Manheim Township NOVEMBER 6, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: CRAFT FAIR WILL AID BENEVOLENT CARE page 6
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXV • NO 35
SUPPORT GROUP
Friends and Families Nar Anon will meet on Thursdays from 7 to 8 p.m. starting on Nov. 14. The group will meet at the Spiritual Center at St. Thomas Church, 301 St. Thomas Road, Lancaster. The group offers support for people impacted by someone else’s opiate addiction. For more information, call 717-569-1305.
Students Play In Honors Recital pg 2
Duo Will Present Acoustic Music pg 2
Lancaster Chorale Slates Performance pg 2
Concert Will Salute Veterans BRUNCH WITH BACH
Lancaster Bible College (LBC), 901 Eden Road, Lancaster, will present Brunch With Bach on Sunday, Nov. 10. Brunch will be offered at 1 p.m., followed by a performance of Bach’s “Magnificat,” among other classical works featuring the LBC chorale, professional soloists, and a live orchestra. To purchase tickets, visit www.lbc.edu/events or call 717-560-8241. Concert only tickets are also available.
WEEKEND OF SHOPPING
A fall market
Congregation Plans Patriotic Event
By Ann Mead Ash
By Ann Mead Ash
St. Thomas Episcopal Church member Frank Fryburg wanted to find a way to honor veterans on Veterans Day. Working with fellow church member Jeremiah Miller and organist and choir director Maria Thompson Corley, Fryburg is organizing “Of Thee I Sing, A Salute to America’s Veterans in Readings and Song.” The group effort will feature the church choir, individuals, and duets in military garb in a historical celebration that will begin with a focus on the Revolutionary War and move forward to a reading of a 2004 writing by 2nd Lt. Brian Humphreys, who served in the Iraq War. The free concert and reading event will be held on Sunday, Nov. 10, See Concert For Veterans pg 2
St. Thomas Episcopal Church organist and choir director Maria Thompson Corley (right) will direct “Of Thee I Sing, A Salute to America’s Veterans in Readings and Song” at the church on Nov. 10 at 4 p.m. The concert is designed to honor veterans in word and song.
“We want to always provide that small glimmer of hope,” said Kim McDevitt, executive director of Mental Health America Lancaster County (MHALC). McDevitt noted that one of the organization’s main goals is to help prevent isolation among those in the county struggling with mental health issues and, by doing so, to prevent suicide. “(Gifts of Joy) is one of the things we do at Christmastime for those who have severe mental health issues,” McDevitt explained. Working with nearly 50 case managers with the Lancaster County Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, MHALC provided 800 gifts for 463 children and adults during the 2018 holiday season. “One of the things that is important is that people See Gifts Of Joy pg 3
Millport Conservancy To Host Fall Fest
Quilting And Giving
The first Family Fun Fall Fest, which is being organized by North Museum of Nature and Science in partnership with Millport Conservancy, will benefit stream conservation at Millport and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programming at the North Museum. The event will be held on Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Millport Conservancy in Lititz.
Members of the Highland Quilters display items they have stitched for a variety of purposes. Since the group was founded in 2005, the quilters have contributed quilts to mission trips and used them to raise funds for local organizations.
FEATHERED FRIENDS
The Lancaster County Bird Club will meet on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. Brent Horton, assistant professor of biology at Millersville University, will present the program “White-Throated Sparrows: A Closer Look at Plumage and Behavioral Polymorphism.” A short business meeting will precede the program. The public is invited to attend free of charge and may call 717-984-2738 or 717-725-2717 with questions. More information about the club can be found at www.lancasterbirdclub.org or on its Facebook page.
By Ann Mead Ash
To Andrea Rush, executive director for the North Museum of Nature and Science, partnering with Millport
Conservancy to hold a Family Fun Fall Fest just made sense. “Why wouldn’t we do this?” asked Rush. “We are very attuned to our collective impact in the community. In working together, we See Millport Conservancy pg 6
Group Will Take Part In Upcoming Bazaar By Ann Mead Ash
Back in 2005, May Kay Hymes founded a quilting group at Highland
Presbyterian Church, 500 E. Roseville Road, Lancaster. Hymes has left the area, but she keeps in touch with the quilters by hosting yearly quilting retreats. The Highland Quilters still meet each Wednesday in Room 204 of the church, and they estimate they See Highland Quilters pg 6
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will be held at HayLoft Ice Cream, 95 S. Groffdale Road, Leola, on Friday, Nov. 15, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. and on Saturday, Nov. 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors will offer a weekend of shopping, including handmade crafts, decorations, artisan sourdough bread, French macarons, children’s books, skin care items, baby items, jewelry, and more. The public is invited to attend. Proceeds will support the Allegany Boys Camp in Maryland.
MHALC Seeks Christmas Donors