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Pastor’s Message
These forty days of Lent are a very special time for us as disciples. It is a time for reflection, for self-examination, and a time to return to the God who created us, and who rescues us. This is a time to receive the gifts of God’s grace, “to believe with the heart and confess with the mouth the wonder of God’s love in Jesus.” This journey to the cross gives us a chance to see the magnitude of God’s gracious love in Christ in spite of the sinfulness and cruel rejection of your human response to the One who came to share our life, show us God, and redeem us.
We may struggle on the pilgrimage called Lent, as we read again and reflect upon the passages from Holy Scriptures that describe the encounters that led to the cross. But we can also realize , “It is a struggle Jesus shares”.
This time of worship and contemplation is opportunity to indeed return to the Lord. Be sustained and strengthened by the word, and experience the closeness of our Lord in the bread and the wine. We can remind one another that “within the community of the church, God never wearies of forgiving sin and giving the peace of reconciliation.”
In Christ,
Pastor Dave
(All quotations taken from 2016 Sunday and Seasons)
Volume 44 Issue 3
March 2018
Address: 9425 N. Citrus Springs Blvd Citrus Springs Florida 34434 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2070 Dunnellon Florida 34430 Phone: 352-489-5511 Fax: 352-489-5222 Church Email: [email protected] Web Page Address: www.hopelutheranelca.com Staff Interim Pastor David Bradford Church Secretary Barbara Decker Music Director/Organist Susan Collins Custodian Kerry Reed
Lent is here 1
Lenten Midweeks 2
Just Plain Steve 8
Calendar 14
Inside this issue:
Hope’s Newsletter
“To Know Christ and to Make Him Known ”
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Council Officers & Members President Julia Southard Finance Vice President Larry Casper Secretary Steven Northsea Digital Treasurer Deacon Diane Kahler Financial Secretary Michel Northsea Marilyn Butler Casey Gaylardo Long Range Planning Charlene Hicklin Judy Howe Victor Kahler Property Meredith Press Outreach Peggy Schade Harold Skidmore Worship & Music Call Committee Hans Witter
Holy Week Services
HOLY WEEK 2018
PALM SUNDAY, March 25:
8:00AM Spoken Worship
10:00AM CANTATA
Maundy Thursday, March 29: 7:00PM Service
Good Friday, March 30: 7:00PM Service
Easter Vigil, March 31: 4:30 PM Service
Easter Sunday, April 1:
7:00AM Easter Sunrise Service in Memorial Garden
Easter Breakfast following Sunrise Service
NO 8:00AM SPOKEN WORSHIP
10:00AM Easter Worship
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Pancake Supper Note Council Highlights
February 2018 Council Highlights
1. Elected 2018 Officers as follows:
President - Julia Southard (H. 352-
527-9626 C. 352-586-9281
Vice President -Larry Casper (H. 352-746-6394 C. 308-380-6399
Secretary - Steve Northsea (352-489-0404 C. 352-586-8751
Treasurer - Diane Kahler (352-465-4182 C. 352-598-4919
Financial Secretary - Michel Northsea (352-489-0404 C. 352-816-6972
2. Charged new council to begin modifying and improving the calendar process at Hope including a system with one council member in charge of calendar, creation for calendar request forms and a public display of calen-dar. 3. Agreed unanimously to follow the Long Range Planning Committee recommendation to begin the Congregational Revitalization Process through the Synod by administrat-ing and submitting the Short Form Vitality Survey on two consecutive Saturday and Sunday Services. Also to order the Long Form survey to be administered at a future two weekends of services to gain the data necessary to go through the synod process. 4. Agreed unanimously to have a four hour council training/retreat which will include the Synod Best administrative practices workshop by Assistant to the Bishop Michelle Hilton. 5. Thanked leaving council members Renate Wilms-Rovin and Linda Becker for their ser-vice to Hope.
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper was held in Luther Hall on February 13 with 26 attending. Delicious pancakes and sausage were pre-pared by Renate Wilms-Rovin, Michel Northsea, Jane Hise, Julia Southard, and Víctor Kahler. Judy Thomason donated the King cake and Francine Richard found the baby.
