Washington Avenue Christian Church DATED MATERIAL (Disciples of Christ) PLEASE DELIVER IMMEDIATELY 301 Washington Avenue Elyria, OH 44035-5124 Janet A. Long, Pastor Phone: (440) 323-4213

Nonprofit Org. U.S.

POSTAGE PAID

Elyria, OH Permit No. 332

Nonprofit Org. U.S.

POSTAGE PAID

Elyria, OH Permit No. 332

Dec

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ilies

10

:45

a.m

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radi

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O

PE

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R:

Rog

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C

LOS

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McI

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Jack

& A

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8:30

): C

arol

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P

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r. J

anet

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(8:

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McK

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(10

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8:3

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Mar

ilyn

Bau

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ob M

axw

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nd J

eni S

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10:4

5 -

Ash

leig

h A

rndt

, Kat

ie K

osto

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, Bet

h M

arlin

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G

ib M

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yler

Pig

ott,

Joni

Rob

erts

, Kar

en

S

chne

ider

, Tyl

er S

chne

ider

, and

Joa

n W

ilhel

m

TE

LLE

RS

: D

an C

lark

and

Wes

Shi

rley

Dec

embe

r 30

, 201

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unda

y of

Chr

istm

astid

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m.

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ly M

orni

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ervi

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mon

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10

:45

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radi

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:30

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Sun

day

Chu

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Fam

ily F

un N

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O

PE

NE

R:

Dan

Cla

rk

C

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: J

im G

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GR

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ni R

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8:30

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PR

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Jan

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day)

8

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Max

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shle

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eth

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I Will

Lig

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his

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as

C

andl

es o

f joy

, des

pite

all

sadn

ess,

C

andl

es o

f hop

e w

here

des

pair

kee

ps w

atch

.

Can

dles

of c

oura

ge fo

r fe

ars

ever

pre

sent

,

Can

dles

of p

eace

for

tem

pest

-tos

sed

days

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dles

of g

race

to e

ase

heav

y bu

rden

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f lov

e to

insp

ire a

ll m

y liv

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dles

that

will

bur

n al

l the

yea

r lo

ng.

-

How

ard

Thu

rman

1

Ter

ry P

ayne

2

G

erry

And

ress

John

Wal

ker

3

Mik

e C

ontr

eras

4

A

man

da O

sbor

n

Bar

bara

Ter

rell

5

She

lley

Nov

ak

6

Mar

ge S

anso

ne

7

Cat

hy H

owar

d 8

G

ary

McI

ntyr

e

Wal

t Nor

ton

12

Den

nis

Sch

mid

t 13

G

ail M

urph

y 14

Ju

lie B

usch

Bev

erly

Gar

dner

Tom

McN

ulty

Rya

n N

ovak

15

T

om D

ay

M

arlie

McN

ulty

16

Z

ach

And

erso

n

17

Shi

rley

Yos

t 18

S

cott

Dah

m

P

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e W

alla

ce

19

Bar

b B

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C

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Pric

e 22

Je

an K

enne

dy

23

Kat

elyn

Meh

l 24

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obin

Cro

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renc

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astin

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lice

Pau

l 25

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en M

undo

rf

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uzan

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ebb

26

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en A

ndre

ss

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teve

McC

all

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egan

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fer

27

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ryl M

cKen

na

E

rin W

hite

hous

e 29

K

atie

Con

trer

as

30

Cai

tlyn

Osb

orn

31

Joe

War

go

G

eral

d W

este

rn

Hav

e yo

u r

emem

ber

ed y

ou

r ch

urc

h f

amil

y in

yo

ur

will

?

Tha

nk Y

ou

M

any

than

ks to

thos

e w

ho h

elpe

d w

ith o

ur

last

two

chur

ch d

inne

rs a

nd th

e re

cent

fune

ral

mea

ls.

I app

reci

ate

the

help

of m

y C

omm

ittee

, as

wel

l as

thos

e w

ho a

ren’

t on

the

Com

mitt

ee a

nd

volu

ntee

r an

yway

.

W

e ar

e al

l gra

tefu

l for

the

gene

rous

do

natio

ns to

the

Kitc

hen

Fun

d w

hich

hel

p pr

ovid

e ne

eded

equ

ipm

ent a

nd a

pplia

nces

.

We

are

trul

y bl

esse

d by

this

WA

CC

fam

ily!

She

ila S

mith

, Co-

Cha

ir

H

ospi

talit

y C

omm

ittee

YE

AR

-EN

D N

OT

ES

AN

D R

EM

IND

ER

S

1.

Th

e ch

urc

h o

ffic

e w

ill b

e cl

ose

d D

ecem

ber

24-

Ja

nuar

y 1.

