St. Timothy’s Tidings May 2015 871 E Boundary St . Perrysburg, OH 43551 . 419.874.5704 . saint-timothy.net Page 2 Adult Forum – Review and Brainstorming Join us in the Parish Library at 9:00 AM on May 3 to review our year of Adult Forum classes and brainstorm for the year to come. If you think “your input” has no effect, spend a few minutes with Penny Campbell to check out how last year’s thoughts took wing throughout this program year. We’re up against a number of challenges – principal among them the “staggered” schedule of classes (9:00 AM adults, 9:45 AM Pre/K – 8th, 10:45 AM 9-12th) and 9:30 AM choir warm-ups on Sunday morning that present huge challenges to families with varying ages and investment in parish life. Help us navigate and remain faithful as we equip and empower God’s people “to seek, to know and to share the love of God.” The final Adult Forum session for the 2014-2015 class year will come at 9 am May 10th with a special celebration and reflection for Mothers’ Day. It is graduation time Do you have someone in your family graduating this year? Please contact the office: [email protected] or 419-874-5704 with your information - name, date, degree so that we may recognize their achievements! Pentecost: Wear Red (and more)! When I think about spring and “rushing winds,” my mind tends to wander to kites and scenes of tall grasses being moved in wave-patterns as breezes make their course across them. This year let’s celebrate Pentecost by saying (rather, “inviting”) our youth – and adventurous adults – to GO FLY A KITE! That’s right, we plan to have a kite fly-in following 10:00 AM worship on the day of Pentecost – Sunday, May 24. Bring your kite (a simple Wal-mart kit or more elaborate special treasure) and plan to venture beyond the sycamores into the rectory’s front yard for a kite-flying extravaganza in celebration of the wind of God’s Spirit. While you’re preparing for the day, don’t forget to wear some shade of red (or orange and yellow) so that, as we look out across the congregation, it is almost literally In this issue: a sea of flames, reminding us of the first Day of Pentecost. 2 -3 Adult Forum; It’s graduation time; And, while we enlisted the aid of a dozen (or more) lectors to Pentecost; & The Season present the Gospel in many languages last year, prepare yourself Shrek comes to St. Tim’s; Parish Picnci/ Outdoor Eucharist/Youth; Perrysburg Chorale ends season at St. Timothy’s; Save the Dates; United Thank Offering; & Youth Bake Sale 4-5 for several different – but equally creative and provocative ways to bring the story and reality of Pentecost home during worship. If you are among our number who plan to be away over the Memorial Day weekend (which happens to co-habit with Outreach; Planting for Tomorrow Update; 6-7 Pentecost this year) , please Hope College Honors, Liturgical Trivia remember, “God has branch (but not trivial!) offices everywhere!” Check Sunday School News ; An Evening at the 8,9 out the local customs and bring home evidence (such as Winery; A Day at the Museum; Coming in a signed worship bulletin). June; Attendance; Happy Birthday; While worshiping as a guest/ Sunday School; & Happy Anniversary visitor, be sure to offer, May Ministries; May Calendar; 10, 11 “Grace and Peace to you, from our Lord Jesus and the people of St. Timothy’s, Perrysburg!” Page 3 The Season Once upon a time, long long ago, in a land far far away, Memorial Day marked the time when civilized women put away their dark shoes and handbags in favor of white and light pumps and sandals. Their male counterparts left behind tweed and dark wool for linen, seersucker and light duck/khakis. Women and children were sent “northward” to lakeside cottages (where ice sometimes still hid just a few inches below the surface of tantalizingly blue waters) and the gentlemen took the train on Friday afternoon to join their families. Back home, choirs hung up their robes. Clergy took three-month sabbaticals. Church naves and classrooms were emptied (or nearly so), with “the land” turned over to maintenance crews to apply new coats of paint, varnish and the like. Occasionally a (poorly timed) funeral or emergency vestry meeting broke the quiet…and so the story continued until the week after Labor Day when wool suits, dark pumps and handbags were brought out of closets to air out the mothball scent that preserved them from summer’s assaults of delicate, though hungry, wing-ed friends (and their offspring). With the exception of the