June 2013 LINK Newsletter

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Pastor ........... ............ ............ ..... Andy Gans

Visitation Pastor (Ret.) ........... . Tom McNeil

Music Director ............ ............ ... Rick Roberts

Executive Assistant ............ ....... Chris Muramatsu

Nursery Attendant ........... ......... Tammy Keeslar

Proofreaders ........... ............ ....... Susan M. Jensen and

John Stewart

Contributors ...............................Members of Ft.

Assembling .................................Phyllis Altonn, K

Dahlen, Dorothy Decker, Joyce Gauntt, Elea

Hayesmore, Pat Merrill, Carol Primm, Rose

Pringle, Judith Simonin, Aileen Zimmerman

Bulk Mail Handling ............ ....... John Stewart

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he first Sunday in June we'll be recognizing ouraduating seniors. Those soon-to-be highhool, and now college graduates will be ven-

uring forth into adulthood and we send themith our prayers and love. As we pause to re-

ember how theyve matured before our veryyes and give thanks for the many ways theyveontributed to our lives, its hard not to thinkow change seems to be a constant in our lives.hese graduates have, or soon will, close onehapter in their lives and begin another. Transi-ons seem to be part of life, the key to a peace-l transition is how we face and handle those

hanges.

pastor friend reminded me one time that thehristians in Philippi were charged by the Apos-e Paul to give thanks for what was and "pressn" and "strain ahead" in pursuit of the call ofhrist. Whatever stage or decade of life we findurselves in, there are opportunities and chal-nges before us that keep us growing, learningnd serving. Families have their stages of devel-pment as do churches, communities and na-

ons.

ort King is composed of many people experi-ncing many different types of life stages andansitions. In each of the stages and transitionsf life we can claim the constant and faithfulompanionship of God. As I say on most Sun-ays, we are a body of believers here to supportnd walk beside one and another during this

urney of faith and life.isn't easy to navigate through all of life's inevi-ble changes. Fortunately, we aren't alone! Wee a part of a community of faith that rejoicesith those who rejoice and weeps with thoseho weep. May the love we have for God trans-te into supporting and loving our brothers andsters throughout lifes many chapter changes.

PASTORS LETTER


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Fort King Presbyterian Church

Financials Effective 4/30/13

Month

BudgetApril2013

ActualApril2013

BudgetCompared

toActual

BudgetJan-Apr

2013

ActualJanApr

2013

BudgetCompared

toActual

ActualJan-Apr

2012

2013 YTDCompared

to2012 YTD

Income

Estimateof Giving

24,639 21,601 (3,038) 73,916 65,801 (8,115) 80,318 (14,517)

MortgageReduction

0 25 25 0 50 50 450 (400)

OtherIncome

0 3 3 0 (6,223) (6,223) 13,091 (34,231)

TotalIncome

24,639 21,629 (3,009) 73,916 59,628 (14,288) 93,859 (34,231)

TotalExpense

25,481 24,605 (876) 75,893 66,134 (9,759) 70,074 (3,940)

NetSurplus/Deficit

(842) (2,976) (2,134) (1,977) (6,506) (4,529) 23,785 (30,291)

Year-To-Date

Endowment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE

CONGREGATIONAL CARE

Thank You

The family of Roy Garrett wishes to thank our Ft. King family for the many prayers, phone calls and visits duringour loss. Your concern and support has meant so much to us. We'd like to extend a heartfelt thank you to thePrayer Shawl Ministry. Dad's beautiful shawl was on the bed with him at Hospice and was a source of comfortfor all of us during that time. Also, we so appreciated the reception after Dad's memorial service and all of thosethat helped put it together and host it! We are very blessed to have such an awesome church family!

Sincerely,Jane Garrett, Jim Garrett, and Susan Powell and family


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June Birthdays

The Nurse Is In Connecticut

Bonnie has returned to Connecticut. Nurse Is In hours will not continue in person, but Bonnie wilbe available for your questions or concerns by phone 203-266-7149 or email at [email protected]. I will try to answer your questions or refer you to resources in Ocala.

