FPC connects The Chimes Newsletter of First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta nline SUNDAY SCHEDULE SUNDAY, JANUARY 6 EPIPHANY SUNDAY • Prayer breakfast for Homeless persons - 6:30 am, Fifield Hall • Communion Service - 8:15 am, Winship Chapel • The Mustard Seed Bookstore - 9:00 am - 1:00 pm • Cherub Choir - 9:30 am • Worship Service - 9:00 am, Sanctuary • Sunday School - 10:05 am • Worship Service - 11:15 am, Sanctuary • Fellowship Hour - 12:15 pm Reception Room • “Footloose” Performance - 3:00 pm, Fifield Hal SUNDAY, JANUARY 13 FOUNDERS’ SUNDAY • Prayer breakfast for Homeless persons - 6:30 am, Fifield Hall • Communion Service - 8:15 am, Winship Chapel • The Mustard Seed Bookstore - 9:00 am - 1:00 pm • Cherub Choir - 9:30 am • Worship Service - 9:00 am, Sanctuary • Sunday School - 10:05 am • Stewardship Season Breakfast - 10:15 am, Fifield Hall • Worship Service - 11:15 am, Sanctuary • Fellowship Hour - 12:15 pm Reception Room JANUARY 6 & 13, 2013 CHRIST AT THE CENTER t was King George the 6th of England who proclaimed to the British Empire as the dawn came up on 1939 – “I said to the man at the gate of the New Year: Give me a light that I may tread in the darkness,” but he replied to me “Go forth into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. And that shall be to you better than a light and safer than any known way.” As we open the gate to the New Year 2013, I hope and pray, together with all of you in our “Family of Faith,” that the Lord will continue to lead us toward “the Light that shines in the darkness” (John 1) and shows us His will and His way. We celebrate Epiphany Communion on Sunday, January 6 and the meditation is entitled “Follow the Star.” With the text from Matthew 2: 1-12 about the wise men coming to worship the Christ Child. Then on Founders’ Sunday, January 13, we will focus on the history of First Presbyterian Church and I will preach the sermon “Never Have so Many Owed So Much to So Few.” So please come join us for worship, Christian Education, fellowship and service to others at the corner of 16th and Peachtree – and I encourage you to invite your family members and friends to join us! Happy New Year! Faithfully yours, George B. Wirth I HAPPY NEW YEAR !! P L E A S E T A K E N O T E On Behalf of the staff and officers of FPC, we wish you a Happy and Blessed New Year! Bill Earnest, Clerk of Session George B. Wirth, Moderator
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SUNDAY ScheDUle
Sunday, January 6
Epiphany Sunday
• Prayer breakfast for Homeless persons - 6:30 am, Fifield Hall
• Communion Service - 8:15 am, Winship Chapel
• The Mustard Seed Bookstore - 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
• Cherub Choir - 9:30 am
• Worship Service - 9:00 am, Sanctuary
• Sunday School - 10:05 am
• Worship Service - 11:15 am, Sanctuary
• Fellowship Hour - 12:15 pm Reception Room
• “Footloose” Performance - 3:00 pm, Fifield Hal
Sunday, January 13
FoundErS’ Sunday
• Prayer breakfast for Homeless persons - 6:30 am, Fifield Hall
• Communion Service - 8:15 am, Winship Chapel
• The Mustard Seed Bookstore - 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
• Cherub Choir - 9:30 am
• Worship Service - 9:00 am, Sanctuary
• Sunday School - 10:05 am
• Stewardship Season Breakfast - 10:15 am, Fifield Hall
• Worship Service - 11:15 am, Sanctuary
• Fellowship Hour - 12:15 pm Reception Room
January 6 & 13, 2013 Christ at the Center
t was K ing George the
6th of england who proclaimed to the British empire as the dawn came up on 1939 – “I said to the man at
the gate of the New Year: Give me a light that I may tread in the darkness,” but he replied to me “Go forth into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. And that shall be to you better than a light and safer than any known way.” As we open the gate to the New Year 2013, I hope and pray, together with all of you in our “Family of Faith,” that the lord will continue to lead us toward “the light that shines in the darkness” (John 1) and shows us his will and his way. We celebrate epiphany communion on Sunday, January 6 and the meditation is entitled “Follow the Star.” With the text from Matthew 2: 1-12 about the wise men coming to worship the Christ Child.
