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The Holy Eucharist THE DAY OF PENTECOST

Sunday, May 23, 2021

Newcomers and visitors, we welcome you warmly.

May you find here, by the grace of God, that which feeds your soul.

May you leave here with a heart prepared to serve.

Please recycle your bulletin by the Lych Gate at the end of the service.

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The Word of God

Opening Acclamation

Alleluia. Christ is risen.

Christ is risen indeed. Alleluia.

Hymn Hymnal, #516

Come down, O Love divine

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The Collect of the Day

God be with you.

And also with you.

Let us pray.

O God, who on this day taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending to them

the light of your Holy Spirit: Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all

things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through Jesus Christ your Son our

Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever

and ever. Amen.

The Reading Acts 2:1-21

A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles.

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And

suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled

the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among

them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit

and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.

Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem.

And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard

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them speaking in the native language of each. Amazed and astonished, they asked,

“Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us,

in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of

Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt

and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and

proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about

God’s deeds of power.” All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What

does this mean?” But others sneered and said, “They are filled with new wine.”

But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, “Men of

Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say.

Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning.

No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:

‘In the last days it will be, God declares,

that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh,

and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

and your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams.

Even upon my slaves, both men and women,

in those days I will pour out my Spirit;

and they shall prophesy.

And I will show portents in the heaven above

and signs on the earth below,

blood, and fire, and smoky mist.

The sun shall be turned to darkness

and the moon to blood,

before the coming of the Lord’s great and glorious day.

Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’ ”

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

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Gradual Psalm Psalm 104:25-35, 37

25 O Lord, how manifold / are ' your / works! *

in wisdom you have made them all;

the earth is / full of ' your / creatures. 26 Yonder is the great and wide sea

with its living things too / many ' to / number, *

creatures both / small ' and / great.

27 There move the ships,

and there is / that ' Le-/viathan, *

which you have made for the / sport ' of / it. 28 All of them / look ' to / you *

to give them their food / in ' due / season. 29 You give it to / them; ' they / gather it; *

you open your hand, and they are / filled with ' good / things. 30 You hide your face, and / they ' are / terrified; *

you take away their breath,

and they die and return / to ' their / dust. 31 You send forth your Spirit, and / they are ' cre-/ated; *

and so you renew the / face of ' the / earth. 32 May the glory of the Lord en-/dure ' for / ever; *

may the Lord rejoice in / all ' his / works. 33 He looks at the earth / and ' it / trembles; *

he touches the mountains / and ' they / smoke. 34 I will sing to the Lord as / long as ' I / live; *

I will praise my God while I / have ' my / being. 35 May these / words of ' mine / please him; *

I will rejoice / in ' the / Lord.

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37 Bless the Lord, / O ' my / soul. *

Halle-/lu/jah!

Gospel John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

The Holy Gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ according to John.

Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Jesus said to his disciples, “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from

the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf.

You also are to testify because you have been with me from the beginning.

“I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. But

now I am going to him who sent me; yet none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’

But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts. Nevertheless

I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the

Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong about sin and righteousness and

judgment: about sin, because they do not believe in me; about righteousness, because I

am going to the Father and you will see me no longer; about judgment, because the

ruler of this world has been condemned.

“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit

of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own,

but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to

come. He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you.All

that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and

declare it to you.”

The Gospel of our Savior.

Praise to you, Lord Christ.

Reflection The Rev. David Erickson

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The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God,

the Father, the Almighty,

maker of heaven and earth,

of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,

the only Son of God,

eternally begotten of the Father,

God from God, Light from Light,

true God from true God,

begotten, not made,

of one Being with the Father;

through him all things were made.

For us and for our salvation

he came down from heaven,

was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary

and became truly human.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;

he suffered death and was buried.

On the third day he rose again

in accordance with the Scriptures;

he ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,

and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,

who proceeds from the Father and the Son,

who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified,

who has spoken through the prophets.

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.

We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

We look for the resurrection of the dead,

and the life of the world to come. Amen.

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Prayers Of The People

In faith, we pray to the God who moves and flows, breathing the wisdom of Divine

love over all of creation.