Pas

tor

Jane

t will

spe

nd a

lim

ited

amou

nt o

f

time

in th

e of

fice

whe

n no

t out

on

calls

, so

plea

se p

hone

ahea

d be

fore

dro

ppin

g by

. V

oice

mai

l will

be

chec

ked

du

ring

this

tim

e, s

o pl

ease

feel

free

to le

ave

a m

essa

ge.

T

he n

ext e

ditio

n of

The

Spi

re w

ill p

rint o

n Ja

nuar

y 8.

2.

In

acc

ord

ance

wit

h F

eder

al r

egu

lati

on

s, a

ll gi

fts fo

r

2012

con

trib

utio

n cr

edit

mus

t be

post

mar

ked

by

D

ecem

ber

31.

Tha

nk y

ou fo

r yo

ur u

nder

stan

ding

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(I

s yo

ur p

ledg

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mpl

ete?

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nve

lop

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or

2013

(in

clud

ing

gree

n Covenant

en

velo

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for

maj

or p

rope

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need

s) a

re a

vaila

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in th

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hall

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ucat

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build

ing.

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ase

disc

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31.

PR

AY

ER

FO

CU

S

P

leas

e pr

ay th

at th

e co

mm

unity

of

New

tow

n, C

onne

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ut w

ill k

now

God

’s p

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SY

MP

AT

HY

O

ur lo

ve a

nd p

raye

rs s

urro

und

the

Sw

eete

n F

amily

in th

e de

ath

of T

ony’

s bi

olog

ical

fa

ther

, Alb

ert S

wee

ten,

on

Dec

embe

r 9.

Ser

vice

s w

ere

held

in S

eattl

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SP

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LIZ

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t EM

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arry

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War

go

At C

leve

land

Clin

ic:

Ade

lle B

aker

A

t Hom

e:

Sue

McI

ntyr

e

NEWS O

F O

UR FAMILY

NEWS O

F O

UR FAMILY

NEWS O

F O

UR FAMILY

NEWS O

F O

UR FAMILY

Thu

., 12

/20:

-

Sar

ah C

ircle

hol

iday

lunc

heon

at t

he h

ome

of P

asto

r Ja

net L

ong,

12

noon

.

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row

nie

Tro

op 9

5 ga

ther

ing

in th

e G

ibbe

ns c

onfe

renc

e ro

om, 6

p.m

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irl S

cout

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87 g

athe

ring

in th

e yo

uth

room

s, 6

:30

p.m

. S

at.,

12/2

2:

- F

ello

wsh

ip H

all i

n us

e.

Sun

., 12

/23:

-

Fou

rth

Sun

day

of A

dven

t (se

e ba

ck p

age

for

the

day’

s sc

hedu

le).

M

on.,

12/2

4:

- C

hris

tmas

Eve

Ser

vice

of C

arol

s an

d C

eleb

ratio

n, 4

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p.m

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vice

of C

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ht a

nd C

arol

s, 7

:30

p.m

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tmas

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Ser

vice

of C

andl

elig

ht a

nd C

omm

unio

n, 1

1:30

p.m

. T

ue.,

12/2

5:

- M

erry

Chr

istm

as!

(Chu

rch

offic

e cl

osed

unt

il Ja

nuar

y 2.

) F

ri., 1

2/28

: -

Adv

ance

Min

istr

ies

Fal

l Ret

reat

at C

amp

Chr

istia

n be

gins

(en

ds 1

2/30

).

Sun

., 12

/30:

-

Firs

t Sun

day

of C

hris

tmas

tide

(see

bac

k pa

ge fo

r th

e da

y’s

sche

dule

).

Tue

., 1/

1/13

: -

Hap

py N

ew Y

ear!

W

eds.

, 1/2

& 1

/9:

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hanc

el C

hoir

rehe

arsa

l in

the

sanc

tuar

y, 7

p.m

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hu.,

1/3:

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wni

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roop

95

gath

erin

g in

the

Gib

bens

con

fere

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room

, 6 p

.m.

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sy T

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gat

herin

g in

the

Age

3-G

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cla

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p.m

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irl S

cout

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op 8

87 g

athe

ring

in th

e yo

uth

room

s, 6

:30

p.m

. F

ri., 1

/4:

- E

lyria

Are

a C

hurc

h W

omen

Uni

ted

gath

erin

g at

St.

Pau

l UC

C, 1

0 a.

m.

Sun

., 1/

6:

- E

piph

any

(see

the

colu

mn

abov

e fo

r th

e da

y’s

sche

dule

).

