# [[2026-03-15]] ![[2026-03-15.svg]] # Back of Card ## Liturgical Context ### Christian Calendar - **Season:** Lent - **Week:** Fourth Sunday in Lent — "Accountable Leadership" - **Liturgical Year:** Year A (Matthew) - **Liturgical Color:** Purple — penitence, preparation, and royalty ### Hebrew Calendar - **Date:** 15 Adar 5786 (approximate) - **Observances:** Shushan Purim (15 Adar) — the day after Purim, when walled cities celebrate the feast of Esther. Purim (14 Adar) fell on March 14. ### Ecumenical Observances - None noted ### Narrative Lectionary Readings (NL Year 4 — John) - **Code:** NL434 - **Title:** Jesus and Pilate - **Primary:** John 18:28-40 — [[John 18#28]] - **Companion:** Psalm 17:1-7 — [[Psalm 17#1]] ### Revised Common Lectionary Readings (Lent 4A) - **Old Testament:** 1 Samuel 16:1-13 — [[1 Samuel 16#1]] - **Psalm:** Psalm 23 — [[Psalm 23#1]] - **Epistle:** Ephesians 5:8-14 — [[Ephesians 5#8]] - **Gospel:** John 9:1-41 — [[John 9#1]] > [!info] St. John's follows neither the NL nor the RCL this week, using Ezekiel 34:1-10 and John 10:1-18 as part of the Lenten series "The Work of Imagination" (© 2026 Illustrated Ministry). The NL's Pilate passage (John 18:28-40) shares the accountability theme — Pilate as a leader who abdicates responsibility. --- ## Service Information - **Church:** St. John's United Church of Christ - **Date:** Sunday, March 15, 2026 - **Location:** Chambersburg, PA - **Pastor:** Rev. Caroline E. Saxton - **Denomination:** United Church of Christ (UCC) - **Theme:** Accountable Leadership - **Series:** "The Work of Imagination" (Lenten liturgy & commentary, © 2026 Illustrated Ministry) --- ## Order of Worship _Items marked with * indicate "Please stand in body or in spirit"_ ### Gathering #### Gathering Song _([~33:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=2021s))_ "This is the Day" #### Unison Welcome _([~34:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=2062s))_ "No matter who you are or where you are on life's journey, you are welcome here" #### Announcements & Mission Moment ##### Art Exhibit Announcement — Roxan Davenport _([~34:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=2099s))_ - St. John's Artistic Showcase & Silent Auction is up in the lobby — runs for two weeks (three Sundays), open all week during church hours - Some pieces are display-only to showcase talent within the church and families; numbered items are available for silent auction - Bid by filling out a slip with name, phone number, item number, and bid amount; place in the ballot box - Silent auction format chosen so youth don't feel competitive pressure — no one knows what others are bidding; only the total raised will be announced - All proceeds go to the food pantry in Chambersburg through SCCAP - Questions to Diana Kitle or Roxan Davenport ##### Mission Moment — Peg Briner _([~37:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=2266s))_ - Part of community engagement / Lenten offering — supporting three global organizations this year - Second recipient highlighted: **African Mission Healthcare** (AMHC) - Dr. John Fielder began providing care for underserved HIV patients in Malawi, Africa, through a program called **Partners in Hope** - Co-founded African Mission Healthcare with a colleague; AMHC celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2025 - AMHC now works with **32 partners** in hospitals, clinics, and medical education across **11 countries** in Africa - Africa holds **24% of the world's disease burden** but only has **3% of the health care workers** - Current major project: **pediatric surgery capacity** — training surgeons and expanding surgical services for children - Dr. Fielder is a member of the March family, well known at St. John's and in the community - He and his wife Amanda and their children have lived in Africa for years supporting these health care services - St. John's Lenten offering will support AMHC's pediatric surgery project - Dr. Fielder's Christmas letter closed with a quote from his Kenyan pastor friends: "We thank God for all of you and pray that you are 'fine in the Lord'" ##### Additional Announcements _([~37:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=2242s))_ - Sticky buns for sale after worship (Camp Fund) - Smith's chicken tickets available after worship (Nursery School) #### Chiming of the Trinity & Prelude _([~42:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=2555s))_ #### Call to Worship _([~44:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=2659s))_ _from The Work of Imagination_ Come into God's presence, you who imagine and you who seek, you who disrupt and you who repair. **By the Spirit, we gather in hope.** Come into God's embrace, you who seek a good shepherd, you who long to be known and protected, you who are far off and you who are near. **In Christ, we gather as one flock.** Come into God's presence, singing for joy and for justice; bringing prayer and worship, your most faithful acts of resistance. **To God be the glory! We gather to praise!** #### Hymn #302 — "Come Away from Rush and Hurry" _([~45:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=2712s))_ **Hymnal:** New Century Hymnal #302 **Author:** Marva J. Dawn, 1999 **Tune:** PROMISE 8.7.8.7 D **Composer:** Natalie Sleeth, 1986 **Copyright:** Words © 1999 Marva J. Dawn. Music © 1986 Hope Publishing Company > **Verse 1** Come away from rush and hurry to the stillness of God's peace; from our vain ambition's worry, come to join the people gathered here to seek and find God's grace. > > **Verse 2** In the pastures of God's goodness we lie down to rest our soul. From the waters of God's mercy we drink deeply, are made whole. At the table of God's presence all the saints are richly fed. With the oil of God's anointing into service we are led. > > **Verse 3** Come, then, children, with your burdens — life's confusions, fears, and pain. Leave them at the cross of Jesus; take instead His kingdom's reign. Bring your thirsts, for He will quench them — He alone will satisfy. All our longings find attainment when to self we gladly die. ### Confession _([~47:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=2849s))_ #### Call to Confession _([~47:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=2852s))_ _from The Work of Imagination_ Siblings in Christ, let us confess our sins to God, for God knows how we struggle to discern good leadership, sometimes choosing to follow people for their charisma or power, rather than their integrity and wisdom. #### Prayer of Confession _([~47:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=2870s))_ _from The Work of Imagination_ God, our Good Shepherd, we confess we often look to unwise leaders to guide us, whether in work, play, government, faith, or daily living. We overlook poor choices and bad boundaries, and we find ourselves enamored by personalities and power. **Forgive us for pursuing folly over wisdom. Forgive us for choosing flashy leaders over leaders you have gifted with experience and discernment. Forgive us for not holding our leaders accountable. Help us keep firm boundaries with leaders, encouraging them to make hard choices. And when you call us into leadership roles, help us rise to the occasion with integrity and faithfulness. Amen.** #### Kyrie _([~48:49](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=2929s))_ Hymnal Companion C-4 #### Assurance of Pardon _([~49:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=2966s))_ _from The Work of Imagination_ Beloved in Christ, God knows how leaders sometimes fail us, and how we fail our leaders. And in spite of our sins and errors in judgment, the Good Shepherd continues to guide us into depths of care. Receive the grace and pardon of our Good Shepherd and be at peace. #### Glory Be to the Father #704 _([~49:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=2998s))_ ### Word #### Passing of the Peace _([~50:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=3033s))_ _from The Work of Imagination_ As we walk through the wild wilderness of Lent, we imagine a world where all creation is at peace. We imagine a world without war, where creation flourishes and children are safe. Let these dreams of peace begin here as we share the peace of Christ with one another. May the peace of Christ be with you. **And also with you.** #### Scripture Reading — Ezekiel 34:1-10 _([~52:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=3147s))_ ![[Ezekiel 34#1]] ![[Ezekiel 34#2]] ![[Ezekiel 34#3]] ![[Ezekiel 34#4]] ![[Ezekiel 34#5]] ![[Ezekiel 34#6]] ![[Ezekiel 34#7]] ![[Ezekiel 34#8]] ![[Ezekiel 34#9]] ![[Ezekiel 34#10]] #### Responsive Reading — "Where I Wander — You" by Levi Yitzchok _([~54:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=3280s))_ _(translated by Perle Besserman)_ Where I wander — You! Where I ponder — You! **Only You everywhere, You, always You, You, You, You.** When I am gladdened — You! And when I am saddened — You! **Only You, everywhere You! You, You, You.** Sky is You! Earth is You! You above! You below! **In every trend, at every end, Only You, everywhere You!