august 29 2010 church bulletin, saint paul's evangelical lutheran church

8/8/2019 August 29 2010 Church Bulletin, Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church

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PastorsMichael Duncan(920) 723-4243Paul Scharrer

(920) 723-1623

Principal St. PaulsHarlan Pelischek 563-5349

Our ServicesThursday6:30 p.m.

Sunday8:00 & 10:00 a.m.(summer schedule)

Sunday MorningService on Cable TV

Channel 20 at 9:00 a.m.

Escape Teen DirectorSy Vanissaveth(414) 232-1350

Our Chur ch Office563-2263

Visit our Website !www.stpaulsfort.net

E-Mail

[email protected]

St. Pauls Ev. Lutheran ChurchFort Atkinson, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

The Lord wil l Help

with Every Difficult Task !

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ST. PAULS EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH

14th Sunday of Pentecost August 26th & 29th, 2010

Theme of the Day

The Lord will Help with Every Difficu lt Task !

Hymns: 773 (Solo, Refrain All) 478 (v1-2, v3-4) 419 (v1-5) 321

Order of Service:Thursday: Order of Evening Prayer (p.52-61)Sunday: Service of the Word (p. 38-44)

Psalm for the Day: Psalm 139a (p. 116)

First Reading: 2 Chronicles 32:6-8,10, 16-22Hezekiahs words of faith provide encouragement to anyone facingimpossible situations. We have with us the LORD our God to help usand to fight our battles. (v8) God did the impossible. He sent oneangel who wiped out the entire enemy army in one night.(See 1 Kings 19:35ff)

Second Reading: Luke 22:39-46Who can comprehend the anguish Jesus had in the Garden of Geth-semane, just thinking about the mission impossible that lay beforeHim? His disciples fall asleep! They provide no support! God sendsan angel to provide some help for our Savior. Jesus helped us. He

saved us! Hell help us with every other task or mission that lies be-fore us.

Sermon Text: Titus 3:3-8

Jesus Help for Impossible Tasks

1) We cant!2) Jesus can!



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2 Chronicles 32:6-8,10, 16-226 He appointed military officers over the people and assembled them before him inthe square at the city gate and encouraged them with these words: 7 "Be strong andcourageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria and thevast army with him, for there is a greater power with us than with him.8 With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and

to fight our battles." And the people gained confidence from what Hezekiah the kingof Judah said. 10 "This is what Sennacherib king of Assyria says: On what are youbasing your confidence, that you remain in Jerusalem under siege?16 Sennacherib's officers spoke further against the LORD God and against his ser-vant Hezekiah. 17 The king also wrote letters insulting the LORD, the God of Israel,and saying this against him: "Just as the gods of the peoples of the other lands didnot rescue their people from my hand, so the god of Hezekiah will not rescue hispeople from my hand." 18 Then they called out in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalemwho were on the wall, to terrify them and make them afraid in order to capture thecity. 19 They spoke about the God of Jerusalem as they did about the gods of theother peoples of the world -- the work of men's hands.20 King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out in prayer to heaven

about this. 21 And the LORD sent an angel, who annihilated all the fighting men andthe leaders and officers in the camp of the Assyrian king. So he withdrew to his ownland in disgrace. And when he went into the temple of his god, some of his sons cuthim down with the sword.22 So the LORD saved Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the hand of Sen-nacherib king of Assyria and from the hand of all others. He took care of them onevery side.

Luke 22:39-4639 Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and hisdisciples followed him. 40 On reaching the place, he saidto them, "Pray that you will not fall into temptation." 41 He

withdrew about a stone's throw beyond them, knelt downand prayed,42 "Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yetnot my will, but yours be done." 43 An angel from heavenappeared to him and strengthened him. 44 And being inanguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat waslike drops of blood falling to the ground.45 When he rose from prayer and went back to the disci-ples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow. 46"Why are you sleeping?" he asked them. "Get up andpray so that you will not fall into temptation."



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Titus 3:3-83 At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds ofpassions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating oneanother. 4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared,5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of hismercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,6 whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that,having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eter-nal life. 8 This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so thatthose who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what isgood. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.

CHILDRENS DEVOTION TODAYChildren are invited to come to the front of church for the childrens devotion during

the singing of verse 2 of hymn 478, With the Lord Begin Your Task. Parents arewelcome to accompany their children to the front. Afterwards, well continue withverse 3 and 4 of the hymn and the children will return to their parents.

BAPTISM TODAYToday at 9:15 a.m. Landon Keith Fischer, the son of Bret Raymond Fischer and

Elizabeth Marie Krause, will be received into Gods kingdom through the sacramentof Holy Baptism. May Landon remain a child of God all the days of his life. For allof you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ (Galatians3:27).

