August 15, 2021 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Preparing for worship I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole Even now, even in the midst of it all, what do heart! (Psalm 111). you want to whisper thank you to God for? How Our psalm today speaks of wholehearted can you bring your whole-hearted gratitude to gratitude. In our staff meeting this week we worship? practiced gratitude as Heather Mustain asked Allow a warm feeling of gratitude to wash us to reflect on what we were thankful for. over you. What if you shifted from a mindset of Gratitude, as she reminded us, is part of what fear and embraced what you do already have? helps us find contentment and joy even when If God’s love does indeed endure forever, then other competing emotions rumble. we can rest in the assurance of God’s eternal It is so hard to truly live in this kind of thank- loving presence. What a gift. fulness each day. We are often so concerned with Gratitude may feel uncomfortable when we grieving what we have already lost or worrying are used to living without it. Perhaps we have about what we might lose in the future. To be become committed to fearful and discontented present and mindful of our current blessings living. God wants more for us. There is so much takes a lot of practice. And sometimes we do to give thanks for. give thanks, but only with part of our heart. But I am grateful for our two new residents John God’s wholehearted love deserves our whole- and Brianna, who have already lit up my life hearted gratitude. with their warm spirits and easy laughter. I give So what keeps us from offering our whole thanks for this faith community that has already hearts up in thanks? Maybe we are weary. Maybe deeply nurtured the emerging pastor within me. we are tired of constantly making new plans I give thanks for a God whose love will never and adapting old ones for an ongoing virus. let us go. We are held securely in the hands of Maybe we are lonely and find it difficult to shift a loving Creator. Thanks be to God! into sincere gratitude. Maybe we have situations that we frankly aren’t very thankful for. — Jenna Sullivan As we prepare to worship today, spend some time reflecting on what you are thankful for.

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On the cover: Cover of the Dagulf Psalter (detail showing David singing the Psalms with a group of musicians), 8th century, collection of Musée de Louvre, Paris. 2 August 15, 2021 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Chiming of the Hour

The people of Wilshire gather this morning to worship God. In order for this service to be focused upon that purpose, please silence all electronic devices.

Prelude Be Thou My Vision arr. Jeff Brummel

Opening Sentences John Coates / Max Post

We gather this morning weary from the demands of our everyday lives and tired from the breakneck pace we feel compelled to keep. We join together with a common need to feel God’s grace and peace. May we run from rush and run toward rest.

Call to Worship Come Away from Rush and Hurry promise Katherine Pottkotter

Come away from rush and hurry to the stillness of God’s peace; From our vain ambition’s worry, come to Christ to find release. Come away from noise and clamor, life’s demands and frenzied pace; Come to join the people gathered here to seek and find God’s grace.

Come, then, children, with your burdens — life’s confusions, fears and pain. Leave them at the cross of Jesus; take instead his kingdom’s reign. Bring your thirsts, for he will quench them — he alone will satisfy. All our longing find attainment when to self we gladly die.

— Marva Dawn

Greeting to Worshipers Ashley Robinson / Jenna Sullivan

Psalm Reading — Psalm 111:1–4, 10 Heather Mustain / Brianna Childs

Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation. Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them. Full of hon- or and majesty is God’s work, and God’s righteousness endures forever. The Lord has gained renown

*9:00 service / **11:00 service +All congregants who are able are invited to stand. Hearing devices are available in the Narthex and South Atrium. 3 by his wonderful deeds; the Lord is gracious and merciful …. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. God’s praise endures forever.

¡Aleluya! ¡Alabado sea el Señor! Alabaré al Señor con todo el corazón en la asamblea, en compañía de los rectos. Grandes son las obras del Señor; estudiadas por los que en ellas se deleitan. Gloriosas y majestuosas son sus obras; su justicia permanece para siempre. Ha hecho memorables sus mara- villas. ¡El Señor es clemente y compasivo! El principio de la sabiduría es el temor del Señor; buen juicio demuestran quienes cumplen sus preceptos. ¡Su alabanza permanece para siempre!

