Two Sections – Section A
Volume 156 Number 28
The Bishop
Getting our
priorities straight
BY BISHOP W. EARL BLEDSOE
North Texas Conference
Have you ever witnessed
firsthand how tamales are
made? It’s quite a process.
Those of
us who at-
tended the
San Juan
Hispanic
Fellowship
worship
service
at Axe
Bishop Bledsoe Memorial
UMC last month had the op-
portunity to not only witness
how tamales are made, but
to participate hands-on in the
process.
It was a glorious service
of worship shared in both
English and Spanish, com-
plete with a Mariachi band.
The San Juan fellowship is
supported by many con-
gregational partners in the
conference in an effort to
reach the growing Hispanic
presence in our midst. Rev.
Javiar Escalera serves as the
pastor who not only preaches
the gospel and cares for the
growing congregation; he
also spearheads the effort to
make thousands of tamales
to help support the ministry.
Many of the partner congre-
gations lend their support by
taking orders and purchasing
dozens of tamales.
I am reminded of what
Paul said in I Corinthians
9:19-23, “Even though I
am free of the demands and
expectations of everyone,
I have voluntarily become
a servant to any and all in
order to reach a wide range
of people: religious, nonreli-
gious, meticulous moralists,
loose-living immoralists,
the defeated, the demoral-
ized - whoever. I didn’t take
on their way of life. I kept
my bearings in Christ - but I
entered their world and tried
See “The Bishop…” on Page 4A
Local churches support, celebrate ministry of San Juan Fellowship
BY BILL FENTUM
S
Special Correspondent
an Juan United Meth-
odist Fellowship,
a Hispanic-Latino
congregation in Gar-
land, survives each
month on sales of its
delicious homemade tamales
to other churches. But until re-
cently, most San Juan members
hadn’t met their brothers and
sisters around the conference.
That changed on Oct. 25,
in a celebration service hosted
by San Juan at Axe Memorial
UMC, Garland. Visitors attended
from at least a dozen churches,
along with Bishop W. Earl Bled-
soe and his wife, Leslie.
The fellowship, founded in
1996, serves the large Hispanic
population in the northeastern
Dallas area. “We work with
low-income families who can’t
contribute much money, so the
tamale sales help keep us go-
ing,” Rev. Javier Escalera, San
Juan Fellowship’s pastor, said
during the service.
That’s why it’s critical, he
noted, that churches don’t can-
Responding to crisis in Philippines…
NTC churches reach out to typhoon victims
BY STEVE RAYNOR
S
Highland Park UMC, Dallas
everal United Meth-
odist Churches in the
Philippines were either
destroyed or badly
damaged by recent ty-
phoon [hurricane] force
winds, land and mud slides, and
four to twelve foot high flood
waters cascading or pooling
throughout densely populated
areas, as well as devastating
villages in rural mountain and
valley areas.
Hardest hit were the coastal
fresh water rice growing fields
just weeks away from harvest.
Although the Japanese gov-
ernment has purchased a two
week supply of rice for 670,000
Filipinos, that food will be gone
within a week.
072000
cel their orders in months when
they sign up “to buy.” San Juan
also receives a total of $7,000
a year in support from five
churches; an extra $787 was
raised through a special offering
at the service.
Bishop Bledsoe told the
people gathered he would love
to see more multicultural ties
in the conference. “Sometimes
we have difficulty joining with
others outside of our comfort
zones,” he said, “but when we
break down dividing walls,
we’re lifting up the cause of
Christ in our midst.”
San Juan members meet on
Sundays in the Fellowship Hall
at Axe Memorial UMC, and
in small Bible study groups
throughout the week. Their ser-
vices are contemporary in style,
with a praise band and non-
liturgical orders of worship.
The congregation also gathers
on the first Friday evening of
each month, for a program led
alternately by United Methodist
Women, UM Men, youth, and
children. “I try to incorporate ev-
eryone in the life of the church,”
Dr. Escalera said in an interview.
Representatives of the Manila Episcopal Area of the UMC pass out
flood relief supplies in a devastated Manila neighborhood.
Rev. Mark Craig, senior
pastor of Highland Park UMC,
Dallas; Rev. Levy Laguardia,
senior pastor of Umphress Road
From left, Miguel Angel, treasurer for the San Juan congregation,
observes as Dr. Javier Escalera, right, demonstrates tamale-
making for Bishop W. Earl Bledsoe.
