Friday, April 30, 2010
St.
Aidan’s Preschool and Mother’s Morning out
This Sunday we give
special thanks for St. Aidan’s Preschool and Mother’s Morning out.
Our preschool is finishing its third year, and we give thanks for its
success, its growth, and pray for its future. Thank you, parents and
children, for joining us today - and to the faculty and staff for your
work of love.
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Small Fry-Tri - THIS SUNDAY!
Time: Immediately following the 11:00am service
Where: St. Aidan's parking lot and grounds
Cost: $20 per registrant
Ages: 2-10
Participants will start on a bike, trike, or other wheeled vehicle; then
splash their way through sprinklers, before running to the finish line!
Everyone goes home with a racing number, t-shirt and trophy! This event
is open to all children in our community.
Proceeds from the
Small Fry-Tri will go towards additional playground equipment.
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First Sunday Loose Plate
Offering
First Sunday Loose Plate
Offering goes to The Drake House, a crisis residential assessment
center for homeless women and children in North Fulton. The Drake
House was established to support single mothers and their children in
recovering from homelessness while keeping families intact. The Drake
House provides short term crisis housing combined with an empowerment
program designed to promote stability as the family works toward housing
self sufficiency. The program includes life skills classes on topics
such as job readiness, personal finances, parenting skills, and health
and wellness. For information on The Drake House, visit their web
site at www.TheDrakeHouse.org.
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Drake
House Work Day - Saturday, May 15
In conjunction with St.
Aidan’s financial support of the Drake House via the Loose Plate
offering this month, we also have a “hands on” opportunity to help on
Saturday, May 15th at the Drake House work day. We will
start about 8:30am and work for 3-4 hours. This is a great
opportunity for youth and families, as well as adult volunteers to help
in our community. Sign up sheets are available in the Narthex and
outside Burtenshaw Hall. For more information, please contact Joey
Sargent at 770.335.5244 or
jfsargent@gmail.com.
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NFCC Food Pantry "Item of the Month"
To donate, just purchase
the "Item of the Month" during your regular grocery shopping, and drop
it in the box in the Narthex at any time during the month.
The NFCC Food
Pantry "Items of the Month" for May are:
pasta sauce and dry
pasta (like spaghetti).
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Adult Christian Education
Sunday
Adult Forum -
Easter Starts Our Mission
Join us as we review the
results of the recent survey on music and give your input to the search
committee as we prepare to advertise and interview our
organist/choirmaster.
Sunday Bible Study - "To Live
Is Christ"
"To Live Is Christ" Bible study by Beth Moore has its final session
this Sunday. Thank you Christy Davis for leading the class. We
look forward to what you will teach in the Fall!
Weekly Bible Study
The Weekly Bible Study is
on Tuesdays at 9:30am and Wednesdays at 7:00pm. We study the Sunday
Lectionary in advance of the upcoming Sunday.
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Summer
Mission Trip to Honduras
The next mission trip to
work with the LAMB Institute in Honduras will be June 19 - 26,
2010. Join the team to travel with members of several local
Episcopal churches as they support the poor in and around Tegucigalpa.
Enjoy the opportunity to share God's grace with children at the
residential home and live out St. Aidan's mission "To Know Jesus Christ
and Make Him Known."
Mission trips to Honduras
are a spiritual journey open to parishioners of all ages, including
teens age 15 or older. Team members become part of a “building”
mission: building community, building relationships and “being” the
Church. The cost is $400 plus airfare. Some team members use
frequent flyer miles to offset the airfare cost, which runs about $700.
For additional
information, contact Joey Sargent,
jfsargent@gmail.com or 770.335.5244.
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Summer Service Schedule
Summer Service Schedule
begins Sunday, May 30, and continues through Labor Day Sunday, September
5. Service times will remain 8:30am and 11:00am with breakfast from 9:00 to
9:45am. There is no Sunday School or afternoon EYC during the summer months,
although special events for EYC may still occur from time to time.
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It's
National Teacher Appreciation Week!
So, what a great time to
thank our Sunday School teachers for sharing God's word and love with
our children. They do such a wonderful job of making Jesus Christ
known. Please use the paper provided on the tables in Burtenshaw
Hall to write a special thank you to our teachers, or use this for
writing a special Sunday School memory you may have from your childhood
or youth. Let's show our teachers how much we appreciate their
time, talents and love.
