Sixth Sunday of Easter - May 22, 2022 |
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1) Festival RAFFLE DRAWING at 5 PM |
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Thanks for your generosity with the selling and purchasing of raffle tickets thus far. Keep the returns coming!
Our main drawing will take place at 5:00 PM today (Sunday, May 22, 2022) in Church. The event will be livestreamed at livestream.stjoan.church.
You have until 4:30 PM to turn in raffle tickets (or buy additional ones if you wish).
Raffle tickets can be dropped off at the Parish Center (through the mail slot in the door) or at the Red/White Tent in the Mack lot.
Please know of my gratitude for your generosity! Let’s make “Festival” 2022 even more successful than “Festival” 2021.
Msgr. Mike
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2) Food Truck Festival Open UNTIL 6PM |
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3) Families of Parishes Meeting at St. Lucy on Tuesday, May 24, at 6:30 PM |
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As I mentioned at the Masses this weekend, our parish will soon join the other half of the dioceses in being formed into a Family of Parishes. Our family consists of St. Joan of Arc, Our Lady Star of the Sea, St. Basil the Great, St. Lucy, and St. Veronica Parishes. There will be an informal gathering to learn more about Families of Parishes this TUESDAY, May 24, 2022, at 6:30 PM at St. Lucy Parish. All are invited to attend.
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4) Exceptional Needs Gathering - June 11, 2022 |
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5) SJA's Men's Fellowship Group Invites you to THE PROPHETS 10-Part Bible Study |
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6) Ukraine Relief Efforts |
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If you are interested in supporting the Catholic Church's relief efforts for the people of Ukraine, please click here to donate through our OSV Online Giving Platform. |
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7) This Sunday's Readings - May 22, 2022, The Sixth Sunday of Easter |
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8) Sunday Reflections by Jeff Cavins |
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Jeff Cavins reflects on the readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter:
First Reading: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8
Second Reading: Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23
Gospel: John 14:23-29
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9) Bishop Barron's Reflection for the 6th Sunday of Easter |
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Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus says that the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in Christ’s name, will teach his disciples everything. The Holy Spirit is the love shared by the Father and the Son. We have access to this holy heart of God only because the Father sent the Son into the world, into our dysfunction, even to the limits of godforsakenness—and thereby gathered all of the world into the dynamism of the divine life.
Those who live in Christ are not outside of God as petitioners or supplicants; rather, they are in God as friends, sharers in the Spirit. And this spiritual life is what gives us knowledge of God—a knowledge, if you will, from within.
When the great masters of the Christian way speak of knowing God, they do not use the term in its distanced, analytical sense; they use it in the biblical sense, implying knowledge by way of personal intimacy. This is why St. Bernard of Clairvaux, for one, insists that initiates in the spiritual life know God not simply through books and lectures but through experience, the way one friend knows another. That knowledge is what the Holy Spirit facilitates.
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10) Grow+Go for the 6th Sunday of Easter |
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Grow+Go, content is designed to help you understand what it means to be an evangelizing disciple of Christ. Using the Sunday Scriptures as the basis for reflection, Grow+Go offers insight into how we can all more fully GROW as disciples and then GO evangelize, fulfilling Christ's Great Commission to "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) The concept behind the weekly series is to make discipleship and evangelization simple, concrete, and relatable.
Click on the button or image below to download a PDF copy of this Sunday's Grow+Go.
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11) Giving to SJA:
I'm truly grateful for all of your support of SJA during this pandemic. Your support means so much. The increase in electronic giving has been tremendous. Giving electronically, whether on a one-time or recurring basis is pretty simple. For more information on online giving, please click on the following button.
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12) This Week's Edition of TALLer Tales |
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On Vacation with Family: As I mentioned in last week’s TALLer Tales, at last year’s School Gala, my mom was one of two winners of a 2-week stay at a home in Naples. The live auction item donation was through the generosity of the Emmerich Family. Not knowing how the whole festival weekend would emerge, I committed to being in Naples with my mom and sister Jackie for only the first week. My sister Cindy and two of her kids, Adam and McKenzie, joined the fun for the second week. Initially, I wasn’t going to be in Naples when Cindy, Adam, and McKenzie arrived, but I ended up having to extend my time two extra days, so there was some overlap. It was good to have those two additional days to be with everyone.
