Conestoga Valley OCTOBER 9, 2019
VOL LV • NO 45
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
MUSICAL PRESENTATION
Auscultation Brass will perform on Wednesday, Oct. 30, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at St. John Neumann Church, 601 E. Delp Road, Lancaster. The public is invited to attend. A freewill offering will be received to benefit the St. John Neumann Capital Building Campaign. For details, call 717-569-8531.
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Remembrance Gathering Planned pg 5
Annual HinkleFEST, Auction Slated pg 2
Thriving Under Extraordinary Circumstances By Chelsea Peifer
UPCOMING CONCERT
The Gap Male Chorus will be in concert on Sunday, Oct. 20, at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 11 N. Church St., Brownstown, at 7 p.m. The concert will include classic hymn arrangements, Southern gospel music, spirituals, and modern-style selections. Admission will be free, but a freewill offering will be received to benefit the chorus’s chosen mission project.
LUNCH AND TALK
Lancaster Christian Women’s Club will host a luncheon at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Bent Creek Country Club, 620 Bent Creek Drive, Lititz. Author Elaine Miller will speak on “From the Basement of Despair to the Penthouse of Peace.” Miller will review her book, “Praise the Lord and Pass the Chemo.” Linda Damico will present special music. The cost for the luncheon is all-inclusive. All women are invited to attend. For reservations, call Pat at 717-951-0773.
Very loving, sweet, and always having fun - that’s how Jacquelyn Sauder Iannello describes her older sister Megan Sauder Ralston. With two and a half years between them in age, the sisters - who are the youngest daughters of John and Bonita Sauder of Lititz - grew up doing nearly everything together and had a friendship that strengthened into adulthood. Megan graduated from Lancaster Mennonite High School and went on to play Division I field hockey at Virginia Commonwealth University and earn a Master of Teaching in 2011. She taught first-grade in the Washington, D.C., area and married the love of her life, John Ralston, in 2013. In 2016, after finding a small lump in her breast about six months after giving birth to her son, Bryce, Megan - who was living in Charlottesville, Va., at the time and had no family history of breast cancer - made an OB-GYN appointment and was told by two doctors that the lump was a blocked milk duct. “She was nursing at the time, and the doctors said it was going to go away,” said Jacquelyn. “She was misdiagnosed.” Megan’s pain continued to increase to the point of being unable to lift her son. She returned to the doctor weeks later and was directed to a breast care clinic where she had a See Thrive And Grit pg 4
Sisters Jacquelyn Sauder Iannello (middle) and Megan Sauder Ralston (right) started Thrive and Grit to create awareness of breast cancer in women under age 40, donate toward research, and support others. Megan was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 30, just nine months after giving birth to her son, Bryce (left), and passed away in 2018 at age 31.
Breakfast Will Explore The Question “Who Believed In You?”
Thrive and Grit is just one of many area organizations supporting the fight against breast cancer. Here’s a sampling of some of the other local groups that are fighting back against the disease and supporting breast cancer patients and survivors: Diana’s Dreamers: Determined to Defeat Breast Cancer Established in honor of Diana Denenberg Durand, this endowment has been set up through the Millersville University Foundation to fund a national campaign to raise awareness among college-age women and men about breast cancer and breast health in general. www.millersville.edu/nursing/ breast-cancer-awareness-program/ dianas-dreamers.php Feel Your Boobies Leigh Hurst founded this nonprofit organization in 2004 after she See Local Groups pg 8
11th National Day Of Prayer Will Spotlight Mental Health
GROUP DISCUSSION
Lifetree Café, located at Emmaus Road Café, 1886 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, will discuss strategies for surviving the death of a loved one on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual, comfortable setting. The program, titled “Surviving the Death of a Loved One: Finding Peace in Your Time of Loss,” includes a film featuring Susan Burton. Burton lost an infant child to sudden infant death syndrome. Admission is free. For details, contact 717-473-9115 or ltclancaster@gmail.com.
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By Ann Mead Ash
In describing the concept behind this year’s HOPE Breakfast, Brian Boycan, regional representative with HOPE International, turned to a parable. In the parable, Christ tells of a man who is hosting a banquet and invited many
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guests who refused to attend. The man then sent his servants into the streets to invite any who would come and join in the celebration. “Christ said when you have a banquet … invite those who can’t pay you back,” noted Boycan. “That’s what we’re called to do. We’re not in it for people See HOPE Intertnational pg 7
The National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding will be held on Thursday, Oct. 17, at Calvary Church, 1051 Landis Valley Road, Lancaster. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and displays and a prayer room will be available at that time. The theme of this year’s event, which will begin at 7 p.m., will be “Understanding Trauma: Finding Help and Comfort.” Members of See Day Of Prayer pg 6 Planning the upcoming National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding to be held at Calvary Church on Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. are (front, from left) Cathi Myers, Flo Rebert, Gwen Didden, (back) Dannel Wissler and Freeman Chakara. This year’s service will focus on the effects of trauma.
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