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I had not ill thought about it. It is always good to make sure we follow directions and assist others to do the same. Also, I know you feel the same as I do - "love believes all things". We trust our brothers that we love. I feel the same about you - you just wanted to know the direction. I wish you the best my brother.

My Brother, Thank you for sharing that. I truly didn’t mean for my question to be taken in any unintended way. I was simply asking. It isn’t my Memorial, and I’m confident Jehovah will bless all their efforts.

It’s probably because it is not yet available for Brazilian Portuguese but check on the website, which is the link I gave you and search if your language shows up. If not, that means the video not available for your language. If it is, then you need to update the invitation in the app. If that didn’t work, then just download it from the website then upload it to the app and put it to the playlist.

Yes, this exact video. It’s funny that when I downloaded the JW file, only the images came through—not the video. The instructions say that when you download the Invitation under the “Media” option, you can view everything. Is that correct? But in Brazilian Portuguese, that didn’t happen…

There is a form S-126 that outlines the process. It does not mention calling up someone else for praying. That form follows the same process mentioned in the link: "How is the meeting conducted? At the Memorial gathering a brother who serves as the chairman gives a brief welcome and opens the meeting with a song and a prayer. This is followed by the Memorial talk ..." It leads you to the idea that the chairman gives the prayer, but it doesn't say he MUST. It seems there could be room for a body of elders to make that determination. It is just one more shuffle up to the lectern at a time when we have a lot of guests - keeping things simple is usually desired. I would trust the elders made a good decision and have good reasons if they change it up a bit. I hope you enjoy your memorial and that everything runs smoothly. Having been behind the scenes in coordinating dozens - it is a lot of work and moving parts. It all looks pretty seamless when you are there but know the brothers and sisters spent a consider amount of time getting things together so it looks that way. In our congregation we have a lot of young ones - they did a big get-together this weekend with them to have fun making the bread. Keep us all in your prayers that these go smoothly all around the world! For many decades I have pictured the memorial as a huge tidal wave of praise to Jehovah and His son that goes all the way around the planet. It starts in some remote island on one side of the international date line and splashes down just a small distance away on a nearby island.

The welcome video? It is out now on most languages. https://www.jw.org/finder?srcid=share&wtlocale=E&lank=pub-wlcv_2_VIDEO Unless you’re talking about a different thing.

I had access to a Windows machine and was able to test the app. I think it’s worth sharing my impressions here: - The app is extremely simple and robust. Surprisingly, I didn’t encounter a single bug in any of my tests, even though it’s still in early versions. - The automation works very smoothly, and you have complete freedom to use the app however you prefer, without needing any extra configuration. - The built-in browser is excellent—it really feels native to the app. It also lets you project images/videos to a second monitor directly from the website, and even project a live tab or crop a specific area for display. - You can follow the entire meeting without ever leaving the app! I found that amazing, especially since I’ve used other tools where I had to follow the meeting through a separate platform. - It automatically separates the image used for the Memorial from the Annual Text (Version 1.4.0.0 — last time I checked, the website still showed version 1.3.1.0; I received 1.4.0.0 through the automatic update, which brings me to the next point). - Updates are extremely fast and seamless. It was so quick I couldn’t even time it properly—after confirming the update, it took about 6 seconds to download and install, and the app was already reopened and ready to use. - It allows you to control each secondary monitor individually by clicking the monitor icon when nothing is playing (to the right of the settings button in the lower-left corner). It also supports windowed mode (useful for virtual meetings). - You can preview the media being played directly within the app, similar to how JW Library works. - There’s a setting for Song announcement mode. When enabled, opening a Song video will first project the Song title to the meeting (while it’s being announced). Then you simply click play to start the video normally. - It works seamlessly with the .jwlplaylist format, both for importing and exporting, as well as .jwpub files. - It makes it easy to open PDFs. If the document appears too small on the projector for the brothers to read, you can apply a very smooth zoom. - You can set Solin as the default app for images and videos. That means if you double-click a media file on your computer, it will open in Solin and automatically be projected to the meeting. If multiple media files are opened at once, Solin automatically adds them to a temporary playlist, allowing you to choose what to project. Extras: - There’s a timer feature where you set the exact time it should reach zero, and it projects the countdown. For example, if it’s 7:00 PM and you set it to 7:30 PM, it creates a 30-minute timer that ends exactly at 7:30 PM. - You can type in the theme of a public talk, and it will be displayed on the projector. Although it’s designed for that purpose, it can easily be repurposed—for example, to display a cleaning group image. Overall, these are the things I noticed while using the app that weren’t clearly explained on the official website. I didn’t need any configuration to test anything mentioned above. Also, regarding the Solin website, I noticed that the homepage has been completely redesigned—it seems the previous version really was just temporary. All in all, the app is simple and effective. You can clearly see the level of care that went into building it.

