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Strength For The Day
Little Prayers For Life’s Everyday Situations
Radiant Health
A Blessing Of Love
I pray to You today for my loved
Valentines Day will be here
ones, Dear Father. Please keep
soon, which is making me think them strong and healthy during
about my love for my friends and 2020, and protect them from ill-
family. I feel so blessed to have ness or injury. For those who cur-
these special people in my life, O rently suffer from physical ills, I
Lord. I pray You will shower pray You will free them of those
them with the blessings of Your symptoms and let them enjoy a
love and happiness this year, for happy, healthy 2020!
they are dear to me.
— Amen
— Amen
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There Is No Limit On The
Lord’s Power To Help Us!
“But Jesus beheld them, and
said unto them, ‘With men this
is impossible; but with God all
things are possible.’”
~Matthew 19:26
The Bible Verse above is the
theme of this first Faith
Magazine of the New Year, Dear
Friend. Its message is clear; that
we cannot accomplish every-
thing by ourselves. Instead, we
need to seek guidance from the
Lord to focus His Divine Wisdom
on whatever it is we want to
achieve.
In this chapter of Matthew,
Jesus’ Disciples are asking him
who can be saved in the Eyes of
God. lives that we may not like.
In Matthew 19:28, Jesus What is the price of this won-
answers: “And Jesus said unto drous opportunity? It costs noth-
them, Verily I say unto you, That ing of monetary value. God only
ye which have followed Me, in asks that we believe in His
the regeneration when the Son power to help us make a positive
of man shall sit in the throne of change.
His glory, ye also shall sit upon
Best of all, there is no limit to
twelve thrones, judging the
the Lord’s power to help us
twelve tribes of Israel.”
progress and move forward in a
In other words, when we fol- positive manner. We may see
low God’s teachings, He will only problems and difficulties in
take care of us. trying to solve a problem, but He
And of course, that makes per- is God, who is Almighty . . . able
fect sense, Dear Member. For the to make those problems vanish.
Lord created Heaven and Earth, His power waits to help us, when
and the beauty of His work is all our hearts open to receive His
around us in nature. He creates grace. Yes, the Lord’s limitless
and renews life. As part of that power is only available to us if
work, He has the power to help we invite Him to come and help.
us see how to remake ourselves, Knowing that, Dear Member,
and change those parts of our have you invited Him in?
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“I Returned Home To Find That
My Husband Had Deserted Me!”
What happens to a woman
when her husband walks out on
her and she is left with nothing
but a mountain of unpaid bills?
Well, Dear Fellow Members,
that is exactly the situation I
had to face last year, and only
with God’s help and your Daily
Prayers was I able to survive.
It all began when I agreed to
go out west with my mother for
a few days to help her get relo-
cated in a new town. My hus-
band did not object to the trip,
and I told him I would return as
soon as I had Mom settled.
Imagine my shock when I
returned home to find that my
husband had deserted me! He
had left no money. Far from it. trust in You. I have nothing, but
There was a stack of unpaid I know You will provide.”
bills on the table -- even the This was my constant prayer,
phone, lights and water had and it gave me so much hope to
been disconnected. think of all my Fellows
I spent the next two nights Members who were also saying
with a close neighbor trying to our Daily Prayers.
decide what to do, and how to go Then, all of a sudden, job
about making a living and pay- offers came from every direc-
ing off those debts. tion! And, I was blessed with a
It so happened that my Faith wonderful position. It has
Magazine arrived at that very enabled me to put my home, my
time, and one of the main things finances, my entire life back in
it talked about was trusting in order. The Lord saw what I need-
the Lord and praying constantly, ed, and He made a way for me to
no matter how rough a person’s carry on and find new joy and
problems might be. Well, I did peace of mind.
just that, Dear Friends. I thought my husband had left
Silently, I talked with the Lord me with nothing, but I was
throughout the day. No matter wrong -- I have God and
where I went I was still praying. Fellowship!
I kept repeating, “Oh Lord, I Member J. S.
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Ask Not What God Can Do For You,
But What You Can Do For Him!
Dear Friend, we certainly together, and bring us closer to
write a lot about how you can God with every passing day.
ask God for help to make You can be assured the Lord
changes in your life, or accom- hears your prayers and will act
plish a goal. upon them to help you at the
Well, today we want to turn proper time. We know that to be
that around and talk about what true for our Fellowship Friends
you can do for the Lord! No, write us all the time to say the
we’re not kidding. There really Lord has blessed them, or helped
are some things you can do for them get a new job, or brought
Him. For example, when you harmony to their families.
decide to serve the Lord and fol- There are many different stories
low His teachings, you are open- among our community of faith
ing your door to all things that and Fellowship. None are more
are good and true. His inherent important than another because
goodness will affect you as well, all are important in the Eyes of
and you’ll find yourself feeling God.
more free and unburdened by So, Dear Friend, what can you
worry or stress because God is do for the Lord? It’s a question
with you. whose answer will always bring
Likewise, when you invite the joy and meaning to your life.
