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The Voice of First Trinity

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Calendar, Serving in January and January Birthdays…see center insert.

In This Issue… Expectations in 2011…………………….3-4 501 Church Update...………………….....5-6 All in the Family……...…………..……......7 Together In Mission Event ……....……...8-9 Christ Bell...………………………..……..10 News from the Vicar……………………...11 Inspiration and Prayer...........………….12-13 Pictures…………………………………...14 First Trinity Goes to El Salvador……..15-17 Upcoming Events at First Trinity…...……………………...18 Lutheran Lay Fellowship………………...19 Gifts of Hope.………………………….....20 Christmas from David Preisinger...............21 Christmas Message from Presiding Bishop Hanson……….……22 First Trinity Council and Elders……….…23

The Voice January 2011

First Trinity

Lutheran Church

309 E Street N.W. Washington, D.C 20001

202-737-4859 Fax 202-628-0571

Email: [email protected]

Web Site:

www.firsttrinitydc.org

Pastors: Tom Knoll

Wendy Moen

Office Manager:

Published Monthly: Deadline for next issue is

January 15 Send to [email protected]

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THE VOICE

THE NEWSLETTER OF FIRST TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH

Expectations in 2011

On November 13 our presiding Bishop of the ELCA, Mark Hanson, gave a report to the ECLA Church Council using the theme of Expectations. Bishop Hanson focused on three questions, which we have edited to fit our context here at First Trinity. As we enter 2011 we would like to consider these three questions. What can God expect from First Trinity? What can First Trinity expect from its Pastors? What can First Trinity expect from God? What can God expect from First Trinity? Recent trends in our worship attendance and giving show little to no growth despite having a net grain of 48 new members since 2005. Do we want to say to God that we expect this pattern in our worship attendance and giving to continue, or can we do better? Can we say to God that we the peo-ple of First Trinity will share the Good News of Jesus Christ with family, friends, neighborhoods, and co-workers? That we will invite people no matter their race, sexual ori-entation, or economic level, to see God at work in the world and right here at First Trinity. We will challenge ourselves to give more to our church and to the work of God’s mission in the world. We will join together to pur-chase food and collect clothing to give to those in need. We will continue to support our mission trips to locations where physical help and relief are needed. We will chal-lenge ourselves to be more informed and to personally and corporately do our part to care for and protect our en-vironment.

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We will pray for Pastor Wendy and all those involved in getting 501 church off the ground with the goal of having 100 young adults together in the first year. What can First Trinity Expect from its Pastors? First and foremost your pastors will proclaim the Good News of salvation in Jesus’ name with evangelical passion. We will strive for ex-cellence in worship, thoughtful and dynamic sermons, and will act with the courage of a prophet and the humility of a sinner. Your pastors will strive to maintain your trust and confidence especially in these challenging times when so many church leaders have broken the trust of the people who have called then into their positions of leadership. Your pastors will model generosity in stewardship and acknowledge that this is not the pastors’ church but the church that belongs to Jesus Christ. We will ask you to identify your spiritual gifts and to share them with others. We will continue to confront the realities of sexism and racism that turn our created differences into systems of power and privilege or domination and exploitation. There is more to say here as we continue to build relationships with one another, but at the very least, know that your pastors will pray for you in good times and in difficult times and we expect that you will do the same for us. What can we expect from God? God keeps promises even when we don’t keep ours. God is and will be faithful to us; the proof is in the life and death of God’s Son Jesus Christ. When all else fails us we can trust that God will never fail us. God will not always give us what we want but God will make sure we have everything we need. Psalm 103: 1-5 sums up what we can expect from God better than we can describe it. “Praise the Lord, O my soul, all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagles.” Pastors Wendy Moen & Tom Knoll

