1. education
2. high school

SERVING TODAY
CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Dr. Joanne Clark
Minister of Pipe Organ
Delores Ivory Davis
Director
Dr. Donald Johnson
Hammond Organ
Dr. Sylvia Hollifield
Piano
Joseph Hayden
Bass
Matthew Lemons
Drums
USHERS:
Adult Ministry #1
IZANDLA
INTERPRETERS:
Reichelle Tucker **
John Harvey
Nina White
** Interpreting Sermon
MINISTERS ANOINTING
TEAM:
Jeff Jackson, Captain
Ernest Harris
Elaine Thomas
Marsha Bey
Earline Vaughn
Leroy Larkin
Cynthia Wilson
Charmaine Johnson
Lurecie Stokes
DEACONESSES:
Angeline Brown, On Duty
Eula Carter, Team Leader
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Donna Bradley, 1 Asst.
Lannie Davis, 2nd Asst.
Verna Brocks
Fannie T. Brown
Sybil Davis
Odell Garrett
Bernice Green
Clarice Hampton
Anita L. Johnson
Donna Johnson
Janice McCrary
Mary Ann Robinson
Cynthia Saunders
Darlene Spivey-Smith
Pearl Stokes
Phyllis Turner
DEACONS:
Thomas Williams, Chairman
Johnny Northern, On Duty
Sheryl Brown, Capt.
Jimmy Johnson, Co-Capt.
Helen Beckon
Vernita Beverly
Cornelius Brown
Randolph Butler
Edmon C. Carmichael
Remonia Chapman
Stanley Clifford
Ruben Davidson
Mildred E. Dixon
Barbara Gates
Geneva Goods
Jason H. Harrison
Larry Hathorne
Yaminah Hollifield
Dorothy (Dee) Jones
Justine Lofton
David Mitchell
John B. Mitchell
James C. Price
Annette Robinson
Robert Thornton
Robert L. Welch
TRUSTEES:
Tyra Williams, Capt.
Vincent Tucker, Co-Capt.
John Scott Jr., Co-Capt.
William G. Anderson
Margaret Betts
Derek C. Clark *
H. Sandra Cook
Georgia Daniel
Gregory Gaskin
Derrick Glass
Paul Hubbard
Evorn Kendrich
Diana Kennedy
Wanda Morrison *
Margaret Patterson-Bailey
Carolyn Rawlings
Janet Sangster
John Scott Jr.
Artistine Taylor
Craig Vanderburg
* Consultative Trustees
NURSES:
Elnora Boston
Sheryl Brown
Lydia Douglas
Rebecca Hayes
Gloria Howard
Penelope Hinton
Emily Kilpatrick
Helen Lucas
Betty Mapp
Janice McCrary
Pam Parker
Pearl Stokes
Joe Thomas
Regina Thomas
CHURCH CLERKS
Verna Matthews, Vice Clerk
Marsha Clark
Sandra Delaine
Jewell Jones
Doris Rodgers McKinney
Vicki Morton
Wendy Sanders
Cynthia Scott
Ruby Weaver
Dorothy Weeks
ANNOUNCEMENT CLERKS
7:30 AM
Maxine E. Johnson
11:00 AM
Paula Pope
SPEARS-WATSON
BOOKSTORE
Joann Drake-Gambrell
Craig Vanderberg
Andrea Whitfield
Cherokee Cole
Elva Green
Dolores Spencer
GREETERS
7:30 AM
Janice Bush
Patricia Brewer
Ken Edwards
Ernest Ndukwe
Carrie Robinson
Mabel Smith
Virginia Tate
11:00 AM
Carol Anderson
Betty Bruner
Dorothy Clark
Sandra Delaine
Glenda Givens
Dorothy Henderson
Ozella Henry
Julia Peyton
Margaret Pleas
Barbara Woods
CHURCH OFFICE—HARTFORD INSTITUTE BUILDING
18900 James Couzens Highway—Detroit, Michigan 48235
Administrative Offices—9:00 AM—5:00 PM Monday thru Friday
313-861-1285 / 313-861-1300 — Fax 313-861-0265
SPEARS-WATSON BOOKSTORE
Open Sunday after 7:30 AM Service and 11:00 AM Service, and Wednesdays 11:30 AM - 6:30 PM.
