JUNE 2014 JANUARY 2015

Parenting Teens How to Make Your Investment Pay Off Later We are offering great opportunity for parents of 7 -12 graders

on Wednesday, January 7th at 7 pm in the sanctuary. Jacqueline Blomstrom, MSW; LICSW and a new Peace Church member will present ideas on parenting teens and then answer questions. We also hope there can be follow up groups if folks are interested.

Jacqueline is a licensed Psychotherapist at Northwood Children’s Services and has been working with children ages 5-21 and families with mental health issues for 10+ years. Jacqueline supervises and oversees the Northwood School Based Intensive Day Treatment Programs at four schools within the ISD-709 District. She works primarily with sexual acting out, abuse, neglect, aggression, depression, anxiety, behavior management, and parent/child relationship issues.

Our evening together will include presentation/discussions on:

Parenting Styles

Parenting Fears

Parenting Pitfalls — being their friend, how to let them fail, setting limits, who their friends are.

Consequences and Limit Setting — the how’s of when to set them, how to set them, and what to expect when you set them.

Investing in your relationship with your child — effective self-disclosure and empowerment

How much privacy do they need and what’s your role in it all? (phones, internet, porn, curfews, friends, etc.)

What behaviors can lead to more serious concerns?

There will be a time for questions at the end, with the reminder that this is a broad discussion and more specific questions can be addressed afterward.

Peace Church Cabaret! Saturday, January 24, 7pm

Peace Church Sanctuary Please join us for an evening of

fantastic entertainment at the Peace Church Cabaret Guest artists will include the Lounge Hounds, Wild by Nature, and Paula Gudmunson (flute professor at UMD). The evening will also include Mark Hakes singing Schubert, Susan Larson-Kidd, and an appearance of our own cowboys, featuring Scott Mead. Other acts TBA. Free will offering to raise funds for a defibrillator. Refreshments will be provided by the food and fellowship committee.

Annual Financial Meeting Sunday, January 25 at 11:30 am

Our Annual Financial Meeting will follow our 10:30 worship service this morning. Please plan on staying for this very important meeting as we vote to approve our 2015 proposed budget. Copies of the budget will be available prior to the meeting in the office and on our web site.

Men’s Retreat February 6-8, 2015

Our annual Men's Retreat will be held February 6-8 at the Turning Point Retreat Center. The facility near Floodwood has proven to be a great place to gather, re-lax, share some moments of reflection, and enjoy some good food. The cost for the weekend will be $75. You are wel-come to come for only part of the week-end if this best fits your schedule, with the cost prorated. Scholarship help is available. Questions or suggestions can be directed to Dick Goese, Mark Hakes, or Jerry Cleveland. A sign-up sheet is available in the narthex. Sign up now so you don't forget!

Patty Beech and daughter Talia singing at the Pageant.

Christmas Pageant 2015

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From Lead Pastor Kathy Nelson

“It’s been a great year . . . Thanks for being part of it”

These words have been all over Facebook in recent days as people have posted their scrapbooks of pictures from 2014. Looking back, I have the same feelings about this year with each of you at Peace Church. It has been a wonderful year and I look forward to all that 2015 holds, knowing that God holds us all.

And so I offer in this new year this prayer from Ted Loder and these pictures from 2014.

“O God of all seasons and senses, grant us your sense of timing to submit gracefully and rejoice quietly in the turn of the seasons. In this season of short days and long nights,

of grey and white and cold, teach us the lessons of waiting; of snow joining the mystery of the hunkered down seeds growing in their sleep watched over by gnarled limbed, grandparent trees resting from autumns staggering energy; of the silent, whirling earth circling to race back home to the sun. O God, grant us your sense of timing . . .”

Peace friends ~ Pastor Kathy

Thanks to all our contributing photographers: especially John Ameel, Tim Carpenter & Rolf Hagberg.

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Sundays in January

We continue to have two services each Sunday morning. At 8:30 we have a weekly Communion Service.

At 10:30 we have communion on the first Sunday of the month. The sermon at both services is the same. Special Music is always needed for our 8:30 service.

If you would like to sing or play an instrument for any of these Sundays, contact Jim Pospisil, our music director.

Sunday, January 4 – Epiphany Sunday

Scripture: Matthew 2: 1 -12

Sermon will be by Tom Liddle of our congregation. Tom was recently approved for ordination by the vote of the members of 17 different congregations at his Ecclesiastical Council on December 10

th. Tom and his wife

Monica served as missionaries to East Timor through our UCC Global Ministries.

This morning we will celebrate communion at both of our services. Our choir and worship team will provide music at our 10:30 service.

Sunday, January 11

The Baptism of Christ

Scripture: Genesis 1: 1 – 5 and Mark 1: 4 – 11

Sermon: “Affirmed by Love”

Music by Ryan Lane.

Sunday, January 18

Second Sunday of Epiphany

Scripture: Psalm 139: 1-18 and John 1: 43- 51

Sermon: “Known and Loved”

Music by the choir, Leon Rohrbaugh and others.

Sunday, January 25

Third Sunday after Epiphany

Scripture : Jonah 3: 1 - 5, 10 and Mark 1: 14 - 20

Adult Forums Every Sunday morning

9:30 in the Fireside Room Join us for a time of learning and fellowship.

Sunday, January 4 in Fellowship Hall

Epiphany Party for All Ages

Sunday, January 11 - Sunday, February 8 “Taking Care of Business”

presented by the Health and Wellness Team.

This will be a five-week series on end of life issues that are helpful to discuss before the end. Life is a journey filled with decisions; we plan for many of these, but too often we avoid the final ones. Each week will have a presenter and time for discussion of some of the issues we may face on our life journeys. Together with our God we can support each other in some of the most important conversations we may ever have.

January 11 – Pamela Mittlefehldt and Jackie Falk will talk about Spiritual Legacies. What is most important for you to share in writing or in other ways with those you love?

January 18 – Rev. Sara Lund and Sarah Carlson, social worker, will talk about Advance Directives. There will be an opportunity to begin this process.

January 25– Hospice Care with Jan Tamaino, RN, and

Lori Williams, a hospice social worker.

