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    <description>Welcome to the Table! You are listening to the Kingstowne Communion podcast, with lead pastor Michelle Matthews. The Kingstowne Communion is a new United Methodist church existing to gather people into communion with Jesus Christ and extend God's table into the world through courageous conversation, creative community, and collaborating for the common good. We worship at Hayfield Secondary School (7630 Telegraph Rd, Door 9 off Old Telegraph) every Sunday at 10am. For more information, visit kingstownecommunion.net, or like, follow, or subscribe on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.</description>
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    <itunes:subtitle>We exist to gather people into communion with Jesus Christ.</itunes:subtitle>
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    <itunes:summary>Welcome to the Table! You are listening to the Kingstowne Communion podcast, with lead pastor Michelle Matthews. The Kingstowne Communion is a new United Methodist church existing to gather people into communion with Jesus Christ and extend God's table into the world through courageous conversation, creative community, and collaborating for the common good. We worship at Hayfield Secondary School (7630 Telegraph Rd, Door 9 off Old Telegraph) every Sunday at 10am. For more information, visit kingstownecommunion.net, or like, follow, or subscribe on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.</itunes:summary>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Sunday, August 23, 2026 | Seculosity: Everyday Obsessions That Become Religions of Enough | Guest preacher Rev. Thomas James continues in our summer 2026 sermon series Seculosity, with a sermon on the Seculosity of Jesusland (Faith), based on Mark 2:23-3:6 and titled "What Drives Our Faith."</itunes:subtitle>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Sunday, August 16, 2026 | Seculosity: Everyday Obsessions That Become Religions of Enough | Pastor Michelle continues in our summer 2026 sermon series Seculosity, with a sermon on the Seculosity of Performance (Work, Tech, Fandom), based on Matthew 20:1-16 and titled "When the Metrics Become the Measure."</itunes:subtitle>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Sunday, August 2, 2026 | Seculosity: Everyday Obsessions That Become Religions of Enough | Pastor Michelle continues in our summer 2026 sermon series Seculosity, with a sermon on the Seculosity of Parenting &amp; Caregiving, based on Matthew 11:16-30, entitled "Family As Final Exam."</itunes:subtitle>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Sunday, July 26, 2026 | Seculosity: Everyday Obsessions That Become Religions of Enough | Pastor Michelle continues in our summer 2026 sermon series Seculosity, with a sermon on the Seculosity of Busyness, based on Luke 10:38-42 and titled "Busy, Browsing &amp; Burnt Out."</itunes:subtitle>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Sunday, July 19, 2026 | Seculosity: Everyday Obsessions That Become Religions of Enough | Pastor Michelle continues in our summer 2026 sermon series Seculosity, with a sermon on the Seculosity of Romance, based in John 4 and titled "Can Love Save Me?"</itunes:subtitle>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Sunday, July 5, 2026 | Seculosity: Everyday Obsessions That Become Religions of Enough | Pastor Michelle continues in our summer 2026 sermon series Seculosity, with a sermon on the Seculosity of Politics &amp; National Identity, based on John 18:33-36 &amp; Phil 3:17-21, entitled "No Other Kingdom." </itunes:subtitle>
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