OUR CLERGY AND STAFF Reverend Dr. P. Glenn Kinken III Senior Minister gkinken@centenary-ws.org Reverend Bret Cogan Assoc. Minister of Spiritual Formation & Education bcogan@centenary-ws.org Reverend R. Craig Ford Associate Minister cford@centenary-ws.org Dr. Robert E. Frazier Director of Music and the Arts rfrazier@centenary-ws.org Reverend Kate May Associate Minister with Children kmay@centenary-ws.org Reverend Jeremy Pegram Assoc. Minister of Evangelism & Engagement jpegram@centenary-ws.org Tamara M. Pollock Director of Youth Ministries tpollock@centenary-ws.org Mary Ann Wexler Executive Director mwexler@centenary-ws.org Susan Bates Organist and Music Associate sbates@centenary-ws.org Martha Bassett Alternative Music Leader mbassett@centenary-ws.org Kristy Eaton Contributions keaton@centenary-ws.org Sandra Gramley Congregational Care Coordinator sgramley@centenary-ws.org Stacy Holley Exec. Assistant to Senior Minister sholley@centenary-ws.org
OUR PAGES Table of Contents/Clergy and Staff ~~~~~~~~~~~ 2 Summer Worship ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 From the Editor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4 Vacation Bible School ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5 Ministry Spotlight: UMW~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6 Page Eight: Transformation~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8 Senior Adults ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10 Jeremy Pegram: Take Notice~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nancy Cannon: Everything Has a Season~~~~~~ Kate May: First Day Jitters ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Passages: New Clergy & Staff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New Members & Starting Point ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tammy Pollock: There Is Always Good~~~~~~~~ Bret Cogan: Life Is an Adventure ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Calendar~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Memorials & Honoraria~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Update: Commission on a Way Forward~~~~~~~ Glenn Kinken: A Story of Transformation ~~~~~~ Centenary Live Stream~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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OUR COVER The Pilgrim Staff and Shell: “He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff.” (Mark 6:8) The staff on the pilgrim’s journey is also the cross, the foundation of the faith. The pilgrim leans on both his staff and his cross for strength on his mission. The shell is the symbol of baptism. The last command Jesus gave his disciples was “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” (Matthew 28:19) You can learn more about the windows of the church by reading Centenary United Methodist Church Symbols: The Story Told in Glass, Stone and Fabric.
John Markle Director of Operations jmarkle@centenary-ws.org Doug Peninger Director of Communications dpeninger@centenary-ws.org Debbie Pilson Director of DAYBreak/Respite Care dpilson@centenary-ws.org John Rogers Director of Information Technology jrogers@centenary-ws.org
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From the Editor Have you noticed it? The “Transformation on Fifth” has begun. Now, you may be asking yourself, when did the construction begin? You may be wondering, have I missed something? Well, honestly, the construction has not begun in the physical sense. However, in the personal and spiritual sense, we are already transforming. In this issue of Through Centenary Windows you are going to read articles explaing just how we have already stepped into the transformation. Our new clergy, Senior Minister, Dr. P. Glenn Kinken III as well as Rev. Bret Cogan, Associate Minister of Adult Spiritual Formation and Education, offer their first articles as they share words of greeting and transformation. Of course, you will hear from youth minster, Tammy Pollock,
as it approaches a called general conference in 2019.
as she welcomes all of us into the new youth area on the first floor of The Haven. You will also read transformative articles from Rev. Jeremy Pegram, Rev. Craig Ford and Rev. Kate May.
So you see, although it’s summer, we’ve only just begun the next chapter at Centenary. I hope as you read the articles and share with your friends and loved ones about your own transformation, that you will be inspired. I hope your love for God will grow in ways you never thought possible. We worship and serve a great God who loves us, loves us, loves us. As we allow the transformation to begin, may we each rediscover how amazing that grace truly is. I’ll see you at Centenary.
Nancy Cannon, one of the quad-chairs of the capital campaign invites us to reflect on how everything really does have a season. The United Methodist Church is also in transformation as the Commission on a Way Forward offers its motion and rationale
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Doug Peninger Director of Communications
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| ministry spotlight |
United Methodist Women:
Honoring Those Who Transform Our World
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nited Methodist Women is the largest denominational faith organization for women with approximately 800,000 members whose mission is
fostering spiritual growth, developing leaders and advocating for justice. Members raise up to $20 million each
year for programs and projects related to women, children and youth in the United States and in more than 100 countries around the world. United Methodist Women and The United Methodist Church’s principles and values include: • Promoting the empowerment of women, children and youth. • Promoting anti-racism and multiculturalism. • Promoting inclusion
sustainability. The vision of United Methodist Women states: turning faith, hope and love into action on behalf of women, children and youth around the world. Each year, the United Methodist women recognize members who have gone above and beyond in serving their community as the hands and feet of Christ. As they help to transform the lives of those around them, may all of us be inspired to follow in their footsteps.
and equity. • Promoting fair labor practices. • Promoting economic and environmental stewardship and
Greta Gray Greta began working with the Congalese refugee family Centenary sponsored for immigration to the US in 2014. As the church’s formal responsibilities ended, Greta continued to provide support for the family such as securing housing and a job for the husband and assistance with daily life activities (laundry, grocery shopping, even putting diapers on the baby). Since their arrival, Greta has provided weekly support for enrichment and educational needs including tutoring, swimming lessons and summer camps.
Cameron Jordan Cameron has been co-leader of her circle for the last year and has led in a beautiful way by keeping members informed by emails, texts or telephone and always encourages members to participate in all the church’s mission opportunities. In addition, she has taken a leadership role with another UMW circle which is struggling with membership and participation, all while an active member of circle 10. Cameron has been an inspiration for many as she is a surivior of a double lung transplant and she is on many anti-rejection medications. Despite this she continues to inspire by helping with the Christmas Stocking project, Tour and Toys for the Children’s Home, SECU house meals, Stewardship breakfast, food for funerals and always volunteers for mission needs.