February 1 – Joan Crawford from Sunrise Funeral Home will talk about what to expect /ask of a funeral director.

February 8 – Rev. Ron Henly, Essentia chaplain, will talk about grief. He will be joined by Terese Tomanek and

Pastor Kathy.

Looking ahead to Lent, the time to ask “life’s most persistent questions” and sometimes find answers!

At Adult Forum time on Sunday morning, Wednesday nights after dinner and at any other time a group would like to organize to gather we will offer an animate study: Enrich your faith: Experience the core practices of the Christian faith that introduces us to the central practices of the Christian faith, why they are important, and how we can take part in them today. The big topics are Prayer, Food, Worship, Sacraments, Money, Service, and Community. There will be video, conversation, and the opportunity to journal. The intention is for those who participate to have an opportunity to make the practice their own. For a sample video go to http://wearesparkhouse.org/adults/animate/practices/try/ For questions, talk with Jackie.

Gallery Artist Pamela Nelson, our artist for the new year,

passed away last year. Her daughters, Robin Davidson and Jamie Zak, are graciously sharing her watercolors, her legacy, with us. The beauty of her art work reflects over 30 years devotion to painting.

High quality reproductions of Nelson’s art are available for purchase. Contact Robin Davidson or the Peace office if you are interested in purchasing one.

Memorials In memory of Lillian Day from Marlis Cran, Judith Long, Ken and Mary Wergeland, Marg Paulson, Donald and Barbara Beichler, and Allen Johnson, Jr.

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Small Groups—Faith Formation

Faith Formation — Always a work-in-progress

Faith Formation Task Force Meeting Saturday, January 17, 9-11:30am in the Fireside Room

All are welcome!

Sometimes stated, always implicit, the Beloved Community of Peace is committed to meeting and loving people where they are as they travel all or just some of their life journey with us; all along the way we seek to help one another explore and discern who God is calling us to be as individuals and as families of all kinds so that we can lives of clear commitment and significance.

This is one description of Faith Formation: it weaves the stories of our lives into the sacred story and back again; Faith Formation equips us to capture the meaning of our lives through ritual, compassionate encounter, devotions, and action for justice so we all might live our ordinary lives with extraordinary love in beloved communities of home and family, congregation and beyond. This “work-in-progress” will be given greater depth and possibility if you give us your thoughts about these two questions:

You can e-mail your answers, respond on the half-sheets that are

distributed or reply on the Peace web site: http://www.peaceucc.org/faith-formation-task-force-needs-your-input/ or down a ways on the Peace Face Book page: https://www.facebook.com/peace.church.duluth?fref=nf . And soon the Faith Formation Task Force will be contacting individuals and families for personal interviews. We look forward to expanding the conversation.

1. What is working best for you at Peace Church to help you and/or your family to grow in your faith? (or What do you take for granted at Peace, like the music, the accessibility of our pastoral staff, or the opportunities to serve one another and the larger community?)

2. What else might help you and/or our family to grow in faith? (or What do you find yourself sometimes saying, “I wish we did this at Peace, or had that opportunity at Peace?”)

Bible Study of the Gospel of Mark Thursday, January 8, 15, 22—7pm in the Fireside Room

The Gospel of Mark is the primary gospel text for our readings during worship this coming year. We hear the story in bits on Sundays, but it was written as a complete story, a narrative that when it is read as a whole gives each Sunday morning’s excerpt deeper meaning. One way to explore the wisdom of our sacred texts is through the lens of story—narrative theology. “Someone did something somewhere sometime time and God can be seen in it.”

Join us for three evenings to read Mark, the shortest and most intense of the gospels, and Master of Surprise by Donald H. Juel. (The book is 164 pages.) Juel is a readable, masterful, imaginative interpreter of the Gospel of Mark. Juel’s signature thesis is...in Jesus’ promise in 10:27: “With mortals it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.” The book is available on Amazon and two or three copies will be in the office to borrow or purchase. Jackie Falk will facilitate the discussion. For questions, call her at the Peace office or e-mail: jackie@peaceucc.org.

Peace Parents 9:30am most Sunday

mornings in the Toddler Room

Peace parents talk of how they want family life to weave the sacred into daily life and set their children on the path of resilient, vibrant Christian faith. Parents are each other’s best resource when sharing stories of how they balance the wonder and chaos of such a family life in today’s world. Join with other Peace Parents of young children in the Toddler Room at 9:30 most Sunday mornings. Coffee will be served. Jackie Falk will bring resources to expand the conversations. But most of all get to know one another and build a caring community among the families with young children who are here at Peace. Tuesday e-mails will announce the plans for the coming Sunday mornings.

A reminder—if you want to look ahead, attend the Parenting Teens program at Peace Church Wednesday January 7 at 7pm (see front page).

Monday Women’s Book Group

We will host an event January 12 at 6 pm at Peace Church for past, present, and potential future book group members. Penny Cragun and Sally Larson are bringing soup and bread. You are welcome to bring something to add to the meal, but it is not necessary. Please come and invite anyone else you know who might be interested.

We will be sending out a short survey to our list of participants to learn more about what you all would like from this book group. Even if you can’t continue, we’d love your input! So please watch for the survey and take a minute to fill it out.

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Groups, Gatherings, and Opportunities

Women’s Brown Bag Study Group January 28 at noon in the Fireside Room

We meet the fourth Wednesday of each month at noon to explore, discuss, and reflect on how God is present in our lives through good times and bad.

Come, we welcome you. Bring your lunch; coffee and dessert are provided. Call Cheryl Walsh, 525-4129, with any questions.

Team and Committee Meetings

Stewardship Team will meet on Thursday, January 8, at 5pm in Conference Room.

Worship and Arts Committee will meet on Tuesday, January 13 at 5:30 pm in the Sanctuary. This team meets to plan worship and discuss what is working and what is not as we praise God together. All are welcome

The History Team will meet in the History Room on January 14 from 10am-2pm.

Vibrant Ministry Team will meet January 14 at 4:30pm.

Property, Food and Fellowship, Children’s Ed., and Finance Teams will meet on Wednesday, January 14, at 6pm in the Fellowship Hall. We all begin downstairs with dinner at 5:30 and then break into the various committees and teams.

