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JANUARY 2016
ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH
NEWSLETTER
A congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 4600 N. 9th Avenue, Pensacola, FL 32503
850-438-5229
www.stpaulpensacola.org
Mission Statement
Living together in God's grace, we worship, learn, and reach out as a
caring community to rejoice in, and share the love of Jesus Christ.
WORSHIP SERVICE SCHEDULE HOLY COMMUNION CELEBRATED EACH SUNDAY
8:00 and 10:30 WORSHIP SERVICE
9:00 and 11:30 HOSPITALITY
9:30 SUNDAY SCHOOL Nursery Available for those preschool age and under
JANUARY 3 SECOND SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS
JANUARY 10 FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
BAPTISM OF OUR LORD/MISSION SUNDAY
JANUARY 17 SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
JANUARY 24 THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
JANUARY 31 FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY BOLD WOMEN SUNDAY
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Happy New
Year PASTOR’S DAY
OFF OFFICE CLOSED
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3 HOLY COMMUNION
2ND SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS
8:00 Worship
9:00 Hospitality
9:30 Sunday School
10:30 Worship
11:30 Hospitality
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5
9:00 Quilters
6 Epiphany of Our Lord
5:30 Bells
6:00 Social Ministry Mtg.
6:30 Bible Study
7:00 Choir
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8
PASTOR’S DAY
OFF
OFFICE
CLOSED
9 9:00 Taking Down the Greens
9:00 Property Mtg.
10:30 Worship & Music Mtg.
10 HOLY COMMUNION
BAPTISM of OUR LORD
MISSION SUNDAY
8:00 Worship
9:00 Hospitality
9:30 Sunday School
10:30 Worship
11:30 Hospitality
11
9:00 Staff Mtg.
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9:00 Quilters
10:00 Faith Circle
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5:30 Bells
6:30 Bible Study
7:00 Choir
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COMMITTEE
COUNCIL REPORTS
DUE BY NOON
5:00 Finance Mtg.
6:00 Enduring Fund Mtg.
6:00 Eve Circle
15
PASTOR’S DAY
OFF
OFFICE
CLOSED
16
17 HOLY COMMUNION
2ND SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
8:00 Worship
9:00 Hospitality
9:30 Sunday School
9:45 Altar Guild Meeting
10:30 Worship
11:30 Hospitality
18
OFFICE CLOSED
MARTIN LUTHER
KING DAY
19 NEWS LETTER
ARTICLES DUE
9:00 Quilters
6:30 Executive Mtg.
7:00 Council Mtg.
20
Happy Bday
Pastor Gore
5:30 Bells
6:30 Bible Study
7:00 Choir
21
Noon SPOT
22 6:30 pm
Movie night
“God’s Not
Dead”
OFFICE CLOSED
PASTOR’S DAY
OFF
23
24 HOLY COMMUNION
3rd SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
8:00 & 10:30 Worship
9:00 & 11:30 Hospitality
9:30 Sunday School
Noon-1:00
1st Holy Communion class
___________________________
31 HOLY COMMUNION
4TH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
8:00 Worship
9:00 Hospitality
9:30 Sunday School
10:30 Worship
11:30 Hospitality
25
26 9:00 Quilters
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5:30 Bells
6:30 Bible Study
6:35 Christian Ed. Mtg.
7:00 Choir
28
29
OFFICE
CLOSED
PASTOR’S DAY
OFF
30
2016
January
Drop off items for Yard Sale Jan. 31-Feb.5
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The star of Bethlehem ushered in a new beginning for humanity. The people of the East
came giving praise to God, bringing gifts, and celebrating the child Jesus. We’re told the
story of these men looking at the signs indicating that great things are taking place. They followed the
star and found the King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Emmanuel.
Many others came to visit with Mary and Joseph as they learned through angels and shepherds. As the
narrative says, “When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them
about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary
treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.” Luke 2:17-19
Now we are far removed from that time of Jesus but not so far removed that we don’t see the
importance of this Holy night or the presence of others in the life of the Holy family. I use the story of
the star (the new beginning) and the story of people gathered around the Holy family (ministry of
presence) to relate our need for your presence.
The ministry of presence is something I talked about in a sermon several months ago. It is a ministry
termed “Member Care”. Will you help bring the Good News to those not in the sanctuary? Are you
able to present the gift of care to someone sick, homebound, or recovering from surgery? We need to
follow the example of gathering around the Holy family as a way of expressing care for our members.
Your presence around the family of God will make a difference in the life of a member not able to
attend worship.
