Homeschoolers Sing for Joy in Local Choral Group
BY FRANCINE FULTON
“There are no auditions. If you don’t know how to sing, you will learn,” said Kirsten Echegoyen, who founded Sing for Joy, a choral group that includes homeschooled students age 8 and older from Berks, Chester and Montgomery counties.
The group meets for two sessions each school year. Rehearsals are held at Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson from September through December, culminating in a December concert. The first rehearsal of 2026 was held on Jan. 14. Rehearsals will continue on Wednesdays in preparation for
a concert at the church in April.
While registration for this session is closed, interested youngsters will be able to register for the fall season in September.
Sing for Joy concerts feature sacred music with piano accompaniment.
“I try to do a variety - some is more classical and some is more on the jazzy side,” noted Echegoyen. “We also do music in different languages - Latin, German, Spanish and Swahili. We do one or two foreign language pieces per concert.
See Sing for Joy pg 4
Daniel Boone Blazer Foundation Prepares for Spring Flea Market
BY FRANCINE FULTON
Each year in May, a giant flea market is presented by the Blazer Education Foundation at Daniel Boone Area High School, 501 Chestnut St., Birdsboro. To prepare for the event, which benefits students in the Daniel Boone Area School District, monthly donation drives are held throughout the year so that volunteers can gather items to be sold at the event.
The most recent donation drive was held on Jan 10. Items that were collected from the community included gently used household goods, clothing, toys and furniture.
BY FRANCINE FULTON
Those who love rocky road ice cream will be pleased to know that it was the inspiration for the new Girl Scout Cookie for the 2026 season, called Exploremores. According to the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP), Exploremores are chocolate sandwich cookies filled with a creamy blend of marshmallow and toasted
Among the items donated that day were a brand-new pop-up tent, toys, a school desk and chair and bags of clothing. “Some kids came in and donated stuff,” noted Hannah Ochis, who is leading the donation drive and flea market committee. “They said they were done with the toy and wanted another little child to have fun with it. You could tell that the parents told them this is a way to support their community.”
This year’s pay-what-you-will flea market will take place on Saturday, May 30, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the school’s annex gym, located at Door No. 10. During the event, items will be placed in categories, such as books, toys, clothing and household goods. Specialty items offered for sale
Avery Austin (left photo) and Addison Austin (right photo) are among the Girl Scouts selling cookies at local cookie booths.
Sing for Joy is a choral group that is open to homeschoolers age 8 and older.
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in May will include a large dollhouse, aquariums and children’s furniture.
“For most of the items, unless it is something that is more valuable, (shoppers pay) what they want,” explained Ochis. “It is a lot of work, and you need a lot of space to (display) things. A week before (the flea market), volunteers and different teachers start setting up in the old gym. Students also help with moving some of the stuff (from the storage area into the gym).”
items such as a 3D printer, drones and equipment for the high school podcast room. It also presents yearly scholarships to graduating seniors.
“Teachers can apply for grants to fund extra projects for their classes,” Ochis added. “(We have gotten robots for students to learn how to code. A science teacher, years ago, (requested funds) to do a coral reef project.”
Kieke noted that the foundation started raising money by collecting clothing and then donating it to organizations that paid for it by the pound. “We started doing that early on, and Goodwill would come and pay for a gaylord (container) of stuff. We thought, ‘Why don’t we try a flea market and see how that goes?’” she said.
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According to Lisa Kieke, executive director of the Blazer Education Foundation, all proceeds benefit students in the Daniel Boone Area School District. “All of the money that we raise is used for innovative programming and things we can bring into the school for the students. We raise money that is above and beyond the school district budget,” she said. “We have different projects that we fund. We can bring in a speaker from outside. It takes things to the next level.”
For example, the foundation helped to purchase
In addition to being sold at the flea market, some donated clothing is given to people in need, including Daniel Boone students. “We donate some of the items to Caring Closets at the high school and middle school, so if students need clothing, it is available to them,” Kieke said. “We donate extra clothes to the school nurses (for students) who need a change of clothes. We work with some local churches; if there is a need in the community, we will help.”