CONGREGATIONAL CARE (continued)

Sherrys Shuttle

Thank you to the five families who seem to be sharing the responsibility of shut-tling Sherry Pritchett to church each Sunday. You know who you are! How-ever, summer is here and that means vacation time and we are asking more FortKing members to please take a moment to sign up for one or two Sundays on theschedule posted across from the office. Lets try to make this a group effort.Thank you.

Thank You

So many cards and phone calls! What a caring congregation we have at Fort King. Thank you one and all foryour concern and prayers. They are and were most appreciated. Pat Merrill


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Teacher Appreciation Breakfast

On June 2nd, the Discipleship Ministries will host a covered dish breakfast at 9:15 a.m. in the Fellow-ship Hall to honor the Sunday School teachers, PYC and High Tide leaders that have given their time

for our enrichment throughout this year. Please bring your favorite breakfast dish to share and join usin thanking these teachers and leaders.

Big NewsFree Trip to Greece June 23rd 27thAvailable to All Ages

Thats right! Just join us for Vacation Bible School June 23rd - 27th for our theme of

Athens. There will be great studies, activities and fun for all ages as we travel through

ancient Greece during the time of Paul. Sheletha Strawder, Niki Tripodi and Cate Martin

will be co-directing this years VBS along with leaders for all ages. VBS will run 5:30-8:00

each evening. We will begin with our traditional family style dinners at 5:30 p.m. If you

join us for dinner, the cost will be $25 per week for adults, $12.50 per week for children

through 5th grade, and free to all children age 5 and under. Registration will begin June 2nd. Please save the dates

on your calendar.

Library Corner

In preparation for our VBS study of Paul, readers may wish to get a headstart and check out some of these books available in the church library:

The First Paul by Marcus J. Borg and John D. CrossanRabbi Paul by Bruce ChiltonPeter, Paul, and Mary Magdalene by Bart D. Ehrman

All the Apostles of the Bible by Herbert LockyerSeven Pauline Letters by Peter F. EllisWhat Paul Meant by Garry WillsWhat Paul Really Said About Women by John Temple Bristow.

Two books about Paul for young children are also available:

Paul the Missionary by Iva Jewel Tucker, and The Story of Paul by Alice Joyce Davidson.

If you prefer to get your information by listening or looking rather than reading, then check out these CDs orDVDs:

The Apostle Paul, 6 CDs (30 minutes each) from The Teaching Company, presented by Professor LukeTimothy Johnson of Emory University;Paul the Apostle, a 180-minute DVD from The Bible Collection;Peter and Paul, a 194-minute DVD from Universal Studios.

All of the above items will be on special display in the library during the month of June. All are available for mem-bers to check out.

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EVANGELISM

Crafty Ladies

Beginning Thursday, June 13th through July 25th, the Crafty Ladies will meet from 1:00-4:00p.m. in Fellowship Hall (no meeting scheduled June 27th because of VBS). Hope to see all of

you there. If you would like to join our group, come for a visit some Thursday and see what

we are doing and how you can help. We welcome new people and new talents!

Sassy Seniors

All widows and single ladies are welcome to join Sassy Seniors on Wednesday,June 12th at 1:00 p.m. This months luncheon will be at Sonnys on SilverSprings Blvd.

Card Making Ministry

Come join us on the 2nd Friday of every month at 10:00 a.m. until about Noon. We willmeet off-site. Please contact Prudence Pritz if you are interested in joining this group.

New Members

GROUP ACTIVITIES


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MISSION

GROUP ACTIVITIES (continued)

Mens Night Out

Mens Night Out will take place at Jerry Merrills home on June 10th at 6:30 p.m. Please call Jerry694-8228 to RSVP.