I’m not sure if everyone has the same experience as I do, but there are ALWAYS stories to be told when our family travels together. When you travel with friends, you may not pick on each other’s idiosyncrasies as often as you would with family. Oh my, we love calling each other out on all of our quirks!
Now I have to describe the beautiful home we were staying in. When you walk through the front door, the main bedroom and connected bathroom are to the right of the main living/dining room. The kitchen and the family room are to the left with a separate wing, if you will, with another bathroom and two guestrooms beyond the kitchen. For the first week, I was in the “guest side” of the house while my mom and sister Jackie were in the other “wing.” So, I had my side, and they had their side!
My sister Jackie is a cleaning fanatic. Her idea of a family gathering is that you serve and clean simultaneously! If she had it her way, she would be following behind you with a vacuum and Clorox wipes! When you travel with her, it’s like having a built-in housekeeper 24/7. She swoops in and cleans even as you’re making a mess!
The first morning we were in Naples, I emerged from my “wing” just after taking a shower. I was prepping to get my coffee, and my sister was already wiping down the kitchen counters with Clorox wipes. Before I could even pop my K-cup in the Keurig machine, she asked, “Did you wipe down the shower and bathroom?” “DID I WHAT?” I then thought to myself, “I’m on vacation. Where in the house rules does it state I had to wipe down the shower and bathroom the nano-second I emerged. Good heavens, soon she’ll want to know if I made my bed!” I don’t go on vacation often, but there must be some international law about not having to make your bed or wipe down a shower when you’re on vacation!
While Jackie is the cleaning fanatic, I like running errands and doing the grocery shopping. The best part for me is that I ALWAYS come back with much more than what I was asked to get. I like scoping out different stores! You would think they would catch on, but I always come back with a variety of junk food and chocolate items! Sure, I get the real food items eventually, but what would a good vacation be like without all the other stuff! We also knew that we had to get the “junk food and chocolate cravings” out of the way before my sister and her kids arrived because they are the health fanatics and the CrossFit gurus. They will be running every day, enjoy going to a CrossFit class or two, and eating tons of fruit and healthy stuff! In fact, when I sent them a picture of us eating one day before they arrived, my niece immediately texted back and wanted to know where all the fruit was hiding! Oh, it was hiding alright … at the grocery store! I was on vacation! I guess the apple in the Apple Fritter from Dunkin Donuts didn’t count toward my fruit quota for the day. I was going to do the shopping because if the CrossFit gurus were left to do the task, they’d come home with some imitation plant-based Chocolate Milk and make me drink it! I’m on vacation!
On the first night that everyone was together (last Saturday), we ventured down to Tin City in Naples and had dinner at Pinchers on the Bay. It was a spectacular evening; you couldn’t have asked for better weather! We had a super excellent waiter who was very diligent at keeping up with his tables. The place was super packed! When he finally took our dinner order, one of my sisters asked for Thousand Island dressing for her salad. He looked puzzled and then said with a bit of laughter, “You guys must be from Michigan or Ohio … no one else but from Michigan or Ohio ever seems to ask for Thousand Island dressing around here. Nope, we don’t have that!” Then my nephew piped up, “I guess we shouldn’t ask for Vernors then!”
But one of the funniest moments happened when we were returning from that dinner at Tin City. One of the issues with our family is that we have some very directionally challenged family members. Even with all the technology in the world at their fingertips, these family members can still get lost. We were in two cars. My mom and I were in one car; my sisters and my niece and nephew were in another vehicle. Once we got moving, they followed behind me. A few minutes later, I noticed they got in the left lane and were about to turn left at this major intersection. I had no clue what they were doing or where they were going! Big brother knew they were going the wrong way! So I asked my mom to call them and figure out what they were doing. She put them on speakerphone and asked the question. My sisters responded in unison as if their big brother was questioning them or was making fun of them for something already (okay, he was … but they didn’t realize it yet), “We’re following YOU!” “Oh NO, you’re NOT,” I shouted. “You mean the car in front of us, isn’t you?” “NOOOOOO,” my mom said back. Then the laughter began! I could only roll my eyes! Some things never change … even on vacation!