fabled “1% that controls 90%” of our nations’ wealth (tain’t exactly so – but is frighteningly closer to the truth than we might like), that scenario passed long ago (perhaps about 1958). Today’s American culture is filled with camps of every imaginable nature for children, youth and young adults (music, sports, academic, science, adventure, outdoor, vocational exploration, and more) – many right in their “home” communities (due to the re-distribution of wealth, resources, and the ilk). A majority of Americans no longer (if ever) enjoy the privilege of extended personal leave time (aka vacation) or the discretionary income with which to splurge on month-long road-trip vacations across the country. Daycare for children above elementary school age is essentially non-existent – particularly challenging for households harboring multiple working adults as well as teenagers in need of at least minimal oversight. Where does/might church life fit in this changing scenario? I’m thinking that we should probably “lighten up” our program life (although soccer, baseball and basketball don’t wait ‘til summer anymore to claim Sunday mornings) and encourage a change in routine – particularly changes that encourage a different type and deepening of interaction within the community. After what seemed like nine months of snow and ice, it’s also great to take advantage of the explosion of green and colorful blossoms around us. At St. Tim’s we’ll take forays into child-friendly worship at 10:00 AM this summer (try it and see) in lieu of regular summer Sunday School classes. From time to time we’ll foray into God’s cathedral outdoors for Sunday worship (Woodland Park on May 17th, the courtyard on another occasion or two). Fellowship will intentionally take advantage of the weather for summer gatherings and cookouts. Most committees will lighten their meeting load (with the notable exception of Properties – who already work continuously and who ramp up into overdrive about now). May (and the flurry of end-of-school year activities) is at hand – and summer won’t be far behind. Let’s spend some time this summer both for intentional re-creation and reflection on how we might more ably identify and serve the needs of the changing community and times in which we live. What gift might God be preparing to offer through us and the facilities given to us, particularly in the long hot days of summer? Shalom, Jeff+ Page 4 SHREK comes to St. Tim’s! If you happen to wander the halls of St. Tim’s on Thursday evenings or Saturdays during April, May and June, you may encounter the sounds of a talking donkey, a green-hued friendly ogre, a fairy tale princess – and more. All are preparing for Perrysburg Musical Theatre’s June production of Shrek: The Musical. Come for a sneak preview of music from the show during the first of our summer “Cookin’ in the Courtyard” events – to be held Friday, June 12 (cookout at 6:00 PM, entertainment at 7:00 PM). PMT has entered into a partnership with St. Timothy’s – providing the gift of precious rehearsal space for the troupe and offering the parish access and entry to a very talented (and, might I add, young!) segment of our community. Look for more collaboration in months to come – perhaps feeding into St. Tim’s Discovers and the Perrysburg Chorale’s deep desire to create a strong youth choir program in the community. Parish Picnic/Outdoor Eucharist/Youth On Sunday, May 17, 8:00 AM worship will go on as usual in the nave at St. Timothy’s – but the 10:00 AM celebration will gather beneath the shelter house at Woodland Park – just a few blocks north of St. Timothy’s, on East Boundary. Come dressed to join in informal games (bring your Frisbees for a challenging match of Frisbee golf) or play on the adjacent playground. Plan to share eucharist [literally] around the table with friends from the parish family and enjoy tried-and-true hymns led a capella by our choristers. The morning will include Youth Sunday elements (look for Sunday School article elsewhere) and provide opportunity to express appreciation to the dedicated Christian Ed team that has provided formation opportunities for our children, youth, and adults week after week since last September! Perrysburg Chorale ends season at St. Timothy’s Enjoy a concert themed, “Renewal,” Saturday, May 2, beginning at 7:00 PM in St. Timothy’s nave. The Perrysburg Chorale will present a program of varied styles and periods – all intended to celebrate spring in all its glory. Works/composers