Bookstore’s direct line —313-864-3404
HARTFORD AGAPE HOUSE
18700 James Couzens Highway—Detroit, Michigan 48235
313-861-1200 — Fax 313-861-7896
Hunger Task Force & Free Shop Mission — 313-861-1202
The Staff Minister on call is Rev. Kevin Taylor. He can be contacted for any emergencies or urgent matters
313-861-1285 or 313-475-0316 — Email: ktaylor@hartfordchurchdetroit.org
SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2015
THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
BACCALAUREATE SUNDAY
Dr. Charles G. Adams, Pastor
Rev. Charles C. Adams, Presiding Pastor
Rev. Kevin N. Taylor, Assistant Pastor
Rev. Lurecie M. Stokes, Minister of Pastoral Care
Website: hmbcdetroit.org
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Church Building
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Sunday’s Broadcast
will be aired at 7:00 PM
on 1340 AM
Gospel Radio
18700 James Couzens Highway— Detroit, Michigan 48235 — 313-861-1300/Church —313-861-1285/Office
LOOKING AHEAD
HARTFORD MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH
PRESENTS
Next Sunday’s texts are: I Samuel 17:32-49; Psalm 9:9-20; II Corinthians
6:1-13; Mark 4: 35-41.
The lectionary readings might be summarized in the following caption:
“The Power of God’s Salvation.” These readings cover every aspect of the
multi-faceted, multi-dimensional, many-splendored reality of salvation.
In Concert
In the reading of I Samuel 17, we see that the salvation of God is personal,
political and spiritual. It is little David’s personal triumph over a bully of a
giant. It is Israel’s political victory over the naughty, terrorizing Philistines.
It is also God’s spiritual victory over the sins of power and presumption: “...
for the battle is the Lord’s ...” If that is so, the outcome is decided in advance of the fighting; still,
we must fight as if everything depends on us. It is marvelous how God owns the battle without
destroying, depressing or discouraging human responsibility, initiative and accountability. The
battle belongs to God; still, we must put forth a maximum effort to win it!
In Psalm 9, the salvation that is given to us of God is celebr ated as social r econstr uction and
economic redistribution of opportunity. God is here depicted as Vindicator of the Oppressed. God
takes human oppression seriously enough to challenge its presumptions, pride and power. The
oppressors of the world are caught and destroyed in the very entrapments and conspiracies they
have set against others. The oppressed must always resist the hopelessness that comes from
deifying oppressors and absolutizing evil. “Let the nations know that they are only human.” Evil,
injustice and oppression are no match for the salvation of our God!
“PUT ON THE WHOLE ARMOUR
OF GOD, THAT YE MAY BE ABLE
In II Corinthians 6:1-13, we see God’s saving hand at work in ecclesiastical affairs — especially
when the church ventures boldly into the arena of public affairs. The church had little power or
respectability in the Roman Empire, yet it bore the truth, treasure and tradition of a salvation —
liberation that Caesar could not withstand and Rome could not defeat. The saving power is not in
human numbers, advantages and privileges, but it is in God’s own determination to save us in spite of
us.
In Mark 4:35-41, we notice that the salvation of God is cosmic. The sea is a representation of precosmic chaos, threatening to prevent cosmos, order and life. Even as in Genesis 1, the Word of God and
the Spirit of God prevailed over primordial chaos, so in Mark 4, the Word made Flesh prevails over the
cosmic chaos that dared Christ and His Church to advance the Kingdom of God. Jesus’ ability to sleep
during the storm is indicative of His confidence in the face of fierce danger and opposition.
Be encouraged!
Love ya,
C.G.A.