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Vacation
Bible School Registration
The countdown for
registration has begun! Only 3 Sundays left to register to
avoid the late fee. The registration fee includes a t-shirt and music
CD. We hope you can join us for fun, fellowship, and an adventure that
will be out of this world!
Date: June
7-11th
Time: 5pm to 7pm, with dinner being served at 7pm.
Ages: Children
4 years of age to 5th grade
Registration fee: $15 for the 1st child and $12 for each
additional child, or $40 per family.
You can sign up at the VBS
table in the Parish Life Center. Registration forms also available on
the St. Aidan's website.
Registration forms and fees may be placed in the offering plate, or fees
may also be paid through your online St. Aidan’s account. We’re also in
need of some donations, please see the donation list on the website, or
you can pick up a copy at the VBS registration table. Thank You!
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Hikers, Walkers and
Lovers of Nature
St. Aidan’s Spring Family
Hike is Saturday, May 8th at 8am. The Laurel Ridge Trail is
a relatively flat 3.8 mile circular trail at Buford Dam. It should
be a fun hike for young and old alike. Bring a picnic lunch if you
want to make a day of it. The trail is about 15 miles from the
church (400 Exit 14) so it should not take long to get there and back.
We will meet in St. Aidan’s parking lot at 8am and leave promptly at
8:15am. We should be back around noon. Contact Jim Linthicum
if you would like to meet the group at the trail. To sign-up or
ask questions, contact Jim at
jlinthicum@yahoo.com or 404-983-3558.
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St.
Aidan's Annual Parish Picnic - May 23
Hamburgers, veggie
burgers and hotdogs will be provided by the Parish. Parishioners are
asked to bring a side dish or desert and sign-ups for each will be
available this Sunday. Please bring your own camp chairs
and picnic/sports awnings. Please sign up to help with set-up and
clean-up as soon as possible. We will also need volunteers to cook
at the picnic. Since Diocesan Confirmation is the same afternoon,
so we need to know ASAP if you can commit to helping with clean-up after
the event. Contact Cathy Biondi
(cmbiondi@comcast.net
or 770-886-6497) to sign-up. There will be games and fun for
everyone! This is the perfect opportunity to enjoy food, fun
and fellowship!
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Please Note Your
Contributions Clearly!
To make sure we properly
credit your contributions, please make note on your check if your
contribution should be credited to Lift High the Cross. Without a
check notation, we credit your contribution to your regular pledge.
If you write one check for both your regular pledged giving and Lift
High The Cross, please note on the check how much of the total goes to
each. We appreciate your stewardship, and want to make sure your
contributions are accounted for properly.
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Church Door Locks
The Church door locks have
been changed. The new key fits these three doors: the side door
by the sacristy and offices, the patio door near the sidewalk between
the buildings, and the front door leading into the narthex. If you
were previously in possession of a church key and still need one, you
will be able to get one this Sunday or next Sunday, May 9th during
breakfast or after the late service. There will be a table set up
in Burtenshaw Hall for key exchange where you will be able to turn in
your old key and sign out a new one. Call Donna Jones in the
church office at 770-521-0207 to make other arrangements. You can
also bring your old key by the office during the week to receive a new
one.
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Men’s
Golf Outing
All men of St. Aidan’s are
invited to play golf at the Woodmont Golf Club in Canton on Friday,
May 7th. Tee times will be around 1:00pm. We will play 18
holes and head over to the Stecher’s for a cookout. Spouses,
significant others and anyone else is welcome to join in the
fellowship. Golf will cost $60, which is a reduction from the normal
18-hole rates. The cookout will cost $10 additional per person and will
cover all food and beverage.
To RSVP, please email Donna Jones
(office@staidans.org) or call
Bob Stecher at 770-280-7558. Please make checks payable to St.
Aidan’s and mark “men’s golf outing” in the memo line. Mail your
payments to the church or drop them in the plate on Sunday. You can
also pay online by clicking 'Online Giving' on the main page of the St.
Aidan's website.
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Primetimers (Ages 50+)
Heartland Concert
Friday, May 14 - 8PM
The Michael O'Neal
Singers and Chamber Singers
The
Michael O'Neal Singers and Chamber Singers will be singing
their Heartland Concert on Friday, May 14 at 8pm at Roswell
United Methodist Church. Senior tickets are $13. A
dinner has been arranged in the historic Roswell area for those
who want to do dinner prior to the concert. Please RSVP to
taxi920@aol.com if you would
like to eat dinner prior to the show
Please RSVP to
taxi920@aol.com and follow up by
mailing a check to: Bonnie Olentine, 9940 Twingate
Dr., Alpharetta, GA
30022.
