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St. Andrew Church
Publish Date: 2019-11-24
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St. Andrew Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (973) 584-0388
  • Fax:
  • (973) 584-3573
  • Street Address:

  • 1447 Sussex Turnpike

  • Randolph, NJ 07869-1830
  • Mailing Address:

  • 1447 Sussex Turnpike

  • Randolph, NJ 07869-1830


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Services Schedule

On Sunday we celebrate

Orthros at 8:45 am & Divine Liturgy at 10am

Weekday Orthros and Liturgies begin at 8am 

 

 


Past Bulletins


Services at St. Andrew

Thursday 11/21 +The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple

Orthros at 8am and Divine Liturgy at 9am

BAPTISIMS : On Saturday November 23rd at 5pm Maria Catlin will baptize her children.

Sunday, November 24, 2019 +13th Sunday of Luke 

+Orthros at 8:45am and Divine Liturgy at 10am 

Memorial : A 40 Day Memorial service will be held for the repose of the soul of + Lois Lygeri Marin, beloved mother of Keith (Holly), Chuck (Eileen) Marin and grandmother of Sarah and Christian Marin. May her memory be eternal.        

Monday 11/25 +Catherine the Great Martyr of Alexandria

+Orthros at 8am and Divine Liturgy at 9am

Tuesday 11/26 +Stylianos the Monk of Paphlagonia

+Orthros at 8am & Divine Liturgy at 9am | Artoclasia Service is offered by the Sedereas Family for the health and wellbeing of their family members

Wednesday 11/27 THANKSGIVING Service +Orthros & Divine Liturgy at 6pm

Saint Andrew the First- Called Apostle

Friday 11/29 +Great Vespers with Artoclasia @7pm

Officiated by His Eminence Metropolitan EVANGELOS of New Jersey
Reception following services hosted by our Ladies of Philoptochos

Saturday 11/30 +Orthros at 9am & Archieratical Divine Liturgy at 10am

Artoclasia officiated by His Eminence Metropolitan EVANGELOS
Luncheon Following Services hosted by our Ladies of Philoptochos

 

 

 

 

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Announcements

at Saint Andrew

Stewardship Sunday is on November 24:  We ask you to prayerfully consider your Blessings as you submit your  2020 Pledge to Saint Andrew  "To everything there is a season, (and) A time for every purpose under heaven: …A time to plant, A time to reap...”

Nativity Fast Study on Fridays @ 10:30am on 11/15, 11/22, 12/6, 12/13 (see New-Flyers for more information)  

Coffee hour 11/24 is hosted by GOYA| Bagels donated by ALFA BAGELS

St. Andrew General Assembly meeting on Monday, December 2nd, 2019 @7:00pm. : According to the Uniform Parish Regulations of the Archdiocese, all parishioners present, and wishing to participate in the discussions and voting, must be active stewards for 2019.  There will be many important topics discussed. (see New-Flyers for The agenda)

Free at our candle stand for the next 2 weeks!  While they last: INTRODUCING THE ORTHODOX CHURCH:

Here is a genuinely different and practical book for the inquirer and potential convert to Orthodox Christianity. It is different in a number of ways, all of which commend this volume to wide use by pastors whose task it is to introduce the members of their inquirers classes to an Orthodox way of life which will touch their lives in a full and complete way.
Chapters include: What We Believe About the One Apostolic Church, the Nicene Creed, Jesus, the Holy Trinity, the Divine Liturgy, Salvation, the Church Fathers, the Church Year, Symbols, the Sacraments, the Saints and the Theotokos, Life After Death, the Bible, Icons, Prayers for the Dead, and Prayer. 

A Christmas Benefit Concert : Saturday December 7th at 6pm at St John the Theologian Cathedral, Tenafly NJ | Donation $50| Tickets available at St. Andrew church Office

TOYS FOR TOTS :  We will be collecting unwrapped toys for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation up until Friday 12/13/19 

Newborn Baby Clothing Drive: please bring unwrapped baby clothes to church before 12/15/19 so we can deliver to Newark University Hospital

Little Angels Playgroup:  Please join us every Friday at 10-11am for Little Angels playgroup. Each week we will teach your child basic Greek with fun activities, songs, and active play. It’s a great way to connect with other Moms and families in the St. Andrew community and build lifelong friendships for both you and your children. Great for any age, infant to 3 years old. Grandparents and caretakers are welcome. For more information contact Athina Vella at (973) 879-7095 or at amv1823@gmail.com.   

