Dr. Baron Mullis Pastor, 404.876.7396 ext. 11 baron.mullis@morningsidepc.org Rev. Drew Stockstill Associate Pastor 404.876.7396 ext. 14 dstockstill@morningsidepc.org Rev. Joanna Adams Pastor Emerita Robert Gray Assistant to the Minister rwgray26@gmail.com Mason Copeland Organist/Choirmaster, 404.876.7396 ext. 23 masoncopeland@morningsidepc.org Melinda Sandkam Program Director, 404.876.7396 ext. 15 msandkam@morningsidepc.org Anna Best Office Administrator, 404.876.7396 ext. 10 office@morningsidepc.org Randy Young Facilities Manager, 404.876.7396 ext. 13 randyyoung@morningsidepc.org Sarah Tomaka Preschool Director, 404.685.8758 mpp@morningsidepc.org Josh Stanley Ministry Intern, 404.876.7396 stanleyjoshuac@mail.ctsnet.edu Landon Dillard Youth Assistant, 404.876.7396 landon.a.dillard@gmail.com Rebecca Shipley Director of Children’s Choirs rebeccashipley@pop.mindspring.com

JoAnn Kearns Accountant kearnsja@gmail.com

Victor Carballosa, Sexton 404.242.0749

1 Worship

2 From Your Pastor

3 Inside Morningside 4 Serve!

5 Calendar

6 Connect!

7 Session News

8 BackWords

November 2014 Worship at Morningside

November 2, 2014 Baron Mullis preaching

"Sing a Song of the Saints of God" Texts: Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

The sacrament of communion will be celebrated. All Saints' Sunday

November 9, 2014 Baron Mullis preaching

"Like An Everflowing Stream" Texts: Amos 5:18-24; Matthew 28:1-13

Response Sunday

November 16, 2014 Baron Mullis preaching

"Bait and Switch” Texts: Psalm 90:1-12; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12

Children's Choirs Singing

November 23, 2014 Christ the King

Drew Stockstill preaching

November 30, 2014 First Sunday of Advent

Baron Mullis preaching "When The Heavens Open"

Texts: Isaiah 64:1-9; Mark 13:24-27

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Dear Sisters and Brothers,

As I got my prompting e-mail reminding me to fill this

space, the empty screen once more mocked me. You know it does that from time to time – it stares at me and dares me to try to come up with something rele-vant.

So I asked Anna, “What am I going to write about this month!?!?! I’ve already written a letter about com-mitment!”

She answered, “Write about the unexpected.” She then told me about a car accident she had been in a week before with her husband, daughter and grand-daughter while she was on vacation. No one was hurt, but her granddaughter had been in a bad car acci-dent six months before and was on the side of the car this time where the semi-truck clipped them. It was a pretty harrowing experience.

What a way to start vacation. But then, sometimes life tumbles in.

“When Life Tumbles In” is the title of sermon by a minister named Arthur Gossip that I keep close at hand— I think it aptly captures the reality that life is what happens when we are planning other things. The unexpected breaks out.

How often does that turn out to be the case, that things that we wanted to do are sidelined by what we must do? Sometimes it’s wonderful. Sometimes it’s frustrating. I expect it has to do with whether you like surprises and novelty or whether you don’t. (I don’t.) But I am becoming increasingly convinced of one thing: the God we worship is the God of the un-expected.

Not that God is unexpected – the apostle Paul tells us that Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday, today and to-morrow, and that’s true. God is a constant presence in a frequently topsy-turvy world. For me that is one of the great comforts of worshipping together on Sun-day mornings. Barring vacation time when I’m away, I love the fact that the seasons of my life are measured by the rhythms of worship – it’s a constant and reli-able reminder of the constancy and reliability of God’s presence in my life and yours. Is that true for you? I hope so. I heard recently that attending church once a month is now considered the mark of being a church-goer, and certainly, I love see-ing each of you in worship, but what I crave and what I hope for in your life is that constancy that comes from making worship a regular, weekly discipline that shapes your life. Try it for a few months if you have-n’t already. It will change the way you see the world. It’ll probably change the way you see the unexpected. Shalom,

