Hershey/Hummelstown/Palmyra
OCTOBER 16, 2019
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXII • NO 27
Club To Host Masked Bowl Event must have a sighted guide during the blindfolded round. Participants will be able to enjoy two games of bowling for a per-person fee, which will include the use of a bowling ball and shoe rental. Donations will be accepted at the event to support the Palmyra Area Lions Club Sight Fund, which provides vision resources for the Palmyra community, including print and audiobooks. Registration is required. To register, The Palmyra Area Lions Club will hold its readers may call 717-838-6000 or email annual Masked Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 26, at palmyraarealionsclub@gmail.com. the Palmyra Bowling Center.
Flutist To Open Arts Alive Series
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Award-winning flutist Jocelyn Goranson will present “Falling for Flute Classics,” a concert featuring classic works in the flute and piano repertoire, at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20, in the sanctuary at Derry Presbyterian Church, 248 E. Derry Road, Hershey. The concert will open the church’s 2019-20 Arts Alive cultural series. Goranson, along with pianist Daniel Glessner, will present Bach’s Sonata in E-flat Major and Poulenc’s Sonata for Flute and Piano, in addition to Schubert’s “Introduction and Variations on Trockne Blumen.” An instructor of flute at Messiah College, Goranson is a soloist, orchestral flutist, and chamber musician.
Jocelyn Goranson
She has performed in nine countries as well as at venues including Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, and the Apollo Theater. She had been awarded titles in the National Flute Association Young Artist Competition, Frank Bowen Competition, Myrna Brown Competition, Byron Hester Competition, MTNA national competitions, and others. Glessner is active in the Harrisburg area as a teacher and a performer. In addition to his recital schedule, he has worked with the Penn State Opera Theatre, Messiah College Opera Workshop, and several orchestras including the Harrisburg Symphony. He also serves as organist/choir director at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Enola and offers piano lessons at his studio in Mechanicsburg. The Arts Alive season will continue at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17, with the Tom Knific Quartet presenting “The Great American Songbook Meets Brahms and Knific.” A freewill offering will be received. Handicappedaccessible parking and an elevator are available. Derry Presbyterian Church is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Worship services are held on Sundays at 8 and 10:30 a.m. and Tuesdays from 6:45 to 7:30 p.m. For more information, readers may call the church office at 717-533-9667 or visit www.derrypres.org.
Friends In Action Named Top-Rated Nonprofit Organization Sets Missions Banquet By Chelsea Peifer
Friends In Action International (FIA) has been named a 2019 Top-Rated Nonprofit by GreatNonprofits, an organization that allows people to share stories on its website about their experiences with more than 1.6 million charities and nonprofit organizations. The award is the based on the rating and number of reviews that FIA received from volunteers, donors, and aid recipients. With headquarters in Middletown, FIA supports mission work in areas of limited infrastructure worldwide by using construction projects and other practical service to speed the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to people who have never heard it before. “We are honored to be named a 2019 Top-Rated Nonprofit,” stated Tim Johnston, executive director for FIA. “We are excited about what God is doing through our efforts this year.” Johnston shared that so far this year those efforts have included providing clean water to more than 20,000 West Africans, medical assistance to more than 1,200 people in Bolivia and Brazil, community transformation and life skills training for more than 1,400 people in Nicaragua, educational support to hundreds of residents in Moldova and Papua New Guinea, opportunities to serve and experience a new culture to hundreds of local volunteers, and - most importantly - an opportunity for more than 215,000 people to hear the Gospel. People who would like to hear more about the thousands of people in indigenous villages who are being transformed by the Gospel through outreaches led by FIA are invited to the 2019 Missions Banquet. The banquet will take place on Friday, Nov. 1, at Best Western Premier The Central Hotel, See Friends In Action pg 4
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The Palmyra Area Lions Club invites people of all ages to its second annual Masked Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Palmyra Bowling Center, 1218 E. Main St., Palmyra. Family-friendly costumes are encouraged. The bowling event is designed to build awareness of vision impairment and the services of the Palmyra Area Lions Club. Prizes will be awarded for an optional masked challenge during the second game played with blindfolds, which will be provided. The challenge is designed to simulate how a visually impaired person may experience daily challenges. Bowlers
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