Call for participants to Mazi class: If your child is between 2 1/2-4 years old and you are interested in signing up for afternoon Μαζί με τη Μαμά Greek instruction please reach out to Athina Vella at (973) 879-7095 or at amv1823@gmail.com. We are trying to assemble a group class.  

 

Assistive Listening available: Don't miss a single sound.
Please use our Listening Device which was generously donated by one of our parishioners to be used during our Services.  Ask Parish Council at the narthex to assist you

Sunday Coffee Hour Hosts    

November: 11/24 GOYA * (11/29 Fri. Vespers, 11/30 Sat St. Andrew Day

December: 12/1 Philoptochos*, 12/8 PTA*, 12/15 DOP*, 12/22 GOYA*, 12/29 Bakaliko
                                  *Lenten refreshments/deserts during Advent Lent please

BAGELS for Sunday Coffee hour are donated by ALFA BAGELS located on Route 10 in Randolph, NJ. We thank them for their generosity and continued support. 

Stewardship Sunday November 24th

Stewardship Update  11/14/19:

We would like to thank everyone who submitted their 2019 Christian Stewardship Commitment. 282 families have sent in their pledges Totaling  $246,055

Total Operating Budget 2019 $ 800, 000

Stewardship Income $350,000 $246,055 committed to date)

Fundraising Income $450,000

Balanced Budget $800,000.

If you have not already made your commitment to Saint Andrew church, we ask that you prayerfully consider your blessings and submit your 2019 pledge today.

Online Giving SystemWeShare click on link and follow instructions   https://standrewgonj.churchgiving.com/ws/opportunities/ our website/ or call the office

We’d like to be able to better communicate with everyone on social media where appropriate.

Please Like Us / Follow Us on our church Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Religious-Organization/St-Andrew-Greek-Orthodox-Church-Randolph-NJ-758987230951158/ 

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Fr. John's Message

 
 

Nativity Fast 2019 

The Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy  Esteemed Members of the Metropolitan Council, Esteemed Members of the Parish Councils, Philoptochos Sisterhood, Faculty and Students of the Catechetical and Greek Afternoon Schools, Directors and Participants of all Youth Organizations, and all devout Orthodox Christians of the Communities of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey 
 
My Beloved,
 
 As we prepare for the Nativity of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ, we are given the opportunity to reflect upon the meaning of His birth. This contemplation should not just take place through the course of our everyday lives, but we must endeavor to do so by preparing ourselves both spiritually and physically. In the Kathismata of the Sunday prior to the Nativity we hear in our Orthodox hymnology a hymn which commands us saying, “Prepare yourself, O Bethlehem, for Eden is opened unto all.” Since we are partakers in the events at Bethlehem, we too are being called to prepare ourselves. Thus, we prepare ourselves by ensuring that we attend divine services, by putting an even greater emphasis on personal prayer, by fasting as a means help us focus on the feast of the Nativity, and by recognizing the person in Christ is each other. 
 
 There is no feast without fasting and there is no fasting without a feast. But in order to properly partake in the Nativity feast, we must first focus on this fast. The form of fasting, however, is not merely just what we eat, but also includes fasting from negative thoughts. Fasting includes not just that which goes into our mouths, but that which comes forth from our mouths, in other words, being more attentive to our words. Fasting includes almsgiving and being more generous to those less fortunate than ourselves. This is one of the most important aspects of fasting because in doing so we are encouraged to look at each person as the image of Christ. 
 
 This point is of great significance because Christ became man so that all of the human person might be saved, both soul and body. Though the body may one day die, it is reunited with the soul at the end of time and experiences eternity in this unified state. Thus, the birth of Christ constitutes for us both the beginning of our salvation, since Christ came to save us through His earthly life, His ministry, His crucifixion, and His resurrection, and also the confirmation that the body has worth. It is not just a shell or the receptacle for our soul. It is an inherent part of our Orthodox Christian theology that the body together with the soul has value since it is the locus of our prayer. 
 