Before San Juan Fellowship
came to Axe Memorial, it was
housed at three other churches
in the conference. For a while,
at least, the Fellowship hoped
to move to a property of its
own; but the current economy
has prevented that, so an Axe
Memorial-San Juan task force
is studying more options.
UMC, Dallas, and Rev. Jericho
Pagdilao, senior pastor of Faith
UMC, Richardson, and their
hardworking staffs and volun-
November 13, 2009
“What’s the best way to stay
in ministry? To become one
church with two services—one
in English and one in Spanish?
We’re exploring all possibili-
ties,” said Dr. Escalera.
Whatever happens, he wants
to find more ways to help local
Hispanic-Latino communi-
See “Local churches…” on Page 4A
teers, have undertaken various
fund raising efforts in order to
assist many of the men, women
and surviving children whose
livelihoods, homes, beds, cloth-
ing and food washed away or
were buried under two to ten
feet of salt water sludge.
In one orphanage receiving
Highland Park support, water
damaged computer servers,
caused the collapse of the
structure’s retaining wall and
destroyed the bedrooms and
kitchen. The children had to
scramble to the safety of the
second floor, where they prayed
for more than 24 hours as the
typhoon raged.
In addition to the destruc-
tion at the churches and
orphanage, two Highland
Park-supported microlending
See “NTC churches…” on Page 8A
4 A NTCcircuit Local churches support, celebrate ministry…
Continued from Page 1A
ties. That’s not always easy,
at a time when unemployment
still runs high and the need for
social services increases daily.
Some parishioners move out
of the Dallas area, looking for
jobs elsewhere. Others need fi-
nancial aid after undocumented
family members are deported,
often leaving their dependents
with no source of income.
Planting a church in that
environment, according to Dr.
Escalera, takes a lot of hard
work—sometimes more than
denominational leaders are will-
ing to invest.
“With an Anglo church start,”
he said, “they send a pastor and
a team of people to help, and
support it for three-to-four years.
That strategy works in stable
communities, but not where the
population is more fluid.”
Christ UMC, Farmers Branch, slates
From left, San Juan’s secretary Antonia Hernandez, member Ber-
tha Pena and Dr. Escalera prepare the ingredients for tamales.
It’s too common, he added,
to see churches closed after
several years and written off as
failures because they weren’t
yet economically self-sup-
porting. “The message we’re
sending,” he said, “is that we’ll
plant a Hispanic Methodist
church in a neighborhood, but it
may not be there tomorrow.
“Establishing credibility is
the main thing. People need to
Jim Nyfeler, a member of St.
Andrew UMC, Plano, recog-
nized 12 local churches that
support the ministry of San
Juan Fellowship.
know the church is going to
be there for them and for their
children, the next generation.”
San Juan does its best, pro-
viding ESL classes and counsel-
ing to help immigrants adjust
to life in the United States.
“Lifestyles and social structures
UMC, Rockwall.
Jim Nyfeler, who chairs the
Hispanic ministries commit-
tee at St. Andrew UMC, Plano,
praised the congregation at
Axe Memorial, San Juan’s host
church. “They have opened their
doors to strangers and developed
bonds of friendship,” he said.
“Whether you talk of San Juan
Fellowship or Axe Memorial
[UMC], I believe they are one.”
Mr. Nyfeler also presented
Bishop Bledsoe with a min-
iature plow, symbolizing the
bishop’s work in “plowing new
ground for the United Method-
ist Church and making disciples
for Christ.”
For more information, or to
place tamale orders, call Dr. Es-
calera, 972-278-2175 or e-mail:
escalera@sbcglobal.net.
The Bishop…
Continued from Page 1A
to experience things from their

international market as missions benefit

On Dec. 5-6, the Local Mis-
sions Committee of Christ UMC,
Farmers Branch, will transform
the church’s Family Life Center
into an international
Christmas market with
all proceeds benefitting
local and international
nonprofit organizations.
The market will be open
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. Dec. 5 and 8:30
a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Dec. 6.