Sharon Shealy Sharon has volunteered since the beginning of Glad Tidings. She is a strong advocate and always jumps in to help fill extra hours. She has been a previous chair of the Children’s Council and is currently in her first year on the wedding committee. Sharon is always eager to host events or mission projects. She has also been a previous chair of the Circle 6 Sunshine committee. JULY/AUGUST 2018 | 6 | CENTENARY UNITED METHODIST
Nancy Hipp Nancy has a lifestyle of serving, assisting and giving; and, she is always involved in multiple activities at an amazing level. Nancy is humble and often works in the background. Some of the activities she is involved with include the Sycamore Sunday school class, the Congalese Family, City with Dwellings, Loaves & Fishes, Meals on Wheels, and H.O.P.E.
Carey Benton Jewitt Carey has been actively involved with the Congalese family. She has also served as the Care and Concern chair for Circle 6 for many years and has been in charge of coordinating receptions for funerals and other needs. Carey also enjoys helping those in need at the Samaritin Inn. Within her circle, she has served as the chair of the nurture and outreach committee.
Mary Ceile Ogburn Mary Ceile has been a circle leader for over 27 years. She is supportive of UMW’s mission of serving women, children and youth. Mary Ceile has served on the UMW board for many years and faithfully serves as the reservation officer for events.
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Page Eight
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hen I think about transformation, I am reminded that in order to truly transform, I must be willing to take the needed journey in order to do just that. I must be willing to look within to be able to discover what God wants me to see and hear. I must be willing to listen patiently for that still, small voice calling in the wilderness.
Doug Peninger
dpeninger@centenary-ws.org
You see, our transformation has really already begun. As Centenary enters into the great “Transormation on Fifth,” I hope we may all allow this time to not only be about the transfomation of physical space. May all of us look within, pray harder than we ever prayed, love more than we have ever loved, be patient as we live into the construction zone and welcome new members and clergy to our family.
In the last part of May, I had the opportunity to study with beloved colleagues in Washington state. For me, this was a time to begin the transformation. It was a time of capturing beautiful images. It was also a time to rekindle friendships and find a deeper relationship with God. The remainder of this article is one of the first blog entries as I share about that trip. May you find inspiration as you begin your own transformation.
Out of the Deep On the second morning of my journey in Washington state, I awoke around 4:30am. Now, I know that sounds early but my body was still on east coast time which felt like 7:30am. As per my normal routine, I scurried off to the kitchen to make coffee. With confidence, I can declare that for this particular morning, it was not the best part of waking up. As I looked out over the water all I could see was a dense fog. MAGIC! I knew I had to get dressed and get out into nature and see what I could find. As I left the house and wandered down the road, I walked into this beach area which was part of an Indian reservation. There, I found boats and a covered area for grilling. It was nothing fancy or exclusive, merely a place where a certain group of people could gather to call their own. Of course, there was posted signage warning “no trespassing” but enter I did. I figured it was so early in the morning, surely, I would be okay. I walked down to the beach area and sat down on an old piece of driftwood. There was driftwood everywhere. Of course, I started taking pictures hoping to capture something amazing full of ooh’s and ahh’s. But, it just wasn’t happening. The fog was so dense that everything was milky and had no texture. There was not enough light yet to have any sense of direction or depth. And that’s when I began to pray. “Lord, open my eyes that I may see. Show me what I need to see.” Then, it began to happen. Images began to appear out of the nothingness. The image I share for this entry is entitled “Out of the Deep.” Through the fog, you can barely see a shoreline and small house. This title came to me as I thought about the
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transformation of the soul. You must be willing to take the journey before transformation can begin. Otherwise, true growth and development won’t happen. And that’s where I am. I’m ready for this growing deeper in my faith and gaining new understanding. Lord, what is it you are ready to show me and to have me learn? I am reminded of the movement from John Rutter’s Requiem. The lyrics of this piece are so relevant not only to the image for the week but to where I am. “Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.” I have included the lyrics below the image. May all of our souls flee unto the Lord.
Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord: Lord, hear my voice. O let thine ears consider well: the voice of my complaint. If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss: O Lord, who may abide it? For there is mercy with thee: therefore, shalt thou be feared. I look for the Lord; my soul doth wait for him: in his word is my trust. My soul fleeth unto the Lord: before the morning watch, I say, before the morning watch. O Israel, trust in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy: and with him is plenteous redemption. And he shall redeem Israel: from all his sins.
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| senior adults |
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The Church Is of God
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entenary United Methodist Church has a glorious history. As we look back, we think of so many accomplishments that have been realized throughout the years. We think about the pastors who have served Centenary, some who now rest from their labor and others who have gone on to other places of service. We remember the lives of our members who have entered into the sanctuary to worship and then to go out to serve. The great old hymn, “On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand,” has proven to be a basis upon which Centenary has built its foundation. We are humbled when we reflect on our past and, with God’s guidance, plan for the future.
Rev. R. Craig Ford
cford@centenary-ws.org
Again, I think of a great old hymn, “O God Our Help in Ages Past.” The last stanza reads, O God our Help in Ages past, our hope for years to come, Be Thou our Guide while life shall last, and our eternal home.” No one knows exactly what the future holds, but we do know “who holds the future.” It is my humble and firm belief that some of the best years of Centenary United Methodist Church are still ahead and that the foundation upon which the church has been built will enable it to reach new heights of
accomplishments and to reach more people. The last words which conclude chapter thirteen of the book of Corinthians are as meaningful today as ever, “and now abide faith, hope and love, but the greatest of these is love.” We come to this time in the history of Centenary with faith, believing that as we celebrate Easter, the message that is given in the empty tomb speaks to us today. We come in hope, confident that the future will be bright as we seek God’s guidance for the church. We come in love, knowing that the gift of God’s love is the greatest gift of all. I have always appreciated the words that for years were used in the service of baptism: “The Church is of God, and will be preserved to the end of time, for the conduct of worship and the due administration of God’s Sacraments, the maintenance of Christian fellowship and discipline, the edification of believers, and the conversion of the world. All of every age and station, stand in the need of the means of grace which it alone supplies.” (From “The “Baptismal Covenant III,” THE UNITED METHODIST HYMNAL. Nashville, Tennessee: The United Mettthodist Publishing House: 1989) Know the love of God and pass it on.