 My beloved in the Lord, even if you cannot attend every Divine Service or follow every fasting rule, I ask that you simply push yourselves to do a little more. Attend more services than you normally do. Try to abstain from certain foods in an effort to fast. Endeavor to pray more and to guard your thoughts and words more carefully. Make a greater effort in helping your neighbor who is in need. If you do these things, you will have successfully participated in the Nativity Fast and you will all the more be able to rejoice in the coming of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ whose incarnation sanctifies our souls and bodies. Praying that you all have a fruitful and blessed Nativity Fast, I remain
 
With Paternal Love and Blessings,  
† E V A N G E L O S Metropolitan of New Jersey
 
 

 

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News - Flyers - Registrations - Other

    Church Schedule

    Church Schedule

    Nov 24-Dec 2nd


    Stewardhip

    Stewardhip

    So, I invite you to be with us here at Saint Andrew Church... Sundays in November ...we will worship together as we do each Sunday. In addition, we will learn and talk about how to grow our parish, and her ministries in the coming year.


    Pledge Form 2020

    Pledge Form 2020

    We ask you to prayerfully consider your blessings when you make your 2020 tax-deductible Commitment. Please submit on Stewardship Sunday November 24th.


    Saint Andrew

    Saint Andrew

    FRIDAY 11/29 + GREAT VESPERS with ARTOCLASIA @7 pm | SATURDAY 11/30 +ORTHROS at 9AM & +ARCHIERATICAL DIVINE LITURGY AT 10AM


    General Assembly

    General Assembly

    St. Andrew General Assembly meeting on Monday, December 2nd, 2019 @7:00pm.


    TOYS FOR TOTS

    TOYS FOR TOTS

    Bring unwrapped TOYS to Church | Last day for TOYS FOR TOTS drop-off: Friday 12/13/19


    NEWBORN BABY clothing

    NEWBORN BABY clothing

    Please bring in unwrapped clothing by 12/15/19


    Christmas Concert

    Christmas Concert

    Saturday Dec. 7 at 6pm at ST JOHN THE THEOLOGIAN CATHEDRAL, Tenafly NJ | Donation $50| Tickets available at St. Andrew church Office


    Bake Sale

    Bake Sale

    BAKALIKO: November 17-30 place your orders


    Christmas Party

    Christmas Party

    Philoptochos and the Daughters of Penelope | Tuesday, December 10 at 6:30 p.m. | REDWOODS GRILL & BAR 459 Main St., Chester


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Prayer List

If you would like us to remember you or your loved one in our prayers, please contact the office. 973-584-0388

Names will be kept on this list for approximately 3 months. Please resubmit Names if needed.   Fr. John will pray for the Names above during the Proskomide “Offering of gifts” during the first part of the Divine Liturgy when our priest prepares the mystical gifts of bread and wine. Please keep these names in your prayers as well.

Mary, Caroline, Demetrios, Konstantinos, Susan, Gregory, Nikoletta, Afrodite, Cassandra, Aristea, Konstantinos, George, Mary, Holly, Gary, Roye, Cristos, Panagiota, Anna, Panagiotis, John, Nicos, Hannah, Christos, Theoseva, George, Genevieve, Christine, Anna, Louis, Marilyn, Suriana, Antonios, John, Maria, Dimitry Elias, Evangelia, George, Kyriaki, John, Rose, Evmorfia, Fr. Demetri, Prz Spyridoula, Eugenia, Constantinos, Eftychia, Kyzoula, Lukas, Athanasios, Angeliki, Christian, Olga, Efthimia, Demitra, Antonia, Anna Christina, Ronnie, Stephanie, Lukas, Zoe, Spyridoula, Maria, Eugenia, Alexa, Eleni, Vasiliki, Rosemary, Corinne, Sophia, Stavroula, Konstantinos, Anastasia, Pamela, Brian, Brandon, Irene, Eleutherios, Panayioti, William, Kyriaki, Panayiota, Beatrice, Demetrios, Andreas, Ioanna, Marykate, John, Konstantinos, Barbara, Despina, Eleni, Bonnie, Richard, Mary, Petros, Demosthenes, Norma, Beatrice, Geoffrey, Theonimfi, Alexandra, Kathy, John, Reggie, Shannon... 

