The Memorial Church of

St. Luke, the Beloved

Physician

1946 W elsh Road

Philadelphia, PA 19115

215.969.3645 (office)stlukesbustleton@yahoo.comwww.stlukesbustleton.webs.com

SERVICES

Sundays:

10:45a.m. Church School in

Hall

11:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

Rite II with music

Followed immediately by

refreshments and

fellowship in

the parish hall.

Wednesdays:

Contemplative Prayer

6:45p.m. in Office

7:30 p.m. Healing Eucharist

______________________

All Saints Episcopal

Church of Rhawnurst

1811 Loney Street

Philadelphia, PA 19111

215.342.6210 (office)www.allsaintsrhawnhurst.org

SERVICES

Sundays:

8:00a.m. Holy Eucharist,

Spoken

9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist

Rite II with music

Followed immediately by

refreshments and

fellowship in the undercroft.

The Ark of the CovenantA Newsletter for the People of The Memorial Church of St. Luke, theBeloved Physician and All Saints Episcopal Church of Rhawnhurst The Rev. Dr. Timothy Griffin, Rector SEPTEMBER 2012 Issue 1

The Ark of the Covenant

According to the book of Exodus, the Ark of the Covenant was a chest that

God commanded the Israelites to build. W ithin this chest was contained the

stone tablets upon which God had inscribed the Decalogue or what we

more commonly refer to as the Ten Commandments. The presence of the Ark

figured heavily in the Israelites journey to and eventual movement into the Holy

Land. It was later captured by the Philistines, but King David was able to

recapture the Ark and when he moved the Capital of the Kingdom to Jerusalem,

he entered the city in procession with the Ark. W hen Solomon built his Temple,

the Ark was placed in the inner room of the Temple— the Holy of Holies, which

was such a sacred place that only the High Priest could enter it, and then only

once a year on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. After the destruction of the

Second Temple by the Romans in 70 AD, the Ark was lost. There are still rumors

that the Ark survived and there is speculation from time to time that it is located

here or there but in all likelihood the Ark was probably destroyed at the time of the

Temple’s destruction (the Indiana Jones’ movie notwithstanding).

The importance of the Ark in the Judeo-Christian tradition cannot be minimized.

The Ark is called the “Ark of the Covenant” because, as I noted above, it originally

contained the stone tablets of the Law. Thus, it was the container in which the

conditions of the covenant or agreement between God and the Israelites were

stored. However, the Ark was also conceived as the Throne of God or God’s

resting place. Thus the Ark was the symbolic location where God was held to

reside. So what does all of this have to do with All Saints and St. Luke’s? A couple

of things I suppose. First, since the history of Christian Church and the history of

Israel are inextricably linked, it is part of our history as Christians. And second,

since we recognize the Church as the place where God resides in a special

way—in the Sacrament of the Eucharist, for example, the Church can be seen as

the New Temple. But of course these considerations apply to Christians and the

Church more generally. They are not unique to St. Luke’s and All Saints.

W hat is unique to All Saints and St. Luke’s, however, is that we have recently

entered into a covenant to share certain of our resources. So when the two

parishes entered into this covenant, the Covenant Committee asked for

suggestions for the title for our combined newsletter. W e received a few

suggestions, including one from Carol Mitchell, who is the secretary for St. Luke’s

and now for All Saints as well. Carol suggested that we call the newsletter “The

Ark of the Covenant,” and the Covenant Committee unanimously voted for that

title. And, of course, that makes perfect sense because our parishes have entered

into a covenant and we believe that our covenant was inspired by God.

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WELCOME VISITORS! Are you a new reader?Come visit us! We’re so glad that you picked up thispublication; we hope you will find it interesting and worthyour time and we hope you will take the next step and worshipwith us sometime. If you are worshiping with us, we welcomeyou! Whatever your religious background, and however youhave come to be here, we welcome you here. Please let usknow who you are by signing our guest book or filling out acard found in the pews. You can hand your card to an usher, or put it in thecollection plate when it comes later.