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501 Church News As the Voice goes to print, 501 Church is readying for our first Carols and Cocoa on Dec. 19th for fellowship and celebration of our favorite Christmas hymns. Our 2 Journey Groups (5-10 young adults meeting in homes) have been meeting and dis-cussing everything from the very breath of God to where is God when the “rain” of life really starts to fall, and re-acquainting themselves with the early books of the Bible. We are starting to put events on the calendar for 2011 and think-ing about who we can invite to join us. You can find us on the web at www.501church.wordpress.com If you have a friend or family member in their 20’s-30’s looking for a place to gather with other young adults on a spiritual journey, please let me know – I’d be happy to be in touch with them! [email protected] We’re looking forward to where God is calling us and who will join us in 2011! On the next page is a little fun that I’ve had using Wordle (wordle.net) to create a word cloud of descriptor words of 501 Church. It’s pretty fun! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. May the peace and light of Christ fill your lives! Pastor Wendy

Epiphany

The central message of Epiphany is that Jesus comes for all people, not just the Jews. This message is symbolized in the story of the wise men who come from the east following a star. With this in mind our worship will have an international sound and our after church receptions will have an international flavor. During the next 9 Sundays you are encouraged to in-vite a friend or relative to church during this season of Epiphany.

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ALL IN THE

FAMILY DECEMBER 2010 On Dec. 26 the children of Anna and Peter Gwynn, Oliver and Nina, will be baptized at First Trinity. This will be a special day, Welcome !........But it is a sad adieu to Tony and Stacy Burke who are leav-ing us and moving to Iowa, God’s speed to them………A belated congratulations to Sharon and David Lopi-lato for the birth of a brand new son, Mathew, early in November……… Olga Ken-nedy celebrated her 100th birthday on Dec. 5 and is a regular church attendee out there in Grand Junction, CO……..You can’t keep her away from her rock con-certs. Thru rain, sleet to illness Laura White al-ready has her ticket for an-other Bon Jovi concert in Feb, rumor has it that she will get to meet the man in person backstage during the concert, wow………Some day he’s going to figure out what he really wants to do, but for now Danny Knoll works for Delta Airlines ser-vicing airplanes and for REI

in the apparel dept. Re-member, Dan conquered the Appalachian Trail……..Ed Stock bought Fran Knoll a snow blower for twenty bucks at a yard sale. Ed doesn’t do snow. Fran does……..As I write this Dec. 12 was another of the cold, rainy days we’ve been hav-ing. Never the less, there were 120 folks in church……

By: Van Sigworth

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Christ Bell

THE BELL I KNOW WHO I AM

I am God's child (John 1:12) I am Christ's friend (John 15:15 )

I am united with the Lord (1 Cor. 6:17) I am bought with a price (1 Cor 6:19-20)

I am a saint (set apart for God)... (Eph. 1:1) I am a personal witness of Christ. (Acts 1:8)

I am the salt & light of the earth (Matt 5:13-14) I am a member of the body of Christ (1 Cor 12:27)

I am free forever from condemnation ( Rom. 8: 1-2) I am a citizen of Heaven. I am significant (Phil 3 :20)

I am free from any charge against me (Rom. 8:31 -34) I am a minister of reconciliation for God (2 Cor 5 :17-21) I have access to God through the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:18)

I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Eph... 2:6) I cannot be separated from the love of God (Rom 8:35-39) I am established, anointed, sealed by God (2 Cor 1:21-22 ) I am assured all things work together for good (Rom. 8:28 ) I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit (John 15:16 )

I may approach God with freedom and confidence (Eph. 3: 12 ) I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13 )

I am the branch of the true vine, a channel of His life (John 15: 1-5) I am God's temple (1 Cor. 3: 16). I am complete in Christ (Col. 2: 10)

I am hidden with Christ in God (Col. 3:3).. I have been justified (Romans 5:1) I am God's co-worker (1 Cor. 3:9; 2 Cor 6:1). I am God's workmanship (Eph. 2:10)

I am confident that the good works God has begun in me will be perfected. (Phil. 1: 5) I have been redeemed and forgiven ( Col 1:14). I have been adopted as God's child

(Eph 1:5) I belong to God Do you know Who you are?