include Mozart’s Dies Irae, Byrd’s Ave Verum Corpus, the spiritual Keep Your Lamps, the lush contemporary Earth Song, the King’s Singers’ You are the New Day, Holst’s setting of I Love my Love, Southern Harmony’s The Road Home, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Zulu folk song Aya Ngena – and more! The Chorale will be joined by a local string quartet and a featured soloist from BGSU’s school of music. The concert is free and open to the public, freewill offerings gratefully received. Page 5 Save the Dates Friday, June 12: 4K for Cancer bike team (Baltimore to Seattle) will overnight at St. Tim's. Saturday, June 20: Planting for Tomorrow picnic celebration 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Hostile Valley Park in Wakeman, site of the future retreat and conference center. Plan to join the St. Tim's caravan! United Thank Offering It is time to get those UTO Blue Boxes tallied up for the Spring Ingathering Sunday, May 10. The best way to do this is to count your change and write a check to St. Timothy’s earmarked UTO. There will be envelopes in the pews, in May, for your check and also for those of you who would like to make a donation, even if you haven’t been using the blue box. Each year grant requests are fulfilled with the money collected. There is the old story of a bishop, at the time serving in Alaska, who was granted the funds for an airplane in order to visit his churches - a plane he nicknamed the “Blue Box.” Google “United Thank Offering” to see a list of the types of requests that are granted through this ministry. Or go to: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/files/125th_bishops_grant_recipients_2014_english_2.pdf Youth Bake Sale - May 10 The Youth Group needs everyone’s help to raise money for our Summer Work Camp at Barnes Mountain this June. On May 10, we are holding a Bake Sale during coffee hour. Please bring baked goodies that we can sell, and buy a treat or two to take home. We would love to have all members donate to the bake sale - a cake or pie, cookies or pastry. Please bring your items to church Sunday morning before coffee hour. A sign-up sheet in located on the bulletin board by the kitchen. Youth will be serving and hosting during coffee hour. Thanks for helping to support our youth program! Page 6 Outreach COOKIN' IN THE COURTYARD AND 4K FOR CANCER BIKE TEAM : FRIDAY JUNE 12 welcomes back our popular “Cookin' in the Courtyard” summer gatherings. Dinner at 6:00 PM followed at 7:00 PM, tentatively, by a performance by members of Perrysburg Musical Theatre. This is a side dish and dessert potluck - burgers and dogs will be provided. As an added bonus that night we are hosting the 30 member 4k for Cancer bicycle team as they ride from Baltimore to Seattle. That's right folks - Baltimore, Maryland to Seattle, Washington! We will feed them dinner Friday, and breakfast Saturday and house them and their equipment in the church overnight. This energetic group wishes to meet and mingle with their host community and share their stories, so make sure you have June 12 circled on your calendar!! So right now, I'm sure you're saying to yourself, "How can I help with this awesome event??" In particular we need to arrange for showers, (anyone have a possible YMCA connection?), as riders arrive Friday afternoon. We will need a couple of drivers. Also exploring possible sponsorship(s) assistance with the food if that is your forte. Some inquiries have already been made, so check with Hope if you have ideas. And of course we'll need 'hands on' assistance Friday and Saturday. Get in touch with Hope Jarvis :) 419-874-1558 [email protected] . Planting for Tomorrow Update Is God good – or what!?! With an initial campaign goal of $500,000 that we thought was going to be a stretch, God opened the heavens ‘til today’s tally of gifts and pledges registers $753,908.06. That’s one big dose of Amazing Grace! Two details/reminders need to be offered immediately: Just because a wonderful outpouring of pledges has come in doesn’t mean that the dollars are available to begin work now. If you (like me) made a pledge to be paid over five years, please remember, that’s when the funds will be available – stretched out over a five-year period, with installments coming back to the parish from the Planting for Tomorrow office every 90 days, beginning c. August 1st; and There is very little relationship/crossover between the day-to-day Operating Budget and the five –year capital