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I am excited by this experiment, which really puts All Saints and St. Luke’s on the cutting edge of innovations

within the Diocese of Pennsylvania. Each parish has many events planned for the upcoming church year of 2012-

13 and I hope we will support one another in those initiatives. In addition the parishes are sharing certain resources

and expenses, e.g., the priest and his salary (thank you very much), Carol, the secretary who I mentioned above,

and Carlos Otero, who will serve as sexton for both parishes. In addition, Stacey Carmody, who has been editing

and compiling St. Luke’s newsletter, has agreed to edit and compile “The Ark” and to create a website for All Saints

as she did for St. Luke’s (if you have not already done so, you should check out St. Luke’s website—it is very well

done). Although I have been at St. Luke’s for the past seven (almost eight) years, I have only been with All Saints

since May, so there may be some of you who I have not yet met. I look forward to meeting you and I hope you will

consider attending some of the events that the parishes have planned. God willing I believe that both St. Luke’s

and All Saints can look forward to a period of growth and rejuvenation.

God bless,

Father Tim

Adult Forum: The Adult Forum this year will focus on the Sunday Liturgy. The liturgy, as you are no doubt aware,

is the way in which we worship God. The word “liturgy” is derived from the Greek word “litourgia” which means “the

work of the people. W hile I am sure that most of us are familiar with the form of the liturgy, many of us may not

know why we do and say the things we do during the course of the liturgy. Consequently, I would like us to spend a

few weeks looking at what we do when we worship God and why we do these things. Among the things we will

discuss, in addition to the actual prayers and assertions that we make during the service, are the significance of

the vestments, the seasons of the liturgical year, the place of music and other aspects of the ritual. The first

meeting will be Monday, September 10th at 7:00 in the church at St. Luke’s. W e will meet every other Monday

evening and the meetings will alternate between St. Luke’s and All Saints. I hope you will make time to attend.

REMINDERS: Outreach

The Somerton FoodBank is always in needof cereal and cashdonations to buy meatsand maintain operatingexpenses. Please give.

The 2 homeless sheltersSt Luke’s supports lookforward every week tothe Wawa gift cardsprovided by yourdonations of change!

WELCOME to theinaugural issue of TheArk of the Covenant,formerly The WingedOx! The name changeand change in contentreflects the inclusionof both St. Luke’s andAll Saints and thecovenant between the 2churches.

The deadline forsubmissions to “TheArk” October issue isSEPTEMBER 15 .th

Please submit toStacey Carmody

or Carol Mitchell at stlukesbustleton@yahoo.

com

THOSE WHO SERVE: ST LUKE’S

Sunday, SEPT 2

Chalice Bearer: J. Brambilla

Reader: K. Gibson

Ushers: T. Truesdale, J. Litzke

Altar Guild: L. Carter, R. Fischer

NO Coffee Hour

Counters: B & D Shifflett

Sunday, SEPT 9

Chalice Bearer: S. Carmody

Reader: J. Iannotti

Ushers: J. Brambilla, T. Truesdale

Altar Guild: K. Kenny, S. Nesbitt

Coffee Hour: J &J Litzke, J. Gardner, J.

Oxenford

Counters: J. Bramibilla, R. Whaley

Sunday, SEPT 16

Chalice Bearer: L. Carter

Reader: J. Brambilla

Ushers: T. Truesdale, J. Litzke

Altar Guild: J. Oxenford, C. Cotugno

Coffee Hour: G. Hair, J &C Szczur, K.

Kenny, S. Nesbitt

Counters: K. Gibson, A. Thorpe

Sunday, SEPT 23

Chalice Bearer: J. Gardner

Reader: S. Carmody

Ushers: J. Litzke, T. Truesdale

Altar Guild: S & C Carmody

Coffee Hour: Espositos, A. Thorpe, M.

Geiger

Counters: J & J Litzke

Sunday, SEPT 30

Chalice Bearer: B. Kaufold

Reader: L. Carter

Ushers: J. Barmbilla, T. Truesdale

Altar Guild: G & B Hair, J. Woods

Coffee Hour: H. Rolland, S. Remmick,

R. Whaley, Emma, Rita, Joan D.

Counters: B & D Shifflett

NEWS

St. Luke’s Church School is

exciting this year. We are

starting a new curriculum,

Living the Good News. It will

include lessons based on the

lectionary and will offer stories,

music and crafts,as well as take

home pages to share with the

family. We have ordered the

primary package for the year

2012-2013 which covers grades

1-3,since we at present have

children within that age group.

