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JANUARY 13, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 38
Singing Of God’s Promises BY DAYNA M. REIDENOUER
n 1975, the Bill Gaither Trio with the Sunday School Picnic introduced a song that shares with youngsters the idea that they have possibility and potential because God loves them. Nearly five decades later, a new generation of youths will learn to sing and, director Katie Wieand hopes, take to heart the meaning of “I Am a Promise.” “There’s a reason we remember that song,” Wieand said. “It’s good truths and a good tune.” Wieand is the director of children’s music and online ministry at Grace Community Church (GCC) of Willow Street and also the leader of Outpour Kids, GCC’s youth performing arts ministry. Wieand attended Belmont University along with Denver Bierman of the power funk band Denver & the Mile High Orchestra, and she has chosen to use his arrangement of “I Am a Promise” in the spring session of the Outpour Kids choral program. “I Am a Promise” will be one of
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four songs that underscore the session’s theme of “You Are Created With a Promise & Purpose.” “We will be looking at (the idea that) you were made with a mission and unpacking God’s promises to us,” Wieand explained. Students in grades one through six are invited to participate in the Outpour Kids choir, which will rehearse on Thursdays, Feb. 4 to March 18, from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. and offer a final performance for family members on Friday, March 26, at 7:30 p.m. The rehearsals and performance will be held at GCC, 212 Peach Bottom Road, Willow Street. Due to socially distanced space on stage being limited, participation in the program is capped at 40 students, as it was in the fall. “They still were able to learn good vocal techniques,” Wieand remarked. “They definitely had to listen harder (because they were spread out) and really pay attention. They had to develop good aural skills in order to have that blended tone with other singers.” See Outpour Kids pg 3
Wieand siblings (from left) Eileen, Audrey, and Derek invite other youths to participate in the upcoming Outpour Kids session at Grace Community Church of Willow Street.
CareerLink Police Departments Encourage Blood Donation police departments are encourag- Challenge with four PDs two years members of their staffs and ago. It has grown to include 15 PDs Offers Free “(Blood) is definitely a need at any ing their communities to give blood at this year. A total of 80 units were of the year, but with everything LG Health blood drives and at the received during the challenge in Employment time going on with COVID, it’s at a criti- center, 2104 Harrisburg Pike, Suite 2020, with Millersville University PD receiving credit and a plaque cally low level,” said Strasburg Bor- 202, Lancaster. Help for the most donors. ough Police Department (PD) Officer
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BY DAYNA M. REIDENOUER
“We are workforce specialists,” commented Judy Wechter, site administrator for Pennsylvania CareerLink Lancaster County. “We provide job training and supports for individuals who are displaced and currently looking for employment, and we are an outlet for the county for employment and workforce resources.”
Robert Burns, explaining why he is excited his department is participating in the Bleed Blue Challenge. “Anytime you can inject an amount of fun … and drive up the amount of blood in storage … it’s better.” The Bleed Blue Challenge is a program of the Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health (LG Health) Blood Donor Center and is running from Jan. 4 to Friday, Jan. 29. During the initiative, participating
See CareerLink pg 3
Encouraging blood donations is “a nobrainer,” Millersville Borough PD Lt. Jeffrey Margevich commented, adding, “It saves lives. That’s the whole key.” Blood donor recruiter Anita Blizzard introduced the Bleed Blue
LG Health aims to keep 200 units in stock at all times, Blizzard noted. “What they did last year was really good. With more police stations involved, you’d assume that you’d do even better (this year),” she said. Encouraging blood donations is “a no-brainer,” Millersville Borough PD Lt. Jeffrey Margevich commented, adding, “It saves lives. That’s the whole key.” See Bleed Blue Challenge pg 4
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