Manheim Township DECEMBER 18, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: LCPN SETS DINNER DISTRIBUTION page 5
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXV • NO 41
SEASONAL MUSIC
Westgate Baptist Church,
Forest Hills Welcomes Youth Pastor pg 2
The Lancaster Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (LCDHH), 2270 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, will offer beginner non-credit American Sign Language (ASL) classes from 6 to 8 p.m. from Tuesday, Jan. 7, through Thursday, Feb. 27. Students will meet once per week on either Tuesday or Thursday. There is a cost per student, plus a fee for books. All courses will be taught by instructors who are deaf. For details or to register, contact 717-207-9822 or lcdhh@bdhhs.org. Individuals may also stop by the office for an application.
“ We call this the Water Street Marriott location and youth hostel,” Mike Burkholder, chair of the board of directors of Water Street Mission, 210 S. Prince St., Lancaster, joked to open his comments at the Nov. 13 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the mission’s new Providence emergency shelter. The facility was created by renovating 9,000 square feet of warehouse space into a comfortable, attractive place where individuals may receive immediate care, shelter, and the opportunity for a better life. “Several years ago, (we looked at how to) align our core values and what we believe God’s heart is for our guests and our facilities,” Burkholder continued, noting that offering dignity, hope, and healing is part of the mission’s values.
HOLIDAY SERVICE
Water Street Mission president Jack Crowley (left) and Lisa, a guest of the mission, cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the emergency shelter named Providence on Nov. 13. The renovated warehouse will provide safe, trauma-informed services for homeless individuals.
Museum Friends Name Top Volunteer
10th Annual Glen Lapp Volleyball Tournament Scheduled
The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania has announced George Swartz as Volunteer of the Year for 2020. Swartz was recently selected for the honor by the Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s board of directors from among the museum’s corps of more than 150 active volunteers. Swartz retired from globetrotting for a living following a 35-year career as a corporate pilot for Armstrong World Industries. He is now indulging his many interests, including world travel; amassing railroad memorabilia like lanterns, tools, and insulators; and creating model train layouts. Swartz had known that he wanted to be a private pilot since he toured the Lancaster Airport with his second-grade class. He went on to graduate from the Piedmont Aerospace Institute, where he learned
Lancaster Mennonite School (LMS) will hold its 10th annual Glen Lapp Memorial Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 4, and Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, at Lancaster Mennonite High School (LMHS), 2176 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster. The tournament will be divided into two divisions with a maximum of 20 teams playing in each division. Division B will play beginning at 9 a.m. on Jan. 4, and Division A will play beginning at noon on Jan. 11. The tournament, which is held every January, commemorates the death and honors the life of Glen Lapp, a 1987 LMHS graduate and one of the school’s 2019 Alumni of the Year. The event benefits the Glen D. Lapp Endowment for Student Aid. Glen was killed on Aug. 5, 2010, when he and nine others
See Volunteer pg 6
George Swartz has been named the Volunteer of the Year by the Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
See Volleyball Tournament pg 4
Lancaster Mennonite High School graduate Glen Lapp was killed on Aug. 5, 2010, when he and nine others were ambushed in a remote area of Afghanistan. The 10th annual Glen Lapp Memorial Volleyball Tournament will be held on Saturday, Jan. 4, and Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020. The event raises funds for the Glen D. Lapp Endowment for Student Aid.
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“(At Providence), guests will have (access to) calmness and peace and achieve restoration and equity in their lives.” The importance of treating people with dignity and respect was emphasized numerous times throughout the ceremony, as well as during tours of the facility afterward. For Water Street Mission leaders, that starts with clients’ first impressions as they enter the shelter and move throughout the venue. The front desk has the feel of a quality hotel, and the sleeping quarters will include numerous single cots. Gray manufactured plank floors run underfoot, and cream-colored walls surround the space. Vice president of programs Colleen Adams pointed out that the sconce lighting was designed to dim as the lights-out time of 10 p.m. approaches. Smaller lights ring the See Water Street pg 5
Grace Church Lancaster, 911 Rohrerstown Road, Lancaster, will offer Carols by Candlelight on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 6 p.m. Attendees will celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. The familyfriendly service will take them back to the first Christmas through music and meditations shared by children and adults. For more information, readers may call 717-397-9991, email pastor Scott Becker at scott@gracelanc.org or visit www.facebook.com/GraceChurch LancasterPa. To register for the event, readers may visit www.gracelanc.org.
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Water Street Mission Opens Providence Shelter By Dayna M. Reidenouer
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2235 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, will present a free Christmas concert featuring the Lancaster Brass Quintet on Sunday, Dec. 22, at 7 p.m. The concert will feature sacred and secular Christmas music. The community is invited to attend. A freewill offering will be received. For additional details, readers may visit www.wgbaptistlanc.org.