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And they probably have had no trouble at all working on their sermon this week.

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God has done amazing things in these past eight years, and I am privileged to have had a front row seat to all of them.  It’s been an incredible honor to serve as your pastor and C.E.O. (Chief Enthusiasm Officer).  

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This week we are celebrating a very special day in the historic Church calendar--All Saints' Sunday.  All Saints Day, as it is more widely known, follows All Hallows Eve (what we refer to as Halloween) and rarely falls on a Sunday.  I know it's kind of odd to think about, considering the ways we typically celebrate Halloween in our culture, but All Hallows Eve, All Saints Day, and All Souls Day (November 2nd) have all been historic celebration or feast days throughout the history of the Church.  

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