An article for church school

registration has been put in the

NorthEast Times and monthly

"kids crafts" activities have

been scheduled in hopes of

attracting more children from

the community to help our

church school grow.

Church School will be held

each Sunday, beginning on

Sept. 9th at 10:45a.m. in the

church hall. The children will

continue to join their families in

church for communion,

following lessons. We welcome

a new teacher this year. Lisa

Esposito has joined our

teaching staff. Betty Shifflett,

Ashley Martino, Sara Nesbit

and Karen Kenny have agreed

to continue teaching as well.

Llyn Carter has agreed to help

out as a substitute teacher,as

needed. We are fortunate to

have them all.

I will continue as church school

coordinator and am looking

forward to a prosperous year.

-Barbara Kaufold

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PLEASE PRAY FOR:

Dorothy, Elaine, NancyH., Edna, Alan, Mabel,Ruth L., Louise,William L, Robert B,Patricia L, Nancy

Martha, Llyn C., Katherine G., Elsie,George R., Renne C., Aurelia T.Betty S., Kathy T, Tom T., DoloresB., Emma H., John N., ElizabethS., Melba C., Denise L., Lonny S.,Dorothy S., Janet C., James N.,Nancy W., Joyce, Greg, David,Malcolm, David, Amarante, David,Amy, Anthony, Katharine, James,Jim, Francis, Robert, Iris, Richard,Lindia, Jessica, Julia, Oscar, Billy,William, Ann, Amber, Brian, Ariel,Betty.

Those Serving inthe ArmedForces: William B.William S, Chris

G.,Kevin M., Andrew R., ChrisK.,John R., Chris R., Eric B., Rob D.,Jerry F.,Thomas H., Tom B.,CaseyR., Jermaine, Bradley, Michael,Maxx, Eric J., John T., George M.,Steven M, Timothy D., Police,Firefighters, Emergency MedicalResponders

The 70's arecoming!!! Tickets onsale for St Luke's "70'sFlashback Event" beingheld September 29th in St. Luke’s Parish Hall.Music, Dancing,Costume Contest,Raffles and more.....$10per person pre-sale.

Start practicing your Disco Dance moves!

ORGAN RECITAL

by St. Luke’s organist

P. Bruce Sholley

On Sunday, September 16,2012, Bruce will be playing an organ recital inLebanon, Pennsylvania. The recital is part of aseries of concerts marking the 125thAnniversary of the founding of St. Mark’sUnited Church of Christ. The church wasfounded in the German Reformed tradition, andthrough subsequent mergers of Protestantdenominations became part of the Evangelicaland Reformed, and (during the 1960’s) UCCtraditions. This is the church where Bruce wasraised and where he has played a series of organrecitals over the last thirty years.

The organ is a three-manual instrument built bythe Moeller Pipe Organ Company ofHagerstown, Maryland, in the last years of thatcompany’s independent existence. The programwill include both sacred and secular organ musicby Sigfrid Karg-Elert, J. S. Bach, JohannesBrahms, Max, Reger, Franz Josef Haydn,Theodore Dubois, Alan Hovhannes, and JacquesLemmings spanning the Eighteenth through theTwentieth Centuries. A group from St. Luke’s isplanning to carpool after the morning liturgy toattend the 3:00 PM recital. The trip isapproximately two hours each direction. SeeBruce for written directions to the church or toarrange a ride with someone.