Then on Founders’ Sunday, January 13, we will focus on the history of First Presbyterian church and I will preach the sermon “Never have so Many Owed So Much to So Few.” So please come join us for worship, christian education, fellowship and service to others at the corner of 16th and Peachtree – and I encourage you to invite your family members and friends to join us!
happy New Year!
Faithfully yours,
George B. Wirth
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h A P P Y N e W Y e A R ! !
P L E A S E T A K E N O T E
On Behalf of the staff and officers of FPc, we wish you a happy and Blessed New Year!Bill earnest, Clerk of SessionGeorge B. Wirth, Moderator
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Care, Growth & events
Pastoral Care Report(As of October 24, 2012)
Recuperating: Phil Carter, Drew Davey
Deaths: We extend our deepest sympathy to: the family and many friends
of our long-time member, Ethel Clark Evoy, who died October 20th; Bob
and Holly Kerr following the death of Bob’s mother, Charmaine Kerr
Neumeister, on October 21st; Cindy and Tommy Meade & family upon the
death of Cindy’s mother, Jean Gibson, on October 23rd.
Prayers for THose IN MILITary serVICe
This is a list of known servicemen/women in our Church family.
Captain Alexandria Victoria Miller Captain John Warren Robey
Captain Gabriel Rulewicz Brig. General Russell Sanborn
Lt. JG David B. SibleyCommander Ryan Tewell
Col. Roderick G. Turner III
Circle 1Saturday, February 2nd at 7pm Party at the home of The McConaugheys, 1761 South Ponce de Leon Avenue
Circle 2 Monday, January 7th at 10am at Anne Haltewanger’s at Canterbury Court on Peachtree Road
Circle 3 Monday, January 7th at 10am
Circle 6 Contact Adele Shepherd for date & location
Circle 8 Monday, January 14th at 7pm. See Evite for location.
Circle 9 Monday, January 7th at 11am at the Lenbrook Dining Room
Circle 11 Thursday, January 17th at 7pm. See Evite for location or contact [email protected]
Circle 12 Monday, January 21st at 7pm. See Evite for location or contact [email protected]
Circle 13 Tuesday, January 22nd at 6:30pm. See Evite for location or contact [email protected]
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“Hallowing Every Season of the Journey: Drawing upon the Wisdom of Julian of Norwich
and Teresa of Avila” Rev. Lynnsay Buehler, an Episcopal Priest and the spiritual director of The Julian of Norwich Center will lead the retreat focusing on the sayings and images of Julian of Norwich and Teresa of Avila in order that we may grow in knowing that
each one of us is God’s beloved.
Join us for a weekend of spiritual renewal Cost: $150.00 for 2 nights and 5 meals Reservation deadline February 10, but
Space is limited so reserve your room now. Call Pat Kimbrell at 404-228-7719
MONASTERY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT RETREATA P R I L 1 0 - 1 2 , 2 0 1 3
with Rev. Lynnsay Buehler
Stewardship Season Breakfast
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W E D N E S D A Y @ F I R S T
January 9 & 16
WEDNESDAYThE MuSTard SEEd 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, 4:30 - 6:30 pm Books, gifts and cards for all ages.
dinnEr 5:00 - 6:30 pm Adults and Youth :$8 Children 3-12: $4
6:30 - 7:30 pm Winship Chapel Tiaze Worship Led by Rev. Kevin D. Knab
6:30 - 7:15 pm Room 156 Renew Large Group Bible Study 7:15 - 8:30 pm Various rooms Renew Small Group Bible Study
January 16
6:30 - 7:30 pm Room 156 Financial Peace University Led by MC Allvine and Tom Greene
6:30 - 7:15 pm Room 323 Renew Large Group Bible Study 7:15 - 8:30 pm Various rooms Renew Small Group Bible Study Led by Morgan Moore and Rev. Lindsay Armstrong
Renewing Our
Strength
W I N G S~ Worship
~ Invite ~ Nurture
~ Give ~ Serve
FeaturingThe Reverend Dr. Joanna Adams
Get inspired to
“renew our strength” in 2013!