Photo: Courtesy Rick Gibbons
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| evangelism & engagement |
Take Notice Most goals, I believe, are set with transformation in mind. As a church, we have set a huge goal to transform much of our ministry space. Even though we haven’t seen much progress in our building’s transformation, in just a few short months our dreams for our ministry spaces will become a reality. I have never built anything, but I imagine the renovation process starts with a master plan that can be broken down into many details. One day, there will be one last turn of a screwdriver to install the last new fixture. One day, there will be one last stroke of a paintbrush that applies the final coat to a freshly Rev. Jeremy Pegram jpegram@centenary-ws.org painted hallway. One day, the last piece of furniture will move
into a completely new classroom. One day, the job of the renovation will be complete, and our goal of transforming the building will be accomplished. The master plan will be accomplished, or will it? For your sake and mine, I wish the answer could be “YES!” But the truth is, if we consider the master plan that God has for Centenary, it will be just the beginning. Allow me to explain. I believe God has well situated Centenary to do more than transform a campus of old and outdated buildings. I believe God has called our church to transform hearts! And the best news is that God has already given us everything we need. The only tool needed to transform hearts is love, and love is given to each of us with a
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boundless supply through the mighty work of Jesus Christ. One of my personal goals that I have set for myself is a ministry of notice. It’s so easy to go through a day, or even a week, so distracted that I don’t even see the people God has placed before me to be in ministry with. I’ve caught myself backsliding and not working on my goal. I know this is true because just the other day I was text-walking (like texting while driving, only I was texting while walking) and I almost stepped off of a downtown curb right in front of a moving car. I wonder how many people I walked by, completely oblivious to them, with my eyes looking down at my phone. With the goal of a ministry of notice in mind, I should be noticing those around me, and looking for ways to engage with them in a sincere way. Taking time to notice someone and engage with them is just one small way that I can show someone else they matter. When a person feels as though she/he matters, then that leads to feeling loved, which leads to feeling loved by God. Realizing we are loved by God is the start of the transformation of the heart. Friends, I challenge you to join me in a ministry of notice. Take notice of those around you. Take notice of how you might minister to them. Or simply put, take notice of how you might share God’s love with someone else.
The Apostle Paul said it best when he said:
So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-towork, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God… Romans 12:1-2 The Message (MSG)
With God’s help, may we engage in a ministry of notice. One day, your acknowledgment of someone else might just be the final act that will convince them they are loved. With God’s help, may we transform hearts with a love that has no limits.
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| guest column |
For Everything There Is a Season “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1
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he season of change is here: new staff appointments, transformation and relocation of spaces, different signage and wayfinding, and new scheduling. With this as a backdrop, we are presented with distinct opportunities for personal and corporate spiritual transformation. The Transformation on Fifth will not be complete without our parallel responses to how God is shaping us both individually and as a congregation to serve our community and world.
Nancy Cannon Guest Writer
Right now we are in the season of waiting for construction to begin this fall before entering a period of well over a year until the project is finished. Waiting is not a favorite pastime for most of us. It bring images of long lines, telephone calls with prompts, and other experiences that require our patience. The Psalmist prayer reminds us to “ Wait for the Lord, be strong and let your heart take courage. Wait for the Lord.” Psalm 27:14 Though usually read at another season of our liturgical year, stories in the early chapters of Luke have much to teach us now as we enter this season of waiting. We read that Mary and Elizabeth waited with joy and companionship for the birth of their babies. Committed to worship, the prophetess Anna prayed and fasted day and night in the temple. Shepherds waited patiently caring for their sheep. All these people in some way heard, “Do not be afraid, I have something good to say to you.” Throughout Jesus’ life, from birth to resurrection, people waited…and they waited with God very present in their midst. Their waiting portrayed energy and excitement, prayer, and caring for others, much like what we are experiencing as The Transformation on Fifth is underway. As we wait for the project to begin and end, it may seem like such a seismic shift at times that we are tempted to think and speak of preferring that it be otherwise – that while we agree to what is happening, we would prefer not to be disrupted.
Franciscan friar Richard Rohr writes this about preferences: “So much of our lives is dictated by our preferences, what we like and don’t like. We all naturally gravitate toward what we find attractive, and there’s nothing inherently wrong with that. But we need to be aware that there are things deeper than our preferences. If we do not recognize that, we will follow them addictively and never uncover our soul’s deeper desires. Often the very things that don’t appeal to us have the most to teach us spiritually.” Catholic priest Henri Nouwen suggested that one should think about this kind of waiting as active and open-ended. “Active waiting” is understanding that something is happening that calls for our willingness to stay where we are and live through the situation in the belief that something hidden there will show itself to us. God with us in this present moment as we wait there with courage and hope. There is a personal intentionality about our faith formation that is asked of us during this season of waiting. Jesus taught and modeled practices for the first disciples that are not beyond our own reach or grasp and that will shape our waiting. They are actually quite common in our faith vocabulary: worshiping, praying, reading and studying Scripture, being in community, serving those in need. None of these need be interrupted in the months ahead. As we enter a new season in the life of Centenary, it is more important than ever to consider being more focused on the model that Jesus sets before us. What we choose to do individually affects the whole congregation. We seldom move from one season to another without a transitional pathway. On this path, God will help us discard things from the old season that will not be carried into the new. We will easily observe this happening with our building spaces. Yet, while this is happening to our physical space, we must pay attention to what is also happening with our spiritual lives. Everything
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has the potential to shape us spiritually. Spiritual formation is being transformed into the image of Christ for the sake of others. Some questions we might ask ourselves are: What might we be asked to give up as we await the new? What spaces of our hearts are enlarged to receive and give love? How will we recognize new directions or pathways that may appear in our lives? Hope and patience and trust in God will be central to carrying us through transition. While it is our work to do, it is only the grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit that will make this possible. Pray for the recognition of this and give thanks! May our season of transition and waiting birth imagination, creativity, new friendships, meaningful worship and deeper engagement in our faith community as we join God’s work in our world. A prayer written years ago by Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, former Director of the Department of Religion at The Chautauqua Institution, is an expression of our hopes and dreams in the season in which we now live.