Baron

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Elder on Call Eleanor Attwood November 2-8 Laura Fillyaw November 9-15 Van Jensen November 16-22 Peter Cobb November 23-29 Jack Klotz November 30-December 6

Deacon on Call Curt Barrett November 2-8 Anthony Owens November 9-15 Sandy Jones November 16-22 Shirley Adair November 23-29 Ann Bowers November 30-December 6

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Morningside Milestones

• Welcome back our Associate Pastor! Drew spent the end of October in Ethiopia on an informative visit for seven young PC(USA) leaders sponsored by The Outreach Foundation. We expect to hear much more about conditions and church development in that country from Drew in the future.

• We welcomed to our church family through baptism Grace Katherine Roach (daughter of Stephen and Allie) Oct. 12, Eva and Harper Schoen (daughters of Julie) and Emmeline Woolley (daughter of Charles and Tish) Oct. 26.

• Don’t fear the tablecloths! Thanks to a donor we now have our own washer and dryer at MPC for those table cloths, dish towels, paint spattered t-shirts, nursery changing table sheets, stuffed animals from classrooms and Noah’s Ark. If the thought of carting home soiled linens has ever deterred you from signing up to bring refreshments for a Sun-day….well, that excuse is gone!

• Some belated recognition for our wonderful volunteers for the HOMES workday in September—Shirley Adair, Rich-ard Brownlee, Ted Fleming, Herb Grodemange, Sterling Ivy, Jack Klotz, Ali Lee, Will Lee, Will Lee 2, Lloyd Prince, Aaron Pratt and Jackie Wardlaw tackled and conquered another overgrown yard for a senior citizen in our commu-nity.

• Our generous givers donated $742 for this year’s Peacemaking Offering, almost a third more than last year, and also spent $250 at the RHO Readers annual used-book sale to benefit literacy among refugee children.

Minute Messages, Video, Brochure Spell Out MPC Commitment Story You’ve seen the video, right? The one that details how Morningside members have grown, learned and benefited from our church? Well, if you haven’t, you can check it out here: www.youtube.com/embed/hFwYVty3Qs0?feature=player_embedded. And you surely heard what members have said during the moving, heartfelt and some-times funny Minute Messages from the lectern on Sundays. So, have you taken time to sit down with the brochure that

details what Morningside needs to serve our members, our community and our world adequately in the coming year? Have you discerned what your response to God’s grace in this place should be?

We urge you to have that conversation now, as we’ll march forward with ‘clear eyes and full hearts’ with our pledges in hand on Sunday, Nov. 9.

Blue Collar—and Blue Sleeves: Bring Out or Get Your Season of Service Shirt

For 2015, our Season of Service ‘roll up your sleeves and get busy’ event will be concentrated around Martin Luther King Jr. weekend in January.

You’ll be able to learn about each of our outreach partners, work with many of them, and sign up for February and March projects. If you missed getting our signature ‘serving’ t-shirt last year, more will be available. We’ll have service opportunities for children, youth, families, small groups and much, much more. Here are just a few of the items already on calendar, so make sure you keep the weekend free to live our “Welcome All. Serve All” motto:

�Lenten Habitat Build Saturdays Feb. 21 and 28, Mar. 14, 21, 28 and Apr. 11.

�Volunteers at Shearith Israel Shelter 6-8 p.m. during SOS and in February.

�Sign up for spring RHINO trip to New Orleans, set for Mar. 4-8.

�We’re scheduled to provide meals at both men’s shelters where we serve before and after our SOS event. If you’ve only been to one of these, consider doing the opposite one to learn about another outreach.

�Children to run the Bingo game at Calvin Court Senior Community on MLK Jr. holiday Monday.

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We’re always thankful for good food, of course, and this time of the year we also become extra-mindful of those in our community who face hunger on a daily basis. Begin-ning Monday, Nov. 3 at the Thanksgiving Gathering, you will once again see large canisters in the halls from the At-lanta Community Food Bank. Help us fill these with non-perishable items by Monday, Dec. 8 so that we can support the efforts of the ACFB, providing food to organizations feeding the hungry. Most needed items include: peanut butter, canned tuna, canned beans, stews and pastas, 100 percent fruit juice, canned fruits and vegetables, macaroni and cheese dinners, and whole grain low-sugar cereals.