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SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS: ST LUKE’S

1- Virginia Rielli2- Llyn Carter, Tom Geiger9-Ben Mangle22- Dorothy Galey24-Louise Cavaliere25-Mark Geiger29-Daniella Gardiner, Carlos Otero30-Joan Litzke, Emma Park

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS: ALL SAINTS

6- Patsy Craig7- Christopher Neisser10- Theodore Blohm12- Vincent and John York16 -Danielle Burns, Jessica Eagles, Lauren Meisner17- Robert Kessler18- Timothy Sarber24- James Sarber25- John York, Jr., John Hirschman29- Dorothy Bogusz30- Denise Lalka

ANNIVERSARIES

Sept. 22 – Linda & James ColwellSept. 30 – Jeanne & Robert Baskin

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CHURCH EVENTS:Sept 8: Kids’ Crafts @ St. Luke’s 1-4pmSept 15: All Saints Trip to Peddler’sVillage Sept 16: All Saints Church PicnicSept 22: All Saints Flea Market 8am-2pmSept 29: Disco Night at St. Luke’s Oct 6: St. Luke’s Flea Market 8am-2pm

NOTES: Fr. Tim will be on vacation Oct 1-14The Rev. Julius Jackson will be CelebrantOct 7 and Oct 14.

In Appreciation:

Dear People of St. Luke's - at the passing of my

mom, Catherine 'Kitty' Bunt (Jan 15,1918 - June 24,

2012),

It has been a long journey since my Dad became ill

in 2008 and passed in 2009, then being present with

my Mom until her passing on Sunday, June 24, 2012.

Some of you wrote cards or emails, others gave hugs,

kind expressions, multiple prayers and ongoing

support. You've all modeled 'What Would Jesus Do'

for me and I am forever grateful.

With much appreciation and God's blessings, -Kathy

Truesdale

The first BOOK GROUP will meet on Thursday,

September 27, 2012 at 7:00 PM in the St. Luke's

office. We will discuss "To Kill a Mockingbird"

by Harper Lee. The second meeting will be on

November 29, 2012 and the book will be "A

Color Purple" by Alice Walker.

CIRCLE OF PRAYER

We are pleased to announce that Caroline

Cotugno has taken the lead in maintaining the St.

Luke’s Circle of Prayer . To learn about or join

this ministry, see Caroline or email her at

pinevalleyfan@aol.com!

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Fall V endor Fair at A ll Saints Episcopal Church1811 Loney St. Philadelphia, PA 19111

Saturday October 20, 9am to 2pm

MANY VENDORS WILL OFFER THEIRITEMS TO VIEW AND SELL

REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SOLD

50/50 DRAWING

$25 per table

VENDORS:MARY KAYIT WORKS!

31 GIFTSSCENTSY

ORIGAMI OWLSJAMBERRY NAILS......and More!

REMINDER: St. Luke’s Women’s

Outreach Wing is collecting school

supplies for needy

children. Supplies

are due

SEPTEMBER 9 .th

Please refer to

the list to the right for what is

needed. Thank you and God Bless!

School Supply List **All supplies are due on or before

Sunday, September 9th.**

Backpack (on sale at “Deals” in Grant

Plaza)

Plastic school box (to keep supplies in;

about 8x5”)

Pencils

Chunk erasers

Glue sticks (no liquid)

Scotch tape or masking tape

Crayons- 24 box (no scents or flavors)

Washable fat markers (no scents or

flavors)

Expo dry erase markers

Children’s scissors (not all plastic)

Two-bottom pocket folders (sturdy)

Thick marble composition book (no spiral

rings)

Construction paper

Gallon-size slide Ziploc bags

Quart–size slide Ziploc bags

Liquid hand sanitizer with pump

Clorox or Lysol antibacterial wipes

Baby wipes or hand sanitizing wipes

If you are able to donate a bottle of Expo dry erase board

cleaner, it would be greatly appreciated.

**Please do not send in pencil sharpeners or colored

pencils.**

Importance of Recycling:

St. Luke’s has started recycling, as we now have a recycling container located in our church hall.

Why is recycling so important? Some may say because it’s a Philadelphia law. However, the

importance of recycling supersedes any laws our government makes. Recycling is one way we can

help preserve and protect the planet that God gave us. Less energy is used when manufacturing

recycled products as opposed to using raw materials. As we use less energy, we cut down on

pollution and burn less greenhouse gases. For example, recycling the material in aluminum cans

reduces energy use by 74%, air pollution by 85%, solid waste by 95%, and water pollution by 76%.

