Morgantown/Honey Brook AUGUST 4, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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Sharing Kernels Of Knowledge About Corn BY FRANCINE FULTON
A sweet summertime tradition is enjoying a freshly picked ear of corn. And, thanks to freezing techniques, corn can be enjoyed year-round. Roberta Cosentino, manager of healthy food access programs at the Chester County Food Bank, recently shared information about preparing corn on the cob. First, she explained, cooks who choose to prepare the corn by boiling it should drop the corn into boiling water for seven to 10 minutes. “I would bring the water Mission Trip Birdsboro volunteers painted a fence to help a local homeowner in need.
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors BY FRANCINE FULTON
ission Trip Birdsboro (MTB) volunteers were out in full force this year helping neighbors in need with projects around their homes. From July 21 to 25, volunteers from local churches worked at 30 different locations in the community painting, completing home repairs and doing landscaping work, which included tree removal and planting flowers. Volunteers also made repairs to the pavilion and picnic tables at Main Bird Park.
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Volunteers wore distinctive red shirts bearing the phrase “Build Each Other Up,” which was this year’s MTB theme. In addition, each work site included a sign that read “God’s Hands at Work.” “This year, there were more participants than ever - 130 volunteers,” reported volunteer Stuart Wells, a member of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ (UCC), Birdsboro. “As a nondenominational Christian ministry, MTB gives participants the opportunity to share Christ’s love by striving to exemplify Christ’s teachings to love our
neighbors and to serve others in need with kindness.” Wells quoted James 2:18, which reads, “You have faith and I have works. Show me your faith apart from your works, and I by my works will show you my faith.” “In other words, actions speak louder than words, and during Mission Trip Birdsboro participants strive to demonstrate what it looks like to ‘love your neighbor as yourself,’” Wells stated. One of the youngest volunteers was Sami Blankenbiller, a student at Twin Valley Middle School and
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a member of Abundant Life Church in Birdsboro, who spent time painting a deck and a fence. Sami and two of his siblings were encouraged to participate in MTB by their dad. “My dad said we should do this to show our love of neighbors and God’s love,” said Sami. In addition to completing the work, volunteers met daily for prayer and worship at different church locations, and a closing celebration was held at St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Birdsboro.
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