Gifts for sale will
include hand-carved olive wood
art from the Holy Land, African
clothing and crafts, handmade
items by gifted artisans around the
world, and gift baskets.
point of view. I’ve become just
here are so different than in about every sort of servant there
Mexico or Central America,” is in my attempts to lead those
Many of the items come from Attendees also will be able Dr. Escalera said. “So we of- I meet into a God-saved life. I
Ten Thousand Villages, an orga- to make a donation to local and fer education, and a place for did all this because of the Mes-
nization which works with more national service organizations in people to feel safe, accepted sage. I didn’t just want to talk
than 130 artisan groups from Asia, the name of a special person and and respected.” about it; I wanted to be in on
Africa, Latin America, will receive an attractive card that A dozen United Methodist it!” [The Message]
and the Middle East. can then be given as a gift. churches in the NTC were hon- I believe God uses many
Ten Thousand Vil- Agencies benefitting from ored at the celebration service ways to carry out the work of
lages builds long-term proceeds will include: Ten for their support of San Juan Fel- Christ in our world. San Juan
relationships with Thousand Villages, Lost Girls lowship, including: First UMC, Fellowship does it through the
artisans, enabling them of the Sudan, Metrocrest Social Garland; First UMC, Richard- making of thousands of tamales
to earn fair wages, and Services, Senior Adult Services, son; University Park UMC, to further the work of reach-
provides them with the United Methodist Committee Dallas; Lake Highlands UMC, ing Hispanics with the gospel
opportunity for a better on Relief (UMCOR), and local Dallas; Custer Road UMC, of Jesus Christ. If you would
quality of life. church mission trips. Plano; Christ UMC, Plano; St. like to help, contact Rev. Javier
“Many of these items were Christ UMC is located at 2807 Andrew UMC, Plano; Flower Escalera at 972-278-2175, or
made in thatched huts in third- Valwood Parkway. For more Mound UMC; Fellowship UMC, e-mail: escalera@sbcglobal.
world countries,” explained Chris information, call 972-247-6136 or Trophy Club; First UMC, Allen; net. Ask him, “How well does
Bowles, co-chair of the event log on to website: www.christ4u. Suncreek UMC, Allen; and First the bishop make tamales?”
along with her husband, Joe. org.

Breaking Bread and Barriers

Trietsch Memorial UMC Women’s Fellowship plans Dallas Justice for Our
‘A Christmas to Remember’ with author Sharon Jaynes Neighbors (JFON) and the
United Methodist Women of
the NTC will host a “Breaking
Trietsch Memorial UMC,Flower Mound, Bread and Barriers” event Dec.
Women’s Fellowship will present renowned 1 at Pleasant Mound/Urban
Christian author Sharon Jaynes on Dec. Park UMC, Dallas, at 6:00 p.m.
12 in an event featuring, “A Christmas to Native citizens and immi-
Remember” beginning with praise and grants from around the world
worship 1:00 to 1:30 p.m., and her pre- will gather for an evening of
sentation from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. There communion and a candlelight
will be a book signing and refreshments prayer service, followed by a
afterwards. The cost is $10 for early reg- potluck meal.
istration, or $15 at the door. For more information,
contact Amy Spaur at 214-381-
0901 or e-mail: amyspaur@
Tickets are available on-line at www. hotmail.com. Participants enjoyed a multi-
tmumc.org or at the church office. For To view a video of the cultural pot luck at the August 11
more information, please call Lisa Wor- August “Breaking Bread and “Breaking Bread and Barriers”
ley 972-539-8547 or e-mail: lbworley@ Barriers” celebration, log on evening at Pleasant Mound/
verizon.net. to the www.ntcumc.org web- Urban Park UMC, Dallas. A
Jaynes site and select the NTC Video second event is planned for Dec.
Center icon on left menu of the 1. All are invited.
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2009 Clergy Retreat moves toward strengthening covenant NTC circuit 5 A
and provided valu-
BY DR. JOAN G. LABARR able laity perspective
Editor

T
he 2009 Clergy Retreat
offered a time of
respite, renewal and
reflection for deacons, end in his column
elders and local pastors on page 8A in this
gathered at Tanglewood Retreat
Center on Lake Texoma.
Theme for the Retreat was
“Rethink Covenant…And Are
We Yet Encouraged?” Present-
ers from outside the United
Methodist Tradition offered
opportunities to view covenant
and local church leadership
from a different perspective.
