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Conestoga Valley /townlively
MARCH 4, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVI • NO 14
SUMMER ACTIVITY
Camp Cadet of Lancaster County,
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Joni and Friends Pennsylvania will hold its annual Evening of Hope event on Thursday, April 16, from 6:45 to 9 p.m. at Calvary Church, 1051 Landis Valley Road, Lancaster. The organization will be celebrating its 20th anniversary of ministry in Pennsylvania. For more information about Joni and Friends Pennsylvania, readers may call 717-522-1467 or visit www.joniand friends.org/pennsylvania. OPEN HOUSE
Woodcrest Retreat, 225 Woodcrest Drive, Ephrata, will host a summer camp open house on Saturday, April 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Parents and children may tour the facilities and learn about Woodcrest’s camp programs as well as retreat and rental facilities. Admission to the open house is free. For more information, call 717-738-2233 or visit www.woodcrestretreat.org. FASHION SHOW FUNDRAISER
will host a fashion show and lunch on Saturday, March 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at American Legion Post 662, 35 S. Hoover Ave., New Holland. The event will feature cancer survivors as the models. Tickets should be purchased by Friday, March 13, by calling 717-354-2656. Proceeds will benefit the RFL of Lancaster County. GALA AND AUCTION
Cavod Academy of the Arts will host a night of culinary fare, musical performances, and a live auction to support its vision to create with purpose. Cavod’s 2020 gala and auction will take place on Thursday, April 16, at Lancaster Country Club, 1466 New Holland Pike, Lancaster, at 6 p.m. Guests should dress in formal cocktail attire. For details and tickets, visit www.cavod.org or contact taylor@cavod.org or 717-354-3355. Tickets should be purchased by Wednesday, April 1.
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Concert Series To Feature “Paul And Friends” By Ann Mead Ash
The Dorothy Rose Smith Concert Series, named for a longtime Highland Presbyterian Church music director, is held at Highland, 500 E. Roseville Road, Lancaster. The series presents four concerts each year. According to current Highland music ministry director Paul Thorlakson, the series kicks off each fall with an organ concert. A second concert is held near Christmas, a third concert is held in the spring, and the choir and an orchestra perform a major work in June. This year, Thorlakson will be joined by friends, including clarinetist Doris Hall-Gulati and vocalists Jeffrey and Abbigail Martin, for “Paul and Friends,” an eclectic concert on Wednesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. The concert, which will include a variety of types of music, will run for 90 minutes with a brief intermission. There is no cost to attend See Concert pg 7
Program Provides Computers For Refugees By Dayna M. Reidenouer
New Director Hopes To Speak At Churches
“I really enjoy helping people with their English and helping them meet their personal and professional goals,” said Danny Gingrich, who works as an English as a Second Language (ESL) tutor at Alpha and Omega Community Center (AOCC), 708 Wabank Road,
By Ann Mead Ash
In 2018, Lititz resident Jennifer Martin began sharing her testimony in local churches. At New Life Fellowship in Ephrata, her testimony was recorded, and her parents, Jay and Rosene Hurst, showed the tape to their friends Drew and Cindy Metcalf, founders of We Help Children, a ministry with workers in several locations, including the Guatemala and the U.S. The organization works with children in orphanages and trains workers who serve in orphanages, among other efforts on behalf of traumatized children. Drew and Cindy immediately noticed a correlation between Jennifer’s testimony and the children they help. They See We Help Children pg 2
Lancaster. In recent years, Gingrich’s desire to help others has expanded from English tutoring to matching individuals with computers. Gingrich noted that he uses a lot of websites that offer free grammar lessons in his tutoring sessions, and he thought it would be helpful for his students to practice on their own at home. However, with most of his students being refugees with See Computers pg 6
ESL tutor Danny Gingrich coordinates the Computers for Refugees program at Alpha and Omega Community Center. He welcomes computer-savvy volunteers and donations of Windows 8 and newer devices.
Jennifer Martin (left), U.S. director for We Help Children, has worked with children in Guatemala and Haiti. In her new role with We Help Children, she will build relationships with area churches by giving her testimony and speaking about the organization.
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Jeff Raught Will Present Stories, Music Alive Church Ephrata, 510 Stevens Road, Ephrata, will host storyteller and musician Jeff Raught on Sunday, March 15, at 6:30 p.m. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Raught combines stories of life and faith. He shares about being a father, husband, and son; marriage and divorce; illness, death, and grieving; and more. On March 15, he will present “The Honeycomb,” which demonstrates ways to not only store up memories, but also to examine them, both the good and the bittersweet. While this show is solo, at times Raught works with Ted Swartz from Ted and Company. The performance at Alive Church Ephrata is a fundraising event to benefit the Pine Ridge Project on the Pine See Raught pg 4
Preparing to present “Paul and Friends” as part of the Dorothy Rose Smith Concert Series at Highland Presbyterian Church on March 11 are (from left) Paul Thorlakson, Doris Hall-Gulati, Jeffrey Martin, and Abbigail Martin. The concert, which will include a variety of musical styles, will be free and open to the public.
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an overnight summer camp for youths ages 11 to 13 who live in Lancaster County, will be held from Sunday, Aug. 16, to Friday, Aug. 21, at Camp Ware in Peach Bottom. The camp is free. Campers may register by visiting www.campcadetoflancastercounty.com and clicking on Camp Cadet.