The group played BINGO after eating. Prizes were donated for the fun of winning. This has been an annual event for several years. Pro-ceeds for the meal were donated to Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Ministry.
No, Diane Kahler did not win at BINGO- maybe next year!
Many thanks to the clean-up crew- you are an integral part of every activity.
We did raise some money to go to the shipping of the shoeboxes for 2018.
Carole Warden
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Operation Christmas Child Property Information
The picture above shows that the door on Luther Hall was not locked properly. Not completely locking up at Hope can endanger people and property. Please re-member to lock up properly.
Victor Kahler
Property Manager
After the sunrise service and un-til 9am on Easter Sunday, April 1, breakfast will be available in Lu-ther Hall. Eggs, sausage and pan-cakes along with juice and coffee will be available along with volun-teer baked coffee cakes or sweet rolls. There will be a sign-up in the Narthex for the home baked goodies. A free will offer-ing will be taken. Please be gen-erous. Questions? Contact Dea-con Diane, Family Activities
Our Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Ministry is active all year. We are collecting items to fill our shoeboxes and there have been re-ally good sales at Walgreens and Walmart on toys, dolls, stuffed an-imals, and clothing.
Remember we fill boxes for ages:
2-4, 5-9, and 10-14.
Toothpaste and candy are no longer included but there are so many great gifts that can be put into each shoebox.
We hope to have several fund-raisers this year to help ship our boxes and include the booklet “The Greatest Journey.”
Our February “Buy a Heart” was not successful but it was a start to get everyone into giving from your heart for this wonderful outreach ministry.
Easter Happenings
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Council Minutes
Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church
Minutes of January 10, 2018 Council Meeting
1. Call to order - 7:02 p.m. 2. Roll call Pastor Bradford P ; Steve Northsea _P_; Hans Witter _P_; Victor Kahler _P_; Harold
Skidmore _P_; Renate Wilms-Rovin _P_; Julia Southard _P_; Larry Casper _P_; Judy Howe _P_; Linda Becker _A_; Meredith Press _P_; Emilio De Valle _A_; Diane Kahler _P_; Casey Gaylardo _A_ 3. Devotion - Pastor Bradford on Daily Readings from Luther’s writings Epiphany – Isaiah 60 Chapters 6-9 and
Luther’s focus on vocation/caring Hebrew 13 Chapter 7 4. Opening Prayer - given by Pastor Bradford 5. Visitors - None 6. Adoption of the January 10, 2018 Agenda a. Additions/corrections - Added absent council member and Ministry Spending Plan under Old Busi-
ness; guest parking signs under New Business; and three items to the Consent Agenda. b. Approved - After additions were added, a motion was made and seconded to accept the Agenda as
revised. Motion passed unanimously. 7. Secretary Report of December 13, 2017 a. Additions/corrections - There were no additions or corrections b. Approved - A motion was made and seconded to accept the Secretary’s report as written. Motion
passed unanimously. 8. Report of the Treasurer a. Questions/concerns – A review of the Treasurer’s report was given by Diane and a discussion fol-
lowed b. Accepted - Following the discussion, the Treasurer’s report was filed for audit. 9. Report of Pastor – Pastor reported that he was encouraged by the number of visitors we have been having.
Several of the visitors are repeats. He will be speaking with some of them to see if they are interested in joining our congregation. The congregation is doing a great job welcoming the visitors to our services but could do a much better job in Luther Hall during the coffee hour. Pastor has had several dialogues with the Synod staff and has reassurance from them regarding candidates. There was a discussion held regarding the number of candidates we will have to inter-view. Pastor reminded us that there is possibility for growth in our church and that we need to think of this as a mis-sion outpost.
10. Reports of Council Liaison 1. Outreach Committee (Liaison – Renate) - The Outreach Committee met on Tuesday January 9. Dis-
cussion was held regarding the taco dinners we will be having for the scouts, their parents and leaders on January 29 and February 1. All of the members of the congregation are encouraged to attend. We will be having a potato pancake dinner on Shrove Tuesday.
