Donegal APRIL 10, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: MCH SEEKS VETERANS REGISTRY INFORMATION page 2
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 14
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
St. John’s Episcopal Church, 239 E. Market St., Marietta, will hold its annual pancake breakfast with a visit from the Easter Bunny on Saturday, April 20, from 8 to 10 a.m. The meal will feature pancakes, sausage, fresh fruit, juice, coffee, and special Easter treats. Admission fees have been set for adults and for children ages 5 to 11, with children age 4 and under admitted free. The Easter Bunny will hand out candy to all children under age 12, and parents will be able to take photos. Starting at 9:30 a.m., children may help color Easter eggs for the church’s annual Easter egg hunt, set for Easter Sunday, April 21. For more information, call 717-426-3189. EGG HUNT
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Marietta, which is located at the intersection of Route 441 and Old Colebrook Road, will host an Easter egg hunt, rain or shine on Saturday, April 13. All children between the ages of 2 and 10 are invited. The hunt will begin at 10 a.m. In addition, activities will include decorating egg-shaped cookies, decorating a bag for the egg hunt, and listening to an Easter story. To register in advance, go to www.eventbrite.com. EASTER TRADITIONS
120 Fairview St., Mount Joy will host Michael Showalter as guest speaker at the monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 15. Showalter, a historian at Ephrata Cloister, will present a program about Pennsylvania Dutch Easter traditions. The meeting will include a brief business meeting, followed by the program. Refreshments will follow. The meeting is free and open to the public. The society building is open on Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. HAM DINNER
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 27 E. Main St., Mount Joy, will serve a ham dinner on Sunday, April 14, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The dinner will include ham with gravy, au gratin potatoes, corn, applesauce, rolls and butter, dessert, and a beverage. The public is invited. There is a cost for the dinner, but reservations are not necessary. However, groups of eight or more are asked to make reservations by calling 717-653-4189. Proceeds from the dinner will go to support F.A.I.T.H. Homes of Donegal, GAiN, and James Labala.
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SVCC Schedules Food Sampling Fundraiser pg 6
Community Invited To National Day Of Prayer Breakfast By Francine Fulton
Those who believe in the power and importance of prayer, regardless of religious affiliation, are invited to attend the Mount Joy National Day of Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, May 2, at The Gathering Place, 6 Pine St., Mount Joy. The event will include a breakfast buffet from 6:15 to 6:45 a.m., followed by the program from 6:45 to 8 a.m. According to Glenn Musser, who is co-chair of the event along with Nancy Shonk, the local event is part of a nationwide observance. “On April 17, 1952, President Harry Truman signed a law proclaiming a National Day of Prayer,” Musser said. “In 1988, President Reagan designated the first Thursday of May as the National Day of Prayer.” Musser said that the call to prayer actually began earlier when the Founding
Fathers prayed for wisdom in forming a new nation. The national committee, which was formed in 1972, chooses a Bible verse as the theme of the annual event. This year’s theme is John 13:34, “Love one another, just as I loved you.” “We will focus on seven topics as suggested by the national headquarters,” said Musser. According to www.nationaldayof prayer.org, the prayer priorities for 2019 are government, military, media arts, business, education, church and family. Musser noted that there will be a guest speaker representing each category at the breakfast. For example, state Sen. Ryan Aument and Mount Joy Mayor Tim Bradley will be on hand to discuss government, while a social worker from Donegal School District will address the topic of education. “Dr. See Prayer Breakfast pg 11
Inviting the community to the Mount Joy National Day of Prayer Breakfast on May 2 at The Gathering Place in Mount Joy are (from left) co-chairs Nancy Shonk and Glenn Musser and Gathering Place owner Joanne Pinkerton.
Together ... We Can Do So Much Pinnacle Cup Golf Event IU 13 Education Conference To Benefit Local Groups Will Offer Variety Of Topics By Dayna M. Reidenouer
“We had 500 attendees last year and are hoping that number is higher this year,” said program support liaison Linda Swisher, speaking about the 26th annual Lancaster-Lebanon IU 13 Education Conference scheduled for Tuesday, June 18, at Lampeter-Strasburg High School, 1600 Book Road, Lancaster. In order for the conference to serve a broad range of people, an equally wide-ranging list of topics will be addressed in morning and afternoon breakout sessions. A sampling of subjects includes drug and alcohol
prevention and current drug trends; anger management for adolescents; mindfulness; eating disorders, specifically anorexia; how to help bereaved students; special education law; diversity; helping students with anxiety; planning for retirement; and effectively managing language barriers. There will also be classes on literacy, behavior, math, autism, technology, and preschool/Early Intervention. “Two sessions that we are very excited about this year are the sessions on Phenomenal Science Instruction and Stopping the Bleed,” Swisher remarked. “The Science Instruction session is the first time we have
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The 18th annual Pinnacle Cup Team Match Play Tournament will take place on Monday, June 10, at the Royal Manchester Golf Links, 5700 Board Road, Mount Wolf. In the past 17 years, more than 500 players from nine states have played in the event, which has raised more than $75,000 for the GEARS Camp Ladybug Summer Program and Hershey’s Children’s Miracle Network. The two groups have been the golf tournament’s main beneficiaries. “A match play tournament is very See Pinnacle Cup pg 3
The Pinnacle Cup Team Match Play Tournament will take place on June 10 at Royal Manchester Golf Links in Mount Wolf. The event will benefit Hershey’s Children’s Miracle Network, as well as GEARS’ Camp Ladybug Summer Program, which offers experiences to youths like Briana.
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