Morgantown/Honey Brook OCTOBER 2, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: SENIORS GROUP PLANS TRIP page 2
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXVII • NO 37
FREE DINNER
Honey Brook Presbyterian Church, 4331 Horseshoe Pike (Route 322), Honey Brook, invites the public to enjoy free dinner and fellowship on Thursday, Oct. 3, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. as part of the Shepherd’s Kitchen meal ministry. All are welcome. For more information, call the church at 610-273-2848, email pastor@honey brookpres.org or visit www.honey brookpres.org/ministries/shepherds -kitchen.html. SOCK HOP
Honey Brook American Legion Post 422, 4820 Horseshoe Pike, Honey Brook, will hold a ’50s Sock Hop on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 6 to 10 p.m. The event will be open to the public, and there is a set admission fee per person. Individuals must be age 21 or older to attend. The event will include food, dancing, and more. Tickets will be available at the door. For more information, call 610-273-3343 or 610-273-7101.
Organist To Perform Concert pg 4 Commissioners Present Funds To Nonprofit pg 8
BCS Slates Fall Festival pg 6
Elverson Church Has New Name, New Pastor Community Works By Francine Fulton
The former Living Rock Bible Church in Elverson has a new name and a new pastor. The congregation celebrated the changes on Sept. 15 by dedicating a sign emblazoned with its new name:
CROSSroads, a Bible Fellowship Church. After the pastor of Living Rock Bible Church retired, the congregation voted to become part of the Bible Fellowship Church denomination. Interim pastor Mark Morrison was installed in February
to oversee the transition and to restart the church. “When you talk about something that’s absolutely new, that is called church planting. We are doing a restart,” explained Morrison. “When you have a restart, you need to focus on See Elverson Church pg 8
UPCOMING CONCERT
The Gap Male Chorus will be in concert on Sunday, Oct. 6, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 221 E. Main St., New Holland, at 7 p.m. The chorus has been performing since 1922. Admission will be free, but a freewill offering will be received to benefit the chorus’s chosen mission project. The concert will include classic hymn arrangements, Southern gospel songs, spirituals and modern-style selections.
Pastor Mark Morrison, shown with his wife, Barb, is the new interim pastor at CROSSroads in Elverson CROSSroads, a Bible Fellowship Church, was formerly known as Living Rock Bible Church.
A Celebration Of Apples Scheduled
TRAIL HIKE
will hike the Schuylkill River Trail in Union Township on Saturday, Oct. 5. The group will meet at 10 a.m. at the trailhead, located at the Union Township Recreation Area in Monocacy, behind the Fork and Ale Restaurant, 1281 E. Main St. (Route724), Douglassville. For more information, call Sandie, the hike leader, at 610-587-2730. BREAKFAST BUFFET
Geigertown Fire Company, 3433 Hay Creek Road, Robeson Township, will hold an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet on Sunday, Oct. 6, from 7 to 11 a.m. For more information, readers may call 610-286-6481 or visit http://geigertownfireco.com/.
Children may ride the Apple Barrel Express during the Hay Creek Apple Festival on Oct. 12 and 13 at Historic Joanna Furnace Iron Works.
Thanks to faith, prayer and the kindness of others, the spirit of Harmony Day prevailed as a set of keys was returned to an out-of-town visitor who lost them at one of the borough’s numerous yard sales held on Sept. 21. During Harmony Day, presented each year by the Honey Brook Community Partnership, the whole borough comes together to enjoy special activities at local businesses, churches, the Honey Brook Community Library and the Honey Brook Fire Company. The day is also marked by numerous community yard sales held along routes 322 and 10 and surrounding streets. Elaine Hildenbrand, who resides in See Harmony Day pg 3
Ryerss Farm To Host Blessing Of The Animals
By Francine Fulton
By Francine Fulton
Historic Joanna Furnace Iron Works will present its annual Hay Creek Apple Festival on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday, Oct. 13, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will feature traditional foods, seasonal hands-on activities for children, tours of the historic iron-making complex, a large flea market and more. The two-day event will open each day with an apple pancake and sausage breakfast served from 7 to 11 a.m. The star of the weekend will be the variety of apple dishes that will be offered for visitors to enjoy. The Apple Festival menu will include apple dumplings served with milk, apple pies, apple crisp, schnitz
Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines, 1710 Ridge Road (Route 23), Pottstown, will host its 29th annual Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, Oct. 6, from noon to 3 p.m. A short nondenominational service will be held at 1 p.m. in the main barn, followed by individual blessings of all animals in attendance. The event, which will be held rain or shine, is free, but donations will be accepted. Members of the community are welcome to bring their cats, dogs and other small pets to the blessing. All animals must be supervised and in crates or on leashes. While the majority of
See Apple Festival pg 7
By Francine Fulton
animals brought to the event are cats and dogs, all pets are welcome. “It is mostly dogs, but people bring goats, bunnies, guinea pigs, ducks, parrots and lizards,” said Joelle Temoyan, Ryerss’ administrative manager. She noted that pastor Will Humes from See Ryerss Farm pg 2
Local residents are invited to bring their pets to the Blessing of the Animals at Ryerss Farm on Oct. 6. The blessing will be provided by pastor Will Humes (left) of Coventryville United Methodist Church.
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