Prayers of the People John Kelly / Paige Pendery

Trio O Love that Will Not Let Me Go/The Gift of Love arr. Amy Pottkotter Amy, Audrey and Katherine Pottkotter

O Love that will not let me go, I rest my weary soul in Thee; I give Thee back the life I owe, That in Thine ocean depths its flow may richer, fuller be, May richer, fuller be.

O Joy that seekest me through pain, I cannot close my heart to Thee; I chase the rainbows through the rain, And feel the promise is not vain That morn shall tearless be, That morn shall tearless be.

Though I may speak with bravest fire, And have the gift to all inspire, and have not love: my words are vain; As sounding brass, and hopeless gain.

Though I may give all I possess, And striving so my love profess, But not be given by love within, The profit soon turns strangely thin.

Come Spirit come, our hearts control, Our spirits long to be made whole, Let inward love guide every deed; By this we worship and are freed. Amen.

4 Epistle Reading — Ephesians 5:15–20 Debbie LaChey / Susan Leonard

Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, making the most of the time, because the days are evil. So do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Así que tengan cuidado de su manera de vivir. No vivan como necios, sino como sabios, aprovechan- do al máximo cada momento oportuno, porque los días son malos. Por tanto, no sean insensatos, sino entiendan cuál es la voluntad del Señor. No se emborrachen con vino, que lleva al desenfreno. Al contrario, sean llenos del Espíritu. Anímense unos a otros con salmos, himnos y canciones espir- ituales. Canten y alaben al Señor con el corazón, dando siempre gracias a Dios el Padre por todo, en el nombre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo.

Esta es la palabra del Señor. Gracias a Dios.

Message “Redeeming the Time” George Mason

+Hymn 71 Be Thou My Vision slane

As the congregation sings the hymn, we invite the children to gather at the front of the Sanctuary with their backpacks.

Blessing of the Backpacks Julie Girards

Blessing Litany Mark and Alison Wingfield / Kevin and Carol Cabaniss

Leader 1: Students, may God’s blessing and protection be on you and these backpacks this new school year. And as you carry these backpacks, may you carry with you the love of God to see everyone around you as a neighbor loved by God. Leader 2: As you fill your backpacks with books, People: May you be filled with God’s grace. Leader 2: As you grow in knowledge, People: May you also grow in compassion.

5 Leader 1: Teachers, may God’s blessing and faithfulness be upon you as you lead and serve the students of our community. Remember that you are ambassadors for Christ, living out the love of God in daily words and actions. Leader 2: As you instruct God’s children, People: May you be filled with wisdom and overflowing with mercy. Leader 2: As you care for your students, People: May you love as Christ loved and serve as Christ served.

Leader 1: Parents, may God’s blessing and joy be upon you as you send out your children to learn and grow. Remember that these children are gifts from God and full of potential because they are made in the image of God. Leader 2: As you pack their lunches and help with homework, People: May you be filled with God’s peace. Leader 2: As you challenge and encourage them to grow, People: May you wonder at God’s new work in the world.

All: Amen.

