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Columbus United Methodist Church

222 S. Dickason Blvd. Columbus, WI 53925

January, 2011

Our purpose is to:Follow Jesus Together

We do this by:

Opening our hearts to people and to Christ in worship and fellowship, so that weknow God and each other more fully,

Opening our minds to deepen our Christian faith, understand our heritage, andthink together to solve common problems, and

Opening our doors in welcome and hospitality, even as we go out of those doors toinvite people into God's church and be in service to all of our neighbors every-where.

In This Issue

New Year’s Resolution Page 2 January Usher Schedule Page 3 January Birthdays Page 3 January Anniversaries Page 3 The Spirit of Christmas Page 3 Family-Friendly Friday Night Film Page 4 January Fellowship Time Schedule Page 4

Cookie Walk Results Page 4 Wish List Page 5 Upcoming Sermon Topics Page 5 Children & Youth Ministries Page 6

Poinsettias Mission Offering for January Page 8 New Arrival Page 8 Welcome News for Age 70 1/2 & Older Page 9 Outreach Planning with Dan Dick Page 9 UMW 0 “Saving Jesus” Bible Study Page 10 Calendar

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The Voice is the monthly newsletter of theColumbus United Methodist Church.

Please send all correspondence to:PO Box 392, Columbus, WI 53925-0392.

Pastor: Jim CotterSecretary: Wanda GuentherChurch Office………...……………...920-623-3625

(Office Hours: Monday thru Friday from 9-3)Pastor’s home phone…………....…..920-623-9641E-Mail: [email protected]: ............................. www.cbusumc.comPastor’s E-Mail: [email protected]

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New Year’s Resolution

I’ve never made a New Year’s resolution.

It always seemed to me that resolutions

didn’t work, unless you had some system of

accountability. Many people resolve to exercisemore, but unless they have an exercise partner,

or join a health club with some schedule, the

resolve fades over time. Many people resolve to

quit smoking, but the power of the chemical

addiction is such that it usually takes more

than a resolution to quit. Many people resolve

to lose weight, but unless they join weight

watchers or something similar, the body

reasserts itself.

There are exceptions. The grace of Goddoes sometimes cause someone to lose their

desire for tobacco or alcohol, etc. Some people

find the inward discipline to stick to a diet,

period. Some people find very powerful

motivation in a health scare or an incident.

It seems to me that New Year’s

Resolutions could work well in the church,

where we want to be accountable to each other.

The church could be the perfect place for a

weight-loss covenant, or a stop-smoking

partnership. In church, we want to encourageone another, so a New Year’s Resolution can be

transformed into a support network.

This year, I would like to make my first

New Year’s resolution. I’d like your support in

this. This year, I want to be aware of the sin of

pride. I want to avoid glorifying my own

opinion, and stick to what I can support with

scripture and science and experience in the

world around us.

This will be difficult. I need to come up

with lots of words in my preaching and other

work, and it is hard to keep my opinion out of it.

It is easy to say just what I think, rather than

really try to discern what God wants.

When I preach, I want the scripture toconnect with the the great drama of the worldaround us, which includes politics, religion,commerce and entertainment. It is too easy to

We want to thank our church

family for their prayers, love and

concern you have shown us over the

past three months. We are

overwhelmed by your

thoughtfulness. And a big thank you to those

who supported Charlotte for the benefit. Your

presence, food items, auction items and gifts of

money all helped to make it a very successful

night. God bless each of you, and may the

Christmas spirit stay in our hearts into the

coming new year.

With love,

Lyle and Louise Elske

make generalizations, or point out the sin in

someone else; but whenever I point the finger

at someone else, three fingers are pointing back

at me. It is too easy, when trying to make

people think, when trying to be forceful, to also

become arrogant.

I really dislike arrogance. Lord, keep me

from becoming what I dislike.

So, I invite your help. Please help me

avoid the sin of pride. Tell me when a

generalization I make isn’t quite correct; tell

me when I point the finger unnecessarily.

I thank you in advance.