God of dreams that stir our souls, Help us to accept the surprise you have in store for those willing to open their hearts to the unfamiliar. Grant us the courage to believe that there is nothing too wonderful for you. God of hope and promise, We cry out that we are but your ordinary people. You respond that we are equipped for extraordinary tasks. Thanks be to you who say to us “Fear not in an uncertain world, fear not the unpredictable future.” Remember that the God of history bids us good tidings of great joy for all people in every time and space and place. Amen.
Editor’s Note: Nanncy Cannon serves as one of the four quadchairs of our current Capital Campaign: The Transformation on Fifth. Others include Dek Driscoll, Tom Lawson and Tanner Robinson. To learn more about the capital campaign, please visit: www.centenary-ws.org/capital-campaign.
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| children’s ministry |
First Day Jitters
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o you remember what it was like when your first child went to Kindergarten? That first day is filled with excitement, anxiety, anticipation, tears, emptiness, and pride. So many emotions for one day. And then, before you know it, a week has passed and now school seems like what you have been doing forever. That first day is filled with so many emotions and it is memorable for all kinds of reasons. But I wonder if you can remember what the months were like leading up to that first day?
First you may have been caught off guard by the deadline to register for school and even the options. Rev. Kate May What, I can choose what school my kmay@centenary-ws.org child goes to, but I have to apply by when? And there’s a lottery? And my child has to be five by what day? Then there is open house and the school supply lists. How many boxes of tissues am I supposed to send and what is an hb2 pencil anyway? And that’s just your preparation as a parent. My mom and my sister both taught and teach in the public school system and I have watched the preparations they go through for the first day and week of school. Classroom set up on the specific days and times the school is open, this child’s name is Bartholomew but you call him what?, lesson plans and who is allergic to what? It always seems there is more to do than we have the time or emotional energy for. Those are all the feelings that we in children’s ministry are having right now as we prepare for the great transformation of the 1960s building. Right now we are planning how to continue to offer excellent ministry in our renovation home, The Hub. We are deciding what is essential, what should be stored, and what will be replaced. We ask ourselves how many pipe cleaners will we need over the next 18 months and should I
store them in my office or the annex? Which toy does this or that child have to have in the nursery for us to distract him with while mom sneaks away? How many pool noodles does it take to have a successful Vacation Bible School (VBS)? We are doing the little things like figuring out where the outlets are for us to use for check-in computers to the really big things like figuring out how we all share one bathroom and wondering what VBS will look like the summer of 2019. But in the midst of all these questions and wonderings there is a quiet peace and excitement that is like a constant buzzing underneath the noise. It is the promise that we are a part of something that God had a plan for long ago. From the Psalms we read, “You know me inside and out, you know every bone in my body; You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted from nothing into something. Like an open book you watch me grow from conception to birth; all the stages of my life were spread out before you, the days of my life all prepared before I’d even lived one day.” (Psalm 139:1516 MSG) This renovation is part of a greater plan and we are walking in step with God so we can be confident in the moments when we are overwhelmed with the tiny things that God has the big picture safely in hand and all we need do is trust and do our part! In children’s ministry we are excited and plan to lead vibrantly through the great transformation, but as we prepare we ask for your patience, we ask for your prayers, and we ask for your joyful and enthusiastic spirit to join us when we have workdays. We look forward to that end of the first week of school feeling when it seems like this is the way it has always been. And we look forward with even greater anticipation to marching into the promised land of a newly renovated space for children’s ministry.
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Passages Centenary welcomes new clergy and staff members.
Rev. Dr. P. Glenn Kinken III Senior Minister
Rev. Bret Cogan
Hal Bodenhamer
Associate Minister of Adult Formation & Education
Broadus Evans (Third) III Maintenance
Maintenance
Rick Gibbons
Trey McKenzie
Financial Assistant 1
Maintenance
We say farewell and may God go with you. Cat Zachary
Jerry Luffman
Cat’s new adventure takes her to the Music School at UNC-Chapel Hill. She will serve as the communications coordinator.
Jerry happily enters into the next chaprter of life, retirement.
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New Members
We welcome you in Christian love...
Matt & Karen Coleman
Kevin Dover Izzy & Andrew
Doris Ledbetter
Begin your journey to Centenary membership with Starting Point. Starting Point is a four-week series of meetings that will give you tools to form a deeper connection to Centenary and make a decision about joining the church. Members of our clergy team will be at each session, so they can get to know you and you can get to know them. You will also have a chance to get to know other people who are beginning the journey to membership.