Sharing of Decisions George Mason

Benediction George Mason

Postlude Postlude on old hundredth arr. Fred Bock

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Secure offering boxes are located near the front Sanctuary doors and in the Narthex. 6 Meet today’s worship leaders ■ Kevin Cabaniss grew up at Wilshire and is married but teach first grade Sunday School. Their children are to Carol, who joined in 1992. They are the parents of Luke, a third grader, and Lucy, a kindergartener. Paige Peyton, a graduate student at Yale; Tanner, a junior serves on the Preschool Education Committee and is a at the University of Oklahoma; and Trace, a senior counselor at Northwood Hills Elementary. at Lake Highlands High School. Kevin is a deacon, ■ Max Post joined Wilshire in 1959. He attends Open serves on the Deacon Nominating Committee, sings in Bible Class, serves on the History Committee and is Sanctuary Choir, plays in Carillon Ringers and teaches a deacon emeritus. Max teaches computer classes at fifth grade Sunday School. He is VP for legal affairs and Wilshire and assists senior adults with technology general counsel at Airbus Helicopter. Carol is a dea- issues. He has three adult children and one grandchild. con, attends Epiphany Class, serves on the Hospitality ■ Amy Pottkotter and her husband, Kurt, joined Team and works at Wilshire as a ministry assistant. Wilshire in 2019 with their kids: Joshua, a sophomore ■ John Coates joined Wilshire in 1973 and is married at SMU, Audrey, a junior at Lake Highlands High to Mig. John is a deacon, a member of Open Bible School and Katherine, an eighth grader at Lake High- Class, serves on the Lord’s Supper Ministry Team and lands Junior High. Audrey and Katherine are active in has been a Stewpot volunteer. He and Mig have two Wilshire’s student ministry and sing in Youth Choir. adult daughters. Audrey also sings in Shekinah. Amy attends Journey ■ Debbie LaChey and her husband, Marc, joined Class and is professional soloist, accompanist and Wilshire in 1990. They are members of the Koinonia vocal coach. Class and have two adult daughters. Debbie teaches ■ Mark and Alison Wingfield joined Wilshire in first grade at Mendenhall Elementary School in Plano. 1999 with their twin sons, Luke and Garrett. Mark ■ Susan Leonard joined Wilshire in 2005. She is a teaches the Discovery Class and was Wilshire’s associ- deacon, attends Discovery Class, serves on the Deacon ate pastor from 2004 until last year, when he became Nominating Committee and sings in Sanctuary Choir. executive director of Baptist News Global. Alison is Susan is a counselor and marriage and family therapist. a deacon, a member of Epiphany Class and sings in ■ Paige Pendery and her husband, Jeremy, came to Sanctuary Choir and Nova. She works as a freelance Wilshire in 2008. They are members of Genesis Class writer, editor and proofreader.

Email addresses consist of first letter of first name and full last name Staff contacts followed by @wilshirebc.org (example: [email protected]) George A. Mason Jessica Capps Ashley Robinson Lori Gooden Senior Pastor Minister to Senior Adults Pastoral Resident Director of Finance 214-452-3132 214-452-3129 214-452-3153 214-452-3131 Heather Mustain Julie Girards Jenna Sullivan Geri McKenzie Associate Pastor Minister to Children Pastoral Resident Associate Director for 214-452-3110 214-452-3104 214-452-3155 Pathways to Ministry 214-452-3159 Darren DeMent Joan Hammons Preston Bright Associate Pastor Minister to Preschoolers Associate Pastor Emeritus Carolyn Murray 214-452-3102 214-452-3141 Coordinator of Randy Crosland Congregational Life Doug Haney Brianna Childs Director of Operations 214-452-3170 Associate Pastor Pastoral Resident 214-452-3146 214-452-3123 214-452-3154 Dale Pride Linda Garner Facilities Manager Jeff Brummel John Kelly Parish Nurse 214-452-3101 Associate Minister Pastoral Resident 214-452-3151 of Music/Organist 214-452-3156 214-452-3122 7 News & Announcements Tapestry August 15, 2021

COVID-19 ADVISORY TASK FORCE UPDATE Masks required for ages 2 and older

s Wilshire’s COVID-19 Advisory Task Force As noted last week, we will continue with our Amet Wednesday evening to review weekly current Sunday schedule — worship at 9 and 11 COVID data and trends, the decision to move a.m. with Sunday School at 10 — until further from recommending to requiring masks for notice. We will not offer beverage service on everyone age 2 and older was unanimously Sundays or for any meetings or events and ask agreed upon. that you refrain from bringing in outside food Therefore, please be prepared going forward and drink. Youth, children and preschoolers will to mask at all times inside the building. We will promote to new classes this Sunday, Aug. 15, have masks available for those who don’t have as planned. We are delaying the start of Wednes- one. We also ask that you be mindful of social day activities to a date to be determined, but distancing and practice it whenever possible. Koinonia Café To Go will continue. Unfortunately, the situation continues to So many have chosen already to mask on worsen and the task force feels that this deci- Sundays and we thank you for your continued sion, while unwelcome, is the best way forward. support. We hope that by employing these small Local hospitalization rates are overwhelming acts, we will continue to make our environment and the drain and burden of community trans- as safe as possible for all who choose to come to mission is affecting our city’s medical personnel Wilshire. in ways that are indescribable. There are other mitigation efforts we can  See youtube.com/wilshirebaptist for a video of employ to keep our gatherings safe — like good Senior Pastor George Mason outlining these latest hand hygiene and getting vaccinated if you have changes. Look for the video called “COVID-19 up- not yet done so and are eligible. date from George Mason, Aug. 12, 2021.”