Restore to wholeness whatever is broken by human shortcomings, in our lives, in our

nation and in the world. Lead in the ways of truth and love.

Come, Holy Spirit, and be among us.

Unsettle us with visions and dreams that will align us with You. Jolt us from our

inertia to become sparks of action. Fill our lives with fiery power.

Come, Holy Spirit, and be among us.

Transform our languishing into joy, our anxieties into peace, our despair into hope. We

pray for those who suffer from any distress or illness. Enter our lives with your healing

presence.

Come, Holy Spirit, and be among us.

Welcome into your realm those who have died and give comfort to all those who

grieve. Embrace them with your abiding presence.

Come, Holy Spirit, and be among us.

Shape our weary and downtrodden spirits into those that are on fire to care for

reinvigorating the wholeness of God’s creation. Renew its fragile beauty.

Come, Holy Spirit, and be among us.

Fill our hearts with gratitude for the many blessings and graces that enrich our

lives. Remind us that all good gifts come from you.

Come, Holy Spirit, and be among us.

Creator God and Giver of Life, receive our prayers; hear our hearts’ deepest yearnings,

yet to be formed by words. Give us the courage to yield ourselves, all that we are and

have yet to become, to the transforming motion of your Holy Spirit, and carry out in us

and through us your work of new creation. This we pray in the name of Jesus Christ,

the risen and living one. Amen.

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The Peace

The peace of Christ be always with you.

And also with you.

Those gathered in the courtyard may exchange a sign of peace while remaining safely distanced

from one another.

Greeting

The Holy Communion

Musical Offering

O Taste and See Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

O taste and see how gracious the Lord is: blest is the man that trusteth in him.

-Psalm 34:8

The Great Thanksgiving

May God be with you.

And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

All thanks and praise are yours at all times and in all places, our true and loving

God; through Jesus Christ, your eternal Word, the Wisdom from on high by whom you

created all things.

You laid the foundations of the world and enclosed the sea when it burst out from the

womb; You brought forth all creatures of the earth and gave breath to humankind.

Wondrous are you, Holy One of Blessing,

all you create is a sign of hope for our journey;

And so as the morning stars sing your praises we join the heavenly beings and all

creation as we shout with joy:

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Sanctus & Benedictus

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,

heaven and earth are full of your glory.

Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.

Glory and honor are yours, Creator of all,

your Word has never been silent;

you called a people to yourself, as a light to the nations, you delivered them from

bondage and led them to a land of promise.

Of your grace, you gave Jesus

to be human, to share our life,

to proclaim the coming of your holy reign

and give himself for us, a fragrant offering.

Through Jesus Christ our Redeemer, you have freed us from sin,

brought us into your life, reconciled us to you, and restored us to the glory you intend

for us.

We thank you that on the night before he died for us Jesus took bread, and when he

had given thanks to you, he broke it, gave it to his friends and said:

“Take, eat, this is my Body, broken for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”

After supper Jesus took the cup of wine, said the blessing, gave it to his friends and

said:

“Drink this, all of you: this cup is the new Covenant in my Blood, poured out for you

and for all

for the forgiveness of sin.

Do this for the remembrance of me.”

And so, remembering all that was done for us:

the cross, the tomb, the resurrection and ascension, longing for Christ’s coming in

glory, and presenting to you these gifts

your earth has formed and human hands have made, we acclaim you, O Christ:

Dying, you destroyed our death.

Rising, you restored our life.

Christ Jesus, come in glory!

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Send your Holy Spirit upon us

and upon these gifts of bread and wine

that they may be to us the Body and Blood of your Christ.

Grant that we, burning with your Spirit’s power, may be a people of hope, justice and

love.

Giver of Life, draw us together in the Body of Christ, and in the fullness of time gather

us with blessed Mary, the Christ-bearer and all your people into the joy of our true

eternal home. Through Christ and with Christ and in Christ, by the inspiration of your

Holy Spirit, we worship you our God and Creator in voices of unending praise.

Blessed are you now and for ever. AMEN.