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TO STAND AGAINST THE WILES OF
THE DEVIL.”
EPHESIANS 6:11 (KJV)
Bible Lessons
Food
Crafts
Games
Fun
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A special screening for the Hartford community
DETROIT TRIBUTE TO PAUL ROBESON AND HIS WORK FOR PEACE
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2015 — 6:00 PM-10:00 PM
Invited guests include:
Dr. Charles G. Adams, Jimmie Abbington, Bill Meyer, Pat Fry, Michelle Stone and others
Sponsored by Hartford Memorial Baptist Church & One Hamtramck LLC
HARTFORD MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH RENOVATION PROJECT
CHEF’S CORNER
André Brown, Chef
On Sunday, June 21st, the Culinary Ministry will be serving for your dining pleasure ‘Pancake Breakfasts’.
Also, our regular breakfast menu will be served, accompanied with hash browns, scrambled eggs, pork
and turkey bacon, pork and turkey sausage, grits, oatmeal, rice, fresh cut fruit and biscuits.
Special Announcement!!!
The Culinary Ministry has created a special Dinner menu for Father’s Day. “Yes, we will be selling
dinners after the 11:00 AM Service.” The meal will include a meat and two sides at a cost of $10.00 for
carry-out only. The menu offers a delectable cuisine of Fried Chicken Wings and Breast, Fried Catfish and
Smothered Pork Chops, Greens, Candied Yams, Dressing, Rice, Mac and Cheese, Black-eyed Peas, Okra
and Peach Cobbler for dessert. Extra side orders are $2.00.
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SANCTUARY CELEBRATION
THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST – BACCALAUREATE SUNDAY
SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2015 — 7:30 AM & 11:00 AM
ORDER OF SERVICE
Devotional & Pastoral Advisements
“Fanfare” – C. S. Lang
Prelude
“Be Lifted Up” – C. Cymbala
Choral Introit
Rev. Kevin N. Taylor
Opening Praise Sentences
“God of Our Fathers”
Processional Hymn #480
Rev. Kevin N. Taylor
Prayer of Invocation
Glory Be To The Father #541
11:00 AM Service
M-PACT (Youth Church)
“With Verdure Clad” – Haydn
Organ Interlude
“Achieved is the Glorious Work” – F. J. Haydn
Anthem
“Give Me a Clean Heart” – M. Douroux
Prayer of Intercession &
Dolores B. Davis, soloist
Song of Inspiration
Rev. Kevin N. Taylor
Welcome To The Visitors
The Tithes & Offertory Period
Luke 6:38; Matthew 6:19-21 (NRSV)
Offertory Sentences
Leader: Give and it will be given to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over will
be put into your lap.
People: For the measure you give will be the measure you get back.
Leader: Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where
thieves break in and steal.
People: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven where neither moth nor rust consume and where
thieves do not break in and steal.
Unison: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
“I Never Lost My Praise” – K. Carr
Offertory Selection
Rev. Connie Jackson, soloist
Rev. Kevin N. Taylor
The Prayer of Dedication
“America the Beautiful”
Hymn of Preparation #473
The Written Word
Preached Word
Rev. Charles C. Adams, Presiding Pastor
Invitation To Christian Discipleship
“Give Thanks With a Grateful Heart”
Song of Invitation
Prayer of Thanksgiving
The Right Hand of Fellowship
Recognition of 2015 Graduates
“Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”
Recessional #8
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Choral Benediction
“O God Our Help in Ages Past” - arr. Cundick
Postlude
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SERMON NOTES
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Sarah Haygood Scholarship Committee seeks exemplary students that stand out in their Christian
character and Christian service. You may obtain an application at the Church Office, Hartford website or
Hartford Institute. The deadline to submit an application is June 19, 2015. For additional information, contact
Denise Henderson at 313-333-0875.