Prayer for a Sick Person:

Heavenly Father, physician of our souls and bodies, who have sent Your only-begotten Son and our Lord Jesus Christ to heal every sickness and infirmity, visit and heal (me) Your servant from all physical and spiritual ailments through the grace of Your Christ. Grant (me) patience in this sickness, strength of body and spirit, and recovery of health.  Lord, You have taught us through Your word to pray for each other that we may be healed.  I pray that You heal (me) as Your servant and grant (me) the gift of complete health. For You are the source of healing and to You I give glory, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen

 

 
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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

First Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Matthew 28:16-20

At that time, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshipped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age. Amen."

First Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 28:16-20

Οἱ δὲ ἕνδεκα μαθηταὶ ἐπορεύθησαν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, εἰς τὸ ὄρος οὗ ἐτάξατο αὐτοῖς ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς. καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ, οἱ δὲ ἐδίστασαν. καὶ προσελθὼν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς λέγων· ἐδόθη μοι πᾶσα ἐξουσία ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς. πορευθέντες μαθητεύσατε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, βαπτίζοντες αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ῾Αγίου Πνεύματος, διδάσκοντες αὐτοὺς τηρεῖν πάντα ὅσα ἐνετειλάμην ὑμῖν· καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ μεθ᾿ ὑμῶν εἰμι πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας ἕως τῆς συντελείας τοῦ αἰῶνος. ἀμήν.


Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal Second Mode. Psalm 27.9,1.
O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance.
Verse: To you, O Lord, I have cried, O my God.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 2:4-10.

Brethren, God who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with him, and made us sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God: not because of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

Προκείμενον. Plagal Second Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 27.9,1.
Σῶσον, Κύριε τὸν λαὸν σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου.
Στίχ. Πρὸς σἐ, Κύριε, κεκράξομαι ὁ Θεός μου.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Ἐφεσίους 2:4-10.

Ἀδελφοί, ὁ θεός, πλούσιος ὢν ἐν ἐλέει, διὰ τὴν πολλὴν ἀγάπην αὐτοῦ ἣν ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς, καὶ ὄντας ἡμᾶς νεκροὺς τοῖς παραπτώμασιν συνεζωοποίησεν τῷ Χριστῷ - χάριτί ἐστε σεσωσμένοι - καὶ συνήγειρεν, καὶ συνεκάθισεν ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ· ἵνα ἐνδείξηται ἐν τοῖς αἰῶσιν τοῖς ἐπερχομένοις τὸν ὑπερβάλλοντα πλοῦτον τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ ἐν χρηστότητι ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ· τῇ γὰρ χάριτί ἐστε σεσῳσμένοι διὰ τῆς πίστεως, καὶ τοῦτο οὐκ ἐξ ὑμῶν· θεοῦ τὸ δῶρον· οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων, ἵνα μή τις καυχήσηται. Αὐτοῦ γάρ ἐσμεν ποίημα, κτισθέντες ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ ἐπὶ ἔργοις ἀγαθοῖς, οἷς προητοίμασεν ὁ θεός, ἵνα ἐν αὐτοῖς περιπατήσωμεν.


Gospel Reading

13th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 18:18-27

At that time, a ruler came to Jesus and asked him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.' " And he said, "All these I have observed from my youth." And when Jesus heard it, he said to him, "One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." But when he heard this he became sad, for he was very rich. Jesus looking at him said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?" But he said, "What is impossible with men is possible with God."