Raffle 2022: Thanks again for all of your support of this year’s raffle. Please remember that you have until Sunday at 4:30 PM to get your raffle tickets in on time for our 5 PM drawing. You can drop your tickets off at the Parish Center or in the collection boxes in Church throughout the weekend; if the office isn’t open, drop your completed tickets in the mail slot. The drawing will take place at 5 PM in Church. If you want to be there live, join us. Otherwise, we will stream the drawing at 5 PM at livestream.stjoan.church. Good Luck. AND THANKS for your support of our 53rd Annual Raffle!
Food Truck Festival: Don’t forget about the Food Truck Festival this weekend. You’ll be supporting SJA when you buy food this weekend because a portion of food truck profits will be given back to SJA. Elsewhere in the bulletin, you’ll notice a full-page flyer with a complete listing of all the food truck vendors on site. We have something for everyone! And, as a bonus this year, we’ve added a bunch of seating and a tent so you can enjoy your meal and chat with others on-site!
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Enjoy the week. Know of my prayers.
In Christ,
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13) Tire Tracks in the d’Arc |
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Tire Tracks Right Through The Tech: I guess it was inevitable. As Monsignor Mike says, frequently, “Of course, it’s St. Joan!” I should not have been surprised. It was the Saturday that Monsignor was leaving for Florida. I had asked all the questions I thought I needed to cover the bases for the week he was going to be gone. And yet one thing was troubling the back of my mind. On Friday evening, I had been up to the choir loft, for some reason. I noticed that all the livestream monitors were turned-off. And in the middle of the table was an unplugged power cord. “Hmmm…” I thought, “I haven't seen this plug sitting there before,” and I’ve never seen all the monitors powered down before either. Any correlation? “Hmmm…” Knowing that Fr. Rich was doing all 3 baptisms Saturday afternoon and I was operating the cameras, and that I had a funeral on Saturday morning, I texted Kristine Hass and essentially said, “please make sure after the funeral that the monitors are left on tomorrow, or I’m in trouble!” I know how to operate the cameras, but not how to fire-up the system if it’s switched-off.
Kristine made sure that was the case, and everything looked good when I came out of confessions and went up to the choir loft before the first baptism. Fr. Rich baptized the baby, I filmed it; all seemed good. I came back to the gathering space to help greet the second family as they arrived. Then I headed back to my “perch” to livestream the second baptism. Before we began, Kristine arrived in the choir loft. Apparently, Monsignor was getting texts that the previous baptism had not gone out online, so Kristine came in to troubleshoot the issue. “I knew it!” I said, “it’s that plug!” No, it wasn't the plug, but Kristine set about trying all kinds of solutions, including my standby, turning it off and on again.
None of these were apparently fixing the issue. A second, “of course” was that our external tech wizard, Rob, was also on vacation that week.
Since the system was still recording, we went ahead with the baptism, even though it wasn’t going out live, that way the family would still get a copy of the video. And for the third baptism, same again.
All this time, Monsignor was mid-flight to Florida. He was also working on the mass intentions on his phone. Then Dina texted me during the third baptism to say that Monsignor was having trouble with printing the mass intentions to the PC printer, so she had printed them. I reassured Dina that I’d already picked them up between baptisms. Then Msgr texted me to say that there were some edits from what Dina had printed. So now I wasn't sure which copy had failed to print and which one I had picked-up, the original or the edited copy. Then Msgr texted to say he’d printed them only 5 minutes ago, so I now knew I had the wrong version. But he said it wasn't the easiest of endeavors from a phone so they needed to be looked through for errors. I went back over to the PC to collect the new copy and asked someone else to check through it as I got set-up for mass.
Somehow, the livestream system thought about its bad behavior and decided to turn over a new leaf. It behaved itself for the 4pm and 6pm masses. But since the twists and turns of my day frequently provide the material for my dreams, yes, on Saturday night, I actually had a nightmare about that plug sitting on the table in the choir loft!
On Sunday morning, I assumed all was now well on that score. The 8am mass appeared online just fine, but after 10am mass I was told the whole system had gone down again, where it remained for the 12 pm mass too. Only on Sunday afternoon did I notice that not only had the 10am and 12pm mass failed to go out, the 8am mass had no sound.
So there we have it: Mother’s Day Weekend 2022—forever known as: “The One When Fr. Andrew Broke The Livestream!!”
