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B O¢ <br /> Tokon of 1exfngton, Aammrbuotw i <br /> `Z�xrGc4� SELECT BOARD OFFICE <br /> PROCLAMATION <br /> Whereas: Paul Coven Shupe,a native of Loveland,Colorado,graduated from Graceland College in Lamoni,Iowa <br /> with a degree in History and Religious Studies and was ordained by the United Church of Christ thirty- <br /> four years ago;and <br /> Whereas: Reverend Paul C. Shupe continued to pursue his education earning a Master of Divinity from Vanderbilt <br /> University in Nashville,Tennessee and a Doctorate of Ministry from Columbia Theological Seminary; <br /> and <br /> Whereas: Reverend Dr. Paul C. Shupe has served Congregations in the United Church of Christ in Falmouth, <br /> Maine;Madison,Wisconsin;and Lexington,Massachusetts;and <br /> Whereas: Reverend Dr. Paul C. Shupe has faithfully served as the eleventh Senior Minister of Hancock United <br /> Church of Christ,adjacent to the Historic Battle Green in Lexington,Massachusetts,changing the world <br /> with love,compassion and courage for eleven and a half years;and <br /> Whereas: Reverend Dr.Paul C. Shupe has served the Town of Lexington with his caring,compassionate and <br /> public-minded spirit as a Board Member of the Fund for Lexington,as a member of the Cary Memorial <br /> Library Board of Trustees and as an active member of the Lexington interfaith Clergy Association <br /> (LICA);and <br /> Whereas: Reverend Dr.Paul C. Shupe's outreach to the community goes beyond the town's boundaries by <br /> ministering to those living in assisted and skilled care facilities in other communities as well as working <br /> with mission partners locally,nationally and internationally for the good of all. <br /> NOW THEREFORE, WE, THE SELECT BOARD of the Town of Lexington,Massachusetts,do hereby recognize <br /> Reverend Doctors Paul Coven Shupe <br /> for his many years of service,not only to Lexington,but to all whose lives he touched and who have been helped by him. <br /> We extend our sincere best wishes to him on his Retirement. <br /> IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have set our hands and caused the seal of Lexington to be affixed herewith on the 25th of <br /> January 2021. <br /> s4Z , L.-*- ��z a <br /> DOUGLAS CENTS,CHAIR JOYU&I N.PATO <br /> 'tom <br /> UZANNE E. ARRY A <br /> MARK D.SANDEEN <br />