The Lord’s Prayer

As our Savior Christ has taught us, we now pray,

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your Name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done, on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins

as we forgive those who sin against us.

Save us from the time of trial

and deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are yours,

now and forever. Amen.

The Breaking of the Bread

Alleluia, alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.

Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia, alleluia.

Invitation

The Gifts of God for the People of God. Take them in remembrance that Christ died for

you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving.

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Communion Rubric

All seeking God are welcome at Christ’s Table.

For those worshiping in person, please follow the directions given by the Celebrant. Wafers will

be distributed by the Celebrant in front of the altar. The Celebrant will place the wafer into your

outstretched palm taking care not to touch your hand. After being given a wafer, take it back to

your place while remaining masked. Once you have returned to your place, you are invited to

remove your mask, receive Communion, and replace your mask.

◆ If you prefer a gluten-free wafer, simply ask the priest for one at the time of Communion.

◆ If you would prefer a blessing instead of the Eucharist, please cross your arms over

your chest.

◆ Communion is currently being offered in one kind. The full grace of the sacrament is received

with only the bread.

Those worshiping at home are invited to pray the following from St. Augustine’s Prayer Book:

O Christ,

I believe that you are truly present in the Holy Sacrament,

and, since I cannot at this time receive communion, I pray you to come into my heart. I

unite myself with you and embrace you with all my heart, my soul, and my mind. Let

nothing separate me from you; let me serve you in this life

until, by your grace, I come to your glorious kingdom and unending peace. Amen.

Musical Offering

Veni Creator Spiritus Plainsong, mode 8

Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire, and lighten with celestial fire. Thou the anointing

Spirit art, who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart. Thy blessed unction from above is

comfort, life, and fire of love. Enable with perpetual light the dullness of our blinded

sight. Anoint and cheer our soiled face with the abundance of thy grace. Keep far our

foes, give peace at home: where thou art guide, no ill can come. Teach us to know the

Father, Son, and thee, of both, to be but One, that through the ages all along, this may

be our endless song: praise to thy eternal merit, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

-Latin, 9th cent.; tr. John Cosin (1594-1672)

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Post-Communion Prayer

Let us pray.

God of abundance,

you have fed us

with the bread of life and salvation;

you have united us

with Christ and one another;

and you have made us one

with all your people in heaven and on earth.

Now send us forth

in the power of your Spirit,

that we may proclaim your redeeming love to the world

and continue for ever

in the risen life of Christ our Savior. Amen.

Blessing

Dismissal

Let us go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Spirit. Alleluia,

alleluia.

Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia.

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Announcements at St. Mary the Virgin Welcome Visitors And Guests May 23, 2021

Thank you for worshipping with us. The community of St. Mary’s is gathering online in many

days and ways throughout the week while we are sheltering-in-place. Strengthening our

community and serving our neighbors is more important than ever in these challenging times.

To learn more about the variety of our offerings, please email office@smvsf.org and we will

stay in touch with you!

Please enjoy our online offerings from children, youth, and adults.

We look forward to traveling this journey of faith with you.

SUNDAY VIRTUAL COFFEE HOUR

Our virtual coffee hour will be available

HERE on Zoom at 10:45.

CHILDREN’S & YOUTH CHOIR MUSICAL

Join us at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 6 for a

brand new children’s choir musical written

by Marla Perkins. This is a special piece

conceived for Zoom performance, and

traces the healing narratives of Jesus from

the Bible. Please come and support the

wonderful work of our choristers, and their

faithful Director, Marla!

On June 6th, this 10:00am Morning Prayer

will be our only virtual worship service;

there is no Family Service at 9:00am that

day.

JOIN US FOR THE JUNE 12TH

ECOCONFIRMATION!

After an unusual zoom Confirmation Class

this year, we are delighted that nine youth

from St. Mary’s will be confirmed at the

ecoConfirmation at 9am on Saturday, June

12th, to be held at Blackie’s Pasture in

Tiburon.

Easing of pandemic restrictions means that

the liturgy is open to everyone! So please

join us if you can.

Some of the logistics are different this year.