A new beginning: On January 17th we will begin placing bulletins in the gathering space with names
and address on them for our membership to deliver on their way home from church. You can make the
difference in the life of Jesus by giving the gift of 15 minutes to stop and talk and give the bulletin to a
person unable to reach their church family. You have the opportunity to visit God’s family and I have
to say, “It is an honor to serve Jesus in this way”. If you don’t think these things matter, ask one of our
members who’ve been in the hospital, care facility, or are at home. Receiving the bulletin each week
can bring them joy and it lets them stay connected to St. Paul through your ministry of presence. There
are many members living in a variety of areas around the church. I believe you will not have to do this
all by yourself but perhaps it can become your gift of ministry for God’s church.
This is step one of a member care program for St. Paul. Step two will be to keep the freezer in the
kitchen full of casseroles and dinners that can be taken to members coming out of the hospital for child
birth, surgery, or who have been sick and living alone. Delivering them to our members with the joy
and love shown around the manger as the shepherds told their story and the wise men came to pay
homage.
Merry Christmas,
Pastor Frank
Pastor’s Corner January 2016
In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from
the East came to Jerusalem, 2 asking, "Where is the child who has been born king of the
Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage." 10
When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. 11 On entering
the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him
homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold,
frankincense, and myrrh. Matthew 2:1-3; 8-11
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Meet the St. Paul Staff
Pastor Rev. Franklin J. Gore [email protected]
Minister of Music Charles Tucker [email protected]
Director of Preschool Monica Moore [email protected]
Admin. Ass’t. Tammy Tatum [email protected]
Church Ass’t. Kim McCormick [email protected]
Deacon Glenn Schaeffer [email protected]
Sunday School Allison Forst [email protected]
Directors Julie Saykiewicz [email protected]
Webmasters Jerod & Monika Durbin [email protected]
Youth Group Matt & Chelsea [email protected]
Volunteers Brunoehler [email protected]
December
Sunday
Attendance December 2 (Wed. Advent) 68
December 6 216
December 9 (Wed. Advent) 67
December 13 230
December 16 (Wed. Advent) 59
December 20 184
December 24
December 27
Available on Sunday mornings for
children Preschool age and under.
Activity bags that include children’s
bulletins are available for children
while in worship. You may pick one
up as you enter the sanctuary.
Hearing aid devices available for worship.
If you would like to use one, please see an usher
before service.
Please return any bulletins you do not wish to
take home after the 8am service to the kiosk in
the Gathering space. This will assure there are
plenty available (both small and large print) for
worship at the next service.
Thank you for your cooperation.
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January Worship Assistants
ASSISTING MINISTERS
8:00 10:30
3 Dianne Williams Kelly Gore
10 Rev. John Hugus Ann Housh
17 Edwin Gibbons David Oelerich
24 Carlos Carbini Suzanne Morgan
31 Betty Bross Brenda Ekstrom
8:00 10:30
3 Sarah Leviege Wanda Gore
10 Pete Morgan Sam Geisler
17 Regina Gibbons Dick Kaminska
24 Melissa Kelly Julie Stevens
31 Carol Stevens Jeremy
Zimmerman
8:00 10:30
3 Art & Camille Barb Lenn &
Kimmel Gloria Seiler
10 Audrey Tinsley & Howard & Julie
Mary Bruns Stephens
17 Tammy Tatum & Tina Nielsen &
Carlos Carbini Sharon Livingston
24 Kathy Norem & Brian & Vanessa
Marjorie Kellums Pascoe
31 Faye Robinson & Carleen Bragan &
Rita Dye Lori Overy
8:00 10:30
3 Pete & Suzanne Morgan John & Brenda Ekstrom
10 Eric & Shelly Johnson Pat & Jeanne Clark
17 John Carroll & Brad & Alice Fludgate
George Vogt
24 Harland & Betty Bross Howard & Julie
Stephens
31 Randy & Bennie Sides Norm & Linda Beal
8:00 10:30
3 Audrey Tinsley & Lois Schlatter
Sarah Leviege Carleen Bragan
10 Sidney Glassmire & Ann Housh & Vanessa
Kim McCormick Pascoe
17 Betty Bross & Wanda Gore &
Rita Dye Lori Overy
24 Robert & Richard Kim McCormick &
Zube David Oelerich
31 Art and Camille Kelly Gore &
Kimmel Alice Fludgate
COMMUNION ASST.