August 5, 12, 19, and 26 • 4:30PM-5:30PM • Dining Room August 5 • Introductions/What We Believe August 12 • What We Do/Spiritual Formation August 19 • Who We Are as Centenary United Methodist Church August 26 • Understanding Membership To Register: Contact Stacy Holley (336-397-1359)/sholley@centenary-ws.org Sign up Online at www.centenary-ws.org/sign-up Centenary United Methodist, 646 W. Fifth St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 JULY/AUGUST 2018 | 19 | CENTENARY UNITED METHODIST
| youth ministry |
There Is Always Good
““Home is where love resides, memories are created, friends and family belong and laughter never ends” - Unknown
“Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.”
Hebrews 13:1-2
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rowing up, we moved a lot. I mean A LOT! My parents were in the US Air Force which meant when the military saw fit to reassign one (or both) of my parents, we had to go. When I moved to Winston-Salem eleven years ago it was my eighteenth move. I attended a different school every year of my elementary experience…to say it was overwhelming at times is an understatement. Change is hard no matter how you look at it. However, I am a firm believer that if you look for the good you will find it. There is always good.
Tammy Pollock
tpollock@centenary-ws.org
Going into my seventh grade year, my parents were both reassigned to Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. One of the first things my parents did was to start looking for a church that my brother and I would like and feel comfortable in. We connected, almost immediately, at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, in Ocean Springs. It was there that I found the most amazing group of friends, found a church family that loved me to Jesus, and was deeply grace-filled. My Youth Minister, Chuck Frost, was kind, funny, available, faithful, generous, and loved Jesus fiercely. I remember our youth ministry met in a little building off to the side of the main church. It was this great multipurpose space with a kitchen where people would gather and share food and pray. We would hold prayer breakfasts, potlucks, lock-ins, plays there, and we would also hold all the church meetings. But it was our place… the youth space and we just happened to share it with others. Some of my fondest memories happened within the walls of that building. Just last month we had our last youth Sunday school and youth groups on the fourth floor of our church. That last night we invited all of us to think about things that
had happened in that space that impacted us and helped us to become who we are...things that brought us joy and helped us to grow in faith. We then invited everyone to take Sharpie markers, and going room to room, offered written prayers of gratitude and hopes for what is to come as our space gets renovated. Many wrote memories that they held dear and funny moments that still make them giggle. But mostly what was written was about us as a community of people who love God and love one another. It was the most holy time for me to watch, read, and listen to your hearts as you reflected about your youth ministry space, the formation of your faith, your love of Jesus, and friendships. Since then we have been working tirelessly on our new Youth Suite over at The Haven. With loads of volunteers (THANK YOU!!) and lots of determination and prayer, Tyler and I are trying to create a space where our youth and families (and others too) will come to gather, share fellowship, eat meals together, and most importantly, come to know Jesus. Everyone who has entered into that new space has said how much they like it. How warm and inviting it is, open and inclusive, a true place for people to gather. (We have even had other groups ask to use our space!) This last Sunday morning we had our first Sunday school classes of the summer in the Youth Suite. There was palpable joy and energy, the same smiles and snacks, familiar coffee mugs and furniture, but new memories and deep faith began to grow there. As Sunday school classes were beginning and I could hear prayers being offered, what I realized was that the space may be different, but the hopes, dreams, prayers, faith, and Jesus are the same as they were on the fourth floor. The words written on the walls throughout the fourth floor of the church were being realized in our new
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Youth space. Just as it had been for me so long ago in my youth building growing up. God makes good out of everything in His time. So, I invite you to come on over; after all it may be our space, but everyone is welcome there. And, I ask you to join me in praying over our new youth space, that the events and ministries that happen in our new building would be holy and acceptable to God and will further the Kingdom of Heaven. ď Ž
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| new clergy |
Life Is an Adventure
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hange, transition, and transformation are words that are common in our language and our lives. We live with them everyday. They describe the reality of what we experience far more often than not. Yet we still resist change, and worry about the transitions. We prefer what we know and where we have been before and what we are comfortable with now. I understand this and I am sure you do as well. And yet at this point in my life I have grown to where I look forward to what is next. I am eager to find the next discovery, or the new opportunity that is just around the corner of these transitions. I Rev. Bret Cogan love turning bcogan@centenary-ws.org over rocks to find something that would have otherwise remained hidden without my curiosity. Besides if I am going to be honest, sometimes the places where I have experienced the most profound transformation took place as I stumbled over what I had not seen before. I had been blind to it until I found myself in the midst of change and most likely would not, or at least resisted, turning it over intentionally! In the congregation where I have served for the last 14 years much has changed, and in my experience all of it has been good; life giving for both our community of faith, as well as, for the individuals who we were able to better serve as we made those needed transitions and changes. There was some discomfort at times,
maybe even a lot during some of it, but within the discomfort both we and I myself discovered new and deeper truths about our selves and the presence of God in the midst of our transformation. We discovered how to communicate our desires and concerns and learned to listen to the concerns and desires of those we had known for years but never really knew before until we began to share with one another. We learned within these places of change and discomfort that God was present as we opened our hearts, minds and eyes to see God’s movement and listen for God’s stirring. We discovered God’s love more profoundly as we learned to love one another through the times of discomfort. We learned that each of us had ideas and dreams and hopes, that although they appeared to be different, they soon converged within our desire to be heard and to be known by one another. With that being said I am truly excited about being part of the Pastoral team at Centenary. I am looking forward to working with you as we all work together in the “Transformation on Fifth.” I am excited about the new opportunities that are before us, and I am eager to turn over some new rocks and discover new experiences as we share our lives with one another within the community we know as Centenary. I am looking forward to hearing your stories about life and your hopes and dreams for your church. I want to know where you see God showing up in your lives, as well as where you have questions about the apparent absence of God’s
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presence. I understand both of these realities and as I said I am not afraid of wading into troubled waters to see what lies below the surface. I also look forward to you getting to know me; you will discover I love to laugh, mostly at myself. You will learn I have much passion and energy about our shared faith and my trust in God’s love, mercy and grace for us all. You may learn as my daughter Ally tells me... that I am a dork. She says it in a truly loving manner, and what she means is I try to be real with people. What you see is what you get and there are times in my efforts to be real I trip over my own feet, or put my foot in my mouth. I am human, as we all are despite all of our efforts to the contrary. I hope you discover that I am also passionate about my desire for each one of you to discover how deep and wide and richly amazing God’s love and mercy is as we allow our selves to be vulnerable within God’s presence and with one another. I am a lover of music. I listen to bluegrass, old time, folk, rock n roll, country, and classical; and although I have not been exposed to much jazz I am really looking forward to being part of “Rejoice!” jazz service. I have a rescue dog named “Copper Leroy” and a rescue cat named “Sophia Grace” and I am the caretaker of my daughter’s tortoise named “Patterson.” Life is an adventure and I am excited about sharing this adventure with you!