Health and Wellness Team will meet on Sunday January 18 at 11:45am in the Conference Room. This team is working on an adult forum series dealing with end of life issues, preparing to launch a fitness challenge for our congregation, and beginning a medical equipment loan closet. New folks welcome!

Acting for Justice Hub meeting Sunday, January 11, at 11:45am in the Music Room. We will begin with lunch together and then divide into our individual teams—Dismantling Racism, Open and Affirming, Global Partnership and Peace/Justice. New folks are always welcome!

Adult Ed Team will meet on Tuesday January 20 at 4:30pm. This team meets to coordinate the various adult education opportunities at Peace including Sunday morning forums and small groups. New folks welcome.

Newcomers are always welcome at these meetings!

Meals at CHUM Drop-in Center (1st Ave W and 2nd St.)

Wednesday Breakfast—January 7 & 21 every other Wednesday, 9am-11am

Join this fun group to make breakfast at CHUM!

Thursday Dinner — January 15

Third Thursday of each month 4-6pm

Help and donations are always welcome! Thanks to Cathy Carlson who cooks and coordinates this meal! Contact the office or Cathy Carlson, cathycarlson62@gmail.com for info.

Coordinating Council The Coordinating Council will meet on

Tuesday January 20 at 7pm

Men’s Breakfast January 1, 15 & 29

7am — Chester Creek Cafe We meet every other Thursday at 7am at

Chester Creek Café for breakfast and conversation. All men are welcome. Join us!

Women’s Spirituality Group at the Lenox

Tuesday January 20 at noon

Loni Cran-Hovis’ Apartment #710

Join facilitator Cheryl Walsh for fellowship, conversation, and prayer. Lunch is provided.

PALS (Peace Adults Learning & Socializing)

Thursday, January 22, Tour of the Vikre Distillery

Vikre is located in Canal Park at 525 South Lake Avenue (Paulucci Building). The tour will begin at 5:30 pm and is about 20 minutes. Following the tour we will visit their cocktail room before heading over to Grandma’s Restaurant for dinner at 6:30. Please RSVP to Leanne Ventrella at lmv100@chartermi.net or 390.8586 by January 19.

Thank you to PALS! The PALS group met on November 20

th and had a VERY productive evening

bagging a few staple goods for the Food Shelf. About 20 gathered and repackaged 350 pounds of sugar, 100 pounds of flour, and 50 pounds of coffee. Donations from the congregation and PALS group covered the costs with some left over, so about $150 in cash was also donated to the Food Shelf. This extra money and staple goods are so appreciated this time of year. Thank you PALS and contributors!!!!

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Kids Choir! Preschool to 3rd grade

Wednesdays —Music Room from 5-5:30pm Come sing with us!

Peace Adult Choir! Wednesdays at 6:15pm in the Music Room

Beginners welcome! Please contact Jim at jim@peaceucc.org, or just show up

on any Wednesday.

Wednesday Activity Schedule

5pm: Time of Prayer in Chapel

5-5:30pm: Kids Choir in the Music Room

5:30-6pm: Dinner in the Fellowship Hall

6-7pm: Bible Study in the Fireside Room

Peace Puppets in the Mindanao Room

6pm January 28 & February 4—Inquirers Class

6:15pm: Adult Choir in Music Room

6:30-8pm: Youth Group in Youth Room

7pm on January 7: Parenting for Teens

7-8:15pm: Confirmation in Fireside Room

There will be childcare provided in the Nursery from 6-7pm for all children 1st grade and younger.

Wednesdays at Peace Church

First Year Confirmation Ninth Graders

First and third Wednesdays from 7 – 8:15pm

in the Fireside Room.

Wednesday, January 7 – Mark Chapters 1 & 2

Wednesday, January 21 – Mark Chapters 3 & 4

Second Year Confirmation Tenth Graders

Second and fourth Wednesdays 7 – 8:15pm

in the Fireside Room

Wednesday, January 14 – Jesus: Death and Resurrection

Wednesday, January 28 – Jesus Papers Due;

Discussion on the Holy Spirit – Wind, Breath and Fire

Wednesday Evening Bible Study 6 pm in the Fireside Room

Great Fellowship, Prayer and Learning

Come and read together the Gospel lesson for the following Sunday. We will be using an ancient bible study method – Lectio Divina. Each participant has unique insights to offer the group from their hearing of the biblical story. We also take the time at the end to pray for one another. Newcomers always welcome!

Time of Prayer in Chapel Wednesdays at 5pm

Be still and know that I am God

An Invitation to CENTERING PRAYER

Come for a time of check-in at 4:45 p.m.

Practice the Prayer at 5:00 p.m. Opened and closed by Music from Jim Larson

Centering Prayer is a method of silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplative prayer, in which we experience God's presence within us, closer than breathing, closer than thinking, closer than consciousness itself.

All 2nd –5th Graders Welcome

Practice is Wednesdays 6-7pm

Mindanao Room (downstairs, next to Music Room)

Peace Puppets is taking a break but will reconvene on Wednesday, January 21. We will be making puppets on our first night back together.

This is a great time to join our puppet troupe. Peace Puppets is open to all 2

nd through 5

th grade

kids. We practice Wednesday evenings from 6 to 7pm, and are located in the Mindinao Room . If you have questions please call or email Cindy at 218-525-3526 or webinthewoods@gmail.com.

Come join us!

Inquirer’s Classes Wednesdays, January 28 and February 4 from 6 – 7:00 pm

Dinner at 5:30 in the Fellowship Hall Come meet others who are new to Peace United Church of Christ and learn more about this congregation and the United Church of Christ. This is an important class for folks who are considering joining the congregation. Childcare is provided.

We will welcome new members on February 8th during worship. Let Pastor Kathy know if you are interested in joining.