2. Finance Committee (Liaison – Hans) - No meeting 3. Worship Committee (Liaison – Harold) – No meeting 4. Digital Committee (Liaison – Steve) – Digital met to learn about programming the Digital sign. Oth-
er training sessions will be held to learn about the web site, social media, computers and our wireless capability. 5. Long Range Planning (Liaison – Casey) – Recommended Pastor fund goal be increased to $200,000
from $150,000 based on the Synod’s analysis of our finances. Recommended to council per the Synod’s suggestion to have a workshop on Best Financial Practice. This workshop would be conducted by someone from the Synod office and should be attended by all council members and everyone in the church who handles money. They would like to see Hope explore the ELCA Ministry Intense Revitalization Program. This workshop should be attended by all council members and as well as all members of the congregation. Discussed sharing God’s love with all people by perhaps having monthly neighborhood gatherings and developing a marketing plan for Hope. Will be looking into a rotating basis of individuals and couples to create a more welcome atmosphere during coffee hour by sitting with visitors at the first table to the right where the visitors tend to congregate,
6. Property (Liaison – Vic) –Recorded 33 hours of maintenance which does not include sign program-ming and pond maintenance. The Memorial Garden is in good order. Installed more LED bulbs in the sanctuary. Re-moved dead fish from the pond that were killed when someone dumped a toxic substance into the memorial pond. Our water lilies look like they may also be dying. Removed a malware virus from the Pastor and Finance computers and re-moved a virus from the Secretary’s computer. I would like to thank everyone who has helped me with the upkeep of the buildings and the grounds. We need to look into more security lights around the church property. Reminded everyone that all doors in the church should be closed. If you are the last one to leave that room close the door after you. It is important that all fire doors be closed when leaving the church and Luther Hall.
7. Call Committee (Liaison – Harold) – They are waiting on Connie Smucker from the Synod who is talk-ing to perspective candidates to be interviewed.
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Minutes (cont.)
8. Nominating Committee – We have five vacancies on the council. The committee has secured six names of people who are willing to give their time to serve on the council. There are four three-year terms and one two-year term available. The four people with the highest number of votes will fill the three-year terms, the next highest will fill the two-year term and the person with the lowest number of votes will be an alternate who will come on the coun-cil when someone drops off which is expected to happen in the near future.
9. Personnel Committee – Still doing research 11. Old Business a. Absent Council Member – Letter was sent to absent council member requesting that they respond to
the council by this council meeting. No response was received. A member of the congregation has spoken to the absent member about responding and we still have heard nothing. Another letter will be sent stating we understand their cir-cumstances and they will be relieved of their duties. They will be advised that If their schedule slows down and they want to come back they will be welcome. A motion was made and seconded to remove this member at this time. Motion passed unanimously.
b. Ministry Spending Plan – The Ministry Spending Plan was reviewed again and the budget amount of four items has been lowered. The council members all agreed with the revised figures.
12. New Business a. Microphone – Some of the microphones need to be replaced. Harold has checked with various carriers
regarding costs. The Pastor’s microphone also needs to be replaced as it is on B Band. The government has sold B Band and it is now used for First Responder, fire, etc. The microphone gets a lot of feed-back from those areas. After a dis-cussion, it was decided that one of the microphones and the Pastor’s microphone will be replaced and that we will put it out to the congregation as a wish list. We will also look into paying for the microphones out of memorial money. Harold will get a price on what it would cost to replace the Pastor’s microphone.
b. Guest parking signs – A discussion was held regarding the lack of guest parking places. With more and more guest coming to our services this will be looked into. At one time, John was to look into this so we will talk with John to see what he has found out and then it will be turned over to the Outreach Committee.