Stewardship Season BreakfastSunday, January 13, 10:15 a.m. Fifield Hall
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THE ARTIST’SWAYA SpirituAl pAth to higher CreAtivity
Calling all types of Artists! Whether you paint for a living or only sing in the shower, join us for a 13 week program that will follow Julia Cameron’s best- selling book to help you rediscover and reignite
your creativity. Everyone can find their inner artist. the only cost is buying the book!
Now is the time our brothers and sisters without homes really need your help! Please check your
closets for warm, gently used, coats and blankets for our Community Ministries Clothing Closet.
For more information please contact Connie Lee at (404) 228-7741. (Fleece are a good choice for the homeless.)
C O A T S & B L A N K E T S N E E D E D
Join us on February 7 for a Southern Supper and
Conversation with Brett Abbott, Curator of Photography, High Museum of Art.
COST $10 PER PERSON
Tickets available between worship services beginning January 20
Questions 404 228-7762
Space is Limited
PREACHERS & LEADERS
Photographs from Donna and Jim Philips’
Collection
On view FEBRUARY 1-28
Reception Room
THE FINE ARTS COMMITTEE presents
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For information about private music instruction and group music, dance, and art classes,
please visit us on the web or call:
Kate Breytspraak, Director(404) 228-7762
www.firstpresatl.org/sfa
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ur RAINBOWS program resumes on January 10. New children may join at this time. RAINBOWS is a weekly support group program for children and youth who have
experienced traumatic change such as divorce, abandonment, deployment of parent with the military, incarceration or death. Parents and guardians also meet as a group to consider what is happening in their families from the child’s point of view. This program is open to the community and there is no charge. call Susan Anthony at 404-257-9388, or the Pastoral care office at 404-228 7719.
9:00 am -11:00 amKid friendly work projects at FPC.
9:00 am -1:00 pm Off-site projects through
Hands On Atlanta
Elementary Families please contact Lauren Patrus if you are interested in participating at 404.228.7735 or [email protected]
Everyone else please contact Unetia Byrd, in Community Ministry, if you are interested in participating at 404.228.7746 or [email protected]
Join the FPC Family as we take“A DAY ON; NOT A DAY OFF”
for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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Limited space. Pre-registration required and available on line and at registration tables after Sunday Schoolbeginning November 25.Cost: $89.00. Scholarships available.
For more information, please contact:MC Allvine, 404.520.9395Tom Greene, 404.350.0250Lindsay Armstrong,404.228.7713
Financial Peace UniversityDave Ramsey’s bibically based curriculum that teaches
people how to manage money.Wednesdays, January 16 -March 20
6:00 - 7:30 pm
f i v e @ f i r s t
Wear flip flops, jeans, or maybe
best of all, no neck tie! The Five@First is a casual,
evening worship service.
Join us each Sunday at 5PM in the Reception Room for
inspired music, prayer, and preaching.
First Presbyterian Youth present...
Sunday, January 6th3:00 PM
Fifield Hall
Tickets: $10 in advance, $12 at the door.
Last Performance! Don’t Miss It!
SOUPER BOWL OF CARING
OF CARING
SOUPER BOWL
The Youth of First Presbyterian Church Challenge the Congregation to bringin Cans of Soup from January 13
through February 3, 2013. There will be containers around the church for the
collection. All soup will be donated to the Venable Food Pantry.
Thank you for supporting this ServiceProject. Every can of soup helps people in need feel the power of GOD’S LOVE.