Images from events over the last few years.
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Be sure to mark your calendars with the events on these pages. For the most current information, be sure to see the Sunday bulletins and the church website.
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Memorials
We remember the saints who have gone before....
Centenary Fund In memory of Reverend Doctor George Parks Robinson by Pam & Tom Barnhardt, Jean Beam, Dan & Dawn Boyer, Allen & Rachel Brandon, Missy Butler, Diann Butler, Bobbi Caldwell, Tom & Nancy Cannon, The Chapel Class, Circle 5, Anne Copenhaver, Gordon Cox, Mr. & Mrs. Mike Dew, Mr. & Mrs. Charles Duckett, Phyllis Dunning, Mrs. J Robert Elster, Laura & Robert Esleeck, Deedee Fenwick, The Gables at Glenridge HOA, Inc., Doris & Ken Goodson, Ken & Pam Haisty, Mr. & Mrs. James Harper, Marie Hathcock, Carl & Mimi Hein, Dean & Barbara Henrichs, Jim & Elizabeth Holmes, Tom & Vicki Hunt, Mr. & Mrs. James Iseman Jr., Jarmen & Janie Fleenor Jenkins, Dr. & Mrs. A.D. Kornegay, Ann Lore, Martha Martinat, Ms. C. Kemp Norman, Mr. & Mrs. Sam Ogburn Sr., Domenic & Brigitta Paine, C. Edward Pleasants, Sally Reed, Frank & Karol Reed, Dr. & Mrs. Jack Rogers, Bob & Lenna Severs, Sharon & Ron Shealy, Aubrey & Barbara Smith, Ken & Susan Sommerkamp, Nancy & Jule Spach, Sara Long Spencer, Susan & Mike Starr, Centenary Stephen Ministry, Alma Thompson, Sallie Tucker, Kay Williams, Yadkin Valley District Western NC Conference clergy and spouses. In memory of Beverly Barrett Isley by Bo Kenan, Baker Kenan and Charles Kenan, Mary Ann Haselden. In memory of Betsy Ivey Sawyer by Sue & Leo Coco, Alma Thompson. In memory of Ronald Wayne Jones by Elizabeth & Jim Holmes, the Robert Goodwin family. In memory of Leigh Sullivan Fultz by Tom & Nancy Cannon, Tom & Vicki Hunt. In memory of Joseph Glenn Butler by Diann Butler & Stewart Cherney. In memory of Dr. Harold Calloway Pollard lll by Dorothy & Hall Webb. In memory of Patsy Brinson Burwell by Sandra & Wayne Shugart, Lee Hines Kennedy & Mary Hines Coles, Judy Halverson, Douglas Henshaw, M. Elizabeth Gee. In memory of Ruby Beatty Wyatt by James Sifford. In memory of Martha Bond Hilburn by Mary Alice Love, Susan Pfaff. In memory of Carolyn Beam Branton by Mary Alice Love, Jean Beam, Bobbi Caldwell, Jim, Becky, Lindsay & Paige Beam, Mr. & Mrs. James B. Harper, Mildred Kolb, Rev. Marilyn & John Weiler, Yadkin Valley District Western NC Conference clergy & spouses, Bob & Caryl Austell, Bill & Sandy Summer, R.L. Keely, Mr. & Mrs. Alan Keely, Doris & Ken Goodson, Ron & Joy
Turnblad. In memory of by O’Briant “Dick” Roger Ayscue by Sallie & Bill Thalhimer, Mr. & Mrs. Sam C. Ogburn Sr., Mimi & Carl Hein, Marilyn Baird, Sharon Cassada, Deedee Fenwick, Martha Martinat, Alma Thompson, Virginia & Bob Wiles, David & Phyllis Tate, R. Scott & Bebe Krewson. In memory of Nancy Ann Carter Pollok by Mr. & Mrs. Sam C. Ogburn Sr., Missy Butler, Mrs. Frances S. Hendrix, Sara Jane & Larry Elliott, Stephen & Carolyn Phelps. In memory of Walter Eugene Johnston lll by Allene Stevens, Alderman Company, Suejette & David Brown, John & Judy Isenhour, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Douglas, Mr. & Mrs. James B. Barber, The Dogwood Garden Club, Maurice Jennings, Mrs. J. Robert Elster, C. Edward Pleasants. In memory of Jean Weaver Stevens Stockton by Kurt & Beverly Koontz. In memory of Carolyn Neal Blackwood Bennett by Deedee Fenwick. In memory of Sara Marie Pate Chambers by Sandra & Wayne Shugart.
DayBreak/Respite Care In memory of by Richard Marvin Barentine by Deedee Fenwick, Jan Sawyer. In memory of Henry Anderson Taylor by Frank Smith. In memory of Hans Rudolf Mittemeijer by Deedee Fenwick, Jan Sawyer. In memory of Nancy Ann Carter Pollok by Jean Taylor.
Satterwhite Maynard by Frances Newman. In memory of Corine Waits Shealy by Frances Newman. In memory of Leigh Sullivan Fultz by Frances Newman.