Schedule until further notice: Worship at 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday School for all ages at 10 a.m. The 11 a.m. service is livestreamed at youtube.com/wilshirebaptist. Keep up with all the Wilshire news at wilshirebc.org or on social media. 8 Promotion Sunday Youth, children, preschoolers go to new classes Aug. 15 Blessing of the Backpacks Sunday, Aug. 15 All preschoolers, children and youth will pro- mote to new Sunday school classes this Sunday. 9 & 11 a.m. services Kindergarten through fourth graders will meet Children are encouraged to bring together in Room 2220 at 10 a.m. for singing and a short video lesson before breaking into their backpacks or school bags to separate classes. Kindergartners will begin church, and during each service they attending worship with their parents at 9 or will be invited to the front of the 11 and will participate in worship education Sanctuary to receive a blessing for during Sunday school on Aug. 15 and 22. themselves, their teachers and par- ents as the new school year begins. Let’s write a note! Starting Aug. 15, Sunday school boxes will be supplied with note cards and envelopes. Use this opportunity to write a note to class mem- bers letting them know you are thinking about them. There are no guidelines around who gets a note or why. Once complete, simply write the recipient’s name on the envelope and return with the box. Church staff will handle address- ing and mailing the notes.

Ushers, greeters needed The Hospitality Team needs people to serve as ushers and greeters. Contact Barbara Clayton at [email protected] if you can help. 9 FROM THE PARISH NURSE What if I was sitting near someone who tested positive for COVID?

ecause of the contagious nature of the Delta services, sending a general email is a bit more Bvariant, our community is witnessing an complicated as we do not keep attendance increased number of positive cases of COVID-19 records. among both the fully vaccinated and unvacci- nated. Wilshire is no exception to this. With If you receive a notification, the recommen- the hope of creating an open and transparent dations regarding exposure from the Center for environment and maintaining the wellbeing Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are: and safety of those who choose to participate ■ If you are fully vaccinated and have come in Wilshire events, we wanted to communicate into close contact with someone who has been with you a process we are developing for contact diagnosed or tested positive for COVID-19, it is tracing. This process has evolved based on pre- recommended that you be tested three to five vious experiences and we hope that it provides days after exposure and to wear a mask in public more clarity than our previous attempts. indoor places for 14 days or until the person re- If a Wilshire staff member becomes aware of ceives a negative test result. Those who are fully a positive case and the individual has been pres- vaccinated or who have been diagnosed with ent at any Wilshire sponsored activity, we will COVID-19 within the last three months do not engage the following process: need to quarantine. ■ ■ We will work with the individual and lay lead- Others who have been in close contact may ership to gather needed information and identify need to quarantine until they have a negative who needs to be notified. test result. ■ Our hope is to protect the privacy of any Correct and consistent mask use and full given individual. vaccination are the best ways to protect yourself ■ Notifications will be sent both generally and and others from COVID-19. specifically. For example, if there is a positive There are numerous sites for testing in the case identified in a Sunday School class, we feel community including CVS, Walgreens, emer- it best to send out a general email to all those in gency care centers and urgent care centers such attendance on that day as well as to those who as CareNow. The Texas Division of Emergency were in close contact to the individual. Close Management and MCI Diagnostic Center is contact is defined as being within six feet of the opening a site for free tests at 9728 Greenville infected person for 15 minutes or more within a Ave. in Dallas starting Monday, August 16. It will 24-hour period. That could be five minutes three be open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. different times for a total of 15 minutes. to 6 p.m. until January 31, 2022. ■ For worship services, we will, to the best of our ability, identify those within six feet of the ■ Linda Garner is Wilshire’s parish nurse and a individual and notify those individuals only. COVID-19 Advisory Task Force member. She can be Because registration is not required for worship reached at [email protected] or 214-452-3151.