Taping The Raffle: Continuing on the theme of tech adventures, that Monday afternoon we held the early bird raffle drawing. Monsignor asked that the drawing be videoed, so it could be sent out by email. I knew that somewhere Monsignor probably had several iPhone tripods, but I wasn't about to go looking through his office for one. So Dina and I were trying to rig something together that was designed for a camera, but not a phone. I think I started to lose Dina when I asked if she had some scotch tape….
Then I remembered I had a phone holder on an extended arm that used to sit on the dash of my last Jeep. I had taken it and screwed it to a 4x4 wooded block to film my tractor last summer and it was still in my garage. I went next door to get it, only to be reminded that when I had been in need of a 4x4 for my weather station, I had re-commissioned that same piece of wood, but in the process, broken the plate that had been screwed into the wood, so there was no way of attaching it now. Well, kind of no way, unless you are a resourceful, low-tech adventurer like me. Never forget, for most jobs, there’s always duct tape! (Technically, it’s fake orange duct tape from Hobby Lobby, the day I forgot to buy duct tape at Home Depot and was too lazy to return). So I strapped the broken phone holder to small wooden shelf with the fake duct tape and “hey presto!” - a “tripod”…. with one arm, but no legs.
Dina found a step-ladder and we put the shelf on the ladder. Perfect. Where’s there’s a will there’s a way. Low-tech, not pretty, but functional! Just don’t look behind the camera.
I hope Monsignor enjoyed his time away… because after reading this he may never dare leave again!
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You are in my prayers this week.
Fr. Andrew
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14) Ascension Presents: Father Mike Schmitz |
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How to Love Someone that is Hard to Love
“Love your neighbor as yourself.” We all know the drill. Jesus calls us to love even our enemies. But loving people can be so HARD.
Today Fr. Mike offers us some 3 practical tips and a word of challenge to lean into loving those we find difficult to love and care for.
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15) Words on the Word: May 22, 2022 - Flying the Flag
One wonders just how far things will go, as the nation becomes increasingly combative and divisive.
National headlines were made a few weeks ago when the Satanic Temple formally requested to have its flag fly over Boston City Hall.
The organization did so after the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled “that the city violated the free speech rights of a conservative activist seeking to fly a Christian flag outside the downtown building,” according to a story in The Detroit News.
The logic, according to a spokesperson, is that government restrictions on “civic capacities” results in a diminishing of our freedoms under a democratic republic.
Where this battle ultimately goes remains to be seen. But, in a very real sense, we as a society already fly the flag of the enemy, in a sense, when we fail to love one another:
When we act with prejudice … when we engage in violent rioting … when we shout each other down in the public square.
All of it is an affront to the flag under which all people of goodwill should strive to conduct themselves – the flag of Christ’s love.
And any society that allows flag flying of such ill intent – whether literally or figuratively – is operating in marked contrast to the vision painted in today’s second reading.
“The angel took me in spirit to a great, high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,” we hear in Revelation.
“It gleamed with the splendor of God … The city had no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gave it light, and its lamp was the Lamb.”
May we all strive to wave the banner of love, and to live in its light.
© 2022, Words on the Word
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16) The Bible in a Year Podcast by Father Mike Schmitz |
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If you’ve struggled to read the Bible, this podcast is for you.
Ascension’s Bible in a Year Podcast, hosted by Fr. Mike Schmitz and featuring Jeff Cavins, guides Catholics through the Bible in 365 daily episodes.
Each 20-25 minute episode includes:
- two to three scripture readings
- a reflection from Fr. Mike Schmitz
- and guided prayer to help you hear God’s voice in his Word.
Unlike any other Bible podcast, Ascension’s Bible in a Year Podcast for Catholics follows a reading plan inspired by the Great Adventure Bible Timeline® learning system, a groundbreaking approach to understanding Salvation History developed by renowned Catholic Bible teacher Jeff Cavins.
Tune in and live your daily life through the lens of God’s word!
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17) FORMED Pick of the Week: |
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Our parish has a subscription to FORMED, a premier online platform filled with over 4,000 Catholic studies, movies, audio dramas, talks, e-books, and even cartoons for our children. FORMED has content from over 60 apostolates, including Augustine Institute, Ignatius Press, and the Knights of Columbus, with material that is professionally produced, engaging, and solid in its catechism. Best of all, this material is free to you because of our parish subscription.