Families will probably be gathered in pods

3-6 feet apart and the service will last less

than an hour. Some elders might appreciate

a lawn chair. Please plan for variable Bay

Area weather (layers of hiking outfits with

flat shoes). Although there is a good

parking lot, please try to limit the number

of cars for each family as this is a popular

trailhead. This is the link to the Google map

for the site.

We rejoice with the young people who are

being confirmed and do hope you can

celebrate with us! If you have any

questions, contact the Assoc. Rector

marguerite@smvsf.org.

HONORING OUR GRADUATING

STUDENTS

We are gathering information about our

young people who are graduating from

middle school, high school or college this

spring. Please send the names of St. Mary’s

students - and their academic milestone - to

marguerite@smvsf.org and to

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ashley@smvsf.org by Friday, June 4 for

listing in our bulletin and other

celebrations to come!

VIRTUAL NEWCOMER RECEPTION

Have you discovered St. Mary’s during

these months of virtual gatherings? You are

warmly invited to join us for a virtual

newcomer gathering on Sunday June 6

from 3pm-4pm. We would love to get to

know you better and give you a chance to

get to know St. Mary’s a little better as well.

Please RSVP to ashley@smvsf.org for the

link to this special zoom meeting. We look

forward to seeing you then!

MINISTRY CELEBRATION BOOKLET:

WE NEED YOUR MINISTRY STORIES!

We are celebrating all ministries at our

mid-year check in on Sunday June 27th.

As a part of that celebration, we will be

producing a booklet of ministry stories and

pictures from the last year.

We invite all ministries to submit a

reflection on their ministry by Monday,

June 7th. Reflection should be 500 words or

less, and ideally include pictures that

reflect your ministry in this unique year.

We ask ministry volunteers to partner with

their ministry leadership and other

volunteers in creating and submitting their

reflections. Should you have any questions,

you may reach out to the vestry liaison to

your ministry, which can be found HERE,

or you may email our parish administrator,

Ashley Ryan, at ashley@smvsf.org.

We are excited to celebrate and share with

one another all the incredible ways that

Christ’s grace has manifested itself among

us in this unique year!

“WAY OF LOVE” REVIVAL WEEKEND:

VIRTUAL WORSHIP AND CONCERT

Pentecost season opens with Way of Love

Revival Weekend.

‘One in the Spirit’ features churchwide

virtual worship and concert.

The Episcopal Church greets Pentecost

with One in the Spirit, a Way of Love Revival

Weekend designed to fan the flames of hope,

celebrate difference, honor creation, foster

beloved community, and send

people toward Jesus’s Way of Love. The

weekend of events includes the following:

• Saturday, May 22, 6-7:30 p.m.:

Concert for the Human Family and

“From Many, One” Community

Conversations

• Sunday, May 23, 4-

5:30 p.m.: Churchwide Pentecost

Revival Worship from Philadelphia,

Navajoland, Seattle, St. Louis, and

Washington, D.C.

Read more (in English and Spanish) HERE.

ST. MARY'S SANCTUARY OPEN FOR

PRAYER, THURSDAYS, 3-5PM

St. Mary's Sanctuary has opened for private

individual prayer on Thursdays from 3-5

p.m.. We ask all individuals to wear a mask

and keep 6 feet of distance between other

people. We suggest only one individual or

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household per pew. Pews will be spaced

out six feet apart.

Rev. David Erickson will also be on site

should you wish to set up a time and meet

with him in either courtyard. Or feel free to

drop on by!

GET VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19

If you are eligible (see below for criteria),

sign up for an appointment to get a

COVID-19 vaccine. Please keep in mind

that the supply of vaccine remains limited.

Eligibility

San Francisco is vaccinating:

• Everyone over the age 12.

Supply remains limited

Even if you are eligible, there may not be a

dose available right now. Keep checking

for available appointments.

What to do

The City is partnering with healthcare

providers to establish high volume vaccine

sites. Supply is limited, and you may not be

able to book an appointment, even if you

are eligible.

For more information regarding getting

vaccinated please click HERE.

ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES FOR

WORSHIP DURING THE WEEK

Please visit our website HERE, at smvsf.org

to see the breadth of our virtual worship

opportunities.