** #### Children's Message _([~55:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=3336s))_ Roxanne Davenport _Children's Corner will be offered following the Children's Message_ - Brought a stuffed sheep as a visual aid - Opened with a word-pairing game: "peanut butter and…jelly," "socks and…shoes," "salt and…pepper" — establishing the concept that certain words evoke pairs - Jesus used this same pairing technique: when asked who he is, he said "I am the Good Shepherd" — shepherd and sheep - The Good Shepherd: owns the sheep, cares about them, leads them to water and green pasture, stays with them in cold and danger, protects them from wolves, guides them back with his voice because they know his voice, calls them by name - Contrasted with "hired hands": paid to tend sheep but don't own them — they flee when wolves come because they care about themselves more than the sheep - Jesus said: "I am the Good Shepherd. I'm not like the hired hand. I will not leave you. I will always make sure you are safe and cared for. Follow me." - Application for children: many things tempt us to follow — class clowns, TV, computers, video games — but Jesus' teachings of love and mercy for everyone are the path we're to follow - Closed with more word pairs: "If I'm a sheep, Jesus is a…shepherd"; "If I'm milk, Jesus is a…cookie/cow" (laughter); "If I'm a lock, Jesus is the…key" - Prayer: "Lord, we know there are many hired hands out there and we may be tempted to follow them. Please remind us you are the Good Shepherd and following you we cannot go wrong." #### Scripture Reading — John 10:1-18 _([~63:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=3795s))_ ![[John 10#1]] ![[John 10#2]] ![[John 10#3]] ![[John 10#4]] ![[John 10#5]] ![[John 10#6]] ![[John 10#7]] ![[John 10#8]] ![[John 10#9]] ![[John 10#10]] ![[John 10#11]] ![[John 10#12]] ![[John 10#13]] ![[John 10#14]] ![[John 10#15]] ![[John 10#16]] ![[John 10#17]] ![[John 10#18]] #### Sermon _([~65:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=3959s)–[~77:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=4651s))_ Rev. Caroline E. Saxton ### Response _([~77:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=4672s))_ #### Sharing of Joys and Concerns _([~78:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=4683s))_ _See full [[#Prayer List]] below for detailed entries. Deacon Peter A'Zary carried the microphone. Pastor Caroline offered pastoral responses after each prayer request._ _Participants: Shanny, Don Hendrickson, Henry, Virginia, Alan, Rebecca, Aaron, Matthew, Barb, Sue, Judy, Pastor Caroline (pastoral privilege), Jim_ #### Pastoral Prayer _([~93:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=5585s))_ "Holy and living one, you hear the prayers of our hearts and our lips, the celebrations and the good news, the uncertainties, the challenges. We turn to you and we turn to one another for support and encouragement and the reminder that we are not alone. We are never alone. May we continue to bear witness to this truth, that you are with us always, forever, to the end and beyond the end. Help us to continue to listen for your voice, to follow in your ways, and to love as you love." #### Prayers of the People and the Lord's Prayer (Debts) _([~93:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=5585s))_ #### Invitation to Giving _([~94:51](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=5691s))_ #### Offertory _([~95:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=5716s))_ #### *Offertory Response — "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" v. 4 _([~97:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=5862s))_ > Were the whole realm of nature mine, that were a present far too small; love so amazing, so divine demands my soul, my life, my all. #### *Prayer of Dedication _([~98:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=5881s))_ _from The Work of Imagination_ **Generous God, we bring our gifts before you and your church like tiny seeds from a dandelion. Send out these gifts on the mighty wind of your Spirit, bringing growth, bearing fruit, and nourishing both our faith community and our neighbors. May each gift of every size bloom with your holy imagination. Amen.** ### Sending _([~98:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=5915s))_ #### Hymn #66 — "My Shepherd Will Supply My Need" _([~98:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=5915s))_ **Hymnal:** New Century Hymnal #66 **Author:** Isaac Watts, 1719 (Psalm 23) **Tune:** RESIGNATION CMD **Music:** Freeman Lewis's _Beauties of Harmony_, 1828; harm. Shelby Trapp, 2007 **Copyright:** Harm. © 2010 Celebrating Grace, Inc. > **Verse 1** My Shepherd will supply my need; Jehovah is His name; in pastures fresh He makes me feed beside the living stream. He brings my wandering spirit back when I forsake His ways; and leads me, for His mercy's sake, in paths of truth and grace. > > **Verse 2** When I walk through the shades of death, Thy presence is my stay; one word of Thy supporting breath drives all my fears away. Thy hand, in sight of all my foes, doth still my table spread; my cup with blessings overflows, Thine oil anoints my head. > > **Verse 3** The sure provisions of my God attend me all my days; O may Thy house be my abode, and all my work be praise. There would I find a settled rest, while others go and come; no more a stranger, nor a guest, but like a child at home. #### Affirmation of Faith _([~102:02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=6122s))_ _adapted from The Work of Imagination_ **Let us affirm our faith as we participate in the holy work of imagination. We believe the mantle of leadership is serious, requiring wisdom, integrity, and humility. We believe Jesus showed us how to lead with love, justice, and advocacy for those who are weak or cast aside. We believe God calls leaders to accountability. We believe leaders must seek to learn and grow. We believe good leaders are defined by their wisdom and compassion. We believe we are all called to lead at times, but we choose some leaders for more responsibility because they have proven themselves wise and ready. We believe that our one great leader is Christ, and he guides us through the power of the Holy Spirit, who speaks to all our hearts.** #### Charge & Benediction _([~103:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=6192s))_ _from The Work of Imagination_ Beloved children of God, as you return to the wilderness of everyday life, encourage the leaders around you. Develop your own leadership gifts and cling to the one who will guide us through every valley and mountain pass. Go out into the world remembering the Good Shepherd who cares for your every need, often through the love of this community. Amen. Abide with us, that through this life of doubts and hope and pain, an Easter of unending joy we may at last attain. #### Postlude (seated) _([~104:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=6265s))_ --- ## Sermon Notes > [!note] Sermon: "Accountable Leadership" — Rev. Caroline E. Saxton _([~65:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=3959s)–[~77:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=4651s))_ [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90) ### Sermon Title "Accountable Leadership" ### Introduction _([~66:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=3982s))_ - Opens with Psalm 23: "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want" — one of the most familiar and famous passages of scripture - Psalm 23 follows the deep pain and anguish of Psalm 22, which begins "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" — the words Jesus cries from the cross in [[Matthew 27#46]] - Psalm 22 ends with what scholars call an "expression of trust" — something like "I don't know how this will all work itself out, God, but I know that you haven't left me yet" - That expression of trust is where Psalm 23 begins — an expanded understanding of who God is and the love God shares with us: God is our Good Shepherd - The prophet Ezekiel draws upon [[Psalm 23#1]] and [[Psalm 23#2]] in [[Ezekiel 34#14]]: "I will feed them with good pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel shall be their pasture. There they shall lie down in good grazing land, and they shall feed on rich pasture on the mountains of Israel." - Contrast between the false shepherds of Ezekiel 34 (who don't protect the flock, who do not tend to the needs of the sheep) and God as the true shepherd - This is why Jesus draws on the same metaphor in John 10 — helping people know who he is and what he offers: he is the Good Shepherd ### Main Points #### Point 1: Jesus Models Accountable Leadership _([~68:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=4099s))_ - Jesus models leadership — specifically, accountable leadership - "To be fair, we are not shepherds and we are not sheep. At least not in the literal sense." - The metaphors Jesus uses aren't as relatable to a 21st-century audience as to a first-century one — though the text tells us in verse 6 that even they "did not understand what he was saying to them," so he had to try again - Reference to _All Creatures Great and Small_ (James Herriot — [Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Creatures-Great-Small-James-Herriot-ebook/dp/B0060QM0AG)) — sheep aren't exactly the smartest of creatures; farmers use sheep dogs to help herd them; sheep require leaders to be safe - We can put ourselves in the place of the sheep — those who are meant to follow, who are designed to be protected and cared for; the shepherd leads and protects from harm #### Point 2: False Shepherds Contrasted with the Good Shepherd _([~69:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=4192s))_ - In Ezekiel's vision, God calls out and condemns Israel's shepherds — leaders who abandoned their calling, feeding themselves while leaving the sheep scattered, weak, and preyed upon - Their failure is "not simply neglect, but active exploitation — a betrayal of the very ones they were entrusted to protect" - Jesus contrasts himself with thieves, wolves, and hired hands — those who run away when danger comes because the flock is not their own - The Good Shepherd stays. Jesus' leadership is "not self-serving but sacrificial, not rooted in dominance but courage and care" - By pairing John 10:1–18 with Ezekiel 34:1–10, the authors of _The Work of Imagination_ help expand our view of who Jesus is — a larger framework pointing to the contrast Jesus is making - "He can be trusted. He can be relied upon. Jesus leads and he listens. And above all, he loves." - Jesus reclaims leadership as protective presence, courage, and sacrificial love — and he models accountability #### Point 3: Bad Leadership Has Consequences — Past and Present _([~71:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=4308s))_ - "Not every shepherd is worthy of following" — numerous examples, past and present, of those entrusted with power who neglect caring for the weak and vulnerable - 20th-century world leaders listed: Germany's Adolf Hitler, the USSR's Joseph Stalin, Uganda's Idi Amin, Cambodia's Pol Pot, and Haiti's Jean-Claude Duvalier - Duvalier was the one Pastor Caroline had never heard of — but should have: president of Haiti 1971–1986, enriched himself at citizens' expense, tortured and killed thousands, lived lavishly while people starved - "Duvalier damaged Haiti and its people so thoroughly that Haiti still struggles nearly 40 years after his exile from the island" — for further reading, see Laurent Dubois, _Haiti: The Aftershocks of History_ ([Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Haiti-Aftershocks-History-Laurent-Dubois-ebook/dp/B005CRY8WC)) - "Bad leadership has consequences. We can see it historically and contemporarily." - "We see the unnecessary suffering of the last and the least and the lost. We witness wars being waged and innocent lives lost. We see calls for accountability ignored and victims' pain diminished and dismissed. We see greed running rampant and empathy labeled as toxic." #### Point 4: Accountability as Biblical Mandate _([~73:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=4413s))_ - Jesus talks about the sheep recognizing his voice because he cares about them — he wishes abundant life "not just for some, not just for the powerful and the privileged, for all" - "His is a voice we can recognize, a voice we can trust" - Even those who say they follow Jesus can fall away, can lead us astray — "and when that happens, what are we supposed to do? We are to hold them accountable." - Accountability is a fundamental thread throughout biblical prophecy - Ezekiel assures us God will make it right — accountability and rescue are promised - [[Psalm 23#5]]: "You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies" — God does not let suffering and evil win - "We are to be partners with God in this hard and holy work. Accountability, even when it's difficult and incomplete, still matters this side of heaven." #### Point 5: Listening for the Shepherd's Voice _([~75:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=4504s))_ - "It matters who we follow, whose voice we listen to, and how they lead us" - Listening for the shepherd's voice means discerning love from voices of harm - Jesus practices sacrifice and stewardship, not self-interest, domination, or control - "Jesus doesn't say 'I am the Good Shepherd' because he wants a claim or applause. He claims the title and he lives up to the label." - He lays down his life, stands between us and harm, doesn't run away, doesn't hide, remains faithful even to the end and beyond the end - "I know my own and my own know me" — his voice is what we hear when we wander, calling us to rest, claiming us, naming us, loving us - As we approach Holy Week and Jesus' ultimate act of sacrificial love, we ponder what it means to make things right, to restore wholeness, to heal rather than harm - Invitation to pay attention, listen for how God is still speaking, how Jesus is still leading, how the Holy Spirit is still sustaining - "May Jesus continue to shine brightly for he is the light of the world, the light that shines in the darkness that cannot be overcome" - "Jesus opens our eyes and our ears, leading us as our good shepherd. Let us listen to and recognize his voice, leading us in love." ### Illustrations and Stories - **Psalm 22 → Psalm 23 connection** _([~66:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=3982s))_: Scholarly observation that Psalm 23's trust follows the anguish of Psalm 22's "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" — the psalmist's "expression of trust" bridges to the shepherd psalm - **Ezekiel 34:14 quoting Psalm 23:1–2** _([~67:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=4060s))_: Demonstrating the intertextual thread from Psalms through the prophets to Jesus - **_All Creatures Great and Small_** _([~69:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=4149s))_: James Herriot's observation that sheep aren't the smartest creatures — they require leaders (sheep dogs, shepherds) to be safe — [Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Creatures-Great-Small-James-Herriot-ebook/dp/B0060QM0AG) · [Paperback](https://www.amazon.com/All-Creatures-Great-Small-Memoirs/dp/1250057833) - **List of 20th-century dictators** _([~72:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=4326s))_: Hitler, Stalin, Idi Amin, Pol Pot, Duvalier — each an example of a "shepherd" who exploited rather than protected; Duvalier highlighted as one Pastor Caroline had never heard of despite his devastating impact on Haiti — for further reading on Haiti's history under the Duvaliers, see Laurent Dubois, _Haiti: The Aftershocks of History_ — [Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Haiti-Aftershocks-History-Laurent-Dubois-ebook/dp/B005CRY8WC) - **Contemporary unnamed references** _([~73:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=4386s))_: "We see calls for accountability ignored and victims' pain diminished and dismissed. We see greed running rampant and empathy labeled as toxic." ### Scripture Connections - [[Psalm 22#1]] — "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (Jesus' cry from the cross, [[Matthew 27#46]]) - [[Psalm 22#31]] — The "expression of trust" ending Psalm 22 - [[Psalm 23#1]] — "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want" — the foundational metaphor - [[Psalm 23#2]] — Green pastures and still waters - [[Psalm 23#5]] — "You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies" - [[Ezekiel 34#1]]–[[Ezekiel 34#10]] — The primary Old Testament reading: God's indictment of false shepherds - [[Ezekiel 34#14]] — "I will feed them with good pasture" (direct quotation in sermon) - [[John 10#1]]–[[John 10#18]] — The primary Gospel reading: Jesus as the Good Shepherd - [[John 10#6]] — "They did not understand what he was saying to them" - [[John 10#10]] — "I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly" ### Key Quotes - "I don't know how this will all work itself out, God, but I know that you haven't left me yet." — paraphrase of the psalmist's expression of trust (Psalm 22) - "Their failure is not simply neglect, but active exploitation — a betrayal of the very ones they were entrusted to protect." - "Jesus' leadership is not self-serving but sacrificial, not rooted in dominance but courage and care." - "He can be trusted. He can be relied upon. Jesus leads and he listens. And above all, he loves." - "Bad leadership has consequences." - "We see greed running rampant and empathy labeled as toxic." - "We are to hold them accountable." - "Accountability, even when it's difficult and incomplete, still matters this side of heaven." - "Jesus doesn't say 'I am the Good Shepherd' because he wants a claim or applause. He claims the title and he lives up to the label." - "His is the voice we hear when we wander. His is the voice that we hear calling us to rest, that claims us and names us and loves us." - "May Jesus continue to shine brightly for he is the light of the world, the light that shines in the darkness that cannot be overcome." --- ## Personal Reflections > [!note] Fill this section after the service ### What Spoke to Me ### Questions Raised ### Challenges to My Thinking ### Liturgical Context Reflections <!-- How does the Lenten season and the theme of accountable leadership shape the message? How does the proximity to Purim (Esther's leadership) connect? --> --- ## Applications ### Action Items - [ ] Pay attention this week to whose voice I am following — in media, at work, in community - [ ] Practice holding leaders accountable with courage and compassion - [ ] Listen for the Shepherd's voice in quiet moments this week ### Prayer List _From the Sharing of Joys and Concerns _([~78:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=4683s)–[~93:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=5585s))__ - **Jennifer** _(Shanny, [~78:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=4692s))_ — a homeless woman Shanny met this week; prayers for Jennifer and for those who want to help but don't know what to do - **Don Hendrickson** _(Don, [~79:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=4745s))_ — thanksgiving for the congregation's support during his recent illness; Don referenced the song "People Who Need People"; rejoicing that he is back with the congregation - **Henry and Allison** _(Henry, [~80:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=4804s))_ — thanksgiving for the congregation's kindness during a scary period; Henry was hospitalized (Don Hendrickson was on the floor above him); Lee Pal and Jerry Tomlinson visited; Henry joked about being "only 90" - **Colleen's husband** _(Virginia, [~81:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=4865s))_ — hospitalized about a week with an unknown serious infection; moved to ICU yesterday; a young man; doctors still trying to determine what's going on; prayers for wisdom and courage on the healing journey - **David** _(Alan, [~82:02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=4922s))_ — update: discharged from hospital on Wednesday, doing well, on the road to complete recovery; needs patience in the process - **Rebecca's friend** _(Rebecca, [~82:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=4979s))_ — a 40-year-old mother of Evan's friend, diagnosed with breast cancer; family includes four children: 5-year-old twins, a child with cerebral palsy who needs extra care, and Nate (13); prayers for her, her doctors, caregivers, and the whole family - **People with disabilities** _(Aaron, [~84:02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=5042s))_ — March 12, 1990 was the Capitol Crawl demonstration that helped bring about the Americans with Disabilities Act (signed July 26, 1990); prayers that people with disabilities be treated with respect and dignity, and that accessibility is seen as a right — for further reading, see Joseph P. Shapiro, _No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement_ ([Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/No-Pity-Disabilities-Forging-Movement-ebook/dp/B0053CT204)) - **Britlin** _(Matthew, [~85:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=5122s))_ — prayers for finding the right medical solutions and interventions; "medical life is complex, life is complex" - **Barb's goddaughter** _(Barb, [~85:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=5159s))_ — JOY: recently graduated from the LPN program at Career Tech (a very intensive year); also expecting a baby boy in September; Barb and her husband are "great godparents" - **Blueberry Bliss Spring Tea** _(Sue, [~87:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=5223s))_ — JOY/ANNOUNCEMENT: April 25, tickets on sale to VIP list March 18; organized by Connie Strunk, Renee Meyers, and Sue; Sue shared her mother's saying: "Every time a sheep falls, it cries" (after some delightful