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Garden Spot JULY 24, 2019
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LV • NO 34
VENDOR OPENINGS
Cedar Grove Church, 4833 Division Highway, East Earl, has announced that inside flea market spaces are available for the Cedar Grove Peach Fest and Family Fun Day, which will be held on Saturday, Aug. 17, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Vendor spaces may be reserved by calling 717-656-6322. VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT
The Bowmansville Days Committee is looking for nonprofit organizations to run children’s games during Bowmansville Days on Friday, Aug. 9, and Saturday, Aug. 10. By participating, each nonprofit will have the opportunity to raise funds for itself. Interested organizations may call 717-587-3994. FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT
The Stevens Fire Company, 91 Stevens Road, Stevens, will hold a Food Truck Festival and Vendor Show on Saturday, July 27, from 2 to 7 p.m. on the fire company’s carnival grounds. The event will also include free entertainment by Adriano. Cash bingo will be played in the fire hall. The event will take place rain or shine, and there will be free admission. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs. BINGO EXTRAVAGANZA
will hold its Bingo Extravaganza on Sunday, Aug. 18, at Garden Spot Fire Rescue, 339 E. Main St., New Holland. Doors will open at noon, with games starting at 2 p.m. There will be 20 games of bingo, designer purses and filled bags, door prizes, and full concessions. Presale tickets are available for a set price, with a higher price at the door. Tickets are available through all Garden Spot cheerleaders, by calling 281-798-5970, or by emailing Garden SpotCheerleadingClub@Outlook.com. LANTERNFLY PROGRAM
Penn State Extension will offer duplicate sessions of a program on the spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest that threatens Pennsylvania agriculture and home gardens. Sessions will be held at noon and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30, at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. The sessions will be repeated on Thursday, Sept. 5. The program is free, but registration is required at https://extension.psu.edu/spotted -lanternfly-public-meetings or by calling 877-345-0691 on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Concert To Benefit Young Campers pg 2
A Campaign For Lifecycles pg 4
Church Plans Centennial Celebration A Summer
Experience With Purpose
By Ann Mead Ash
As early as 1742, Jesuit missionaries had visited the borough of New Holland to celebrate Mass. By 1916, Redemptorist missionaries working out of Ephrata purchased a buggy in New Holland to be used for parish visitations. On July 27, 1919, Father William White celebrated High Mass as pastor of St. Rita’s Chapel, which was located in the Showalter Building, 209 E. Main St., New Holland, now the home of a clock shop and an ice cream restaurant. St. Rita’s congregation eventually founded Our Lady of Lourdes. On Saturday, July 27, at 5 p.m., members of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 150 Water St., New Holland, will celebrate a Mass in honor of the church’s 100th anniversary. Bishop Ronald Gainer and previous church pastors will officiate, and a special commemorative program will be presented. A celebratory meal will follow in the Parish Hall. In addition, a timeline including pictures, articles, and memorabilia will be on display, and a multimedia presentation will give attendees an overview of church history. Current and former parishioners are invited to attend this special event. Additional activities that are planned to celebrate the anniversary will include a Parish Centennial Picnic in September. For October, church members plan to create a See Centennial Celebration pg 5
By Ann Mead Ash
The centennial committee of Our Lady of Lourdes Church has planned a number of activities to celebrate the church’s 100th anniversary. Among these is a special Mass to be said by Bishop Ronald Gainer (not pictured) at 5 p.m. on July 27. The Mass will be followed by a celebratory meal.
Jennifer Eaton, manager of youth services with VisionCorps of Lancaster, laid out the rules early for the campers who took part in Camp Cool from June 17 to 21. The campers, each of whom has a vision impairment, were told that they were not allowed to come to Eaton and say, “I can’t (do something).” “They could say, ‘I need help’ or ‘I’m scared to do this,’” said Eaton. The idea behind the banned phrase was to encourage the 8- to 12-year-old students from Lancaster, Lebanon, and York counties to creatively utilize the expanded core curriculum that camp leaders had set out for the week. “(The curriculum is) a set of tools that children with vision loss need to have in order See Camp Cool pg 8
Cavod Campers To Stage “Mary Poppins” At Junction Center
The Factory Names New Director
Poppins Jr.,” is already praising the cast. “The cast is already blending well,” Cavod Academy’s second 2019 sum- said Cordell, noting that the group had mer musical theater camp has yet to met for a read-through. “This is one of begin, but Cordell Huyard, who will the strongest dance groups we have direct the camp’s production of “Mary ever had in a junior show. We have a lot of triple threats in this cast,” he said, referring to performers who are proficient at singing, dancing, and acting. The cast, which is made up of Lancaster County students ages 10 to 18, will begin Campers participating in the Cavod Academy musical rehearsals at The theater camp set to take place at The Junction Center in Junction Center, Manheim beginning Monday, July 29, will perform the 1875 Junction show “Mary Poppins Jr.” at The Junction Center on Road, Manheim, on Aug. 10 and 11 at 2 and 7 p.m. See Cavod pg 10
Adam Nagle is still settling into his new office in the Together Community Center (TCC), where he was recently named executive director of The Factory Ministries. While the walls in the office may still be bare, Nagle has assessed the situation and is eagerly working to move forward in his new role. “This is a special place with a really bright future,” said Nagle. “There’s energy and optimism, and I am excited about the pieces I can contribute.” Nagle, who was raised in Lititz, has training and experience in a number of areas that qualify him to lead the ministry. He attended Lititz
By Ann Mead Ash
By Ann Mead Ash
Christian School and graduated from Warwick High School in 1995, later serving as a staff member of the Warwick football coaching team. He attended Word of Life Bible Institute in Pottersville, N.Y., before transferring to Lancaster Bible College, where he See The Factory pg 7
Adam Nagle was recently named executive director of The Factory Ministries, which is housed in the Together Community Center in Paradise.
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