Conestoga Valley JULY 25, 2018
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIV • NO 34
MUSICAL PRESENTATION
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Hahnstown United Zion Church, 900 Glenwood Drive, Ephrata, will present the Good Family in concert on Sunday, July 29, at 7 p.m. The concert will be held outdoors, weather permitting, and attendees should bring chairs for seating. A freewill offering will be received to support the Good Family’s project. The church is located at the corner of Glenwood Drive and Frysville Road. For details, call 717-572-8394 or 717-381-8878.
BENEFIT EVENT
The 17th annual Rothsville Community Day 5K Fun Run and Walk
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will be held on Saturday, Sept. 15, at Forney Field, located on Church Street in Rothsville. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. Proceeds from the registration fee will benefit WellSpan’s Prescription for Caring program, which provides assistance for people who cannot afford vital medications. To preregister, call WellSpan Family and Pediatric Medicine - Rothsville at 717-721-4800.
UPCOMING TRIP
Upper Leacock Township War Memorial Association (ULTWMA) will sponsor a one-day trip to the Flight 93 Memorial and Quecreek Mine Rescue Site on Friday, Aug. 17. A motorcoach will leave from the rear parking lot of the Leola War Memorial Building, 54 W. Main St., Leola, at 6 a.m. and will return around 6 p.m. For a complete list of activities and other details, visit www.ultwma.org or call Barry at 717-656-0572. Reservations are due by Friday, Aug. 3. All proceeds will support the War Memorial Building.
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Building A Community Of Recovery By Ann Mead Ash
OUTDOOR CONCERT
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For several years, TTC/Potter’s House has hoped to build a faith-based rehab facility to combat drug addiction. On July 14, TTC/Potter’s House staff, area representatives, and friends of the ministry gathered at 261 School Lane, Brownstown, located along the Conestoga River, to dedicate the property to that cause and break ground for the recovery center, to be called Still Waters. TTC/Potter’s House is a nonprofit, Christ-centered ministry that offers a holistic approach to physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of pre-release and post-release prisoners and individuals desiring to overcome addictions. The organization is in the midst of a capital campaign seeking to raise $2 million for Still Waters Recovery Center, which will include a 30- to 90-day intensive
program in a controlled environment. Wendell Metzler and Ryan Forbes opened the ground-breaking event by telling their story of an unlikely friendship between a repeat offender, Forbes, and a police officer, Metzler. As Forbes finished speaking, he began to compare the fallow ground near the river to the fallow ground in the hearts of those fighting addiction, noting that the new center will provide the opportunity for the seed of Christ’s love to be planted in those hearts. Lloyd Hoover, executive director of TTC/Potter’s House, echoed Forbes’ thoughts as he noted that Still Waters can be a place that tells a new story of recovery from addiction. “I declare here today the need for a higher power (to overcome addiction) is an absolute necessity, and that higher power is Jesus Christ, our Lord,” said Hoover. See TTC/Potter’s House pg 2
Freedom Award Project Will Help Educate Campers
Samuel Mwangi (front), pastor of Carpenter Community Church in Brownstown, offered the prayer of dedication at the July 14 ground breaking for Still Waters Recovery Center. Still Waters is a ministry of TTC/Potter’s House.
FoodStock To Support Local Organizations
By Ann Mead Ash
Campers at Woodcrest Retreat in Ephrata now have an added opportunity to learn about the wonders of creation as they traverse the 110 acres the camp offers. In pursuit of his Freedom Award, Trail Life USA trailman David Mease, a member of Trail Life Troop PA 0316, which meets in Lititz, built four outdoor kiosks he calls Creation Discovery Stations to help teach campers about certain insects, trees, animals, and birds, the majority of which are considered native to Pennsylvania. In January, Mease contacted Woodcrest Retreat executive director See Freedom Award Project pg 4
Proceeds from the annual FoodStock Music Festival on July 28 at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire in Manheim will benefit Conestoga Valley Christian Community Services (CVCCS), as well as Water Street Mission, the Manheim Central Food Pantry, and other local food banks and pantries. Trail Life USA trailman David Mease presented one of the four Creation Discovery Stations he built for Woodcrest Retreat in Ephrata in pursuit of his Freedom Award, the highest honor a Trail Life trailman can earn.
By Chelsea Peifer
Telling others about why the FoodStock Music Festival raises funds to support area organizations that are working toward eliminating hunger is easy for Tom Hayden. As one of FoodStock’s
three founders, Hayden said that he became passionate about fighting hunger 26 years ago, when the postal service held its first Stamp Out Hunger food drive. As a postal service worker, Hayden had the chance to pick up thousands of donations and deliver See FoodStock pg 7
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3474 Rothsville Road, Ephrata, will host a “Great Night Out” concert by singer-songwriter, humorist, and guitarist Mark Cable on Friday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m. Cable has released 17 CDs and has been touring the country full time for more than 25 years. The concert will include music, a message, and humor. Light refreshments will be served during intermission, and donations will be accepted. Admission is free.
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