Checks for concert
tickets must be received by Saturday, May 1. This chorus
features over 140 voices and 24 members in the chamber ensemble.
Plan now to attend this exciting event!
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Get your youth ministry
updates online!
Youth Blog:
www.staidanseyc.blogspot.com
Facebook Group: St. Aidan’s EYC
Sunday - May 2
TIME CHANGE -
12:15pm-3:45pm. We will be going off campus to do a SUPER FUN project
this afternoon! Please bring $15 with you (talk to Sam if you need
assistance). We will leave immediately following 11am church and
return at 3:45pm. We will NOT be stopping for lunch, so bring snack or
sack lunch to tide you over until you get home.
Wednesday - May 5
Wednesday Night Live with
Carrie & Jonathan! Meet with us in The Cottage from 6-7:30pm.
Sunday - May 9
NO EYC—Mother’s Day
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Preschool/Mother's
Morning Out
We are now registering for the 2010-2011 school year. We
still have a few openings in each class. Call the preschool
office for more information at 678.743.3590.
|
18-24 mo. |
Monday/Wed |
9am-12 noon |
$150/mo |
|
|
Tues/Thurs |
9am-12 noon |
$150/mo |
|
2 yr. old |
Mon/Wed |
9am-1pm |
$185/mo |
|
|
Tues/Wed/Thurs |
9am-1pm |
$215/mo |
|
3 yr. old |
Tues/Thurs |
9am-1pm |
$185/mo |
|
|
Tues/Wed/Thurs |
9am-1pm |
$215/mo |
|
4 yr. old Pre-K |
Mon-Thurs |
9am-1pm |
$265/mo. |
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St. Aidan’s
Green
Team
This Week's
Green Team Tip
Your baby's favorite
plastic bottle is harmless, right? Nope. It harbors the nasty
compound bisphenol-A (BPA), which is linked to cancer, heart disease,
and brain-development problems. When you heat milk in a plastic
bottle, it leaches BPA into your child's drink. Plus, it's definitely
not eco-friendly: BPA gets into the waterways and stunts fishes'
reproduction and development, too. Protect your baby and our
wildlife by opting for a sturdy glass or stainless-steel baby bottle.
Recycling Reminder
Please
stop and think before tossing your trash! Please use the recycling
containers in Burtenshaw Hall appropriately. The tall slim cans are for
clean, empty plastic bottles and aluminum cans. The small cans in the
classrooms are for clean paper. The
Green
Team appreciates your consideration!
How are you helping to
save the planet?
The
Green
Team would like to know what you are doing in your home and community to
help save our planet. Please send photos of your recycling
efforts, compost bins, rain barrels, etc. to Joyce Tripp Miller, 1205
Tuscany Ct, Alpharetta, GA 30004 or
jtmiller120@gmail.com. Please identify people who are in your
photos.
Join the
Green
team!
The St. Aidan's
Green Team
meets the second Sunday of each month after the 11 am service;
all are welcome to participate. If you are
interested in helping St. Aidan’s with its environmental stewardship
(recycling and the like) please contact Father Rob at
fr.wood@earthlink.net.
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Save
the Date
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May 16 - VBS
Volunteer Meeting - 9:30-10:00 am - Library
-
May 23 - Diocesan
Confirmation, 4pm, Cathedral of St. Philip
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June 1-5 - EYC
Beach Trip
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June 5 - Blood
Mountain Trail Hike
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June 6 - Sunday
School Teacher Recognition
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June 7-11 -
Vacation Bible School
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June 14-18 - Celtic
Camp
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June 18 - Men's
Group Braves Game
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June 21-25 - Camp
Sew-n-Sew. 9 to 12noon
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Thank You from the
Children of HomeStretch
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Spring
Harvest 2010
Three years ago
we launched our Lift High the Cross campaign with much prayer and
consideration. Thanks be to God, we have had great success.
Together, the people of St. Aidan’s pledged approximately $1.1M to
renovate the worship space and reduce our debt. Our First Fruits
offering in April of 2007 yielded more than $300,000 in contributions
that were immediately placed into service for LHTC. Since then, we
contributed a cumulative $826,000 of our campaign pledges, as well as
$81,000 in unpledged giving. We have decreased our mortgage principal
by approximately $645,000, built a reserve ($53,000), and improved our
liturgical arts by enhancing the church with new window, new wood
floors, altar rail, and paneling, and acquiring a new organ.
