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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 39
A Concert In The Grove BY ANN MEAD ASH
sked about her inspiration for holding an outdoor concert, St. John’s Center Lutheran Church director of music and organist Vickie Kissinger responded simply, “We love to sing.” A concert in the grove will be held at St. John’s Center Lutheran Church, 599 Reading Road, East Earl, on
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Sunday, Sept. 26, at 3 p.m. The concert will feature Pennsylvania State Senior Idol winner Kissinger and Dr. Jun Chon. AHAVA band from Mellingers Evangelical Lutheran Church in Schoeneck will also perform. The concert will feature traditional Christian music/hymns, gospel, and contemporary Christian music. In the case of inclement weather, the concert will be held on Friday, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. See Concert pg 3
Vickie Kissinger
ROFM Banquet Will Feature Darryl Strawberry BY ANN MEAD ASH baseball. Strawberry also went through abuse, divorce, and cancer, Growing up in Midland Park, and he served time in jail. He has N.J., Thomas Carr, who became the emerged a born-again Christian director of Revelations of Freedom with an understanding of those Ministries (ROFM) in June, rooted struggling with addiction. “He for the New York Mets. “I grew up believes in the mission,” said Carr. ROFM, a faith-based, Christ-cenwatching (Darryl Strawberry) play,” recalled Carr, who booked the Hall tered discipleship program for men of Famer as the keynote speaker for who struggle with addictions, will hold the annual fundraiser at Shady Maple ROFM’s eighth annual banquet. Carr had several reasons for Banquet Center, 129 Toddy Drive, engaging Strawberry for the event, East Earl, on Wednesday, Oct. 20. but chief among them was Straw- Doors will open for appetizers at berry’s personal experience with 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at addiction, in spite of his success in 6 p.m. Table sponsorships for the
CrossNet Coat Giveaway Planned BY ANN MEAD ASH
Lisa Kerstetter, director of marketing and events with CrossNet Ministries of New Holland, is looking forward to the annual coat giveaway, which will be held on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 11. “(I love it) when (a child) can pick a new coat,” said Kerstetter. “It gives them that feeling that they got to pick out a brand-new coat that’s theirs. It gives them that pride and excitement.” See CrossNet pg 8
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Darryl Strawberry
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Woodcrest Plans Family Fun . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Community Invited To Enjoy Poole Forge Day . . . . . . . .7 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Varsity Golf Schedule . . .11 House Of Worship . . . . . .15 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . .16
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