Other highlights included
an update on the NTC strategic
planning process from Rev.
John Fiedler, who chairs the
NTC Strategic Planning Team
(SPT) and Fiona Macleod
Butts, energizing worship and
recreation opportunities.
Lay Leader Richard Hearne,
who participated in the retreat
Rev. Charlie Loften, campus pastor of Fellowship Church,
Cabot, AR, prays over Paris-Sulphur Springs District Superin-
tendent Dr. Keith Payne Boone. After the superintendents were
blessed, they in turn, prayed over participants who processed
to the altar area.
Rev. Lisa Greenwood, center, fields questions “Tweeted and texted” from retreat participants.
Seated behind her are, from left, Revs. Billy Echols-Richter, Charlie Lofton and Rick Bezet.
throughout, reports
on the SPT presen-
tation to both the
pastors and the laity
the following week-
edition of the North
Texas Conference
UM Reporter.
Rev. Rick Bezet, In one of the clergy retreat’s lighter moments,
lead pastor of New Rev. Lucretia Facen, right, tells a “fish tale” to
Life Church in Con- convince the judges that she caught a bigger fish
way, AR, and Charlie than Edgar Bazan, left, as Rev. Billy Echols-Richter
Loften, campus ponders which tale is the real “whopper.”
pastor of Fellow-
ship Church in Cabot, AR, are
both from rapidly-growing
non-denominational congrega-
tions. They addressed the need
for close relationships within
church staffs and among clergy,
urging clergy to risk being trust-
ing and transparent in covenant
with one another.
A deeply moving part of the
retreat came during Tuesday
night worship when the worship
leaders prayed for the district
superintendents, who in turn,
prayed for participants.
Dr. Jaime Clark-Soles, New
Testament professor at Perkins belong
School of Theology, SMU,
led Bible study and discussion
on Wednesday. Her topic was
John 13-17, Jesus’ Farewell
Discourse. Dr. Clark-Soles
explained that John is the
Gospel of relationships, and her
focus followed the theme of the
retreat – the crucial importance
of establishing and maintaining
relationships where clergy can
be real.
A major point of Dr. Clark-
Soles presentation is that
“abide” is a key word in John’s
Gospel. The Word became flesh
and dwelt among us, means
abide. The term is found in 16
of 21 chapters and is used over
40 times. The idea of abiding
means that the Gospel’s em-
phasis is not on human beings
getting to heaven to God, but
rather that God comes to us
through Jesus.
Dallas South District Super-
intendent Rev. Milton Guttier-
rez led the closing worship,
preaching from I Corinthians
12:12-26. He began by talking
Tuesday night worship leaders gather as the boxes
representing a wall of distrust and alienation
becomes an altar of hope and promise.
about the popular domino game
“42,” where score is kept by
“Us” and “Them.” His point
is that all clergy are part of the
Body of Christ, and therefore,
to one another.
Therefore, clergy cannot dis- my clergy brothers and sisters.
miss nor do things that diminish
one another. A powerful mo-
ment came at the end of the ser-
mon when he asked participants
to turn to those with whom they
were sitting and say: “I am a
part of you.” “I belong to you.”
“I need you.”
Rev. Diane Presley, Tri-
etsch Memorial UMC, Flower
Mound, notes, “People did it.
We looked each other in the
eyes, took each others’ hands,
and spoke those phrases from
the heart. It was a power-
ful culmination to the entire
Around the Conference
First UMC, Richardson,
announces NTC Children’s
Minister’s Network, Nov. 19
from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
For more information, call Rev.
Andy Stoker, 972-526-5000.
***
Community UMC, Dallas, an-
nounces its “First Worship An-
niversary,” Nov. 22 at 4:00 p.m.
with guest speaker Rev. Tyrone
Gordon. For more information,
please call 214-372-4669.
Sorrow
Phuong Le, mother of Rev. Mai
Le, Lovers Lane UMC, Dallas,
died Oct. 28. Memorial services
were held Nov. 2.
***
Jena Roberson, mother of
Rona Fleming, wife of Rev.
John Fleming, Buckingham
UMC, Garland, died Oct. 29.