The next scheduled donation drive will be held on Saturday, Feb. 14, from 10 a.m. to noon. Donors
are asked to bring their items to the back of the high school where the loading dock is located at Door No. 18. Items that can be donated include jewelry, books, CDs and DVDs, artwork, antiques, sporting goods and bicycles. A complete list of accepted items can be found at http:// www.blazerfoundation .org/donation-drive. For more information about the foundation and its activities, visit http:// www.blazerfoundation .org or www.facebook .com/BlazerFoundation. Those with questions about the donation drives or the flea market may email lkieke@blazer foundation.org.
NSI Sets Welcome to the Battle
North Star Initiative (NSI), a nonprofit that works in both Berks and Lancaster counties and provides housing and restoration programming for trafficking survivors, will hold Welcome to the Battle on Thursday, Jan. 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. at LCBC Ephrata, 5 Hahnstown Road.
For the first time, the annual event will feature a panel led entirely by professionals with lived experience. These survivor leaders will equip audience members with current facts about human traf -
ficking and insights into how to protect the community from exploitation.
The event will also include light refreshments; access to multiple local anti-trafficking organizations; and the opportunity to shop at Florissant Collective, NSI’s social enterprise that empowers survivors to pursue their dreams.
The event is free, but attendees are asked to register at www.north starinitiative.org/events.
Attendees have the option to purchase a ticket and receive complimentary
apparel and merchandise. January is recognized by the Department of Health and Human Services as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Throughout the month, NSI is sponsoring a series of ads and talks to educate the community to recognize warning signs and prevent exploitation. NSI’s staff members are available throughout the year to provide free awareness and education events to local businesses, churches, organizations, and agencies throughout Lancaster and Berks counties.
Chuck Fries (left) and Hannah Ochis accepted items from the community during the donation drive on Jan. 10.
Photo by Francine Fulton
Shoppers found a wide selection of items at last year’s flea market.
BY FRANCINE FULTON
Whether you live in a house, apartment, condominium, or modular unit or rent a room, there really is no place like home.
Home is where we find comfort. It is a place where we can kick off our shoes at the end of a long workday and relax. Home is where we eat meals, watch our favorite shows and sporting events on TV, listen to music, play with our pets and share time with friends and family.
Growing up, I lived in a home where all of the meals were enjoyed around the kitchen table. That included morning breakfast cereals eaten hastily before we headed off to school, and Sunday supper, which always meant a pot roast cooked in a pressure cooker. I can still hear the hissing sound from the pot as it let off steam.
In the summer, we ate outside at the picnic table, where we enjoyed the fruits of my dad’s labor - freshly grown tomatoes, peppers, green beans and cucumbers. He grew fruit trees as well, so we always had fresh apples, peaches, cherries and - although they were not my favorite - figs.
Our family room held a giant television, which was encased in a piece of furniture called a console. There were no flat screens back then. If the TV malfunctioned, we called the appliance repairman, who came out to replace a tube. Of course there was no remote, so we kids
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were in charge of changing channels. Back then, there weren’t many - mostly the three networks and a few others.
There were no cellphones or laptops; we had to engage with one another directly. We called people on phones that were tethered to the wall. We wrote letters in long hand and mailed out invitations if one of us was hosting a birthday party.
The kitchen was the center of our home. The kitchen table is where we ate, did our homework, played board games, carved pumpkins and dyed Easter eggs. With no online banking or pay apps, the table was where my dad wrote out checks every month to pay the bills. It was also where we had family meetings and made important decisions.
One of the saddest moments in my life was having to sell the old homestead after my parents passed away. The only consolation was that it was sold to a young family with two little girls and another one on the way.
At closing, I so much wanted to tell them about my family and how we loved that home. I wanted to tell them about the wonderful smells coming from the kitchen where my mom made homemade Easter bread or spaghetti sauce.