10 Love Your Neighbor welcomes Stephen Reeves this Sunday Love Your Neighbor is a new Zoom-based Sunday School class that meets the first and third Sundays each month at 1 p.m. The class is aimed at our long-distance Wilshire mem- AUG. 18 bers, but anyone is welcome. Bacon & Herb-Stuffed Chicken Breast Stephen Reeves will be the guest w/ Red Pepper Sauce, Cous-Cous Pilaf, speaker for Love Your Neighbor on Aug. 15. Roasted Summer Squash, Reeves is the new executive director of Fellow- Fresh Bread w/ Butter, $12 ship Southwest and is leading the organization Romaine Lettuce w/ Buffalo Chicken Breast, this year alongside outgoing executive director Fresh Vegetables, Celery, Bleu Cheese & Marv Knox. An attorney, Reeves has led advoca- Ranch Dressing, Seasonal Fruit Salad, Fresh Bread w/ Butter, $12 cy work for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship since 2013. To get the Zoom link, send an email Roast Beef, Smoked Cheddar, Honey Mustard, to [email protected]. Lettuce & Tomato on Wheat Roll, Seasonal Fruit Salad, Potato Chips, $10 Academic year interns begin Raspberry Cheesecake Bar, $1.25 Leah Lucas and Lindsay Bruehl Chocolate Oreo Pie, $2.50 will serve as interns at Wilshire during the 2021-2022 academic year. Both are entering their Takeout meals continue; third year at Southern Method- evening pickup time returns ist University’s Perkins School of Theology. Their internships Koinonia Café To Go will keep operat- Leah Lucas will count as field placement re- ing as a takeout service while planning quired as part of the master of divinity (MDiv) continues for the resumption of in-per- program at Perkins. Both Leah and Lindsay son Wednesday meals. Starting Aug. 18 are familiar faces at Wilshire. Leah has served as a student ministry intern under Associate we will again offer two pickup times: Pastor Darren DeMent for the last year. She 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 4:30 – 6 p.m. will continue in that role and will also work in ■ Takeout meals from Wilshire’s kitchen are young adult ministry under Darren. Lindsay and offered for curbside pickup each Wednesday. her husband, Jake, have been ■ Ordering for Aug. 18 is open now on the Wilshire members since 2017. church website. Order and pay by end of day Tues- They have two kids, Kimberlyn day, Aug. 17, then pick up your food Wednesday. and Blake. In her internship, ■ Email [email protected] for Lindsay will work in various information about meatless options. ministry areas and will report ■ Full instructions at ordering link. to Associate Pastor Heather Mustain. Lindsay Bruehl Find ordering link at wilshirebc.org/registration

11 New here? Restroom construction continues ■ The monthly Wilshire Welcome Class is The project to enlarge the first-floor restrooms designed to help guests and new members near the library is ongoing. These restrooms quickly learn what Wilshire is all about. Topics are closed. The hallways around the Sanctuary include our philosophy of worship, Bible study are open but narrowed due to plastic sheeting options on Sunday mornings and during the put up for construction. If you have concerns week, mission and advocacy partners and ways or questions, contact Facilities Manager Dale Wilshire serves in the community and beyond. Pride, Director of Operations Randy Crosland Sessions are held during the Sunday School or notify any church staffer.The library is period in the Prayer Room (Room 1100B, open as usual during construction. McIver Chapel hallway). Upcoming dates are Aug. 22, Sept. 19, Oct. 17, Nov. 14, Dec. 12. Volunteer opportunity ■ Coffee and Conversation with Senior Pamper Lake Highlands needs adult (18+) vol- Pastor George Mason will be held this fall unteers for its preschool program Tuesdays and during the Sunday School period on Sept. 5, Thursdays. Pamper Lake Highlands strength- Oct. 31 and Dec. 5. This informal time in ens the community by empowering women and George’s study (Room 2203) is an opportunity children to break the cycle of poverty. Contact: for you to ask questions about Wilshire. Abbey Adcox at [email protected]. ■ Questions? Contact Carolyn Murray at [email protected].