Memorial services were held
Nov. 3 at Buckingham UMC.
***
Rev. Royce Riley, NTC Re-
tired, died Nov. 4. Funeral ser-
vices were held Nov. 7 at First
UMC, Mabank.
Sunny Davidson, wife of Rev.
NORTH TEXAS CONFERENCE NEWS | NOVEMBER 13, 2009
retreat.
For me, I began realizing
that every time I avoid a hard
conversation with someone,
I am writing that person off.
And, I just can’t do that with
I returned to my appointment
convinced that I must initiate
the hard conversations with my
colleagues because we belong
to each other in the Body of
Christ. And, for the first time,
I wanted to do that. Truly my
spirit was changed.”
2009 Retreat Committee
members included: Revs. Billy
Echols-Richter, Debbie Chap-
man, Lucretia Facen, Lisa
Greenwood, Shannon Hamrick,
Doug Meyer, Maxie Moore,
Jim Ozier, Kathryn Ransdell
and Ann Willet.
Ray Davidson, NTC diaconal,
Retired, died Nov. 5. Memorial
service was held Nov. 7.
Position available
First UMC, Cedar Hill is seek-
ing a Director of Children’s
Enrichment Program. Persons
interested may call Rev. Chris
Allen, 972-291-1711.
Appointment
Laura Rothe, to First UMC,
Whitewright, effective Oct. 1.
North Texas Conference
United Methodist
Reporter
Joan Gray LaBarr editor
Lee Zastovnik prod. assistant
Jo Ann Hayes circulation
P.O. Box 866128
Plano, Texas 75086-6128
972-526-5000
800-969-8201
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8 A NTCcircuit From Bogata to Burkburnett - Get into the game
“It is not the critic who
counts… where the doer of
deeds could have done better.
The credit
belongs
to the
man who
is actu-
ally in the
arena…”
Theodore
Roosevelt
Hearne This is
a portion
of one of my favorite quotes
and it comes to mind when I
think about the response that we
should have as laity and clergy
when we consider the strategic
planning process in which the
North Texas Annual Conference
is currently involved.
I have had the opportunity to
listen to the presentation of the
chairs of the Strategic Planning
Team (SPT), Dr. John Fiedler
and Fiona Macleod Butts at the
2009 Clergy Retreat and at the
Lay Leaders Coffee with Bish-
op W. Earl Bledsoe. (I am not
on the team). As I listened to
the update, I was impressed that
one of the requests made by Dr.
Fiedler and Butts was that we
(North Texas United Method-
ists) would agree to “put aside
whatever negative thoughts you
might have about this work of
“strategic planning”: maybe it’s
disappointment that you’re not
a member of the team; maybe
it’s doubt that anything of last-
NTC churches reach out…
Continued from Page 1A
projects at Cabanatuan City and
Cordillera Province were also
affected by the typhoons.
Highland Park has added
the Philippines Ministry to its
annual Holiday fund raising
event, “Gifts of Grace,” where
church members are requested to
donate to this ministry on behalf
of family and friends. Five dol-
lars will feed one precious child
Manila Area Bishop Lito Tangonan, center, gathers with staff and volun- Steve Raynor at
teers who are preparing to distribute relief supplies on behalf of the United stephen.raynor@
Methodist Church. Thanks to Rev. John Mark G. Cajiuat and Amor Siblag yahoo.com.
for providing photos taken by colleagues in the flooded areas.
NOVEMBER 13, 2009 | NORTH TEXAS CONFERENCE NEWS
ing value will come from this ing groups for 90 minutes at
work; perhaps it’s just weari- annual conference in which me-
ness. Set it aside and dream ticulous notes were taken. This
with us a little.” information was then separated
As I heard this it reminds me into four areas that match up
of a fault that many of us have, with the four focus areas of the
“OK” maybe just me, to sit on Council of Bishops: (1) devel-
the sidelines during the pro- oping principled Christian lead-
cess and then being critical of ers, (2) creating new churches
whatever suggestions are made. and renewing existing ones, (3)
At times, upset that I didn’t feel ministering with the poor and
like I had a voice in the deci- (4) improving global health by
sion, I don’t give enough atten- stamping out killer diseases
tion to the information given to of poverty – provide hope to
me during the process and then a world hungry for God, food,
just make critical remarks when health, justice, peace, commu-
I do see the recommendations. nity, hope and love.
