Christmas Tree Mulching Program Posted

As part of the Starlight Tea concert series, Lancaster Church of the Brethren (COB) will present its annual Epiphany concert featuring the Chancel Choir and Carillon Bell Choir, directed by Matthew P. Fritz and accompanied by organist Margaret Marsch.

Performances are scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 9, at 3 p.m. in the church sanctuary at 1601 Sunset Ave., Lancaster. The Saturday evening concert also will be livestreamed on the church’s YouTube page.

The concert will include Craig Courtney’s “The Yearning,” Mendelssohn’s “There Shall a Star Come Out of Jacob,” Dan Forrest’s “The Work of Christmas,” and John Rutter’s “Go Forth Into the World in Peace.” The Carillon Bell Choir will ring Jason Krug’s “Rejoice, the Lord Is King,” and an organ solo by Marsch will be featured.

This annual concert, introduced by recently retired director of music Emery DeWitt, originated in a weather-related postponement of the church’s Christmas concert. The later date was so well received that it has become a tradition to close out the Christmas season with an Epiphany concert.

Fritz, who began as the congregation’s director of traditional music last July, is a professor of music at Elizabethtown College. He earned degrees from Westminster Choir College, Florida State University, and the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri - Kansas City. Choirs directed by Fritz have toured Ireland, Wales, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Brazil, and areas throughout the eastern United States. In addition, he is an active adjudicator and clinician, having conducted honor choirs and allstate choirs in Alaska, Florida, Maryland, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Texas, and West Virginia.

Marsch is a well-known organist who has performed across the United States, Canada, and Europe. Venues have included Washington National Cathedral, the White House, and The Forum in Harrisburg. She is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, where she studied sacred music and organ, and of Westminster Choir College.

A freewill offering will be received to support the concert series. Choir members will be masked, and audience members also are requested to wear masks throughout the concert.

Matthew Fritz Margaret Marsch

“You turn it in, and they spend time analyzing it,” she said. Next, contestants model the entry and talk to the judges about the challenges of creating the piece. “At the end of the day, you model it for the audience, and they announce winners.”

Weil said she learned the basics of knitting from her mother at an early age. “When I was 6 or 7, my mom taught me to knit and sew, but you couldn’t enter 4-H until you were 8,” she recalled. “Once I was of age, my mom entered me in Garden Spot 4-H Club, and that’s where I learned to sew and knit properly.” After aging out of 4-H at age 18, she continued to knit and sew, teaching herself new stitches and techniques. “I enjoy it. It’s a passion of mine,” said Weil, who noted that she is always looking to improve upon her technique, seeking out patterns to make outfits that will make her more versatile in her stitching.

For Weil, working to sharpen her skills means entering local competitions in a variety of categories not limited to fiber arts. “I spend a lot of my summer canning, knitting, sewing,” said Weil, who regularly enters up to 70 items in sewing, knitting, baked goods, and canned goods categories at fairs and farm shows at Elizabethtown, Ephrata, Denver, and New Holland. “My grandmother showed at the fairs. My mother showed at the fairs. It’s in the family,” she said.

As the first-place adult, Weil noted that her garment will be entered for national judging in January. More information about the competition may be found at https://makeitwithwool.com.

County residents can dispose of their Christmas trees in an environmentally friendly way by dropping them at the Lancaster County Central Park mulching site between dawn and dusk through Monday, Jan. 31.

The park mulching program is for Christmas trees only. No other yard waste will be accepted. Trees must be free of decorations, lights, plastic bags and hardware, including nails in the trunk. There is a three-tree limit per vehicle. Commercial haulers are strongly advised to contact their local municipalities for their respective Christmas tree recycling locations.

There is a suggested nominal donation for each tree. Donations will go toward the operation of the Dr. John Moss Native Tree Nursery in Central Park. Trees from the nursery are utilized throughout the county park system.

Moss, a former professor at Franklin & Marshall College and a founding member of the Lancaster Environmental Action Federation (LEAF), worked to promote the conservation of natural resources for the improvement of the environment of Lancaster County’s public parks and open spaces. In 2000, LEAF donated funds to the Lancaster County Department of Parks and Recreation for the creation of a nursery in memory of Moss.

According to park officials, residents drop off approximately 1,000 Christmas trees each year, which produce 15 tons of mulch. The mulch is ideal for acid-loving plants such as rhododendrons and azaleas and for many deciduous ornamental trees and shrubs that require slightly acidic soil conditions. The mulch will be available to residents on a first-come, first-served basis after Thursday, Jan. 6, near the tree dropoff site. Persons desiring free mulch should bring a pitchfork or shovel and a bag or a trailer to transport it home.

For more information about the Christmas tree mulching program, residents may call the park office at 717-299-8215 on Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. To learn more about the Lancaster County park system, visit www .lancastercountyparks.org.

Couple Marks 50th Anniversary

Bill and Lil Snyder of Akron celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Dec. 18 at a dinner with family members. The Snyders were married on Dec. 18, 1971, in Elkton, Md.

They are the parents of Dann, Jeff, Mike and Brian. There are seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Bill is retired from H.L. Wiker Construction, and Lil is retired from Colebrook Terry.

Church To Host Berks Sinfonietta In Concert

Berks Sinfonietta will continue to explore Classical period symphonies during a concert on Sunday, Jan. 9, at 4 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 517 N. Queen St., Lancaster. The perfornamce is titled “Something Borrowed, Something New.”

The concert will consist of Mozart’s Symphony No. 29; Haydn’s Overture in D major, Hob. Ia:7; Wranitzky’s Symphony in C Major, Op. 19; Boccherini’s Sinfonia in D; and Swedish composer Elfrida Andrée’s “Andante Quasi Recitativo.”

Separate ticket fees have been set for adults and for children. Tickets may be purchased at the door or at https://berkssinfonietta. ticketspice.com/january-2022 -concert-lancaster-something -borrowed-something-new.

Masks are required, and nonvaccinated individuals are invited to watch a livestream broadcast by donation. More information can be found at www.berkssinfonietta.org.

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