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OUR MISSION
Parkville Presbyterian Church is a community of believers
following
Jesus Christ by sharing God’s Word,
serving and
welcoming all.
“You are the salt of the earth . . .
You are the light of the world.” — Jesus (Matthew 5:13-14)
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Sunday, June 4Sunday, June 4Sunday, June 4———6:006:006:00 OUR
MISSION
Parkville Presbyterian
Church is a community of
believers following
Jesus Christ by sharing
God’s Word,
serving and
welcoming all.
J U N E 2 0 1 7
“The gifts God gave were that some would be apos-tles, some
prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,” and others
would be ushers, greeters,
gutter cleaners, acolytes and small group leaders. Discern your
gifts and bring them to life at PPC through the Time and Talents
sheet delivered by mail, placed in the narthex, and available in
this week’s worship bulletin. Then, let’s cele-brate our common
ministries at Ministry Night —June 4th at 6 pm. We’ll have a light,
catered meal, and an opportunity to learn more and dig deeper, as
we gather as a church on Min-istry Night!
I N S I D E
T H I S I S S U E :
2. “Fasting and Feasting,”
Back to School Fair
3. Pastor’s Perspective:
Seasons in Life of Church
4. Unbinding the Gospel;
Bachathon
5. Parents Night Out
6. Hosting Family
Promise
7-8 Higher Ground Build
9. Youth Sunday
10. Pentecost Offering,
June Final Friday
11. June Calendar
Sundays -
June 4 thru
July 14
Join us outside on Sunday
mornings between worship
services for conversation,
refreshments and games!
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL is coming up July 17 through July 21. We
will meet during morning hours Mon-day through Friday, and then
gather again for a special VBS Sunday on July 23. On that Sunday,
we will have one com-bined morning worship at 10:30 am. If you
would like to volunteer to help with VBS, or want to hear more,
contact Pastor Steve at [email protected] .
July 17—21
mailto:[email protected]
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Place shared items in the
grocery cart outside the
Sanctuary. Special needs
at this time include:
Dry beans Ramen Noodles
Rice
Cereal
Pork and beans
Pineapple
Hamburger Helper
JUNE
Food Pantry
Needs
Last year,
SPEAC served
3,395 households;
9,734 individuals —
with 16,392
bags of groceries.
Thank you for helping!
Fasting and feastingggg continues in June, July, and
Augustgggggggggg This summer, we’ll continue our pattern of
feasting at the Lord’s Ta-ble, celebrating Communion on most
Sundays—and then fasting
and feeding others, dedi-cating our of-ferings to the SPEAC food
pantry, on the first Sunday.
W h y t h e first Sunday? Because this is the day when we
traditionally receive an offering for SPEAC, accepting your
donations of food, materials, and other resources for the work of
this vital ministry. But also because a change on any other day
wouldn’t be the same. We’re used to receiv-ing Communion on the
first Sunday —so if we fasted on another day, on a day when we’re
not used to hav-ing Communion, it wouldn’t have the same impact. It
would be harder to see the connection be-tween Christ’s call to
feed others and the joyful feast of Communion. Because of our
accustomed rhythms on the first Sunday, we experience a different
rhythm in a more power-ful
way.’;l;ll;l;l’;’;l’l’ll’;l’;lk’l’lk’lk’’;lk So, in June, July, and
August, on the first Sunday, we will fast and feed others, bringing
our pantry of-ferings into the sanctuary and dedi-cating them at
the Lord’s Table. On the other Sundays, we will feast, enjoying the
real presence of the Risen Christ in glorious abundance! In both
ways, we will experience a true Communion with Jesus Christ.
Wednesday Evening—June 14:
Wednesday at Weatherby!
You are invited to join us at Weatherby Lake’s C-Point from
5—8 pm for an evening of outdoor fellowship — with hamburgers,
hot dogs and drinks provided!