Presbyterian Womens Circles

All women of Fort King are Presbyterian Women and are invited to participate in all the activities Presbyterian Women. Circles do not meet in the summer but will start back in September.

Domestic Violence

Dont forget items for the Domestic Violence basket. Check the basket in the Narthex for a list of items needed.

Thank You For A Successful Blood Drive

The Mission Ministry thanks everyone for their prayers and or their blood donation. We had 14 pints

which translates into 42 units. The Bloodmobile will be back on August 25th. God bless all of you!

Food4Kids Collectionat Teachers Appreciation Breakfast

Bring your Food4Kids items to the Teachers Appreciation Breakfast on June 2nd. Thank you for being so supportive of Food4Kids this past year. As of the end of April, we collected 47 baskets of food and cash donations.

Habitat For Humanity

The Mission Ministry has chosen Saturday June 22nd as a help Habitat For Humanity work day. Ware now looking for volunteers, male and female. If you would like to help, please pick up a registration form in the Narthex or talk to Bill Reed. Thank you.


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MISSION (continued)

You Are Invited To A Screening Of The PC(USA) Presentation:Trigger: The Ripple Effect Of Gun Violence

The Mission Ministry at Ft. King Presbyterian Church would like to invite you to a viewing of the PC(USA) pre

entation Trigger. Our hope is that we can come together as a faith community to discuss ways in which we carespond responsibly to the effects of violence here in Marion County. We hope this will be the first in a series seminars addressing several different forms of violence within our community. Together, I believe that we camake a difference. Please plan to attend the initial screening, listen to Ocala Police Chief, Greg Graham and BriaMarcum, Marion County School Safety Officer, speak to the needs in our community and in our schools. Join ithe conversation on how we, a faith community, can make a difference.

Where: Ft. King Presbyterian Church13 NE 36th AvenueOcala, Florida 34470Phone: 352-694-4121

When: June 6, 2013Time: 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Viewing of the PC(USA) movie

Trigger: The Effect of Gun Violence

8:00 8:30 p.m. Open Forum: A Call to Action.What can we, as a faith community, do to

prevent violence in Marion County?

Guest Speaker: Ocala Police Chief Greg GrahamGuest Speaker: Brian Marcum, Marion County School Safety Officer

For additional information on the video Trigger and the PC(USA) stance on gun violence, go

to www.pcusa.org

Office Help Needed

Chris Muramatsu will be having her hip replaced on June 26 th. She will be out of the office for approximatelymonth. Chris expects to do all computer work remotely from home and will be available for support via phone, sshe is looking for some kind people to volunteer to man the office. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.mMonday through Friday with a one hour break for lunch. If you can give 4 hours or 8 hours once or multiple timduring the June 26th through July 24th timeframe, please call the Church Office at 694-4121. If you know a responsible young adult who is older than 18 and would like to earn some volunteer credits or office work experienceplease have them contact the Church Office. The responsibilities will be to answer the phone, greet visitors, simple operation of the copy machine, sort mail, occasional opening and closing of the office and other tasks of thnature. Please help keep Ft. Kings office running during Chris medical time off. Thanks in advance.

PERSONNEL


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WORSHIP

Unexpected Joy

One of my favorite old hymns is In the Garden. And, Ill wager it is one of yours as well. In the Garden is a gospsong with more meaning than some have realized. Here is its story.

C. S. Lewis, author of the Narnia children's books, was an Oxford scholar of some note. In middle age, he also became a staunch defender of the Christian faith. A few years before his death in 1963, Lewis penned his autobiogrphy, telling of his conversion from atheism to faith in Christ. He called the book Surprised by Joy. And "joy," for thauthor, meant much more than mere happiness. He would describe it as child-like wonderment, resulting from glimpse of the eternal. Even before he realized it, his whole life to that point had been a search for such joy. Thehe found it in an unexpected place--in a personal encounter with the Lord Jesus.