Lord to walk with you in life, Why not ask Him now?
you’ll soon start to notice your
general outlook has improved.
No longer will you feel unloved
and lonely, because you aren’t
alone. The Lord’s spirit will be
with you always. You are one of
His children, a person who is
worthy of being loved and
respected. In that way, if you
love the Lord, your faith will be
a supporting force that keeps
you going through both good
times and bad.
So many of our Fellow
Members say their faith has
brought them great comfort and
carried them through illness or
hardship. It truly is the “glue”
that holds our Fellowship
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Happy Birthday!
We think your birthday is a very Blessing and Greeting Card that
important date, and Fellowship represents the happiness and
would like to help you celebrate friendship inherent in
the day! Fellowship. We hope to celebrate
If you haven’t already, drop us a your special day!
note and let us know the month
and day you were born. Then, as
your special day gets close, check
your mail for a personal greeting
from us!
To ensure we have the proper
information, just fill out the
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Address and Birth date. We don’t
need to know the year, just the
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whatever your birth date is.
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Here Are Some 2020 Dates
For You To Remember!
JANUARY JUNE
1 New Year's Day 14 Flag Day (US)
20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 21 Father's Day
FEBRUARY 20 Summer begins
12 Lincoln's Birthday (US) JULY
14 Valentine's Day 4 Independence Day (US)
17 Presidents’ Day (US) SEPTEMBER
26 Ash Wednesday 7 Labor Day
MARCH 11 Patriot Day (US)
8 Daylight Savings Time begins 22 Autumn begins
17 St. Patrick's Day OCTOBER
19 Spring begins
12 Columbus Day, Observed
APRIL
5 Palm Sunday NOVEMBER
9 Passover begins 1 Daylight Saving Time ends
10 Good Friday 11 Veterans Day, Observed (US)
12 Easter Sunday 26 Thanksgiving (US)
24 Arbor Day DECEMBER
MAY 7 Pearl Harbor Remembrance
10 Mother's Day 11 Hanukkah begins
16 Armed Forces Day (US) 25 Christmas
25 Memorial Day, Observed 26 Kwanzaa begins
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JANUARY — My DAILY BIBLE VERSES
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“It Was The Finest Inheritance
I Could Have Gotten!”
Now I know how genuine and
true the understanding of our
Fellowship’s Special Help
Department really is!
I was angry because an aunt
had passed on and left me only a
small share of her rather large
estate. The rest went to my sis-
ter. I truly thought I should have
received more.
I contested the will, claiming
my sister had unduly influenced
my aunt. And I asked for
Fellowship’s prayer help to say
the money might be divided
equally between us sisters. prayed about the gift. God led me
So, I was very disappointed to accept it and I stopped pray-
when our Special Help ing for my share -- but only for a
Department sent me the prayers real love of God and to do His
they wanted me to use -- not that will.
I might get what I considered my Then, I got a long letter from
share -- but that God would help my sister in which she said she
me live the sincere and honest was turning half of her inheri-
Fellowship way. tance over to me because she
They reminded me of our couldn’t feel comfortable keep-
Lord’s words to love others and ing it. She admitted she had
to forgive our adversaries when influenced our aunt against me!
we pray. I won’t say I was happy about
It wasn’t easy to forgive and it, though it meant a lot of
send loving thoughts to my sis- money to me. I had thought it
ter. But, I admit when I followed was what I wanted, but
Fellowship’s advice I felt happi- Fellowship had convinced me
er than when I was quarreling. that what I really wanted, or
Then, a test came. My sister should have wanted, was the
gave me a new car. I thought, peace of being one with the Lord
“Oh, she’s just trying to soothe and with the Fellowship way of
her conscience with a present. It life. That was the finest “inheri-
isn’t worth half the money I tance” I could have gotten, and it
should have gotten.” But, I was was from our Fellowship!
sorry about that thought, and I Member A. B.
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Family Fun With The
Fellowship Bible Quiz!
Bible Studies can be fun for the whole family! Test your
knowledge of the Holy Book by answering these 5
questions with your own Bible. Then turn to Page 18 to
see if your answers match the correct ones.
***
1. What animals were imprisoned with Daniel? (Daniel 6:16)
“And they cast him into a den of __________ .”
