<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:large"><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-align:center;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><b><font size="5" face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Please join us this Sunday at 10:30 a.m. for...</font></b></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-align:center;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><b><font size="6"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#45818e">"THE WHOLLY INVITATION OF GRIEF"</font></font></b></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-align:center;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">With</font></span><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-align:center;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><i><b> Rev. Sonia Ketchian and </b></i></font></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-align:center;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><i><b>Special Guest Minister, Rev. Laurene Williams (See bio below)</b></i></font></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-align:center;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000" size="4">All Are Welcome!</font></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-align:center;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-align:center;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><div style="color:rgb(20,24,39);font-size:16px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:18px">What if grief was the key to a “wholly” life?  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:18px">Would you cherish it like the key to a safe deposit box holding your most valued possessions? </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:18px">Or take it for granted like the keys to your house or car that only gets your attention when misplaced or lost?  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:18px">Let’s explore together how grief can be the key to wholehearted living and authentic self-expression.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:18px"><br></span></p><img src="cid:ii_lhuxcax90" alt="The Wholly Invitation of Grief.png" width="399" height="517"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt"><b style="font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><font color="#45818e">ZOOM SERVICE:</font></span></b><br></p></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);text-align:center;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><b>Zoom Link: </b><br></font></div><p style="color:rgb(220,161,13);text-align:center;margin:0px 0px 2px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://zoom.us/j/6442007072?pwd=ZVBkT21WeG9DdThac1NiVlNkVjkvUT09" rel="noopener" target="_blank" style="border-bottom:1px solid currentcolor">https://zoom.us/j/6442007072?pwd=ZVBkT21WeG9DdThac1NiVlNkVjkvUT09</a><br></font></p><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);text-align:center;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:14px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);text-align:center;margin:0px;font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