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EPIPHANY SUNDAY Festival Sundays at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta give us an oppor-tunity to observe unique times on the Christian calendar. We recognized All Saints’ Sunday and Reformation Sunday this past fall, and we will cel-ebrate Pentecost in May. January 6 is Epiphany Sunday. Epiphany means manifestation. The manifestation at hand is that of God
in Christ. Specifically, it is the mani-festation of Christ to the gentiles in the form of the magi (wise men) who visit Jesus. Our worship on that Sun-day will include men dressed as the magi bringing gifts to the table. We will also have communion by intinc-tion, when we come forward to take the bread and the cup.
Join together in worship January 6.
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Mark your calendars for January 17-21, 2013 as we celebrate our ministry to the city of Atlanta. The UMC is jointly sponsored by The Partnership Ministry of Hillside and First Presbyterian and Community Ministries in co-sponsorship with the Cousins Foundation. The Conference will offer a variety of opportunities for all members of our congrega-tions and community: the King Concert at the King Chapel at Morehouse College on Thursday evening, Dr. Joan Brown Camp-bell keynote speaker on Satur-day at FPC, and worship leader Sunday at FPC, Day of Service on Monday. You are invited to share a great fellowship as we dialogue, listen, work alongside each other to be the presence of healing and hope to our beloved community. More details com-ing soon.
JAN. 17 - 21
Mark your
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FOOTLOOSE PREMIERS JANUARY 3-6, 2013! Cast, Crew and Technical Team needs to arrive 2 hours prior to each perfor-mance for meal, make-up, costuming, sound check, prop check, etc. I’m sure we will have fabulous performances! Any youth not involved in these groups, we need your for ticket sales and hospitality! Please try to attend.
Cast, Crew, and Set Team please plan to purchase your dinner each night at the concession stand.
WINTER WEDNESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY FOR YOUTH JANUARY 9-FEBRUARY 6, 2013! All youth are invited and encouraged to come to Bible Study on Wednesday nights from 5:30-7:30 PM! Bring your Bible and money for dinner. We will go out to dinner this winter! Join us and bring friends!
YOUTH SUNDAY PLANNING JANUARY 6, and 13, 2013 AT 10:05 AM! All High School Youth please make a special effort to get to Sunday School on January 6 and 13!! We will be planning for Youth Sunday which is February 10, 2013! We need your help to plan the theme and make preparations! Please come.
YOUTH SKI RETREAT! JANUARY 18-21, 2013 All youth going on the Ski Retreat to Winterplace, WV, watch your email for details for the trip. We will depart Friday afternoon at 5:00 PM and return on Monday at 5:00 PM. Think and Pray SNOW!!!
UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE NEW YEAR!
January 3-6 – “Footloose” Youth Musical
January 13 – D-Group Meetings
January 18-21 – Youth Ski Retreat
January 27 – Youth Contemporary Worship
February 3 – Super Bowl Party
February 10 – Youth Sunday and High School Senior Banquet
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NO LOGOS OR WEDNESDAY @ FIRST Wed. Jan. 2nd - Happy New Year!
MLK, JR. SERVICE DAY A Day On, Not A Day Off Monday January 21st - Make plans now to join us and serve in and around the church - be on the lookout for details!
FIRST COMMUNION SUNDAY JANuArY 29tH Contact Lauren with any questions!
Thank you Elementary families for giving out gifts at the Christmas Prayer Breakfast!
Taking a peek at Christmas
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agora Room 322In New testament Greek, the name means “meeting place,” and we are a vibrant, conversational class that discusses a variety of topics, including Bible, theology, current events, and arts. Most of us are thirty something, and many have young children.