funds/Planting for Tomorrow campaign. St. Timothy’s remains dependent upon your operating pledges and gifts made for 2015 to keep the doors open, lights (heat and air) on, staff retained and paid, etc. In some communities, capital funds are relatively easy to raise – but ongoing operations suffer from “malnutrition.” ‘Nuff said (i.e., we don’t want to be the latter)? With those words out of the way, the Vestry has affirmed a Capital Project Committee’s recommendations for prioritization of projects and timeline to undertake the first round of work over the next two years. Vestry property liaison, Judy Snyder, has been seeking bids for the first of the projects. Our chief engineer (in oh, so many ways), Russ Snyder, has undertaken a costs study and prepared a proposal to replace the Parish Hall lighting system controls with a multi-zone system, converting to LED technology/light bulbs - a HUGE operating and control system cost savings over the existing (and failing) system. Work to be undertaken in 2015 includes: Parking Lot repair, sealing and lining; Replacement of the Parish Hall Lighting System; Completion of the HVAC installation work throughout the church building complex; Installation of roof gutter heating and ice prevention fixes; and Installation of attic insulation in the Rectory. Looking ahead to 2016, we’ve targeted: Brick tuck pointing /sealing for all masonry surfaces (buildings, sidewalks, etc.); Steeple/chimney stack – begin quoting process to undertake necessary rebuilding and repairs; and Preliminary study leading toward Information Technology systems upgrade (software and equipment). Thank you for your sacrificial generosity. If you have yet to participate in the Planting for Tomorrow effort, we’ll be happy to talk with you more – just contact Fr. Jeff, John or Julia Bearss for further information. Page 7 Hope College Honors ... Hope Honors Three Alumni with Distinguished Alumni Awards The association presented Distinguished Alumni Awards to Dr. Douglas Neckers, a 1960 Hope graduate from Perrysburg, Ohio; Dr. Jerold Veldman, a 1955 Hope graduate from Okemos; and Lois Veldman, a 1956 Hope graduate from Okemos. From Left: DAA Recipient Dr. Douglas Neckers, Alumni Association President Thomas Kyros; DAA Recipients Lois Veldman; and Dr. Jerold Veldman. The annual Distinguished Alumni Awards are presented by the Alumni Association Board of Directors in recognition of the awardees’ contributions across decades or even across a career to society and service to Hope. The award, inaugurated in 1970 and presented during the college’s Alumni Banquet, is the highest honor that alumni can receive from the college’s Alumni Association. Liturgical Trivia (but not trivial!) This year, May contains three of the Church’s principal feasts – important not only as occasions to have a “church party,” but for their part in the theological undergirding of the Christian faith. The Feast of the Ascension comes on the fortieth day of Easter (remember, Easter is a season of fifty days, not just one Sunday in spring) – always a Thursday – this year, May 14. Even with the cross and resurrection accomplished, Jesus had to “blaze the trail” for us to follow heavenward. The color of the feast is white (as a feast of our Lord). Look for Jesus’ footprints (left behind) in artwork and depictions of the ascension. Visit http:// www.gotquestions.org/ascension-Jesus-Christ.html for a quick biblical and theological tour of the ascension. The Feast of Pentecost (May 24 this year) was originally the Hebrew Festival of First Fruits – the spring harvest. It is likely that the crowd of believers who gathered in an upper room on the first Day of Pentecost, was “in town” for the pilgrim feast – along with the cosmopolitan trading traffic that passed through Jerusalem at the height of market season. Considered the “birthday of the Church,” Pentecost is often marked by utilization of many languages in worship, and the Paschal Candle, burning aside the altar since Easter, is finally extinguished and returned to its customary home near the baptismal font following Pentecost celebrations. Symbols associated with Pentecost include the flame (hence, “wear red” or shades of orange and yellow) and the descending Dove. The liturgical color of the day is (surprise!) red. Visit http://www.patheos.com/blogs/markdroberts/series/what-ispentecost-why-does-it-matter/ for a quick tour of theological, liturgical, and pragmatic reflections on Pentecost. The Feast of the Holy