AUSTRALIA—Twenty-seven members of the Western Australia congregation of the Philadelphia Church of God shared a Thanksgiving dinner on November 24 at the residence of Local Elder John Woloszyn in Perth.

Although Thanksgiving festivities are uncommon in Australia, attendees celebrated the holiday several hours before anyone in the United States due to the time difference. With help from several members, the dining area was thoroughly decorated in a fall theme, complete with a larger-than-life blow-up turkey.

The evening began with a reading from the True Education youth magazine detailing the history and the importance of the memorial, followed by a short passage from President Ronald Reagan’s 1981 Thanksgiving Proclamation.