Music & the Arts Ministry In memory of Georgia Ann Melville by Jean Burroughs.
Sacred Music In memory of Reverend Doctor George Parks Robinson by Chris Martin. In memory of Mae Johnson Ross by WSFCS Family Engagement Program Staff, Mark & Faye Nagamine, Cheryl & Michael Albright, Laurence Kolonel, Adrian Franke, Karen Glanz, Kami White, Thomas & Celeste Abernethy, University of Hawaii Cancer Center Cancer Epidemiology Program. In memory of Carolyn Beam Branton by Ellen Crowther, John Brady, Ann Lore, Mr. & Mrs. James B. Harper, Betty Brantley.
In Memoriam Mary Frances Wester March 3, 2018 O.R. “Dick” Ayscue April 24, 2018
General Fund In memory of Reverend Doctor George Parks Robinson by Mr. & Mrs. F. Borden Hanes Jr., Frances Newman. In memory of Beverly Barrett Isley by Frances Newman. In memory of Dr. Harold Calloway Pollard lll by Frances Newman. In memory of William M. “Buck” Butler Jr. by Frances Newman. In memory of William “Andy” Copenhaver by Frances Newman. In memory of Joseph Glenn Butler by Frances Newman. In memory of Derrick Lee Davis by Frances Newman. In memory of Mary Ann Paschal Parrish by Frances Newman. In memory of Sarah White Stedman by Frances Newman. In memory of Dr. Richard “Dick” Reece Glenn by Frances Newman. In memory of Wilma Virginia Sink Hauser by Frances Newman. In memory of Mary Anne JULY/AUGUST 2018 | 26 | CENTENARY UNITED METHODIST
Nancy Ann Pollok May 4, 2018 Myra C. Grant May 10, 2018 Thomas Crichlow June 4, 2018 The ministers and members of Centenary Church extend their deepest sympathy to the bereaved families and pray they may know the comfort and peace of our Heavenly Father.
CORRECTION: The May/June issue of Through Centenary Windows listed an incorrect date of death for Carolyn Beam Branton. Mrs. Branton passed away on April 16, 2018.
Honoraria
We celebrate the kingdom of God among us...
Capital Campaign
Music & the Arts Ministry
In honor of Reverend Lory Beth Huffman by Jim & Elizabeth Holmes. In honor of Dek Driscoll by Edy & Ed Hurdle. In honor of Tom Lawson by Edy & Ed Hurdle. In honor of Kristen Zaks by the 5th Grade Girls Book Study Club. In honor of Ann Brown Campbell by the 5th Grade Girls Book Study Club. In honor of Vivian Hixon by Cynthia Eller. In honor of Deedee Fenwick by George & Eleanor Wilson.
In honor of Nancy Harrill by James Jarrell.
Centenary Fund In honor of Wilba Brady by the Centenary Stephen Ministry. In honor of Lory Beth Huffman by Ann Lore.
Sacred Music Fund In honor of the Chancel Choir by Catherine Robinson. In honor of Jack & Sylvia Yarbrough by Ann Lore.
Youth Ministry In honor of the Centenary Youth by Morris Clements & Elaine Hewitt.
DayBreak/Respite Care In honor of Alma Thompson by Phil & Jean Ashley, Dyeann & Henry Jordan. In honor of Carol & Leon Leinbach by Bonnie Sue Smith. In honor of Debbie Pilson by Nell Cavenaugh. In honor of Susan Stevens by Frances Ring Wills, Deborah Presnell.
Loaves & Fishes In honor of Bob Cash by Sandra & Mike Lawless, Marianne Bach, Velna Pollock. In honor of Kathy Battle by the Wednesday Bible Study. In honor of Marsha Bledsoe by Sue Stephens. In honor of Helen Kennedy by Dan & Nancy Culp.
Love Thy Neighbor In honor of Jack Jordan by Henry & Dyeann Jordan.
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United Methodist Bishops Recommend a Way Forward By Rev. Dr. Maidstone Mulenga Director of Communications – Council of Bishops The United Methodist Church CHICAGO – United Methodist bishops, meeting in Chicago, engaged in a prayerful process to discern a way forward. At the conclusion of the discernment process, the Council of Bishops strongly approved the following motion and rationale: Having received and considered the extensive work of the Commission on a Way Forward, the Council of Bishops will submit a report to the Special Session of the General Conference in 2019 that includes: • All three plans (The Traditionalist Plan, The One Church Plan and the Connectional Conference Plan) for a way forward considered by the Commission and the Council. • The Council’s recommendation of the One Church Plan. • An historical narrative of the Council’s discernment process regarding all three plans. Rationale: In order to invite the church to go deeper into the journey the Council and Commission have been on, the Council will make all the information considered by the Commission and the Council of Bishops available to the delegates of the General Conference and acknowledges there is support for each of the three plans within the Council. The values of our global
church are reflected in all three plans. The majority of the Council recommends the One Church Plan as the best way forward for The United Methodist Church. Guided by the mission, vision and scope document, the bishops agreed to recommend the One Church Plan. This plan provides conferences, churches, and pastors the flexibility to uniquely reach their missional context while retaining the connectional nature of The United Methodist Church. The One Church Plan allows for contextualization of language about human sexuality in support of the mission; and allows for central conferences, especially those in Africa, to retain their disciplinary authority to adapt the Book of Discipline and continue to include traditional language and values while fulfilling the vision of a global and multicultural church. This plan also encourages a generous unity by giving United Methodists the ability to address different missional contexts in ways that reflect their theological convictions. The One Church Plan removes the restrictive language of the Book of Discipline and adds assurances to pastors and Conferences who due to their theological convictions cannot perform same-sex weddings or ordain self-avowed practicing homosexuals. JULY/AUGUST 2018 | 28 | CENTENARY UNITED METHODIST