“The LORD bless you and keep you;

The LORD make His face shine upon you And be gracious to you;

The LORD turn His face toward you And give you peace...

Numbers 6:24-26

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News from Syracuse, New York... Dear First Trinity Family, First off, thank you for your continued support of me, in-cluding but not limited to this most recent scholarship. This money will go a long way towards my tuition for semi-nary and I greatly appreciate it. What I appreciate even more is all of your continued thoughts and prayers and the warm welcome I receive whenever I randomly show up in town. I don’t know if you all realized what you were at-tracting when you installed that bike rack, but I am con-tinually grateful to be a part of your community. So much has happened since I saw you in October. Intern-ship is a whirlwind, and I try my best to just hold on for the ride. I am learning so much and having such an amazing diversity of experiences. Highlights have included: playing guitar and leading music for the fall youth retreat, deliver-ing Thanksgiving baskets to some neighborhood families, learning the women’s group’s secret pickle-making recipe (and being sworn to secrecy to never share it), and of course, preaching, leading worship, making visits, teaching a bible study group, and so many other things. Also, I have started a blog. I guess I shouldn’t say I have started one, so much as started regularly posting. You can follow some of my adventures at: http://smallstalecrackers.blogspot.com/. Peace and Blessings to you this winter season, Vicar Kjersten Priddy Note: “Vicar” is the title Atonement uses for their interns. Many people call me “victor” instead, which always makes me smile. :)

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When you Haven’t Got a Prayer Prayer matters. We read, write, talk and agonize about prayer. We make resolutions to pray and wish we’d done it more of-ten.

It doesn’t yield fame, money or power. For some it might seem outdated, archaic, against the grain of post-modern life, soli-tary and often heartbreaking, embarked upon without the cer-tainty of results. It demands an expenditure of time that might seem like a waste of time.

So why does prayer matter? We answer that question with an-other question: How has prayer helped you?

For business owner Jim Huizinga prayer is an essential part of life. Whether at a business lunch in New York or sitting around the dinner table with his family, he always takes time to say grace. “Prayer at mealtime doesn’t take long, less than a min-ute,” he explains. “It helps slow down the frantic pace life takes.” For Jim, “Prayer has the power to change the way you experience everyday things, the stuff you take for granted.”

In Auburn, Wash., more than 2,000 miles from high-powered New York business lunches, Stephen Minister Sharon Hogan-son isn’t concerned about the time it takes to pray. She is a solitary figure sitting at the bedside of a young man who is dy-ing. She prays for and receives the strength to do what needs to be done. “I hold his hand and kiss his forehead as I have done before. I tell him that he is loved. He is someone’s child, and they are hurting because they cannot be here. I feel small and helpless. I thank God for putting me here, and ask God’s love to lead me through the process. I ask for your prayers, too.”

Marilyn Ward lets the love of God lead her throughout the day. She finds that prayer helps her psychologically and spiritually. Writing from her home in Paw Paw, Ill., Marilyn tells us, “My prayers are a relief valve for so many emotions and concerns. God seems to understand and allows me to vent when I need to, praise when I feel it, and hand things over when they’re too much for me to bear alone. Thanks be to God!”

Marla Fabian agrees: “I find I don’t pray to God to ask for specific requests, but instead for peace and for help going through all the ups and downs of life.”

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Prayer isn’t about material things for Mark Halverson-Wente either. “Prayer and supplication are not done to have God answer your prayers. God is not the celestial genie. Rather, prayer and making our requests known to God results in peace and in guarding our hearts and minds in Christ.”

When you are talking to God,” says Cynthia Hersey, “you stay centered and you can concentrate on your conversation/relationship with God. It is a very quiet and peaceful feeling.” As Kevin Glen Keyser puts it, “Christ Jesus calls us to live in faith, rather than fear. Truly, whatever bothers you, I encour-age you to take it to God.”

