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Garden Spot /townlively

MAY 13, 2020

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LVI • NO 22

Lighthouse Plans To Build New Church By Ann Mead Ash

Steve Ritchey, lead pastor of Lighthouse Assembly of God in New Holland, has a vision for the future of the church. “I would like to see it that the barriers that would keep people from entering a church would be brought down,” said Ritchey. Lighthouse recently purchased 13 acres of land on Route 23, just east of the Route 897 juncture at Ewell Road in East Earl. “People can come as they are and be changed into who God wants them to be,” he stated. Ritchey said that Lighthouse has been in the process of outgrowing the church’s current location at 105 Earland Drive, New Holland. On Jan. 15, we purchased (the land) for our new church home,” recalled Ritchey, who added that the church had been mulling over an expansion

for some time. “We were planning to expand at our current location; however, we didn’t think that would be enough space,” he said. “We were keeping our eyes open for a suitable piece of property to meet the needs of our church.” After church representatives inquired about several pieces of land, the property on Route 23 was secured. “I can’t think of a more perfect location for our new church home,” said Ritchey. Plans are for a contemporarystyle building that meets the functional needs of the community and a growing church. The

By Francine Fulton

See Lighthouse pg 2

Steve Ritchey (left), lead pastor of Lighthouse Assembly of God in New Holland, and associate pastor Scott Gray (right) stand at the edge of the 13-acre parcel the church recently purchased along Route 23 in East Earl. Lighthouse hopes to build a new church on the property by May 2022.

MDS Coordinates Mask Effort

PA Family Travel Fair Goes Virtual

In early April, when Larry Stoner, Region 1 operations coordinator with Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS), 583 Airport Road, Lititz, learned that Bird-in-Hand Fabric, owned by Sylvan and Loraine Stoltzfus, had been creating masks for anyone who requested one in response to the COVID-19 crisis, he was moved to involve MDS to help. “They had been making them for about two weeks out of the kindness of their hearts, and they were giving fabric and getting elastic and (wire) for the nose (to others who were making them),” Stoner explained. See Mask Effort pg 3

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Playing Hallway Bingo, visiting with loved ones online and enjoying movies and exercise classes via closed-circuit television are just some of the activities that residents of the Tel Hai Retirement Community in Honey Brook are taking part in during this time of social distancing. In addition, the retirement community has announced that to date, there are no cases of the coronavirus among staff members or residents. “We are currently COVID-19 free and thank God each day for this blessing,” said Joleen Weaver, Tel Hai director of communications. “Our residents are keeping busy and we, too, are trying our best to cope during this pandemic.” See Tel Hai pg 5

Almost Like Being There

By Ann Mead Ash

Members of the Plain community are working with Mennonite Disaster Service to produce masks for health care workers and others in the county in need. The effort produced more than 20,000 masks in its first week.

Not just in your mailbox...

Tel Hai Residents Remain Busy While Staying At Home

By Ann Mead Ash

When Wendy Royal, editor of Where & When Pennsylvania and organizer of the third PA Family Travel Fair, realized that the 2020 fair, which was scheduled for April 18, would have to be canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions, she was heartbroken for the more than 50 exhibitors. When she learned that all of them were committed to doing the 2021 event, she wanted to do something to help them. On April 21, Royal finalized plans to take the fair virtual starting during National Travel and Tourism Week, which was held from May 3 to 9. The virtual PA Family Travel Fair launched on May 4 and will continue through Saturday, May 30. The virtual fair can be accessed at See PA Family Travel Fair pg 6

DelGrosso’s Amusement Park and Laguna Splash and the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon will be among the many destinations highlighted during the virtual PA Family Travel Fair, which can be accessed using the QR code found with this article or by visiting www.whereandwhen.com/virtual-pa-family-travel-fair.

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