Jim

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January Usher Schedule

Jan. 2nd: Gene & Dorothy Hake and AnnEhlenfeldt

Jan. 9th: Dan & Patsy Roe and CarolBalfanz

Jan. 16th: Stuart & Lois Smith and WandaGuenther

Jan. 23rd: Philip & Peggy Waterworth andKara & Megan Rake

Jan. 30th: Audrey & Jamie Kasmiski

Happy January Birthdays!

2 Jeffrey Emerson

3 Noah Fritchen

Jason Salisbury

4 Fred Goetsch

Michelle Lange

5 Emma Bennett

Ethan Groh

7 Jaden Buske

10 Peggy Waterworth

11 Crystal Hauge

Benjamin Perry

13 Abram Glasbrenner

Jason Theilen

15 Bernadine

Graper

17 Debra Perry

Doug Spangler

Alysa Wusterbarth

18 Sam Batt

19 Kay Meyer

20 Elaine Diehlmann

22 Carol Dean

26 Louise Elske

27 Tessie Sharrow

28 William Hamilton

29 Kristin Vander Sanden

Check Out Our Web Site! Go to cbusumc.com. New items will

be added monthly.

The Spirit of Christmas

Every Christmas, the UMW collects items to donate to PAVE—

the shelter in Beaver Dam for battered and abused women and children.

Money donations as well as donations of clothing, toys, and personal

items are collected. Wes and Gloria Karow load the items in their car and

deliver them to PAVE in time for Christmas.

This year, one of the UMW members had a vision. Shirley

Felland made eleven twin-size blankets and bundled them with a soft and fuzzy teddy bear. Pictured

above is UMW President, Peggy Goetsch, holding one of the bears and blankets. P.A.V.E. stands for

People Against Violent Environment. Those who utilize the shelter many times leave home with nothing

but what they have on at the time. Many of them are children, thrown into an uncertain new situation.Shirley’s vision was most definitely child-inspired to provide some warmth and unconditional love (teddy

bears never judge).

Everything donated helps someone at some time. Maybe the thing that helps the most is simply

some shampoo and soap and a toothbrush (think about coming home from a camping trip). Sometimes it

is an outfit suitable for a job interview. Sometimes a monetary donation can pay for a long-distance call

or gas in a vehicle or the utility bill for the shelter. Picture you or your children or grandchildren

needing these things and you will understand the good being done. Way to go everyone for your help this

year. Wes and Gloria left with an entire car and trunk filled to overflowing—30 bags/boxes of donations.

And a special thanks to Shirley.

January Anniversaries

1/1 Glenn & Rachelle Albright

1/21 Gene & Dorothy Hake

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Fellowship Time

Schedule -January Volunteers

January 2nd: Dave & Judy Stricker

January 9th: Beth Burnard

January 16th: The Plantenberg Family

January 23rd: Rhonda Miller

January 30th: Larry & Mary Baker

Family-Friendly Friday

Night Film, January 14th

at 7 p.m.

Columbus United

Methodist Church invites you to attend theFamily Friendly Friday Night Film on January

14, 2010-at 7 pm. This fun-filled evening will

provide your family with some great

entertainment. There is no cost to you for the

event.

Columbus United Methodist Church

invites you to the Family Friendly Friday Film

on January 14th at 7 pm. We will be showing

the Disney film SNOW BUDDIES . This G-

rated film is sure to be a hit with your family.

The adorable talking puppies are back, and this

time they venture to the Arctic and team up

with two new friends Talan and Shasta in a

thrilling dogsled race across Alaska. The group

must band together to face challenges to win

the race and find their way back home. No

admission charge and refreshments will be

provided. Special craft treat for all children.

Come join the fun !!

As always, volunteers for “ushers”, food

servers, set up and clean up are always needed.Come and join this growing family ministry!

This issue of the Voice is sponsored by

Don and Bernetta Pritchard

in memory of Alvin & Evelyn Hoppe

and Harvey & Mary Pritchard

Love and Joy Come to

You and to You GladChristmas, Too

The weather held out,plenty of cookies were put out

and buyers were on hand. If we can have a goodsale the day before a blizzard, just imaginewhat we can do next time! Put the Cookie Walk2011 in your date book for early next December.Start reminding all your friends and neighborswhen you see them at Thanksgiving and we’resure to have a giant success.

