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| Sunday, June 13, 2010 |
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Men's Network
By Administrator Account - Sunday, June 13, 2010
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| Sunday, January 31, 2010 |
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Lenten Schedule
By Administrator Account - Sunday, January 31, 2010
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| Sunday, September 28, 2008 |
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Deaf Members
By Administrator Account - Sunday, September 28, 2008
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News from Deaf La Crosse Lutheran Church
(an outreach of Shepherd of the Hills!)
Deaf Ministry is moving forward!
At the District level it is being reorganized for more effectiveness, as well as to secure tax-exempt status. Soon there will be a Board of representatives from SWD congregations, to provide input and help organize support for Deaf Ministry.
At the local level, many new things are happening. Our deaf brothers and sisters in Christ have more opportunity to learn from Pastor Reinke because they can watch him teach via streaming video. On Tuesday nights you may find them downstairs, watching Pastor Reinke on a movie screen. They can "interact" with him by computer in real time; they type in questions and Pastor Reinke's wife Dacia receives the e-mail and signs the question to her husband, who then looks at the camera and answers! Several deaf groups are participating in this way. One unexpected blessing is that a few "unconnected" deaf people have "stumbled" onto the "U-TV" program and now have a source for Bible teaching!
Pastor Reinke was in town recently, and he spent a day with the deaf congregation.
They began with Bible study and then headed out into the cold to do door-to-door canvassing, looking for deaf people, especially children.
How can we help? Pastor Reinke and Mike Lewis (lay leader) say that if we know of any deaf children who are mainstreamed into the public schools, we should tell them and their families about the opportunity to learn about God's love for them. Let them know about the study and worship opportunities with Deaf La Crosse Lutheran Church which meets at Shepherd of the Hills.
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| Thursday, July 30, 2009 |
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Golf Scramble
By Administrator Account - Thursday, July 30, 2009
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"SCRAMBLE" ON OvER TO COULEE GOLF BOWL
AUGUST 30, 2009, 3:00 P.M
SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS 9 HOLE GOLF SCRAMBLE
Golfers of all handicap levels are invited - come and join the fun!
Green Fees are $12.50, Supper is $5.00
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| Sunday, March 01, 2009 |
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ABLAZE
By Administrator Account - Sunday, March 01, 2009
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| Sunday, February 01, 2009 |
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Bowling Night!
By Administrator Account - Sunday, February 01, 2009
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CALLING ALL BOWLERS! 
(Young or old, experienced or inexperienced - everyone is welcome!)
WHEN: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: PLA-MOR Lanes, 807 So. 4th Street, LaCrosse
COST: $2.50 per game (10 frames) Shoes are free
$5.00 per person (Taco Dip w/chips, Meatballs, Pizza, & Pop)
Mark the date on your calendar and sign up on the sheet in Fellowship Room.
Questions??? -
Call Jerry & Audrey Pau/507-895-8595 (after Feb. 21)
or Ryan Robbert 783-5965
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It's good and pleasing to the Lord when we gather together weekly to worship Him and to learn about Him. We also think it is pleasing to the Lord to enjoy our brothers and sisters in Christ for times of fun and fellowship. Perhaps you have suggestions or ideas of activities we could plan in the future. If you do, would you please share those ideas with us and return to our mailbox.
Thanks!
Jerry & Audrey Paul, Fellowship Co-Chairs
P.S. Fellowship activities are also a great way to introduce friends or family to our church. They may find out that Christians really do have fun!
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| Sunday, September 28, 2008 |
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Altar Guild
By Administrator Account - Sunday, September 28, 2008
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LADIES: 
Have you been looking for a way to serve your Lord and the church?
Prayerfully consider attending the Altar Guild brunch and find out more.
WHAT: Annual Altar Guild Brunch WHEN: Saturday, November 1, 2008
WHERE: Fellowship Room
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
All ladies of the congregation are welcome.
Linda Smith
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| Sunday, September 28, 2008 |
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Fall Mission Offering
By Administrator Account - Sunday, September 28, 2008
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FALL MISSION OFFERING: Among your offering envelopes is a specially-marked one for "Mission Offering". It is dated October 19th. Because the designated mission needs Voters' approval (and that meeting is after church on October 19th!), we will collect the Mission offerings the following weekend, October 26th. Any Mission Offering envelopes which are turned in early will go to the mission designated by the Voters on October 19th.
