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ekulu Jul 15, 2002

what is this one congregation that nearly all of you are in?

iwz iwz

hm, probably mainly Stanhope, NJ cong. Also Hackettstown cong. Both meet at the same kingdom hall.

ekulu ekuluOG 2002

now i know what congs to visit upon my arrival in NJ, so that i can bless everyone with my presence and my atounding comments

delliott101 delliott101OG 2002

What is it, Stanhope was an off shoot of Hackettstown in the '70's? The really great thisn is that even though it's two congregations, it's like one BIG one. I never saw 2 congregations share a Hall and they were so harmonious with each other. It's a beautiful thing...

iwz iwz

really? odd that you would say that, because i never got the whole harmonious impression. in what way do you mean? (for example: i didn't even know 2/3 of the people in the cong before i moved there. wouldn't even have recognized them on the street)

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

yea thats true.. everyone likes to fight.. i think we should have a big water balloon fight to sort it all out..

malibu malibuOG 2001

i think there are people in every congregation that you never know until you actually go there and have to go out in service with them.

sux2beme sux2bemeOG 2002

'until u have to go out and service'??? is someone twisting ur arm?

malibu malibuOG 2001

no not like you have to go out in service but like sometimes you go out with people in service that normally you never get to talk to after the meeting. and you usually don't go out in service with other halls and randomly get put in a group so you might not know these other peoples.

delliott101 delliott101OG 2002

I have been in other congregations that have shared Halls and there always seems to be problems between them... I'm not naming names, but trust me, it's like a paradise between Hackettstown and Stanhope....

ekulu ekuluOG 2002

how do they expect to get along in paradise?

ekulu ekuluOG 2002

the hall i go to has 3 congregations sharing it,no four, and there are no probs that i can discern.

web-toedchloe web-toedchloeOG 2001

I think there's a little bit of a competition between Hackettstown & Stanhope. Anyone agree?

C
crazygirlOG 2001

yeah, i deffinitly think there is a little rivalry goin on

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

yea its a bit weird.. i dont understand... its not like we are fighting over anything.. its just dumb... the kids are all cool, but the parents.. they are wack...

raerae raeraeFounder

not much anymore really, i think they're pretty even now.

sux2beme sux2bemeOG 2002

oh yeah? well OUR harmony beats your harmony's bottoms!! south edison/west edison/metuchen RULES!!! whoooooohoooo!!! whooooohoooo!!! *looks around*


nevermind

thatdarngirl thatdarngirlOG 2002

Actually most people started out in my hall, Dover. Its understandable why they left, I would if I could.

iwz iwz

i'm ex-dover !

legs legsFounder

me too! twice removed!

thatdarngirl thatdarngirlOG 2002

better stay that way too!

delliott101 delliott101OG 2002

So am I... in fact your mom (that would be Ian's mom...) once told me that when she was a teen-ager that she used to come to the book study that was in my parents house!

raerae raeraeFounder

my grandmother started out there along with my mother and older bro, but they moved before i was born

theremin thereminOG 2002

Speaking of Stanhope, NJ.. if there's anyone that wishes to go to the 18th annual Scandinavian Festival (occuring in September), drop me a line.

ekulu ekuluOG 2002

sounds like fun!

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