The Council’s discernment process was guided by the overarching desire to strategically help the General Conference do its work and to honor the General Conference’s request for the Council to help the church find a way forward. “With convicted humility, bishops want to be pastors and shepherds of the whole church in order to maximize the presence of a United Methodist witness in as many places in the world as possible and with as much contextual differentiation as possible,” said newly installed Council of Bishops President Ken Carter. The bishops expressed deep appreciation for the diligent work that the 32-member Commission on a Way Forward did in formulating the three plans: the Traditionalist Plan, the One Church Plan and the Connectional Conference Plan. While the bishops recommended the One Church Plan, they affirmed that the Connectional Conference Plan and the Traditionalist Plan held values that are important to the life and work of the church and will be included in the final report to the Special Session of General Conference that the bishops have called for Feb. 23-26 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Bishop Carter, who served as one of the moderators of the Commission, said the bishops are adopting a spirit of collaboration with the Commission, and an attitude of respect for the delegations who will take up this work on behalf of the whole church. “The Council’s prayerful deliberation reflected the diversity of the global denomination on the matter of homosexuality and many other matters. The Council affirms the strength of this diversity and our commitment to maintain the unity of the church,” Bishop Carter said. Full details of the plans and accompanying legislative proposals will be released as soon as final editing of the entire report is completed and translated into the official languages of the General Conference. It is estimated this will be no later than July 8. ¢
Below are links to some resources available from the Commission and from the Council of Bishops. http://www.umc.org/wayforward http://s3.amazonaws.com/Website_Properties/council-of-bishops/ documents/COWF_Handbook_2017_REVISED3.pdf http://revtomberlin.com/talking-about-lgbtq-inclusion-in-the-umc/#sthash. hGfXh5EN.dpbs
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A Story of Transformation
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n the common area of a local congregation sits a simple table. Most people walk past it during the week paying it no mind. On Sunday mornings, as the church fills with people going to the Sanctuary and the Education Building, many don’t notice it at all. For other people it is a functional and important piece of furniture. Children stop by the table to pick up a children’s bulletin, colored pencils, and a lapboard on their way to worship. The ushers know one of the drawers contains a stash of paper towels and a few trash bags. People know the table is a location where one can find a tissue and anti-bacterial soap. This table is more than just a utilitarian table, though. Rev. Dr. Glenn Kinken Until now only a handful of people know gkinken@centenary-ws.org the story behind the table itself. It is a story of transformation. Seven years ago a man had spent the better part of a Saturday cleaning out his garage and hauled a load of trash to the local sanitation and recycling center. It was one of those transfer stations where one pulls up to various bays and disposes of the specific item(s) for that particular bay. After having dropped old paint cans and a broken television in the appropriate sections, he pulled up to his final stop, the Miscellaneous Household Items section, to dispose of a dilapidated set of pressboard bookcases. As he tossed in the bookcases, something caught his eye. It was a table sitting at the edge of the household items pile. As he walked up to it, the man realized the table was in solid shape. Sure it was dinged up a bit. The finish was scratched and it had some paint splotches on it, but the table was of sound construction. The man looked around, not believing that someone would toss out a perfectly good table. He looked around again to see if anyone was watching. Then despite signs
posted all around which clearly stated no one was allowed to take anything from the dump, the man picked up the table and placed it in the back of his truck. As he drove off, feeling sure he was going to get flagged down for taking something from the dump, he pondered what he was going to do with this find. Later in the week the man decided he would refinish the table and then find a use for it. The refinishing work took place over the next several weeks. First, the old varnish and paint splotches were stripped away. The wood was sanded down until the last vestiges of stain disappeared and some of the scratches were erased. The old hardware was removed and the deeper dings and gouges were filled with furniture putty. Then, a new coat of deep, rich stain was applied, followed by three coats of durable varnish. The final coat of varnish was sanded with the finest grit sandpaper and steel wool. Finally a coat of furniture wax was applied and the shiny new brass hardware added. The refinishing was complete. What once had been a dinged up, tired looking table now gleamed as if it belonged on a furniture showroom floor. Sometime during the refinishing process, the man realized the table might be useful at this church. He showed the church leadership a picture of the table and offered it to them. And thus six weeks after being rescued from the local transfer station, what was once a worn out table found a new home in the central corridor of a bustling congregation. The table with its gouges, scratches, marred finish, and unsightly blotches was discarded. However, someone saw its potential beauty and realized the table was salvageable, and its best days were
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yet to come. What was once considered trash and unused, now plays a vital role in God’s house. This story of the table’s transformation, while literal, is metaphorical as well. It serves as a reminder of what is possible when we make ourselves available to the transforming grace offered by God. At times life may wear us down and our luster fades. Other times the scratches, gouges, and scars of life mar our spirits and drain our souls. There may even be times when we think our best days are behind us or that we have been discarded in the garbage dump of life. We may even feel abandoned. In reality, we never escape the watchful eyes of God who sees the beauty in each of us. The transforming grace of God heals our wounds, smooths out our rough edges, restores our souls, and calls us to serve the Kingdom of God. When we allow God’s spirit to
grow within our hearts, we come to know the depths of God’s love for us and the world. When, through the poverty of spirit, we realize that we cannot save ourselves or face the storms of life on our own, God is there to pick us up and carry us over the troubled waters. When our heart’s desire is to do God’s will and not our own, then we open ourselves up to the full richness of God’s true purpose for our lives. It is in these moments that transformation occurs and the richness of a life in God’s kingdom is available to us. Let us open our eyes to see God working within us. Let us open our ears to hear God’s whispers to our souls. Let us open our hearts to know God’s deep and abiding love. Let us open our souls and let the Master Carpenter refinish and restore us through the power of God’s transforming love and grace.
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