October 2015 A Message to the Parish

by Fr. Martin Yabroff

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O God of peace, you have taught us that in returning and rest we shall be saved, in quietness and in confidence shall

be our strength: By the might of your Spirit lift us, we pray,

to your presence, where we may be still and know that you

are God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (BCP p. 832)

Dear Friends,

As we prepare for our 8th annual Celtic Faire and for our stewardship program: ‘Sharing the Love of Christ’, and all the ac-

tivities of our lives and parish this Fall, let us remember our

prayers. I love the anecdote of Martin Luther: I have a very busy day today, so I must take extra time for prayer. Too often, we

neglect our prayers because we are busy. But I am coming to

believe more and more that our prayer is what makes all other

activities possible and fruitful.

Our Centering Prayer workshop was great and well

attended. A brochure about Centering Prayer is available in the

Entryway of the Church. And our Centering Prayer class on Monday evenings is off to a good start. Please consider whether

this approach to resting in God would be helpful for you.

There are many ways to pray, and no one is best for all persons. But do make regular time in your daily and weekly

routines for prayer, whether it is a prayerful walk with God,

reading the Psalms or other spiritual reading and reflecting on it, or however seems good to you. I am eager to talk with you about

your own prayers if you would like.

Prayer is like water for a thirsty soul, and these days we all

have dry and thirsty times. God is present with us, though we get distracted and forget. Our Lord is loving and merciful, though

we see ourselves and others by the world’s standards instead.

Now is our season at St. Andrew’s to devote ourselves to prayer and let our prayers and God’s power enliven and guide all we do

as an active congregation.

So, my friends, Celtic Faire, stewardship, Food Bank, family life (I head off to Massachusetts soon for the wedding on Oct. 3 of

our son Alex to Sarah Guy), our serving God and our neighbors

through work and community life – may our prayers undergird

and sustain all our these ministries.

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As you turn to God in prayer, asking simply to be present with God, to be renewed and healed and strengthened, remember what Jesus said about our lov-

ing and merciful God: Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. Is there anyone among you who, if your child asks for bread, will give a stone? Or if the child asks for a fish, will give a snake? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him! (Mt. 7:7-11)

God awaits and welcomes us whenever we turn to God in prayer.

Prayerfully yours,

Martin

Join us for the 8th Annual Celtic Faire

at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church

Saturday, October 24 10 am – 4 pm

Vendors, Celtic Dancers & Music, High Tea, Children’s Games,

Lunch Shoppe, Bake Shoppe

Sunday, October 25

Celebration of the Feast of St. Andrew

Worship Services at 8 am & 10 am with bagpipes & Kirking of the Tartans

Celtic Spirituality Discussion

Led by Dr. Suzanne Crawford O’Brien (Prof. at PLU. ‘Irish holy wells and other sacred places’, more info on St. Andrew’s website)

at 3:30 pm

7410 S. 12th St., Tacoma, WA

www.saintandrewstacoma.org

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Vestry Viewpoint—by Virginia Gaub

Jackson Street Food Bank —by Virginia Gaub

Jackson Street Food bank which is housed at St. Andrew’s is a joint venture between St. Andrew’s and Temple Beth El (on 12th Street toward Pearl). The food bank offers food, and

other household necessities, to needy families once a month, on the last Wednesday of

each month between 5 and 7 pm. We welcome financial donations at any time and there is a donation location for goods at St. Andrew’s in the hallway outside the nursery. We es-

pecially try to provide shelf stable protein items, like powdered milk, Peanut butter, tuna

fish and other canned meats. We usually get some frozen meat from the Emergency Food

network but there is always a need greater than we can provide for this type of food. We purchase canned fruit / vegetables and dry food (rice and pasta) through the FISH net-

work of food banks. If you are ever inclined to share a donation with the food bank sug-

gested items would be: money, dry breakfast cereal, powdered milk in 1 quart envelopes, laundry soap, dish washing liquid, bath soap, feminine hygiene products and size 3,4,or 5

baby diapers. For further information contact: Ed Wolfer, Sunshine DeGennaro or Virginia

Gaub.