Mon

., 1/

7:

- W

orsh

ip C

omm

ittee

mee

ting

in th

e E

lder

s’ c

onfe

renc

e ro

om, 7

p.m

.

Janu

ary

6, 2

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Epi

phan

y

8:3

0 a.

m.

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ly M

orni

ng W

orsh

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ervi

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m.

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mon

Gro

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, fol

low

ed b

y

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0 a.

m.

Chu

rch

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ool

10:4

5 a.

m.

Tra

ditio

nal M

orni

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12:0

0 no

on

Con

greg

atio

nal m

eetin

g, fo

llow

ed b

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piph

any

lunc

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oval

of t

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gr

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PE

NE

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ce S

iffer

t

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SE

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is T

hom

as

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EE

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RS

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ney

and

Jess

y S

tand

en

PIA

NIS

T (

8:30

):

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olyn

Lon

g P

RE

AC

HE

R:

The

Rev

eren

d D

r. J

anet

A. L

ong

ELD

ER

(8:

30):

D

ick

Bur

ch

HA

LLW

AY

AT

TE

ND

AN

T:

Chr

is T

hom

as

AC

OLY

TE

: Ly

dia

War

d W

OR

SH

IP L

EA

DE

R:

Cin

dy J

ohns

on

ELD

ER

S (

10:4

5):

Dan

Cla

rk a

nd D

on H

ange

, Jr.

H

OM

E C

OM

MU

NIO

N:

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d an

d M

iche

lle T

him

ke

DIA

CO

NA

TE

: T

eam

I 8

:30

- D

onna

Sin

egar

, Joe

l Sin

egar

, Den

nis

W

ilhel

m, K

imbe

rly W

ilhel

m

10:4

5 -

Arle

ne B

urch

, Dav

e E

by, N

icol

e E

by,

F

auna

Grif

fiths

, Dor

ie H

endr

icks

,

Den

nis

Jack

son,

Gar

y M

cInt

yre,

Ken

Obl

ak

TE

LLE

RS

: La

rry

McI

ntyr

e an

d D

an W

alke

r

Chr

istm

as S

peci

al D

ay O

fferin

g

Ple

ase

supp

ort t

he im

port

ant

prog

ram

s of

our

Reg

iona

l Chu

rch

Off

ice

by

prov

idin

g a

cont

ribut

ion

to th

is m

onth

’s

Chr

istm

as S

peci

al D

ay O

fferin

g.

Sim

ply

sign

the

All-

Chu

rch

Chr

istm

as C

ard

in th

e na

rthe

x an

d th

en le

ave

your

gift

in th

e bo

x be

neat

h th

e ca

rd.

(We

sugg

est d

onat

ing

the

amou

nt y

ou w

ould

spe

nd if

you

sen

t in

divi

dual

Chr

istm

as c

ards

to y

our

chur

ch

fam

ily a

nd fr

iend

s.)

You

may

als

o pl

ace

your

gi

ft in

the

desi

gnat

ed e

nvel

ope

from

you

r pa

cket

of o

fferin

g en

velo

pes,

in a

spe

cial

ly-

mar

ked

one

from

the

pew

rac

k th

is S

unda

y,

or in

the

encl

osed

env

elop

e. T

hank

you

!

CW

U M

issi

onar

y T

ea/A

nnua

l Mee

ting

E

lyria

Are

a C

hurc

h W

omen

Uni

ted

invi

tes

wom

en o

f the

chu

rch

to it

s 99

th

Mis

sion

ary

Tea

and

69th

Ann

ual M

eetin

g on

F

riday

, Jan

uary

4 a

t 10

a.m

. at S

t. P

aul

Uni

ted

Chu

rch

of C

hris

t, 97

15 E

. Riv

er R

oad.

Je

nnife

r Ju

dkin

s, D

irect

or o

f Pub

lic R

elat

ions

at

Mur

ray

Rid

ge C

ente

r, is

the

feat

ured

sp

eake

r. A

lunc

heon

will

follo

w th

e pr

ogra

m.

P

J P

arty

and

Und

ies

Sun

day

Y

ou a

re in

vite

d to

wea

r yo

ur p

ajam

as to

C

hurc

h S

choo

l on

Sun

day,

Dec

embe

r 30

for

a 9:

30 a

.m. P

J P

arty

. P

leas

e br

ing

new

PJs

or

unde

rwea

r to

don

ate

to th

ose

in o

ur c

omm

unity

w

ho a

re in

nee

d. D

onut

s, h

ot c

hoco

late

and

a

mov

ie w

ill b

e en

joye

d at

this

com

bine

d se

ssio

n.

Dec

embe

r 23

Lec

tiona

ry C

orne

r M

icah

5:2

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s 10

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salm

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