Elizabethtown townlively.com
JUNE 16, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 19
Mount Calvary Graduates Urged To Make A Difference BY CATHY MOLITORIS
ulia Martin, the valedictorian of Mount Calvary Christian School in Elizabethtown, said two passages from James 1 can be taken to heart by the Class of 2021. “James 1:2-3 talks about how the testing of your faith produces perseverance,” she told her classmates during the graduation ceremony on June 4 held at the school’s soccer field. She also quoted James 1:22, noting, “James encourages us to be doers of the Word. … Let us be intentional difference makers in this world.” Superintendent Daniel Sheard addressed the graduates, thanking God for the day and for guiding the students through the challenges of the past year. “ We have lived through some pretty difficult days, but we are here,” he said, “and we praise God for that.” Salutatorian Hunter Stewart also spoke. Noting that he was homeschooled through eighth grade, Stewart said he was nervous and worried about what to expect when he came to Mount Calvary. “It became very clear to me very quickly that this school was very different
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than everything I’d heard about schools before,” he said, adding that he soon realized the teachers cared about him as a person. He also credited his classmates with helping him feel at home, calling them brothers and sisters. Senior Hayden Merrick shared a testiony about how God has impacted his life, bringing him to Mount Calvary. Through his experience at the school, he said he not only had the opportunity to study the Bible in depth, but also built and developed a strong foundation for his faith. Senior Damian Rutt gave an invocation and senior Kamryn Mummau read Scripture. The guest speaker for the ceremony was Roger Peace, president of Word of Life Bible Institute in New York. “From me to you, congratulations,” he told the graduates. “Job well done.” He noted that the school’s theme for the past year was taken from John 15:13, which discusses “greater love.” Urging the graduates to follow the lessons of Jesus, he added, “This world doesn’t need another person who’s focused on himself. … The world needs people who love one another.”
Bringing History Back To Life
Julia Martin
A Passion For Art
Emma Musser recently created a mural at Florin Church of the Brethren.
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God has had a hand in Emma Musser’s life and most recently in her artwork. The young woman from Mount Joy just completed a mural at Florin Church of the Brethren, 815 Bruce Ave., Mount Joy. The 7-foot-high, 12-foot-wide mural is displayed over the entrance of the church’s Kids Connect ministry in the lobby and depicts Jesus surrounded by children. Musser, a 2020 graduate of Elizabethtown Area High School, is taking a gap year while working at Floral Designs of Mount Joy and serving as state chaplain for FFA.
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BY CATHY MOLITORIS
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
A group of Elizabethtown College students has been working hard to preserve the history of a property just south of Bainbridge. Through the college’s Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE), four students recently helped to resuscitate the history and historic significance of the Billmeyer quarry property, which is adjacent to the Haldeman Mansion, located in the Locust Grove area at 230 Locust Grove Road. The project was carried out at the request of the Haldeman Mansion Preservation Society (HMPS).
Hunter Stewart
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