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Penn Manor /townlively
MARCH 11, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVI • NO 50
SPECIAL FUNDRAISER
A Karen Music Benefit Concert will take place on Sunday, March 22, at 6 p.m. at Habecker Mennonite Church, 451 Habecker Church Road, Lancaster. Various ensembles of youths and young adults will sing traditional Karen songs as well as a capella hymns in English and Karen. A freewill offering will be received. For more details, visit www.habeckerchurch.com. BASKET BINGO
The Knights of Columbus Council 17028 will sponsor a basket bingo event on Sunday, March 22, at St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church, 2111 Millersville Pike, Millersville. Doors will open at 1 p.m., with the first game at 2:30 p.m. Refreshments will also be available. Proceeds will support community programs. For further information, call Chris Smith at 717-808-6436. Tickets are available from members of the Knights of Columbus. HYMNS AND ICE CREAM
Bethesda United Methodist Church, 1086 Hilldale Road, Holtwood, will host an old-fashioned hymn sing and ice cream social on Sunday, March 15, at 6 p.m. Attendees will choose favorite hymns for the gathering to sing. The public is invited to attend. MONTHLY MEAL
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
The annual student ministries benefit auction at Manor Church, 530 Central Manor Road, Lancaster, will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 21. The goal for the event is to raise the approximately $30,000 needed to help youth group members go on mission trips this summer. “We have a variety of items from local businesses and within the church community,” said Beau Walmer, the new student ministries director. Walmer began working at Manor Church in August 2019, filling the position vacated by Ryan Cobb, who became associate pastor at the church in May 2019. While items keep arriving at the
Manor Church student ministries director Beau Walmer (left) and youth group members Emily Supplee (middle) and Caleb Supplee display a sample of items that have been donated for the annual benefit auction that will be held on March 21.
“Smoke On The Mountain” Is A Tale Of Faith, Music
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
OPEN ENROLLMENT
a free overnight summer camp for youths ages 11 to 13 who live in Lancaster County, will be held from Sunday, Aug. 16, to Friday, Aug. 21, at Camp Ware in Peach Bottom. Register by visiting www.campcadetoflancaster county.com and clicking on Camp Cadet.
church, donations so far have included quilts, games, a grill, home furnishings and décor, tools, kitchenwares, artwork, new and used bicycles, tickets to baseball games, and gift cards for carpet cleaning and other services and entertainment. Baked goods, frozen meat, and certificates for fresh produce in season are typically fixtures of the Manor Church auction. Food provided by a caterer, along with beverages, will be sold throughout the day. “The auction is a big church event,” Walmer said. “It’s really cool to see our ministry and the church being involved and the broader community coming out for it.” As is traditional for Manor Church, two mission trips are planned for See Manor Church Auction pg 3
Lionesses Strive To Make Prom Wishes Come True
will be held on Monday, March 23, at noon at the Millersville VFW, 219 Walnut Hill Road, Millersville. Entertainment will be provided by Adriano Sica, who plays two pianos simultaneously. Individuals over age 55 are welcome to attend. A cost has been set for admission, which includes a meal, entertainment, and eligibility for door prizes and birthday prizes. Reservations are required by Monday, March 16, by calling Vi Herr at 717-464-2557 or Bill Kreider at 717-872-8191.
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LCCTC Hosts Skills Competition pg 5
Manor Church Students To Hold Benefit Auction
Millersville Lioness Lions Club leaders, including (from left) Brittany Peak, public relations director; Nicole Stauffer, fundraising director; and Tiffany Coleman, secretary, display gowns that will be offered free of charge to Penn Manor High School prom attendees as part of Cinderella’s Closet on March 27 and 28.
The doors to Cinderella’s Closet will once again be thrown open just in time for Penn Manor High School’s prom. The Cinderella’s Closet event will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. on Friday, March 27, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 222 George St., Millersville. The rear entrance is accessible from High School Avenue. The Millersville Lioness Lions Club hosted its first Cinderella’s Closet last year and was pleased with the outcome. “It went really well. We gave out about 40 dresses,” club president Phyllis Ream reported. Club members were thrilled with the community response, as more than 100 new and gently used gowns were donated for the event. After all the high school students selected gowns, the See Cinderella’s Closet pg 9
The Promise Players theater group will present “Smoke on the Mountain” at Lampeter Church of the Brethren on March 20 to 22 and 26 to 29. By Dayna M. Reidenouer
The singing Sanders family is heading into town … in North Carolina in June 1938. The family’s entre into performing traditional and bluegrass
gospel songs after a five-year hiatus is the subject of “Smoke on the Mountain,” the latest show to be produced by the Promise Players theater group. Performances will be held at Lampeter Church of the Brethren, See “Smoke On The Mountain” pg 4
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