Again this month,
please do not drop off
Food Pantry items in
Narthex; bring into
sanctuary for
dedication DURING
worship on first
Sunday of month.
T H E S A L T S H A K E R
CA$H
DONATIONS
are also welcome;
make checks to
SPEAC Food Pantry
The Platte County Back To School Fair will be held on Thursday,
Au-gust 3, 2017, at The Rock of KC Church, 12750 N. Winan Rd., KCMO
64153. This event helps to provide Platte County students of
limited resources with school sup-plies and hygiene packets to
start the school year. The PPC Mission Ministry team through
general budget funding will again be pro-viding earbuds to be used
by stu-dents with school-issued iPads and Chromebooks for
instructional purposes. Watch for a collection container in the
narthex begin-ning in June for those wishing to donate additional
earbuds or funds to purchase them. More details will follow
includ-ing volunteer op-portunities.
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P A G E 3
W e celebrate seasons in the life of the church. Advent is a
season of waiting that leads to Christmas and the birth of a
Savior. Lent is a season of repentance, fasting, and re-newal, as
we journey with Jesus to Jerusalem and the cross. And Eastertide,
the season that comes in the wake of Easter, is a unique
opportunity to celebrate the Resurrection—to bask in the light of
the life Christ brings!
On Sunday, June 4th, we will celebrate the day of Pen-tecost,
remembering the mo-ment when the Holy Spirit came like “tongues of
fire” (Acts 2:3) on the first believers, and remem-bering, too,
that it never left, and those tongues of fire still live in us.
The Holy Spirit is a wild, wily, won-drous being, and over the
next few months, we’ll dwell with that being. Of course, Jesus
never leaves our side, and God is present throughout creation, and
the Spirit always lives inside us, but this is the season in the
life of the church when we particu-larly recognize and reckon with
the Spirit.
What do we call this season? On some church calendars, the weeks
and months after Pentecost are referred to as “the season of
Pentecost,” when we listen for the voice of the Spirit as it guides
our church and our lives. On other church calendars, the season
after Pentecost is called “ordinary time,” not because it’s
regular, but because it’s counted—ordinary as in ordinal, or
ordered. And even then, ordinary time is a season of growth, a
season of change and matu-ration as we are drawn ever deeper into
the wily life of the Spirit.
So, where will the Holy Spirit lead us in these coming weeks and
months?
In Sunday morning worship, we will explore the stories of
Scripture, and see how they are woven like a tapestry into the
fabric of our lives. From June 11th through July 9th, we’ll be
explor-
ing Stories of Strong Women, like Eve, Esther, Deborah, Jael,
Joanna, and Mary. We’ll see how they overcame and worked around
limitations im-posed by others as they responded to the call of God
on their lives. We’ll also dwell with contemporary stories of women
doing the very same thing.
Then, from July 16th to August 6th, we’ll continue our emphasis
on stories, but we’ll take that road in a different direction.
Deleted Scenes is a series that focuses on books that aren’t in the
Bi-
ble, like Bel and the Dragon, the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, and
the Acts of Paul and Thecla. As
we do, we’ll glean holy wisdom from these pas-sages, but we’ll
also learn more about why they didn’t make the cut.
As people, the stories we tell define who we’ve been and who
we’re be-coming. They say a lot about how we see our-selves and how
we think about our world. But the stories we don’t tell say a lot,
as well; they, too, are part of the way we define ourselves and our
world.
The Holy Spirit has a number of things in store for us over the
next few months, and in the end, who can say how the Spirit will
move? Per-sonally, I have my ideas, but I also know that this wild,
wily, and wondrous being has sur-prised me before. Over the next
few months, as we dwell with the stories of the Bible and the
stories of our lives, we’ll hear new things in old Scriptures, make
inspiring connections, and find the tongues of fire dwelling within
us. Let’s prepare for the journey.
Pastor’s Perspective ~ Rev. Steven Andrews
“Where will
the Holy Spirit
lead us?”