miscommunication) - **Judy** _(Judy, [~89:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=5353s))_ — was receiving threats on Facebook; the threats have stopped; thanks to Rebecca and Mike for taking care of her kids; had been physically shaking for a week, gasping for air, jumping at every noise — all of that stopped when she walked out the door last Sunday; deep gratitude for the congregation's support and love - **March 15, 2020** _(Pastor Caroline, [~90:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=5437s))_ — pastoral privilege: six years ago today was St. John's last in-person worship before several months of COVID shutdown; "by the grace of God, here we are" - **Pastor Caroline's confirmation mentor** _(Pastor Caroline, [~91:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=5475s))_ — made her transition to be with God; thanksgiving for mentors who show us how to be faithful, good, and kind Christians - **Peace and national leadership** _(Jim, [~91:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=5515s))_ — prayers for the leadership of this country, that peace might come into their lives and they might understand what they're doing to lives around them; prayers amid war and destruction worldwide; "people want peace, they strive for peace, they yearn for peace" ### Follow-Up Study - [[Psalm 22]] — Read the full psalm, especially the "expression of trust" ending; trace the Psalm 22 → Psalm 23 connection. See J. Clinton McCann Jr., _Great Psalms of the Bible_ (includes a dedicated chapter on Psalm 23) — [Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Great-Psalms-Bible-Clinton-McCann-ebook/dp/B008CFCNSM) · [Paperback](https://www.amazon.com/Great-Psalms-Bible-Clinton-McCann/dp/0664231764) - [[Ezekiel 34]] — Read the full chapter, including God's promise to shepherd the flock personally (vv. 11–31). See Daniel I. Block, _The Book of Ezekiel, Chapters 25–48_ (NICOT) — [Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Ezekiel-Chapters-International-Commentary-Testament-ebook/dp/B08SW9WR26) · [Hardcover](https://www.amazon.com/Ezekiel-Chapters-INTERNATIONAL-COMMENTARY-TESTAMENT/dp/0802825362) - Jean-Claude Duvalier and Haiti — Research the lasting impact of his regime on Haitian infrastructure and governance. See Laurent Dubois, _Haiti: The Aftershocks of History_ — [Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Haiti-Aftershocks-History-Laurent-Dubois-ebook/dp/B005CRY8WC) - The Capitol Crawl (March 12, 1990) and the Americans with Disabilities Act — Historical study of the disability rights movement. See Joseph P. Shapiro, _No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement_ — [Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/No-Pity-Disabilities-Forging-Movement-ebook/dp/B0053CT204) · [Paperback](https://www.amazon.com/No-Pity-Disabilities-Forging-Movement/dp/0812924126) - Intertextual thread: Psalm 23 → Ezekiel 34 → John 10 — How the shepherd metaphor develops across the biblical canon. See Craig S. Keener, _The Gospel of John: A Commentary_ (2 vols.) — [Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-John-2-Volumes-ebook/dp/B07KYWTFK1) · [Paperback](https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-John-One-Two/dp/0801046750) - _The Work of Imagination_ (Illustrated Ministry, 2026) — The Lenten liturgical resource being used this season — [Illustrated Ministry Store](https://store.illustratedministry.com/collections/the-work-of-imagination) (digital downloads only; not on Amazon) - Prophetic imagination and accountable leadership — Walter Brueggemann, _The Prophetic Imagination_ (40th Anniversary Edition) — [Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Prophetic-Imagination-40th-Anniversary-ebook/dp/B07CC4G5KN) · [Paperback](https://www.amazon.com/Prophetic-Imagination-40th-Anniversary/dp/1506449301) - Servant leadership and the Good Shepherd — Henri J. M. Nouwen, _In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership_ — [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Name-Jesus-Reflections-Christian-Leadership/dp/0824512596) (Kindle available via format switcher) --- ## Connections ### Related Notes <!-- Links to other notes in your vault --> - [[2026-03-08]] — Third Sunday in Lent ### Related Bible Studies <!-- Links to bible studies of passages referenced --> ### Recommended Reading _Books referenced in, or relevant to, this sermon on accountable leadership, the Good Shepherd (John 10:1–18), and Ezekiel 34:1–10. Kindle editions linked where available._ #### Directly Referenced in Sermon |Title|Author|Link| |---|---|---| |_All Creatures Great and Small_|James Herriot|[Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Creatures-Great-Small-James-Herriot-ebook/dp/B0060QM0AG) · [Paperback](https://www.amazon.com/All-Creatures-Great-Small-Memoirs/dp/1250057833)| #### Biblical Scholarship (John, Ezekiel, Psalms) |Title|Author|Link| |---|---|---| |_The Gospel of John: A Commentary_ (2 vols.)|Craig S. Keener|[Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-John-2-Volumes-ebook/dp/B07KYWTFK1) · [Paperback](https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-John-One-Two/dp/0801046750)| |_The Book of Ezekiel, Chapters 25–48_ (NICOT)|Daniel I. Block|[Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Ezekiel-Chapters-International-Commentary-Testament-ebook/dp/B08SW9WR26) · [Hardcover](https://www.amazon.com/Ezekiel-Chapters-INTERNATIONAL-COMMENTARY-TESTAMENT/dp/0802825362)| |_The Book of Ezekiel, Chapters 1–24_ (NICOT)|Daniel I. Block|[Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Ezekiel-Chapters-International-Commentary-Testament-ebook/dp/B08T5QZN8D) · [Hardcover](https://www.amazon.com/Ezekiel-Chapters-International-Commentary-Testament/dp/0802825354)| |_Great Psalms of the Bible_|J. Clinton McCann Jr.|[Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Great-Psalms-Bible-Clinton-McCann-ebook/dp/B008CFCNSM) · [Paperback](https://www.amazon.com/Great-Psalms-Bible-Clinton-McCann/dp/0664231764)| |_A Theological Introduction to the Book of Psalms: The Psalms as Torah_|J. Clinton McCann Jr.|[Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Theological-Introduction-Book-Psalms-Torah-ebook/dp/B008OIOG1O) · [Paperback](https://www.amazon.com/Theological-Introduction-Book-Psalms-Torah/dp/0687414687)| #### Leadership, Prophecy, and Accountability |Title|Author|Link| |---|---|---| |_The Prophetic Imagination_ (40th Anniversary Edition)|Walter Brueggemann|[Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Prophetic-Imagination-40th-Anniversary-ebook/dp/B07CC4G5KN) · [Paperback](https://www.amazon.com/Prophetic-Imagination-40th-Anniversary/dp/1506449301)| |_In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership_|Henri J. M. Nouwen|[Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Name-Jesus-Reflections-Christian-Leadership/dp/0824512596) (Kindle available via format switcher)| #### Historical Context (Joys & Concerns) |Title|Author|Link| |---|---|---| |_Haiti: The Aftershocks of History_|Laurent Dubois|[Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Haiti-Aftershocks-History-Laurent-Dubois-ebook/dp/B005CRY8WC)| |_No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement_|Joseph P. Shapiro|[Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/No-Pity-Disabilities-Forging-Movement-ebook/dp/B0053CT204) · [Paperback](https://www.amazon.com/No-Pity-Disabilities-Forging-Movement/dp/0812924126)| #### Liturgical Resource |Title|Author|Link| |---|---|---| |_The Work of Imagination_ (Lenten liturgy & commentary, 2026)|Illustrated Ministry|[Store](https://store.illustratedministry.com/collections/the-work-of-imagination) (digital only; not on Amazon)| ### Previous Sermon Notes - [[2026-03-08]] --- ## Comprehensive Sermon Analysis > [!info] 13-Category Rubric (65-point scale) — "Accountable Leadership" — Rev. Caroline E. Saxton — March 15, 2026 ### Sermon Summary — Score: 5/5 - **Central Message:** Jesus as the Good Shepherd models accountable, sacrificial leadership in contrast to false shepherds (hired hands, thieves, wolves) who exploit, abandon, and harm. We are called to hold leaders accountable and to listen for the shepherd's voice — discerning love from harm. - **Liturgical/Thematic Focus:** Deeply integrated with the Fourth Sunday in Lent, the Lenten series "The Work of Imagination," and the day's readings (Ezekiel 34:1–10 and John 10:1–18). The shepherd/accountability theme runs from the call to worship through the affirmation of faith, making the sermon the theological anchor of a thoroughly unified service. The proximity to Holy Week is explicitly noted, framing accountability in the context of Jesus' approaching sacrifice. ### Preaching Style Assessment — Score: 4/5 - **Primary Style(s):** Textual-Expository with Prophetic elements - The sermon is primarily text-driven, moving systematically through Psalm 22/23 → Ezekiel 34 → John 10, with the text generating the theological argument rather than serving as illustration for a pre-set theme - Prophetic dimension emerges in the contemporary application section (greed, empathy labeled as toxic, accountability ignored) — these are not named with partisan specificity but carry clear prophetic weight - **Blend of Styles:** The expository core is effective; the prophetic application section could have been slightly more developed to match the depth of the exegetical work - **Appropriateness:** Well-suited for a mainline Protestant congregation navigating Lent — scholarly enough to respect the text, pastoral enough to comfort, prophetic enough to challenge ### Storytelling and Illustration — Score: 3/5 - The _All Creatures Great and Small_ reference is a relatable cultural touchstone, particularly for the congregation's demographics - The list of 20th-century dictators is effective for establishing the "bad leadership has consequences" argument; the Duvalier focus adds fresh content (Pastor Caroline's admission she hadn't known about him is disarming and models intellectual humility) - Contemporary allusions ("greed running rampant," "empathy labeled as toxic") are recognizable without being reductive - **Gaps:** No stories from marginalized communities, women leaders, or the global church; no personal pastoral anecdote; all historical examples are male dictators — the argument could be strengthened with examples of both failed and faithful leadership