As we approach the three-year anniversary, we are giving thanks to God
and celebrating LHTC in two ways. First, on Sunday, May 23rd,
we’ll celebrate and recap the three years during the Adult Forum at 10
am and later during our annual Spring Picnic. Second, May will be
"Spring Harvest Month,” with May 23 being the final “Spring Harvest
Day.” That spring harvest is meant to gather in all pledge
payments and finish strong. Just as a race has a final lap or a
game a final inning in which a strong finish is important, so too does
our campaign need commitment to the end. A strong finish will
allow us to reduce the remaining mortgage to $1.5 million—and manage
that with our operating budget = and not have another campaign (which
was our goal at the beginning of LHTC).
We are so close! As excited as we all were with our "First Fruits"
celebration, we are hoping to finish with faith and strength in May.
Please fulfill your remaining pledges this May, and, if you’re feeling
particularly blessed, to make an unpledged contribution is always
welcome. (We’ll be asking those who had not pledged over the past three
years to make a similar one-time contribution.)
You may complete your pledge by:
-
writing a check and
putting it in the plate on Sunday or in the mail
-
making an online payment
at www.staidans.org
-
making a stock transfer at
Wells Fargo Advisors. Ron Jones is our account representative and
can be reached at 800-606-1855 or 770-622-0660. You may authorize your
brokerage company to transfer your stocks to St. Aidan's, Wells Fargo
Advisors #21055530, using DTC #0201. Donations of stock certificates
may also be made directly to the Church.
Thank you for your
stewardship in this community of faith. We have worked together to
Know Christ and Make Him Known by lifting high the cross and working
together for the common good.
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Camp
Mikell 2010 Summer Schedule
Camp Mikell is
the Diocese of Atlanta’s Camp and Conference Center in Toccoa, Georgia. Each summer, many kids make the trek to Mikell to reconnect with each
other and with God. Speak to Fr. Rob or one of many Mikell alums
about it, and make Camp Mikell part of your summer plans.
Mini Camp - May 21st-23rd,
Rising 1st and 2nd Graders; $325.00
(Includes cost for camper and parent/guardian)
Kid Camp 1 - May 26th-June 1st,
Rising 3rd-5th Graders; $395.00
Youth Camp - June 4th-June 10th,
Rising 10th-12th Graders; $395.00
Performing Arts Camp - June 13th-June 19th,
Rising 4th-9th Graders; $420.00
Intermediate Camp - June 22nd -June 28th,
Rising 8th and 9th Graders; $395.00
Junior Camp - July 2nd-July 8th,
Rising 6th and 7th Graders; $395.00
Kid Camp 2 - July 11th-July 17th,
Rising 3rd-5th Graders; $395.00
Work Camp - July 24th-July 29th,
Rising 10th Graders-Just Graduated; $285.00
Emmaus House - August 1st-August 5th,
Emmaus House Summer Program
Guest Camp - September 3rd-September
6th, Children, Adults, and Families of all Ages
OUTDOOR CAMPS
Outdoor Intermediate - May 26th-June 1st,
Rising 8th and 9th Graders; $395.00
Outdoor Youth - June 13th-June 19th,
Rising 10th Graders - Just Graduated; $395. 00
Outdoor Junior - July 11th-July 17th,
Rising 6th and 7th Graders; $395.00
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Online
Giving at St. Aidans!
Don’t forget - you
can make contributions to St. Aidan’s online! Just go to our
website at www.staidans.org and
look for the online giving link. Online payments can be for anything
from pledge to youth trips and can be a one time or recurring payment.
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Pill Bottle Collections
We have resumed
collecting empty pill bottles for the Mathew 25 Ministry. We will
continue with this outreach as long as funding allows. Please place your
donations in the bin located outside of Burtenshaw Hall. Thank you for
your previous contributions. Any questions, contact MaryAnn Masson
gymsail@earthlink.net.
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Covenant Groups at St. Aidan's
- Currently, we have 5 active Covenant Groups at St. Aidan's. If you
would like more information about them, or you would like to be a member
of a group and you did not sign up, please contact Don Frank at
678-297-0885.