13. Consent Agenda a. Nature Coast Intergroup Events Committee meet in Luther Hall 1:30 - 2:30 PM Saturday February
3. b. AA District 28 (Citrus County) and AA District 17 (Marion County) meet one Saturday in March
TBA and one in May TBA hosting the North Florida Area Delegate to the National Conference of AA who will in March give a pre-conference report and in May a post conference report to local AA's in both counties. District 13 in Hernando County may also be invited. Hope is a central location for all three.
c. Dinner for Scouts their parents and leaders on January 29 and February 1, 2018 After discussing the Consent Agenda, a motion was made and seconded to accept the Consent Agenda. Motion
passed unanimously. 14. Meeting Highlights for Newsletter and Bulletin 1. Approved for presentation to the congregation of 2018 Ministry Spending Plan in the amount of
$205,643.04 which includes the cost of a full-time pastor. 2. Accepted the nominations of the nomination committee of six members to fill five positions open in
2018 on the council. The ballot will also have blank lines for nominations from the floor. In the actual election the top four vote getters will serve three-year terms, the fifth vote getter will serve the vacant two-year term and the sixth vote getter will serve as alternate as council anticipates another vacancy very soon. If there are nominations from the floor other vote getters would serve as alternate 2, Alternate 3, etc.
3. Recognized the increased giving of the congregation in 2017 over 2016. Total giving 2017 was a 24.3% increase over 2016 including 10% over regular giving and an additional 14.3% donated to the Pastor Capital Fund.
4. Approved an increase in the 5-year pastor capital fund goal to $200,000 to reflect the synod analy-sis on amount needed ($40,000 per year) to guarantee to be able to pay for a full-time pastor. A new single thermometer will be put in Luther Hall to reflect the total five-year goal as opposed to a one-year thermometer.
5. Approved having the synod present a Best Financial Practices Workshop to Hope's Council, financial officers and anyone in the congregation wishing to attend.
6. Approved the exploration of the synod Director of Evangelical Ministry to present workshops to help develop an Intensive Three-Year Revitalization Plan for Hope.
7. Approved the dates of Monday January 29 and Thursday February 1 for Scout Appreciation Taco Dinners for scouts, their parents and leaders. All members of the congregation are urged to attend.
8. Reminded all to attend the Boy Scout Spaghetti Dinner on February 10. 9. The Call Committee reports the synod is actively putting together a list of three names and as soon
as the synod sends them to Hope, the committee will begin the interview process. 10. Reminded everyone present that the inside doors to the parlor and the two doors in the classroom
hallway of Luther Hall are fire doors and should always be shut by the last person leaving the area. 11. Reminded everyone that they should on a rotating basis sit with guests at the coffee hour so they
are not left alone talking to themselves, but benefit from the love of this congregation. 15. Adjournment – Motion made and seconded to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 9:20. Pastor Bradford lead us in prayer.
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Hope’s Folks Quotable Quotes
Homebound Members
of Hope are:
Joan Layton
Joyce Inlow
Birthdays March 1 Steve Kasco March 17 Paul Popke
We have a birthday/anniversary file but it needs updating!
If you have a birthday or anniver-sary date that you would like pub-lished in future newsletters, please contact the church office.
“God gives us relatives, thank God, we can choose our friends” Addison Mizner, American architect (1872-1933)
“Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without de-lay” Simone de Beauvoir, French writ-er (1908-1986)”
“Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners.” Laurence Sterne, Irish-born English author (1713-1788)
“Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the humblest imaginable.” Mohandas K. Gandi, Indian spiritual leader (1869-1948)
“I know there’s a proverb which that says ‘to err is human’ but a human er-ror is nothing compared to what a computer can do if it tries.” Dame Agatha Christie, English mystery writer (1890-1976)
Easter is April 1 and Easter lilies will be available to decorate our church. Each foiled lily costs $8.00 and may be taken after the Easter 10:00AM worship. There are slips on the secretary’s desk to honor or memori-alize someone. Checks must accompa-ny the order. Flower orders must be received by March 18. Questions? Ask Deacon Diane Kahler
Easter Lilies 2018
March Celebrations
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“Just Plain” Steve
Dear fellow brothers and sisters in Christ,