from diverse contexts - The illustrations serve the argument but don't deepen emotional engagement significantly ### Intonation and Delivery — Score: 3/5 - **Caveat:** Assessment limited by transcript quality (auto-generated captions) - Pacing appears steady throughout; rhetorical repetition is effective ("He can be trusted. He can be relied upon. Jesus leads and he listens. And above all, he loves.") - The closing section builds well with layered "his is the voice" phrases - The anaphoric structure in the accountability section ("We see… We witness… We see…") creates momentum - Without audio clarity, visual/kinesthetic engagement cannot be assessed ### Content Structure — Score: 5/5 - **Introduction:** Psalm 23 as familiar entry point → Psalm 22 scholarly context → Ezekiel 34 bridge → John 10 arrival — a tight intertextual arc - **Body:** (1) Jesus models accountable leadership; (2) False shepherds vs. Good Shepherd; (3) Historical consequences of bad leadership; (4) Accountability as biblical mandate; (5) Listening for the shepherd's voice - **Conclusion:** Return to the shepherd metaphor with Christological and eschatological framing — "the light that shines in the darkness that cannot be overcome" echoes the Johannine prologue ([[John 1#5]]), bookending the Year 4 focus - Transitions are smooth; each section builds logically on the previous; the 22→23→34→10 intertextual chain is the structural backbone and it holds ### Engagement and Application — Score: 4/5 - The congregation is addressed as active moral agents — "we are to hold them accountable," "we are to be partners with God in this hard and holy work" - Application is both personal (whose voice do you follow?) and communal/systemic (accountability for leaders who harm) - The phrase "accountability, even when it's difficult and incomplete, still matters this side of heaven" acknowledges the complexity of the call rather than offering a simplistic prescription - No interactive elements (reflection questions, physical actions), though the broader liturgy (affirmation of faith, passing of the peace) compensates somewhat - Marginalized groups are implicitly included ("the last and the least and the lost") but not explicitly named or addressed ### Scripture Handling — Score: 4/5 - **Scriptures Referenced:** Psalm 22:1, Psalm 22 (ending), Psalm 23:1–2, Psalm 23:5, Ezekiel 34:1–10, Ezekiel 34:14, John 10:1–18, Matthew 27:46 - **Depth of Exegesis:** The Psalm 22→23 scholarly connection ("expression of trust") is genuinely illuminating; the Ezekiel 34:14 / Psalm 23:1–2 intertextual link demonstrates careful preparation; the observation that even the first-century audience didn't understand the metaphor (John 10:6) is well-deployed - **Gaps:** No original language work (Hebrew _ra'ah_ [shepherd], Greek _poimēn_, _misthōtos_ [hired hand]); no socio-historical context for first-century shepherding as a despised occupation (which would add irony to Jesus' self-identification); no exploration of the "other sheep" (John 10:16) and its implications - Scripture is the foundation, not a launchpad — the sermon is authentically text-driven - Justice lens is present but could be sharpened with attention to who the "scattered sheep" are in contemporary context ### Logical Reasoning — Score: 4/5 - **Strong reasoning identified:** - Deductive logic: God is the true shepherd (Ezekiel 34) → Jesus claims to be the Good Shepherd (John 10) → therefore Jesus fulfills God's promise to shepherd the flock → therefore we can trust him - Inductive chain: multiple examples of bad leadership → general principle that bad leadership has consequences → therefore accountability matters - Ethical reasoning: the distinction between self-serving leadership and sacrificial leadership is clearly drawn and theologically grounded - Cause-and-effect: Duvalier's exploitation → Haiti's continued suffering 40 years later - **Potential fallacy watch:** - **Appeal to Extremes / Hasty Generalization** _([~72:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=4326s))_: The dictator list (Hitler, Stalin, Amin, Pol Pot, Duvalier) represents the most extreme cases of failed leadership; while powerful, the jump from 20th-century genocidal dictators to "we see calls for accountability ignored" in contemporary life could be read as a false equivalence or slippery slope. The sermon would benefit from intermediate examples — a failed church leader, a negligent community figure — to bridge the gap between Pol Pot and everyday accountability. **Impact:** Moderate — the argument still holds, but the gap may make the prophetic application feel under-supported. **Improvement:** Add mid-range examples that feel closer to the congregation's lived experience. - **Mild Appeal to Emotion** _([~73:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrW7VeNkL90&t=4386s))_: "We see greed running rampant and empathy labeled as toxic" — while rhetorically effective, this claim is asserted rather than argued. **Impact:** Low — it resonates emotionally and is defensible, but lacks the grounding of the rest of the sermon. **Improvement:** A brief concrete example or citation would strengthen this. ### References — Score: 2/5 - **James Herriot / _All Creatures Great and Small_** — cultural reference, not theological — [Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Creatures-Great-Small-James-Herriot-ebook/dp/B0060QM0AG) - **No theologians or scholars cited** — the Psalm 22 "expression of trust" material is presented without attribution to any particular scholar - **No marginalized voices** — no Black, feminist, womanist, LGBTQIA+, or Global Majority theological perspectives referenced - **No historical/secular references** beyond the dictator list - This is the weakest category; the sermon's exegetical depth suggests familiarity with scholarship, but none is surfaced for the congregation's benefit - **Resources that could strengthen this section:** - On Psalm 22/23: J. Clinton McCann Jr., _Great Psalms of the Bible_ — [Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Great-Psalms-Bible-Clinton-McCann-ebook/dp/B008CFCNSM); or McCann, _A Theological Introduction to the Book of Psalms: The Psalms as Torah_ — [Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Theological-Introduction-Book-Psalms-Torah-ebook/dp/B008OIOG1O) - On Ezekiel 34: Daniel I. Block, _The Book of Ezekiel, Chapters 25–48_ (NICOT) — [Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Ezekiel-Chapters-International-Commentary-Testament-ebook/dp/B08SW9WR26) - On John 10: Craig S. Keener, _The Gospel of John: A Commentary_ (2 vols.) — [Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-John-2-Volumes-ebook/dp/B07KYWTFK1) - On prophetic leadership: Walter Brueggemann, _The Prophetic Imagination_ (40th Anniversary Edition) — [Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Prophetic-Imagination-40th-Anniversary-ebook/dp/B07CC4G5KN) - On servant leadership: Henri J. M. Nouwen, _In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership_ — [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Name-Jesus-Reflections-Christian-Leadership/dp/0824512596) - On Duvalier / Haiti: Laurent Dubois, _Haiti: The Aftershocks of History_ — [Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/Haiti-Aftershocks-History-Laurent-Dubois-ebook/dp/B005CRY8WC) - On the ADA / disability rights: Joseph P. Shapiro, _No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement_ — [Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/No-Pity-Disabilities-Forging-Movement-ebook/dp/B0053CT204) ### Quotes and Illustrative Stories — Score: 3/5 - The most impactful quotes are generated by the preacher rather than drawn from external sources: - "Not self-serving but sacrificial, not rooted in dominance but courage and care" — memorable parallelism - "He claims the title and he lives up to the label" — punchy and effective - "Accountability, even when it's difficult and incomplete, still matters this side of heaven" — the sermon's thesis in one sentence - The Psalm 22/23 paraphrase ("I don't know how this will all work itself out, God, but I know you haven't left me yet") is a strong pastoral rendering - No quotes from theologians, poets, or external voices; the Duvalier material is summarized rather than quoted from primary sources - The stories/illustrations serve the argument but don't linger in the imagination the way a first-person narrative or extended analogy might ### Calls to Action — Score: 4/5 - **Hold leaders accountable** — explicitly stated, framed as both a biblical mandate and a present responsibility - **Listen for the shepherd's voice** — framed as an ongoing spiritual practice of discernment ("discerning love from voices of harm") - **Pay attention** — "I invite us to pay attention, to listen for how God is still speaking, how Jesus is still leading, and how this Holy Spirit is still sustaining" - **Be partners with God in accountability work** — systemic/communal call - Actions are meaningful but remain somewhat general; specific next steps (a conversation, a letter, a practice) would strengthen the call - No multi-modal elements (visual, experiential) beyond the spoken word, though the liturgy's affirmation of faith functionally extends the call ### Style Effectiveness Analysis — Score: 4/5 - The textual-expository style with prophetic application is well-chosen for this text and this congregation — the intertextual chain requires careful exposition, and the prophetic application gives the sermon contemporary urgency - **If delivered as a fully expository sermon:** The Psalm 22→23→Ezekiel 34→John 10 chain would be explored with greater depth (original languages, historical context, literary structure), but the contemporary application might feel underdeveloped - **If delivered as a prophetic sermon:** The accountability theme would be sharpened with specific contemporary examples, systemic analysis, and a more urgent call to action — but the careful exegetical foundation might be lost - **If delivered as a narrative/first-person sermon:** Imagining the perspective of a scattered sheep, or of a hired hand who ran, could create emotional resonance — but the multi-text intertextual argument would be harder to sustain - **If delivered as a contemplative sermon:** The "listening for the shepherd's voice" thread could anchor a meditative approach with silence, but the