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Mark’s Musings

“In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron,

Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow,

Snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter

Long ago.” ― Christina Rossetti

I love Christmas. I love the lights, the music, the carols (particularly the Scandinavian ones), the snow, the cold, the food, the parties, the Church services (especially midnight Mass!!), the cheesy movies, even the annoying ringing bells whenever you go to a store. Christmas is my favorite part of winter. I love Christmas so much I try to drag it out as long as I can. Forget Advent, my Christmas decorations and tree go up the day after Thanksgiving and stay up until St. Knut’s Day (Jan. 13

th) and if

socially acceptable, they’d probably stay up all year. If applications were being accepted to fill Santa’s position, I’d be first in line (literally) decked out in bells and whistles and boughs of holly.

Alas, the Christmas season does come to an end and I don’t know about you, but my house feels awfully empty and a tad colder when all my decorations come down. The mid-winter truly feels a bit bleaker. But there is hope! Although it may seem far away, spring is on its way!

Hope. We talk a lot about hope during the holidays. “I hope I get the present I’ve been wanting.” “I hope it snows on Christmas Eve.” “I hope our family can tolerate one another, at least through dinner.” Sometimes our hopes are disappointed. But Christian hope is quite different. Our hope is not in transient things—weather, relationships, material objects—because they will disappoint us (i.e. the lack of snow this winter! ...at least I’m disappointed). Rather, our hope is grounded in God’s eternal, unfailing love, which does not disappoint. Like the promise of spring after a long, dark winter, like the promise of resurrection after death, this hope never fails. As we enter this bleak part of winter, put your hope in God’s unfailing love. ~ Mark

Peace Church Youth & Children

Youth Group Every Wednesday for 6th-8th graders 6:30pm –8:00pm in the Youth Room!

Middle School Youth Lock-in Jan. 17th-18th!

We’ll meet at Church on Jan. 17th at 8:30pm then head down

to the Incline for some atomic bowling and pizza, and so begins our night of food and fun. We’ll head back to Church around 10:00pm and watch movies and play lots of capture the flag. We’ll end by having breakfast and going to the early service. Please bring $15 to help cover the cost of bowling and food. Scholarships are available. Parents: I need help with transportation down to

Incline and back! Let me know if you can help!

Coming up—Youth Ski Trip! We’re going downhill skiing! February 28

th-March 1

st, we are

having a Youth Ski Trip. We’ll drive to Grand Marais Saturday afternoon, eat at Sven and Ole's and then stay at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Grand Marais. Sunday, we’ll attend church in the morning and ski the rest of the day at Lutsen. We’ll head back to Duluth that night. If you’re interested, please sign up on the sheet in the Narthex. Cost is $50 which covers your ski pass, equipment, and dinner at Sven and Ole’s. Scholarships are available. Adult chaperones needed—contact Mark or Jackie if you are willing.

Intergenerational Event! Tubing at Mont du Lac!

Sunday, February 1st

Carpool from Church or meet us at Mont du Lac.

We’ll leave Church at Noon.

Dress Warm! There will be hot chocolate available!

Suggested donation of $10/person

(scholarships available)

Senior High Youth & Adults—Sign up now! Intergenerational Work Camp 2015

New Vision in Philippi, West Virginia Saturday, July 25-Saturday, August 1

Please let Pastor Kathy know if you plan on attending this year’s work camp by sending her an email or by signing up on the sheets near the office. Cost is $350 with a $100 deposit due when you sign up. This includes the coach bus there and back and housing in the New Vision dorms. They also provide our food and building materials. Some scholarships available for youth.

We are hoping for a mixed group of senior high youth and adults (with at least half the group of 40 being youth).

New Vision is a Christian Community Development Organization working to ReEnergize Communities. It evolved from a rich 50-year history of ministry and development in rural communities in Appalachia and around the country.

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Thoughts on the Way by Jackie Falk

Practicing What I Preach It seems sweetly ironic now, but when we were children, a favorite tongue-lashing that passed back and forth between my sister and me was, “Why don’t you practice what you preach!” So I am trying to practice what was in my last sermon—trying out Jesus’ “two-step dance of apocalypse…” Jesus’ wisdom is to make a sharp-eyed examination of the harsh realities of life in this world where all is falling down around our ears, then to look in the rubble to find the fig branches putting forth leaves, to see the angels gathering us, and to welcome the returning master of vulnerable Love.

To look at the harsh realities of today’s world whether looking to the past or to the future is to weep, and to weep is to lament whether about past losses or foreseeable, apocalyptic collapses. Walter Brueggemann argues when we bypass lament we deny our Beloved Community the language of disorientation, complaint, and protest. When people don’t have the language to voice lament, it “invites people to great guilt so if something's wrong it's my fault, or invites people to great denial that I have to keep pretending it's working when in fact it is not working.” Brueggemann suggests that lament lifts up and calls attention “…to the reality of human loss and human pain without making moral judgments about it about who is at fault; it is simply a given in human life that needs to be processed theologically.”

And that theological processing is to lament and then to see new life—I have been keeping my list of “fig leaves” – new understandings, new life that is rising out of laments of disorientation, protest, and complaining. This is how I first lament and then listen for the voice of our still speaking God in the news…

1. The lament about campus sexual assault is too long and too familiar. In the follow up to the Rolling Stone story about sexual assault on the University of Virginia campus there was recognition that the way trauma victims experience and tell their story is not to journalistic standard or often one of admissible evidence in court. BUT trauma victim’s reports are credible when interviewed by trauma-informed investigators. Our media is learning to tell a Truth that is complex and whose narrative has multiple layers—trauma-informed accountability. (http://www.npr.org/2014/12/06/369008760/how-the-rolling-stone-story-could-hurt-future-victims )

2. The lament of obesity and its consequences. The challenge to eat nutritionally and live in vibrant health, BUT we are offered an added value and motivation…The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee decided earlier this year to collect data on the environmental implication of different food choices. Dietary Guidelines for Sustainability can be found here: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022318286802552

3. The lament of the abuse and marginalization of black men in our society has called forth the movement that “Black Lives Matter,” AND “many older members of the crowd that told me that they were deeply moved to see so many young people - black, white, of every race - taking up this cause and marching in Washington.” A new generation is finding its voice and saying, “ALL LIVES MATTER.” http://www.npr.org/2014/12/13/370612974/thousands-march-in-washington-for-justice-for-all-rally

4. #illridewithyou was the twitter response of Australians to prevent Islamaphobia after the hostage crisis in Sydney terrorized many. It was a person-by-person response of the vulnerable love that lived out evil being overcome with good. (Romans 12:21)

5. The U.S. Has A Surgeon General, For The First Time In 17 Months, Vivek Murthy. The NRA resisted his appointment, because with other physicians, he regards gun safety as a public health issue. He was confirmed in December. http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/12/15/371035779/the-u-s-has-a-surgeon-general-for-the-first-time-in-17-months

6. And no citation for this one, but at the CHUM breakfast on Christmas Eve, no children. They are at home now, in their apartment, with a quilt wrapped around them, safe in their Steve O’Neil apartment.