So what is the first thing you think of when you hear the word STEWARDSHIP?? Things like: “oh it is fall again.”, or “All they talk about is money, all the time want more

money”. Have you ever thought about stewardship in terms of your family life? Being a

good steward is one who is trustworthy, is mindful of the best interests of others, thinking about family life and the world around you. Thinking about the environment is Steward-

ship. Having a budget /financial plan in your household is stewardship. Maintaining a

healthy lifestyle is Stewardship.

The Second Time Around jewelry store is still accepting jewelry of all kinds for its sale at our annual Celtic Faire. If you have jewelry items you don’t want any longer, please

contact Linda Brice or bring it by the church office or drop it off on Sunday morn-

ing. The more we have for sale, the more funds can be donated to St. Andrew’s.

Keep Calm and Sparkle On—by Linda Brice

The Celtic faire is fast approaching, and we will need lots of help for a successful event. Love to cook or bake? See Christy McDaniel to help in the lunch shoppe, Susan

Rowe to help bake delicious treats. Rena Girard is the one to see to help with kids crafts

and activities. Want maximum time to enjoy the fair? See Norbert Herriges to help set up or clean up. Evalynn Bolles is the one to see regarding this years silent auction. Servers

are needed at the tea room (see Lois Halley), or dinner on Sunday (Ken and Pam Rhodes).

Pam is the publicity manager, who would love to give you some posters and fliers to

post at your favorite coffee shops. Confused? See Liz Herriges to direct your talents toward the committee that works

best for you.

Finally, please give Rena Girard your clan name if you have not done so already! She needs time to prepare a family crest to represent you at the service on Sunday.

Celtic Faire Announcements!

4 Update on Reward, Rebate, Recycle—by Virginia Gaub

A review of ongoing year round fundraising efforts

PROGRAM: eScrip.com http://www.escrip.com/

HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Register with this online company. Unfortunately Safeway grocery I

no longer part of the eScrip.com program. Local stores that do participate are Macy’s De-partment store and Bartels Drug store. To register with Bartels you need to complete a form,

available in the Narthex, and return it to the store.

On the escrip.com website, Macy credit card, any Master Card or Visa number, American

Express, Diners card and Discover card. There is also an eScrip.com shopping mall that can be accessed through our church website home page (like the Amazon.com site). This is

the location of many online retailers that participate in the rebate program through eS-

crip.com . Note: If you change your credit card number for any reason you will need to up-

date your entry with the new credit card number.

Our group name and number are:

Group Name: St. Andrew's Episcopal Church

Group ID: 163944662

BENEFITS: After you have registered with the site, any purchase at participating retailer

will be rebated a percentage back to St. Andrew’s for our general fund.

PROGRAM: Fred Meyer Stores

HOW TO PARTICIPATE: When you shop, give the cashier the church phone number (253-

564-4402) as your “alternate reward card number”.

BENEFITS: A percentage of your purchase amount will be rebated back to St. Andrew’s on a quarterly basis. We receive this in store credit coupons that we plan to use for purchase of

needed hospitality supplies. You can also receive a discount on gasoline purchases at Fred

Meyer gas stations by entering the phone number at the pump.

PROGRAM: Amazon.com

HOW TO PARTICIPATE: When you wish to shop at Amazon.com go to the church website http://www.saintandrewstacoma.org and click on the Amazon.com logo on the front page.

That will take you to the same Amazon.com that you usually go to.

BENEFITS: St. Andrew’s will receive a percentage rebate on your purchase. This is in the

form of direct deposit to our general fund and can be used for anything.

PROGRAM: Electronics recycling

HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Bring to the church your used, ready for discard, printer ink car-tridges, copier toner cartridges, cell phones, iPods, iPads, tablets and laptop computers.

There is a box in the Narthex to collect these items. If it is too large to fit in the box please

give to the office or to Virginia Gaub.

BENEFITS: We send these items to a company that will pay us a small amount. There are

actually two benefits to this program, payment and helping the environment by keeping

these items out of the landfills. The company will either recycle (refill or refurbish) or envi-

ronmentally dispose of the item.

