Elizabethtown OCTOBER 16, 2019
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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Hart To Deliver Peace Fellow Lecture Drew Hart, a professor of theology at Messiah College, has been named the 2019 Elizabethtown College Peace Fellow. Each fall, Elizabethtown College selects a Peace Fellow to host for a several-day residency that includes a lecture and other events. On Wednesday, Oct. 23, Hart will present his lecture, “Putting on Our Blue Jeans: White Supremacy, Christianity, and the Work of Racial Justice,” at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary at Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren (COB), 777 S. Mount Joy St., Elizabethtown. The presentation is free and open to the public. In addition to teaching at Messiah, Hart has 10 years of pastoral experience and provides anti-racism talks and workshops across the country. He published the book “Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism” in 2016, offering readers an analysis of racial injustice in the 21st century and a call to action and practical
framework for Christians committed to racial justice. Hart received the Brethren Community Ministries’ 2017 Peacemaker Award in recognition of his commitment and work for justice. Retired Elizabethtown COB pastor Ralph Detrick, who serves on the board of the Elizabethtown College Peace Fellowship (ECPF), said that the group has been selecting a Peace Fellow each year since 2006. Detrick said that both men and women have been selected for the honor, but Hart is the first African American and person of color to be named to the role. “We always try to have speakers that have universal themes that apply to a variety of times,” noted Detrick. The board members have historically alternated between selecting academicians and practitioners as Peace Fellows. “Drew Hart does both. He is the best of both worlds,” Detrick stated. The ECPF is an organization of Elizabethtown College alumni, current and former faculty and staff members, and
Blood, Sweat, And Tears Event Scheduled For Nov. 2 By Chelsea Peifer
The community is invited to join in a fun walk and run through Lawn and Colebrook and on the Lebanon Valley Rail Trail during the Blood, Sweat, and Tears 5-Miler on Saturday, Nov. 2. This year’s
event will include a 5-mile race, a 5K option, and - new for 2019 - the BST Challenge where participants can choose to complete both the 5-mile race and the 5K to receive a medal. Proceeds will support the Emily Whitehead Foundation and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
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Emily Whitehead, shown at age 7 (left) and today as a cancer-free 14-year-old (right), was the first child to be treated for her cancer using her own re-engineered T cells. Her family established the Emily Whitehead Foundation to help fund more innovative treatments for childhood cancer. Proceeds from the Blood, Sweat, and Tears 5-Miler on Nov. 2 will benefit the foundation.
Drew Hart friends of the college. Its mission is to affirm and promote the values of peace, nonviolence, human dignity, and social justice in the global community - reflective of the Elizabethtown College mission statement. To learn more about ECPF, readers may visit https://bit.ly/ 2VBVfzj.
Lescallette To Lead “Hauntings Of Maytown” Tours By Chelsea Peifer
Have you ever wondered if Maytown has any secrets? How much do you know about the history of the people who lived in Maytown? The Maytown Historical Society is giving everyone an opportunity to learn about some unusual people, sightings, stories, and happenings in the town from long ago. The Maytown Historical Society will sponsor Hauntings of Maytown tours from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25 and 26. Each tour will begin promptly at 7 p.m. behind the Maytown Historical Society Museum, 4 W. High St., Maytown. Local historian Bob Lescallette will lead tourgoers through the streets and alleys of Maytown to the cemetery at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. Lescallette retired in 2018 after 40 years of serving as the pastor at St. John’s. He is a graduate of Dickinson College and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. Well-known for his love and knowledge of history, both biblical and local, Lescallette is one of the founding See Maytown pg 2
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