I read somewhere that real giving iscontributing baked goods for the church bakesale and then going through the line andbuying them back! We had some real giving lastweek during the cookie walk. Thanks toeveryone who contributed (either with goods,service or in any way promoting the event),thanks to everyone who purchased and specialthanks to those who did both.

Although the Cookie Walk is an all-church event, it is something the community

always looks forward to. It brings us togetherwith our neighbors and that’s a wonderful thingto do. I think it deserves to be on the calendarfor next year. The exact figure isn’t in yet, butthe preliminary amount looks like $700-plus.Let’s see what kind of good things it can dowhen we send it back into the world with loveand joy.

Peace Your Cookie Walk Committee

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The Wills & Gifts Committee of our church is pleased to present you this Wish List. If there are any additional items you believe should be on this list, please contact theChairperson, Lyle Elske, or call the church office at 623-3625. These are opportunitiesfor special giving.

Columbus United Methodist Church Wills & Gifts Wish List

Bulletin Sponsor $15.00 per week

VOICE Sponsor $50.00 per month

Gift Bibles for 1st & 3rd Graders $13.00 each

Child care for Praise Band $15.00 per weekRehearsals

7 Confirmation Picture $230.00 each frameFrames & Matting (each (or sponsor one pictureframe holds six pictures) at $40.00)

Seasonal silk flower $35.00 to $40.00 eacharrangement for Sanctuary

Easter/Wedding Altar Clothand Pulpit & Lectern Paraments $2800.00

Wellness Fund—Counseling Various Amounts

Upcoming Sermon Topics

Sunday, January 2nd: Holy Communion, “Mission Moment”, Matthew 2:1-12Epiphany

Sunday, January 9th: Renewal of Baptismal Vows, Matthew 3:1-17

Sunday, January 16th: “Everyday God Speech”, Numbers 6:22-27,

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Friday, January 23rd: “God Only Knows”, Luke 16:10-17, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sunday, January 30th: Worship with prayers for healing, Patsy Roe preaches

Winter

Every mile is two in winter. ~George Herbert

Winter either bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail. ~Proverb

The color of springtime is in the flowers, the color of winter is in the imagination. ~Terri Guillemets

Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk

beside the fire: it is the time for home. ~Edith SitwellWinter is the season in which people try to keep the house as warm as it was in the summer, when theycomplained about the heat. ~Author Unknown

One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity,prosperity would not be so welcome. ~Anne Bradstreet

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January News & Notes : Children and Youth Ministries Coordinator

Sunday School We welcome volunteers for teaching. Our materials are well done and easy to use.

We have opportunities to use your talents and gifts in the Creation Station, HOLYWOOD (showing

related videos with activity and teaching pages), Tent of Tales (storytelling and reading), and

Games (all printed and organized for your tailoring and set-up). Students and teachers are truly

blessed as we work together as a faith community to bring the Good News of God’s love to children

and youth. Give me a call and we can discuss our Safe Sanctuary program for children and youth

as well as the wonderful opportunity for fellowship with our Christian Education group.

Our Children’s Christmas program was held on Sunday December

19th at the 10:30 Service. Children Pre Kindergarten through 6th

grade, Confirmation Students, High

School students and adults made possible

this wondrous blessing for all who were

present to enjoy it. I was so happy to see

the children and many adults who

usually attend the later service at Coffee

Hour. The Birthday Cake for Jesus wasserved to children and families who came

early to prepare for the program. People from both services were all able

to be together. It is delightful to see our

faith Community !! I look forward to more opportunities to have this

fellowship. The Piñata festivity following the program had the usual

delightful squeals of laughter and JOY followed by treats for all. God

blesses us so richly!!

Our January Rotation will begin our journey with Jesus from the

manger to the cross. We will meet several key people in the New

Testament, learn from the Parables and the Beatitudes, and discover

the wondrous stories of Jesus.