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—by David Abbott

When it comes to sharing the love of Christ inside and outside of our church, many things

come to mind. It is in the making the bathrooms on the main floor of the church more ac-

cessible and convenient for those who attend church services or do other things on the main floor. It is in making it more accessible for members of this church and others who

come to or visit the church to get between the floors of the church with the recent addition

of our elevator. The church spreads the love of Christ by giving funds to various programs

in our local community and in other parts of the state through our Outreach program. Fi-nally, the church spreads the love of Christ to those who are inside our prisons - in the

form of hope for those who will never again see the outside of the prison walls for the crime

or crimes they committed and encouragement and guidance to those who will be released from prison after their prison terms are over for the crimes they committed (the Kairos vol-

unteers really try to help these individuals as it is tough to successfully reintegrate back

into society after being behind bars for a period of time).

To me, the future of our church looks bright. With the addition of the elevator, the

improvements to the bathrooms on the main floor of the church, the replacement of our

old windows with better windows, and the future improvements that will soon take place, the improved accessibility and welcoming atmosphere will attract new members to this

church and encourage others to use our church for their functions (our annual Celtic Days

celebration helps this). The placement of the new organ in our church also brings people to

our church just so they can hear the organ. I'm excited about the potential increased use

of the church by others in our local community as a result of these improvements.

—by Matthew Moravec

I see Saint Andrew's sharing the love of Christ in several practical ways. We are a

community that actively welcomes newcomers and visitors; it starts with friendly interac-

tion after Sunday services, but doesn't stop there. You don't have to have a fancy pedigree or established history at this church to be invited and encouraged to participate in the

church's ministry. I was initially attracted to Saint Andrew's by its mission statement "To

Know Christ and Make Christ Known," and have appreciated how I have been able to

quickly join the church in this mission.

My hope for us is that we might grow in these ways. When new faces come in our

midst, we welcome them and connect them with God's mission. Can we take this ap-

proach and extend it beyond the walls of our building? Can we reach out to welcome and connect people who have not yet visited us on Sunday morning? God has helped us to

share Christ's love with those who have found us; God also wants us to find others, to fol-

low our Good Shepherd who actively seeks out the sheep who are not in the flock. I be-

lieve we can, with God's help!

Sharing the Love of Christ

The Rev. Laurie Brock serves as the rector of St. Michael the Archangel Episcopal Church in Lexington, Kentucky. She blogs at DirtySexyMinistry.com, is the co-author of Where God Hides Holiness (Church Publish-ing) and contributor to There’s a Woman in the Pulpit (Skylight), as well as several devotional

books. Faithstreet.com asked her to list 10 things she wishes people knew about the Episcopal Church.

1. We don’t all love Downton Abbey.

Yes, we began in the United States as an outpost of the Church of England. When the Ameri-can Revolution began, shifting from the Church of England to become the Episcopal Church was no easy choice. Many of the founders and upper crust of our country were Episcopalian, but we are no

longer the church of the establishment. We have changed in deeply important ways.

While many of us enjoyed watching the royal wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William, recognizing the words of the wedding service as our own, we are also energized by our own Episcopal identity. Our churches include the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. and communities that gather to worship in homes and homeless shelters. Our Sunday Eucharist is celebrated in over a dozen languages, including Spanish and several Native American languages,

and we strive to become a more diverse church.

2. We are people of the Book.

The Bible is a foundational part of our church. Our outline of faith states, “We understand the meaning of the Bible by the help of the Holy Spirit, who guides the Church in the true interpre-tation of the Scriptures.” The Bible is the epic, challenging, and life-changing story of God’s

relationship with humanity.

A typical Sunday service includes four different readings from Holy Scripture following the lectionary, a guide of biblical readings for Sundays and Holy Days. We take very seriously the role of

Holy Scripture in our spiritual life and our worship.