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PPC participates in Bachathon
Several PPC members participated in the 38th annual Bachathon at
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral on May 7. The annual festival of
the great music of Johann Sebastian Bach is sponsored by the Kansas
City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Again this year,
Paul Erickson was among the featured Bach organists. This year’s
program also in-cluded the Northland Community Choir, which
includes many PPC members and is directed by Paul Erickson.
T H E S A L T S H A K E R
“Unbinding The Gospel” — One Participant’s Experience
Having been a PPC member for some 30 years, I had not before
par-
ticipated in a small group study outside of Sunday School.
(Indeed,
it’s been a long journey!) “Unbinding The Gospel” was that
opportu-
nity. Adeptly facilitated by Janet Geary, for me the group
experience was the embodiment of what was being prescribed in
the
guidebook: developing a more intimate relationship with fellow
con-
gregants; gaining a comfort level in witnessing our faith in our
own
way and style; and a reminder that loving God and one another is
the
underpinning of our evangelism. When “Unbinding The Heart” is
in-
troduced later this year I hope others who like myself might
have
been reticent, take the “leap of faith” into the small group
experience
and are similarly blessed with the personal faith development
and
group unity we shared. —Doug Ballou
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T H E S A L T S H A K E R
PPC Kids singing at Family Celebration—May 7 P A G E 5
Parents Night Out—Friday June 23
Leave your kiddos
at church—under
the supervision of
caring adult PPC
members and enjoy
a night out in
downtown
Parkville.
Look for more
details later!
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Little Dresses
Workday, Friday
June 2, 1pm
T H E S A L T S H A K E R
P A G E 6
A Note
from Pastor Steve:
Thank you to PPC and the Presbyterian Church (USA)! In May, I
participated in a denomina-tional program called CREDO, where
ministers spend a week at a retreat center, meeting with other
pastors and a trained faculty, focusing on our spiritual,
emotional, physical, and financial health. It was a powerful,
life-giving week, and there are many ways in which your generosity
made it possible. Thank you to Bob Turpin for stepping into the
pulpit on May 14th, to Bill Geary for leading The Way, to Paul
Erickson who filled in for confirmation and youth group, and to the
ses-sion, who showed patience and grace with all of my scheduling
and rescheduling needs. But be-yond those specific folks, if you
are a financial supporter of the church, you helped pay the Board
of Pensions dues that made this retreat possible. For this week
away, the church paid a nominal fee—for which I’m also
grateful—from the budget for my continuing education, but much of
the support came from denominational groups. As a church, when we
support our de-nomination through per capita payments, special
offerings, and Board of Pensions dues, this is the kind of thing we
support. I’m grateful, and so are my other CREDO colleagues. So,
again, thank you!
Another Great Community
Dinner—May 12
We will be hosting Family Promise guests June 11th-17th. There
are currently three families — including five adults and five
children: Christina with three children - Cameron, age 13, Emaleigh
and Elysia (twins) 10 ; Emily and Scott with Karlee, 8; and Shereka
and Antoine with their son An-toine “AJ”, 2. You can help us
welcome them by acting as dinner and/or overnight hosts or
provid-ing food for breakfasts and lunches. There will be sign up
sheets in the narthex. Please contact Marla Zaragoza at
[email protected] or Debbie Walker at
[email protected].
Save the Date—Sunday, September 10
WORSHIP IN THE PARK
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]
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P A G E 7
HIGHER GROUNDS BUILD
2017 Conference and Build—Hammond, Louisiana
Let us tell you the story of David and Cathy Wagner . . . David
and Cathy live in Albany, LA in the Bayou area. It’s a beautiful
part of our country about 50 miles north of New Orleans. They moved
to Albany from North Carolina when they became the guardians of
their two grand-children. David and Cathy cashed in their sav-ings
and re-tirement in-vestments to be able to purchase a home which
would ac-commodate the four of them. They did upgrades to their new
home and were starting a new life together. Now that they were
living solely on their re-tirement income, money was tight. Two
years ago, their insurance agent suggested they drop their flood
insurance which would save them $600 a year. The area had not
experienced a flood in over 100 years. David and Cathy weren’t sure
they should drop this insurance. They asked their neighbors about
floods in the area and were told the same thing — not in the past
100 years—so they decided to drop their flood insurance. A year and
a half later, last August, the area flooded and they had 3-4 feet
of water through-out their home! Everything was ruined! David,
Cathy, and their grandchildren lived through many hours of turmoil
as they waited 18 hours to be rescued from the rushing waters.
