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Who decides Fast Sunday change?

9 postsstarted by zaneclark 12,304 viewsoriginal topic

zaneclark
Senior Member
#1
With General Conference on the first Sunday, either the Mar 26 or Apr 9 will be Fast Sunday. Who decides? I have checked the Handbook, and can't find the answer.
Our ward has chosen April for several reasons, but the stake has chosen March.
mfmohlma
Senior Member
#2
The stake president chooses. (Obtuse reference but the only one I can find: Handbook 2, 13.6.11 regarding New Year's Eve falling on a Saturday: "The stake president schedules an alternate Sunday for observing fast day.")
russellhltn
Community Administrator
#3
Lacking a better reference, I'd suggest that if the stake has made the decision, then the wards should follow it unless there's a reason to do otherwise. (Perhaps a ward conference on the selected date.)
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drepouille
Senior Member
#4
From my time in the stake presidency, I can tell you it's like herding cats trying to get all the units in the stake to fast on the same Sunday.
Dana Repouille, Plattsmouth, Nebraska
Biggles
Senior Member
#5
Our Stake Presidency makes this decision and the wards comply. This way everyone knows where they stand. They schedule ward conferences appropriately, so we all can follow the same page!
lajackson
Community Moderators
#6
Our stake presidency makes the decision when the annual calendar is prepared during the last quarter of the prior year. That way every ward and branch knows exactly what will be happening when.

It's not like General Conference is a surprise popup calendar item. The dates for the conference are known years in advance.
russellhltn
Community Administrator
#7
lajackson wrote:It's not like General Conference is a surprise popup calendar item. The dates for the conference are known years in advance.
Usually. <grin>
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carrethi
New Member
#8
The more recent instructions are very clear (HB 38.8.16)
"Sometimes Churchwide or local meetings are held on the first Sabbath of the month. When this occurs, the stake presidency determines an alternative Sabbath for fast day."
jzwillows
New Member
#9
Our stake president (Chico CA) directed the wards to not have a fast and testimony meeting - in the previous two general conferences - April 2024 and October 2023 periods.