USHERS
LECTORS
BEARERS
3 Audrey Tinsley
Carleen Bragan
10 Brenda Ekstrom
Suzanne Morgan
17 Wanda & Kelly Gore
24 Betty Bross & Lori Overy
31 Cheryl Poister & Rita Dye
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Members and Visitors of St. Paul
Your Finance Committee asks that everyone thoroughly read the yellow handout that
has been presented with the bulletin the past couple of Sundays. The subject handout is
also included in this News Letter.
The information is important to understanding the use of the new envelopes as well as
iPad/On-Line giving.
We cannot emphasize enough that the General Fund covers the operation of the Church
as budgeted. Extra finance drives are to be over and above that which has been
estimated and planned for the General Fund. In the past, extra requested gifts have been
contributed in lieu of General Fund gifts.
As the year comes to a close, indications are that we have all done a great job of
reaching our financial goals for 2015. We need to maintain this trend going into 2016,
which will be equally demanding.
Remember, all that we have, our lives, our families, our incomes, our resources, our
homes, our health and our intellect belong to God in the first place.
Your Finance Chair,
Dick Kaminska
MUSIC NEWS
A 14-week course on how to play the recorder will be offered through Leisure
Learning and taught at St. Paul. The St. Paul consort will “team-teach” the
course. An orientation session will be held on January 11 at 1pm. This will allow
students to select which recorder to choose and give time for the instruments to
be ordered.
If you want to learn how to read music, learning to play the recorder is the easiest
way. The course will be designed for someone without musical training but
people who have had training but want to learn the recorder will be welcome and
will fit in.
The course will be held on Mondays from 1-2 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church.
Please see the Leisure Learning Catalog for more information. The course will
run from January 25- April 25. There will be no classes on January 18 or April 4.
For further information or questions, please call Charles Tucker at 850-525-8256.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
We trust everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a safe, healthy New Year.
WOW! What a year. We have had a great year in 2015 and are looking forward to 2016.
We want to thank everyone in our congregation for the support you have shown us this
last year. There have been many changes in our “coffee hour” and you all have been
troopers to volunteer and assist us in every event we have hosted. My prayer is we will
continue to improve, enjoy and “fellowship”. After all that is what GOD wants us to do.
We thank those who served in December on Sunday and Wednesday Night services: Eric
and Shelly Johnson , Eric and Mara Given, Barb Lenn and Gerry Selland, Betty and
Harland Bross, Lisa and Don Boose, Sherry Schaffer and Carleen Bragan, Judie
Cox. Thanks to all the gentlemen who help us with the tables and chairs at each event.
You are the best. If you have not had the opportunity to serve, please give it some
thought, it is very rewarding to see our fellow members and guest to enjoy good
food and laughter.
A SPECIAL thanks to all who brought gifts and or made a monetary donation to our
“IT”S A KITCHEN THING”! We received many nice gifts and we are excited to get our
kitchen organized and start using our new items. We trust you enjoyed the cookies as
much as we did making them. Thanks for all our committee members for baking and
packing cookies, we had a good time, if you miss it hope you can join us next time.
Get ready, we are already planning some events you will not want to miss. Watch for
news in the bulletin and Fellowship Hall. Our first event will be our annual
Strove Tuesday Pancake Supper on February 9th. In addition, we will be hosting a
“Valentine Dinner” on Saturday, February 13th. Watch for details.
As always it is a JOY and HONOR to serve in GOD’S HOUSE!
Thank you to all who have served as
Hospitality hosts during December.
There are plenty of opportunities to
host during January. Sign- up sheets
are posted in the Fellowship hall.
Movie Night
Friday, January 22
6:30 pm
Fellowship Hall
“God’s Not Dead”
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FAITH CIRCLE:
JANUARY 2016
Faith Circle will have our monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.
in the Church Library. Our Lesson is “Christian Citizenship 101“. Session 1 is
“Confidence in God’s beginnings and endings“from the Bible Study in “gather”
magazine. If you do not subscribe to the magazine, copies of the lesson are available on
the table outside of the Library. Our Bible Study is an open discussion. Following our
Bible Study we will travel to a local restaurant for lunch. All women of the congregation
are welcome and encouraged to attend. We look forward to meeting and greeting each of
you. Please bring a friend to share in this monthly Bible Study experience.