Recycling also conserves our natural resources. Here’s an interesting tidbit; It takes 75,000 trees each week to produce the

Sunday edition of the New York Times. If Americans would recycle one-tenth of their newspapers, we could save 2.5

million trees. Lastly, recycling saves space in our landfills, which not only cause pollution, but are becoming filled at an

alarming rate! Think about this; In 1991, the Great Wall of China became the second largest man-made structure in the

world. The largest was Fresh Kills Landfill, serving New York City. It is now the highest point on the east coast! What a

difference we could make if everyone started recycling!!!! (Facts taken from Green Earth Blog)

http://20easywaystohelpsavetheearth.blogspot.com/2009/05/importance-of-recycling.html.

Many items can be recycled, the most common including plastic bottles, aluminum cans, glass bottles, newspapers,

magazines, card board, batteries, paper, ink cartridges, and even electronics, including cell phones. Best Buy will recycle ink

cartridges and most electronics. There is a $10.00 fee for recycling electronics with a screen. However, the store will give

this back to you with a gift card worth $10.00. Well worth the effort, plus you will have a good feeling, knowing you did the

right thing! Also, one can make an additional impact when shopping. Purchase items with minimal packaging, and when

able, purchase items made from recycled materials. Use your consumer dollars to reward companies that cut down on waste.

Bring your own reusable bags to the grocery store, and recycle your plastic bags. Giant supermarket has a place to recycle

plastic bags at the store entrance. Gardeners, did you know yard trimmings and food residuals make up 27% of the U.S.

municipal solid waste stream? Instead of sending waste to our landfills, you can make compost, utilizing this waste to benefit

your garden. Go to http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/rrr/composting/index.htm for more details.

If you are looking for recycling centers in the Philadelphia area, please visit http://www.recyclenowphila.org/recycling-

centers.html. If you live outside the city, like I do, there may not be mandatory recycling in your area. However, you can

always recycle voluntarily and write your congressman/congresswoman urging him/her to enact recycling laws in your

community. Our everyday decisions and actions can really make a difference!

Now I will step down from my soapbox and simply ask everyone’s cooperation in making recycling at St. Luke’s a success.

Please remember to recycle appropriate materials during coffee hour and special events. Together, we can all make a

difference.

“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” -Native American Proverb

Submitted By: Caroline Cotugno

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WORD PUZZLE

B E F O R E N W Y G O D E N N T A

A T Z A A G I W E F F H V U A H B

L H T B N E N I A E F A E M T R R

M E H R D N E T R L S V R E I O A

I I E A A E T H S L P E L R O U M

G R N H P R Y F M O R C A O N G C

H I M A P A T R U R I K S U S H O

T C O M E T H O L D N I T S E O V

Y O U R A I I M T Z G N I H S U E

L W M F R O S A I D Q G N A T T N

O A A A E N O K T W A S G L A G A

N L D C D S W E U W I L L L B E N

G K E E X C E E D I N G L Y L N T

E D B L A M E L E S S B U T I E N

R F R U I T F U L Z W H E N S S R

A F T E R A N C E S T O R G H I S

M Y B E T W E E N I N A M E X S V

(Genesis 17:1-7 NRSV) When Abram was ninety-nine

years old, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said to

him, "I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be

blameless. {2} And I will make my covenant between

me and you, and will make you exceedingly

numerous." {3} Then Abram fell on his face; and God

said to him, {4} "As for me, this is my covenant with

you: You shall be the ancestor of a multitude of

nations. {5} No longer shall your name be Abram, but

your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the

ancestor of a multitude of nations. {6} I will make you

exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you,

and kings shall come from you. {7} I will establish my

covenant between me and you, and your offspring

after you throughout their generations, for an

everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your

offspring after you.