BIBLE STUDY ON TITUS - Today @ 9:15 a.m.We will have a Bible Study today between services on Pauls letter to Titus. We willmeet in the Fellowship Hall. Come join our discussion.

DEDICATION OF CHILDREN'S CENTER - Sunday, September 19 th

The first time we use our Children's Center will be Sunday, September 19 th. On thatday we will dedicate the Center and have an Open House. We are working ondecorating the Children's Center with a Noah's Arktheme. We are thankful that God is providing aplace in our church facility for ministry to children.We have always been blessed with the LutheranElementary School, but we have never had a placefor children in the church facility. This will be the firsttime that we have an area dedicated to ChildrensMinistry in our church facility.



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T i tusPut Gods House in Order

The 3rd of the Pastoral Epistles

After Paul was released from his first imprisonment in Rome in 63 A.D., he left Titus on theisland of Crete to put Gods house in order [literally to straighten out what was left unfin-ished (1:5)]. Pauls letter to Titus stresses the importance of Christians living upright andmoral lives. The motivation is not the law, but the gospel what God has done for us inChrist. The residents of Crete had a bad reputation for unruliness, as Paul explains, Evenone of their own prophets has said, Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons (1:12).In the Greek language, to cretinize (to behave like a resident on the island of Crete) meantto be deceitful and dishonest. In the opening words of his letter to Titus, Paul speaks ofthe knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness (1:1). The gospel is not just head knowl-edge. It is soul-saving and life-transforming truth! Right teaching leads to right living.

Put Gods House in Order

1) By teaching the truth that leads to godliness (1:1ff)

2) By training godly men to transmit the truth (1:5-9)

3) By teaching people to live godly lives (2:2-8)[ older men (2:2); older women (2:3); younger women (2:4,5); and young men (2:6-8)].

Note the Emphasis in Tituson Sanctified Living

Therefore rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith (1:13).

For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say,

No to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly livesin this present age. . . so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Saviorattractive (Titus 2:11,12).

Jesus Christ . . . gave himself . . . to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himselfa people that are his very own, eager to do what is good(2:14).

Remind the people . . . to do whatever is good (3:1).

Those who have trusted in God (are) . . . to devote themselves to doing what is good (3:8)

Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order that theymay . . . not live unproductive lives (3:14).



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T i tusNote: beautiful descriptions o f the Gospel in Titus

For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men (2:11).

Jesus Christ . . . gave himself . . . to redeem us from all wickedness (2:14).

But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because ofrighteous things we had done, but because of his mercy (3:4,5)

He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he pouredout on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that having been justified by hisgrace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. This is a trust worthy say-ing (3:8).

Food for Thought

How relevant is the message of Titus to the 21st century church in America today?Are many Christians giving themselves over to drunkenness, immorality, materialism anddishonesty just as the Cretans were doing in Pauls day? Does the church today need arenewed emphasis on the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness(1:1) ?

Who was Titus?

Titus was a trusted companion of the Apostle Paul, a man whom he could rely on to getthe job done and to do it right. How valuable is a friend and coworker like Titus? Paulused him not just a few times to help churches out, but again and again. God made Titusan instrument of blessing to Paul and to the people of God. The Zondervan Pictorial Ency-clopedia has this to say about Titus: In many respects Titus appears in the NT as an idealpastor. Paul reflects very favorably upon Titus genuine devotion and pastoral concern(2 Cor 8:16,17). . . These scattered allusions (8 times in 2 Corinthians; twice in Galatians,

once in 2 Timothy and once in Titus) indicate . . . his stellar qualifications as a pastor.

CALVARY ACADEMY GIFTS -- Thank You!We are grateful that Pastor Grunewald was able to share Gods Word and Godsblessings being provided through Calvary Academy last Sunday. We thank all whowere able to participate in the door offering. $653.50 was given as a thank you toPastor Grunewald and as a gift for Calvary. If you have a heart for this ministry andwould like to add to this gift, simply mark it on the yellow charities envelope in yourenvelope packet. Thank you for your love for our Lord and this ministry for troubledteens.