The Douglas/Taylor Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce that Isaiah William Hawkins, Marcellus
Keith Mitchell, Malik Sankofa, Destane Turner and Aria Williams are this year’s recipients of a $1,000.00
scholarship. The recipients will receive their scholarships Sunday, June 21, 2015, at the 7:30 AM Service.
Save the date for Hartford’s Boy Scouts & Cub Scouts 20th Annual Family Skate Night at Northland Roller
Rink, Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Tickets will be on sale beginning today through the Sunday before the event.
Please see the Scouts for more details and come out and support our boys!
The 2015 Hartford Junior Golf Program is about to begin. We will start our lessons on Wednesday, July 8 th, at
5:30 PM at Rouge Park and will run every Wednesday through August 5th. Lessons end at 8:00 p.m. The
donation for the lessons is only $60.00. Enrollment applications are in the Hartford Business Office or in the
church business office on Sundays. For additional information, contact Deacon Larry Mathews at 248-3450640 or Deacon Michael Fleming at 313-318-5772.
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History will be hosting a Juneteenth Celebration,
Saturday, June 20, 2015, 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM. There will be several activities available. The Wright
Museum is located at 315 East Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI.
SINGERS WANTED! If you know someone who loves to sing (ages 9-18), the Summer MusiCamp is the
place to be. This camp is an 8-week program for singers, Monday through Friday, 8:00 to 1:00 PM, beginning
June 15 and ending August 7, 2015. The camp includes vocal training choral singing, performances with
choreography and “fun Fridays”. The camp is free and will be located in Pasteur School, 19811 Stoepel at
Pembroke. For additional information, call 313-861-5405. Willard Hines, Courville Concert Choir.
The Social Services Ministry is collecting old magazines and books for donation to the Oak
Adult Day Care Center in Detroit. Help us keep our seniors mentally sharp and excited to
read!!! Please contact Tajaunia Braxton, at 313-861-1285 x 456 or Cynthia Reynolds 313-4599450 if you have items to donate.
FORBES SCHOLARSHIP MENTORS
Do you want to markedly impact the lives of our youth? Can you provide wisdom, knowledge and insight to
help young people find their course? Do you believe that the children are our future?
The Altar Flowers were placed today in memory
of Rev. Paul A. Dillard Jr.
by his parents Paul and Marilynn Dillard.
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If so, please sign-up to become a Forbes Scholarship Mentor. The program runs from July through August and
requires only one hour of your time each week. For additional information, contact Frank Taylor, at 248-8907710. Please help us help our kids.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Get that Midweek Boost! J oin us for “Hour of Power” Ser vice each Wednesday, in the Chapel, at 12:00
Noon to 12:30 PM. Lunch is served after the Service in the Fellowship Hall. Be connected!
Prayer Service: Wednesdays fr om 7:00-8:00 PM, in the Chapel. The Theme for the Month is Forgiveness.
Deacons and Ministers will anoint and offer comforting intercessory prayer. "Prayer is the key, but faith
unlocks the door."
Did you know that the Members Orientation Class is not just for new members? If it’s been years since you
last attended, never attended or did not complete the series, you are invited to come and learn more about your
Baptist heritage, after which you will be awarded your certificate of completion. Classes meet in the Chapel at
9:30 AM on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays.
Hartford Church Nursing Ministry is looking for car ing Chr istians to ser ve in this ver y impor tant
ministry. The only talent or gift you need is a desire to care for God's "Special People". For additional
information, please contact Regina Thomas – President- 313-721-3718 or Emily Kilpatrick 313- 930-5633.
The June calendar of Events for the Hartford Singles Ministry: Monday June 22, 2015, Hartford Singles
Ministry monthly meeting, from 6:30-8:00 PM, in Hartford's Vincent Room. Come see what we are all about,
and bring a friend! Saturday June 27, 2015, the Grambling Scholarship Dinner Dance at Pi Banquet Center, in
Southfield from 7:00 PM to 12:00 AM. For further Singles Ministry info please contact Deacon Jeffrey Steele
at 860-830-8596, or jeffreysteele15@yahoo.com.