prophetic edge would be blunted - **Learning styles served:** Primarily auditory (spoken word, repetition, rhetorical structure); some intrapersonal (self-reflection on who we follow); limited visual/kinesthetic - **Recommended blend for this congregation:** The current textual-prophetic blend is effective; adding one extended narrative illustration (perhaps a first-person retelling from the perspective of a sheep who was scattered and then found) and one specific contemporary example at the mid-range (between dictators and daily life) would strengthen engagement across learning styles ### Side-by-Side Comparison: This Sermon vs. Fully Exegetical Version — Score: 4/5 |Aspect|This Sermon (Textual-Prophetic)|Fully Exegetical Version| |---|---|---| |**Primary Style**|Textual exposition with prophetic application; intertextual chain (Ps 22→23→Ezek 34→John 10) drives the structure|Verse-by-verse exegesis of John 10:1–18 with historical-critical depth and primary source analysis| |**Stories/Illustrations**|_All Creatures Great and Small_; 20th-century dictator list; contemporary allusions|Minimal outside stories; first-century shepherding practices, social status of shepherds, agricultural economics of Judea drive illustrations| |**Scripture Depth**|Strong intertextual work across four passages; "expression of trust" scholarly insight; limited original language work|Greek word study: _poimēn_ (shepherd), _misthōtos_ (hired hand), _thura_ (gate/door); explores the irony of Jesus identifying as a shepherd (a despised occupation); "other sheep" (10:16) as radical inclusion of Gentiles| |**Historical Context**|Duvalier and Haiti as a case study in failed leadership|First-century sheepfolds (communal nighttime enclosures), the role of the gatekeeper, the economics of wool and sacrifice in temple culture; the political danger of claiming to be "the gate" in Roman-occupied Judea| |**Justice Lens**|"The last and the least and the lost"; accountability for leaders; greed vs. empathy|Systemic analysis of how shepherding metaphors were co-opted by Davidic monarchy; Jesus' subversion of royal shepherd imagery; who the "scattered" are (the am ha'aretz, people of the land, excluded from temple purity systems)| |**Application**|Personal discernment + communal accountability; prophetic challenge to unnamed contemporary leaders|Begins with original meaning, then moves to: who are the hired hands in our institutions? What does it mean that Jesus chose the identity of a despised laborer? How does "abundant life" (10:10) challenge prosperity theology?| |**Cross-References**|Psalm 22, 23; Ezekiel 34:14; Matthew 27:46|Integrates Jeremiah 23:1–6 (God's promise of righteous shepherds), Micah 5:2–4 (ruler from Bethlehem who will shepherd), Isaiah 40:11 (God gathers lambs), Zechariah 11:4–17 (worthless shepherd), Hebrews 13:20 (great shepherd of the sheep)| ### Overall Score: 49/65 |Category|Score| |---|---| |Sermon Summary|5/5| |Preaching Style Assessment|4/5| |Storytelling and Illustration|3/5| |Intonation and Delivery|3/5| |Content Structure|5/5| |Engagement and Application|4/5| |Scripture Handling|4/5| |Logical Reasoning|4/5| |References|2/5| |Quotes and Illustrative Stories|3/5| |Calls to Action|4/5| |Style Effectiveness Analysis|4/5| |Side-by-Side Comparison|4/5| |**Total**|**49/65**| ### Summary Assessment This is a well-crafted, textually grounded sermon that makes excellent use of the Psalm 22→23→Ezekiel 34→John 10 intertextual chain to build a compelling case for accountable, sacrificial leadership. The theological architecture is strong, and the prophetic application carries genuine weight without becoming partisan. The sermon's greatest strengths are its structural clarity (5/5), its integration with the liturgical context (5/5 in summary), and its careful scripture handling (4/5). The primary areas for growth are in sourcing — no theologians, scholars, or marginalized voices are cited (2/5) — and in illustration diversity (3/5), where the gap between 20th-century dictators and everyday accountability could be bridged with mid-range examples and perspectives from the global church. The sermon effectively models what it preaches: trustworthy, thoughtful leadership rooted in care rather than spectacle. --- ## Announcements and Church Life ### This Week at St. John's **TODAY:** Bible Study on the Book of Esther, Chapter 4, 8 pm, Zoom (link in Friday e-blast). St. John's Artistic Showcase & Silent Auction starts today until March 29 in the lobby. **Monday, March 16** - 10:00 am Monday Meditation — **Cancelled until further notice** - 1:30 pm Monday Afternoon Book Study — Conference Room 111 (Chapter 5) - 6:30 pm Bible and Beer — Trojan Diner - 7:00 pm Boy Scouts — Fellowship Hall **Tuesday, March 17** - 5:30 pm Yoga — Room 202 - 6:00 pm Ladies' Bible Study — Zoom - 6:00 pm Cub Scouts Crossover Ceremony — Sanctuary **Wednesday, March 18** - 7:00 pm CMC Lenten Service — Quincy UMC (8734 Anthony Highway Waynesboro, PA 17268) **Thursday, March 19** - 6:00 pm Bell Choir Practice — Bell Room 117 - 6:30 pm Council Meeting — Conference Room 111 - 7:15 pm Choir Rehearsal — Choir Room 103 **Saturday, March 21** - 8:00 am Camp Sticky Bun Baking — Kitchen **Sunday, March 22** - 8:45 am Godly Play Class — Room 119 - 8:45 am SPARK! Elementary Church School Class — Room 115 - 8:45 am Teen Discussion Class — Room 206 - 8:45 am Upper Room Church School Class — Conference Room 111 - 8:45 am Wired Word Church School Class — Room 116 - 8:45 am Sunday Morning Caffeine Church School Class — Parlor Room 104 - 8:00 pm Bible Study on the Book of Esther — Zoom ### Upcoming Events |Date|Event|Details| |---|---|---| |Mar 16|Monday Afternoon Book Study|Norman Wirzba's "Love's Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis", Ch. 5, Conference Rm 111, 1:30 pm| |Mar 16|Bible and Beer|Trojan Diner, 6:30 pm (3rd Monday of month)| |Mar 21|Camp Sticky Bun Baking|Kitchen, 8:00 am| |Mar 22|Camp Sticky Bun Sale|Before and after church, $12/dozen, $7/half dozen| |Mar 28|Nursery School Smith's Chicken Sale|SJUCC, tickets before/after church or at Nursery School M-F 9am-2pm| |Mar 30|St. John's Craft Night|Room 202, 6 pm, $15, gourd birdhouse painting. Sign up by 3/23| |Mar 31|Photo Directory Deadline|All photos must be submitted by March 31| |Apr 4|Pancake Breakfast & Easter Egg Hunt|Fellowship Hall, 9-11 am, $8 adults/$2 under 12/free egg hunt, supports SCCAP| |Apr 25|Blueberry Bliss Spring Tea|Fellowship Hall, 1:30 pm, $35. VIP tickets on sale March 18| ### Announcements **St. John's Artistic Showcase & Silent Auction** — Up in the lobby through March 29 (three Sundays). Numbered items are available for silent auction bidding; un-numbered items are display-only. All proceeds support the food pantry through SCCAP. Contact Diana Kitle or Roxan Davenport with questions. **Lenten Offering: African Mission Healthcare** _(Mission Moment, Peg Briner)_ — A portion of the Lenten offering supports African Mission Healthcare (AMHC), co-founded by Dr. John Fielder (member of the March family, well known at St. John's). AMHC works with 32 partners in 11 African countries. Current major project: pediatric surgery capacity. Africa holds 24% of the world's disease burden but only 3% of health care workers. **Monday Afternoon Book Study** — Reading chapter 5 of Norman Wirzba's book "Love's Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis" on Monday, March 16, 1:30 pm in Conference Room 111. **Bible and Beer** — An opportunity to talk about our faith in public. 3rd Monday of the month at the Trojan Diner at 6:30 pm. Next gathering: March 16. **Camp Sticky Bun Sale** — Camp volunteers will be making and selling cinnamon sticky buns for $12/dozen and $7/half dozen. Orders and payment taken before and after church on Sunday March 15. Pick up your "ready to bake" sticky buns on Sunday morning, March 22. Freshly baked sticky buns also on sale after church March 22 for $2 each. All proceeds support the Camp Fund. **St. John's Craft Night** — Monday, March 30, 6 pm, Room 202, $15. Paint/decorate your own gourd birdhouse. Sign up by 3/23. **Blueberry Bliss Spring Tea Tickets** — Saturday, April 25, 1:30 pm in Fellowship Hall. VIP tickets on sale March 18. $35, cash or check. **CVAS Collection** — The Youth are helping St. John's Nursery School collect items for the CVAS. Creating animal displays and signs for collection sites in the church. Delivery on April 11. **Photo Directory and Contact Information** — Final steps for completing the church directory. All photos must be submitted by March 31. Drop off photos at the church office or email to [email protected] or [email protected]. **Pancake Breakfast & Easter Egg Hunt** — Saturday, April 4, 9-11 am in Fellowship Hall. $8 adults, $2 children under 12, egg hunt is free. Proceeds support SCCAP. **2025 SJUCC Year End Financial Report** — Available upon request from the Church Office. **March/April Upper Room** devotionals available at the Welcome Center. $1 small print, $2 large print. Contact church office for mailed copies. **March First Fruits** — Lenten Projects recipients: African Mission Healthcare, Peru School Project, and the United Church of Christ Disaster Emergency Fund. Supporting medical care in Africa, education in Peru, and disaster relief. **Nursery School Smith's Chicken Sale** — Saturday, March 28 at SJUCC. Tickets sold March 15 before/after church and at the Nursery School M-F 9am-2pm. ### Birthdays This Week - 03/17 — Charles "Ed" Foltz Jr. - 03/19 — Belinda Johnson - 03/21 — John Bryner - 03/21 — Aubrei McSwiggan ### Nursery Information The "Nursery Nook" in the Narthex quiet area and infant/toddler space in the Parlor are available for children and families during worship. Age-appropriate activity bags are also available. ### Flowers at the Cross The Flowers at the Foot of the Cross are given to the Glory of God. --- ## Worship Participants |Role|Name| |---|---| |Pastor|Rev. Caroline E. Saxton| |Organist|Barbara Motichka| |Choir Director|Gary Crum| |Deacon in Charge|Peter A'Zary| |Lector|Erin Hartman| |Children's Corner|Swann & Diana Kongkeattikul| |Media Coordinators|Calvin Frantz & Neath Ham| |Bulletin Cover|"Hired Hand" © 2026 Illustrated Ministry| --- ## Church Information - **Church:** St. John's United Church of Christ - **Address:** Chambersburg, PA - **Phone:** (717) 263-8593 (office) - **Email:** [email