13th Sunday of Luke
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 18:18-27

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἄρχων λέγων· διδάσκαλε ἀγαθέ, τί ποιήσας ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω; εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν; οὐδεὶς ἀγαθὸς εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ Θεός. τὰς ἐντολὰς οἶδας· μὴ μοιχεύσῃς, μὴ φονεύσῃς, μὴ κλέψῃς, μὴ ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς, τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα σου. ὁ δὲ εἶπε· ταῦτα πάντα ἐφυλαξάμην ἐκ νεότητός μου. ἀκούσας δὲ ταῦτα ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἔτι ἕν σοι λείπει· πάντα ὅσα ἔχεις πώλησον καὶ διάδος πτωχοῖς, καὶ ἕξεις θησαυρὸν ἐν οὐρανῷ, καὶ δεῦρο ἀκολούθει μοι. ὁ δὲ ἀκούσας ταῦτα περίλυπος ἐγένετο· ἦν γὰρ πλούσιος σφόδρα. ἰδὼν δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς περίλυπον γενόμενον εἶπε· πῶς δυσκόλως οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ! εὐκοπώτερον γάρ ἐστι κάμηλον διὰ τρυμαλιᾶς ῥαφίδος εἰσελθεῖν ἢ πλούσιον εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰσελθεῖν. εἶπον δὲ οἱ ἀκούσαντες· καὶ τίς δύναται σωθῆναι; ὁ δὲ εἶπε· τὰ ἀδύνατα παρὰ ἀνθρώποις δυνατὰ παρὰ τῷ Θεῷ ἐστιν.


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Saints and Feasts

Allsaint
November 24

Philoumenos and Christopher the Martyrs


Presentation
November 24

Afterfeast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple


Allsaint
November 24

Hermogenes, the Martyr


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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal Second Mode

Angelic powers were above Thy tomb, and they that guarded Thee became as dead. And Mary stood by the grave seeking Thine immaculate Body. Thou hast despoiled Hades and wast not tried thereby. Thou didst meet the Virgin and didst grant us life. O Thou Who didst arise from the dead, Lord, glory be to Thee.
Ἀγγελικαὶ Δυνάμεις ἐπὶ τὸ μνῆμά σου, καὶ οἱ φυλάσσοντες ἀπενεκρώθησαν, καὶ ἵστατο Μαρία ἐν τῷ τάφῳ, ζητοῦσα τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶμα. Ἐσκύλευσας τὸν ᾍδην, μὴ πειρασθεὶς ὑπ' αὐτοῦ, ὑπήντησας τῇ Παρθένῳ, δωρούμενος τὴν ζωήν, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ των νεκρῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.

Apolytikion for Afterfeast of the Entry of the Theotokos in the Fourth Mode

Today is the prelude of God's good will and the heralding of the salvation of mankind. In the temple of God, the Virgin is presented openly, and she proclaimeth Christ unto all. To her, then, with a great voice let us cry aloud: Rejoice, O thou fulfilment of the Creator's dispensation.
Σήμερον τής ευδοκίας Θεού τό προοίμιον, καί τής τών ανθρώπων σωτηρίας η προκήρυξις, Εν Ναώ τού Θεού τρανώς η Παρθένος δείκνυται, καί τόν Χριστόν τοίς πάσι προκαταγγέλλεται, Αυτή καί ημείς μεγαλοφώνως βοήσωμεν, Χαίρε τής οικονομίας τού Κτίστου η εκπλήρωσις.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Fourth Mode

Today, the most pure temple of the Savior, the precious bridal chamber and Virgin, the sacred treasure of God, enters the house of the Lord, bringing the grace of the Divine Spirit. The Angels of God praise her. She is the heavenly tabernacle.
Ο καθαρώτατος ναός τού Σωτήρος, η πολυτίμητος παστάς καί Παρθένος, τό Ιερόν θησαύρισμα τής δόξης τού Θεού, σήμερον εισάγεται, εν τώ οίκω Κυρίου, τήν χάριν συνεισάγουσα, τήν εν Πνευματι θείω, ήν ανυμνούσιν Άγγελοι Θεού, Αύτη υπάρχει σκηνή επουράνιος.
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Wisdom of the Fathers

Love of money is the worship of idols, a daughter of unbelief, an excuse for infirmities, a foreboder of old age, a harbinger of drought, a herald of hunger.
St. John Climacus
The Ladder of Divine Ascent, Step 16:2,7 and Step 17:1, 6th Century

He who has conquered this passion has cut out care; but he who is bound by it never attains to pure prayer.
St. John Climacus
The Ladder of Divine Ascent, Step 16:2,7 and Step 17:1, 6th Century

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