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| Sunday, September 28, 2008 |
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Voters Meeting
By Administrator Account - Sunday, September 28, 2008
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 Our next meeting is scheduled for Sunday, October 19th, at 11 :30am. Prior to the Voters' meeting, you can take care of your hunger pangs by patronizing the Youth who will be selling coffee & cookies (Coffee Hour) and also sandwiches right after church on Sunday! Thank you, Youth and parents!
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| Sunday, September 28, 2008 |
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All Saints Day
By Administrator Account - Sunday, September 28, 2008
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 Our special ALL SAINTS' DAY SERVICES
will take place the weekend of November 1st and 2nd. Our custom is to read the names of those in our congregation, and those who are loved ones of our members, who have died in the last year (i.e. November 1, 2007 through October 31st, 2008). There is a clipboard in the narthex with a place for you to record the name and date of death of your family member. If you are unable to get to church but have a name for us to remember in this way, please call the church office and we will record it for you. |
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| Sunday, September 28, 2008 |
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Buddy Walk
By Administrator Account - Sunday, September 28, 2008
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Need some exercise? The BUDDY WALK takes place  Sat., Oct. 4th-registration is at 10am and the walk begins at 11 am. Come join us for this walk to promote acceptance & inclusion of people with Down Syndrome. Money raised is used to support local education and programs for families. For more information or to donate money, call Kim Fredrick at (608) 857-3637. Come be Matthew's buddy!
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| Sunday, September 28, 2008 |
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Creation Festival: The Tour
By Administrator Account - Sunday, September 28, 2008
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Creation Festival:
The Tour
A major Christian concert right here in Onalaska!
Oct. 22nd: Onalaska Omni Center
5 pm Doors Open 6 pm Main Concert Begins
Featuring: Kutless, Pillar, Thousand Foot Krutch Inspiring message by Bob Lenz!
Also, KJ-52, Fireflight, Worth Dying For, Run Kid Run, Esterlyn, Capital Lights
www.creationfesttour.com
$18 in advance $25 at the door Purchase tickets at Shepherd's Voice.
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| Sunday, August 31, 2008 |
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Deaf Ministry |
WAVING HANDS ... meant a lot to Alan Rork, who is deaf and the first graduate of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis' four-year-old Deaf Institute of Theology (DIT). Rork received his first call this spring to serve the Synod's Indiana District as a missionary to the deaf, his fellow seminary graduates "clapped" for him by waving their hands above their heads.
"It felt great," Rork told Reporter, "and inspired my heart to see people waving [their] hands to mean congratulations for my graduation." Rork, 66, completed five years of Web-based "DeafPah!" classes that are designed to prepare congregational leaders, plus four years of online DIT seminary-level courses that included sign-language video lessons and mentoring by a local pastor. "Pah!" is an expression "signed"-and often said-by deaf people when they suddenly understand something, similar to the hearing person's "aha!"
After his July 20 installation, he will serve 103 deaf and 13 hearing members at eight congregations in Anderson, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Michigan City, Muncie, and Seymour, Ind. Rork, who's been deaf since he contracted spinal meningitis at the age of 21 months, said he is "excited about serving many deaf congregations" because deaf people "want a deaf pastor [who can] understand their communication." He believes God saved his life and led him to become a pastor so that more deaf people will hear God's Word, he said. Only about 2 percent of deaf people in the United States are Christian, say LCMS deaf-ministry leaders.
The spoken and written English of a traditional seminary education "is a real struggle" for many deaf people, who are more accustomed to "signing," so "that's why we need to put it into a signed format for them, so that they can then teach it, convey it, to our deaf members," said Rev John Reinke, who was born with hearing loss and wears a hearing aid.
"If we're going to continue deaf ministry, we have to train deaf people how to do it and have them take up the role," he said. "Hearing people [in deaf ministry] are great, but hearing people are not into the deaf culture -- they don't socialize with deaf people, they don't know where deaf people are." Rork, on the other hand, "is involved with deaf people all the time," said Reinke. "And so, to have him trained as a pastor, he is going to have so many more opportunities to reach out."
"Hearing" congregations that use sign-language interpreters can be "a viable option," according to Reinke, but it's hard for deaf members to communicate with hearing members and become truly "integrated" like they can in a deaf congregation, where others know sign language.