Trinity (May 31 this year) is one of the few “theological” feast days in the Church’s calendar. We can interpret God-in-three-persons as divine witness to the centrality and importance of community for our faith journey (i.e., God’s very being is a community of three – and we are created in God’s image to reflect God’s character). Long known as a day of “preaching opportunity,” symbols associated with the trinity are legion – the fleur-de-lis, triangle, three interlocking circles, the triquetra, the 3-leafed shamrock, etc. The Trinity is a particularly potent influence in Celtic worship and theology. Visit http://www.churchyear.net/trinitysunday.html for a beginner’s guide to the Trinity! Page 8 Sunday School News The last day of Sunday School will be May 17. That Sunday the 10:00 AM service will be a Youth Service held at the shelter at Woodland Park (just north of St. Tim’s off East Boundary Street). The service will be followed by a BBQ picnic. Hamburgers, hot dogs, and buns will be provided along with lemonade and water. Please sign up on a list in the hallway that you will attend the picnic and whether you will bring a vegetable dish, a salad, or a dessert. There will also be a place to sign up to help. After lunch there will be an opportunity to sit and relax, play games around the park, or visit with fellow parishioners. Since we have reserved the shelter, we will meet at Woodland Park rain or shine. A huge thank you to all the teachers and volunteers who have made this Sunday School year such a success. Beginning on May 24 and continuing until Sunday School resumes in the Fall, Sunday School-age youth will either join the congregation in the sanctuary for an interactive church service (when Fr. Jeff is on hand) or attend a combined-age Summer Sunday School session in the large classroom (when Fr. Jeff is on vacation). The 2015-16 Sunday School year will kick off with Sundae Sunday and Sunday School registration on September 13. The first Sunday of regular classes will be September 20. Please let Susan Winters ([email protected]) know if you can help with Summer Sunday School classes or if you can teach or assist for the 2015-16 Sunday School year. Susan Winters, Sunday School Coordinator An Evening at the Winery – Learn the Local Terroir On Saturday May 9, we will travel to Helena, Ohio to the Chateau Tebeau Vineyard and Winery for an evening of wine tasting, fellowship, and entertainment. Meet at St. Tim’s at 4:30 PM to carpool to the winery, or travel on your own if you wish, but please sign up on the sheet on the bulletin board (or let Susan Winters know at [email protected] ) by May 7 so we know how many places to reserve. The advance party will arrive to reserve tables at 4:00 PM. The winery is located at 525 State Route 635, just south of US Route 6 and just east of Helena. The winery’s web site is at http://www.chateautebeauwinery.com When you reach the winery, enter the sales room and proceed through it to the room beyond where tables will be staked out for St. Tim’s. Lance Horwedel, a Guitarist/Vocalist, will entertain in that room from 7:00 – 10:00 PM. The winery closes at 10:00 PM although the grill closes at 8:30 PM. We will run our own tabs at the bar. What’s available includes tasting flights of six wines for $4.50 with individual tastes at $.75. Glasses of wine, sangria, and wine slush range from $4.00 to $5.50, depending on the wine. Bottles of wine range from $8.99 to $17.99, and micro-brews and sodas are also available. Food items include sandwiches, cheese plates, soup, cheesecake, a house salad, and the like and range in price from $3.50 to $9.50. Chateau Tebeau’s wines include whites, reds, a dessert wine, and fruit wines. Some of the grape varieties are estate grown (Frontenac, Noiret, Traminette, Vignoles, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Gris) while others are grown elsewhere and vinified at the winery (Merlot, Riesling, Concord, Niagara, Ives). Fruit wines include peach, cherry, rhubarb, and pear. The winery offers a discount for purchases in case lots. Come join us for fun and fellowship. Stay as little or as long as you like. If the weather is good, plan to wander outside to enjoy the vineyards, a koi pond, a gazebo, and more. Susan Winters Page 9 A Day at the Museum – Save the Date – May 31 Sunday, May 31, we will take advantage of the attractions at the world class Toledo Museum of Art. We will meet at noon in the award-winning café for lunch. At 1:00 PM we will move to