EVE CIRCLE invites you to begin 2016 by joining Eve Circle for our monthly Women of the ELCA Circle Meeting on January 14, 2016. We will meet at 6:00 PM at the Hummus Restaurant, which is located at 3012 North 9TH Avenue. We will begin with fellowship and dinner first at 6:00 PM followed by our Bible Study from an article in "The gather Magazine," which is the official magazine of the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. If you would like to buy yourself a New Year's present consider subscribing to "The gather Magazine" at the subscription order center of Augsburg Fortress - 800-328-4648. The magazine for 1 year/10 issues costs $15.00. Come join us for a discussion that will be thought provoking, and a night out of fellowship and fun. We will e-mail you the magazine article ahead of time, if you do not subscribe to the magazine.
ST. PAUL'S SCRAPBOOK
The Church History team is still looking for pictures from
1958-1967. On the back of the pictures, write the name of
the event, approximate date and names of
individuals, if possible. Place the items in an
envelope with your name and phone number on
the outside and leave them at the church office.
Also mark the outside of the envelope with the
word "Scrapbook". After we copy the items, they
will be returned to you.
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Worship and Music
A volunteer is needed for Worship and
Music to take a lead role in assuring the
Sanctuary and Gathering space are clean and
clear of all unnecessary items prior to
weddings and funerals. Once the event has
concluded, both spaces would need to be
returned to their normal state for Sunday
worship. If you would like to serve, please
contact Rita Dye.
Time and Talents
Anyone who filled out a Time
and Talent sheet will be
contacted in January with
opportunities to serve.
Thank you for volunteering!
Electronic Giving “other”/iPad Giving When you are making a donation to St. Paul “Other”
donation box, please be sure to indicate where your donation
is to go. If it is not indicated it goes into General Giving.
Other
$
Memo:
Donation to specific area
Where your donation is to go?
The Wednesday
night Bible Study
class will resume
January 6, 2016.
SPOT (St. Paul Old Timers)
It's time to celebrate everyone's birthday for the
year. We will meet on Thursday, January 21,
at 12:00 noon in the Fellowship Hall. Bring a dish
to pass but no desserts, please. A birthday cake
will be provided. You might even win a prize
playing Bingo. Anyone 55 and older is welcome to
join the celebration.
ST. PAUL TRAVELERS
ALASKA LAND and SEA
JUNE 7-18, 2016
There is still room for you to join
others from St. Paul on an exciting
land and sea vacation to
Alaska. Information about the trip can
be found on the table in the Fellowship
Hall – brochures and flyers. Invite
your friends – all are welcome. Direct
questions to Ann Housh @ 850-291-
9085
or [email protected] ~Ann
Housh
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Thank You to everyone who came to “Breakfast with Santa”. We had fun and Santa loved seeing all Children and adults who visited with him! Once again, Applebee’s
was a terrific setting for us! Thanks to the youth who helped the teachers serve breakfast! Matt, Robert, Hannah & Alyssa! We appreciate your volunteering!
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Preschool News for January 2016
Thank You, Charles Tucker for sharing your
trains with the children!
Have you started your Yard Sale Piles? It is time!
Begin dropping off you donations Sunday Jan 31st
Annual Church & Preschool Yard Sale
The sale is Saturday February 6th Volunteers
are needed to help sort and price items the week of
February 1st and to work the day of the sale.
Our elf was
former
Preschooler
Annie
Snyder!
Our Santa was
Santa!
Visit this little guy, now a
chrysalis, in the butterfly
garden at the entrance to the
education wing. He and his
friends are confused by the
warm December weather.
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Social Ministry
For a number of years our church has participated in helping the Adult Guardianship
Clients of LSF (Lutheran Services of Florida) with their Christmas gifts. These clients
either have no family, no family that cares about them, or have family who are unable to
help them. They live in nursing homes or assisted living homes. The clients often have
forms of dementia, intelligence disorders, autistic, etc. The social workers compile a list
of their needs and wants, and once again St Paul members answered the call. The clients
this year ranged from age 27-86, and their needs and wants were varied. The Thrivent
Action Team grant provided additional funds to complete the shopping requests. Many
many thanks to the following shoppers Lori Overy, Wanda Gore, Monica Moore,
Eleanor Aspliden, Etta McDonald, Shelley Johnson, Alice Fludgate, Lisa Boose, Carol
Parnell, Marjorie Kellams, Sidney Glasmire, Jeanne Clark. In addition to these shoppers,
Alice Fludgate, Gerry Selland, Sarah Leviege joined me on the shopping trip at WalMart
to complete the shopping. Everyone is called on at this time of year to help and
contribute to so many things, and we all become overextended and over
committed. However, to help people who have no one and cannot help themselves, is so
rewarding and brings out the true spirit of Christmas.
