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Church Has New Name, New Look, New Pastor The Show Big changes are underway at Church of the Open Bible (COB) in Parkesburg. The congregation recently welcomed Mike Bailey as the new lead pastor, the
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Mike Bailey (second from right) is the new lead pastor at Church of the Open Bible, soon to be known as Impact Church. His family includes (from left) son Joshua, wife Beka, daughter Roxy and son Mason.
Local Resident Creates “Kindness Rocks” Garden By Francine Fulton
The Kindness Rock Project, which originated in Cape May, N.J., is a nationwide initiative where people paint small rocks with images or inspirational sayings and leave them for others to find and collect. Locally, Elizabeth Dastalfo has created a Kindness Rocks garden in the front yard at her home, located at 118 Newport Circle, Atglen. Local residents are invited to take rocks from the garden or add their own rocks. A sign at the garden reads, “Take one if it means something to you; share one with a friend; add one to the See Kindness Rocks pg 2
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Elizabeth Dastalfo, shown with her dog, Shep, has established a Kindness Rocks garden in front of her Atglen home.
before coming to COB. “We were doing a revitalization of a church up there. We started at 40 (congregation members), and when I left, it was at 300,” he noted. “My wife, Beka, was the children’s director. We felt God tugging at us to leave and find a church that needed help.” Bailey said that he and Beka submitted their resumes to a church catalyst. “These are people that work with different churches and are not part of a church, but they have their ears to the ground,” Bailey explained. “Somehow, Pennsylvania got ahold of our resumes and Gary Becker, the (COB) interim pastor, reached out to us.” The family briefly moved from Massachusetts to stay at Cedar Lane Missionary Homes in New Jersey before relocating and finding a home in Gap. “We ended up selling our home in Massachusetts, and a few weeks or a month later, COB wanted us to come and do a parking lot service,” Bailey stated, noting that his official start See Church pg 7
Must Go On Area Theaters Reopen In Green Phase By Ann Mead Ash
The Bird-in-Hand Stage, 2760 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, has several years of presenting live entertainment, including local performers interspersed with original Blue Gate Musicals shows focused on the Plain community. Starting in 2016, Brett and Labrina Myers provided shows for Birdin-Hand before preparing to open their own Magic and Wonder Theater, 3065 Lincoln Highway, Paradise. Bird-in-Hand’s 2020 season was slated to start on April 2. Magic and Wonder’s first show ever in the venue, “Worlds of Wonder,” was planned to launch on See Area Theaters pg 4
MOPC Will Host Two-Day Yard Sale By Dayna M. Reidenouer
In a year when organizations are scaling back events, the mission committee of Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church (MOPC), 1199 Valley Road (Route 372), Quarryville, has expanded its annual yard sale. The event was postponed from its original date in April. “We’re having it on two days instead of one to spread it out a little bit,” explained mission committee member and yard sale coordinator Dan Henry, expressing the hope that the extended time will
allow shoppers to maintain social distancing within the building. The yard sale will be held on Friday, Aug. 28, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday, Aug. 29, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. An array of household items, toys, tools, clothes, furniture, and more See MOPC pg 3
Boni and Dan Henry (far left) and other Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church members visited Tamshiyacu, Peru, last summer.
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church building is undergoing extensive renovations and effective on Sunday, Sept. 20, COB will be known as Impact Church. The church will hold a grand reopening celebration on Sept. 20 with a 10 a.m. service. There will also be time to meet the new pastor. The event will take place with COVID-19 restrictions in mind. “We are hoping and praying that it will be in the building. If we can’t meet in the building, we will get a tent and meet outside,” said Bailey. Bailey was an associate pastor in Massachusetts for four years
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