GENERATIONS EXCEEDINGLY EVERLASTING

THROUGHOUT OFFSPRING MULTITUDE

ESTABLISH BLAMELESS NUMEROUS

FRUITFUL COVENANT APPEARED ANCESTOR

ALMIGHTY NATIONS GENESIS BETWEEN

ABRAHAM NINETY LONGER BEFORE YEARS

THEIR SHALL KINGS AFTER ABRAM YOUR

WITH WILL WHEN WALK THIS THEN SAID

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SEPTEMBER 2012

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat

11:30a-Al-Anon in

St Luke’s Hall

2- 14 Sun afterth

Pentecost -8a

&9:30a- Holy

Eucharist- All Saints

10:50a-St. Luke’s

Church School

11a: Holy Eucharist

St. Luke’s

3-AA in St

Luke’s Hall 1P

& 7P LABOR DAY

4-9:30a:

Crafters at All

Saints AA in

St Luke’s Hall

1P & 7P &8P

7:00p- St

Luke’s Vestry

M tg in Office

5- AA in St.

Luke’s Hall

1P 6:45:

Contemp

Prayer in St.

Luke’s office

7:30P -St.

Luke’s healing

service

6-AA in St

Luke’s Hall 1P

7- AA in St

Luke’s Hall 1P

8- 10a- Yoga in St.

Luke’s Hall

11:30a-Al-Anon in

St. Luke’s Hall

1p-4p: Kids’ Crafts

in St Luke’s Hall

9-15 Sun afterth

Pentecost 8a

&9:30a- Holy

Eucharist- All Saints

10:50a-St. Luke’s

Church School

11a: Holy Eucharist

St. Luke’s

10-AA in St

Luke’s Hall 1P

& 7P 7:00p- Adult

Forum in St.

Luke’s Church

11-9:30a:

Crafters at All

Saints

AA in St

Luke’s Hall 1P

& 7P &8P

12AA in St.

Luke’s Hall

1P 6:45:

Contemp

Prayer in St.

Luke’s office

7:30P -St.

Luke’s healing

service

13-AA in St.

Luke’s Hall 1P

14 -AA in St.

Luke’s Hall 1P 15- 10a-Yoga in St

Luke’s Hall

11:30a-Al-Anon in

St . Luke’s Hall

All Saints Peddlers

Village Trip

16-16 Sun afterh

Pentecost -8a

&9:30a- Holy

Eucharist- All Saints

10:50a-St. Luke’s

Church School

11a: Holy Eucharist

St. Luke’s

17-AA in St

Luke’s Hall 1P &

7P 7:00p- All Saints

Vestry M tg

18-9:30a:

Crafters at All

Saints AA in St

Luke’s Hall 1P

& 7P &8P

19 AA in St.

Luke’s Hall

1P 6:45:

Contemp

Prayer in St.

Luke’s office

7:30P -St.

Luke’s healing

service

20-AA in St.

Luke’s Hall 1P

7P-All Saints

W omen’s Group

21-AA in St.

Luke’s Hall 1P

22- 10a-Yoga in St

Luke’s Hall

11:30a-Al-Anon in

St Luke’s Hall

9a-2pAll Saints Flea

M arket

23-17 Sun afterth

Pentecost -8a

&9:30a- Holy

Eucharist- All Saints

10:50a-St. Luke’s

Church School

11a: Holy Eucharist

St. Luke’s

24-AA in St

Luke’s Hall 1P &

7P 7:00p- Adult

Forum at All

Saints

25-9:30a:

Crafters at All

Saints

AA in St

Luke’s Hall 1P

& 7P &8P

26-AA in St.

Luke’s Hall

1P 6:45:

Contemp

Prayer in St.

Luke’s office

7:30P -St.

Luke’s healing

service

27-AA in St.

Luke’s Hall 1P

7P: Deanery Pre-

convention mtg

in St. Luke’s Hall

7p- Book Club in

St Luke’s office

28-AA in St.

Luke’s Hall 1P

29-10a Yoga in St.

Luke’s Hall

11:30a-Al-Anon in

St Luke’s Hall

30-18 Sun afterth

Pentecost- 8a

&9:30a- Holy

Eucharist- All Saints

10:50a-St. Luke’s

Church School

11a: Holy Eucharist

St. Luke’s

The Memorial Church of St. Luke the Beloved Physician

1946 Welsh Road

Philadelphia, PA 19115

215-969-3645stlukesbustleton@yahoo.com

www.stlukesbustleton.webs.com

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