protected] - **Pastor:** Rev. Caroline E. Saxton — [email protected], (641) 260-1868 (cell) - **Office Administrator:** Tonya Schwartz — [email protected] - **Music Director:** Gary Crum - **Organist:** Barbara Motichka - **Director of Children & Youth:** Roxanne Davenport - **Pastor Emeritus:** Rev. Stephen W. Hoffman ### Mission Statement > To grow in love of God and neighbor ### Worship Resources - "Where I Wander — You" by Levi Yitzchok (translated by Perle Besserman) - "The Work of Imagination" Lenten liturgy & commentary © 2026 Illustrated Ministry — [Store](https://store.illustratedministry.com/collections/the-work-of-imagination) · [Website](https://www.illustratedministry.com/theworkofimagination) # Excalidraw Data ## Text Elements Sermon Notes — March 15, 2026 ^RKLuqMqL St. John's United Church of Christ ^VazIkHGu John 10:1-18 · Ezekiel 34:1-10 ^ThmfNolJ "Hired Hand" — © 2026 Illustrated Ministry ^jnC1js2v Fourth Sunday in Lent: Accountable Leadership ^8ygRmneN Sunday, March 15, 2026 ^ukeBZHgD St. John's United Church of Christ ^BGv8CMg6 Lent Fourth Sunday in Lent — "Accountable Leadership" Year Year A (Matthew) ^tWPEFvJW Purple — penitence, preparation, and royalty ^HWyqF5St Sermon ^1oYrDPGV - Rev. Caroline E. Saxton ^WoH9wa6C SCRIPTURE ^wlFPSZSI Main Point 1 ^cFm1KJQ9 Main Point 2 ^4L963d1m Main Point 3 ^44Mxs7Nn Key Quotes & Illustrations ^sKBeWVsT Scripture Connections ^gXys0mgL HYMNS ^B8lLhObE ** New Century Hymnal #302 ^TDIAImbX ** New Century Hymnal #66 ^rCrgET73 What Spoke to Me ^DROuE4Ct Action Items ^QjNAVaQF Connections ^ul03O3AQ Upcoming: ------: ----------------------------------- Mar 16: Monday Afternoon Book Study Mar 16: Bible and Beer Mar 21: Camp Sticky Bun Baking Mar 22: Camp Sticky Bun Sale ^pHytQ38u ## Embedded Files df1ea218aeb67dca66c634bb3f24346691bf804b: [[2. Areas/Sermon Notes/attachments/2026-03-15.png]] %% ## Drawing ```compressed-json N4KAkARALgngDgUwgLgAQQQDwMYEMA2AlgCYBOuA7hADTgQBuCpAzoQPYB2KqATLZMzYBXUtiRoIACyhQ4zZAHoFAc0JRJQgEYA6bGwC2CgF7N6hbEcK4OCtptbErHALRY8RMpWdx8Q1TdIEfARcZgRmBShcZQUebR4ABm0ANmdNBCjnAEYaOiCEfQQOKGZuAG1wMFAwGogSbggAJQBpABkhAEcAWQ7W3JrIWEQGqCwoftrMbmceHgB2FIBmAE5l nkWE5YBWOYTFrL5KyBhuHgAOBP5aihJ1bgAWLa34ueWz++Ss5az7hOSeLZXSCSBCEZTSbi7IEQazKYLcS5HCDMKCkNgAawQAGE2Pg2KQGgBiLIIEkkiaQTS4bDo5RooQcYg4vEEiSo6zMOC4QLFCkQABmhHw+AAyrB4RJBB4+Si0ZiAOq3SSnaGyjEIMUwCXoKX1aH08EccKlNBZaFsLnYNQnU0JREDCB04RwACSxBNqDKAF19cJGUbmB6OEJhaq EAhiCqkYwWOwuGhDg6Y6xOAA5ThiU521bvBL3RbQwjMAAi+VGkbQ/IIYWhmj9xAAosFCsUPd7oUI4MRcOXuFk5nNFls9ssVlkntCiBx0dxg6GkXiaRHuFX8DWkaNMOMJAAdDgipj6TiodOjZioQAoBKgutzsJJUOPqLwEjxknz+ZwoCLCEZxLwztCH7FAAYrg+hCjaD7QpuUAAIJEMo8boGIxRMHyMZQOYBDwWCSHQBafJ6MUuCEEapBurOIb4Oa pBgqRBAACpjA0e4HqQR4cCebBnpe163vej7Pq+fJTggAASoLgtuD7xICSK4EIUBsI04Q/n+qJCAghaMlgDS4DkgHkIUFFoHO1FIpIoRMVurSkTOlbVlpSLkBQ1nSRArGHsep7hLxN6iAJgJCW+lQAL5XNUtT1BIZwwMojT6EaqZ8kMf7QMx0JTGgMw8Pc2h/FsZxzPmWS5v2czQpB5yLCkyzJCso73Ik45FdCNzEHcaAfEk3x1VkyTJKsPClXMck OiCYIQgmY21LC2r2rUaqYsy+JEskxVZMQyx8lSNJOgyTK4qtbLkBwnLckU4yAUKorimluqRqqqLqoqHXKgmT1yhqd0NA9fIGpIAYemaSIWtS1p9na0L7a67rlD6zn1kDlHzg6YTLmgBbRkwKZIVk/bQsmcbphwmamq8uwbVsIMOkWpbBL2Dlrk5Dp1gdTYFJdbYIw6nbdozD4DkOfz3P2FwAQudko+ZDqLpiFaoKu64OjBDTAcIpDqKgIoHbgMCo KRqCtJdaCwdgegMlEmjBEbITEDjkiEHA76ft+v5ZoBn6geB+CQTTtQwThiENChowEoTTCYe4Qd4UpzvQkRUSkUwJmoGZNF0RwjHMRI6siFrOuMnrBuccbxSm+bfpWzbxu4PbLCO/HktGhJk3SVksnQgpSkqaw7toBpLNRTpWXoLgPDvkZCCp+nFlWWMtnTiujn6pQblqxrBe6/rhtl1AFcW8R1sILbdcO07EBhRFSLRegABquBGC66JiQA4kIKXw GlquZdMWSLMkbQTUVh5lFmcZYjwsYOkgsLNqSpThzDiO8OY4sziLBQcsP40IJpSQ9vJDgcI/wLQEM9ZaR1WToEJGcZIZwEB1R2tSWk9JGQrQodAU650eRXSRIKYUmptTIlxHqJES0ECvU6rwT66p+H3SEY9RGfhAbGj7OaS0ENbTEMdPSWG3NfQHWRqZKiYYMaoHuBHWMnAoxJhxsTDMf4viLHOMkLYswKo3xLGWExSsh6UnrBzFsJR4Ydi7D2Ex 5VhYrDHBOZu9k05GIXGwJcCtvHQRzugMU2hUAACk2CAwAOTngAKocDUBGVAWINABVQGwfk5TJC0RRC7Yobt7HJE9iBMCEEVEbjGDHEOl00LmKjthBCscCIJ0/CRMiM94kOnxJnbOW4GgZOybkjgBTUDFNKcQOpIg7zVNqRUhp3DZbJ1brg00nd5KKWUqpfuqBB7aXtqPGEixJ5gWngrWe41542SlkzZWtQXLrwkCsnJ+SiklPLLsqpNS6nHMvjUc KlRIqQFvhABikh9D8nTPgLJn9hhsgykiUe2R8baB+JEz4OxZjOLaUiGBo04FvVOLMeIRUirrB+JAg42DJJTWfF3Ah80pFkJZESahtD6G1kYftFh5CRgcK5Fw98N0ZG/TkTKUhYj4EfREdq9VkpNV6MNMo00qjwawEhpomGbpdEKP9GauJqNFrhgVjNSARNLF6usRYjgJMyaC3+BcccmxCweIZl4leSI2aMn8VzIJSI+ahIVuE4ckTvjRNOUvQxLr IByyjczVJSyJDgs4lkBIyAsjZDOKgAA7agBsv50SECCKgRY9wq3ZASE0r8ak+z0odEBKA3sunmp6VuPpEhQ6DOxprLC+Ap3oDjoRSZydyJfNmbUeZ/hFnuTLQ+St1bSr1sbc21t+B22duPT2ycZz+XtyuQ6buty+7qVIJpJ5ukJC4HuO84ym681SF+VAResSUnOTXmkiAB6K1dpPQ2ptCAW1to7fBntV8UU3wVhAAAVhwLEWRcPMB4PQAl39iUOl JeOOIpUaFbG+BsM4DHFgS2gQ8KGSJ2oSI2HldB6DSqvn7CND1UgH19gWKJuaRDRXYgVRIQkddNBbE0PI1msrmGHXFSdDkyrLqqr4T9I10pZPiPepI/VX1DU6mNQo01gZulzLUVajR0NtF2sTQ6TTBjnUy1dSYwdtQvVIUTEFmxaY7GnFWDSwqbjaYRoyIWwFvj2bNgTWgdsSaQkCzTSOKJompyxO+bUAtyTo0q2gzuCAYlCCBB2WJawxAqu8QAJX BVQC6YUQhZQpuvKRIsqITjtL7fcn4w3R2+0cwHXpoz+moXDnO4Zi7ZtsnGUiROUyU6Ab85AHd9F8AgvQFVmrdXUANcZM1q8bXEivg611nr0Kuj9dlEN5u4lxOXIBF3G5vd+0Dw/T4uoI89JbH/Z86W2CQNgeXkWyDrlKvVdq2U87TWICtfa513wD2ylPZKS9xFYBkU1FRXUHDuG8W2SMI0fA5GGiEH0NEJAv9sorEk08GhtLHGrEqn/ahKQEhfFW PjAa6DmUSIHEkVx5xMEXHuKLPlbcHg8GWNocB+Y7RnDOMNAqgXIDSYRLJ1hirdMXV5DKvammjc6bOnps3PC1VGZsyZyzL1dUWbRgax3gjndeeEPZ4GFqrQucPTa9zcMMs81qPyKeMygOkWeXpN8ejHUOdzTt5Ebq+xDnuIg6hXxzG4yzP7T14X/WRdNHR9aWwNiibpp4srsPWZ+LS62TztRk05aFsOZITV8a8piRDhJSSYfJeRFEKA3WGiIEZKRZ QBnwcSGIPyEk49Sq4AQJodaxA8ADWwPVe4mhNCLH5LlDtA1viaH5LLzQMp3B/gqAMMAxen9HEj5AbAaJnZp8h8wNy0OAUICYbE7YYNCtD4DAQAAK6ImAyguAtOEggQ2AUQwqTOJKDwFwPO2UiQYu5mPemiOCAqzGQqhCBuLuYqx0lCuw9wtCZwDCFu9YVulCCAWwxAl+/IBmt0WosiPui02qZmVivBVmXuf0JqSiqeUEoMzmfsnGvu+iTqxWAgme aAbwuYBecYAhJefqAaf4Fwr4nww0bG7e2WYSXeCQcwIu/wUCUUCWAsEGDotq4enob+EAsajYLegSGWRwVQXhgwX8IwlGj+pODQQgmIAAQgAFpiTKDFgE5Iqv53o5q+aTiJLywj6A7R4fKx7p6WS/4Lz/KKzlbDwJ4/pzAE5E7eEVYlrpLbxPj+T7KCQ3ZJ48Kux/btq64CheydKTbjqVFwQrbIQDILa+pLZLr4RNy0w4YhEIARFRExHQR+FEpLLM 6oCFSALUG/CDRa696a6YGoDZCibcbmZNQLB7B0Z7DUxbD/CiYEHSSPDEEipkFybaaUJkikioHqb0EHSMEQCEjMGsH8jsHXSGZcEao8EkJfT8E+qCHSLCG2ayH+5Ta7ZSHWrJ7EA+YKEZ4mLUGIKaLBbcCibBbaGQiFSPDOIfDBL8wmGDjUwcohpxbWH0yJYN6j4OH2pN6pacyt4R4JFFZbr5opFJbpEx7bY/5/75F2G1AbbrqpwQBgGQHQGwF8h7 ZZwHbQaFzdgwC1H8QPhBSNH/RQZVEQDql6xalVINEvhNHZrvaK6fZSY/Z3Lvqfo3zA4/q0FAEVHTaGlgprIbJbLQoVJ7L3hwpHIDa9otJ9iGGQDDoTZ+zFp9G4RzZhzoSRwLqjErqFg4ahGvz0BnBYhdDKCWkBwLHLoBGQCjw96AIuL7AC4XADQbG7GYI4HcAbCALbDoJ1SsbrQiYK4XK8BxBSYoGkEe5fTfHEhvHkjm5MIMHybLpKqm4nJR4O4g nGbCLDmu4spQngkwnLlO6rlAp+5iEB6SGWrSGaLebyF8mYkKxa4Vq4ml4aEMCl5EnkwjjbD9iaId5UnCzmH1SWHhqMm2GFGQCslt4pZxruFsklb5EYmlZpGGSZEilzy5F/KJESnv5rrTKIVzK0S7qqlelQCZJlq+lQplIBmwqHL1Khmrzw74WEU+mQrbIwr7LBmUWNIJHWm9kdxfbXI9wOncCPLOnFFjzbTukk5wBsCkQeGeheEP6P7EI1AJBeFv 5gCyUDCvjaAMaa6n7UEJCFQ/Aeo1AbCq6bDK65SPCa71RzBKVAgqU+E7DaDbD/AQIfD9jV6RmGV5Ra5bC/AfD3CjhVlbDWUyU+HgIpDK6rBNTOJrCDjP5P58b/yzDvCsavAdoMZBWP6qU1AVo1Q0LMb9hkn/x/DLA2VP4q7V6WWvCrAvhrD/zpUDCZVP7oKq7AI0L4xy6vjFU+FGUMY96OLMa6Vy7MZnB1U1ANX9Qq4JAXB/AvgvjgKy4lUAKq7v D5hFR1k7CFQjW2WP5P4DjaAbANQ945grVWEDBNXpp5h5htXOJ5ibUNXDQ1TbCPAdmTXDR+X0kDA57GXOIMakm7AC73C3U+G5RILrTHGlTUJn7uVxVhVC6jR/AOIQLDWP7KV3XFQaXUH/zUL/WYInU1CfWC457DgfCviTXJCA3bXK6AKHUMYAgC7eWXHvWGVnBALLADivCvgbBvDjjk2P7VklXOCtkc12i7CLCi14HLA81qVzAdwoJ03V75is2dXb XZCVngKVW5ReUDjUGS01C5RJD0Y0aYK6W8a41gDOAdrxBvAAIDis07DvA8A61gDrC0aQLDiTWjiTWlT82LUa7gJDgVoAiYJWXI02VjXfDxDrDRWJXnCPBmI+HOC/Cq6XEe3S2g2rCLCO3vl7Ws3jj9jrA7Bi381+W1Qdq/DeVc5vBk0h3BXbX/xlV2h22WGJWm0J0LDoL/DjiHVa2lSZ0Vqq79hNRy6jj4xn5F0TUy4tkuXw2O2hUWn9gbC03nBh rx1y57VfB+UbAHCk2OJV0DAo0+GfBAKPB11PC/DzDc7x2LXbAXDeXNTFSYI96O1GW02DSx3oI8pF3PAoJRXvAi5vDFSO2JAOWi2DirWvijRgJF0LDrHV7jg/k/CviO3yVgCKXI3xELihBQA4j6DgQyARgQESW8jf76rchQChHx6z6D4OhFDEDkMz4EJUO8GkOwSkBogUAgh1yMOQA0MsNsMcNYVRQ4atBomvyaBwCYDbTzGEroCiR8ijyiZ+xo2D Sl0DUV3UJNmYwVo9kCqs0aX3EyaPGjlUE0F0FTlfEzk/F/FsEcHWbe57lbkKhu6hYOPfQ7l2Nqb7mKI+bF4QBgxB6nmonomXnoyppoKPhzqF6YxqERakx/j1TDTOLv0UkpoSbUlmEWHrD/n15wVIggWeGBEuijS4YdD8guh3yxHOGuHxpclOE8lcMQCwUAHwUAb1M5FimoVAVA5CUwiwR8jiW+zKDeoFHMyiUTruR7x7h5yaz3jGk7ylyXS8RVZm yHzVwny1z1zMCNxVZ7gACaIQpAqAez3IqAsEqAAAFDeDICCBQAAJRhmtFe3NEdI+yxljOjEzpDFhbzrRz9FjF8jopQDygQENjAT0BZLyjwEllLFoHZT1Sq6sbULS1FQKN9i/AaOmKfXrRCz5hMoWQfaoDrR6P4IkFoCaKiKjmvETkxoabTnPGWMsHWNAmcECIiGPGQnu7QmYi2OsvwmHmIm+PImuYOpokXlAYhMPAMaPO+qRMcuaG4zPkPhRWfAr CzDJOd5pM/kAKZPuIAWClubOgeb5MOiFNbDFOlPlPoPsngWclSWZbZq8lAaNPDOj4ZEtPEM/LIWgbimdNSmYX1PKl7qgGXSTObwzPbwly2zFCLMQDLNVy4DHynwbNbMeQcBHMHNpsnPnOXPqAIC3P6k0XjPBscBTNbxFxzORtQDRuxuWzxs1x2znxwDbOpv7OHMtunMXM9g5t5vsXnICpcV2m8Vvr8UA5fovK4ChFlHXwTENDKCtDhFGC4aaCwQA CKkLGAwoTsYQcjkIzjEAVUTU6L+V2j7c/8+jQ5nLTxFBPxxjCAtBk5cqWmV7hIN7d79uwJLLcJF77Lu7oi3Ln7kAAM3jge6iIegTor6e4rpo11cd0r6haABJT55eBL8wswOw/warX5NJKCIaStDJ2TTTuTYekFYFbhNrbYXhqKRZ0j6U0L21QREgYk8oMAHQwEWwYosRhOlrUFiRMFApzJQpCFrTUO3rjeRR36Y8WIk7WGvRDQEBIgPgJ8F4e40+ pSsT1AyngQyqPYcYT4jWe4aIMABAVqw24ZpoMHUenRLz/LgcvzHzyZ3zIyCZq24xgjDQjHzHrH7HUjFGtHkwkMNUaCOuosOJfluxHN6Nv9NCTlyQAuh75KmuGC1tVeKCPjNxkImi+upLhuFjY5rxpjD7RjeYJjTLf7YJY+EJTjsmpX9jEAgHTqPjfjIHt5YH4hGJkHqAmuaH0TSE7RhJSH7wPwf1w4GHqaXeI0muM1WTka/H+rnYhrtTMazeZHoF DT0Fl5TraFAowpQnnr/+zrgOvrW2M7c7C7S7q7GcuFh2EAcnpACnvEKnowanqAcAmn3I2nnAunjIqABnRnr2XmBp7kN3d3V4D3RQYgT4L3CAWnmEH3qAjW33bAhn+Axnb2vbj63Fz69pQ7/2TptMLpY8MRoz07EgWIFA+AWQLobAEBzQa7iByBJByxjiu7fsqrXGbu5Vx7kIPjmXqAZL2qo5PA/IywCAcu+XluOXxAx+ywxAr7Q6S5H7ZXoi37VX sJZXdX4hDXgroHwrQTYrShBLbZ5ncrcHsrj5WhSHrieVw3WWlJo3GrGTJ1dQNherhHBrjhdrtQVTEF5QFHPh0AxZNHC5xP6AWQbAOzpAxYEBr8Frj+oUXH+aa3jrfHOTQ6237rtQbTeRHTonaK+PMIDYUnwBMnoKXkXAJnrR5w42XRrzvR7zgx9nIxvz6ZIBEgof4fkf0fa7P8MLKxq9ZJL4sw/Urwg0uxBw71EAhx3AmCtUXwTwlxeBVxnPmMA5 JLvP2XdLuXbxYvtLT7kvQvMvNjqvNXSvlXjx1XHjAHB5QHx5/jKJOv4Hxi7qACsXETJvCH5vsTEmotLiuUA0I3qT/tWkpNx1b4d9us3HRCty97LduSA+dPvyWHwEdU+gnOAcBl24idR8h3DdA0FJ7k9Ke1PJUjhX2xXc2IHEfNsQNL4iR70NpGSBj1mhY9WiAlPHt01wDARC+HpQYNBmcCoAVI9ATJFiG5BCIjQjaTJCKFwBbhLE5fUbO0WjLV9r OM2JzgMXmwN9UyTfNbMHwgDyg2AYkZYBQFwDJBJO3nfwr5zLLoEVcetXSprjeBrBCoYXbAmzw3LPgO41MFQrMBfA/BlqS/QVMSweJrlyCbCTflSw+JmN5UdLdkDbnnKH83GPLL9qf18GuMFeNXdXkeScwnk7+shFPEGGCb68IE6HV/kM13Z9dP+CYSam9WYxG8IAn5O3t+Qd5TcmSKfWoHkwW5WtSOASYjqtx47rdk+iAqPGnySJIV2m4GH1hhSO 4oCA2eFdyFwJ4F8CBBokYQdrDEFKQy+cOK7pMIQC8DykMw5OHMNEHiClhVpNHn2CfR0DB2DAkdoJXE4whX4bAknOin5BiRsAoRe4MWAbB/cqOaUOnvrmWL952MmjXdpP1NCXFPBotIls+kHJZdDGOXL4NLWwATx724vDflCKyAwjIhCQi/uV3XISIf2nuKIf+1q5X96uwHYPM13v6tcshJiBJvmG64PlChgaA4JmiHAP1/+5Me3r+W1bxZdWM3V3 nN3d6VMlurQn3o/ko6+FqO3fOjuijJ6QERQ4REUC6A45x896dTFARt06ausF8fQj1gMPqG59mBYka4WM2WRYhGgLoCAgxEKSNAC+kg+xOUJkFWceinpeMsHGnT18hkKghQX8wzINAJREBKUTKK76lkIAo8T6tfT2BoINgZhM4AcBRaaNx+/wjrnlEmoqtRaKwJKri3Gj4t+wII2aGCLX4QiEROdZEXCJ37+DERBYt9sy24LH8+CsQi9uf3+j4iNe