BErEan BiBlE claSS Reception Room
the Bereans were critical thinkers who, with study, became believers. (Acts 17:10-12). this year our theme is “What is the Church?” It is the people who meet in God’s name, but also an institution, a place, the foundation of our culture, and much more. On January 6, we will join Jim Coil in Fifield for the Discussion of the Congregational Survey results and Pastoral transitions. On January 13, Dr. Patrick Graham will join us to discuss “the rise of the Christian Church.” Please join us.
coMMuniTy BiBlE STudy Room B415With our new Associate Pastor for Community Ministries at the helm, join us as rev. Connie Lee leads community Bible study and fellowship. As always, you are welcome.
covEnanT claSS Room 230the Covenant Class examines an interesting combination of family and social issues, church history, theology and Bible lessons, all from the perspective of today’s family. Our lively discussions are led by members of the church staff and congregation. Our members are generally age 35-55, married, have children in elementary-college, and interact socially.
diScovEring god’S Word Room 317On Jan. 6, our class will join others in Fifield Hall for the transition team’s presentation on results of the Congregational Survey, and Pastoral transitions. On Jan. 13, we will attend the Stewardship Breakfast, also in Fifield.
EMMauS claSS Room 227 On January 6th and 13th, the Emmaus Class will not meet so that we can attend two upcoming church-wide events. On the 6th, all classmates are encouraged to attend the discussion about the summary of the Congregational Survey led by the FPC transition team. And on the 13th, the annual Stewardship Breakfast will feature popular guest speaker, reverend Joanna Adams.
FaiTh and liFE Room 218On Jan. 6 we will meet in Fifield Hall for the presentation by the transition team will be on hand to discuss the pastoral transition process and will provide an overview of the results of the Church Assessment tool (the survey) that our church completed.
Jan. 13 We will meet in Fifield Hall for the Stewardship Brunch features the reverend Dr. Joanna Adams.
FirST FoundaTionS Room 323A laid-back, discussion-oriented class of couples, many in our thirties with young families. We try to maintain diversity in our topics with a combination of Bible study, modern day religious and societal trends, parenting and family issues, movie and video lessons, guest speakers, etc.
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Happy New Year! On January 6, we welcome you back to an all church forum led by the FPC transition team. During this time, we will hear summary of the congregational survey results as well as discuss any questions related to the upcoming pastoral transitions. All are welcome. On January 13, the Stewardship Council is hosting our annual Stewardship Brunch. Join us as we enjoy good food and fellowship as well as inspiration from our speaker rev. Joanna Adams.
galaTianS 3:28, Room 319Jan 6 and 13 – Come join us for discussion and Bible study. the class is for adults of all ages and stages of life and offers a special welcome to members of the LGBt community, their allies, friends, and families. Join us for historically informed, biblically grounded conversations. As the new year starts we will continue to look at gender and identity, diving back into the biblical text to think about what it means to us to be men, women, and just plain people, in the body of Christ.
inTErnaTionalS Room 327 January 6th – Jerry Hasslebrook will speak on the 2012 FPC trip to the Holy Land. Please join us for a great presentation.
January 13th – Our class member Jack Hardin will present “Grady Memorial Hospital – the Heart of Atlanta.” Please join us for an enlightening presentation.
MEdiTaTion group this year, we are meeting exclusively as a small group, meeting on thursday evenings at the home of Dottie Hitchcock. We’d love to have you if you’re interested. Please call Dottie at (404) 228-7709 for further information.
opEn door Room 156 Started in 1953, the class remains committed to its initial goal: to join intelligent minds and strong faith. Its sessions, both lecture and free discussion, have centered on historical settings at different stages of church development, evolution of creeds, history of religious freedom in this country, church in society that is open to all religions, and many more. In short, as one member has described the class, one does not check one’s mind at the door when one enters the class.
ourS For Today Room B308Our class is designed for parents of kids pre-school~high school. We are an energetic group of 30–50 “somethings” who are seeking spiritual and practical guidance on our journey of faith. throughout the year we host speakers who share their insight and perspective on parenting, marriage and the challenges facing the modern Christian family. Come join us!
