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Octorara SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXIX • NO 34
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Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 107 S. 17th Ave., Coatesville, will hold a pancake breakfast on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 8 to 10 a.m. in the church fellowship hall. The community is invited. The meal will feature pancakes, French toast, bacon, sausage, eggs and omelets made to order, hash browns, dried beef gravy, baked goods, fruit, coffee, tea and juice. All profits from the breakfast will be donated to to “Feeding Thousands,” a volunteer effort to package meals for Chester County food banks. For more information, readers may call 610-3842035 or visit www.luthgoodshep.org. COMMUNITY MEAL
The Mission Committee of the Leacock Presbyterian Church,
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The Romansville United Methodist Women will hold their annual all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 8 to 10 a.m. Attendees are asked to arrive no later than 9:45 a.m. It will be in partnership with Applebee’s, 3479 E. Lincoln Highway, Thorndale, with Applebee’s doing all the cooking and the Romansville women serving the pancakes, sausage, orange juice and coffee. Proceeds will support the cost to mail 100-plus shoe boxes for the Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child project. For more information, visit www.romansvillechurch.org or call Debbie at 610-486-6079.
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The POINT To Present “An Evening With Tim Tebow” By Francine Fulton
Sports celebrity Tim Tebow, a Heisman Trophy winner, former National Football League (NFL) player and current professional baseball player, will be the featured speaker at The Parkesburg POINT’s fall fundraiser on Thursday, Oct. 10. “Get to The POINT: An Evening With Tim Tebow” will take place at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at the Octorara Junior-Senior High School, 226 Highland Road, Atglen. Tebow will discuss his book, “Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life’s Storms,” which details the highs and lows of his career in the NFL and offers practical advice from Scripture about dealing with life’s challenges. There will also be a question-and-answer period. Dwayne Walton, executive director of The POINT, is excited to have Tebow speaking at The POINT’s fall event. “Every year we look for someone special to bring to our community to tell their story,” he stated. “Tim will share his
personal story, as well as his faith journey.” “He will speak about the book, but he will also share the story of the twists and turns his life has taken and how his faith had carried him through this,” added Debbie Shupp, The POINT’s director of development. Tebow played three years in the NFL for the Denver Broncos and the New York Jets. Currently, he is pursuing a career in professional baseball as a member of the New York Mets organization. He also serves as a college football analyst for ESPN. Tebow is the author of two New York Times best-selling books, “Through My Eyes,” which was named the No. 1 sports and religion book of 2011, and “Shaken,” which was released in 2016 and was named the 2017 Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Book of the Year. Tebow was born in the Philippines as the son of missionaries and has returned to the Philippines many times throughout his life to spread God’s Word and to serve those in need. He established the Tim Tebow Foundation in
Outdoor Worship Planned In Salisbury Township Park
2010. The foundation helps make dreams come true for children with life-threatening illnesses, builds “Timmy’s Playrooms” in children’s hospitals and provides life-changing surgeries to children of the Philippines through the Tebow CURE Hospital. The foundation also sponsors Night to Shine, prom-like events that are held worldwide on the same evening each year for people with special needs. Throughout the evening, Tebow makes special guest appearances at Night to Shine events around the world. Locally, a Night to Shine event is sponsored by Freedom Life Church. See Tim Tebow pg 2
Tim Tebow will be the featured speaker at The Parkesburg POINT’s fall fundraiser on Oct. 10 at Octorara JuniorSenior High School in Atglen.
Piercing Word To Perform At WordUP Ministries
By Marcella Peyre-Ferry
By Marcella Peyre-Ferry
The community is invited to commemorate the end of summer at a special evening of community and worship at Salisbury Township Park, 777 White Horse Road, Gap, on Friday, Sept. 27, from 5 to 8 p.m., rain or shine. The evening is free and open to people of all ages of any religion or background. “Night of Worship in the Park” is being offered by the World Mission Café, an outreach of Gap Community Church (GCC). The café is a nonprofit organization that serves beverages and snacks with all proceeds going to local See Outdoor Worship pg 12
Piercing Word will present “Parables of Jesus” at WordUP Community Ministries in Gap on Saturday, Sept. 21, at 6 p.m. The presentation will be free, with no need for advance reservations. The performance will feature parables from the Bible, such as the Sheep and the
World Mission Café and Gap Community Church will host “Night of Worship in the Park” on Sept. 27 at Salisbury Township Park, Gap. Inviting the community to attend the event are (from left) culture and events coordinator Monique Moreno, café administrator Alli Zimmerman, pastor Cody Hall, Colby Hall and media coordinator Nate Hoskins.
Shepherd, the Good Samaritan and the Prodigal Son. “It’s like the Scripture comes to life. It’s very moving to watch and see what they do,” said Lloyd Murphy, WordUP leadership board member. See Piercing Word pg 12
Inviting the community to attend “Parables of Jesus” at WordUP Community Ministries in Gap on Sept. 21 are (from left) leadership board member Lloyd Murphy and lead follower Buck Mowday from WordUP and Piercing Word executive director Aaron House. Ephrata
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