Within a more structured approach to prayer, the Rev. Chris Duckworth values the ritual. He wouldn’t use the word “help” per se, “but prayer has formed me,” explains the 35-year-old associate pastor of Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church, Arlington, Va. “Saying the prayers of the liturgy week after week after week after week for 30+ years has truly shaped my faith and life.”

Prayer does matter, but it doesn’t matter where you are or the words you use. For Sharon Hoganson, what she does “isn’t much in the whole scheme of things. We are in God’s hands. That gives me peace.”

To join other Lutherans in prayer go to www.elca.org/prayer.

Crucifer Volunteers: We want to give a big “thank you” to all of you who volunteered to be crucifers during 2010.

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Say Cheese...

Children in Sunday School Class Prepare the

Advent Wreath

CFLS Staff pack thanksgiving baskets donated by people of First Trinity

Dan Felger won 1st Place in Lifeline Partnership's Chili Cook-Off.

Regina Walsh receives the Harlan Oelke Participant of the Year Award.

Susie King receives the Bobbi

Meyer Founder’s Award for her volunteer service from Board

President Donna Suchmann and Lifeline Executive

Director Callie Thomas.

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First Trinity Goes to El Salvador Our Habitat for Humanity trip to El Salvador is set for Feb-ruary 19-27. Our eleven member team will be con-s t ruc t ing ear thquake-resistant houses made of concrete blocks and struc-tural steel reinforcement. The roofs are made of fiber-cement sheeting, and the floors of cement brick. They have two bedrooms, a living room, a dining room and a latrine or toilet. Windows are

shutter type, protected by steel bars in order to provide adequate lighting, ventilation and security. This year our team will be working in the Getsemaní Community. This work is part of a three-year Habitat project that aims to im-prove the living conditions of 138 families in a low-income community through a holistic development project. In col-laboration with community leaders and other partners, Habitat will build 90 houses and develop programs in com-munity leadership, values education, community health, cultural exchange and microentrepreneurship. Poverty in Ahuachapán

One of 14 departments (states) in El Salvador, Ahuachapán lies 62 miles from the capital of San Salvador and borders Guatemala. Despite the fact that this department contains some of the richest coffee-growing areas of the country, the population continues to be one of the poorest. Several of the department’s 12 municipalities are categorized as being of extreme poverty—including the municipality of Ahuachapán, where a fifth of the families survive on a monthly income of less than the cost of the family food basket.

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The situation has gotten worse as the international prices of coffee have decreased. Men and women generally work in the informal sector earning around $100 monthly, though some are able to secure employment in factories or in the private security sector and thus can earn up to $200. Those who can-not make a living near home seek job opportunities in the capital city and return home several times a month on week-ends to visit their families.

The economy of El Salvador therefore does not give families the opportunity to develop long-term solutions to their biggest problems. Families must spend most of their income on food; needs such as education, clothing, health and housing are lower priorities. For example, 14% of children in the munici-pality of Ahuachapán between the ages of seven and fifteen do not attend school. With regard to housing (in the same mu-nicipality), almost 50% of houses have dirt floors and more than 40% of homes are overcrowded with at least three people per.

The frequency of seismic ac-tivity in the area has also af-fected the quality of life for families in Ahuachapán. In December 2006, a series of strong tremors damaged more than 3,000 houses in five different municipalities, including Ahuachapán. Habi-tat El Salvador responded by building 200 permanent, seismic-resistant houses for affected families, subsidizing the loans of the poorest

families in collaboration with various foundations. Recently, these municipalities were affected by a new wave of tremors that have damaged other homes. Habitat El Salvador contin-ues to build houses throughout Ahuachapán and—to date—has provided more than 300 housing solutions in the department.