During that time, a tree fell on Cathy’s knee and she now has
to have knee replacement and she uses a walker to aid her until
that time. Can you feel their pain and despair? They had no flood
insurance, no home, and no savings to fix or rebuild their home.
FEMA placed a trailer on their property and that is where they are
liv-ing right now. Unfortunately, the builders for FEMA used
formaldehyde (a pungent, irritating gas used in an aqueous solution
as a disinfectant and preservative in chemical synthesis) in the
construction of these trailers. David and Cathy, and the children,
are now showing spots on their lungs due to this chemical. (This is
common with anyone who has been living in these FEMA-provided
trailers.) Can you imagine what they are going through? They had no
hope for getting their lives back. Then they heard about the Fuller
Center for Housing, Ginger Ford Northshore affiliate, Hammond, LA.
They were encouraged to apply for a ReNew Build . . . and they were
accepted! On May 27th, Graham Houston, Randy Smith, and I (Linda
Myers), were privileged to be a part of the Higher Ground on the
Bayou Flood Recovery Build at David and Cathy’s house in Albany, LA
— represent-ing Fuller Center for Housing, Greater Kansas City, MO
and our own Parkville Presbyterian Church. The volun-teer group of
two dozen people we worked with came from all parts of the country
such as Missis-sippi, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Southern Utah,
Georgia, and as far away as Nicaragua. This is
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T H E S A L T S H A K E R
where we met David and Cathy. We heard their story face to face
as they shared their discourage-ment and feeling that they had no
hope. I could go on and on . . . but the message be-came very clear
at their house blessing ceremony when they expressed their
gratitude to the Fuller Center volunteers. What was most prevalent
to them - “You gave us hope when we had none! Now we have hope and
we thank God every day for his blessings! Because of your faith,
and caring for those of us in need, our faith has been
strengthened, and we see God at work through all of you!” The last
two days we spent attending the Fuller Center for Housing’s
Na-tional Conference where the various Covenant Partners (local
affiliates) shared their successes and their trials re-garding the
various elements of managing as a Covenant Partner for Fuller
Center. The workshops included Community Building, Grant Writing,
Family Selection and Partnering, Church Re-lations, Fundraising,
Finan-cial Management/ Budget-ing, Collaborations and Partnerships,
and Board Development. A wealth of knowledge was shared and we came
back energized and deter-mined to build a stronger Fuller Center
here in Kansas City. As we do we continue to follow the mission of
Millard Fuller, the founder - “The Eco-nomics of Jesus” and “The
Theology of the Hammer”, providing affordable and adequate housing
for people in need. As you know, PPC Risk-Taking Missions supports
Fuller Center for Housing—Greater Kansas City. While we do not have
people vic-timized by flooding, we do have people in need of homes
built to accommodate their disabilities, homes that need
renovations for disability acces-sibility, and general repairs such
as window re-
placement, siding and roof repairs just to name a few. PPC and
Fuller Center can’t do these things without your support either in
volunteering and/or financial contributions. Fuller Center uses
every dollar contributed to the good of their work. There are no
paid employees of the organi-zation at the local level! The dollars
go to cover material and professional services needed to complete
the work. Please consider supporting the Fuller Center and helping
those in need in our community!