After you give yourself freely to lament, “How long will you be angry with your people’s prayers, O God?” (Psalm 80:4 NRSV) and now come the new year, Look for new life…fig leaves, welcoming angels, and the face of Jesus in those we meet. Hear the voice of our Still Speaking God, saying, “Emmanuel. “I am with you” raising new life.” Do Not Fear; Instead, Help me call out its name.”

Looking Ahead — Women’s Retreat — April 24-25, 2015

We will again be staying at the historic Eagle Lodge that is part of Clearwater Forest Presbyterian Camp near Deerwood, MN. This has been a fabulous setting for our retreat the last two years.

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Peace Church News

Moderator’s Report by Kathy Bray, Peace Church Moderator

December is a month of anticipation – waiting for Christmas, waiting for the New Year …. Waiting for the final income numbers for 2014, and the final pledge numbers for 2015. For this month’s report, I could have simply repeated the well-stated report from last January’s Peace Bell, authored by Richard Goese, our Moderator at that time. A year ago our church was in a similar financial position, with a pessimistic budget forecast. December was full of gifts in 2013, though, and we continue to have faith that December 2014 will conclude on a high note. Hopefully, by the time you’re reading this in January’s Peace Bell, any potential financial shortfall will have cured itself through the ongoing generosity of our members and visitors, just as it did last year.

At the January Council meeting, Council members will come to the table ready to make any hard decisions necessary. Preliminary discussions took place at the December meeting, with a request sent to Committee Chairs to go back to their committee members and ask for some pencil sharpening and reconsideration of budget requests, in the event of a budget or pledge shortfall. The Council reconvenes again on January 20 to finalize a budget proposal. The congregational financial meeting follows on January 25, where

the budget is presented for approval.

I encourage each of you to take a few minutes the next time you are attending worship, or participating in a church-related activity, to just sit back and take in the amazing diversity of relationships sustained by Peace Church. I appreciate it during Communion, which is enjoyed by all. All are truly welcome: young and old, friends and strangers, believers and doubters, members and visitors, wealthy and poor. This scene is played out again and again thanks to your goodness of heart, and commitments of time and money – each of you help make our church a welcoming, vibrant community.

This energy is carried out into the community, as well, through activities that reflect our commitment to be a Just Peace congregation. The Council has approved supporting a resolution to renew the UCC’s commitment to the Just Peace movement, which will celebrate its 30

th anniversary in 2015. I am sure you will be

hearing more about it in the months to come. A longstanding reminder of Peace Church’s commitment to social justice and peace.

A message from Finance Team and Coordinating Council

Member, Dick Goese: As I drove home from the budget

meeting of your church council last Tuesday, the line from Paul's letter to the church in Corinth popped into my head; "now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face." I doubt Paul was thinking about a church council meeting when he wrote these words, but they seemed to fit our situation.

We were looking into the dimly lit mirror trying to guess how much those who have not yet pledged would eventually put on their card. We were trying to guess how much snow would need to be plowed next year. We tried to ascertain how cold this winter would be and hence how large our fuel bill would be. Anybody have any insight into how many plumbing issues will arise in the aging part of our building and hence how many dollars to allot for maintenance?

What we could see clearly was that we had to come face to face with the reality that our current estimated income for next year would not be adequate to meet these needs plus maintain our current support of staff and programs.

Much has been written and spoken recently about our deficit for this year. This was due in nearly equal parts to unexpected expenses due to last year’s cold snowy winter and income lagging behind levels that were pledged. Thanks to the incredible generosity of a few, we will probably end this year without a deficit, but even this is uncertain until year’s end.

Again, without an increase in pledged contributions for 2015 we will be faced with the need to cut programs or our level of giving to others as a church. No one wants this to happen. Currently we have received 213 pledges for $365,109.

You can't make up the shortfall yourself, but lots of little increases can do it. Please consider increasing your pledge for 2015.

Joan Severson receives flowers in honor of 70+ years as a member of Peace Church!

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Acting for Justice

Voices for Justice Peace Church has a vital commitment to working for justice. We are energized and

heartened by hearing each other’s stories. Each month, we will share a brief story from members of our community, learning from each other while we also expand our visions and hopes. If you would like to share your story, or want to suggest someone to include in this column, please leave a message at the office. Every story is a gift.

Jebeh Edmunds: Moving Forward Toward Justice

Jebeh Edmunds has always been an activist. In the sixth grade, she organized a fundraiser selling sweatshirts to raise money for the people in Liberia fighting in the civil war. Recently, she undertook another big project: raising awareness of the Ebola epidemic and collecting over 25 boxes of supplies to send to her native country to help with the fight against the virus. Many of the people of Peace Church joined with Jebeh in gathering those supplies.

Jebeh was born in Liberia to Gbai Gutnecht and Emmet Metzger. She was named for her paternal great aunt who was Chief Jebeh Hahja Sessay of the Vai Tribe. Her grandfather, the late Anthony Kley Yuoh, was a guiding inspiration for her with his words, “Forward ever, backward never.”

Jebeh emigrated to the U.S. with her parents because of civil conflict in Liberia. However, even though she was two years old when her family left, Jebeh has always felt a strong connection to her homeland. Referring to her connections to Liberia, she states, “Even though we are not together, we still are (Liberian).” This strong attachment motivated her to organize the drive to collect supplies. Jebeh’s aunt runs the organization Liberian Medical Relief, the place where the supplies are being sent. Gratefully, the necessities began arriving in October to help fight this battle, a struggle she compares to the Liberian Civil War.