I wanted to tell them about my small bedroom upstairs where my imagination came alive as I journeyed through hundreds of books that were stored on bookshelves that my dad
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built. I wanted to tell them about the cookouts where we ate grilled hamburgers and potato salad and played volleyball in the backyard. I wanted to tell them that the best place to be during a rainstorm was upstairs in the bedrooms so they could listen to the raindrops hit the roof.
I hoped that their kids, like we did, would climb the trees or just appreciate their shade during the hot summer months. Hopefully, like us, they would also have a live Christmas tree and the kids would be able to run down the steps on Christmas morning to see the presents that Santa had left. I also hoped that they would continue to have a garden and take care of my dad’s fruit trees. Now that the house is theirs, they can create memories in the same way that my family has built new memories in our current home. Although we have a smart TV now with a remote and we do spend time scrolling on our phones, the kitchen remains the most important room in our house. I still have those bookshelves that my dad built filled with books that have been read or are ready to be read. And when it rains, I still like to head upstairs to listen.
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or grand, remains a comforting and restful place that keeps us safe from the storms outside as well as those inside of us.
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Jan. 28 and 29. Story Time with Miss Jennifer Honey Brook Community Library
687 Compass Road, Honey Brook, 10:15 a.m. The program, featuring stories, songs and crafts, will take place on Wednesdays and Thursdays, through Feb. 26. The program is best suited for preschoolers ages 2 to 5, but children of all ages are welcome. For more information, contact the library at 610-273-3303 or email jspade@ccls.org.
Jan. 29. Elverson Town Hall
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101 S. Chestnut St., Elverson, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Attendees may share their ideas, ask questions and learn about issues affecting the local community and state government. All residents are welcome.
Jan. 30. Raise A Reader Story Time
Honey Brook Community Library, 10:15 a.m. The program will run on Fridays through Feb. 27. Story Time, featuring rhymes, fingerplays, music and books, is for children up to age 36 months. For more information or to register, call 610-273-3303 or email jojohnson@ccls.org.
Feb. 3. Tiny Tot Discoverers
Honey Brook Community Library, 10:15 a.m. Open to children ages 2 to 4, the program is designed to introduce children to fun and interactive activities, such as crafting and hands-on learning. Registration is required by emailing jojohnson@ccls.org.
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For the spring concert, there will be one piece in Latin and one in Swahili.” Echegoyen has both a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in music education. She also taught music for seven years in a public school before she began homeschooling
Feb. 10. Book Club
Presented by the Village Library of Morgantown Morgantown Coffee House
4997 N. Twin Valley Road, Elverson, 11 a.m. to noon. The topic will be “The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle” by Stuart Turton.
Feb. 14. Parents Night Out
Boone Area Library
129 N. Mill St., Birdsboro, 5 to 8 p.m. Parents may drop their children off at the library, where they will enjoy activities, pizza and snacks. Registration and a parental consent form must be signed at drop-off. A link to register is available at www.facebook.com/ boonearealibrary by choosing “Events.”
Feb. 22. Designer Purse Bingo
Fundraiser for Twin Valley High School girls’ lacrosse Twin Valley Middle School cafeteria
770 Clymer Road, Elverson. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m.; bingo will start at 1 p.m. For tickets, visit www.event brite.com and search for “Twin Valley High School Girls Lacrosse Designer Bag Bingo.”
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her children. “The choral group allows (students) to fulfill their musical part of the homeschool curriculum, plus they get the fun of doing a concert,” she said.
This year’s concert, which is open to the public, will be held on Thursday, April 16, at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary at Brick Lane Community Church, 52 S. Brick Lane, Elverson. Admission is free of charge.
Those interested in joining the choral group are asked to pay a fee. Discounts are offered to siblings, plus prospective members can give the group a try before joining.
Both boys and girls are encouraged to participate. “The majority are girls. Right now, we have 16 members, and four are boys,” noted Echegoyen. “Alumni are allowed to come and participate for free.”
She said that it is enjoyable to watch the children, especially new members, learn and improve as the rehearsal season progresses. “Some kids who come already are musicians, so between what I teach them and the experienced kids they become better singers and musicians,” Echegoyen stated. “There is definitely musical growth.”