And stayed tuned for infor-mation on a PPC Fall 2017 trip to
Louisiana to continue to help flood victims. You are probably aware
that recently the Fuller Cen-ter for Housing of Greater Kansas City
finished a home for Tara Hensler and her family here in the
North-land, with many volunteers from PPC and neighboring churches.
If you want to learn more about Fuller Center for Housing just
reach out to Graham, Randy or Linda.
Contributions can be made through Parkville Presbyterian Church,
tagged Fuller Center, or di-rectly to Fuller Center for
Housing—Greater Kan-sas City, PO Box 901365, KC, MO 64190-1365.
Submitted by Graham Houston, Randy Smith, Linda Myers, Fuller
Center for Housing KC and PPC Mission Team
HIGHER GROUNDS BUILD, cont. from previous page
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P A G E 9
A Sampling of
Youth Sunday
May 21, 2017
“Matured . . .
and
Maturing”
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Pentecost Offering: This Sunday, June 4
AS YOU CAN, give to the Pentecost Offering on June 4 to help
provide opportunities for our young people to forge a deep and
lasting faith on which to grow and build their lives.
40% stays with our congregation! La Paz at Grandview Park
Presbyterian Church (GPPC) in a Kansas City, KS, bi-lingual,
multi-cultural neighbor-hood was selected by the Mission Ministry
Team for Parkville Presbyte-rian’s 40% of this offering.
Celebrating Birthdays in June —
Please wish a Happy Birthday to those celebrating in June:
2. Nancy Whitworth, Lauri Ortiz
3. Steve Berg
5. Lucy Shrawder
9. Katherine Powers
10. Bryan Reents, Elaine Hon
11. Don Breckon, Sylvia Wylie, Nicholas Burton
12. Joyce Schrimsher, Teri Frazier
17. Mike Vaughn, Nicole Chapple
18. Mark Hampton
24. Wayne Frazier
25. Becky Nook
26. Dixie Selvidge
27. Marcus Flores, Alan Sickman, Ann Atkin
28. Jennifer Cook T H E S A L T S H A K E R
Summer
Evenings
Open
Tuesdays PM
June 13 &
July 11
Stars and Stripes with the Parkville Symphonic Band, directed by
Steve Berg. Community bands began early in the 20th century, at a
time before recorded music when bands were the primary source of
music in small communities like Parkville. Today, bands provide an
outlet for thou-sands of amateur musicians to enjoy, display and
fur-
ther hone their musical skills. About 22 years ago, the
Parkville Sym-phonic Band was begun by a family of vision-ary and
passionate member musicians right here at Parkville Presbyterian.
Is there any-thing more “American” than a band playing holiday
favorites? We’ll even throw in a re-ception of “All-American Dogs”
and Ice Cold Lemonade. God bless America! ooooooooo: Join us for
Final Friday—June 30, 7pm.
April 2017
Contributions - Regular Offering $35,486.00
Contributions - Per Capita $83.92
Contributions - Loose Offering $351.00
Other Income $115.00
TOTAL $36,035.92
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 10:00 a.m. Circle III Room 307
7:00 p.m. Right Side of
the Tracks/Rm 205/208
7:20 p.m. PPC Platte
Softball Game
2 9a-Preschool Music Class
1:00 p.m. Little Dresses
for Africa
3 9a-Preschool Music Class
9-11:00 a.m. PPC Platte Softball Practice 12:00-5pm Eagle Court
of Honor, Sanctuary & Whipple Hall
4 8:30 a.m. Worship 9:40 a.m. Lemonade on the Lawn 9:40 a.m.
Adult Church School 11:00 a.m. Worship 1-3:00 p.m. PPC Platte
Softball Practice 1:00 pm ICM Recital, Sanctuary 5:00 p.m. Middle
School Youth group 6:00 p.m. Ministry Night
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6:00 p.m. Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Cub Scouts 205/206/208 7:00 p.m.