As I leave the presidency of Hope to become "just plain" Steve, I am so amazed at what you have accomplished in the past year. THANK YOU!!!! Thank you for the offerings you have made and are making to Hope. Your offerings; of your time, of your God-given talents, and of your money; help support all that we do at Hope. This church could do nothing with-out the faithful gifts of you the members. Together, we are the Body of Christ. When we are giving, we are being the faithful people God calls us to be. Not only are your regular offerings up significantly, but you have in the course of 8 months contributed over $100,000 additional funds which amount to over half of Hope's five year capital campaign goal to raise $200,000 to call a full time pastor. I know the sacrifices you have made in these efforts. I could not begin to name all of what you have given up to be the hands of God's works here at Hope. I know of cruises not taken, soda not drunk, meals not ate out, vacations canceled, etc. etc. I cannot tell you what the extra dollars - one at a time - mean to Hope. We have proven we will be led by a full time pastor and that our missions will not only continue, but expand. Our offerings bring about blessings on many levels. We are transformed and made new through our offerings. We believe in a God who is generous. And we are created in God’s image. So we are called to be generous as God is gener-ous. Our offerings also help to transform others. There would be no quilts for the homeless without our offerings. There would be no outreach programs to the community. There would be no food donated to Serving Our Savior food bank. There would be no bags of food for school children who may not eat otherwise on weekends. There would be no shoe boxes. There would be no scouts in our neighborhood. There would be no Bible studies, Sunday school classes, no ser-vices for us to attend, no flood relief donations, no Stephen ministry, no awe-some call committee, no wonderful deacons, no fantastic pastor, no visitation of the sick and shut ins, no support of all the world wide ELCA ministries. I could go on and on for the ministries here at Hope are numerous and impactful as your contributions do God's work. (cont. on next page)
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William Temple, a former Archbishop of Canterbury (1942-1944) once said, “The Church is the only society that exists for the benefit of those who are not its members.” In a society rampant with me-ism, I am so humbled by how Hope is serving the needs of those who are not yet members. You of all the disciples of Jesus I have known, understand completely that He didn’t say “Follow me” to a bunch of unsuspecting fishermen and then build a wooden building where they could gather once a week before going their separate ways. He invited them to follow him into a new relationship with the heavenly Father, into a new way of being, into a place of living hope, into a life of transformation from brokenness to wholeness, into a spiritual journey to grow and share the Good News. Once again thank you for your generosity, support, encouragement and part-nership in our ministries here at Hope. Your time, talent and money are great-ly appreciated, never taken for granted and will help our church to move for-ward.
But more important, thank you for being here as my friends. Thank you for al-lowing me to serve, and thank you for helping me to become a better follower of Christ. Let us continue the journey together in love.
Yours in Christ, "Just Plain" Steve
Oh Laddies and Lassies, it will be a little late this year. You know the problem with suns and stars and the Wee Folk. This year at Hope cele-brating the green will be on March 18 with corned beef, cabbage, and pota-toes after the 10am worship service. The Wee Folk are looking for Irish des-serts from the congregation. And a wee bit of gold in the form of mon-ey….Now Laddies and Lassies, be generous. Anything over the cost of the meal will buy hearts for a Christmas Child. Be generous!!! And give a helping hand for the clean up.
Questions? Ask Deacon Diane
Wearing O’ the Green
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Did You Ever Wonder…?
Did you ever wonder about passing the Peace?
First be reconciled to your brother or sister…
For some people, the moments in the liturgy following the prayers of the church are awkward ones. The presiding minister offers these words: “The peace of the Lord be with you always.” The congregation responds “And also with you.” The members of the congregation are then invited to “share the peace” with one another. And what does this really mean? Sharing God’s peace is not simply offering a friendly hello to those sitting around you. Sharing God’s peace is not a time for catching up on news with your neighbor or for reminding someone about an upcoming meeting. Sharing God’s peace does not require each worshiper to offer a sign of God’s peace to every other wor-shiper present. This exchange is an act of reconciliation that serves as a tran-sition point between the Word and Meal portions of the liturgy. As stated in the Sunday Assembly:
The exchange of peace is a ministry, an announcement of grace we make to each other, a summary of the gift given to us in the liturgy of the Word. This ministry we do to each other is far greater than a sociable handshake or a ritual of friendship or a moment of informality. Because of the presence of Jesus Christ, we give to each other what we are saying: Christ’s own peace. Then, having been gathered by the Spirit around the Risen One present in the word, we turn to celebrate his meal.