hIgJiSMyF68TEOdC+rByGbv95WSHNqgxhQQ2CbeKTZkYAOw7AD2RoAzbo0I94kdqmtrZwoVnqbKic+W3ZAeqIz7Cds+GA4YVgIkB3CHhTwl4QQIWTjCDRRok0WaItHLC1Sho40aaPNGUCW46Yo4XrnoH3JGBYnMdrKKJ6ucJAjQeUAAHlCkcwYCGJF1GGC9xU8bdraF2Jy5NEsYlqPgXxawJvBBjOIaOTtC3pqWnxEIVezCGcJ9MJXI/miJP4OCs RQhHEWr3rEehNEjXIkTIU8YZD6m7XX4A3SpGbkzePYooQ+A6p1RRwKCJkYLBZFatHedeablqK0Ru82hUA/kTAPtZLiuhYAnhL0IxKZ8UKgwlcVnEKDLJS+XEM8P8zz64B8UP4tFDhigDJAjAAADTYBZIGwc+CCegA+GDllidxBlA8GcTotHgSE6gYVTPbgj0JOXQXsL1F6FjzGG/PftL1l6Ll32FYkiVWLIkq9KJiQ6ifyzolNj0hIrUka2IVhXF q87E9tN1wVba4zCfleqB+WMJVCsOE3ZehOPEndDgKRHSAXyPSzSVBRfvVKEYKD6/jkIwEfQFkGaBZJl2IlWPjZSFH0d0ANSfAPcFaBGBkg+gCkG8L0isM2AVALwvKJqALjE+6eZcS6xUmXk1JXrLcYDnjwXDcANPEyYHwaA3hDYBDSSg+HuZSCq+toiQrX1s7OjFsrox0cujUHdSIA2AXqf1MGmSMNwAfUUX5wTDrAKULiOmlF3OL9RYJUIewRIl HC1Qeq1Cc+pTVw7Ah8Wdg0Eavz54jlIR45d4p7xpZhTd+UvA/kRKSlxSKuCUs/sRLrFeMCRN/JrgxMv5yEspEHfXoODhr5TuxtibiRWnBpwS/+Q49VqOIm64y8OdUpSfYUalyTPezUmpjOPaEOttpikzbqqKyKiks+Gk7ccRGlJmSLJ1k2yfZNBiECVSV3a6ZxFulRsDI14w0jbNQB2zK2Ds/Yc+NoGviTh74s4UwNOl9ALp6KWCPyAoBGAxIxAV +NgFp4IAkCnwnvi4ijGmIPJSMo4tbzTE+SNgfknMQFI35BSRef6UKbhP8ERSqZZY2saZmrEuMK5dmPlnaKRKpChWGU3XtzPJHRVHeeJKJnkLLxCzWcWuTBN5UElppxuU1LGU7w5ESTpxvIjkrJNakDAxpHUxYl1NMkNBppHZYgFkHmlrTRpfvdFJNOmmzT5pJVf3tR25BsM5RO8sUThkKQJBJA2AMSC6DgCFz2pAfM+StLlHx81ZCkhAXLJ6FrjV Jm4/WcdMMldA9RxfdAM7Ndm8AHprSJ6WOhen2i6+Sgl0T8zdHN91Ba8+qBvKPkgyRR/o8sqsDCq/BEJEY3SknJzzwS3ct5bQKNC+A0JWM6CcBFgjxbUDpZeubMQTPVAUtiZ2/cmSXMplRSoy8vWKVqjpmYjEpqIpmQiXrkCtG52vZuQ/xET68AQZU/mYVN7HV4BculTYkPLG5AC2F48ycZ0ynm1hlZ84xUeuPgGpF6pq4t1pYtQGaibFmAmUiHLD kRyo5x4y7tBkgWENK2sIx2e5B8V3T/FHsnyS+JhBvjHSwC5gclCDk4ZaGhARYAxEskNg0Ri8xybHPp7wgvhbEtyV1BTkOhYxXkzwb5NQnnsXGAvIXgXN4XFyiQpcwRQKGEWglKxYi8zORO3KSLRC1/FIbfybmMTMpLY1uammrzbB8pHcxDtxPWh2hY6xUXRdSRHnZhahgFFcSYsW4zyWpmVBeaDNLK/S5cXQTAMwDmCpguA2833lfIaA3y75D8p+ QtOFFpQ35q02Pp/MXFKjNZKovaUBgOl7dNuJ0sdgBLAX2irpUyF2b4vbQwKB0cC7oggo4GTo3pyCj6agq+nuiW+6APZQcqOV7DFpS86CQ+H7Aq5OUAuQaH8FAaO9IIFCw9naFkg9VPg1CKsnLk8EGKeenCvwUSEpYkzKQZM2pQpnqUoiRFlc+mXEJrm8tul26LXsSIUVczH+6XWBmou7kKtGFflfqFrjmWSzdCPjMSXUJsWrLmhc4toS8vsU7SBO digBWgKOkTJDZfrRfOQySUpK0RYw62cCqgVvJqKDqm6aCudWo9PZA7V9KcNx6fi9IEBAFZAHEqSVyOGVHwsg1QYKia6j+KVnJSUqfyggdYCgC71liYNsGuDcsK7OYlRBNYdDRwAwzQCUd12NrGUuZKsk2S7JC0iAEeHtgNB8QmgNQNWsFCYB8GvigUXJQ0qYTYqSQN2lkATUDByi3DRkPmsoZFqvCJagJC4tDnhzI50cmyjWrYB1qJADaptQupbV trJKHagYL2u7UlVd1AuAdUiiejMNlp7DO2PUx4Znr+GS08+R6JXX8gppM0uaWuweU4rhwPjSCJovyintU5EZTwRlw4Xr8n2bKmpY+34X78GlvCcsc0tpkYi2lEivlbXJFUNzel8i/pS3KlVoAe8hUAWV2PUXcTqV5hOaiqqqm6FRJzvTkfLKklNT1lKszaR0KT4/ytZHy7IoAokm/K9I53JEEeEYBPZiArs5gIqHUBzi0iF0kNSrJjU7r91mdKGl Go2mJr8Aya1NSVnTUGBM1m6ohvYpRCkNR1ha1AMWvyBTqcMri2dR4oXW1q0oq6rqY0tbUCb21RrHdV2rtA9rnN/atBoOuhA0M9Nc+cdYESM2XQZSCSm1akurWWb61pARtTZo3X2at1jmhSs5pf7bUD17mvekcCHVj5T1fDC9SgKvXZbOGP6M9f82vm3z75j85+SrFflFbliXNXYt+oFyO8EJkZMTNQMA34zgNxYnhUXPA11KBFvK2DaIvg0Plf2j MrpSzJ6VsyzySMRRWjH17l0O0sqzsT3NpEfAypbwQcbzAqkACyNL4cfhquWUskFZTQpWXRvMWwCDVbylcdrIEbAh2NNizjT+kaB8heNCAfjYJuE2SBRNABcTb4rDX1UI1Mm6uuGu2pDgUgxUdYNWVTq+USqHcfYP1AOAocvJawOqJnSAbJi3BTUdOpyhh0LBNczGfYKOBUUWVg60a4HbGogQpAticOgwjop8J5R6o/8dep11WCOVAqQO/7RTUeAa UIxPOiMa+HtolVho+UOqC5s2DeUjaqWjaaHS6rnA9qc/bMJ8EZ2m08o2wYcDbUmoRjsOANdnaNS6qIIHK1Mf+LfQGjrQhwMOpIIOF22PAMEItFxI7Rzxt0iV/9avOsDFkU0VcECH/kLmFkAhRojtcqg5RmqTVvK41ZxrrQWA0INdAmMoaLXOD+6aEFKf+FSjtA0JpaJVZmigkH79QbseYO3Trq2qP51oZgzBMF2Kg55/4jNJ/M8EwTK5NgIaS4qV F0qO1dgHcfGK8HFjFQq8BlMAAsBqoC5xqcuJqFpWb1Zz4644JaqGi1yd7SaA4ZvXsHyj21pawXJjEXTyiFRNgPeG7M/zz2k6OdhepqA5WcT87y6muUWvzSeCW09gOebYK8G8r/B49kuPyufSsFrAdi8dC/dWW0VFQ3gJQ5jPburwOVwGAIO2qODeD819ddUeqPTSEwuI/K9u+faLAFzVRq8otHPLrhqDOBXgQCUaDF2zxrBzgWuJ+oNDB2s1Boke nvAOHANxBHEsdRXbmFJKANhwNCnyrzI7SsYiq/NC4PlG8oS4Nd/9JqJnTqhAJIkL4byjnmoLrR+aMXQ/crmphYtRYPeSXWAH3q11i6lxDtJ3upIQIsZGBz6gYSX2JBmMkejOvnoarEGhwiCZxOOElYa7z9+K2foTVfC/9zCbO3fbruS2yQhouwImnlRcqf14gKwKAznSi7eUkGgOtLW4YaZqacGagLNQ5u025qyGFDfTRiW83JHfNCRrLStJvW5b GQvDbIzlvsXopiw6IKALhn0BQBmg3GyrdR1kYuTng41Buogk90dldiiCZ4ANV4OWCio5Q2MZbpKVaMyl/ki9qOVvYMYEg867CcEJ60KYASt7c2P1pXJwbHGAqmsaNuQ3jbRVci8VRhpm3+Zry8wApV8xlbjKP+gafYOof8rNbKh229JqyIo0TytVR2zKhAASCzsRQOzegK0GdifyZJGyhjerOSLMb3l/8/aXdt/najTpIoPpriDihDNvEF01WBIG aAIB9Yy7IQNxF8gAAyO7FjnZAw8zo4KszpCpr6ILfmwQfkEHzN6N80FP0leZKGaChExEd8X/H6OMEBjuAMXXYgNEoUODSoKuDYClzn6uUBJLCzipJmznMrL2nWvLt1tHJzGzgCx6mZ0rZZVz0RXLdY8Ks2OobJtLXQZVhtMTfAjjxvfIQRtpGs13ghu5hZttt63HNWf5EAbLKnHPGJ1bx1oB8a+M/HIjfx+jRYt47AmrtrG3WepIknOKbtvjS2YG 2ROonUA6JzE+eBxOY5us+JuMKUBdXQYUTaJjEzxETP3YUznANM56rCVeyIlPsqJaOz0gMQg1EACTbayk0KVwjUu+s2AFXqe19gcNLyqLB0Nm0qaz/SKm4MFzc1TDPhCnbSmpLYdnEv9QXczWTqjRho/9KfRAkAbkpqCgdMhRcA7Jh6n8HcMwsOABBhNvgtC1w02bJ1qUmDewZMcNEpSRIoa8wVXIkGlqrAO65wdYCTpPN77Tq+YCOgLlGgXB2zPw dA0/mZomUK00tasnXRurDmQdKCDSqNHMJ/BoOYBunSrq911Rdgf50I1Bcfw54HqGCWLB2lIXK7PKhUP2uIcJ2ixjzyh6XdtVgYUohoZ+dbXaGV0TVRoCLKahYKoL+73ge1AcCgYSabBZlPhf+EfVga8XioZhB+o7VyoaUkxnKD4DnS3NfBVcOYHetbreAqKR9yDQBCUKTHJi0EFxXeu+fcOP4l9QCZXPjGzAUx9g/NcfQcEeCSsK0WNFBG+aovNn NixlDtKzQARTLRll9ZmsmLoXnBxw3wQg1hYGA9UaFbe0WnA0QQEwV6MtDtEFZcTI79gf+sKzUGToOUKYT1bytmBbpGVzioBoejWVn3pWWzawPatmDF3fA/g4CIurDtmrraGMlxP4A7TKuIHZIyrL4AcHRkQJvaCwec8i2Fp962rbhgvadUcTxByoDh8vVDWcAX7zCBhI3XVH6oS0yrYYvavmGDQAhRamwI3robZwt6JcNBxBJnXMJAJAuv/UWNnn JLx1pDawFyvjBZ2ixKamdTFuYVcoJMYuCY/w3juoJ54/KLOoc2NYaq7UzC3V/4JYY5RbmZgM5waJbuPo55XwlFlQ4/iF350xDvwdbRrRstlVAjhK/c9LTCMRqj1rltNSiAzWxHNN0kNrokZ82XqR16RnNVkfPUFb7FeWgo2zYxLopLJIoDgK0GAh0JA1Dk9oeyo5NoAb6bR3SoAceuC4IEv6wpW7n6Nim+2gxvGT4JGM5cX2YG0YwywBKLHdyyxn VKsermanPG0i6FbIrQ07GOZTElAe12+u5QxlZp+xLVd200lSNdxkSUspU0NSaN8WiABwHlCLBl26IXAPQGVC/GzFeqraUCesUQnbFaok1Y4oTsPax4hSGEwM3hOORETapD/E7AnyBByknAI0EgVTNEmHw1oyzvAp8Y2c3RFJqkxhE+ljIXO9J9AMoEskwBmACQfQLOzZNUnR4WuTRJBB5OHsudOFvPK/W/59WVb7cCU0MZzma2ERXWqYwVxy5WN9 byppDXEOV4MyaZUiuuZbbSlpDdjkqpRW2J6sFD7yHEmkfYn6gMKBd4szDl7YdO1TNVCd6cROqDsh2w7EdipqYtO0x3GNGsgM7tNBOfLwTm3MM/60jOnjQU+duAIXZPg4gOApdgk4Wf+4FtlkCDpB8XdQeZLy7PbL1d9jLPDs/VkJsdjH0JxTtfpIYF0ABI6D3BcAoOEW05IZ499vhtQSCFrj+FUL4Zs95snEBLNMqOtEqGhHQkLIcqcJMxyhJKgk cG33Gg2lY+Ir3sqmtTDY1mfRKm2cz9T5991OtXylX2zjVo2K8QvKE3GRxaumoY6ffvOn/bx22cd73i1bK8Fxg36aETOD4BWgkgACZoAL5rTnlsdofPHZY3gO2NpqoBRWZ/QQtc7hpMSDsy6CphoTlorPCSbkGwq3RdnFBY5yRXoL3Hnj7x746vE1GfOA9h4B7sJrz1tgAuNsrsSn2eSkgFaUqdDKfN7WSlgCYR0BtzFPs5H0qVe/CJ6fiO+ncvGK QNv5UqPBVZtjmRbc17bH2ZeInR8xP15DhT8i2444LNpF7XFVPR0jQsuGg+2qNDQ549POtazzVZ+q/0yE5BPGqwTET0MzuJlJ0OGHTDlhxbJPFXd4niT5JwErc4JOknj4jin23CUvpfsvs8h101OmWTqz6KRYDs2IwMQRQPAGcKw8yXxyqMWeYe9wCHvotEqQIjpyvw1sVKcuvTyRy4U5UyOfiy+fkMflecjOYNSxpR8bYmdrH97Y2jRxNq0d6mln YSey3hpCwu2Iymwa+qxk9v2m2RMs2x8YuOcAPTnGys5YEXSWXTj56KBiMWBdCwQXQ+gTQFC4CeRGLnnQ0B0aqTu3OU7PywyTs2rNIn0AAAKmtcnhc25SS6CIH1hiQYAiUAgKgEJAL0K7Ctizs8xrtxkkFSZbJ8tlpOt3xpGKNVxq61dQuRbYMkwQCKSC7mdcY/ZHeP24clmmtuOvypKi1qix6yAjqDsC66e5yQNK9oIWvY35UuaXCj6IS413uTPW XGx9l1setvzPzyZ92bSYixq3Wlt+JAV6aEFNtnyptpyx3s/VWUbJ50rtZbK99PnbLnvtxOzrP6F6z7nFqkYegFhfwvEXyLt514sNK2v7XFAR18UGddnY3XKpT196/TMHu7XqYB11iCdekAXXF7j1165fAAuDhtpEhz6rBfRLTp4RaFzhhdAMQGwAEu+CKGYwxy45zknvkOGa0ZveTmIgxWl0xj4vJTojhTCS51s5dq3/IWl9FPpeG3GXDbll2o/N uH3Znbb7R3be01zaVWzWzuab1vucmsblxWYLuwsdCTqh9xg51O/seqyfTdZtqXR0VfxvfppALEKQGUANgGIg4D+Xq6CeyxLtYDm5xA7uf3bDJcBWJ+5EPf3vj3j7098+/PfuvL0hIAaD68d42iA3bzOFcG4RU5OW7xWhoJJ+k+yf5Pcb/Bc2SwNJWqCqVEWnU8zdULdqW15jIxmD2jhmtqHxVsW/a3dOZTW/OU7h6yDUv8Ptb3EaROZem2m36j5I a291PNjuXqaKEWPKY98uFWrF1jJmnMdbax3+iid48Y/vTudVTjhx1/NeWGvmmxr9T6a6GHrvdx6AED2B4g9QeLuRA6DHp4fdPuX3pnz1xZ5ve6e73U3ozzN8vfmfSXokL9zQO9Wgvyz5wsdjfjiUNAOAWwUIg2DOBsAsgVwlFzB/Yfov4OdT3y4rYcHUxvJnFUferbQlL2n2YxzBJMYrcDP/BCppU+XKmfqmmXCG1R9vYo8oarbBXiVbo67cKxvg T1QxwO5WLeHpa6cowqO+49WPePNjg7YDm1UnbZ3wn+eS/NcfLyI3xYRoABKEANh7gWIcYLq6MvteLtnX5SWE+DOHTIn+3vSNHJ08NB5QlkStiKHEqYgHkbAa8AgD3By+OAe4H19IOrtQra78gpFQ3eUGIqnP969ALT/p+M/mf/dnFWra4dT95nCE8e9/oXoWmDLJS+ZyI/i+sry3pM6R/Kf5DzH/vhHoVTEJNvg+ff0zyj42JPu22BlRXiMt4bWc mnltd9xQ9SkRk2nhxeP8d3x6eMCeTnLQ/436YNdXPAz3PldyGacUPOcMJ3s7xd6u+eLxvhpEXz2G1gS+T4SkGX/L/l9kDoMNfsX/X6l9N+FfPfxX0Q+LM7e+KOPf92O0jBHeJAy7DgA2DzAhBqjWKjJbd+yUJzwmPwjrk9+uDs9Tf2MzOW1sJfg/RjYXiYzh6rce/FTXvoRaM4ZfjPIfjb8j4H9h/H2+lofzDXo+bJoJeu195jxMvOMUxrDcayAF x65YYrg8ZGKKys16k+mfpJoieCrtspuObdhADLsuGKmCwQD8MuysCrPmTbccgJsE6Lu12jty9eK4mnYwgSAEL4SAZsASYdYowPoDMAzfj35K+aTjIp12GvggCUmWvo54jAdJhG6IByAagGsCnnuybyMBipBBG0FKhboMi+wIEbrEIroW7oa7CnF6luCXoEKu+0xu76e+6XorzxSWXv75g+SQqlJiq7btNqdu+xviQM05QmV7o+69N8CY0r4Ls71e qfk17p+MrpAFna8kh165+qnt17hOBAQbJJwlqugCT+0/vcCz+lflbLQY5AXGCUBBQDQG9+dAQt4NA4QceAugVAdEG0Bn7sQ48Uv7nt7+yY7OwTj+g3pgANgkgBQAdA8oJip3KLnqi6we93oeglm3Duv6QAsYq94lKH3lmLyB33v4La2SXhvwb2gJKD45evvloEja/Qff7amcPpy6Fe9ttkK5WaPnKpIcMXHLifAA1KK7WOb9kT7gC83IJ7R226uw Lz+SrrvKTE+AHsAASiwCuwKebPvq5Ma7gUa7LuGoqu6aezAnPikB6ACg5oOqZrQF9+TzCNiwKnwTGTpODonhCa+IbmmScB6KCGBHBJwXP7lB2KjkotBxwOb5Ie5mJrhAI9UNfTiW6wCtT2+u/l95Euy9rKb9ORYkSA9B6gS0pDaHEkMF3+CzjM7B+T/gs60ebXMop1Q1MFH6cSGznEyY6melv4VCtXsn76Ku7PtqLuJPo47QCbXhcEgOVwV143BG 4hp4J20DhIAugBQUUElBZQRGbvO0GC8EEOBZu8HKhwKGqEl2GoWdBahaQQP4/uu3mQ4j+ekJHbHq0nL9INgWQEIBCA+gMUG7uJThUGL+YtqPCchfsDbYT8buE1BveqtliHlK+/sS5DOpLrtAqByXql4EeF/kR6KO1/sNrYiFIboEyKj/rIG0hYfpMHkiftHeR+o1It/532HaEgY541xtyFABKwRK5rBXIhAKKyQoWc7yuLodCH7BU+K65QAy7Kxg fwGAQCbfy4oVz5qeXgXcGp2hkoQCWu0GIUhwAegOBAEIyAHuDOAs4XOHZQc4YuFLhy4SuGrhzgHuD+QirGgBdAnABqQnMlJkwAcAbAMeChEx4eiDawE+MQAwAG4ccz9QaAOQwJs8PEyZMAN4QczDQaAPwL6AcABeHmA6IPrChEDIKgChEuAC2gEIr4X2QfhYEN+Figv4f+GARogkv5DoLRKNi7s1nqr6Bu5JiwGN2KZNr4cB4buihwALYW2FnAH8 PwFlOAIqPwVoBxE4zqUNTrxYgIi/DIGNkC9lKbcKeIQD4Ehsxil41uW9mM6qmfvuSHQ+IwS246m4wQj7h+XUN/pmBn/uV69ijiMnS5gnHqWF6KY4qzyrBAoeAG1hWfvO45+uAUGYF+vPmu6+BG7hAC2h9oY6EdAzoduiwOV3GOEThs+NOEuAS4QuFrhrkW5Fzh4EXeHXgu4cXAhyYcEeEnhZ4ReFCAV4Z5HJA94YQCPhX3M+GkA4Ee+EbCX4T+E0 gcEZxDARoEcoBxRPAJBGJRMEclFAR8EQQBi2OoYaR2RBgA5EzhzkXsTuR1UWuFhR24T5H6wfkYeHHhqUUFFigIUdeEcAm4V5EPhNsE+HhgsUV1HHM8UZ+HQRUcH+H5RqUSBGz4mUdlFjRsEZNHzCiEdxyAu6PIP7Y8DyH7L+qP6LhhlE4ADzAwgcAHABigoSNwCRQ0ACCDaSEgAhAQgVwAwCtoFAMBFu+uHgCSvREwH9IiAXCEkEFAYoITK4hiXp UAfRrDIFpUBT0RGGhCc5Cqh3R2AJ9EgxBQMBBNKV/oDEwxwMcUDfR+gL9GkhHLEDFfRVAZjEam/QTjFwx+gI0ApSdokTFoxVAQBL6BC0BTFQA6MerD+u6EcjGwxlMfDHIRf4NLJ0x6MW5BBus6JKSsx9MXjGJG+RqzYCM3MVQENgeRteqFGMINVosxqMULEFAosQxAB8mmO9EoxuMfDFTwpMdqDFYyIB/i4g+AFC4AiTBs/x00itEqpWEBsWiDCg FrhXjK4WVk8CHGA4IkBZokAEYDHh80n5pBYBAJpAIgm1reRI01DgrFaxJMYYEeg6Ye9F0gJAKZxeCRzrHGjAX+CsR3RMccQA7h9sFLG1sKmlogkAjBCTinh+ADhjSeVIGczDQFULwAEwlcRXG9qdzNCAqQygCGDcgLnsoClx6wJcC8AWcp3EdxtcWwJ0x+MQgDUx6DowyJ2KkDpC0Q+miThFA2cQrAfi7+EQDJxc8YHYfIZoeaCKQsjMP7QgDOKQ CYgpAKmArxm8Txrcgu8VnHHws8QDjukvjJoC4YmSswB82uAHAAZxCAKfHBAhzjCBl2jAAxDHhNOD7FQhOoPkBl2EgutjJmBgKrHSMC7oc5RkaIBjEAJBJhJL4AmDOEGfx38dLCXxjgMwDZxKDjBBdARQB/DfaIcRf7hAZ0XHyhQQAA== ``` %%