The Apostle Paul could have said something similar. Heading for Damascus, "breathing threats and murder againthe disciples of the Lord" (Acts 9:1), he was confronted by the living Christ. His life was never the same again. Invital relationship with the One he'd previously opposed, Paul found his heart suffused by joy. He writes on th

theme in Philippians, referring to joy some sixteen times. He reminds us we Christians have a profound reason trejoice in Christ (Philippians 3:3); that we should rejoice whenever Christ is faithfully proclaimed (1:18); and theven making a great sacrifice for Christ is cause for rejoicing (2:17-18).

Another who was surprised by joy is Mary Magdalene (John. 20:1-18). After Jesus was crucified, she came to thgarden tomb early Sunday morning, only to find the stone rolled back from the entrance, and the tomb empty. Nocomprehending the true meaning of what she witnessed, Mary began to weep. Then turning, she saw a strangestanding nearby. In the half-light of the predawn, her eyes dimmed by tears, she did not recognize who it was, buassumed he must be the gardener, hired to care for the property where the tomb was located.

Thinking perhaps he was responsible for what had happened, she said, "Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell mwhere you have laid Him." But at that, Jesus (for it was He) simply spoke her name, "Mary!" She immediately recognized Him, overwhelmed by the utterly unexpected joy of hearing once more the sound of His voice. Marsought to hold on to Him, as if to keep Him with her forever." But gently the Lord responded, "Do not cling tMe." Instead, He sent her to carry a message to His followers.

Austin Miles (1868-1946), a one-time pharmacist, turned hymn writer, was meditating on this lovely account aEaster time in 1912 when, as he tells it, "I seemed to be a part of the scene. I became a silent witness to that drmatic moment in Mary's life, when she knelt before her Lord, and cried, Rabboni!'" Inspired by his vivid mentapicture of the incident, Mr. Miles wrote the words and music for the popular gospel song "In the Garden." It begin"I come to the garden alone, / While the dew is still on the roses; / And the voice I hear, falling on my ear, / Th

Son of God discloses. / And He walks with me, and He talks with me, / And He tells me I am His own, / And thjoy we share as we tarry there, / None other has ever known."

The hymn has been called sentimental and meaningless--which it might be if just any "garden" were in view. Buthe author had a specific one in mind. And he wanted to capture something of the emotion Mary experiencedMiles comments, "Just one word from His lips, and forgotten the heartaches, the long dreary hours.All the pasblotted out in the presence of the Living Present and the Eternal Future." Mary had been surprised by joy--a jolike no other. Many who have found the living Christ would say the same. And "though now [we] do not see Himyet believing, [we] rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory" (I Peter 1:8).

I would have liked to be in that garden, How about you?

Rick


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WORSHIP (continued)Join the Summer Choir

Summertime is upon us and it would be a wonderful opportunity for you to consider joining us foour summer choir. We meet on Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. The selected music will be familito all of us, and your participation would be most welcomed. If you have been thinking about join

ing the choir, now is a good time to take a test drive. Ill be looking for you,

With a song in my heart.Rick

Flower Calendar

Please note: I am trying to work ahead on the flowers, so if you would like toprovide flowers to commemorate a special event/occasion/memory etc. for a spe-cific date, please call Nancy Hall at 694-3221 as soon as possible. Please alsonote: It is never too early to call to select your chosen date. I am receiving many

requests now for dates in the fall.

As of this mailing, the following people will be providing flowers in June, July, August and September 2013. you can provide flowers for a date in 2013, please call Nancy Hall. Thank you.

Thank you to these people as they share in donating the flowers for the following worship services.