Jebeh grew up in the Twin Cities, and came to Duluth where she earned a BA in Communication at UMD, and then completed a second BA from the College of St. Scholastica, majoring in Elementary Education. She has been active in diversity education and multiculturalism. She was the African American Cultural Specialist for the Duluth Public schools from 2004 to 2011. Jebeh has been a key project manager for many community events, including the Martin Luther King Rally program, Kwanzaa, Juneteenth, and Celebrate Africa (an event that she personally created). She currently teaches first grade at Myers-Wilkins Elementary School. Jebeh states that her life work is “to teach all her students and our Duluth community the importance of tolerance of all cultures.”

She shares this commitment and expertise with Peace Church by teaching Sunday school, and we greatly value her contributions. She inspires us, too, with her grandfather’s vision: “Forward ever, backward never.”

Interviewed by Terese Tomanek

Thank you to Pamela Mittlefehldt for

editing Voices for Justice each month!

The Yuoh Family

My grandfather Anthony Kley Yuoh is pictured in the center holding

my aunty Natu. My grandmother Agnes Yancy is pictured next to

my grandfather and my mother Gbai is in the front row second from

the left. These are my mother's siblings and my great aunts and

uncle are pictured in the second row. My grandfather loved taking

professional family pictures after church. They are dressed in their

Sunday best :) The picture is taken outside of the Yuoh compound

in Mamba Point, a prestigious neighborhood in Monrovia, Liberia in

the mid 1960s. Our family compound is still there!

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Health and Wellness Team

Keep Your Balance! by Robin Davidson As we all know, living in a winter climate has some drawbacks. Slippery outdoor conditions increase your risk

of falling AND often keep you more sedentary in the cold months. The risk for falling in the winter can be reduced by taking some simple measures. Environmental factors such as wet slippery floors and slippery decks and sidewalks should be addressed:

Use ice melt/sand on your sidewalks, steps, and landing

Have a place to sit and remove wet/snowy boots before stepping onto hard slippery floors

Wear rubber soled and treaded boots or shoes that fit securely on your feet

Use “Yak tracks” or a similar over the shoe product to increase traction

If you use a cane, add an ice gripper to the bottom (walgreen’s or CVS sell these)

Another important strategy, especially in winter, is to be aware of your surroundings. Stay focused when walking outside in the winter. This will help you to notice and be able to respond better to poor conditions. Also, give yourself more time so that you can move slower and avoid rushing.

And finally, keep up your strength and flexibility. Maintaining your physical condition is even more important when your body needs to respond to sudden balance challenges. Doing 2 simple exercises can help:

Every time you get out of a chair do an extra 3-5 sit to stands to strengthen your legs.

Standing at your kitchen counter, 2-3 times per day, lift your leg to the side with your knee as straight as possible for 10-30 repetitions

Stretch your ankles by standing and holding on to a chair or counter with your feet in a stride position (like you’re cross country skiing). Have the front knee bent and the back knee straight. Press back through the heel of the straight leg to stretch the calf muscle.

Somayoga Class

Thursday 10-11am — Fireside Room

Another great way to improve your balance, strength, flexibility and mindfulness is to attend the SOMAYOGA class offered every Thursday morning in the fireside room. This class is a blending of somatics (a technique to increase muscle awareness), therapeutic yoga, and classic Hatha yoga. It is safe and gentle and involves a combination of chair, standing, and mat poses. If you are unable or prefer not to move to standing or the floor, you are welcome to stay seated. This class is suited for all levels of ability. Please come and try it out or observe a class to see if it is right for you. The cost is a suggested free-will offering to Peace Church of $3.00/class. The class is taught by Robin Davidson, Physical Therapist and Certified Yoga Instructor.

Medical Equipment Loan Closet The Medical Equipment Loan Closet is still in need of a few items.

The goal is to have this short term loan program implemented by January 2015. The items still needed are: 1 pair of tall adult crutches (5' 10" and higher) and 2 pair of youth crutches (5" 3" and shorter) with good grips, tips and pads, 1 adjustable cane with good tip, one folding adult standard walker (without wheels) and 2 two each of the following dressing equipment (long handled shoe horns, reachers, sock aids, dressing sticks). We do not wish to have any soft goods (pillows, braces, back supports, etc) because they can not be adequately cleaned. All items should be "like new" and have no need for repair. Please call the church office if you have an item(s) to donate before bringing them. We have limited space in our closet. Thank you.

The purpose of the closet is for members and friends of Peace Church to borrow equipment for a short period of time (6 weeks or less) and to return the equipment in clean and working order.

Cathy Ameel and the Health and Wellness Committee

Thanks to Jim, the choir, readers and musicians for another beautiful Cantata. Photo by Matt Moses

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Peace People

Thank You! To Jim and Cindy McLean for getting the tree for

our sanctuary and for decorating it so beautifully.

To Marian Jensen for creating the beautiful wreath

for our entry way and to Lorraine Anderson for helping her and others make Advent Wreaths for home use.

To Amanda Hunter for the beautiful artwork she

shared with us for our Christmas Eve late service bulletins.

To Cindy Mclean, Vicki Westrick and our

puppeteers for a great puppet show on Christmas Eve and the Sunday after.

To Jim and Cindy McLean for the lovely setting

created for our annual Christmas Eve supper, and for coordinating the meal, with help from Cathy Ameel and others.

To Eve and Wayne Graves for serving a Christmas

Eve meal for the residents at the Steve O’Neil apartments.

To everyone who donated something for our Giving

Tree. We were able to give lots of gifts to the youth of Life House, the women of Hildegard House and to the guests of Loaves and Fishes.

To everyone who made cookies for the annual

Christmas Party for the inmates of the County Jail. They loved them. Thanks to Dave Winchester, Peter Provost and Sara Thomsen for providing the music.

To the choir, Jim Pospisil, Wendy Durrwachter and

our musicians – Emily Ramsey, Dale Shimmin, and Sondra Mowers for a wonderful Choir Cantata. Special thanks to Gary Boelhower for writing the spoken word to go with the music. And to our readers Gary Anderson, John and Lyn Pegg, Jackie Falk and Naomi Christensen.