SpiriTual living Room B202the members of the Spiritual Living Class study the different paths to Spiritual Living through books and other teachings. In the past we have read C.S. Lewis and Emmet Fox among others. Class discussion is ALWAYS lively and new members and visitors are ALWAYS welcome. Please join us this Sunday.
ThE uppEr rooM Room 332Welcome back. We start the new year in Fifield Hall on January 6, as we join in the transitions forum led by the FPC transition team. During this time, we will hear summary of the congregational survey results as well as discuss any questions related to the upcoming pastoral transitions. On Jan. 13, we will attend the Stewardship Breakfast, also in Fifield.
young adulTS Room B303We are a new class for singles and couples in their twenties and early thirties. Join together for topical discussion, fellowship, and even some enlightening Bible Study. If you’ve never had a class before, and you’re a young adult, this one’s for you.
TransitionsPlease join us a Discussion
of the Congregational Survey Results and
Pastoral Transitions.
Sunday, January 6, 201310:05 - 11:00 am
Fifield Hall
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Prelude Prière à Notre Dame - L. Boellmann
Offertory Thou Must Leave Thy Lowly Dwelling - Berlioz
Motet Eastern Monarchs Sages Three - Sumsion
Bene Resp We Three Kings of Orient Are
Postlude L. Boellmann
Music for January 6
Music for January 13
Prelude Vater unser - G. Böhm
Introit Fanfare for a Festival- Carillon
Anthem
Offertory Infant Holy, Infant Lowly-Carillon
Bene Resp
Postlude Highland Cathedral (with bagpipe)
The Mustard Seed Wednesdays 9-1, 4:40 - 6:30 sundays 9-1
For information about private music instruction and group music, dance, and art classes,
please visit us on the web or call:
Kate Breytspraak, Director(404) 228-7762
www.firstpresatl.org/sfa
Fun
Night
Out!
RAINBOWShOpe ANd heAlINg
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ur RAINBOWS program resumes on January 10. New children may join at this time. RAINBOWS is a weekly support group program for children and youth who have
experienced traumatic change such as divorce, abandonment, deployment of parent with the military, incarceration or death. Parents and guardians also meet as a group to consider what is happening in their families from the child’s point of view. This program is open to the community and there is no charge. call Susan Anthony at 404-257-9388, or the Pastoral care office at 404-228 7719.
9:00 am -11:00 amKid friendly work projects at FPC.
9:00 am -1:00 pm Off-site projects through
Hands On Atlanta
Elementary Families please contact Lauren Patrus if you are interested in participating at 404.228.7735 or [email protected]
Everyone else please contact Unetia Byrd, in Community Ministry, if you are interested in participating at 404.228.7746 or [email protected]
Join the FPC Family as we take“A DAY ON; NOT A DAY OFF”
for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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Limited space. Pre-registration required and available on line and at registration tables after Sunday Schoolbeginning November 25.Cost: $89.00. Scholarships available.
For more information, please contact:MC Allvine, 404.520.9395Tom Greene, 404.350.0250Lindsay Armstrong,404.228.7713
Financial Peace UniversityDave Ramsey’s bibically based curriculum that teaches
people how to manage money.Wednesdays, January 16 -March 20
6:00 - 7:30 pm
f i v e @ f i r s t
Wear flip flops, jeans, or maybe
best of all, no neck tie! The Five@First is a casual,
evening worship service.
Join us each Sunday at 5PM in the Reception Room for
inspired music, prayer, and preaching.
First Presbyterian Youth present...
Sunday, January 6th3:00 PM
Fifield Hall
Tickets: $10 in advance, $12 at the door.
Last Performance! Don’t Miss It!
SOUPER BOWL OF CARING
OF CARING
SOUPER BOWL
The Youth of First Presbyterian Church Challenge the Congregation to bringin Cans of Soup from January 13
through February 3, 2013. There will be containers around the church for the
collection. All soup will be donated to the Venable Food Pantry.
Thank you for supporting this ServiceProject. Every can of soup helps people in need feel the power of GOD’S LOVE.