Our regular monthly meals for the men at the Clifton and Journey shelters continue, with our Young Adults provid-ing dinner for the 30 men at Journey Sunday, Nov. 9, then feasting on Fellini’s pizza afterwards. The Children’s Choir families will provide food (and probably song) at Journey on Dec. 7. We’re looking for signups to provide the meal at Clifton Sanctuary Ministries for Saturday, Nov. 22.

Our youth are doing their part to serve our church and preschool by making corn muffins and dessert this Sunday, Nov. 2, for the menu at the Thanksgiving Gathering Nov. 3. If you’d like to help set-up, serve or clean-up for this annual party for our MPP and MPC kids and their families, contact Suzanne Macpherson (Suzanne @rocketfarm.com) immediately. The event in Fellowship Hall runs from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. and includes crafts, games and face-painting as well as dinner.

Speaking of food, it’s not too soon to think about the chili and soup dinner that follows the annual Christmas Pageant on the evening of Sunday, Dec. 14. While we welcome a pot of your favorite soup or chili to share with everyone, what we need right now is someone—or someones—to coordinate the meal. Please let Melinda Sandkam (msandkam @morningsidepc.org) know if you can fill this role.

Serving Others This Month? It’s All About Food, Food, Food

Preschool Book Fair, Prospective Parent Tours in Works Morningside Presbyterian Preschool’s annual book fair will run through the first week of November, offering a chance to benefit the school’s programs while picking up some good reads or picture books for your kids, grands or other youngsters on your Christmas list.

As the next term for MPP approaches, the school will host Prospective Parent Tours. The first will be Tuesday,

Nov. 18 at 9:15 a.m., followed by Friday, Dec. 12 and Wednesday, Jan. 7 at same time.

By the way, MPP thanks us for supporting the most recent dine-out. Eating those Mexican treats at El Taco raised a total of $537.

Annual Christmas Pageant Requires Angels, Shepherds And we mean ‘angels’ to help with set, costumes and back stage, plus ‘shepherds’ to keep all the little sheep in line for the final rehearsals Saturday morning Dec. 13 and Sun-day afternoon/evening Dec. 14 during final rehearsal and

the performance itself. Youth are once again invited to be the major part of that stage crew - back stage t-shirts in-cluded! If you are able to be a youth stage crew member, we will also meet at 3:45 on Sunday, Dec. 7 before regular Youth Group.

Final requests to participate in the pageant should be turned in to Program Director Melinda Sandkam by Sun-day, Nov. 2. Roles will be assigned and final tweaks made to the script that week, with the first practice at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9. Information with all practice times and additional details can be found on our website and at MPC. Please contact Melinda msandkam @morningsidepc.org).

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9 a.m. Women’s AA Meeting

2 9:30 a.m. Coffee & Con-versation 9:45 a.m. Church School 11 a.m. Worship with Communion/ All Saints Sunday 12 noon Fellowship 12:30 p.m. Worship Committee 5-7 p.m. Youth Goup

3 8:15 a.m. MPP Crea-tive Movement 9 a.m. MPP 9:30 a.m. MPP Crea-tive Movement 1 p.m. MPP Ballet/ Tap 5:30 p.m. Thanksgiv-ing Gathering 7 p.m. Mandolin Society

4 9 a.m. MPP 11 a.m. Yoga 1 p.m. Playball; Mini-Monets 2:15 p.m. Parkinson Tai Chi 4:30 p.m. Tai Chi 6:30 p.m. Weight Watchers 7 p.m. Theology on Tap 7:30 p.m. Scout Troop 455; MLPA Zoning

5 9 a.m. MPP 1 p.m. MusicCanopy; Bricks4Kidz 4:15 p.m. Treble Choir 5 p.m. Cherub Choir 7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir

6 8 a.m. Presbyterians for a Better Georgia Forum (First Presby-terian Church) 9 a.m. MPP 11 a.m. Weights to the Oldies 1 p.m. Playball 7:30 p.m. Handbell Choir; MLPA Public Safety

7 8:15 a.m. MPP Yoga 9 a.m. MPP 1 p.m. KidzTennis

8 9 a.m. Women’s AA Meeting

9 9:30 a.m. Coffee & Con-versation 9:45 a.m. Church School; Christmas Pageant Re-hearsal 11 a.m. Worship 12 noon Congregational Lunch 12:15 p.m. Deacons 1:15 p.m. New Deacon/ Elder Training 5-7 p.m. Youth Group 6 p.m. Journey

10 8:15 a.m. MPP Crea-tive Movement 9 a.m. MPP 9:30 a.m. MPP Crea-tive Movement 1 p.m. MPP Ballet/ Tap 7 p.m. Mandolin Society 7:30 p.m. MLPA

11 9 a.m. MPP 11 a.m. Yoga 1 p.m. Playball; Mini-Monets 2:15 p.m. Parkinson Tai Chi 4:30 p.m. Tai Chi 6:30 p.m. Weight Watchers 7 p.m. Preschool Committee 7:30 p.m. Scout Troop 455

12 9 a.m. MPP 12 noon One Gray Hair Luncheon 1 p.m. MusicCanopy; Bricks4Kidz 4:15 p.m. Treble Choir 5 p.m. Cherub Choir 7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir

13 9 a.m. MPP 11 a.m. Weights to the Oldies 12:30 p.m. Poetry Discussion Group 1 p.m. Playball 7:30 p.m. Handbell Choir

14 8:15 a.m. MPP Yoga 9 a.m. MPP 1 p.m. KidzTennis 6 p.m. Ending Gun Violence Forum, The Temple 7 p.m. Couples Group; MPP Annual Fun-Raiser (Le Maison Rouge at Paris on Ponce)

15 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Ending Gun Violence Forum, Central Presbyterian Church 9 a.m. Women’s AA Meeting

16 9:30 a.m. Coffee & Con-versation 9:45 a.m. Church School; Christmas Pageant Re-hearsal 11 a.m. Worship with Children’s Choirs 12 noon Fellowship 12:30 p.m. RHO Readers; New Elder Training 5-7 p.m. Youth Group

17 8:15 a.m. MPP Crea-tive Movement 9 a.m. MPP 9:30 a.m. MPP Crea-tive Movement 1 p.m. MPP Ballet/ Tap 7 p.m. Session; Man-dolin Society

18 9 a.m. MPP 9:15 a.m. MPP Pro-spective Parent Tour 11 a.m. Yoga 1 p.m. Playball; Mini-Monets 2:15 p.m. Tai Chi 4:30 p.m. Tai Chi 6:30 p.m. Weight Watchers 7:30 p.m. Scout Troop 455

19 7 a.m. Men’s Break-fast 9 a.m. MPP 12 noon ICM Board Meeting 1 p.m. MusicCanopy; Bricks4Kidz 4:15 p.m. Treble Choir 5 p.m. Cherub Choir 7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir

20 9 a.m. MPP 11 a.m. Weights to the Oldies 12:30 p.m. Thursday Theology 1 p.m. Playball 7:30 p.m. Handbell Choir

21 8:15 a.m. MPP Yoga 9 a.m. MPP 1 p.m. KidzTennis

22 9 a.m. Women’s AA Meeting 5:30 p.m. Clifton Sanctuary

23 9:30 a.m. Coffee & Con-versation 9:45 a.m. Church School; Christmas Pageant Re-hearsal 11 a.m. Worship 12 noon Fellowship 12:30 p.m. Young Adults Brunch; New Deacon Training 5-7 p.m. Youth Group

24 MPP Thanks-MPP Thanks-MPP Thanks-MPP Thanks-giving Breakgiving Breakgiving Breakgiving Break 6:30 p.m. Women’s Roundtable 7 p.m. Mandolin Society; Parliamentari-ans

25 MPP Thanks-MPP Thanks-MPP Thanks-MPP Thanks-giving Breakgiving Breakgiving Breakgiving Break 11 a.m. Yoga 2:15 p.m. Parkinson Tai Chi 4:30 p.m. Tai Chi 6:30 p.m. Weight Watchers

26 MPP Thanks-MPP Thanks-MPP Thanks-MPP Thanks-giving Breakgiving Breakgiving Breakgiving Break 7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir

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Coffee Date Nov. 2 to Explore MPC Future for Families Everyone interested in plans Morningside has in the works for programs for our children and families is invited to the Youth Room (Room 107) this Sunday, Nov. 2, for refreshments and a presenta-tion at 9:45 a.m.