Barbara Lenn
Shelters we contribute to:
Washburn: An arm of St. Vincent DePaul serving the homeless in Escambia Co. with
meal and snack service, showers, laundry facilities, donated clothing available.
Waterfront: They have 3 mens shelters (Pensacola, Fort Walton Beach, and Mobile, AL),
and a women’s shelter at New Hope Home for Women. These shelters provide a safe
place to sleep for the homeless.
Loaves & Fishes: A Christian soup kitchen for men, women, and children to provide a
safe, clean, and uplifting environment. They have been in our community since February
of 1983.
Beacon: A nondenominational, non-religiously based shelter for women and children to
stay during the winter. They provide meals, showers, and some social services to help
with job and home searches.
Favor House: A shelter for women and children who are victims of domestic violence.
They offer free counseling and connects women with resources t remove themselves and
their children from their harmful environment.
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Phew! We got through it all! Here is a list of what items went where. Note: All items
are per item not per package (for example, in a package of 10 pairs of socks that was
counted as 10). Also, please note that the reason Waterfront Mission and Favor House
are short on socks is because NASH FM is doing a sock drive until Christmas and the
socks they collect will go to those places. We wanted to make sure the wealth got
spread all around!
Beacon: Loaves & Fishes: Favor House:
Socks - 155 Blankets – 4 Blankets - 2
Blankets - 7 Coats – 4 Sweatshirts - 4
Scarves - 9 Socks – 208 Jackets/Coats - 12
Children’s Misc. Items - 13 Briefs – 67 Socks - 42
Gloves - 8 Undershirts - 20 Gloves - 37
Hats – 4 Scarves - 12
Waterfront Mission: Washburn Center:
Shirts – 20 Belts and Misc. Clothing items - 12
Briefs – 53 Socks – 116 Coats - 8
Socks – 43 Briefs – 9 Scarves - 7
Blankets – 9 Gloves – 6 Hats 10
Blessing of Tree of Warmth items
Organizing the Tree of Warmth donations
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Naval Base Pensacola donation of 20 bags of
shoes, 4 bags of socks, and 3 bags of assorted
clothing.
Thanks Matthew!
LSF Dinner Update: (Lutheran Services of Florida)
I would like to thank everyone who was involved in planning, preparing, cooking and
cleaning up for the LSF Dinner on December 18. Everyone worked very hard, and it was
a wonderful event. It was great fun to see the good people from Lutheran Services
Florida, who do so much for our community, take some time off to enjoy each other’s
company and relax. Extra food from the LSF event was taken to New Hope Home in
Gulf Breeze. I wish everyone could have been present to witness the joy on the men’s
faces when they saw their dinner arrive. New Hope Home depends entirely on donations
to feed the homeless men in their program, and I heard one of the men say - “now we
don’t have to worry what we’ll eat tonight!” Yes, the Lord does provide.
Blessings,
Cynthia Carter
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY READING PALS- Helping the 66% of 4 yr. olds not ready for Kindergarten As you may have read in the local paper recently as many as 66% of children are not ready for Kindergarten. You can help in one very vital way by spending 1 hour a week with a 4 year old by reading to, talking with, helping with basic letter and number recognition. ECARE (Every Child a Reader in Escambia) has a grant to provide tools to help volunteers. 50 more volunteers are needed now so the grant can be renewed for next year. I am volunteering and if you are interested, please contact me. I can help you get started. ~Ann Housh
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Why are the exterior church doors red?
Well, historically the red doors of a church were a symbol of sanctuary – a place where
a soldier could not pursue an enemy. The red signified the blood of Jesus Christ who
came to save all who took refuge in him. People who passed through the red doors
were safe. Today the doors continue to provide safety and refuge to all who enter.
Some believe that the doors of the Wittenberg Cathedral, where Martin Luther posted
his 95 theses, were red. Red doors on Protestant churches indicate their roots in the
Reformation.
I thought it would be nice for those who didn’t know about the meaning of red on the
sanctuary doors to have the information. The doors were professionally painted last
month through a designated gift. This gift was given by the family to the Memorial
Fund in honor and memory of Charles Daniel Gee. We give thanks for the gift to paint
the doors and the gift of love your family shared with the people of St. Paul.
Mary Holway, Monika Durbin, and Brooke
Haigler and their voice, flute, harp, and piano
students say “thank you” to St. Paul for
hosting their recital!
Pastor and I would like to thank you
for all the gifts we’ve received this
Christmas Season. God Bless,
Wanda
We deeply appreciate all the baked goods
and gifts that were generously brought to
the office during Christmas!
Thank You!
The St. Paul staff
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