"Also, 'hearing' worship is hard for deaf people because it's got a lot of words, a lot of vocabulary," he noted. Deaf worship and deaf "hymns" have fewer words and a different sentence structure, without "little" words like "is," "of," or "the."
Only five of the Synod's 17 full-time missionaries to the deaf are deaf themselves, and there are six deaf deacons-DeafPah! graduates-serving part-time ministries. That's about half as many deaf-ministry workers as a decade ago, according to Dr. Rodney Rynearson, a longtime deafministry executive with the Board for Mission Services who's coming out of retirement to serve as the board's director of deaf missions.
Rynearson, who's considered the founder of the DIT, says he wanted to start the pastor-training program because he "believed strongly" that the deaf could serve as pastors, but they needed to be trained within their own culture. He credits God with making the DIT a reality. Seeing Rork graduate is "fantastic," Rynearson said, and he's "thankful to God that so many people worked so hard to help Alan Rork achieve his goal of becoming a pastor through alternative seminary education."
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| Saturday, August 04, 2007 |
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| Friday, February 22, 2008 |
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| Friday, May 02, 2008 |
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Greeters
By Administrator Account - Friday, May 02, 2008
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| Friday, February 22, 2008 |
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Dr. Paul Maier will speak at May older adult Cedar Valley gathering
By Administrator Account - Friday, February 22, 2008
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 Sponsored by the District's older adult ministry committee, the Cedar Valley gathering welcomes active retirees and other adults seeking to increase their understanding of Christianity amidst the challenges of the world today.
With all religions claiming to teach the truth, what makes Christianity Christianity any different? "A Day with Dr. Maier" will answer that question at the LCMS South Wisconsin District 11th annual Cedar Valley gathering, May 13-14, 2008. Dr. Paul L. Maier will lead the retreat in "Looking at Christ's clear credentials and the competition."> Date: Tuesday and Wednesday, May 13-14, 2008
> Cost: $60, which includes Wednesday breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Tuesday night reservations and evening dinner are on your own. Call directly to book a room, $50 single and $80 double occupancy.
> Location: Cedar Valley Retreat Center, approximately 10 miles west of West Bend.
> Speaker: Rev. Dr. Paul Maier
> Theme: Christ's clear credentials and the competition
> Registration deadline: April 28, 2008
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| Friday, February 22, 2008 |
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| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 |
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| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 |
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Skiing Anyone?
By Administrator Account - Tuesday, January 08, 2008
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| Monday, September 03, 2007 |
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Honey Sunday
By Administrator Account - Monday, September 03, 2007
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| Monday, September 03, 2007 |
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| Monday, September 03, 2007 |
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| Monday, September 03, 2007 |
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| Saturday, August 04, 2007 |
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| Saturday, July 14, 2007 |
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Coming Soon
By Administrator Account - Saturday, July 14, 2007
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| Sunday, April 29, 2007 |
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Quest for Truth
By Administrator Account - Sunday, April 29, 2007
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Vacation Bible School, “Quest for Truth”, August 5th through the 9th, 2007 from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Come join the fun!!
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| Saturday, May 05, 2007 |
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Co-ed Softball
By Administrator Account - Saturday, May 05, 2007
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| Saturday, March 31, 2007 |
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Calling All Moms
By Administrator Account - Saturday, March 31, 2007
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| Friday, December 15, 2006 |
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Notes from our Deaf Ministry
By Administrator Account - Friday, December 15, 2006
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Pastor Reinke
Director Deaf Institute of Theology
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
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Deaf Ministry News
Congratulations to Carla Siggers, who was featured in this month's Riverfront publication. Carla is currently doing graphic design work at the LaCrosse Tribune as a placement from Riverfront. The article is posted on our church bulletin board.
Training of local lay leaders of our deaf congregations is expanding! The new development is that there is now a monthly Deaf Pah! Leadership/Planning Ministry workshop for leaders in the South Wisconsin and Northern Illinois districts. They plan to rotate meetings from church to church, so at some point our church will probably host this event. Pastors Palmer and Reinke are teaching the lay leaders how to reach other deaf persons with the Gospel and to share about church, the Bible, etc. The training will continue monthly through January 2010. Those representing Deaf LaCrosse have asked for gasoline assistance for making these required monthly trips. Your contributions marked "Local deaf ministry" will help pay for their gasoline.