June 2, 2013---In memory of our parents, Aleta, Max, and Robert, from the Repp familyJune 9, 2013---In celebration of three June birthdays and three June anniversaries from Cash and Gwynn PealerJune 16, 2013---From Bernice and Bob Henry in celebration of their 53rd wedding anniversaryJune 23, 2013---From Carol Primm in loving memory of John on our wedding dateJune 30, 2013---In honor of our 51st wedding anniversary from Charles and Mary Ellen Vowinkel

July 7, 2013---In loving memory of my mother, Ann Patnode, and my brother, Edward, from Kay DahlenJuly 14, 2013---From Vince and Margaret Spontak in celebration of our 31st wedding anniversaryJuly 21, 2013---In celebration of 50 years of marriage from Joe and Jeannie TylerJuly 28, 2013---The flowers today are given to the glory of God by Martha Slemmer in loving memory of her

precious mom, Carol

August 4, 2013---In loving memory of Wilbur E. Hall from his daughter Doris and her husband StevenCharleston

August 11, 2013---OPENAugust 18, 2013---From the Clegornes in honor of the Clegorne family birthdays--sons,

Nicholas and Patrick, and Anthonys mother and fatherAugust 25, 2013---In celebration to God on our anniversary from Dave and Marianne Fullarton

September 1, 2013---OPENSeptember 8, 2013---From Jack and Sue Harshman in honor of our 61st wedding anniversarySeptember 15, 2013---In celebration of our 66th wedding anniversary from Glendon and

Mildred ShankSeptember 22, 2013---In loving memory of Kenny Orme from ShirleySeptember 29, 2013---From Dorothy Roth in loving memory of Merl on their wedding date


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Exodus 16: Gods Provision and Us

Mr. Moses had led the enslaved people out of Egypt; they were now in the Sinai Peninsula, sand a-plenty and

nothing to eat! The people didnt just murmur; they complained loudly: Were out here in no-where, starving inthis wilderness. At least in Egypt we had Egyptian fleshpots for food. That menu consisted of

Fish the meat of choiceDelectable vegetables, and57 kinds of bread(Plaut Torah 443).

No obesity problems in this group! Yet, they didnt go hungry; the diet was so much better than Spam, rice, andlima beans in assisted living.

Indeed, the people had a right to gripe loudly; At least in Egypt even if we were slaves we had three squaremeals a day.

So, Yahweh/God (=the Lord) and Moses had a conference call: Yahweh/God was going to provide food: theywould receive

Quail that were migrating north, good solid meat; andManna: in Hebrew, this means What is it? Moses reply was: This is the bread theEternal has given to you to

eat. (Exodus 16:15b).Each person was to get only as much food as needed for a twenty-four hour period, no more, (Exodus 16:16)) tobe measured at an omer which equals 6 pints or 3 liters, for every man, woman, and child in the camp (PlautTorah 444)!Just what was this manna?

In Sinai, symbiotic insects interact with the tamarisk tree to produce a substance that tastes like honey; it is spicyand yet sweet. It had to be collected early in the morning; during the heat of the day it would liquefy; but it servedas the bread of heaven for Moses and his people (see Psalm 105:40) it is Gods gift (Plaut Torah 453).

In fact, the provision of quail andmanna is an expression ofGods glory (Exodus 16:7a); this is Gods responseto a people who are unprepared, vulnerable, and frightened (R.E. Friedman 2001 Commentary on the Torah 223).

Lets see here: the people who had been slaves in Egypt, who had eaten fairly well, and had becomecomfortable with their life there, were led out of Egypt by Moses, the grand liberator, the one who stood up toand faced Pharaoh, who ridiculed Pharaohs priests who were performing tricks of their trade; the people hadbeen liberated time to celebrate, have a party: Um, in a sand-populated area where even scorpions have a

tough life?

Manna and quail did enable the people to survive in the wilderness; that diet was abandoned when they enteredCanaan, parts of which were already producing agricultural food (see W. G. Dever 2003 Who were the Early Isra-elites and where did they come from? especially Chap. 3; and B.S.J. Isserlin 1998 The Israelites). But, what kind ofpeople did they become? They still complained! (Exodus 17:2ff). There was no Centrum available at that time!