Centering Prayer
Harmony Kiser -
harmony.kiser@comcast.net
Joe Rich -
joer123@bellsouth.net
Lunch Bunch
Ken Adcox -
Ken.Adcox@comcast.net
The Seekers
Joe Rich -
joer123@bellsouth.net
Mommy and Me
Natalie Ferber - 770-888-6871
Retired Men
Don
Frank - 678-297-0885
Covenant Singers
Tom McDonnell - 678-807-8975
Betty Hood - 770-720-6171
If you
have interest in or ideas for starting a group, please contact Don
Frank.
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Around the Diocese
2010 Pilgrimages
Since the 4th century…
Man has sought God on the worn paths and narrow roads that lead to
Europe’s holy sites.
That journey continues today… Join us.
Christian
Pilgrims primary mission is to increase the number of people who join
the age old practice and discipline of pilgrimage. We encourage, invite
and lead people in this process.
May 13-26, Sept. 9-22
Cammino di San Francesco
(Italy)
For more information call
Dr. Stan Beecham at 770-262-5556,
info@ChristianPilgrims.org
or
http://www.christianpilgrims.org.
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On
the Web
Check the St.
Aidan's website for weekly updates: Sunday Server
Schedule, recent sermons, Sunday readings, Parish Matters, coming
events, and much more!
Check out the
Photo Gallery
for new photos and slide presentations of the recent events.
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Diocesan Connecting Newsletter
For MORE information - News Briefs; Art, Music; Workshops, Classes and
Seminars, and more.
Click here. Updated Weekly!
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Please
Pray For ...
Marlene and Rich Jacobs,
friends of Carolyn Glaza, for hope, courage and strength
Joe Eltrich, friend of John Ray, for comfort, strength, healing
and peace
Nancy, friend of Betty Hood, for healing, comfort and peace
Stella Rowe (godmother of Derin Thompson) and her son
Allistair, for peace and comfort
Daralene Pondo, friend of Scotti Bozeman, for healing, strength
and comfort
Tera Morris, Robin & Becky Fricton and the entire Morris family,
for comfort, peace and healing
Don and Emogene Kolar, uncle and aunt of Earl Bozeman, for
healing, strength, and comfort
Joanne Ainsworth, and children Craig, Elizabeth and Colleen,
friends of Carolyn Glaza, for courage and love.
Monica Cain, daughter-in-law of Fran Cain, for comfort, strength
and healing
Matt Sullivan, brother of Becky Sullivan, for healing
Max & Dominga Mendoza, grandparents of Anna McCarthy, for comfort
strength and healing
The Rev. Paul Owens, son-in-law of Aubrey and Tera Morris, for
healing and strength
Gail Harper, sister of Cozy Ledford, for comfort, strength and
healing
Robert Ledford, father of Terry, for healing and strength
Renee, niece of Ron and Nadine Pearce, for comfort, strength and
healing
Barbara Monaghan, mother of Mike Monaghan, for strength and
healing
Barbara Lanning, mother of Cathy Schlecht, for healing, strength
and comfort
W.D. Bledsoe, father of Christy Elliot, for strength, healing and
comfort
Alice Folsom, aunt of Judy Reardon, for comfort strength and
healing
Joe Wooten, father
of Michele Hutnick, for continued courage, strength and God’s healing
Mark and Marsha Bryant
and family, for comfort, strength and healing
Jan Dennis, friend of Ann West, for comfort, strength and healing
Elizabeth McIntyre, friend of Joey Sargent, for comfort, strength
and healing
Tina and family, for comfort, strength and healing
Virginia Kahn, for
comfort and healing
Marianne Walker, for strength and courage
Joe Beaty,
submitted by Jean Beaty, for strength
Joe and Marilyn Rich, for strength and healing
Anne Prianti,
strength, courage, peace of mind
Tommy Gall, for healing and comfort
Kevin, for peace,
strength and faith
Darrell Quinley, for healing and strength
Olivia Mechlowitz,
for continued recovery
Beverly Williams, for healing and comfort
Earlene Ledford,
for healing and comfort
Barbara Hall, for comfort, strength and healing
Mark Ledford, for
comfort and peace
Joan Spratt, for comfort and healing
Wyatt Barbee, for
God’s strength and comfort
Cindy Vega, for
comfort strength and healing
Alison Moyer, for
healing, patience and strength
All those serving our country at home and abroad, especially Katie
Laundon, Travis Mann, Gregory Sinnott, Eli Nagle, Mathew Latonis,
Richard Matyskiela, Jeff Cleary, Manuel Aviles, and Max Sullivan.
For the children of Honduras and India, especially Anita and
other sponsored children.
For those who died and for
those who mourn.
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