Columbia/Hellam/Wrightsville
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DECEMBER 2, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 43
Tune In For A Christmas Radio Showcase BY CATHY MOLITORIS
DreamWrights Center for Community Arts will go retro for its Christmas show. This year, the York-based theater will offer a Christmas Radio Showcase, featuring three plays. The theater will start with “The Plot to Overthrow Christmas” on Monday, Dec. 21, followed by “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” on Tuesday, Dec. 22, and “Auntie Scrooge” on Wednesday, Dec. 23. All performances will be at 7 p.m., and on Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24, all three performances will be available at 7 p.m.
Susquehanna Grace Community Church invites the public to travel the Road to Bethlehem at a drive-through Nativity on Saturday, Dec. 12.
More than 30 actors will portray 11 scenes about the birth of Jesus on Road to Bethlehem at Susquehanna Grace Community Church.
Travel On The Road To Bethlehem BY CATHY MOLITORIS
he story of the birth of Jesus will come to life from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12, when Susquehanna Grace Community Church (SGCC), 6694 Sunrise Ave., Wrightsville, invites the public to travel on the Road to Bethlehem. The church has been presenting the drive-through Nativity for decades, said Nikki Sandman, a member of the church outreach team. “The young families of SGCC over 40 years ago wanted to have a Christmas event for their children and families of the community that celebrated the true meaning of Christmas,” she explained. Visitors to Road to Bethlehem can expect a fun, family-friendly way to celebrate the Christmas holiday. “The Nativity includes 11 scenes
captures the attention of all who drive through. This year, Road to Bethlehem gives families the opportunity to make Christmas memories without getting out of the car.” In past years, the event included some indoor activities, but that has changed this year. “This year, in respect of public health and safety, we are hosting the live Nativity as a drive-throughonly event, with no indoor entertainment,” Sandman stated. “It’s still a great night to spend with your family. We encourage families to pack their car with good snacks, warm blankets and cameras. This is a night where the ‘no contact’ of the land can’t outshine the connection to the Lord Jesus.” For more information on the event, readers may visit SGCC’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ contagiouschurch.sgcc or follow the church on Instagram at https://insta gram.com/contagiouschurch_sgcc.
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Christmas elf Kate Harmon and a puppet friend invite listeners to tune in to a Christmas Radio Showcase presented by DreamWrights Center for Community Arts beginning Monday, Dec. 21.
Making Spirits Bright For Seniors BY CATHY MOLITORIS
A pandemic can’t stop the Columbia-Lancaster Christmas Ladies. Helen Bechtold and Sis Luzader will offer a free Christmas lunch for seniors age 55 and older on Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The lunch will be available for pickup only at the Columbia Borough Fire Department, 10th and Manor streets, Columbia. Reservations are required for the lunch, and the reservation deadline is Thursday, Dec. 17.
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Christmas Eve Services Posted . . . . . . . .2 Give-A-Meal Will Aid Families . . . . . . . . . . .2 House Of Worship . . . . . . .8 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Business Directory . . . . .12
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with over 30 actors and live animals depicting the journey to Bethlehem and the birth of Jesus,” Sandman stated. “Actors are in full costume, and the live animals add an amazing feel to the night. The driveway is lined with luminarias, and visitors can listen in their cars to our radio station playing a variety of Christmas songs.” According to Sandman, the church continues to offer the event for one reason: Love. “(It’s about) our love for Jesus Christ,” she stated, “and our love for the community.” The event is free, but food and monetary donations will be accepted for Hearts for Hunger, a food pantry serving Red Lion and surrounding areas. “Road to Bethlehem is an event that reminds families of the true meaning of Christmas,” Sandman said. “The live Nativity is a unique way to bring the Bible to life and
While DreamWrights typically offers live performances on stage, this year required some creative thinking, said Kate Harmon, marketing coordinator. “We have been constantly looking for ways to adapt in these times, and we figured we could engage people through Zoom for rehearsals and still ‘get together’ in a sense,” she ex plained. “Our actors will come in one by one to record their parts so can we piece things together and keep everyone safe.” Amanda Nowell, guest director for “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas,” noted that the radio showcase will offer people a new way to ex perience theater. “It is a true radio show, like the Fireside Chats with FDR,” she stated.