If you miss it, you can reach out to the planning committee chairs, Tara Parrish (taraparrish@bellsouth.net) and Carrie Branon (carriebranon@yahoo.com) for an update.

Next Congregational Lunch Will Be Breakfast! A Peach of a Party will provide a menu featuring French toast, egg-and-sausage casserole and other breakfast treats for lunch after worship Sunday, Nov. 9. As always, we’d like your RSVP now to minimize food waste, but there’s always enough for last-minute deciders or those folks down the pew that you invite to come to Fellowship Hall and join us.

And be sure to wear your nametag to lunch—after all, our social time is when we’re able to meet and greet as well as eat. Suggested do-nation for the meal is $10 for adults and $5 for children.

OGH Takes Us Back to the Ballgame

November Birthdays 1 Barbara Brooks 3 Ginny Fergus 3 Ann Benson 4 Will James 4 Tara Parrish 6 Mac Frampton 6 Samuel Wingert 6 Lindy Menefee

8 Kelly Myers 8 Kelly Anderson 9 Gary Womack 10 Maria Ragland 10 Mac Young 12 Charlotte Sommerfeld 12 Julie Loring 12 Amelia Weltner 15 Joseph Cochran 15 Rhonda McIntosh 17 Art Sweum

18 Gillian Budd 19 Jessica Coons 19 Will Lee 20 Anne Menefee 20 Robert McIntosh 20 Anna Palmer 21 Nell Roberts 22 Cash Hackney 22 Clint Holmes 23 Sherry Walls King 24 Geneva Bourne

25 Link Marx 26 Jack Perez 27 Loretta Pinkston 28 Allen Burke 28 Tony Fishpaw 28 Bret Adams 28 Richard Brownlee 29 Kendra Echols

Atlanta’s baseball history will come alive at the next One Gray Hair luncheon Wednesday, Nov. 12, at noon in Fel-lowship Hall as we welcome guest speaker Lewis Cobb.

In 1957-58, he played for the South Cobb Bears, a team in the Josh Gibson League, later the Hank Aaron League in

the era of Negro Leagues. Lewis met many of the stars of the day and will talk about players such as Mike Jones who was drafted by the Milwaukee Braves and ended up back in Atlanta when the team moved to Atlanta in 1966. RSVP for the lunch with Sarah Brownlee (rsbrownlee1046 @att.net).

Visit Paris (on Ponce) for MPP’s Annual FUN-Raiser It’s not quite the City of Light, but there’s plenty to see, eat, drink and bid on at Morningside Presbyterian Preschool’s annual FUN-Raiser at Paris on Ponce, Friday evening, Nov. 14.

Tickets at $65 each gain entry to Le Maison Rouge within the shop where guests can enjoy signature cocktails, an expansive buffet and a variety of silent-auction items provided by local artists and merchants, as well as MPP families. Tickets (and auction bidding) is managed through www.biddingforgood.com/mpp or contact Suzanne Macpherson (suzanne@rocketfarm.com) to learn more.

Your Session at Work: October 21 Meeting

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(Find a complete list of our church officers and staff at http://www.morningsidepc.org/leaders. Session minutes, once approved, are on file and available for review in the church office.) • Our Finance Committee Co-chairs Caroline Tanner

and Will Barnette noted that pledge receipts are run-ning farther behind the budget projections than usual this year. One way for members to keep their pledges up-to-date is to arrange for automatic withdrawals through our website—no physical checks required!