Ludwig Feuerbach in 1850 was quoted as saying the following:The doctrine of food is of great ethical and political significance. Food becomes blood; blood becomes heart and brain,

thoughts and mind-stuff. Human fare (i.e. food) is the foundation of human culture and thought. Would you improve a


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WORSHIP (continued)WORSHIP (continued)WORSHIP (continued)WORSHIP (continued)nation? Give it, instead of declamations against sin, better food.

Der mensch ist vas er isst.

Man is what he eats.

So, the better the quality and amount of food, the higher the quality of human life, ethical behavior and intel-

lect? And how many omers of food do we have in our 26.5 cubic feet refrigerators? Which leads us to Jesus peti-tion in the Lords Prayer:

Give us our bread for today (Matthew 6:11//Luke 11:6).

What are we really praying for when we recite the Lords Prayer, in particular, the above petition? Have we al-ready provided so much for ourselves that the petition we utter is just so many empty words? Just how do wedepend on God when we have full stomachs to the degree that our MDs have to advise us that our weight ex-ceeds federal BMI guidelines?

For sure, we do need to think seriously about this.

Shalom,

Tom

Flower Ministry After Sunday Worship

Flower ministry takes the arrangements that are left for the church and breaks them down into smaller arrangements to distribute to shut-ins. If you have a passion for flower arranging, please volunteer to perform this ministry. If you have a passion, but do not know how to arrange flowers, Anne Kinsland will teach you. Call AnnKinsland to volunteer or to ask any questions.


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Camp Cornerstone comes to Fort King

Fort King welcomes the Camp Cornerstone Day Camp to our campthis summer. Camp Cornerstone is a day camp for children in elemetary and middle school. This camp is run by the Cornerstone Schoeach summer but it was in need of a temporary location this year dto construction at the school.

We will see many children and families around our property this summer thanks to Camp Cornerstone so lemake sure we extend a gracious Fort King welcome when we meet some of these folks. Camp will be in sessio

from 8:45- 4:15 Monday through Friday during the months of June and July. For more information on Cornestone School and Day Camp, visit www.thecornerstoneschool.org.


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June 2013Italicized items are non-FKPC activities using FKPC facilities

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturd

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9:00 - 11:45 Library9:15 Teacher

Appreciation

Breakfast

0:00 Choir Practice

0:30 Worship

1:30 Discipleship

Youth Ministry

:00 PYC

3

7:30 Mens BibleStudy

5:15 TOPS (FH)

5:30 Mission Ministry

8:45 - 4:15 Cornersto

4

9:30 PrayerShawl

Ministry

5:30 Evangelism

Ministry

neCamp(CE&FH)

5

5:00 Congrega-

tional Care Ministry

6:00 Worship

Ministry

6

11:00 AdultDiscipleship

Ministry

1:00 Crafts

6:00 Trigger

Viewing

6:00 - 8:00 Mari-

ons United (FH)

7:00 AA (CE)

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9

9:00 - 11:45 Library

9:15 Adult Ed. &Youth

0:00 Choir Practice

0:30 Worship

4:00 Property

Ministry

5:00 PYC

Montreat

10

7:30 Mens Bible

Study

5:15 TOPS (FH)

6:30 Mens Night Out

(off-site)


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7:00 Discipleship

Ministry

Children

neCamp(CE&FH)

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1:00 Sassy Seniors

(off-site)

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1:00 Crafts

7:00 AA (CE)

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10:00 Card

MakingMinistry

(off-site)

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9:00 - 11:45 Library

9:15 Adult Ed. &Youth

0:00 Choir Practice

0:30 Worship

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Study

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Team

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6:00 Session

7:00 AA (CE)

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9:00 - 11:45 Library

9:15 Adult Ed. &

Youth

0:00 Choir Practice0:30 Worship

1:30 Congrega-

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VBS

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Study


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9:00 - 11:45 Library

9:15 Adult Ed. &

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0:30 Worship

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