3. We are people of the Book of Common Prayer.

The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) contains our prayers and services for our life as a church. We call these our liturgies. Our liturgies for Holy Eucharist, for Baptism, for marriages and burials, for daily prayers, and for prayers and worship over almost any human experience live deep within

the words of the BCP.

These liturgies span thousands of years of Christian faith and human experiences of celebra-tion, sin, grief, and joy. What ties us together as Episcopalians is not a particular confession, a hierarchy of religious authority, or a particular dogma, but our common prayers. Our prayers shape

our beliefs.

4. We understand that visitors and newcomers may be a bit lost during the service. Don’t worry, you are in good company. Many people sitting in the pews with you did not grow

up in the Episcopal Church, but were drawn to the serenity and beauty of the liturgy, the love of

tradition balanced with the ability to question and discern, and the inclusive welcome.

A worship service is a workout for your body, mind, and spirit. We joke about pew aerobics, because in a typical Episcopal service, you will stand, sit, and kneel — all postures for prayer dating

back to the ancient church.

Our faith is not a passive one, where you come, sit, and leave at the end. We engage our faith. We sit to listen and learn. We stand to praise and pray. We kneel in solemn confession and

silence. We ask questions. And we are okay with not having all the answers.

5. We believe in Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.

We believe in traditional tenets of the apostolic faith and we value them. We believe there are many ways to understand and experience the mystery of the Holy Trinity. And we believe God con-tinues to dwell in the church, guiding us. We realize some traditions, when placed under the lens of

love, need to change. This is our balance of Scripture, tradition, and reason.

10 Things I wish Everyone Knew

About the Episcopal Church—by Laurie Brock

Faith is living and continuing, shaped by God and God’s community of the Church. Yes, we welcome, baptize, and, if God has called them, ordain the full inclusion of people — not be-cause we’re the liberal church, but because we have heard God’s call to follow where God’s love

leads us.

6. We talk about more than sex.

We made national and worldwide headlines a decade ago for consecrating the first openly

gay bishop. Yes, we talk about sex and how God is present in sexual relationships. We recognize that sexuality is part of our created humanity. We also spend time in deep prayer and action for peace, for equality for all people, for dignity for those on the margins of society, for welcome to

the outcast , and for justice for the poor.

We hear and believe the message that God loves all people. No exceptions. “The Episcopal Church Welcomes You” is not just a sentence on our signs. We strive to share that welcome with

each other and those we encounter in our lives.

7. We were not formed because Henry VIII wanted a divorce.

While the official Church of England came to fruition in the sixteenth century, Christianity existed in the British Isles since the second century and likely earlier. For more than 500 years, residents of the British Isles practiced a particular expression of Christian worship, broadly

called Celtic Christianity (which isn’t an exact term).

When the Roman practice of the faith became official in the seventh century, the deep roots of centuries of faith were not abandoned or eradicated. So eventually, when the particular blend of Protestantism and Roman Catholicism became official under Elizabeth I, Anglicanism’s

ancient middle way finally had room to bloom and grow.

8. We are working to change the “whiskey-palian” stereotype.

We have often heard the joke about where you find four Episcopalians, you will always find a fifth. While our faith does not prohibit the consumption of alcohol, we do recognize that for some members of our church communities, substance abuse prevents them from fully loving

God, their neighbors, and themselves.

An Episcopal priest worked with Alcoholics Anonymous founder Bill Wilson to create the foundations of The Twelve Steps. Episcopal Churches have long been a welcoming space for recovery groups, and our most recent General Convention re-committed our church to end complicity in issues of substance abuse and employ our church as a community of healing for

those in recovery.

9. We are part of something bigger.

The Episcopal Church is part of the Anglican Communion, a global family of national and regional churches with roots in the Church of England. We have no central authority such as the Pope. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the spiritual head of the Anglican Communion, but each

national and regional church is self-governing.

Like all communities, we have differences, but we have our liturgy and prayers in com-mon, even when they are in different languages. Attending a member church in Hong Kong, a small village church in England or St. George’s in Jerusalem is a powerful reminder that the Kingdom of God is far, far larger than our neighborhood or country. We as Episcopalians, in our

prayers each Sunday for sister churches across the globe, remember the vastness of the Church.

