{"id":13,"date":"2014-02-05T17:25:04","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T22:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/liturgical-consultants.org\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2024-01-30T12:02:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T17:02:24","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/liturgical-consultants.org\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; top_divider_height=&#8221;50px&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;50px&#8221; bottom_divider_flip=&#8221;horizontal|vertical&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;43px&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Who We Are<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>ACLS members are liturgical consultants, artists, architects, and other professionals. 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