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DECEMBER 13, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 32
A Christmas celebration from days past BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
The holiday was followed by large gatherings of friends and famvery year, after festivities ily members who shared meals, wind down on Christmas played games, swapped stories Day, many people experience and danced together. Gift giving a feeling of melancholy. Once all the did not have the same imporwrapping paper has been ripped off tance as it does in modern the presents, it’s not uncommon times, but rather it involved for revelers to catch the exchange of the post-Christmas small, sentimenblues as they begin presents on “The Yuletide Tours tal to think of the bleak New Year’s Day. winter months that are an opportunity After nearly two must be endured take a little breath weeks, Yuletide celbefore the next holi- after the frantic ebrations usually day. But most people peaked on Twelfth don’t know that this holiday.” Night with a large is a uniquely modern dinner party or a problem - some cenball. turies ago, Christmas Day marked Historic Rock Ford, 881 Rockford the beginning of the fun. Road, Lancaster, offers members of The traditional English Christ- the community a chance to see how mas was known as Yuletide, a cus- Christmas was celebrated in the tom involving 12 days of partying 18th century with its annual Yulethat kicked off on Dec. 25 every tide Tours. This year, the self-guided year. Christmas Day itself was pri- tours will take place on Wednesmarily for religious observance. day, Dec. 27, from 4 to 6 p.m.
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Harpsichordists Margaret Marsch and Faith Martin and violinist Mercy Martin will play music during the
See Yuletide Tours pg 8 Yuletide Tours.
A focus on prayer
Relive the story of the Nativity
Second Lancaster breakfast held
Tim Farrell, one of the leaders of the Lancaster Prayer Breakfast, which was held for the second year on Nov. 3, said that when the committee organized under the Leaders of Faith Foundation, the goal was to make the event unique, with prayer as the key component. The group decided to focus on six areas - business, government, art/media, education, family, and church - and ask a community leader to lead prayer on each of those segments. Each speaker asked table groups to
pray on a subject and then concluded by leading the gathering of more than 400 in prayer. Master of ceremonies Tracey C. Jones, president of Tremendous Leadership and T3 Solutions, opened the event, saying, “The Lancaster Prayer Breakfast endeavors to further the rich heritage and spiritual guidance handed down by the Founding Fathers … and magnify Jesus Christ through unified prayers.” Worship music was provided by Dave Ross, pastor of worship ministries at Calvary Church, who read See Prayer breakfast pg 4
Willow Street Mennonite Church, 399 E. Penn Grant Road, Willow Street, will present a live Nativity on Saturday, Dec. 16; Sunday, Dec. 17; and Sunday, Dec. 24. The free holiday event will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m., and parking will be available at the church. Guests are encouraged to wear warm clothing, as the live Nativity will entail a walk from the church parking lot to a nearby farm. The church will provide transportation for those who may be unable to walk to and from the barn. During the event, a new Members of the congregation portrayed the characters of the Nativity See Live Nativity pg 2 scene during the last event in 2021.
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