Were you able to find the video in this year’s Invitation to the Celebration library? It only had hymns and two images But I couldn’t find the video on continuous loop

None... I seen it both ways in my 50 plus years.

Our policy is that as long as they behave they are welcome. Our meetings are public and if someone wishes to be anonymous they can absolutely be that. We had no problems so far with that. Also we have many elderly and it can be challenging from time to time with the technology. So we are just happy that they try to attend best they can.

It would be unusual, but there isn't a stipulation against it. IS there a reason that the chairman can't offer the prayer? Or would it be better to have the one the elders want offering the opening pray be the chairman?

Can the chairman ask another Elder to give the opening prayer for the memorial? https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1976083?q=memorial+chairman&p=par

Keep us posted, and don't forget to send pictures when you can. Does this mean your congregation is currently sharing a hall with another congregation?

If anyone is interested, please send me a private message with a resume and job ID, or let me know what kind of jobs you are looking for with compensation requirements.

I made one about attending the Memorial We Remember

It was about 18 years ago a decision was made to have a new kingdom hall. A search was launched to find suitable land for a hall. Nothing! A few years later and the RBC became the LDC. The LDC agreed that we needed a new place, and took over the project and the search. Still Nothing! About 10 years in, and we received news from the LDC. It was not what we expected and a little disappointing. After years of searching and failing, they decided to, rather than relocated o a new hall, they would refurb the existing one. It was disappointing because we had high hopes for a new building in a better location. Plans were drawn up. It was to be a major refurb with big structural changes, taking 8 months to complete. We were put on the list, waiting for a date. 2020, and in lockdown. The project on hold. Unbeknownst to us at the time, the LDC started to reinvestigate the possibility of a new build. Casting their nets wider and searching every pocket of land. But sadly, nothing. Back to plan B. 2022 and the project is back on. 2023 and planning permission was sought and granted. 2024 and we got a start date - March 2025. The date was postponed until August 2025 and to be completed by March 2026. July 2025, we had our last meeting at the Kingdom Hall. It was a sad and happy occasion. Within the next week, the place was cleared and stripped. Ceilings, lights, av system, carpets and chairs all removed. All ready for the project team to move in and begin. No going back now! August 2025. The project was been put on hold because of a "development". The LDC team move on to other projects, leaving us with no Kingdom Hall. March 2026. Good news! A building has been purchased! It is only 20 years old. Built by, and until recently used by, the Plymouth Brethren. Its a really nice building by the looks of it and only needs minor works doing to it. Plenty of parking spaces too. As it is already a place of worship, we are good on that front too - no seeking a change of use. Soon we hear more about the building and the new project.

Ah yes, Brother Ipad and Sister Samsung are regular attendees on Zoom.

We don't really worry about unrecognized identities. Even some of our regulars inadvertantly lose their name, and all we see is their device name. Many of our friends are "computer challenged" - they are doing well just to log on to Zoom at all!) Of course, if a Zoom participant was disruptive somehow, the Zoom host would immediately remove them. But in all our years of using Zoom, there has not been a single problem of this sort. We view it just as we would strangers walking in the door in person. Everyone is welcome (after passing scrutiny of our entrance attendant, of course).

so I guess he’s retiring all chaplains?

Arigato 😁

I like doing puzzles as well. I am currently stuck on one it is a elephant's head 700 pieces I think? This is the first poster sized one I've done with the puzzles pieces being so large, so it's difficult to spread them out and find pieces to put them together like I usually do. What do you do with your puzzles once you're done completing them?

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Thanks, I'll have a look. edit : すごい！