2009 Feast of Tabernacles - Albuquerque, NM

Holy Day Calendar 2009

The Church of God, NM will be hosting a feast site for the 2009 Feast of Tabernacles in Albuquerque, NM. After long research we were able to find a place to accommodate our worship services every day and with nice accommodations at very reasonable prices for everyone to enjoy. Services for the Feast of tabernacles 2009 will be held everyday at the Hilton Albuquerque located at 1901 University Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA 87102-1713, Tel: +1-505-884-2500, Fax: +1-505-880-1196. You can make room reservations by going to the following Hilton website: Room Reservations

The dates for the 2009 Feast of Tabernacles will be Saturday, October 3rd through Saturday October 10th with opening night services on Friday evening October 2^nd. You can view a copy of the feast schedule here: Festival Schedule

Each person attending is responsible for making his or her own reservations. The Albuquerque International Balloon Festival be be held on the same dates as the 2009 Feast of Tabernacles this year and rooms will be hard to book at reasonable rates if you wait too long. Please mention that you are with the Church of God, NM, as we have been given special rates. Remember that the Feasts of God are as important as the weekly Sabbath. Moreover, by keeping them year by year, we are able to learn and understand more about God’s plan as revealed in the Bible. We pray that this year’s Feast will be the best ever for you and your family.

We need your help. Over the years it has been the policy of various churches to let people book rooms wherever they desired—and to change their mind as often as they like. Some even wait until a few days before opening night of the Feast before making housing reservations.

This flexibility, however, now has its drawbacks. Because hotels and motels are focusing more and more on "bottom line" profit than on service, they are becoming quite strict when it comes to meeting the conditions of a particular contract. In order to negotiate special room rates and to obtain meeting rooms at no (or a reduced) cost, we have to guarantee a minimum number of rooms. In the past, they would often give us the same rates for the guestrooms and the meeting room even when our numbers dropped below what we had guaranteed. But with today’s inflation and sluggish economy, there is increased focus on profit. Thus, establishments are no longer as willing to overlook even minor discrepancies between the actual number of rooms booked and the number of rooms contracted.

At the larger feast sites, meeting contractual guarantees has never been a problem because most churches always exceed the guaranteed minimum. At smaller sites, however, this can be a problem. Some have begun charging extra fees when we drop below the contractual requirement. For example, two years ago at one location, a Church of God dropped below the minimum contracted number of rooms and the management increased the cost of the rooms. Rather than pass that increase on to those attending the Feast and possibly have them exceed their budgets, the church picked up the difference. We would like to avoid having this extra cost at this feast site this year. So please make every effort to confirm your Feast plans early.