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Getsemaní is a peri-urban community of more than 130 families that is located near the entrance of the city of Ahua-chapán (in the municipality and department of the same name). It was founded in the early 1990s when individual families began to buy empty lots, build makeshift homes and move there. There was no basic infrastructure at the time. In order to improve their living conditions, community resdi-

ents established an ADESCO (Community Development As-sociation), which is a legally registered entity that serves much like a homeowners asso-ciation. Through sheer deter-mination, the ADESCO board of directors has since com-pleted major projects like elec-trification, land legalization for the majority of families and household potable water. However, Getsemaní still has a long road to travel and many

dreams to fulfill, as the community is still very poor. The majority of families have monthly incomes between $100 and $250. Many adults work as housekeepers, security guards and vendors in the market. The ADESCO board of directors has defined decent housing as the next priority, as the com-munity has a housing deficit of more than 50%. Many fami-lies live in metal shacks or bamboo-mud structures. They have also identified other basic needs like education, health and income generation.

As a result of our trip Thrivent will be donating $8,000 to Habitat El Salvador. Even if you cannot travel with the First Trinity team you can help by giving a dona-tion for First Trinity Lutheran Church. These funds will help leverage the $8,000 gift from Thrivent.

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Upcoming Events

Thursday, January 6: Feast of the Epiphany

6:00 pm Soup Supper; 7:00 Holy Eucharist.

18th Street Singers Concert

January 21-22 The 18th Street Singers is pleased to announce that it will be returning to First Trinity for the choir's 7th Annual Winter Concert, "Choir Masters." Works by Brahms, Schumann, Bruck‐ner, and more fill this program spanning the 16th‐20th centu‐ries. Don't miss this opportunity to hear some of the monu‐ments of choral music literature performed in the intimate acoustical confines of First Trinity Lutheran Church. Perform‐ances will be Friday and Saturday, January 21 and 22, at 7:30 PM. Admission is free to all First Trinity congregants, as a thank‐you for First Trinity’s providing a home to the group since its inception in 2004.

Joint First Trinity and Reformation

Young Adult Service Project

January 29th 8am-noon

The Young Adults will host and provide breakfast for the home‐less, Saturday, January 29th in the Fellowship Hall. Come out and join in service to the hungry.

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Lutheran Lay Fellowship

January Meeting Thursday, January 6, 2011—12:00 noon

Click here to RSVP for Luncheon or send E-mail to [email protected]

Saint Luke Lutheran Church 9100 Colesville Road at Dale Drive

Silver Spring, MD 20910

Speaker: The Rev. Eric Shafer Senior Vice President for Philanthropy

Odyssey Networks

"Odyssey Networks: Telling the Story of Faith

in the 21st Century" The Rev. Eric C. Shafer is Senior Vice President of Odyssey Networks of New York City (www.odysseynetworks.org), a multi-faith media coalition dedicated to “building bridges of un-derstanding among people of faith through media." His duties include faith community relations, fund-raising and human re-sources. Before joining Odyssey in January of 2010, Shafer spent nearly four years as senior pastor of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lansdale, Pennsylvania (www.trinitylansdale.com). With more than 6,000 members, Trinity is the largest Lutheran congregation in the USA east of the Mississippi River and the 10th largest congregation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). To RSVP: send E-mail to [email protected]

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Gifts of Hope 2010

Attention Christmas shoppers! Gifts of Hope is your oppor-tunity to purchase unique gifts that honor Christ’s birth and benefit our Synod’s social ministry organizations, Lutheran camps and foreign companion synods. Look at the catalog on-line at www.GiftsofHopeMetroDC.org or at the table lo-cated in the back of the church. There are gifts for every pocketbook at prices from $3 to $250. Printing costs are con-tributed by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and all work is done by volunteers. That means every dollar you spend goes directly to aid those in need. Consider the possibilities for honoring friends and relatives with these alternatives to com-mercial gifts. Your present will help someone who really needs help, and it also shows that you know why Christmas is important. There are many other wonderful selections, all in the Gifts of Hope Catalogue for 2010. Check it out! We are extending the Gifts of Hope to January 9,2011 to ensure that you are able to purchase what you need.

