visited 3-4 places of historical interest to the old Worldwide Church of God (some photos of two of those are included in the articles <a href=\"\/philadelphiachurch.htm\">6. The Philadelphia Church Era<\/a> and <a href=\"\/feast.htm\">The Feast of Tabernacles: A Time for Christians?<\/a>)\u2013what struck me was that no one other than us was ever at any of those places.  This was our last year at a Worldwide Church of God feast site.  The first picture is a welcome to Oregon, while the second is near Florence Oregon:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 220px; height: 150px;\" title=\"Welcome to Oregon\" src=\"\/oregon.gif\" alt=\"Welcome to Oregon\" width=\"220\" height=\"150\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 220px; height: 164px;\" title=\"Dune Buggy near Florence Oregon, 1994\" src=\"\/dunebuggy.gif\" alt=\"Dune Buggy near Florence Oregon, 1994\" width=\"220\" height=\"164\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 1995, we attended our first Feast of Tabernacles site outside the Worldwide Church of God.  The Global Church of God site we attended was in Del Mar, California.  Around 700 were in attendance.  It is near San Diego.  The first picture is in Del Mar, while the second is of San Diego:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 220px; height: 159px;\" title=\"Del Mar GCG Feast\" src=\"\/delmar.gif\" alt=\"Del Mar GCG Feast\" width=\"220\" height=\"159\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 220px; height: 153px;\" title=\"San Diego 1995\" src=\"\/sandiego.gif\" alt=\"San Diego 1995\" width=\"220\" height=\"153\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 1996, we attended the Feast of Tabernacles in Penang, Malaysia.  About 70 attended.  We were one of only 2 American families there.  This was the first feast site I spoke at (I gave two sermonettes).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 220px; height: 153px;\" title=\"Penang\" src=\"\/penang.gif\" alt=\"Penang\" width=\"220\" height=\"153\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 220px; height: 165px;\" title=\"Attendees at Penang Malaysia Feast Site, 1996\" src=\"\/penangchurch.gif\" alt=\"Attendees at Penang Malaysia Feast Site, 1996\" width=\"220\" height=\"165\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 1997, we attended the feast in Hengelhoef, Belgium.  Several hundred were in attendance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 220px; height: 148px;\" title=\"Hengelhoef Sign 1997\" src=\"\/hengelhoef.gif\" alt=\"Hengelhoef Sign 1997\" width=\"220\" height=\"148\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 220px; height: 165px;\" title=\"Belgium 1997\" src=\"\/belgium.gif\" alt=\"Belgium 1997\" width=\"220\" height=\"165\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 1998, we attended the feast in Branson, Missouri.  At this site, Dr. Meredith and I became better acquainted, which helped when the Global Church of God crisis erupted the next month.  The second picture is from a place called \u201cthe Holy Land\u201d and is a short drive away in Arkansas:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 220px; height: 165px;\" title=\"Branson Sign\" src=\"\/branson.gif\" alt=\"Branson Sign\" width=\"220\" height=\"165\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 220px; height: 151px;\" title=\"Ten Commandments in Holy Land, Arkansas\" src=\"\/tencommandments.gif\" alt=\"Ten Commandments in Holy Land, Arkansas\" width=\"220\" height=\"151\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 1999, we attended the feast in Anchorage, Alaska.  This was the first time my wife or I ever attended the same feast site more than once.  However, it was different than the previous time (1982) and there was a significant reduction in the sizes of the glaciers I remembered from the prior visit.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 220px; height: 156px;\" title=\"Musk Ox, 1999\" src=\"\/muskox.gif\" alt=\"Musk Ox, 1999\" width=\"220\" height=\"156\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 220px; height: 159px;\" title=\"Glacier, 1999\" src=\"\/glacier.gif\" alt=\"Glacier, 1999\" width=\"220\" height=\"159\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the 1990s, there were over 100 feast sites pretty much every year, and thus we tended to have a lot of choices about where to attend.  Though even now, the Living Church of God has over 40 sites.  Perhaps I should add that leaders that Christians consider to be saints such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/paul.htm\">Apostle Paul <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/polycarp.htm\">Polycarp of Smyrna<\/a> kept the Feast of Tabernacles.<\/p>\n<p><em>Three articles of possibly related interest may include:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/fallholy.htm\">Did Early Christians Observe the Fall Holy Days?<\/a> Did they? Did Jesus? Should you?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/feast.htm\">The Feast of Tabernacles: A Time for Christians?<\/a> Is this pilgrimage holy day still valid? Does it teach anything relevant for today\u2019s Christians?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/fot2010.htm\">LCG 2010 Feast of Tabernacles\u2019 Information<\/a> Here is information on many Feast of Tabernacles locations for this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COGwriter As many who are readers of this page at this time are not at the Feast of Tabernacles now, I thought a series on the sites we attended might be of interest. This is part two of three. In 1990, our family went on the Mediterranean cruise for the Feast of Tabernacles. Over one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-church-history","category-cog-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4815"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4817,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4815\/revisions\/4817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}