Family Friendly Friday Film is Snow Buddies Join us January 14th at 7 p.m..

This Disney film is rated G and is sure to be a hit with your family!! These Disney adorable talking

puppies are back, and this time they venture to the Arctic and team up with two new friends Talan

and Shasta in a thrilling dogsled race across Alaska. The group must band together to face fur-

raising challenges to win the race and find their way back home.

Tell your friends about this great ministry to the families of our community. We had 18 children and

8 adults in December and we are adding new faces each time. It has been great to welcome new

people from the community and greet church friends we may not have seen for a while. This is a

wonderful way to extend God’s love to others.

We welcome volunteers to provide a simple snack, set up, clean up, and help during the film. ThisMission of caring is “going and growing”!

These words of prayer seemed fitting for the new year ……Lord, help us to spend less time on

what we need to have and more time on who we need to be and what we need to do as Your

hands and feet and voice of mercy and justice in the world.

From Guide My Feet by Marian Wright Edelman well known child advocate

With Love and Prayers for a new year filled with God’s Blessings,

Mary Baker

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Thank you for making our Sanctuary so beautiful for this joyousChristmas season! The poinsettias were donated by:

Nick & Tessie Sharrow & Family in memory of Lon Skinner Bond

Nick & Tessie Sharrow & Family in memory of Hannah Agnew, Philip J.Sharrow, Jr., and Mary Sharrow

Nick & Tessie Sharrow in memory of Mary Pat Jahnke-Hansen

Wanda Kilian in memory of George & Meredith Hembree

Dave & Judy Stricker in memory of Art & Pearl Van Buren and Keith Stricker

Rhonda Miller & Gary Lane in memory of May & Ray Miller and Barb Lane

Hyacinth Lange in memory of Lelon Lange

Fred & Della Dartt in memory of their parents and brothers

Gene & Dorothy Hake in memory of Dorothy’s brother, Tom

Larry & Mary Baker in memory of Mary & Ruth Roof and Marie Baker

Dan & Patsy Roe in memory of their parents Harlan & Marilyn Roe and Elmer & Millie

Stickles

Phil & Peggy Waterworth in memory of their parents

The Gwenn Gmeinder Family in memory of Ann, Arnold, Adeline, Elmer & Ethel Theede

Mildred Henke in memory of Ben Henke

Anna Ehrke in honor of Charles & Lynne Fuller

Julie & Tim Jensen in memory of Howard Rahn

Stuart & Lois Smith in memory of Wallace & Daisy Kukuk and Leonard & Lessie Smith

Mildred Henke in honor of her family

Dan & Beth Burnard in memory of their parentsThe Hoffman Family in memory of Bob & Marion Hoffman, Sr., and Robert Hoffman, Jr.

Marlo Gaddo in memory of John J. Gaddo

Lyle & Louise Elske in honor of their families

Esther Circle

Ruth Marks in memory of Russell and Tom Marks

Jim & Judy Vale in honor of the Vale Family

Jesse & Shirley Felland in memory of Jesse’s & Shirley’s parents

Faye Venden & Family in memory of Morris Venden

Faye Venden & Family in memory of Linda Venden Platz

Ron & Wanda Guenther in honor of their grandson, Blake

Ann Ehlenfeldt in memory of Don & Rachel Ehlenfeldt

Ann Ehlenfeldt in memory of Richard & Lynn Ehlenfeldt

Jim & Kara Rake in memory of Betty & Roscoe Premo

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Ushers and Fellowship TimeVolunteers

The schedules of Ushers,Fellowship Time Volunteers andScripture Readers for 2011 arebeing prepared. We are sograteful for the volunteers whoserve us in this way every week.If you would like to volunteer tohelp and be included in the rotation for eitherof these teams, please call the church office at623-3625. These are wonderful and easy waysto help the church.

Mission Offering for January

The mission offering for

January will go to Human

Relations Day.

What is Human Relations Day?

Human Relations Day is one of the six church

wide Special Sundays with offerings of The

United Methodist Church. Human Relations

Day strengthens United Methodist outreach to

communities in the United States and Puerto

Rico, encouraging social justice and work with

at-risk youth.

