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Manheim Township AUGUST 8, 2018
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIV • NO 22
OUTDOOR CONCERT
The 2018 Summer Music Series at Long’s Park, 1441 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, will continue with a concert featuring Old Blind Dogs on Sunday, Aug. 12. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the park’s amphitheater. Admission and parking are free. For details, visit www.longspark.org. ANNUAL PICNIC
The Lancaster Chapter Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) will hold its annual picnic on Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Waltz Vineyards, 1599 Old Line Road, Manheim. A social hour will begin at 11 a.m., and a catered barbecue meal will begin at noon. All current and past military officers are invited to attend. Reservations are required. To make reservations by Monday, Aug. 20, contact Jim Cunningham at 717-581-5299 or jet pilot37@comcast.net. Visit www.moaa lancasterchapt.org. BENEFIT BREAKFAST
The Manheim Township Marching Band
WEEKLY PROGRAM
Lifetree Cafe is hosted at The General Sutter Inn, 14 E. Main St., Lititz, every Monday at 7 p.m. Lifetree is a weekly program that aims to foster friendly conversations about various topics and how they intersect with life and faith. The Aug. 13 program is titled “10 Minutes to Live: Now What?� It features a filmed interview with Rick Bundschuh, a pastor in Hawaii who received an alert of an incoming ballistic missile on Jan. 13. The alert was later confirmed to be a mistake. All are invited to the free community event. For details, visit www.lifetreecafelancaster.us, search for “Lifetree Cafe - Lititz� on Facebook, or contact Pastor Jason at 717333-9238 or jbperkowski@gmail.com.
Children’s Choir Posts Auditions pg 5
Institute Kicks Off Fall Term pg 6
Seasons Band To Return To Boettcher House By Ann Mead Ash
Seasons, a family band that includes Mary-Kate Spring, Peter Winter, MaryTeresa Summer, Mary-Grace Autumn, and Mary-Clare Chun (Chun means spring in Chinese), will return to Boettcher House for a free outdoor concert on Sunday, Aug. 12, at 5:30 p.m. The band is known for its blend of Celtic sounds and original music. Making music together has always come naturally for the five siblings of the Lee family who comprise the band. Between them, they play a number of instruments, including piano, harp, Celtic harp, hammered dulcimer, violin, concertina, mandolin, bodhrån, guitar, and pennywhistle. The band is known for engaging audiences with a mix of traditional Celtic songs and original tunes. Mary-Kate, the eldest member, reports that inspiration for the group’s
original selections comes from a variety of sources. “We are very inspired by history, legend, and experiences in our own lives,� she recounted. “(We) tend to fuse these influences together. Sometimes a song might have an old feel or an old storyline, but the emotion behind the song connects with something very personal.� She noted that she and Peter often write the initial song and work with the other band members to develop the arrangement. She added that recently Mary-Grace has begun to compose original songs as well. In fact, Mary-Kate noted that MaryGrace has written a song that has become a staple at Seasons concerts. “My sister wrote a new jig called ‘The Goat on the Roof,’� said Mary-Kate, adding that the song is based on Mary-Grace seeing an actual goat standing on a cottage roof in Ireland. “We’ve been playing it at all our shows.� Mary-Kate added that the
Ministry Plans First Banquet With A Fiesta Flair By Ann Mead Ash
Seasons, a family band, will return to the Boettcher House stage with a blend of Celtic and original tunes on Aug. 12 at 5:30 p.m. The free concert will be held outside, and attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs. concerts are filled with songs that make it easy for the audience to join in. “The atmosphere at our concerts is definitely uplifting (and) energized, and we all tend
to have fun onstage and bring a bit of humor to our stage banter,� Mary-Kate relayed. “We like to form a connection with our audience and make the show See Seasons Band pg 2
Golf Tournament Fundraiser To Support HOPE International By Ann Mead Ash
Drew and Cindy Metcalf and their two children have been mission workers in Guatemala for the past eight years, helping children in orphanages to overcome trauma and training workers in orphanages to do the same. “We work with orphanages and families to help those children have better mental health,� said Drew. Now, as their ministry expands - with locations in Honduras and inner-city Chicago in addition to Guatemala - Cindy says the focus is changing. “We are switching from the Metcalfs in Guatemala to We Help See Banquet pg 6
Dr. Enos Daniel Martin (inset) will speak about mental health and prayer at the first Banquet With a Fiesta Flair. The fundraising event will benefit We Help Children, a ministry of the Metcalf family (above), missionaries to Guatemala. The banquet will be held at Stoltzfus Homestead and Gardens in Gordonville on Sept. 30
Her name is Lorraine Murungu. Her son, who is named Blessed, was born with cerebral palsy, and he is paraplegic and unable to speak. Murungu has learned to make rag dolls, a product that can be marketed heavily near the beginning of the school year in Zimbabwe, where Murungu lives. A loan from a HOPE International group has helped make her business possible. When Jeff Rutt, founder of HOPE International, landed in Zimbabwe with a team of 22 others in January, he was thinking about the difference HOPE International has made by teaching individuals in 15 countries about savings groups and microfinance. But See HOPE International pg 2
Jeff Rutt (left), founder and chairman of the board of HOPE International, and Kaitlyn Russell, events intern, jump for joy as another golf ball is placed in the thermometer that is symbolic of the funds raised by sponsorship of the organization’s 18th golf tournament.
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will hold its annual pancake breakfast on Saturday, Aug. 11, from 8 to 10 a.m. at Neffsville Mennonite Church, 2371 Lititz Pike, Neffsville. The public is invited, and tickets are available at https://tinyurl.com/BestPancakeEver. All proceeds will support the band. The band performs throughout Manheim Township and surrounding communities throughout the fall, including in parades, at showcases, and at football games. The band also participates in charitable endeavors such as the United Way Day of Caring.
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