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PASTOR RECEIVES CALL TO LIVE IN INDIAPastor Mike received a call to serve

as the future Field Coordinator for India. Thecurrent Field Coordinator, Mark Krueger, plansto retire in the next couple of years. TheCoordinator oversees the mission work our

Synod does in India. He works with two othermissionaries and the national pastors of CELM(Christ Evangelical Lutheran Ministry). Ournational church in India has 9,500 soulsin 126 congregations and 60 preaching stations. The Field Coordinator is thePrincipal of the Seminary and Pre-Seminary in India where 93 men are studying tobe pastors. The wife of the Coordinator serves as the overseer for the orphanagesin India. He is being asked to shadow the current Field Coordinator, Mark Krueger,until his retirement. Pastor Mike and Cathy ask for your prayers as he deliberatesthis call.

SING BEAUTIFUL SONGS - Join Choir This Wednesday @ 7 p.m.

Our Choir needs more voices! The SaintPauls Adult Choir practices on Wednesdays at7 p.m. Our first rehearsal this season will be thisWednesday, September 1st at 7 p.m.

If you can commit only to a shorter time period,we will be dividing our rehearsal season intosmaller sections for practice, the ReformationService choir, the Festival choir for the Adventand Christmas season, and Festival choir for theLent and Easter season. Come join us for as littleor as much as you can, and sing beautiful praisesto our beautiful Savior. Please, do not be shy.

There are no try outs.

LLHS LADIES GUILD MEETS - Wednesday, September 8th @ 7 p.m.Lakeside Ladies Guild will be meeting on Wednesday, September 8th at

7 p.m.. The program for the evening will feature Isaiah Krause, who will be speakingand showing a video on his recent trip to Canada with Pastor Clark Schultz, who is ateacher at Lakeside Lutheran High School. Their time in Canada was spent teach-ing at a VBS soccer camp. The ladies from St. Paul, Lake Mills will be serving. Pas-tor Clark served as Recruitment Director for Luther Preparatory School in Watertownbefore coming to Lakeside Lutheran High School. Men also are invited.



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PRESENTATION ON NEPAL & PAKISTANAT ALTAR GUILD & MENS CLUB - This Thursday @ 7:30 p.m.

Pastor Mike will give a 30-minute power-point presentation on our work in Nepaland Pakistan. He serves as our Synods Coordinator for these two fields.All members of the congregationand friendsare welcome to attend.

THURSDAY of the month. All women and men of the congregation are welcome!

BIBLE INFORMATION CLASS - Fridays @ 9:30-11 a.m.Might you know someone who has a work schedule where a Bible

Information Class works best in the morning? Do come and try this out and bringyour friend or family member along! Its an excellent review. Its an excitingintroduction to the Bible, and, should one be interested, one can be confirmedthrough it. Its like going on a picnic - only the food, (i.e. = the Bible) - is FARBETTER. Any questions? Call Pastor Scharrer (920) 723-1623. See you Friday!

ST PAULS GROUPS BEGIN NEW SEASON - This ThursdayThis Thursday, September 2

nd will be the first meeting for St. Pauls Ladies Aid, Al-tar Guild and Mens Club for the new fall season.

J St. Pauls Ladies Aid will begin at 1 p.m. with a informational meeting andrefreshments. Ladies of all ages are welcome to attend.

J St. Pauls Altar Guild and St. Pauls Mens Club will begin at 7:30 p.m.following the Thursday evening Worship Service. These twoorganizations meet for a program and refreshments with theirrespective business meetings after. All Ladies and Men from St. Pauls Church

congregation are invited to come to this meeting and enjoy the fellowship together.

All three of these organizations meet every FIRST

WORSHIP SERVICE AT PARK - Sunday, Sept. 12th @ 10:30 a.m.

The worship service on Sunday, September 12 that 10:30 a.m. will be moved to Rock River Park in thebeautiful pavilion. If you come to the church at 10:30 a.m.that day, there will be no service. The 8 oclock servicewill be held in the sanctuary, our regular place of worship.Delicious food, great fellowship and games for

children are a part of this big day. There will be gamesfor children. Members are asked to bring: a dish to pass,their own table service, and a white elephant gift for bingo.

COME BE A HAND BELL RINGER -



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1st Rehearsal of the seasonon Monday, September 13th @ 6:30 p.m.

This is the 11th anniversary of our St. PaulsHandbell Choir ! We are in need of additional ringersfor the Hand Bell choir. It is not as difficult as it appearsand we have a lot of fun. Anyone who is interested in

learning more is welcome. If you are interested, pleasecall our Director Carol Gronholz 563-2536 or theChurch Office (920) 563-2263.

GIRL PIONEER DISTRICT CAMPAT CAMP PHILLIP - Friday-Sunday, September 17-19All girls in grades 5-8 are invited to the Girl Pioneers District Camp at Camp Phillip.

