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MARCH 13, 2019
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXV • NO 1
“A LENTEN JOURNEY”
Zion Lutheran Church,
Lancaster Country Day School (LCDS), 725 Hamilton Road, Lancaster, will host an open house for prospective students and their families at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, March 16. The open house will include opening remarks from head of school Steve Lisk, a question-and-answer session with a panel of students and teachers, an interactive tour of the campus, and comments from the heads of the lower, middle, and upper schools. Preregistration is requested by calling 717-392-1942 or visiting www.lancastercountryday.org/ OpenHouse.
effort,” raved lead pastor Joe Castronova. “Church members helped with the woodworking, decorating, painting, and more. The work’s not quite done, but we’re ready to open to the community.” To celebrate the new facility and the ministry opportunities that have opened up as a result, Reality Church began a grand opening series on March 3. It will continue through Sunday, March 31. Each week has had a different theme relating to the overall theme of “It’s Not That.” “People think certain things about Jesus that aren’t true,” Castronova explained. “Jesus gets a bad reputation.” On Sunday, March 17, “Stamp of Approval” will address the idea that to come to church, folks need to look, act, or think a certain way. “No matter what we do, (Jesus) still loves us and accepts us,” said Joette Peters, director of ministry.
Church Moves To Its First Permanent Location
The leaders of Reality Church had been looking for a permanent facility for the congregation for three years when they learned about the vacant building that had previously held a franchise of a workout company. With a bit of creative thinking, the leaders knew that the 20,000-square-foot space at 2301 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, in Golden Meadows Park, would work well for the church. Negotiations began in the summer of 2018, and worship services began taking place regularly in the new building during the first week of December. “We redid about every surface inside. It was a completely awesome team
See Reality Church pg 4
“RELATING WITH GOD”
163 W. Frederick St., Millersville, will host its monthly service of peace, hope and healing on Wednesday, March 20, at 7 p.m. Pastor Bruce Heydt will present a message titled “Relating With God,” based on 2 Chronicles 7:13-15. The service will include personal and community prayers, songs, Communion, healing prayers and, if desired, anointing and laying on of hands. UPCOMING MEETING
The Lancaster County Postcard Club will meet on Monday, March 18, at 7 p.m. at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. Club member Ed Close will present “Real Photo Postcards Train Wrecks of the Pennsylvania Railroad, 1905 to 1926.” The postcard competition will be “Marching Bands.” The meeting is open to the public. Call 717-413-6882.
Flanked by director of ministry Joette Peters (far left) and youth and worship pastor Calvin Hoffman (far right), lead pastor Joe Castronova (second from left) and assistant pastor Josh Simmons open the doors of Reality Church’s new facility on Harrisburg Pike. The grand opening celebration will continue through March 31.
Musical Service Mountville Lions Club’s Potpie Takeouts To Begin Early Will Recognize St. Patrick
The Mountville Lions Club will host its annual spring potpie supper on March 16 at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. Takeouts will be available at an earlier time than previously. nearly all-day affair. “One change we will be making this year is to start selling takeouts at 11 a.m.,” said potpie chair Eric Weaver. “A lot of people like to pick it up after running See Potpie Supper pg 2
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
The Mountville Lions Club’s annual spring potpie supper is a bit of a misnomer, as the event has turned into a
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The public is invited to attend “Saints and Sinners,” a musical service at Wayside Presbyterian Church, 600 Stony Battery Road, Landisville, on Sunday, March 17, at 4 p.m. Wayside’s music director, Janelle Pabon, and its contemporary praise band, Grace Notes, will lead the congregation in singing favorite contemporary worship songs and some traditional pieces. The 90-minute service has been designed to offer an experience of praise, prayer, and personal commitment to Jesus. In recognition of St. Patrick’s Day, pastor Steve Fritz and the Rev. Larry Moir will offer interludes of liturgical reflections and prayers of the patron saint of Ireland. Attendees will be invited to remember their baptism through
Wayside Presbyterian Church’s praise band, Grace Notes, will participate in “Saints and Sinners,” a musical service that will take place on St. Patrick’s Day. water and will be given a small token keepsake. They may also receive an anointment with oil and light a candle. See Musical Service pg 3
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85 E. Brandt Blvd., Landisville, will host Dr. Maria Thompson Corley on Sunday, March 24, at 4 p.m. as part of the ZION Musik Concert Series. Corley, a Jamaican-born Canadian pianist, will present “A Lenten Journey,” featuring meditative and reflective readings of Oswald Chambers, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Howard Thurman, Richard Rohr, and Mildred Lorch and the music of Bach, Chopin, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Debussy, Schumann, Coleridge-Taylor, Powell Perry, and Smith Moore. A freewill offering will be received. Visit www.zionhempfield.net, email zionlandisvillemusic@gmail.com or call 717-898-2911.