When is Human Relations Day celebrated?

Human Relations Day is celebrated on theSunday before the national observance of Dr.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.

Because of your offering, caring ministries

continue – providing childcare, after-school

tutoring, gang intervention, work with at-risk

teens, outreach with current and former prison

inmates, homeless services, emergency aid,

jobs training and more.

Your Missions Committee

On November 20th, at

1:53 a.m., Molly Louise Elske

was born to Lon and Amy Elske.

She weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz. and was

19 inches long. Molly has a big

sister, Charlotte. Lyle and

Louise Elske are the proudpaternal grandparents and Jean and Jerold

Wagenknecht of Jackson, WI are the proud

maternal grandparents. Congratulations to the

whole Elske family!

Update on Charlotte:

Charlotte has completed three separate

courses of chemotherapy since her diagnosis of

acute megakaryoblastic leukemia on September

11th, 2010. Each course has involved 5-10 days of

aggressive drugs causing both her leukemic and

healthy blood cells to die off. This extends each stay

in the hospital to 3-5 weeks while her body rebuilds

blood cells and her immune system recovers enough

for her to be out of a protective environment. We

are usually at home for 7-15 days between rounds

while she regains her health and blood counts build

high enough to start another round of chemo.

The doctors perform a bone marrow aspirate

to determine how much leukemia her body is

rebuilding after each round. After the secondcourse, her leukemia count was less than 1%, far

better than the over 50% she was originally

diagnosed with. Charlotte’s treatment continues,

however, as this is a very aggressive disease. She

will have another biopsy on December 23rd to see

how she responded after an intensive third course of

chemo. Because her subtype of AML is so rare, the

doctors have decided that Charlotte should receive

an allogeneic bone marrow transplant instead of

continued rounds of chemotherapy. This could be

done as early as mid January 2011 and she would

be hospitalized for 4-8 weeks while she recovers.

This is a risky procedure, but it could lead to a

leukemia-free future for her.

We are so very thankful for our families and

friends. Without their continued love and support,

we would be lost. We appreciate your prayers and

thoughts during Charlotte’s time of need.

Lon and Amy Elske

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Welcome news for those age 70-1/2 andolder!

The new Tax Reform Act that was just signed into

law on December 17th restores the IRA Charitable

Rollover for 2010 and permits its use through

December 31, 2011.

If you own an IRA and are over age 70-1/2, you

may transfer up to $100,000 directly from your

IRA directly to your local United Methodist

Church or any United Methodist ministry because

they are all qualified public charities. If you have

not taken the 2010 required minimum distribution

from your IRA, you may instruct your IRA

custodian to send your RMD directly to the church

– because we are a qualified charity! Even if you

have taken your required IRA distribution for this

year, you still may find the IRA charitable rollover

a very convenient way to make a gift this year.

Qualified charitable distribution (QCD) rollovers to

the church (or another charity) may be made

anytime before January 31, 2011 to qualify for a

2010 gift.

An easy way to start an IRA Charitable Rollover is

to send an email or a letter to your IRA Custodian.

The reverse side of this note includes the wording

for a sample email or letter. Please be sure to

enter your IRA account number in the blankprovided.

The following is also a link to an informational

video on the 2010 IRA Rollover:

http://www.crescendointeractive.com/marketing/

ira_rollover_vid.html

For more information, contact:

Wisconsin United Methodist Foundation

750 Windsor Street, Suite 305

PO Box 620

Sun Prairie, WI 53590

1-888-903-9863 or 1-608-837-9582

Email [email protected]

Outreach Planningwith Dan Dick

Our church has a

passion for caring for

people, whether they are ones we know well,

or people we don't yet know. There wereseveral generous gifts to some individual

needs at Christmastime, and there were

willing hands to help with the food pantry

and Salvation Army bell ringing.

We have reached out spiritually, as

well. Our 10:30 worship service was designed

to meet the needs of people who might not

come to our traditional worship service.