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CHRISTMAS

Come, O Light of all the nations, Jesus, bright and Morning Star,

Let your gospel—word of freedom— Ring out loudly near and far.

Call us now to follow boldly, In your service, glad and free, Keep us walking by the Spirit,

Set our hearts at liberty.

All around us there is blindness; We can share the gospel light; We can care for needy neighbors,

We’re concerned about their plight. Come into the congregations, Let our life together grow; Give us love for one another,

Let that love and service show. David A. Preisinger Pastor of First Trinity Lutheran Church 1973-1983

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December 2, 2010 2010 Christmas Message from ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson

"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces peace, who brings good news, who an-nounces salvation!" Isaiah 52:7

When Jesus was born, angelic mes-sengers broke the still calm of a Judean

night to sing joyously and proclaim, "This very day in David's city a Savior is born for you -- God's Promised One, your Lord." Glad tidings of great joy! Common shepherds were the first and heartiest heralds of the promised Savior's arrival then, and today the joy in Jesus' birth fills every corner of this season. Admittedly sometimes in modern America the commercial clatter and cultural clutter of the season seem to overtake the angels' song and the shepherds' joyous news. But such a ma-jestic message of God's salvation cannot be silenced. Some loudly lament that the world will not listen to the Gospel mes-sage, but in this season so many beckon. "Christians, sing with us. Bring your songs of Christmas, of Jesus." A few may shush you, just as there were those who would later attempt to silence Jesus and his message of God's remarkable, revolu-tionary mercy, even to the point of crucifixion. If so, then that is all the more reason to enter into the commotion and clutter, to let go of your inhibitions, to join the angels in singing and the shepherds in exulting with un-ashamed joy: Jesus, the Savior is born! "Listen! Your sentinels lift up their voices, together they sing for joy." "See, your salvation comes." Isaiah 52:8; 62:11 Mark S. Hanson Presiding Bishop Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

ELCA News

Christmas 2010: A Message from ECLA Presiding Bishop

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First Trinity Council and Elders President: Barbara Eiden-Molinaro 202-248-1994 Vice President: Greg Nelson 301-263-9574 Minister of Education: Kimberly Orr 225-892-4068 Minister of Financial Resources: Chris Latta 202-320-1886 Treasurer: Jim Hunter 202-962-0260 Secretary: Chris Orvin 843-754-8933 Financial Secretary: Walter Frucht 301-292-1387 Minister of Facilities: Ed Stock 703-256-8174 Minister of Missions: John Priebe 301-341-2788 Ruth Worman 202-413-1458 Minister of Mutual Care: Kent Forde 701-240-0220 Minister of Worship: Amanda Wahlig 404-434-1541 Elders: Donna Suchmann 703-948-6799 John Molinaro 202-248-1994 Jacob Mersing 202-607-1165

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First Sunday of Christmas

9 : 1 5 a m - Choir rehearsal

9 : 3 0 a m - Bible Study

1 0 : 3 0 a m - Service of Lessons

1 1 : 4 5 a m - Fellowship Hour @

1 2 p m - Handbells @ Library

1 2 p m - Lifeline Bible Study

1 2 p m - N.A @ Library

7 p m - 18th Street Singers @

7 p m - Employment Support @

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1 2 p m - Al-Non @ Library

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7 p m - Council @ Library

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7 p m - Epiphany Holy Eucharist


1 2 p m - N.A @ Library 5 p m - Lifeline Pasta Party @

6 p m - Sing Praise Service @

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1 2 p m - Opal Werner Memorial






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1 2 p m - N.A @ Library 9 a m - First Church Service

9 a m - Lifeline Board @ Parlor

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1 0 : 3 0 a m - Worship



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