Morgantown/Honey Brook OCTOBER 24, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE: HPTBC SCHEDULES GALA DINNER page 13
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXVI • NO 40
TURKEY DINNER
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church,
Fall Celebration Planned pg 6
The youth group of the Honey Brook Presbyterian Church, 4331 Horseshoe Pike, Honey Brook, will hold a spaghetti supper on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 4 to 7 p.m. Dinner will feature spaghetti, sauce, tossed salad, bread, dessert, and a beverage. The cost is by donation. For details, call the church at 610-273-2848. HAM DINNER
St. John’s Lutheran Church, 1035 Old River Road, Gibraltar (Robeson Township), will hold a baked ham dinner and bake sale on Friday, Oct. 26, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. There will be separate prices for adults and for youths ages 4 to 12. Toddlers may eat for free. For more information, call 610-582-3655. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Veterans Making a Difference, and the balance will be used for unbudgeted church projects. TRUNK OR TREAT
105 Shirktown Road, Narvon, will hold a Trunk or Treat on Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 6 to 8 p.m. Children from birth to age 12 may visit decorated vehicles, where helpers will hand out candy. Free hot dogs, popcorn, and beverages will also be available. Ventriloquist Gary Caton will present a show. The event is free and open to the public. ANNUAL BAZAAR
Bangor Episcopal Church, Route 23, Churchtown, will host its annual Bangor Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will feature chili, baked goods, handcrafted items, and gently used Christmas items. The public is invited to attend. For details, call the church at 717-445-0253.
The congregation at Living God Lutheran Church (LGLC) in Honey Brook recently welcomed its new pastor, the Rev. Justin Nickel. Nickel is the first permanent pastor that the church has had in several years. The congregation was previously led by a series of interim pastors. “They are a remarkable group of people,� Nickel said of the church members. “In the four years without a steady pastor not only did they survive, they thrived. They were adding members before I got here.� Nickel is a graduate of the University of Colorado and earned a Master of Divinity from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minn. He is completing his doctoral work at Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey. He and his wife, Mary, who reside in Thorndale,
recently welcomed their son, Max, who is 7 weeks old. Nickel, who was a pastor for three years at a small church in the Denver, Colo., area, learned about LGLC while completing his doctoral work at Princeton. “We really liked it here, and I was interested in the church from the profile I was given at the bishop’s office. In the first interview, we clicked right away,� he recalled. “I think the people at this church really made the difference (in my choice). They are a kind and open-hearted group of folks.� Nickel explained that in the Lutheran denomination, churches are matched with pastors. “I first had to apply through the synod office, which is out of Philadelphia,� he said, noting that he applied to be pastor this past spring. On Aug. 19, he preached at LGLC and was named the pastor after a congregational vote. See New Pastor pg 3
The Rev. Justin Nickel was recently named the new pastor at Living God Lutheran Church in Honey Brook.
Collection Drive, Veterans Day Resh Named New Administrator Event Set In Honey Brook For Berks County Public Libraries By Francine Fulton
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The Honey Brook Community Partnership is collecting diapers, as well as adult-size socks and underwear, through Saturday, Oct. 27, which is observed nationally as Make a Difference Day. The community is invited to donate diapers in sizes 3, 4, 5 and 6, as well as baby wipes, for families served by the Honey Brook Food Pantry. The socks and underwear will go to Honey Brook American Legion Post 422 for distribution to veterans at the Coatesville Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center. See Collection Drive pg 7
Twin Valley High School student Tony Madonna displays the collection bin that is available at the Honey Brook Pharmacy. The community is invited to place donations of diapers and wipes, as well as adult-size socks and underwear, in the bins as part of Honey Brook Community Partnership’s Make a Difference Day drive.
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Living God Lutheran Church Welcomes Pastor By Francine Fulton
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Berks County Public Libraries recently welcomed Amy Resh as its new system administrator. Resh, who was appointed by the Berks County commissioners, will oversee support services to the county’s member libraries, which include the Boone Area Library in Birdsboro and the Village Library of Morgantown. Her new job also includes working with the system’s board of directors to develop and improve countywide library service. Resh, who most recently was director of the Emmaus Public Library, was director of the Boone Area Library from September 2015 through December 2016, a job that she looks back on fondly. “The people in the municipalities served by the Boone See Resh pg 8
Amy Resh, a former director of the Boone Area Library in Birdsboro, has been named the new Berks County Public Libraries system administrator.
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1136 Geigertown Road, Birdsboro, will present a turkey dinner on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 3 to 7 p.m. or until sold out. The meal will include roast turkey, potato filling, peas, corn, pepper cabbage, gravy, homemade desserts, and hot and cold beverages. Takeouts will be available. The cost of a meal will be discounted for children ages 6 to 11. Children age 5 and under may eat for free. For details, call 610-286-9479.