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Life-Study Fellowship
Noroton, CT 06820 BQ/1
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Address__________________________________________________
ANSWERS
1. LIONS
2. SON
3. CARPENTER’S
4. DEBTS
5. ROCK
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ONE-SENTENCE SERMONS
We like to laugh and learn, Dear Member. That’s why we publish
these mini-mouthfuls that we call One-Sentence Sermons. They are
fun and wise at the same time. We invite you to send us your own
One-Sentence Sermons, too.
“God does not comfort us to “Life's situations aren't with
make us comfortable, but to or without hope – just the
make us comforters.” people in them.”
Member G. C. Member Renee K.
“Be thankful, share what you “If we want our lives to blos-
have, help others when you som beautifully, we must put
can and love everybody.” them in the Hands of God to
Member M. G.
cultivate.”
“We cannot avoid growing old, Member Ann S.
but we can avoid growing “A bad habit is like a soft bed –
cold.” easy to get into and hard to
Member Carmen T. get out of.”
Member Rosie S.
“We make a living by what we “There’s no gain without a lit-
get and we make a life by tle pain.”
what we give.” Member B. J.
Member J. J. “God's love is like a circle
“No crowd is so large that God because it has no ending.”
Member Lillian I.
doesn't know each individual
in it.” “The best way to stay out of
Member G. S. trouble is not to cause any.”
“Don’t keep the faith . . . Member Karen H.
spread it!” “Call God when you need an
Member G. B. answer, for His is a toll free
“Some folks use people and number.” Member Linda B.
love things, whereas they
should love people and use “Never laugh if it makes some-
things.” one else cry.” Member L. D.
Member Ella P. “You will never stumble when
“If I honestly strive to do my you're down on your knees
best, I know the Lord will do praying.”
Member Ginger S.
the rest.”
Member M. F. “When God moves in, fear and
“The most rugged path often doubt move out.”
leads to the highest peak.” Member Alice B.
Member Rita K. “It’s good to be nice and know
“The sheep listen to the voice it . . . better to be nice and
of their shepherd.” show it.”
Member A. B. Member Mrs. W. R.
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FEBRUARY — My DAILY BIBLE VERSES
The 29 Daily Bible Verses for February are written below, Each
morning, we invite you to write the day’s Verse on a piece of paper
and carry it with you. Let it guide what you say and do, for the Bible’s
Words are a great source of strength and wisdom.
1. “Continue ye in My love” 17. “His merciful kindness is
John 15:9 great” Psalm 117:2
2. “With the Lord there is
18. “ Be glad and rejoice”
mercy” Psalm 130:7
3. “He will be very gracious Joel 2:21
unto thee” Isaiah 30:19 19. “ He will love thee, and
4. “In Him we live, and move,
and have our being” bless thee”
Acts 17:28 Deuteronomy 7:13
5. “There shall be showers of 20. “Blessed are the pure in
blessing” Ezekiel 34:26
6. “Be patient toward all”
heart” Matthew 5:8
I Thess. 5:14 21. “Be courteous”
7. “Blessed are they that keep I Peter 3:8
My ways” Proverbs 8:32
22. “Thou shalt have good suc-
8. “I would have you wise
unto that which is good” cess” Joshua 1:8
Romans 16:19 23. “He shall direct thy paths”
9. “Stand fast in the faith” Proverbs 3:6
I Cor. 16:13
24. “Trust in Him at all times”
10. “Love life, and see good
days” I Peter 3:10 Psalm 62:8
11. “Pray one for another” 25. “With God nothing shall be
James 5:16 impossible”
12. “I am with you always” Luke 1:37
Matthew 28:20 26. “He is our peace”
13. “I am the light of the Ephesians 2:14
world” John 8:12
27. “The Lord shall carry
14. “Peace be within thy thee”
walls” I Kings 18:12
Psalm 122:7 28. “Be careful to maintain
15. “He will not fail thee” good works”
I Chronicles 28:20 Titus 3:8
16. “ Thou shalt make me full 29. “Good shall come unto
of joy” Acts 2:28
thee” Job 22:21
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FEBRUARY — Fellowship’s DAILY PRAYERS
Your Fellowship Friends all around the World will be offering these
Three Daily Prayers for you and with you during February, Dear
Member. There will be hundreds upon hundreds of voices united in
seeking the Lord’s blessings!
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Daily Bread
Recipes From Your Friends
We are happy to publish these Spread bread cubes on greased
delicious recipes sent in by many 9 inch square baking pan. Whisk
of our Members who are talented together eggs, milk, sugar and
cooks. They’re a warm, tasty vanilla. Mix in 1 cup of pie filling
treat on a cold day. Try them out and pour mixture over bread
and send us your own favorite cubes, pressing down into bread
dishes, Dear Friend! well. Bake at 350 degrees 30 min-
*** utes, or until knife inserted in
center comes out clean. Heat
Chicken Corn Soup remaining pie filling and spoon
From Pennsylvania, Member over warm pudding as a topping.