How is the peace actually exchanged? Some enact this exchange with a hand-shake. Other may use an embrace or a kiss. It is not a time to just move about and greet friends; it loses the equality of simply greeting those around you. It is more than saying “good morning” or having other conversation. It is espe-cially important that this practice invites hospitality to visitors; this is not a time to simply greet those we know. Share Christ’s peace with those close to you. Look them in the eyes and have a hardy handshake for those who can have a hardy handshake without pain. Or bump elbows. Or bump fists. But look them in the eyes. (source, in part, from ELCA)
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Coffee Hour Note
Birthdays or any special occasion
Pastor Dave's motto of the 4 Cs: Communicate, coordinate, cooperate in the name of Christ needs to be practiced.
If anyone plans to bring or order a sheet cake for a special occasion (birthday, holiday, anniversary etc.), please, please, let the members who have signed up for the coffee hour on that same day know in advance. It makes no sense for volunteers to bake and bring a variety of sweets when someone is honored with a lovely cake. It just causes unnecessary duplication, expense, and work.
Thank You for your understanding
Renate Wilms-Rovin
From the Treasurer’s Deck:
December 2017
Regular Offering Communion
12/3 $3353 79
12/10 $3099 71
12/17 $2198 75
12/24 $2889 93
12/31 $1743 74
Total inflow: $18901
Total outflow: $10112
Dollars and Sense
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PRAYER CONCERNS Prayer for the whole body of Christ is important. Names will be listed so that prayer can be offered to God on their behalf. Please be aware that situ-ations and conditions change but God knows the need as you bring the individ-uals to God in prayer.
MEMBER SHUT-INS AND THOSE IN RECOVERY Joan Layton and Joyce Inlow
Please pray for:
For comfort and grief; For the families of all those who passed away recently.
¨Prayer for serious health concerns:
For Kathy Dalka, sister of a friend of Ann Schuchart, who is undergoing
chemotherapy again for 6 months. For Martha Chisari. For Diane, niece of Bill and Pat Kessel. For Fay Hatton diagnosed with cancer. For Bruce Thompson friend of Victor Kahler. For Marlene Collins. For Bobby O’Don-nell who is undergoing a second cancer treatment- he has a young family who needs him.
¨ For healing and recovery
For Casey Gaylardo and Harold Schaller. For Constance DeTuerk. For Kay Schaller and for Renate Wilms-Rovin. For Vivian Matthews and for Bet-tyann Tabor. For J.W. Inlow and for Peggy Schade. For Ron Press. For Nancy, sister of Pat Kessel.
Hope’s Prayer List
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Those who will assist at the 10:00AM Worship Service in March, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Vigil
Communion Assistants and Acolytes 4 Renate Wilms-Rovin/Edith Regan
11 Deacon John/Margarita Chiappetta 18 Judy Howe/Jackie Dean
25 Dee Forsyth/Tyler Thompson 29 Deacon John/Margarita Chiappetta
30 Renate Wilms-Rovin
Altar Guild Margarita Chiappetta
Casey Gaylardo Diane Kahler Judy Howe
Jane Skidmore Julia Southard
Nursery Please see an usher for assistance
Lay Readers 4 Larry Casper 11 Dick Regan 18 Ron Press 25 CANTATA
29 Judy Thomason 30 Dee Forsyth/Renate Wilms-Rovin
Ushers for the Month Dick Regan
Larry Casper
Holy Week Ushers TBA
Greeters
Judy Howe Pat Kessel
Holy Week Greeters TBA
Assisting Minister 4 Renate Wilms-Rovin
11 Deacon John Chiappetta 18 Ron Press
25 Steve Northsea 29 Deacon Diane Kahler 31Deacon Diane Kahler
Guest Greeter
June Towner
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5
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6
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7:0
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79:0
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6:0
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7:3
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8
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12
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15
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17
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20
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21
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6:0
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22
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Kerr
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Lut
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24
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26
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27
28
29
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East
er
Vigil S
er-
vice
EVENTS
SUBJECT
TO C
HANGE
MARCH 2
018