She said that the name of the group was chosen by her father. “I have a family of musicians, and I sent an email to my brothers and parents and listed a few names, and my dad came up with ‘Sing for Joy’ because a lot of the songs use that exact phrase,” Echegoyen said, adding that the mission statement of the group is “to glorify God through excellence in choral music.”
To learn more about the group, visit www.singfor joychoir.org or search for “Sing for Joy” on Facebook. Those with questions may email singforjoypa @gmail.com.
Sing for Joy performed a concert on Dec. 5, 2025, at Brick Lane Community Church.
almond-flavored crème. The new variety replaces S’mores and Toast-Yay!
So far, the new cookies have gotten some positive reviews. “The new cookie is my favorite. It tastes like ice cream,” said Addison Austin, who recently offered cookies for sale at the Morgantown Walmart along with her sister, Avery, and her mother Elizabeth. Addison is a member of Troop 1527, and Avery is a member of Troop 1400. Elizabeth is the leader of Troop 1527 and assistant leader of Troop 1400.
Also offering cookies for sale at Walmart were Riley and Scarlett, members of Daisy Troop 1400, who said they also enjoyed the new cookie variety. “It is similar to an Oreo but with chocolate crème on the inside,” Riley said.
In addition to Walmart, located at 100 Crossings Blvd., Elverson, cookie booths are open on weekends at Boyer’s Food Market, 200 W. First St., Birdsboro; AnnaMarie’s on Main, 339 W. Main St., Birdsboro; and Island Pizza, 3060 Limekiln Pike, Birdsboro. For a complete list of booth locations, visit www.gsep .org, choose “Cookies” and then enter a ZIP code at “Find Cookies!”
In addition to Exploremores, cookie varieties include Adventurefuls, which are brownie-like cookies with a caramel-flavored cream; Trefoils, which are shortbread cookies; Lemonades, which are shortbread cookies with a lemon-flavored icing; and Caramel deLites, which are crispy cookies coated with caramel and coconut and drizzled with chocolate stripes. Peanut butter varieties are Peanut Butter Patties dipped in chocolate and the Peanut Butter Sandwich, which is an oatmeal cookie with a peanut butter filling.
A percentage of sales is used by the troop for various activities. “We are working on some new badges, and they want to go on field trip to the Philadelphia Zoo or the Camden Aquarium,” noted Elizabeth.
Those who visit the local booths also have an opportunity to donate cookies to Hometown Heroes, a program adopted in 2019 by GSEP. “We give cookies to the local fire department and police station and Mary’s Shelter in Reading,” noted Elizabeth.
The goal of the cookie sales, according to GSEP, is to teach Girl Scouts
five essential skills - goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics. “This was our first year selling cookies, and they learned so much like the counting of money, since we don’t handle money very often,” Elizabeth said. “There is also math involved. It’s a little trickier this year because cookies are $6, and it was easier for them to (make change) when cookies were $5. They also learn about customer service.”
“I like how (people) are always very kind,” Addison added. “If they say no to buying cookies, we still smile and say, ‘Thank you.’”
While they do not write notes to those who visit the
Citylight to Present Dance Performance
Citylight Dance Theatre, a teen outreach company under Cavod Performing Arts in New Holland, will present its winter concert, “Fix Your Eyes,” on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 2 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 1, at 4 p.m. The show will take place at Cavod Theatre, 641 W. Main St., New Holland. Inspired by 2 Corinthians 4:18, the show will include original choreographic works that explore what it means to look past temporary distractions and behold what is eternal, lovely, and good.
Citylight’s mission is to mentor young dancers to use their artistic gifts to serve the community and bring joy, hope, and healing through movement. The concert showcases the work the dancers will carry into local schools, nursing homes, homeless shelters, local events, and downtown
New York City this spring.
To purchase tickets, visit https://cavod.org/events/
fix-your-eyes, call 717354-3355, or email info@ cavod.org.
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cookie booths, troop members do handwrite personal thank you notes to people they know. “If our friends and families buy cookies, they write thank you notes,” said Elizabeth. “It helps them practice skills that are so important.”