The Pastor's Courtesy Guild Ministry is sponsoring a theatre outing. Tickets for the play "White Ash Falling"
to be held on June 27th at the Detroit Repertory Theatre are available for sale on Sundays after the 7:30 AM
service in Fellowship Hall. Deacon Artelia Griggs, President.
HMBC Prison Ministry is r ecr uiting volunteer s to ser ve at: 1) Ryan Men’s Cor r ectional Facility on 2 nd
Sundays, 1:00—3:00 PM or 6:00—8:00 PM; Huron Valley Women’s Correctional Facility, 3 rd Sundays,
1:00—2:30 PM; and 3) Youth Deterrent Prevention Program for male youth who are at the cross roads of life
(bordering juvenile delinquents/incarceration), last Friday of each month, 9:00 AM—Noon. Please see Rev.
Stephanye Fauntleroy in Fellowship Hall after each Service to sign up and get more details.
BEREAVEMENT NOTICES
Please keep in prayer the families who have lost loved ones. We have received the following names:
DECEASED
Henry Carr
RELATIVES
Glenda Mixon-Carr
Tony Johnson
LOCATION
Pembroke Congregation
of Jehovah Witness
Detroit, MI
DATE
Saturday
06/20/2015
TIME
Svc-6:00 PM
IN THE HOSPITAL/REHABILITATION CENTERS
MCLAREN HOSPITAL, PONTIAC, MI
James Ray Days
OAKLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL, SOUTHFIELD, MI
Florence Tabb
EVERGREEN HEALTH & LIVING CENTER,
SOUTHFIELD, MI
Opralee Beatty
REGENCY AT BLUFFS PARK, ANN ARBOR, MI
Minister Tommie Latimer Jr.
PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, SOUTHFIELD, MI
Dexter Scott
STRAITH REHABILITATION CENTER, SOUTHFIELD, MI
Leon Johnson Sr.
HEARTLAND REHABILITATION CENTER,
GROSS POINTE, MI
Mary Davis
INTRODUCING THE HARTFORD CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
Did you know that CANCER is Preventable and that it’s Curable?
The Hartford Support Group is here to help you with your coping strategies.
Come and LEARN about the complications of Chemotherapy and Radiation!
Hear from Cancer Survivors of 10 – 20- 30 years!
Come and bring anyone you know who has cancer.
Gain the support, resources, and information you deserve!
Join us on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 6:00 PM, in Room 202.
For additional information call 313.861.1285, extension 423.
STEPHEN MINISTRY
“Christ Caring For People through People”
Deacon William Agee and the June Birth Month Ministry wishes a Happy Bir thday to all of our J une
members. Due to the Annual Church Picnic, June 28, 2015, the June Birth Month Ministry’s fellowship in the
Vincent Room will be cancelled. Joyce Smith/Program Chair Person. Deacon William Agee, President.
The Hartford Business Ministry’s 3r d “Meet and Gr eet” Member ship/Networ king Event held on
Sunday, May 17th was a huge success and our next event will be held on Sunday, June 21 st 2015, between
9:30AM and 10:30AM in the Youth Lounge.
Hartford business owners are encouraged to attend, as we will chart the Business Ministry’s goals, plans and
direction for the balance of this year and beyond. Purchase your breakfast, coffee, etc. from Fellowship Hall
and enjoy it with us, as we will have a number of beneficial topics to discuss beginning at 9:45AM. Be sure to
invite other HMBC business owners and bring your business cards!
Contact John Bradley at 248.789.0504 (netprofits365@gmail.com) or Devin Durrell at 248.224.2590
(devind@kamaroe.com) for more information.