You have easy access to all of the material on FORMED to support your own faith journey and that of your family members.
You can enjoy FORMED on your computer or on your television with an inexpensive Roku device or Apple TV. You can even listen on your phone as you commute to work or do chores.
To gain access to all of FORMED’s content, follow these simple steps:
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Go to https://signup.formed.org/
- Enter our parish’s zip code 48080 or enter St. Joan of Arc
- Enter your name and your email address
That’s it! You’re in. Now you can get the free FORMED app for your phone by searching FORMED Catholic in your app store.
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Are you looking for a one-stop app for prayer and meditation? Look no further than Hallow. Hallow is an awesome prayer app. Hallow is a Catholic prayer and meditation app that helps users deepen their relationship with God through audio-guided contemplative prayer sessions. The app launched 2 years ago and is already the #1 Catholic app in the world.
We have a number of parishioners who are already using the app and loving it (my mom being one of them and she is on the app most of the day). Great for praying alone or together with your spouse/family, Hallow truly has something for everyone, no matter what you are going through (see below for their different content categories).
Hallow is free to download and has tons of permanently free content, as well as a premium subscription, Hallow Plus.
To get started, simply click the button above/below to activate your free account on the Hallow website. Make sure to select “Sign Up with Email” when registering. For step-by-step instructions, you can visit this process guide. Enter the code stjoanofarcmi to obtain a discount on individual pro plans.
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19) Mass Intentions for the Week: |
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Monday, May 23, 2022, Easter Weekday
7:00 a.m., Erveil Mozingo and Kathleen H. Doak
Tuesday, May 24, 2022, Easter Weekday
7:00 a.m., Beatrice Ketelhut and a Special Intention for Curtis Ketelhut
Wednesday, May 25, 2022, Easter Weekday, Saint Bede the Venerable, Priest and Doctor of the Church; Saint Gregory VII, Pope; Saint Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi, Virgin
7:00 a.m., Special Intentions for Stephanie Nagy and for Christina McGuckin
Thursday, May 26, 2022, Saint Philip Neri, Priest
7:00 a.m., A Special Intention for the Rogier & Dettloff Families
Friday, May 27, 2022, Easter Weekday, Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop
7:00 a.m., Sue Krolikowski and Barbara Gaines
Saturday, May 28, 2022, Vigil of the Ascension of the Lord
4:00 p.m., Hugo Calisi, Peter & Louise Sarra, Sam & Grace Valenti, Joan Weber, Dr. Lori Karol, Sophie & George Rupinski, Bonnie Batche, Gerri Doak, Ralph Gasperoni, Tony Signorello and Special Intentions for the J. Champine Family, for the Thomas Family and for the Salvador Family
6:00 p.m., Ivan DeClercq
Sunday, May 29, 2022, Ascension of the Lord
8:00 a.m., For the Intentions of Saint Joan of Arc Parishioners
10:00 a.m., Lewis & Charlotte McQuillan
12:00 p.m., William R. Richer, Michael Carollo, Helen Scallen, Frank Bradley, Stella Durda
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20) This Week on St. Joan of Arc LIVE: |
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This week's LIVE Stream
Schedule at St. Joan of Arc:
Monday (May 23):
7:00 AM - Mass
Tuesday (May 24):
7:00 AM - Mass
8:30 AM - School Mass
Wednesday (May 25):
7:00 AM - Mass
8:30 AM - School Mass
Thursday (May 26):
7:00 AM - Mass
5:00 PM - Baptism of Roman C. Osaer
7:00 PM - Holy Hour
Friday (May 27):
7:00 AM - Mass
Saturday (May 28):
12:30 PM - Baptism of Avery K. Bachert and Ian J. Bachert
1:30 PM - Baptism of Cecilia J. Cottone
4:00 PM - Mass
6:00 PM - Mass
Sunday (May 29):
8:00 AM - Mass
10:00 AM - Mass
12:00 PM - Mass
Please note that all of our masses and events can be accessed through the ARCHIVE section of our Live stream page if you are not able to watch it live!
We also have our own ROKU Channel. Search for "CATHOLIC" in the ROKU channel store, and you will find SJA's channel. A Fire TV Channel is also available.
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21) SJA's Bulletin for Sunday, May 22, 2022 |
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22) Weekly Bulletin Mailing List |
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