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FEBRUARY 9, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIII • NO 40
New Year, New Director BY COURTNEY MENGEL
With a new year come new goals, plans, and sometimes even opportunities. This statement has proved true for Wayne Breneman II, the new director of the Southern End Community Association (SECA). Wayne grew up in Lancaster County, graduated from Lampeter-Strasburg High School, received his Master of Education in sport management from Millersville University, and currently resides in West Lampeter Township with his wife, Taryn. He remembers visiting Solanco quite often during his time as a high school student because many of his friends lived there, and when he discovered that the position of director of SECA had become vacant, he decided to apply. If you live in the Solanco area, then you are probably familiar with SECA, 299 Park Ave., Quarryville. SECA’s mission is to create recreational opportunities for residents of the Southern End by
Pastor Bob Bronkema (left), Alicia Eltman (second from left), Danny Miller (second from right), and Lauren Thurber are looking forward to their mission trip to Naples this summer.
ith its beautiful cities, rich culture, incredible history, fascinating museums, and spectacular food, Italy is one of the most visited countries in the world. After spending the first eight years of his life in Rome and serving as a chaplain at the Casa Materna orphanage in Naples for about four years after completing seminary, Robert “Bob” Bronkema realized how valuable it is to visit the country. Before becoming a pastor at First Presbyterian Church
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congregation of the First Presbyterian Church of Strasburg will host a benefit auction on Saturday, Feb. 19, in the church’s fellowship hall, 101 S. Decatur St., Strasburg. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and the auction will begin at 6:15 p.m., with Don Welk Sr. serving as the auctioneer. “I feel like the auction will be a big community moment because everyone is invited to attend, even those who don’t go to church here,” stated Alicia Eltman, Gap resident and social worker at the church. Eltman will serve as a chaperone on the mission trip. See Benefit Auction pg 4
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Benefit Auction For Mission Trip Planned of Strasburg in 2011, Bronkema June 15, and return on Saturday, was the senior pastor at First Pres- June 25. While abroad, the group byterian Church of Palatka, Fla., will conduct a Bible school for the from 1998 to 2006, and then children of Imparare Giocondo, moved to Russia, where he was the which is run by executive director pastor at the Moscow Protestant Rosaria Vincenzi. Bronkema conChaplaincy. At each church he has nected with Vincenzi during his time served, Bronkema has planned at the Casa Materna, where Vincenzi mission trips for high school stu- served as a secretary and then as a director. The youths will divide into dents to travel to Naples. 2022 marks Bronkema’s eighth four designated groups to teach time leading a mission trip to Naples Bible stories, recreation, crafts, and and third time planning a trip with music to the children. Bronkema the First Presbyterian Church of noted that they are expecting to Strasburg. Nine youths, along with serve anywhere from 60 to 100 kids. To help fund the trip, the Bronkema, will leave on Wednesday,
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