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Garden Spot APRIL 10, 2019
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LV • NO 19
EGG HUNT
Peace United Church of Christ, 37 E. Swartzville Road, Denver, will hold an Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 13, at 10 a.m. The event will take place rain or shine. There will be a light lunch, and all children from newborns through high-schoolers are invited to participate. DONATIONS SOUGHT
The first ELANCO Library Community Fest will be held on Saturday, May 11, at Garden Spot High School, 669 E. Main St., New Holland. Donated items will be sold in the rummage sale, and donations of items are being accepted for the event. Volunteers are also needed to assist at the event. For more information, contact Heather Smith at 717-354-0525 or hsmith@elancolibrary.org. MILITARY CHOPPER
The New Holland Area Historical Society will host a presentation on the restoration of a Vietnam-era Huey helicopter at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 18. The program will be delivered by the Liberty War Bird Association in the chapel at Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland. The public is invited to attend.
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Annual Good Friday Worship Service Set By Ann Mead Ash
For more than a decade, New Hollandarea residents have been invited to a special Good Friday service overseen by members of the ELANCO Ministerium. This year’s service will be held on Friday, April 19, at the Garden Spot Village chapel, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, at 1:30 p.m. The theme of the 2019 service will be “Places of the Passion.” Each of six area pastors will give a short meditation on a specific place on the journey from the upper room to the tomb. The service will open with a prelude by Honey Lou McAdams on the organ. The Village Ringers bell choir, under the direction of Fran Rapp, will provide the introit. Kevin Kirkpatrick, pastor of Terre Hill Bible Fellowship Church and current ministerium chair, will welcome the gathering and read the call to worship and prayer.
MUSICAL PRESENTATION
will present a concert on Sunday, April 14, at New Holland Mennonite Church, 18 Western Ave., New Holland, at 7 p.m. The concert will include classic hymn arrangements, Southern gospel songs, spirituals, and selections in modern styles. Admission is free, but a freewill offering will be received to benefit the chorus’s chosen mission project.
The offering will benefit CrossNet’s Pathways to Housing program, which provides safe and affordable housing to ELANCO-area individuals, families, seniors, and veterans who are experiencing or are about to experience homelessness. Meredith Dahl, executive director of CrossNet, said that the organization believes that every person in the community should have a safe and affordable place to live. “Pathways to Housing is a 12- to 18month program that focuses on empowering participants to build their resources, including financial literacy, physical health care, education, and emotional resources,” explained Dahl. “Our desire is to collaborate and partner with local organizations, churches, businesses, and municipalities to see participants meet their goals and find permanent housing after completing the program.” See Worship Service pg 2
Cavod Schedules Arts And Theater Camps By Ann Mead Ash
Creative individuals looking for ways to fill their summer days need look no further than Cavod’s many summer camps. This year, Cavod, which was founded with the vision of raising the standard in godly artistic expression, See Summer Camps pg 4
PLANT SWAP
Historic Poole Forge, 1940 Main St., Narvon, will hold a spring plant swap on Friday, April 12, in the pavilion. Setup will begin at 6 p.m., with the swap at 6:30 p.m. Participants may bring annuals, perennials, shrubs, rooted cuttings, vegetable plants, seeds, bulbs, vines, trees and houseplants. They should bring plants in containers, label the plants, and include growing instructions if possible. For more information, readers may call 484-797-5302. Additional details about Historic Poole Forge are available at www.historicpooleforge.org.
Members of the ELANCO Ministerium will hold the organization’s annual Good Friday service at 1:30 p.m. on April 19 in the chapel at Garden Spot Village. The theme for this year’s service will be “Places of the Passion.”
22nd “Messiah” Sing-Along Slated Once Upon A Summertime …
The 22nd annual “Messiah” Sing-Along will take place on Friday, April 26, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lancaster at 7 p.m. Past events have featured about 150 singers and attracted up to 600 audience members. By Ann Mead Ash
For more than two decades, the “Messiah” Sing-Along has been held in Lancaster County. It has always been and remains a drop-in event. “The people
can come as they are,” said Clair Leaman, who had conducted a “Messiah” SingAlong in Chester County for more than a decade before organizing the Lancaster version. “Just stop in. There are no rehearsals.” See Sing-Along pg 11
Cavod Academy in New Holland, which was founded with the vision of raising the standard in godly artistic expression, will hold several summer camp programs focusing on dance, acting, and more at Cavod Academy and at the Junction Center in Manheim.
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