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“Native Gardens” Explores What It Means To Be A Neighbor BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Portia Brian stands in the doorway of Donegal Presbyterian Church. Antique pewter vessels will be used in the celebration of Communion.
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
n the wall of Donegal Presbyterian Church, a sign bears a Celtic saying. It translates to “one hundred thousand welcomes,” and it perfectly sums up the church’s philosophy, said Portia Brian, who volunteers as the church’s historian. “ We believe in connecting people through faith,” she said. “Churches come and go, but this one has withstood the test of time.” She’s not kidding. Donegal Presbyterian Church, 1891 Donegal
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Springs Road, Mount Joy, will mark its 300th anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 26, with a homecoming service beginning at 10 a.m. Bagpiper Gustav Person will lead a processional of church dignitaries, and the service will include recorded greetings from the Rev. Stephen Richmond of the Rathneeny, Ireland, church with whom Donegal shares an ancestral heritage. Representatives from the synod and presbytery will participate in the service, and the Rev. Matthew D. Randolph will deliver the sermon. The Rev. Larry Chottiner has
written a hymn especially for the 300-year celebration. The Donegal Church choir will provide special music. Communion will be celebrated at the church’s early 18thcentury Communion table, and the elements will be served from the church’s antique pewter Communion set. Tea and scones will be served in the fellowship hall immediately following the service. A luncheon will be held at Cameron Estate Inn beginning at 1 p.m. Brian said the congregation uses 1721 as the date of the church’s formation, because there is
documented proof of that date. “We use that date, but we know that there were people worshipping here before that time,” she noted. The church grounds were once home to a “witness tree,” where church members met in 1777, when George Washington sent a message asking for men to muster and travel to Philadelphia for the Revolutionary War effort. In 1991, the tree had to be cut down due to disease, but the congregation used its wood to make offering plates, bowls, bells and more. Acorns from the original tree were also saved to plant a new tree.
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“This is a fun play to watch,” said Maria Enriquez, director of “Native Gardens,” which will be performed as a staged reading at Susquehanna Stage. “It deals with themes and issues that are relevant to everyday life, but you don’t see represented on stage very often. It offers new ways of looking at things.” “Native Gardens” will be performed at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 21, at the theater, 133 W. Market St., Marietta. It tells the story of two couples one older and white, portrayed by Joanna Underhill and Joel Lesher, and one younger and Latino, portrayed by Jade Cintron and José Guillermo Rodríguez-Plaza and their interactions.