R. R. shares this cold weather Serve warm, with ice cream or
treat with us. She’s sure you’ll whipped topping.
enjoy it just as much as she does
and we agree! ***
Ingredients: 2 cups water ... 1
Happy Day Casserole
envelope Lipton Noodle Soup
mix with diced chicken in it ... 1 Member Katiah S. from Utah
can cream style corn (8 1/2 calls this her “happy day” casse-
ounces) ... 1/2 cup milk. role because of the smiles on her
Stir soup mix into boiling water family’s faces whenever she pre-
and simmer, covered, for 10 min- pares it for them. And, she adds,
utes. Uncover, stir in corn and “it’s sooooo easy!”
milk and heat through. Do not let Ingredients: 2 cans undiluted
it boil. condensed cream of chicken
*** soup ... 3/4 cup mayonnaise ... 1/2
Peachy Pudding cup milk ... 3 tablespoons honey
What’s a great meal without a ... 2 tablespoons mustard... 1 26
great dessert? We’ll let Member ounce package frozen shredded
L. L. from Texas tell you about hash brown potatoes ... 4 cups
one of her taste-tingling treats cubed cooked ham ... 2 cups
for those of you who always frozen peas.
desire a sweet treat ending to a In a large bowl combine all
good meal. ingredients and stir well. Pour
Ingredients: 4 cups day-old into greased 9 inch by 13 inch
bread cubes ... 3 eggs ... 1 1/2 cups baking dish. Cover and bake at
milk ... 1/3 cup sugar ... 1/2 tea- 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
spoon vanilla ... 1 can (21 ounces) Uncover and bake 15-20 minutes
peach pie filling. longer, or until bubbly.
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Faith Magazine’s Inspiring
Ideals Are A Universal Message!
Can you imagine comfortable much they love and appreciate
chairs pulled up in front of a its positive, inspiring message.
cozy fireplace, Dear Friend? As you know, a large part of
What a pleasant picture that each edition of Faith Magazine
brings to mind on a cold win- comes directly from Members
ter’s evening. just like you, so please keep
So, lets imagine that we have a sending us your poems, stories,
nice fireside to share with you. recipes and One-Sentence ser-
Please sit down, make yourself mons. We read them all and pub-
at home, and we’ll have a long lish as many as possible!
talk about Fellowship! There Well, Dear Friend, even
certainly is much we would love though we were just “pretend-
to tell you. Yes, many things are ing” to have a fireside chat, it’s
being planned for you and all of been a pleasure. We always love
our Fellow Members throughout to talk about FAITH and
2020. Those include our Prayer Fellowship, and our plans for
Weeks, when Members through- the future. We are always
out the World send their voices amazed at how far our organiza-
up to the Lord. tion reaches people around the
All of us in Fellowship also World. It’s a reminder that the
continue to spend a great deal of idea of a prayerful and positive
time and effort on the letters and life is a universal message!
publications we send you as
well. We hope you enjoy each
piece of mail, as well as our elec-
tronic messages we send to
those who have shared their e-
mail address with Fellowship.
Of course, the centerpiece of
all our correspondence is Faith
Magazine, which is entering its
80th year of publication! When
we prepared our first issue, no
one could have predicted how
beloved and popular our FAITH
would become. It’s arguably
Life-Study Fellowship’s most
well-read publication of every-
thing we do, and our Members
are always writing to say how
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MARCH — My DAILY BIBLE VERSES
The Bible’s passages can promote spiritual growth and learning. We
have chosen this collection of 31 Bible Verses for each day of March
and we hope you enjoy them. Write them down and carry them
around for a source of inspiration every day of the month!