Want to sing Women of Wilshire book clubs Christmas carols ■ The WOW! Tuesday Evening Book Club meets in the Parlor monthly at 6 p.m. On Sept. with Sanctuary 14 the group will discuss Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies by J.B. West Choir this year? and Mary Lynn Kotz. Contact: Debby Burton ([email protected]). ■ The WOW! Brown Bag Book Club meets Rehearsals resume one Thursday a month at noon in Room 1205-L. Wednesday, August 25. On Sept. 2 the group will discuss The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. Contact: Abbey Adcox 7 p.m. in Choral Hall. ([email protected]).

12 Christian advocacy events Remembering Black Dallas Families in Politics Bus Tour postponed Monday, Nov. 8, 6 – 9 p.m., Community Hall. The Freedman’s Town Bus Tour scheduled If you want to preserve important family bonds for Aug. 28 has been postponed due to COVID while still being true to your values and political concerns. Those who have registered will be beliefs, this Braver Angels workshop is for you! contacted, and a new date will be planned as Although the focus is on family relationships, soon as possible. We are committed to sharing you can use strategies in this work- this important experience together. shop with any loved one. You’ll laugh and have fun in this workshop — it Depolarizing won’t be all serious. Conversations About Race After all, we all come Monday, Sept. 13, 6 – 9 p.m., Community from quirky families. Hall. Facilitated by Braver Angels, this event Registration will be is described as a “skills workshop for diffi- available closer to the date. cult (and necessary) conversations between white Americans about race and public policy.” ■ Braver Angels (braverangels.org) is a While open to all, the workshop is designed for nonprofit organization aiming to unite red and self-identified white people who believe in the blue Americans in a working alliance to equal worth and dignity of persons of all races depolarize the country. and are concerned about our nation’s problems with race and want to see progress. Sign up at wilshirebc.org/registration.

Youth at Wilkinson Center On Tuesday, Aug. 10, volunteers from the Wilshire Student Ministry worked at the Wilkinson Center to help pack school supplies for the nonprofit organization’s annual Carlin Morris Back-to-School Distribution. Pictured are, left to right: Elias DeMent, Dylan McCoy, Virgina DeMent, Wilshire intern Leah Lucas and youth ministry adult volunteer Trey Vigil.

13 Scan code to download the Realm Connect app from the app store for your smartphone. For help with online giving, contact Lori Gooden: [email protected]. For other Realm issues, contact Susan Kimball: [email protected]. Learn more at wilshirebc.org/realm.

14 This Week Sunday, Aug. 15 Someone ■ Promotion Sunday (preschool, children and youth) to talk with. ■ Morning Worship, Sanctuary, 9 & 11 a.m. ■ Sunday School, 10 a.m. ■ Love Your Neighbor Class, Zoom, 1 p.m. If you are facing a life ■ WSM Incoming 7th grade parent meeting, Youth Center, 5:30 p.m. challenge and would like ■ Finance Committee, Zoom, 6 p.m. ■ WSM Slide Show, Youth Center, 6:30 p.m. to have a spiritual friend Monday, Aug. 16 to walk alongside you for ■ Deacons meeting, Zoom, 7 p.m. a season of healing, perhaps Tuesday, Aug. 17 ■ Stephen Ministry Supervision, you would benefit from a Zoom, 6:30 p.m. Stephen Minister. Wednesday, Aug. 18 ■ Koinonia Café To Go order pickups, south parking lot, 11 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. Learn more about Stephen ■ Adventurers Committee Meeting, 1205-L, 1:15 p.m. Ministry at wilshirebc.org ■ COVID-19 Advisory Task Force, or contact Linda Garner Zoom, 5:30 p.m. ■ WSM Watershed, Youth Center, at 214-452-3151 or 6:30 p.m. [email protected]. Thursday, Aug. 19 ■ Knit Unto Others, Parlor, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22 ■ Morning Worship, Sanctuary, 9 & 11 a.m. ■ Wilshire Welcome Class, Prayer Room, 9:45 a.m ■ Sunday School, 10 a.m.

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