On Sunday, January 16, beginningwith a noon lunch, we will be looking at our

next outreach. What new "community" of

people can we create and nurture? Our 10:30

worship has been a new "community" of

people that has recently grown quite a bit.

Can we create a new "community" online, or

with an off-site worship service or Bible

study? What can we do that would bring

Christ's love to a new group of people.

Dan Dick, our Conference Director of

Connectional Ministries, will be here to helpus begin some strategic planning, so we can

start our next outreach in the fall of 2011.

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UMW NEWS

December’s meeting was an exercise in sharing. We shared wonderful refreshments and

conversation. We shared prayer. We shared thoughts on giving during the Christmas

Season and beyond. Three of us (Kerrie, Mary and Peggy) shared touching stories about

Christmas, giving and UMW. We shared song, accompanied on piano by Lois Smith whom Ihope will do so again.

Kerrie shared The Word and inspiration on spiritual growth. Peggy shared information on

P.A.V.E. (People Against Violent Environment) and we had the chance to donate to the table of gifts.

Shirley shared about how she made blankets with the help of her daughter and paired them with stuffed

animals to donate. A collection was taken to help reimburse her for those. We discussed P.A.V.E. and the

good it does. We made some plans for the cookie walk that was held two days later.

It was exciting to be in the company of all these wonderful women who care. Especially on such a snowy

night! I feel the excitement growing. We are moving forward and combining the history and wisdom that

have come before with the energy and ideas for the future. January’s meeting will offer another

opportunity to share with each other. We will feature a presentation this month and would love as manywomen to join us as possible.

I would like to share that we donated 30 bags/boxes of items along with monetary contribution to

P.A.V.E. for which they were grateful. I wish you could have seen Wes and Gloria’s car loaded to the

brim! Please see the letter of thanks they sent which is on the upper right corner of the UMW bulletin

board.

I would also like to share with you that the Cookie Walk was a success thanks to all who participated.

We raised over $700 that we split between UMW and the general fund. I would also like to invite you to

join us January 13th at 7:00pm. Be part of the excitement.

Peggy Goetsch

"Saving Jesus"

At 6:30 p.m. on Mondays, beginning January 24th, Pastor Jim will lead a 12-session video-based

Bible study looking at Jesus from historical, biblical and modern perspectives. It is titled "Saving

Jesus," and includes video commentary by a number of leading Biblical Scholars, and plenty of

discussion time. The study will make people say, "Aha!" and make people squirm, as they wrestle withthe question of whom Jesus was and is. A daytime option can be offered, too.

Please let Pastor Jim know if you would like to be part of the study.

The promotional material for the study says, "Ever feel like Jesus has been kidnapped by the

Christian Right and discarded by the Secular Left? Saving Jesus is a DVD-based small group

exploration of a credible Jesus for the third millennium. New contributors including Brian McLaren,

Diana Butler Bass, and Robin Meyers join Marcus Borg, Walter Brueggemann, John Dominic Crossan,

Matthew Fox, Amy-Jill Levine, and a host of others for a conversation around the relevance of Jesus for

today.

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Upcoming events you might want to know about!

Sunday, January 2nd: 9:00 a.m.—Traditional Worship/Communion 10:00 a.m.—Fellowship Time 10:30 a.m.—Sunday School 10:30 a.m.—Contemporary Worship/Communion

Thursday, January 13th: 7:00 p.m.—UMW Meeting

Friday, January 14th: 7:00 p.m.—Family-Friendly Friday Night Film—Snow Buddies

Sunday, January 16th: 9:00 a.m.—Traditional Worship 10:00 a.m.—Fellowship Time

10:30 a.m.—Sunday School 10:30 a.m.—Contemporary Worship 12:00 noon—2:00 p.m.—Planning Meeting with Dan Dick

Monday, January 17th: Newsletter Deadline

Sunday, January 23rd: 9:00 a.m.—Traditional Worship 10:00 a.m.—Fellowship Time 10:30 a.m.—Sunday School 10:30 a.m.—Contemporary Worship 3:00 p.m.—Christian Unity Service at St. Jerome’s

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