Galleries 28 and 29 for a look at highlights and themes of the museum’s exhibit “The American Civil War through Artists’ Eyes” conducted by St. Tim’s resident Civil War guru, George Winters. At 2:00 we will move to the Monroe Street Terrace for a performance by the Dodworth Saxhorn Band, which plays authentic 19th-Century instruments while dressed in period costumes. Their program will be “Songs that Made a Nation: The Civil War, 1861-1865.” Admission to the museum and concert is free, but parking is $5.00 per vehicle (free to members). Lunch in the café will be pay-as-you-go. This event marks the sesquicentennial of the end of the Civil War and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in April, 1865. Watch “This Week with St. Tim’s” for additional details, but meanwhile, plan to join us for this fellowship event. Coming in June June 07 12 13 16 20 Commissioning of Barnes Mountain Missioners (10:00 AM) Departure of Missioners for Kentucky Cookin’ in the Courtyard (Entertainers from Shrek) St. Tim’s hosts cyclists biking 4,000 miles to fight cancer Youth Mission Team returns from KY Bishop’s Bike Ride begins Planting for Tomorrow Celebration in Wakeman (new camp/retreat site) Happy Birthday! Sunday School Attendance Average April Deb Schmidt 3 Colleen Bixler 5 Bob Julius 5 Stephanie Rieck 5 Becky Swartzbeck 8 Happy Anniversary May Jaden Mead 11 Caroline Mandly 13 Katherine Swartzbeck 15 Edith Vroman 18 Phil Smith 19 Roger Greive 29 David Bixler 19 Perry Mack 29 Michael Foster 25 Kathryn Mandly 30 April 1 6 PM 7 10 AM 161 6 PM 5 Pre-K-Grade 5 6 5 Grades 6-8 5 8 Grades 9-12___ 4 12 8 AM 31 10 AM 86 Total 15 19 8 AM 28 10 AM 78 26 8 AM 25 10 AM 108 Maundy Thurs 7 PM 29 Good Friday Comm. 12 Noon 146 Good Friday 7 PM 29 Holy Saturday 9AM 8PM 5 8 Bob and Anne Bergstrom 1 Bob and Molly Mack 16 Happy Birthday! Special 8 AM 55 Services *No Wed services were held on April 8 and 22. Page 10 May Ministries Sunday May 3, 2015 May 10, 2015 May 17, 2015 May 24, 2015 May 31, 2015 Flowers Sarah Secor Mary Tudor Barbara Coon Barb Day Kay Ball Sara North Pam Davis Polly White Polly White Gingi Rothman 8:00 am Altar Guild Bob Campbell Joan Van Gunten Evelyn Lane Barb Day Joan Van Gunten Coffee Host Penny Campbell Dave Kleeberger Penny Campbell Dave Kleeberger Penny Campbell Dave Kleeberger Penny Campbell Dave Kleeberger Penny Campbell Dave Kleeberger LEM Bob Campbell Diane Kleeberger John Bearss Joe Mason Bob Campbell Lector Bob Boyd Diane Kleeberger Joe Sharp Phil Schmidt Bob Campbell Maryjane Getz Joe and Sally Mason Bob Campbell Joe Sharp Paul and Hazel Morgan Emily King Mary Ann Mead Emily King Usher/Greeter 9:45 am Nursery Care Emily King Mary Ann Mead YOUTH at 10:00 Acolytes Jarrett Harrison Mary Tudor Judy Snyder Katherine Swartzbeck Youth Will Ezzell Bob Fries Paul Tait Mary Tudor Altar Guild Carol Williams Judy Snyder Allison Fisher Susan Winters Judy Snyder Coffee Host Rick and Terry Hoff Youth Bake Sale Rick and Ginger Brown Ella Mae Griner Youth Paul Tait Dottie Wilkerson Bob and Connie Fries Pam Davis Bob Fries Mary Tudor Ginger Brown Mary Jane Anderson Judy Snyder Katherine Swartzbeck Paul Tait Paul Tait Bob Bergstrom Youth Pam Davis Judy Fries David Gemmill Pam Davis Julie Quick Ginger Brown Paul Tait Mary Tudor Rick Hoff Allison Fisher Teller Dick Fries Hope Jarvis Dave Sanderson Jeff Day Judy Snyder Usher Dick and Nadine Edwards Dick and Joyce Fries Youth George and Susan Winters George and Susan Winters Greeters LEM Lector 1 Lector 2 Youth May Calendar Page 11 Page 12 Diocese of Ohio Bishop The Rt. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth, Jr. Rector The Rev. Jeffry L. Bunke Graduate Seminarian Mike Floyd Staff Administrative Assistant Diana Kiser Bookkeeper Kelsey Hartford Choir Director Ann Corrigan Organist Michael Gartz Sextons Jim and Debi Dollar Vestry members Senior Warden Steve Weiser Junior Warden & Personnel Gingi Rothman Warden-in-Training/Clerk Rebecca Butler Christian Formation Allison Fisher Evangelism & Incorporation Stephanie Rieck Fellowship Mary Jane Anderson Finance, Administration, & Stewardship Susan Nelson Outreach & Collaboration Hope Jarvis Property, Grounds, & Buildings Judy Snyder Worship Joe Mason Sunday Services 8:00 & 10:00 AM Holy Eucharist 9:45 AM Pre K-8 Sunday School 10:45 AM High School Sunday School Wednesday Offices to the vestry Chancellor Phil Schmidt Treasurer George Winters Asst. Treasurer Jeff Day 6:00 PM Worship
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