To our choir and brass for our wonderful Christmas

Eve Worship Services. Thanks to the Hanka family, Rachel Peterson, Dale Shimmin, Cathy Ameel, Paul Winchester, Patty and Talia Beech Brown, the youth choir, Gudrun Witrak, Maddie and Tim Carpenter; and others.

To Dick and Linda Goese and all who helped them

make delicious appetizers for our staff Christmas Party. It was wonderful!

On behalf of the Aili Kleven family and benefit

planning crew, we want to say a BIG thank you to everyone involved!!! Whether you baked bars, served plates, or were there to honor sweet Aili- we so appreciate it! The support and generosity at this time are humbling. What a great church family you have!! Thank you again!! Thanks for all you did to make this

a wonderful event!! Much appreciated! Jennie Emeott

“Thank you to the Peace community for the

prayers, words of encouragement, meals, storage and extra hands during our move to the new house. It was a trying time and we appreciate all the love that was shown to our family in so many ways. Thank you!” Veronica and Nathan Gaidelis-Langer

“Happy Holidays! Thank you for providing our group

with such a lovely meeting space. With gratitude, Sunday Serenity Al-Anon group”.

“Thank you to the members and staff of Peace

UCC for your support of the Duluth Project Homeless Connect. Your collection and donation of personal hygiene products were distributed at the October event which was attended by over 250 people. Your generosity is much appreciated!”

“Thank you for 25 years of working with us and

alongside us to practice God’s hospitality. Without your gifts of time, talent, prayer, and financial help we could not keep our doors open in expectation of Christ among us. In Peace, Love, and Solidarity from the Loaves and Fishes community members.”

“Thank you once again for your generous donation

this year. Merry Christmas to you and yours from the inmates and staff at the St. Louis County Jail.”

Greetings From Jared, Amy, Anna & Thomas DeMaster:

“Merry Christmas to our friends at Peace! We hope the holiday season finds you well! We have settled in well to our new life in Mankato. Jared is loving his new job with the DNR and Amy has a great job with Mayo working weekends. Best of all was welcoming our son, Thomas William, in October. We miss Duluth and our frinds there, but are grateful for these new opportunities. Peace, Jared, Amy, Anna, and Thomas”

Keep in Your Prayers Peggy Maske at Chris Jensen Care Center.

Vi Brown at Westwood.

Bria Langdon Larson.

Mina Hubert recovering from shoulder surgery.

Sympathy To Lynn Devlin at the death of her mother Margaret

Steckel.

To Geof Witrak at the death of his father Bohdan

Witrak.

To Joan Severson on the death of her husband

Wes on December 28.

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Sunday School Notes Congratulations to all of our 4

th and 5

th

grade Sunday school students who were our brave actors for the Christmas Pageant! You all did so well and were great in your parts!!! And congratulations to all

the barn animals, sheep, angels, shepherds, and wise people, you all acted and sang wonderfully and looked fantastic! It was a terrific Christmas Pageant everyone!!!!

Thank You!! A HUGE THANK YOU is in order for all our

Sunday School Teachers, Parents, and Youth who helped with Costumes, Snacks, Crafts, Video Taping, Photography, Music, and Staging. The Pageant couldn’t and wouldn’t have happened without you. Thank you so much!!

Sunday School will resume on January 5

th with an Epiphany Party. Come learn

the story of the Magi and take home a snack, a craft, and a crown! We’ll meet like usual in the Sanctuary at 9:30am for the Opening and then move to the stations in groups.

Philippine Partners, Sunday School, Long-time Members Christmas Greetings from our

partners in the Philippines

Members of Peace Church for over 20

years!

Thanks to Matt Moses Photography

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Amidst all the elaborate Christmas trimmings around us this season, we find simple representations of Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus. More often than not, the Holy Family is notable to compete with the heavyweight Santa Claus, the gorgeous Christmas Tree with beautifully wrapped gifts, the

Christmas lights lining our stairs, and, for some, framing their entire homes, and the cute and complete Christmas villages on the mantel. But what is Christmas truly all about? I am tempted to say triumphantly that it is about just one child—Jesus. But today, we must hear not just the cry of one child on that one 'holy night.' We must hear the cry of all the children of the world—in Palestine, in Mindanao, in Syria, in Mexico, in India, and in many other places which we do not know by name. In Jesus' time, the children were massacred by Herod to protect his power. Today, governments, empires, economies, and capitalists continue to massacre children. This Christmas, we must see the face of the infant Jesus in all the vulnerable children because Jesus himself said the Kingdom of God belongs to them.

Maligayang Paskoat Manigong Bagong Taon! From : UCCP Family

Lilian Hazel Corro-Navarra UCCP Partnerships and Ecumenical Relations

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Peace Bell Articles due January 19

Community

Twin Ports MLK Events Thursday, Jan. 15 - 6:30 PM

Mayor’s MLK Reception

A chance for the community to come together in unity amidst our diversity.

The Underground ~ 506 W. Michigan St

Friday, Jan. 16 - 6:30 PM

Friday Night w/ MLK: Duluth’s Got Talent

A showcase of Duluth’s diverse talent

Denfeld HS Auditorium - 4405 W 4th St

See www.mlk-duluth.org for info on performing.

Saturday, Jan. 17 - 7:00 PM

Jam’n with MLK

A Night of Celebration of the Contributions of African-Americans

Peace United Church of Christ

Sunday, Jan. 18 - 5:00 PM

Community Ecumenical Worship Service

Featured speaker Christopher Little and a choir led by Dr. Moore.

Christ Temple Victory Center ~ 330 North 59th Avenue Wes

See www.mlk-duluth.org for more details.

MLK Holiday ~ Monday, Jan. 19 - 7:00 AM

Free Community Breakfast

Featuring Vernon Jordan, live streaming on the big screen.

First United Methodist Church ~ 230 East Skyline Parkway

7:00 AM Breakfast begins

8:00 AM Broadcast of Vernon Jordan’s speech from Minneapolis, Funding from the General Mills

Community Foundation.

Monday, Jan. 19 - 10:45 AM

March & Rally

Gather at 10:45 AM at Washington Center (corner of 4th St. and Lake Ave.) March starts at 11:00 AM Route is from Washington Center through downtown to DECC. Rally at DECC begins at

approximately 11:45 AM.