Our Strategic Planning Team is Dr. Fiedler and Butts re-
asking that we get into the game ported that the strategic plan
and be involved as participants building blocks include, based
and not sideline sitters. on the above input, Hopes and
A review of where we are, Dreams, Gaps and Issues, Ideas
how we got here and where we and Actions and Discernment
are going offers very promising and Feedback. Every facet
results. As you may recall, our of the operation of the North
Annual Conference approved Texas Annual Conference is
the formation of a broad based “on the table”–in other words
inclusive Strategic Planning there are no “sacred cows.” It
Team (clergy, laity, gender, age, is the hope that a shift will oc-
racial, urban, rural) and issued cur from isolation and redun-
an invitation to hope, dream dancy to connectional ministry,
and engage in Holy Conferenc- from isolation to collaborative
ing. This team which is being partnerships (lay and clergy),
facilitated by Christie Latona is from maintenance to mission,
seeking to discern God’s call- from detachment from the poor
ing for us as a Conference and to relationship with the poor,
identify key strategic priorities. from overwhelm to focus, from
To seek input from all segments administration of programs to
of the North Texas Annual Con- leading ministry moments, from
ference the SPT has received fiefdom building to kingdom
Hopes and Dreams cards and building and from transactional
facilitated 24 Holy Conferenc- to transformation ministry.
for a week. Twenty five dollars Umphress Road UMC and
saves the life of one small child
Faith UMC have each collected
through preventative medicine and sent several thousand dol-
to kill water borne “rat dis- lars to be immediately distrib-
ease,” leptospirosis, which the uted through Philippine Bishop
United Nations Children’s Fund Rudy Juan who spoke with our
predicts will kill many Filipinoown Bishop W. Earl Bledsoe, at
children before Christmas. Five the July 2009 Filipino-Ameri-
hundred dollars will buy a com- can Convocation in Dallas.
puter server replacement , a very Donations to the United
important step in restoring the
children’s educational process.
Methodist Committee on Relief
(UMCOR) flood response
should be sent to
the North Texas
Conference Trea-
surer, P.O. Box
866128, Plano, TX
75086, with Philip-
pines Emergency,
Fund 268, in the
memo line.
For more infor-
mation, or to join
in the Highland
Park UMC mis-
sion, please e-mail
Dr. John Fiedler, First UMC, Dallas, and Fiona Macleod Butts
present the Strategic Planning Team report at the Monday evening
clergy retreat session.
Our SPT has already met ing.com.
for over 40 hours and believe In January 2010, there will
that they are strongly rooted be additional Listening Post
in Scripture and our Wesleyan and Training for church coun-
heritage. Three important cil chairs and pastors in each
components are being realized. District. By the end of February
First, an emergent vision of feedback from congregations
Being the Transformation God and youth will be received, and
Wants to See Through Cov- March 9-10 the feedback from
enant Relationships with Christ, the Listening Post and training
our mission field and one will be incorporated. All this
another. Second, our mission must be compiled by April 27,
is To Make Disciples of Jesus so that it can be included the
Christ for the Transformation of Annual Conference Workbooks
the World. Third, the drivers of and discussion at the Pre-Annual
this process are Spirit-led, love Conference District Meetings.
and compassion for the Mission We who are not on the SPT
Field, fruitfulness, account- are being asked to do our due
ability and shared leadership diligence study prior to An-
between Lay and Clergy. nual Conference – to “get into
The goal of this process is to the game.” Be watchful for
have a strategic plan prepared opportunities to participate and
to be discussed, voted upon, “be a player.” Any questions
and it is hoped, approved at you may have can be directed
annual conference in June 2010. to me at rbhearne@sbcglobal.
To accomplish this and to make net or 214-505-2324 and I will
sure that everyone has input and direct your question to the ap-
voice, the SPT will continue to propriate person(s). God tells
seek feedback and discernment us in Jeremiah 29:11 that He
from November 2009 through has “plan for our welfare and
February 2010 from conference not for harm, to give us a future
Committees, Boards and Con- with hope.” God calls us to
gregations plus on line input pray and seek Him and He will
through www.HolyConferenc- reveal His plans for us.
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