10. We take seriously our relationship with God through community.

We celebrate the Holy Eucharist (also called Holy Communion and Mass) together on Sundays. We come together to the altar to receive the Body and Blood of Christ from a common cup. We do not have private baptisms; we baptize in community. We as a community covenant

with God and the newly baptized (if an adult) or on behalf of the newly baptized (if a child).

Faith in community is wonderful and complicated. Our neighbors challenge our individual ideas. We are asked to see different viewpoints, to reach beyond ourselves and to move outside comfort zones. Jesus lived in community with his followers. We follow Jesus’ example, sometimes in messy ways, sometimes in transformative ways and sometimes fearfully as we realize how deeply

we need each other. But we always follow the way of Jesus . . . together. (reprinted with permission)

Peace and all good to you all from your fellow servant in the Lord. I am Brother Frank Lawler, a Friar, of the Order of Saint Francis (OSF) of Assisi. Some at Saint An-

drew’s have been wondering about what the bearded man in the brown habit is all about.

I am originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I was raised and schooled as a

Catholic through my childhood and into my teens. In high school, I felt a calling to the religious life, and had intended to join the Graymore Friars, a Catholic Franciscan order.

Life happened and instead I joined the Marines, married, raised a family, and eventually

retired from the military. The calling to the religious life never faded from my heart. I became an evangelical Christian in 1980, at the age of 27.

I was unaware that there were religious orders within the Protestant tradition. By

happenstance, in 2014, I discovered the Order of Saint Francis website. The Lord then led me to Saint Andrew’s in early 2014 to begin my journey of becoming an Episcopalian and

a Franciscan.

The Order of Saint Francis is an active, Apostolic Christian religious order within the Anglican Communion, in connection with the See of Canterbury. We are a brother-

hood of like-minded men who follow St. Francis’ example as a discipline in service to God.

Rather than living in a monastery, OSF Brothers live independently in different parts of

the world, with ministries based on the needs of their local communities. Members are baptized men who have been confirmed within the Anglican Communion, and who

voluntarily commit to live by a set of professed vows for a term of years or for life.

For those who have been Invested in the habit, it must be worn at all official services of the Church and Order, and when conducting any kind of official ministry. At other times,

a brother will often wear the "work habit" (typically plain brown pants and a brown shirt,

sweater, etc.), and it is expected that I will always wear the Tau cross, which was presented to me at the time of my induction.

I received my habit as a Novice this past July after taking vows of poverty, chastity,

and obedience. This marked the completion of my one year Postulancy period. Briefly described, my professed vows;

Poverty is commonly seen as lacking the socially acceptable amount of money or

possessions. For us as Franciscan friars, this vow is about intentional poverty and

simplicity of life, aimed at bringing our focus first and foremost onto God. OSF brothers choose varying degrees of ascetic existence and express this vow in a variety of ways,

such as living in small spaces and tending only to their basic needs, keeping nothing

more than what is actually required to live and perform their ministries on a daily basis, and cultivating the inward discipline of considering nothing as their own.

Chastity is a vow that brings sexual temperance. Brothers may be either single and

celibate, or married/partnered and strictly monogamous. The Order expects romantic relationships to be characterized by fidelity, monogamy, mutual affection and respect;

careful, honest communication; and the holy love which enables those in such

relationships to see in each other the image of God. We denounce promiscuity, exploitation and abusiveness in all its forms. The Order intends to hold all brothers

accountable to these values.

Order of Saint Francis —by Brother Frank Lawler

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Obedience is obeying the will of God and the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and

submitting to requests made by the Minister General, the precepts of the Order and the Church: a discipline which allows one to cultivate humility.

