Pause for Thought – 26 August 2020
This has been prepared by Adria Irwin, one of the ministers of Highlands United Church, Vancouver, and is available here:
https://youtu.be/WhZNCfsrnrM
This has been prepared by Adria Irwin, one of the ministers of Highlands United Church, Vancouver, and is available here:
https://youtu.be/WhZNCfsrnrM
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