9 A.M. FAMILY SERVICE ON ZOOM

We will not be having a 9 a.m. Family

Service this week due to the in-person

Eucharist service. The family service will

resume next Sunday, May 30.

YOUTH GROUP UPDATE

May 23: The plan for youth group this

Sunday has changed! The diocesan youth

anti-racism training has been rescheduled

for Sunday afternoon from 1:00 to 3:00, so

our in-person gathering (all 6th-12th

graders) will move to 4:30 to 6:30. The plan

is still together at church and go out for

food together. See you then!

May 30: No Youth Group because of

Memorial Day Weekend.

Ongoing Announcement about the

Mission Trip:

Youth Mission Trip to San Francisco, CA!

All current 8th-12th graders are invited to

join us for a Mission Trip in our own City

By The Bay from Monday June 21-Saturday

June 26. Each day we will meet for some

community service and some extra fun

together, exploring different parts of the

City. At the end of the day each participant

will return home for dinner. The cost is

$100/participant (pay via the SMV website),

which will cover all food and expenses. To

sign up please follow this link. All

questions can be sent to Mike Stafford

(mike@smvsf.org).

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We Pray For…

PARISHIONERS, RELATIVES and

FRIENDS

David

The Family of Dr. Lindley Spaht Dodson

Dani Mae

Terry Carter

Gail Berry

Susan Crown

Gregory

Lucas McGuire

Wendy

Joe Fernandez

Jason

Tom Clothier

Dani Gabriel

Dick Bryan

CONTINUING PRAYERS

Prayers are offered for ongoing concerns during

the Wed. 12:10 service.

André Diedrichs

June

Pat Okimoto

Dorris Howard

Kevin Teeney

The Community at the Heritage

The Community of St. Francis

San Francisco Night Ministry

Jane

Pete

Quinn Charles Fay

Erich

Tim Eland

Forester Davis

Simon

Phyllis Shepherd

RECENTLY DECEASED

Jeff Parsons

Naya Ariel

Joe Alderette

Alison Butterfield

Raymond O’S Kelly

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The Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin Tel. (415) 921-3665 2325 Union Street, San Francisco, California www.smvsf.org

Church Office Hours:

Monday through Thursday

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Vestry

Arthur Perkins, Senior Warden

Will Long, Junior Warden

John Adair, Nancy Clothier, Ava Eichler,

Gloria Galindo, Stephen Gamboa, Cynthia Harper,

Lauren MacDonald, Rebecca Peacock, Sheila Santangelo, Matt Spitzer

email: vestry @smvsf.org

St. Mary’s Staff Directory

All phone extensions are for 415.921.3665

The Rev. David L. Erickson

Rector david@smvsf.org x306

The Rev. Marguerite Judson

Associate Rector marguerite@smvsf.org x314

The Rev. Nancy Bryan,

Deacon nhbsf@me.com x364

The Rev. Tim Smith

Deacon tim@smvsf.org x352

Natalie Hala

Parish Verger & Liturgist

natalie@smvsf.org x300

Eric Choate

Director of Music

eric@smvsf.org x310

Marla Perkins

Music Associate

marla@smvsf.org x310

Nancy Clark

Sunday School Director

nancyclark1628@gmail.com

415.387.7741

Nancy Svendsen

Events Coordinator

nancys@smvsf.org, 415.205.6787

Michael Stafford

Youth Minister

mike@smvsf.org, 415.794.4928

Ashley Ryan

Parish Administrator

ashley@smvsf.org x 302

Jackie Schroeder

Nursery Care Coordinator

jackie@smvsf.org, 415.577.0144

Vicki Turk

Accountant finance@smvsf.org x316

Manny Gabiana

Associate Administrator

manny@smvsf.org x353

LITURGICAL STAFF

The Rev. David Erickson Rector

Eric Choate Director of Music

The Rev. Nancy Bryan Deacon

The Rev. Marguerite Judson Associate Rector

Marla Perkins Music Associate

The Rev. Tim Smith Deacon

Natalie Hala Verger & Liturgist

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