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IN THIS ISSUE: CHURCH SLATES LIVE NATIVITY page 10

Octorara DECEMBER 12, 2018

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL XXVIII • NO 46

“SOUP, SANDWICH, AND TALK”

Word UP Community Ministries will host a free “Soup, Sandwich, and Talk” event on Thursday, Dec. 27. Word UP is located at 160 Route 41, Gap. The meal will begin at 6 p.m. Attendees may come for the meal only or stay and hear a message afterward. Individuals who would like to help serve or provide soup may contact Buck Mowday at 717-330-0561 or buckmowday@gmail.com. LIVE NATIVITY

West Grove United Methodist Church (UMC), 300 N. Guernsey Road, West Grove, will offer a live Nativity on Saturday, Dec. 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. The live Nativity will feature people portraying Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, shepherds, and wise men. There will be live animals. A simple bulletin outlining the story of Jesus’ birth as found in the Gospel of Luke will be shared. After viewing the Nativity, attendees may go inside the church for home-baked goodies and hot chocolate. The event will include festive music. There will be ample parking. The church is handicapped-accessible, and restroom facilities will be open for use. For directions and more information, readers may call the church office at 610-869-9334 or visit www.westgroveumc.org.

Decade To Doorways Program Honors Groups pg 3 Night To Shine Event Slated pg 5 Location To Offer Annual ALCATHON pg 8

Sadsbury Friends To Host Christmas Eve Service By Francine Fulton

The fourth annual contemplative Christmas Eve service, featuring music, readings, candlelighting and a time of silence, will be held on Monday, Dec. 24, from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Sadsbury Friends Meeting House, one of the oldest houses of worship in Lancaster County. The event is designed to offer a deeper, quieter and more solemn celebration of the Christmas holiday. People of all faiths are welcome to attend. “As the service begins, we will still be in daylight, but during our hour together, the day will grow dark outside,” said congregation member Miriam Blank. “We will be lighting candles throughout the evening, bringing light into the darkness.” Live Christmas music will be provided by Brenda Sauder and her daughter, Faith, accompanied by Louise Ranck on the piano. “We will have poetry, Bible

NEW YEAR’S DINNER

3521 Lincoln Highway East, Kinzers, will hold its annual New Year’s Day dinner on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The family-style meal will include mashed potatoes, baby carrots, chow-chow, beverages, and cake and ice cream, along with pork and sauerkraut. For more information, visit www.kinzerfire.com/suppers.php. BREAKFAST WITH SANTA

Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 107 S. 17th Ave., Coatesville, invites the community to breakfast with Santa at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15. The breakfast will feature pancakes, scrambled eggs, French toast, bacon, sausage, chipped beef, home fries, and beverages. Breakfast is free for children age 12 and under. There is a cost for adults. For more information, readers may contact the church office at 610-384-2035 or visit www.luthgoodshep.org. In the event of snow or ice, the event will be held on Saturday, Dec. 22.

John Walton (left) and Tim Kirk light candles during last year’s contemplative worship service held on Christmas Eve at the Sadsbury Friends Meeting House in Gap. This year’s event will take place from 4 to 5 p.m. on Dec. 24.

Proclamation Raises CO Awareness Folk Club To Present Charlie Zahm Concert

State Sen. Andy Dinniman (second from left) recently welcomed (from left) Kayla Stoltzfus and Donna and Matt Imbierowicz in Harrisburg after sponsoring a Senate resolution officially designating November 2018 as Carbon Monoxide Awareness Month in Pennsylvania. By Francine Fulton

As part of an ongoing effort to warn the public about the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, Donna and Matt Imbierowicz of Coatesville, founders of the Carly

Imbierowicz Foundation, recently traveled to Harrisburg to meet with state Sen. Andy Dinniman, who sponsored a Senate resolution o f f i cially designating November 2018 as Carbon Monoxide Awareness Month in Pennsylvania. See CO Awareness pg 2

“A Celtic Christmas With Charlie Zahm,” featuring holiday songs and Celtic favorites by the popular balladeer, will be held at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in Oxford on Friday, Dec. 14. Doors will open at 7 p.m., and the concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Concertgoers are asked to bring a nonperishable food item that will be donated to the Lighthouse Youth Center in Oxford. For the past 15 years, the Friends Folk Club had held concerts at the Oxford Friends Meetinghouse. Last year, the concert series found a new home at St. Christopher’s to accomodate a larger crowd. The first event held at the new location was Zahm’s Christmas concert. In addition, St. Christopher’s offers a sound system that assists the hearing-impaired through a hearing loop that allows anyone with T-coils See Folk Club pg 3

“A Celtic Christmas With Charlie Zahm” will be presented by the Friends Folk Club on Dec. 14 at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in Oxford.

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(passages) and reflective readings and periods of contemplative silence,” Blank explained. “There will also be a fire going in the fireplace, which was how the Quakers (in olden times) stayed warm. It was all they had (as a source of heat).” At the end of the service, everyone will sing “Silent Night” together. There will be light refreshments downstairs in the church hall following the service. According to www.sadsburyfriends meeting.org, the congregations of the Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, do not have a pastor and there are no set readings during normal services. Instead, members gather for silent reflection. Should people feel moved to speak, they may share their thoughts with the group. The service may be completely silent, or at other times vocal ministry may come in the form of prayer, praise of God, song, teaching or witnessing. Worship ends with the shaking of hands. See Sadsbury Friends pg 2


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