The Jehovah鈥檚 Witnesses are bringing their regional convention back to the South Okanagan Events Centre this weekend.
The three-day convention, which usually has attendance in excess of 3,000 people, starts on June 8.
The regional conventions have been held at the SOEC when a five-year contract was signed with the Jehovah鈥檚 Witnesses of Canada.
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The annual conventions are a spiritual highlight for Jehovah鈥檚 Witnesses. They鈥檙e held around the world, with an estimated seven million Jehovah鈥檚 Witnesses meeting in 236 countries.
鈥淏e Courageous!鈥� during critical times, is the theme of this years鈥� convention.
鈥淚n critical times we need courage more than ever. At school, at work, and when tragedy strikes,鈥� said convention spokesman Peter Matkovich. Last year鈥檚 theme was 鈥淒o not give up.鈥�
The convention welcomes everyone, with talks and Interviews related to the theme, including multimedia presentations.
The theme continues throughout the weekend with a Sunday morning talk on 鈥淭he Resurrection Hope Imparts Courage 鈥� How?鈥�
There is no admission cost and no collection will be taken.
Steve Kidd
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