• Session approved a $5,000 grant request prepared by Melinda Sandkam on behalf of the Mission and Children and Youth committees from Presbyterians Answer to Hunger (PATH). The money would be used to expand our Children in Mission capabilities for food-related outreach projects.

• Faith Development Chair Beth Baer invited everyone to the adult Sunday School class session led by Rev.

Lindsay Armstrong, director of New Church De-velopment for our presbytery. Beginning Nov. 30, we’ll have an Advent class that will culminate Dec. 21 and our children are invited to join the adults for sto-rytelling with Jonah McDonald.

• Worship Committee Chair Jennye Guy and Baron noted that between 40 and 50 pets, mostly dogs, at-tended our first Blessing of the Animals on Oct. 5.

• Elder Lisa Jern was elected co-chair of the 2015 Offi-cer Nominating Committee, which means she will chair the 2016 ONC.

• Proof that our commitment to growing a youth pro-gram at MPC is showing results: 24 teens attended our Youth Lock-in on Oct. 4. Daisy Ottmann Clerk of Session

Our largest retreat yet welcomed 16 Montreat newbies, a few MPC alums, and a deeply searching series of sessions with Dr. Peter Hobbie. As chair Jill Klotz put it, “We had a wonderful time in Montreat! Not too hot, not too cold, and plenty of fall color. It was great to have such a good blend of people of all ages. There is nothing more joyful to me than the sound of adults and children laughing.” Plan now to not miss out same time next year.

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Presbyterians Address Public Policy Issues for Better Georgia

Hear from state legislators about key issues such as health-care, education, taxes and revenue and guns. Make your voice heard at the State Capitol.

Attend a free event on Thursday, Nov. 6, 8-10 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, (1328 Peachtree St. 30309)

sponsored by Presbyterians for a Better Georgia. Contact MPC Shepherd for Advocacy Amy Jensen (amyjensen731 @gmail.com) with any questions. If you would like to carpool from MPC, contact Program Director Melinda Sandkam who will leave from MPC at 7:30 a.m.

Multifaith Event Offers Insight, Action on Ending Gun Violence in Our State

How can we as people of faith, respond to the increasing level of gun violence in our communities and encourage our state government to adopt sensible gun legislation? That’s the theme of “Not One More: Ending Gun Vio-lence in Georgia,” a multi-faith event Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14-15. Everyone is invited. Friday’s session begins at 6 p.m. with Shabbat Service at The Temple and continues with a pres-entation and Q&A with Rev. Jim Atwood and Joshua Hor-witz.

Jim Atwood is a retired Presbyterian minister who is de-scribed by Rev. Dr. John C. Lentz, pastor of Forest Hill Presbyterian Church, Cleveland Heights, Ohio as “…a prophetic voice in the wilderness of dangerous misinforma-tion about guns….Jim tells the truth about gun violence and unmasks gun idolatry for what it is. He engages his audience to move from the comfortable pew to congrega-tional based political action.” Jim, a gun owner himself, has worked to prevent gun violence for more than 39 years. He is the author of the book America and Its Guns: A Theo-logical Expose, published in 2012.

Joshua Horwitz, J.D., Executive Director, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, sees his role as looking around the next corner to develop new ideas and strategies for the gun violence prevention movement. In 2013, Josh founded the Consortium for Risk-Based Firearm Policy, a group of mental health and public health experts who have exam-ined the intersection of guns and mental health. Josh is a regular blogger at the Huffington Post, is currently a visit-ing scholar at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Pub-lic Health and is the co-author of the book Guns, Democracy and the Insurrectionist Idea.

On Saturday from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Central Presby-terian Church hosts a roster of presentations, workshops, networking sessions and a Service of Remembrance for victims of gun violence in Georgia.

Some of the scheduled workshops for participants and clergy are

�How to Lead a Conversation about Gun Issues in Groups Holding Diverse Opinions

�Gun Violence, Public Health and Mental Illness

�Guns in the African American/Black Community

�HB 60 – The Terms of the Bill, How It Evolved and What’s Next

�Heeding God’s Call – What’s the Program, How It Works and Setting up a Chapter

For more information: lauragracebordeaux@gmail.com.