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STEPHEN MINISTERS CARE FOR PEOPLE FACING TOUGH TIMES and are ready to provide
the emotional and spiritual help needed with crisis that include:
Loss of a love one
Terminal Illness/Chronic Illness
Divorce or Separation
Unemployment/Job Crisis
Loneliness/ Discouragement
…and more
STEPHEN MINISTRY IS A CONFIDENTIAL MINISTRY and are trained volunteers ready to provide
you with one-on-one care. To Contact a Stephen Minister Call (313) 341-2302
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2015 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
NAME
HIGH SCHOOL
CHOSEN COLLEGE / CAREER PATH
Tarence Arrington
Ben Carson High School
University of Michigan-Flint
Amir Brown
Martin Luther King High School
Art Institute of Michigan
Que’on Brown
John Glen High School
Ferris State University
Dylan M. J. Clark
Cass Technical High School
Morgan State University
Victor Fleming
Old Redford Academy
Schoolcraft College
Ronald Goldsberry
Birmingham-Groves High School
Florida A&M University
Daryl Gordon-Chambers
Covenant House Academy
Henry Ford Community College
Kylin Hall
Heritage High School
University of Western Georgia
Isaiah William Hawkins
International Academy
Michigan State University
Tamyia Jones
Ferndale High School
University of Toledo
Chandler McCall
South East Michigan Academy
Marcellus K. Mitchell
West Bloomfield High School
Lake Erie College
Shirley Moulden
Wayne Memorial
Henry Ford Community College
Dorian Murria
Mumford High School
Wayne State University
J’nai Jasmine Pugh
L’Anse Creuse High School
Malik Sankofa
Renaissance High School
Michigan State University
Miya Terry
Renaissance High School
University of Michigan
Warren Toloson
Michigan Math & Science Academy
Eastern Michigan University
Destane Turner
Renaissance High School
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Gabrielle S. White
Southfield Christian School
Western Michigan University
Jaylen M. White
Renaissance High School
Michigan State University
Aria Javier Williams
Seaholm High School
Spelman College
Dalyce Witherspoon
PCEP Salem High School
Specs Howard/Syracuse University
2015 COLLEGE GRADUATES
NAME
Jennifer Ashford
Jonathan Betts Fields
Jessie Brad
Zarinah Victoria Edwards
Brenda G. Flowers
Laura Ashley Flowers
Allen Harris
Joshua Harris
Rev. Denise Henderson
Jonathan Louis Kirkland
Tawana M. Langford
Erin Lasenby
Joseph Lemons
Tamara Mayo
Dana Jenai McKissic Redding
Chandler A. Moore
COLLEGE
Wayne State University
Harvard Divinity School
Briarcliffe College
Wayne State University
Walden University
Xavier University of Louisiana
Yale University
Morehouse College
Ecumenical Theological Seminary
University of Detroit/Mercy
Destiny School of Ministry
Michigan State University
Ferris State University
Ashford University
Wayne State University
DEGREE
B.S. Special Education
Master’s of Divinity
B.A. Healthcare Information Mgmt.
B.A. Arts and Sciences
Ed. S.-Education Specialist
B.A. Biology
B.A. Business Administration
B.A. Business Administration
Doctor of Ministry
Juris Doctorate
Master of Theology
B.A. Accounting
Associates Degree
Master of Business Administration
Master of Educational Psychology
Howard University
Tiffany Mounger-Hall
Alexandra Roman
Jason M. White
Capella University
University of Pennsylvania
Eastern Michigan University
B.A. Communications
(Summa Cum Laude)
PhD. Education
B.A. Communications (Cum Laude)
Education Specialist
HOLD THE DATE!!!! AUGUST 15, 2015
A critical part of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church’s education ministry is outreach to the community.
The efforts of the NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES, hosted by Hartford's Trustees and the
BACK TO SCHOOL/STAY IN SCHOOL RALLY Committee, promises that the 2015 event will be
Bigger and Better than ever.
Book bag give away, Organized Competitive Games and Activities on Luger Park, Parent Workshops,
Prizes, Lunch and much more.
STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION!!!!
Author Patrice Lee will be here, Father’s Day, June 21, 2015, in Fellowship Hall
to promote and sign her new book, Daddy...Can You Hear Me.
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