The cost is $60 for the entire weekend. The girls and their adult leaders will leavethe school Friday after school and return Sunday around 1 p.m.The girls who have gone in the past have really enjoyed the camp. Each caravan is

assigned a cabin to sleep in. There are crafts, games, low ropes. high ropes. arch-ery, campfire and singing in the evening and much more. It is a great opportunity for

Christian fellowship with other girls in our district and a lot of fun. Please contactCathy Duncan (920) 723-8632 for more information.

SPONSOR ANOTHER MARATHON, FOR THE ESCAPE?With the Lord blessing his efforts,Pastor Scharrer has registered to run in the FoxCities Marathon on September 19th. Gods people generously sponsored this eventlast year with gifts totaling over $1940. These gifts were divided 50/50 for an Es-cape PA and Projector system and for the Escape Foundation.If youd like to sponsor Pastor Scharrer in this 26.2 mile race

once again, all proceeds will go to the Escape, 50/50 forRemodeling/ Expansion of the Escape and for the EscapeFoundation. In the past, quite a number have really encouraged

Pastor Scharrer by pledging $1 per mile and $2 per mile if hefinishes. (You dont know how so very encouraging that is! J).But, whatever the amount may be, that will be wonderful.

Your prayers are greatly appreciated too! Two years ago, onthe day of this marathon, Sept. 21, 2008, Pastor Bitter (whoserved here at St. Pauls 1965-1992), completed his marathon

of life. Through faith in Jesus, he entered the race of heavenwhich never ends. Thus, Pastor Scharrer is running this marathon, Sept. 19th, inPastor Bitters memory once again.

INTERESTING!



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As you read in last Sundays worship folder, Pastor & Kathryn Scharrer at-tended their son, Alans Installation Service atGarden Homes Lutheran Church inMilwaukee last Sunday. There were allkinds of connections with our congregationand with our area at Garden Homes. In fact,

seated right behind the Scharrers in churchwas a sister in Christ who shared that shehad attended our school about 30 years ago.She rode a bus to our school from ruralWhitewater. On the faculty at GardenHomes is Micah Walz, son of the former Lake-side Basketball Coach, Dale Walz. Twobrothers are on the faculty. They are sons of James Bauer who teaches Math atLakeside. Perhaps you had a similar heart-warming experience when visiting sisterchurches in our Wisconsin Synod while on vacation or out of town.

THANK YOU FOR CABLE TV SERVICE !Your pastor visited Lucas Hartwig last week. Lucas is the son of Robert and

Leanne Hartwig and grandson of Katherine Kutz. Due to special needs, he lives inhis own apartment and receives 24/7 care. Even though he is unable to talk, can heever communicate! He had such a warm reaction when his pastor visited with him.His caretaker shared that Lucas pays attention. He really listens to our Cable TVService. Again, as his caretaker is talking, Lucas had such a warm and exciting re-action. Your pastors heart was touched. He said, Lucas, Im going to put yourname in the bulletin and share with our congregation that you say, Thank you forthe Cable TV Service. Once again, Lucas had such a warm, friendly, and excitingreaction. Its difficult to convey in words the joy and excitement Lucas had for theopportunity to hear Gods Word from his church on Cable TV. But, heres his thankyou to you. The service means a lot to him!

OUR LOVE FOR THE LORD FINANCIAL New Fiscal Year starts July 1st

Total at all services 430

Thursday @ 6:30 p.m. 111Sunday @ 8:00 a.m. 185Sunday @ 10:30 a.m. 134

BUDGET NEEDS

Debt Retirement - $497 Year To Date - $4,941

Received Needed August 22, 2010

$ 9,688 $14,038 Last Week

$ 96,352 $112,308 Year To Date



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Received* Needed* 15 November 2009

$14,544 $ 13,349 Church Support

$253,346 $ 266,972 Year To Date

Total Budget

* For Church & School Childrens Fund

St . Pauls School News

Escape Teen Cent er

Lakeside Lut her an High School News

MANY THANKSOur school has been very well taken care of during the summer. We wish to extend

our thanks to those who have cleaned, painted, repaired, and readied our facility forthe present school year. Without all the donated time, St. Pauls School would be inneed of extra funds to hire the work to be done. The efforts of our students on ArborDay last spring is showing in the beautiful plants growing around the campus. Thankyou!

On Monday, August 19th, we began the school year with all

Lakeside students. The current enrollment is expected to be427, up 14 from the close of last school year.

There are "officially" 110 9th graders - 53 boys and 57 girls. 37 freshmen have siblings who are current Lakeside stu-

dents. Six freshmen have one or both parents who work for Lakeside. 12 have parents who are WELS or ELS teachers or staff ministers. The most common last name among our freshmen: Schwartz (three of them).