Boy Scouts Whipple Hall
6 9am-12pm Pastor
Steve’s Office Hours
2:00 p.m. SPEAC , Room 307 6:30 p.m. Cubs, Rooms 205/206/208/215
7:00 p.m. Session
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8
9am-12pm Pastor Steve’s Office Hours 2:00 p.m. Quilting Group,
Room 307 6:15 pm PPC Platte Softball Game 7:00 p.m. Mission Team
7:00 p.m. Right Side of the Tracks/Room s
9
9a-Preschool Music Class
6:00 p.m. Girl Scout Bridging & Reception, Whipple Hall
10 Presbytery Meeting @ First, Atchison KS 9a-Preschool Music
Class 9-11:00 a.m. PPC Platte Softball Practice
11 8:30 a.m. Worship 9:40 a.m. Lemonade on the Lawn 9:40 a.m.
Church School 9:40 a.m. Summer Choir 11:00 a.m. Worship 1-3:00 p.m.
PPC Platte Softball Practice 5:00 p.m. Middle School Youth group
6:00 p.m. “The Way” Evening Worship
12 FAMILY PROMISE 6/11-6/17 6:00 p.m. Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Cub
Scouts 205/206/208 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts Whipple Hall
13 9am-12pm Pastor Steve’s Office Hours 6:30 p.m. Cubs/rooms
205/206/208/215
14
C-Point Weatherby Lake Picnic
15 9am-12pm Pastor Steve’s Office Hours 7:00 p.m. Right Side of
the Tracks/Room 205/208 7:20p.m. PPC Platte Softball Game
16 9a-Preschool Music Class
17
9a-Preschool Music Class
9-11:00 a.m. PPC Platte Softball Practice
18 8:30 a.m. Worship 9:40 a.m. Lemonade on the Lawn 9:40 a.m.
Adult Church School 9:40 a.m. Summer Choir 11:00 a.m. Worship
1-3:00 p.m. PPC Platte Softball Practice 5:00 p.m. Middle School
Youth group 6:00 p.m. The Way” Evening Worship
19 6:00 p.m. Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Cub Scouts 205/206/208 7:00
p.m. Boy Scouts Whipple Hall
20 6:30 p.m. Cubs/rooms 205/206/208/215 7:00p.m. Board of
Deacons
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22 6:15 pm PPC Platte Softball Game 7:00 p.m. Right Side of the
Tracks/Room 205/208
23 9a-Preschool Music Class
Parent’s Night Out
24 9a-Preschool Music Class
9-11:00 a.m. PPC Platte Softball Practice
25Newsletter Dead-line, 12:00 noon 8:30 a.m. Worship 9:40 a.m.
Lemonade on the Lawn 9:40 a.m. Adult Church School 9:40 a.m. Summer
Choir 11:00 a.m. Worship 1-3:00 p.m. PPC Platte Softball Practice
3:00 p.m. Senior Recital 5:00 p.m. Middle School Youth group 6:00
p.m. The Way” Evening Worship
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6:00 p.m. Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Cub Scouts 205/206/208
27 9am-12pm Pastor Steve’s Office Hours 6:00 p.m. Cub Pack
Meeting
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29 9am-12pm Pastor Steve’s Office Hours 7:00 p.m. Right Side of
the Tracks/Room 205/208 7:20p.m. PPC Platte Softball Game
30 9a-Preschool Music Class
5:00 p.m. Jackson/Sportsman Wedding Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. Final
Friday Community Concert
Parkville Presbyterian Church
June 2017
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Sunday Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Church School: 9:45 a.m.
Church Office: 816-741-1641
Church Fax: 816-741-1644
E-Mail: [email protected]
www.parkvillepresby.org
Parkville Presbyterian Church
819 Main Street
Parkville, MO 64152-3630
Office: 816.741.1641
Fax: 816.741.1744
E-mail [email protected]
www.parkvillepresby.org
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The Rev. Steven Andrews, Pastor
Paul Erickson, Director of Music and Arts & Organist
Peggy Pape, Office Manager
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