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We celebrate our annual homecoming and water communion service. Life rarely offers us perfectly still waters. Instead, it moves like a river – shifting, progressing, bringing waves that sometimes knock us down and yet continuing to flow on. Together we will consider how our faith and spiritual community help us honor both the peaceful shallows and the turbulent rapids of our journey. Bring water that holds meaning for you to join our communal bowl. Our choir will perform under the leadership of the minister of music Pam McLain.<\/div>\n
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