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IN THIS ISSUE: HOLY TRINITY’S FASTNACHT TRADITION CONTINUES page 3
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 7
CHOCOLATE WALK
Main Street Mount Joy will hold its annual Chocolate Walk on Friday, Feb. 21, from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 22, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.mainstreetmountjoy.com/ events or at the Main Street Mount Joy office at 55 E. Main St., and they are limited. Ticket holders are to come to the Main Street Mount Joy office to pick up their box, which will indicate where they can go to pick up chocolate items. Beverage tastings will be available at select locations. MOVIE NIGHT
Milton Grove United Methodist Church, 2026 Cloverleaf Road, Mount Joy, will host a free movie night on Saturday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. “Overcomer” and the children’s movie “The Star” will be shown. Free beverages and popcorn will be available. UPCOMING GATHERING
The Memory Loss Support Group for Caregivers will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, in the Community Room at Mount Joy Mennonite Church, 320 Musser Road, Mount Joy. Marci Rittenhouse will lead a discussion about “Managing Eating Challenges of Persons With Memory Loss.”
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REYS Banquet To Feature Comedian Jeff Allen By Chelsea Peifer
Rainbows End Youth Services (REYS) executive director Joel Hughes is looking forward to a night of celebrating the ministry and enjoying great food and comedy with the community at the REYS banquet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 20, in Landis Hall at WJTL’s Junction Center, 1875 Junction Road, Manheim. The community is invited to join the REYS board, staff members, and volunteers at the banquet, which will include a family-style dinner featuring hamloaf, chicken, potatoes, vegetables, and dessert by Stoltzfus Catering of Mount Joy. Following the meal, REYS staff and board members will present updates about what has been happening at the youth center. Next, Christian comedian Jeff Allen will take the stage. According to www.jeffallencomedy.com, Allen is best known for his rapid-fire humor, which hones in on the humor in everyday family life and the joy derived from a healthy marriage. He has appeared on Showtime, Comedy Central, and VH1 and has been featured at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in
GUEST SPEAKER
will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. at St. Anne’s Retirement Community, 3952 Columbia Ave., Columbia. The club will host Eleanor Isaacson, a World War II survivor. Born in New Jersey, Isaacson grew up in Hitler’s Germany. She survived many of the horrors of the Nazi regime before she reached her teens. All World War II veterans and family members and anyone with an interest in WWII history are invited. Anyone who is a WWII veteran or who has a family member or friend who would like to share their experiences at a future meeting may call 717-319-3430.
On Saturday, Feb. 29, Global Outreach for Addiction Leadership and Learning (GOAL) Project will present a Face Addiction with Intervention & Training for Healing (FAITH) Initiatives training program at Florin Church of the Brethren, 815 Bruce Ave., Mount Joy. Individuals from all faith organizations are welcome to take part in the
FISH DINNERS
St. Peter Catholic Church,
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program, which will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will include lunch. Keynote speakers will be Steve Brubaker, chief program officer of LifePath Christian Ministries, and Steve Schedler, executive director of Naaman Center. According to www.goalproject.org, the workshop is designed to equip religious leaders, both clergy and laity, with information to develop a congregational prevention and recovery support team ministry operated by lay leaders. The goal is to have attendees grow in their understanding of the role that a congregation can play in addressing opiate and other substance use disorders, as well as to learn how to identify barriers and take steps
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By Chelsea Peifer
Lancaster architect Gregory Scott will present on styles of architecture in Marietta from the 1700s to 1900s through photography and storytelling on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 2:30 p.m. at the Marietta Community House, 264 W. Market St., Marietta. The lecture is part
of the Marietta Town Talks series, which is sponsored by the Marietta Community House. Admission is free, and light refreshments will follow the program. In his presentation, Scott will discuss what makes a particular architecture style unique, as well as why the style began and ended. Scott is a Fellow of See Marietta pg 8
Free Lenten Lunch Series Scheduled The Mount Joy Ministerium invites the public to a free Lenten lunch series at Florin Church of the Brethren, 815 Bruce Ave., Mount Joy, on the five Wednesdays leading up to Holy Week. These lunches are intended to bring the churches in the community closer together during this season on the Christian calendar.
“Were You There?” is the devotional series theme. On Feb. 26, “Were You There ... in the Shouting Crowd?” from Matthew 27:29 will be featured, followed on March 4 by “Were You There ... as a Spectator?” from Matthew 27:32, on March 11 by “ Were You There ... as a Confessor?” from Matthew 27:38, on March 18 by “Were See Lunch Series pg 4
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904 Mill Road, Elizabethtown, will host fish dinners during the Lenten season on Fridays from 4 to 7 p.m. in the parish center from Feb. 28 to April 3. The menu will include fried and baked fish along with homemade clam chowder, macaroni and cheese, fresh-cut french fries, and weekly pasta specials. Contact Pat Minick at 717-367-5370.
Montreal and HBO’s Comedy Arts Festival. Allen has starred in two “Apostles of Comedy” films; syndicated comedy series “Bananas”; his own one-hour comedy special, “Happy Wife, Happy Life”; and the Warner Bros. comedy film “Thou Shalt Laugh.” On social media, Allen’s “Dry Bar Comedy” videos have garnered more than 100 million views. “He will do the comedy piece as well as sharing some of his own personal story of the negative impact of his own life choices and transformation through Christ that came after that,” Hughes said. This will be the third year for REYS hosting a comedy act at its banquet. Hughes said the organizers received positive feedback following the performances by Jay and Laura Laffoon in 2019 and Gordon Douglas in 2018. “We want it to be a fun night out for people,” emphasized Hughes. People interested in supporting the fundraising needs of REYS are encouraged to sponsor a table at the banquet. Table sponsorships are available for a set fee and include tickets for eight guests and priority seating. A limited number of individual tickets for the event are available for a set fee and may be purchased See REYS pg 4
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