According to GSEP, the Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-led business in the world. Girl Scout Cookie sales will continue through the end of March. For more information, visit the aforementioned website.
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Riley (left) and Scarlett, members of Daisy Troop 1400, offered cookies for sale at Walmart. Photo by Francine Fulton
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HANDYMAN : Painting. Winter Clean up/snow. Odd jobs. Gutters/Guards. Decks. Siding. Roofing. Mailboxes 717-826-3680
JACUZZI BATH REMODEL can install a new, custom bath or shower in as little as one day. For a limited time, waiving ALL installation costs! Additional terms apply. Subject to change and vary by dealer. (Offer ends 12/27/26).Call 1-844-826-2535
MIKE’S JUNK REMOVAL YOU NAME IT, WE DO IT! MJR LLC | Millersville 717-672-6483
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Detailed custom painting. 33yrs. exp/Refs. All related services, etc. 717-286-5464
ROOFING ~ Amish Quality 10 yr. workmanship warranty. Lic. & Ins. EDGE VIEW ROOFING, 717-940-0501
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RARE OPPORTUNITY - 35 HEAD ANGUS BEEF HERD SOLD ON THE FARM - 20 cows, approx 10 bred due to freshen April - Nov.; 10 recently fresh w/ calves at side!; 12 calves age July 2025 til sale time; Herd bull is purebred Angus 3 yrs. old Good Breeder!; John can accommodate to feed cattle til spring if needed!; Cattle sold by the head with approx weight and birth date to be announced, catalogs available by auction day, come join the fun! MULES & HARNESSES - Charlie - smooth mouth lead jack lead mule; Rickett - smooth mouth lead or offside molly mule *super good produce or pulling mules!; Jason - smooth mouth jack mule, works anywhere!; Jack - smooth mouth chestnut red jack mule offside or jockey *honest pair of mules that will still work all day!; Jake - smooth mouth jack mule, works anywhere!; 9 sets of draft harnesses; 3 sets of leather check lines (1 Bio); few jockey sticks, halters and leads, and extra collars! HAY & FARM MACHINERY/TRACTORS - 1066 Farmall International Tractor, recently rebuilt. Good solid machine!; 565 New Holl Hay Baler, good condition!; 565 New Holl 29 HP 9’ bar mower w/ Vanguard engine!; 258 New Holl Hay Rake (just out of the shop!); ELS 8’ and 10’ Hydraulic Manure Pump - good shape!; 60’ and 10’ Manure Hoses/20’ Loading Pump w/ Stand; 100 Lanc. Box Stall Manure Spreader - great condition!; Conestoga 1300 Liquid Manure Spreader (as is); Smucker Welding, Box Stall Manure Spreader (needs work). HAY & FARM MACHINERY/TRACTORS CONTINUED - Kuhn, 10’ Hay Rake w/ Suburu Engine - good condition!; Tonutti 14’ Tedder w/ Robin Engine; 402 7’ New Holl Hay Crimper w/ Rake Wheel (just out of shop); 200 gal. Field Sprayer w/ 30’ Boom, Honda Engine and Foam Markers!; 456 New Holl 7’ Sycle Bar Mower (needs work); 2 White Horse Machine Forecarts; New Holl 770 Corn Chopper w/ Table (needs work); 5 Flatbed Farm Wagons; Offset Long Tongues for 3 Horses. MISCELLANEOUS & FARM RELATED - 6’ Mower Attachment; Irrigation Pump w/ Honda Motor and Irrigation Drip Tape!; Ritchie Frost Free Water bowl; 30 ton Press Jack; Misc. Gates/Horse Stall Grids; Antique Aerator; 5 Calf Headlock System; 3 Rolls of Wooden Snow Fence; Old Olive Plow Scraper; 2-3 Point Snow Scrapers; 7’ Harrow; 5 - 250-300 gal. Fertilizer Totes; Numerous 2 and 3 Horse Hitches; Small Pony Cart; Lincoln Welder (needs work); 40 Bags Barn Dry; Misc Piles of Lumber; Red-Interior Carriage w/ Full Glass Front, Red Cherry Dashboard & Speedometer (good shape); 10 Cow Stable Ceiling Fans, run w/ hydraulic motor. MILK HOUSE & DAIRY SUPPLIES - (2) 300 lb. Milk Sputniks; 2 Sets Westfalia Milkers w/300 CC Orbit Claws and new inflations; 2 Stainless Steel Milk Buckets (55 lb. and 45 lb.); Dari Kool Plate Cooler; Westfalia Milkers Washer. DIESEL ROOM - Lister 3 Cylinder Diesel (good shape); 2 Cooling Dispensers; Vacuum Pump w/ Oil Return Dispenser; Air and Cooling Compressor; GM 14 MCCC Alte Generator. MIXER ROOM - 80 Keenan TMR Mixer w/ Hay Knives & Elevator (needs work); Iveco Alfa 3 Cylinder Stationary Diesel on Skid w/ hydraulic Pump & Oil Tank; 730 Hydrostatic Weaverline Feed Cart w/ Charger! AUCTIONEER
BANGOR EPISCOPAL-FOUNDED 1722. 4 mi. W of Morgantown on Rt. 23 in Churchtown. Sunday Holy Eucharist at 10am. All are welcome. Handicap accessible. Parking lot adjacent to the church off Water Street. For additional info., www.bangorepiscopal.org
BETHANY GRACE FELLOWSHIP: 400 Reading Road, East Earl (at the corner of Rt. 625 & Union Grove Rd.) Join us for worship, Sundays at 9 & 10:35AM. Adult, Youth, 56 Club classes at 10:35. Options for nursery-grade 4 during both time slots. Check us out at www.bethanygf.org or call 717-4456644 with questions. To Thrive | To Impact | To Unify.
BRICK LANE COMMUNITY CHURCH:52 S. Brick Lane in Elverson, welcomes visitors to worship with us Sunday mornings at 10:30 am. Wheelchair accessible. Childcare through age 2 and children’s worship during the sermon for PreK-Grade 3 available. Learn more at www.brick52.org or call the church office 610-286-6790. For those unable to attend in-person, see our livestream on www.youtube.com/bricklanecommunitychurch
CHURCHTOWN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: 2170 Main Street, Narvon (Churchtown). Phone: 717-445-5585, umcchurchtown@gmail.com. Pastor Lisa Kurtz, lisakurtz01@comcast.net 5 mi East of New Holland on PA 23. Sunday worship at 9 am. Handicapped Access.
FAIRVIEW EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH- 800 Fairview Road, Glenmoore, PA (intersection of Fairview & Little Conestoga Rds.) Rev. Tim Latham. Sunday School for all ages at 9:15am; Worship Service at 10:30am Nursery provided. Christian Education, Men’s & Women’s Bible Studies, Music Ministry, Women’s Ministry, Small groups... and much more! As growing disciples, we continue to Worship, Connect, Know and Serve God. For more info, find us online at www.FairviewEPC.org or call the office at 610-942-2640
LIVING GOD LUTHERAN CHURCH: 3200 Horseshoe Pike, 3 miles east of Honey Brook. Handicap accessible. Please join us for worship each Sunday at 9:30 am and Children’s Sunday School at 9:30 am. Nursery care is provided. If you are unable to attend in-person, join us via livestream on YouTube.
MT ZION CHURCH: 753 Mt. Zion Rd., Narvon, PA. Pastor: Ian Solodky, Worship Leader: Joe Liptock, Praise Band “3:16”. Adult Bible Study 9 am, Worship Service 10:15 am, Child Care Provided. We teach the traditional Gospel of Jesus Christ. All are welcome! Enjoy the views of our beautiful rural setting. Facebook.com/mtzionroad/ Instagram: Mt.Zion_narvon
PARKESBURG WORD OF FAITH CHURCH Sunday Service 10 am & Wednesday prayer at 7:30 pm - at 501 Lenover Rd., Parkesburg, PA 19365. Call 610-593-2277 www.parkesburgwordoffaith.org
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