Another important event will take place on Sunday, March 29thin Watertown, WI, when Rev. Dr. Rodney RYnearson (temporary synodical coordinator for Lutheran Deaf Mission) and Rev. Daniel McMiller (Missions Director for our District) will meet with Pastors Reinke and Palmer and the deaf lay leaders from South Wisconsin to discuss future plans and the proposed new structure for development of deaf ministry in Wisconsin. The day before, Dr. Rynearson will also meet with the temporary Board of Directors which has formed to form a support base for Deaf Ministry since it can no longer be supported by the Synod or Districts. Please pray for both of these weekend meetings-for well-comprehended and fruitful exchange between hearing and deaf persons; and for inspired solutions to the needs at hand. Mike Lewis and Regina McAlear will attend the Sunday meeting; Lisa Kerr will attend the Saturday meeting..
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| Friday, August 04, 2006 |
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Couples Retreat at Camp Luther
By Administrator Account - Friday, August 04, 2006
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Mark your calendar
Couples Retreat at Camp Luther
September 29th through October 1st
From Newlyweds to Empty-Nesters, this is a retreat for married couples of all ages. You will find time to spend as a couple as well as fellowship with other married Christians. Enjoy your own private lodging in a lakeside cottage.
Retreat begins at 7 pm Friday, September 19th and ends before lunch on Saturday, October 1st.
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| Friday, August 04, 2006 |
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Blood Drive
By Administrator Account - Friday, August 04, 2006
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Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Onalaska
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Corner of Sand Lake Road and Redwood Street
FELLOWSHIP HALL
Call to schedule your appointment.
Appointments Encouraged. Open to Family and Friends.
Every donor is vitally important. Every patient who needs blood knows that.
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| Sunday, July 30, 2006 |
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Golf Outing
By Administrator Account - Sunday, July 30, 2006
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| Friday, June 16, 2006 |
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The Mission Challenge: Short-Term Teams
By - Friday, June 16, 2006
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 Calling all LCMS congregations, universities, small groups, mission responders, families, and members. LCMS World Mission welcomes and invites you to serve in the mission field by joining or forming a short-term mission team.
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| Monday, May 22, 2006 |
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Vacation Bible School
By Anne Gonzalez - Monday, May 22, 2006
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 Vacation Bible School this year will be held August 6th-10th, 5 - 8:15 pm. We will be experiencing the riches of God's grace through this year's theme of "Treasure Cove." Come join us!!
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| Sunday, April 30, 2006 |
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TWO ADULT CLASSES
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Two adult classes will resume on April 30th during the Education Hour:
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| Thursday, January 12, 2006 |
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Come to An Exciting Spaghetti Dinner!
By - Thursday, January 12, 2006
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The Preschool's Annual Spaghetti Dinner will be on Friday, February 3rd from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M.
Besides being an evening of good food, friends, and fun- it is our major and only fundraiser for the year. So please support our preschool and join us!
We already have so many wonderful donations for our silent auction (to give you a preview we'll tell you that a Game Boy and a bike are just two of the many exciting donations we've had come in!) Also included in the auction will be four special baskets to bid on: 
- Mom's Relaxation Basket
- Family Fun Basket
- Winter Fun Basket
- Dad's Basket
The dinner is a free will offering, so no tickets will be sold. We are looking forward to seeing you!
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| Thursday, January 12, 2006 |
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It's Time to Start Thinking About VBS! |
It’s already time to be thinking about VBS!! In order to plan for VBS
would you and your family please fill out the following survey and return to
Faith MacPhetridge’s mailbox (or e-mail the answers to her) by Monday, February 20th, 2006.
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| Tuesday, December 27, 2005 |
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| Sunday, November 20, 2005 |
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Crossfire Concert
By Administrator Account - Sunday, November 20, 2005
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| Saturday, August 27, 2005 |
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Upcoming
By - Saturday, August 27, 2005
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| Saturday, August 27, 2005 |
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| Saturday, June 11, 2005 |
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Blood Drive
By - Saturday, June 11, 2005
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| Saturday, June 11, 2005 |
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SONFEST
By - Saturday, June 11, 2005
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