The rally will be interpreted into America Sign Language and broadcast live on Wisconsin Public Radio - 91.3 FM.

Monthly Shape Note Singing

Sunday January 4, 2-4 p.m

Friends' Meetinghouse (1802 E 1st St).

More info: Leslie White (218-728-9545)

The Pink Scarf Project The pink scarf project in honor of women with

breast cancer is ongoing. On these cold winter nights, it’s a perfect time to knit. The scarves will be joined with the 150 foot scarf that adorned the nartex this October. Information on details are in the pink basket in the narthex, or contact Linda Goese at goese@chartermi.net.

Puppy Foster Families Needed!

Can Do Canines Prison Puppy Foster Program

Would you like to help train service dogs? Too busy to have a dog, but want to have a puppy around one or two days a week when it fits your schedule? Can Do Canines wants you!

Can Do Canines coordinates the training of assistance dogs for people with physical disabilities. The dogs are given free of charge to people with disabilities who need them to stay safe and independent.

Prison inmates train the puppies, but it is also crucial that the puppies at a young age learn good house manners and get exposed to social situations. Can Do Canines is looking for people who are willing to take “service dogs in training” to their homes on weekends. Dogs are 9-11 months old.

If you are interested in providing a foster home, contact John Pegg at 218-348-3048. You can also learn more about the program on the Can Do Canines web site at http://can-do-canines.org/.

Recycling Peace Wanted: Lightweight bagless vacuum—if you have one to give away contact Marci at 628-6337.

Needed: Full or Queen sized bed. If you have one to give away, contact Denita at 206-1176.

Eyeglasses for Panama Denise Hamsher is again going to Panama on a

medical mission trip at the end of January and will be taking donated prescription glasses as well as non-prescription reading glasses. There’s a basket in the church lobby if you have any to donate.

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Nursery 4 Jill Pospisil, Andy or Libby Fena, Brita Larsen, Isabelle Schomberg

11 Veronica Gaidelis-Langer, Alison Wood, Ali Kruger, Andrea Brown

18 Jill Pospisil, Andy or Libby Fena, Brita Larsen, Isabelle Schomberg

25 Jacob or Anne Romberg, Katie Robinson, Zoe Simpson, Haley Montgomery

January Volunteer Schedules

Lay Readers

4 8:30: Kay Stevens

10:30: Ellyn Wiens

11 8:30: Jerry Cleveland

10:30: Agatha Pokrzywinski

18 8:30: Leslie Williamson White

10:30: John Ameel

25 8:30: Annette Strom

10:30: Sarah Jessico

Greeters—10:30 4 Swanoskis, Bill DeRoche

11 Green/Kadlecs, John Pegg

18 Laurie Berner, Lori Williams, Peggy Skylondz

25 Naomi Christensen, Nettie Bothwell, Cindy Macaulay

Damiano Soup Kitchen January 11

1:30 - 4:00 - Sarah Jessico, Cyndy

Klinksiek, Denise Perry, Makoons

Miller-Tanner

4:30 - 6:30 - Susan Ranfranz, Jackson Manthey, Robin Davidson

family, volunteer needed.

Monday Meals at Dorothy

Day House (1712 Jefferson) 5 Sarah Nelson

12 Kim Squillace

19 Terese Tomanek

16 Beth Bartlett

8:30 Communion Bread 4 Justin Olson

11 Lyn Kaim

18 Susan K/Amy G

25 Steve Coll

Coming up — February

Coordinators:

Marsha & Tom Hystead,

728-3152

Pat & Lynn Devlin, 728-2592

Cathy & John Ameel, 724-2750

Jon Barry, 218-301-9452

John Erickson/Gail Blum, 728-5519

Jen Stenersen & Melissa Boyle, 728-0419

Cindi Butcher, 591-0853

Christine Campbell and Jill Hess, 218-251-2385

Kelli & Peter Farell, 715-392-0272

Veronica & Nathan Gaidelis-Langer, 260-9581

Beth & Kevin Kinney, 525-9836

Colette Knudsen, 724-4361

Jim & Cindy McLean, 525-3526

Rick & Karen Morgan, 525-6884

Denise Perry, 724-5198

Doug Manthey & Susan Ranfranz, 525-7369

Heidi Severson, 722-1251

Brenda Steele, 349-8523

Gudrun & Geoff Witrak, 724-0726

Coffee Hour Committees

January Coffee Hour

Coordinators:

Kirby & Cathy Wood, 724-1196

Mark Liske, 728-2749

January 4

Communion Set-up: John & Lyn Clark Pegg

Set-up: Deb Stricker & Sandy Moore

Serve/Clean-up: Eric Larson & son, Mollie Stapleton Clark, Jennifer Boyle, Megan & John Bennett

January 11

Set-up: Barb Allen

Serve/Clean-up: Gwen Plumb & Dave Gerhart, Marcia Larson

January 18

Set-up: Cammy & Shawn Hansen

Serve/Clean-up: Jane Rudd & family

January 25 (coffee upstairs)

Set-up: Mary & Jeff Adams, Corrie Ehrbright

Serve/Clean-up: Marian Jensen, Judy & Bill Seliga-Punyko

Please bring 3 dozen cookies,

bars, crackers or fruit

on your day to help.

Thank you!

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10:30 Ushers (Lead Usher in bold) 4 Bob Montgomery, Marsha Hystead, Jen Pearson, Rene

Montgomery

11 Bob Montgomery, Marcus & Barbara Lovejoy, Robin Davidson

18 Bob Montgomery, Lisa, Ella and Andrea Brown

25 Bob Montgomery, Susan Ranfranz, Megan Manthey, Jill Bugbee

18 Bob & Kay Stevens

25 Marge Anderson & Jerry Cleveland

8:30 Ushers 4 Bill & Lisa Pomroy

11 Zoe & Bill Simpson

Acolytes 4 Kiana Langdon-Larson, Oscar Lundell

11 Benjamin Maras, Joran Mittlefehldt

18 Kellen O’Connell, Gus Olson

25 Kaisa Robinson, Jackson Wagner-Lundberg

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