I hope this serves to add to your knowledge of religious orders in general and the

Order of Saint Francis specifically. (For more information, see www.osffranciscans.com)

Pax et Bonum (Peace and all good)

Order of Saint Francis continued

Convocation gathering of the Order of Saint Francis

At St. Andrew’s House, 2015

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October, 2015

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

7pm Choir

2 3

7am SA Group

4

8/10 Holy

Eucharist

Blessing of the

Animals

5

NO Bible Study

7pm Adult Ed Class

8pm Men’s Al-Anon

6 10:30am AA

7:45pm Cora Voce

Rehearsal

7:45pm AA

7 Noon Eucharist

6pm Quilters

6:30pm Youth

Group

8

7pm Glory and

Praise Choir

7 pm Daughters of

the King business

meeting

9 10am –1pm

Weaver’s Guild

10

7am SA Meeting

11 8/10 Holy

Eucharist

12 1pm Bible Study

6pm Alzheimer

Support Group

6pm AGO Meeting

7pm Adult Ed Class

8pm Men’s Al-Anon

13 10:30am AA

6pm Finance

7pm Hour of Prayer

and Reflection

7:45pm AA

14 Noon Eucharist

6:30pm Youth

Group

15

7pm Choir

16

17 7am SA Meeting

10am Pre-Diocesan

Convention Meeting

at St. Barnabas, Bain-

bridge Island (For

Delegates and

Alternates)

18 8/10 Holy Eucharist

9:15am Stewardship

Meeting

11:30am Newcomer

Gathering

After 2nd service:

DOK prayer meeting

19 1pm Bible Study

6pm Adult Ed

Committee Meeting

7pm Adult Ed Class

8pm Men’s Al-Anon

20 10:30am AA

7:45pm AA

21 Noon Eucharist

6:00pm Quilters

6:30pm Youth

Group

22

7pm Choir

23

Celtic Faire Set-up

7pm Celtic

Compline

24 10am-4pm Celtic

Faire!

25 8/10 Holy

Eucharist

Feast of St. Andrew

3:30pm Celtic

Spirituality seminar

5pm Celtic Faire

Dinner and Auction

26 1pm Bible Study

7pm Adult Ed Class

8pm Men’s Al-Anon

27 10:30am AA

7pm Vestry

7:45pm AA

28 Noon Eucharist

5-7:15pm Youth

Group

5pm Jackson Street

Food Bank

29

7pm Choir

30 31

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October Birthdays

1 Bill Abbott

Chloe Losada

2 Skip Broadhead

4 Carter Hoffman

5 Jeffrey Boyce

Greg Gaub

8 Eve Yabroff

9 Ingrid Gaub

15 Bekah Sawyer

Chuck Bonet

Matthew Moravec

16 Stan Liebenberg

17 Susan Rowe

Noemi Gomez

Courtney Rainer

20 Jim Ball

21 Ann Morgan

23 Sarah Yabroff

24 Brian Burdick

Geri Schlosser

25 Berna Moody

26 Kiah Sawyer

27 Sean Moody

29 Halley Egnew

30 Edna Harwell

Address, Email, Phone changes and additions

Please contact the Church Office for details

Frank Lawler—corrected email

Judy Park—new address in Santa Rose, CA

Jeffrey and Connie Sharp in Bellevue

Stan Stearns—contact information

October Anniversaries

10-29 Chuck and Terry Bonet

St. Andrew’s Annual Parish Picnic

September , 2015

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The Mission of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church is

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St. Andrew’s

Vestry Members

Tim Lowenberg, Senior Warden

Terry Bonet

Virginia Clark

Virginia Gaub

Colin McDaniel

Josh Mergens, Clerk

Pam Rhodes

Susan Rowe, Junior Warden

Reberta Skinner

Finance Ministry

Wayne Mannie, Treasurer

Beth Rich, Bookkeeper

Clergy

The Rt. Rev. Dr. Gregory Rickel, Bishop

The Rev. Martin Yabroff, Rector

The Rev. Edward A. Sterling, Associate

The Rev. Carola von Wrangel, Associate

The Rev. Peggy Schnack, Deacon

Staff

Linda Brice, Parish Secretary

Naomi Shiga, Organist & Choir Director

Sunshine DeGennaro, Youth Pastor Matthew Moravec, Sunday School Administrator

Pam Tinsley, Ministry Coordinator

Tartan Editor

Linda Brice

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