Saturday, August 28th, Back to School Dance @ 7:30-10:30 p.m.

THE ESCAPE TEEN CENTER NEEDS YOUR HELP

The Escape Teen Center needs your help! On Saturday, September 25th,we are participating in the City Wide Rummage Sale. We are looking for items tosell! If you have old furniture, clothing, computers or anything else you'd like to get

rid of, you can donate it to the Escape. Since we are a 501c3 nonprofit, you canalso use it as tax-deductible donation. Please contact Christine Olson ([email protected] or 414-333-7809 if you have items to donate. Youmay also donate items by dropping them off during our regular hours.

That day we will also be having a car wash. Kohl's employees will be on hand toassist us and if 5 Kohl's volunteers assist, we will receive an additional $500.Thanks in advance for your support.



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PARENTS ROOMIs located in the back of the church for thoseparents who find it necessary to take their child(ren) out of the sanctuary, The sound systemand the windows in the Parents room make itpossible for you to continue to worship with thecongregation.

PORTALS OF PRAYER & MEDITATIONSare available on the Kiosk in the Narthex or inthe Church Office.

LARGE PRINT HYMNALS & BULLETINSare located on the table in the Narthex for thosewith difficulty seeing.

CHURCH CALENDARS & SCHOOL NEWS-LETTERS are on the Kiosk in the Narthex.

VIDEO TAPESof our worship services are located in theChurch Office. To purchase a tape is $6.00.

RECYCLINGcontainers are available in the Church Office, for usedprinter cartridges and toners, McDonalds JeffersonCounty Receipts, Campbells labels, Box tops for Edu-cation, Franks County Market, Kwik Trip Milk Moola,and Kemps Caps.

RECYCLING ALUMINUM CANSby Mens Club on every 3rd Saturday from 8:0011:00 a.m. at the Bus Barn by school.

CHRISTIAN COUNSELINGLiving Branches Christian Counseling

Dan Hrobsky 920-563-8244600 Highland Ave. Fort Atkinson

Harbor Counseling Services-Ron Paynter 920-723-4283P.O. Box 291, 211 South Main St., Fort Atkinson

PARENTS ROOMIs located in the back of the church for thoseparents who find it necessary to take their child(ren) out of the sanctuary, The sound systemand the windows in the Parents room make itpossible for you to continue to worship with thecongregation.

PORTALS OF PRAYER & MEDITATIONSare available on the Kiosk in the Narthex or inthe Church Office.

LARGE PRINT HYMNALS & BULLETINSare located on the table in the Narthex for thosewith difficulty seeing.

CHURCH CALENDARS & SCHOOLNEWS-LETTERS are on the kiosk in the Narthex.

DVDs & VIDEO TAPESof our worship services are located in theChurch Office. To purchase a tape is $6.00.

RECYCLINGcontainers are available in the Church Office, for usedprinter cartridges and toners, McDonalds JeffersonCounty Receipts, Campbells labels, Box tops for Edu-cation, Franks County Market, Kwik Trip Milk Moola,and Kemps Caps.

RECYCLING ALUMINUM CANSby Mens Club on every 3rd Saturday from 8:0011:00 a.m. at the Bus Barn by school. A trailer isavailable in the parking lot for your bags of aluminumcans.

CHRISTIAN COUNSELINGHarbor Counseling Services-

Ron Paynter 920-723-4283P.O. Box 291, 211 South Main St., Fort Atkinson

Sunday - August 29, 2010 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 9:15 a.m. Bible Study

Monday

9:15 a.m. Bible Study 6 p.m. Joint Council Assembly 6:30 p.m. Church Website Task Force

Tuesday 1:00 p.m. English as a Second Language 3-9 p.m. Escape Teen Center 6:00 p.m. English as a Second Language 6:30 p.m. Bible Information Class 7:30 p.m. Dartball Exhibition @ St. Pauls

Wednesday 3-9 p.m. Escape Teen Center

Thursday 1:00 p.m. Ladies Aid meets 6-8 p.m. Escape Teen Center 6:30 p.m. Worship Servicewith communion 7:30 p.m. Altar Guild/ Mens Club Meets

Friday No School No Escape Teen Center

Saturday

Sunday - September 5, 2010 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. Worship Service

with communion 9:15 a.m. Bible Study

Heart Land Preschool (563-5349)Lakeside Lutheran High School (648-2321)

September Flower Commi ttee

Amy Hoeft *563-5644Janet Knoll563-6070Judy Kruse568-9897Judy Reu563-4259


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