1. “Thou crownest the year 16. “ God is able to make all
with Thy goodness” grace abound toward you”
Psalm 65:11 II Cor. 9:8
2. “Surely I will be with thee” 17. “We are His people, and the
Judges 6:16 sheep of His pasture”
3. “Be of good comfort” Psalm 100:3
Luke 8:48 18. “ He careth for you”
4. “Burden shall be taken I Peter 5:7
away” Isaiah 10:27 19. “ Forgive, and ye shall be
5. “Blessed are the merciful” forgiven” Luke 6:37
Matthew 5:7 20. “How great is His good-
6. “Let thy heart cheer thee” ness” Zechariah 9:17
Eccl. 11:9 21. “Lead a quiet and peace
able life” I Timothy 2:2
7. “Love one another: for love
is of God” I John 4:7 22. “Withhold not good from
them to whom it is due”
8. “It is a good thing to give
Proverbs 3:27
thanks unto the Lord”
23. “Believest with all thine
Psalm 92:1
heart” Acts 8:37
9. “The God of love and peace 24. “Make to yourself friends”
shall be with you” Luke 16:9
II Cor. 13:11 25. “Thou shalt have plenty”
10. “He shall be their shep- Job 22:25
herd” Ezekiel 34:23 26. “Let us not be weary in
11. “Serve the Lord with all well doing” Galatians 6:9
your heart” 27. “He is a buckler to all those
I Samuel 12:20 that trust in Him”
12. “Ever follow that which is Psalm 18:30
good” I Thess. 5:15 28. “I am merciful, saith the
Lord” Jeremiah 3:12
13. “It is more blessed to give
29. “Fear not, neither be dis-
than to receive” Acts 20:35 couraged” Deut. 1:21
14. “Thy word is a lamp unto 30. “Seek, and ye shall find”
my feet” Psalm 119:105 Matthew 7:7
15. “The Lord giveth wisdom” 31. “The Lord stood with me”
Proverbs 2:6 II Timothy 4:17
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MARCH — Fellowship’s DAILY PRAYERS
We prepared these Three Daily Prayers for you to use during the
month of March, Dear Friend. They offer a chance for you to join
your Fellow Members in deep, thoughtful prayer. May they deepen
your faith and bring you closer to the Lord.
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All My Hope On God Is Founded
All my hope on God is founded;
He doth still my trust renew.
Me through change and chance He guideth,
Only good and only true.
God unknown,
He alone calls my heart to be His own.
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OUR FELLOWSHIP’S
BIBLE READINGS
January
February
March
The Bible is a constant source of joy and inspiration to people of
faith, Dear Member. Below, you’ll find selected passages that we have
chosen for the first three months of this New Year.
Week Text
Dec. 29 - Jan. 4 ...................“He is a new creature” Read: II Cor. 5:5-17
January 5 - 11 .............................................“He will rejoice over thee”
Read: Zephaniah 3:14-17
January 12 - 18 ............................ .........“Remember all thy offerings”
Read: Psalms 20:1-9
January 19 - Jan. 25 .....................................“The Lord is my portion”
Read: Lam. 3:22-26
January 26 - Feb. 1 ............................“Be ye holy” Read: I Peter 1:3-16
February 2 - 8 .................“As I have loved you” Read: John 13:34-38
February 9 - 15 .... “His compassions fail not” Read: Lam. 3:18-26
February 16 - 22 ...........................................“He calleth His own sheep”
Read: John 10:1-15
February 23 - 29 ...........................................“God hath power to help”
Read: II Chron. 25:5-28
March 1 - 7.................................“And who is he that will harm you?”
Read: I Peter 3:8-18
March 8 -14.........................................“The eternal God is thy refuge”
Read: Deut. 33:1-29
March 15 - 21..........................................“Let brotherly love continue”
Read: Hebrews 13:1-25
March 22 - 28.....“My kindness shall not depart” Read: Isaiah 54:1-17
March 29 - April 4 .......“Be ye doers of the word” Read: James 1:1-25
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The World Is Bright “Praise God For You!”
Dear Fellowship,
The darkness now is over Thanks for all the prayers and
And all the World is bright. lovely things you send me. I’ve
Praise be to Christ, who keepeth been a Member over 50 years!
His children safe at night. Many prayers have been
We cannot tell what gladness answered, and I have received so
May be our lot today, much comfort from your Faith
What sorrow or temptation Magazine. Praise God for you and
everything you do!
May meet us on our way. Mrs. Vertner W., Louisiana
But this we know most surely
“Power Of Prayer”
That through all good or ill,
God’s grace can always help us I believe in the power of prayer,
and Fellowship’s offers and Faith
To do His holy will.
Magazine just reinforce my
And help us to remember belief. I just had to write and let
By thought and deed and word, you know how it has worked for
That we are heirs of Heaven, me. I once was facing foreclosure,
And children of the Lord. and wrote to you for prayer help.
Your prayers came just in time!
Member Tulip A., Canada Lerlean M., New Jersey
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A New Year Of FAITH Awaits
Our Fellowship Friends!
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challenges and opportunities. charge for FAITH. But we do
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Faith Magazine we promise to the cost of its preparation and
stay focused on YOU and your publishing expenses, which go
needs, Dear Member. We delight up each year. For those who send
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zine for our Friends and we pleased to offer you a special gift
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