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Church Aiming To Take the Stigma out of Mental Health Counseling
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Bruce Heydt wants it to be known.
When you come to one of Millersville Community Church’s mental health support groups, you are entering a no-stigma zone.
Starting in late August, the church will sponsor three support groups through its Empowered by Grace ministry.
The 10-week small group programs are free and will be held at the church, 163 W. Frederick St., Millersville.
Family Grace Group, led by
Sherry Mull and Mary Burger, will meet Mondays beginning Aug. 25 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Family Grace is intended to guide people through simple biblical and neuroscience insights and provide practical tools to reduce stress and help attendees to empower their loved ones with hope.
Living Grace Group, led by Heydt and Sharon McIlhenney, will meet Tuesdays beginning Aug. 26 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Living Grace is designed to help people develop tools to reduce stress, depression, anxiety, and other challenges.
Redefine Grace Group, led by
Kelly Dennis and Scott Donaldson, will meet Wednesdays beginning Aug. 27 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. The goal is to supply grace-filled mental health solutions and community support for older teens and young adults.
Anyone interested in participating in the groups should contact Dennis at kelly@kellyfdennis.com or 717-951-0266. Dennis said she will accept registrations up to the day before each group starts, but she would prefer that people register a week before, which will help make sure there are enough materials available at the initial meeting.
Police
Will Meet With Community Over Coffee
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
The Pequea Township Police Department will engage in some coffee talk.
The agency will hold its first Coffee With a Cop event on Thursday, July 31, from 9 to 11 a.m. at CPRS Physical Therapy, 3100 Willow Street Pike, Willow Street.
“It’s something we always wanted to do,” Pequea Township Chief John Michener said. “We always like to do anything we can to outreach to our community and to talk to our community members.”
CPRS Physical Therapy provided the opportunity Michener had been seeking. “In this case, the organization where we’re holding the event, CPRS, they actually came to us with this idea and offered to host and offered to buy the coffee. So it was a no-brainer to line it up and make it happen.”
Jerry Rush, CPRS’ executive vice president of operations south, said, “CPRS has been supporting community organizations for our entire 42 years of business. It is important to us to continue to give back to the communities we serve. The vast majority of our staff live, worship, work and play in the communities we serve and are invested in their communities. We hope that hosting this event will allow the communities we serve to grow stronger together.”
Michener, Sgt. Rob Burger, and other Pequea Township officers are slated to attend. “We want to bring as many officers as we can, depending on the schedule,” the
Millersville Community Church mental health support group leaders (from left) Kelly Dennis, Sherry Mull, Bruce Heydt, and Sharon McIlhenney. Photo by George Deibel
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Dennis, the programs’ facilitator and a licensed professional counselor, screens those seeking to join. “I decide if they are appropriate for the level that we’re doing in a support group for mental health,” she said. “So if there’s somebody that calls me and I listen to their story, I might think maybe they need counseling or something else first before they need a support group.”
challenge right now. … These are the people in the community that you meet in the supermarket every day. I think that’s what people need to kind of understand. I think there’s a whole spectrum when we’re talking about mental health challenges.”
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Heydt, a retired lay preacher, said it’s paramount that all participants feel comfortable. “The groups are a stigma-free zone because it’s hard for some people going through some of these things,” he said. “We’re here to support each other, so there’s not going to be judgment. There’s not going to be any sort of pushback along those lines. It’s a safe place.”
Heydt said feedback shows that the programs are effective. “They tell us that it’s one of the few places where they didn’t feel judged and they felt like they could just be themselves,” he said.
Heydt cited statistics from the book “Streetlights” by mental health and addictions counselor Janelle Bitikofer. “One in five adults face mental health challenges,” said Heydt. “The way I like to picture that is if you live in a residential community, one or two of your neighbors is facing a mental health
Heydt hopes to incorporate other lessons he learned from Bitikofer’s book. “The author states that so many people that she’s dealt with feel like there’s a fear that if their church knew what they were going through, they wouldn’t be accepted,” he said. “We don’t want to be that church.”
Mull has been both a participant and a co-facilitator of the Living Grace program. “You get to know everybody, and it gives you a place to talk,” she said. “It gives you a place to figure out yourself because you’re seeing things and talking about things with others that are going through the same sorts of things. What initially caught my eye was that it was a faith-based program. It just gave me a complete understanding of mental health and mental wellness and how you can help somebody else.”
Dennis stated, “Part of our goal is to educate. That’s part of our mission statement - to educate, to reduce stigma, to provide support and care for people who are struggling.”
Knowing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is kind of like having insurance. You hope you never have to use it, but there’s a peace of mind associated with knowing it’s there if you ever do.
The act of CPR is also one of the highest forms of respect and empathy that one human being can display for another.
“Because the investment of time and energy that it takes to learn it is very small, everyone should know it,” said Ken Brennan, an emergency medical technician (EMT), a CPR and first aid instructor and the owner of Lancaster CPR. “Everyone knows someone who’s going to need CPR. I think a lot of people feel if they need 911, they’re going to get help in seconds. But that’s not true. If a patient doesn’t survive long enough, emergency medical services can’t do their job.”
Located at 1248 W. Main St., Suite L-1, Ephrata, Lancaster CPR offers instruction in the life-changing
and life-altering practices of advanced cardiac support, pediatric advanced life support, first aid and CPR. In association with the American Heart Association, Lancaster CPR primarily trains health care professionals, but it also offers instruction to groups, churches, businesses, organizations and individuals.
“We predominantly provide the training that health care workers need to do their jobs,” said Ken. “They need to be recertified every two years. Obviously, if you work in health care, the odds are much higher that you’re going to use it. Depending on what you do, you’ll probably use it twice in your life. For the general public, I’d say the odds are one in 100 that you’re going to use it. But when you’re dealing with a large group of people, heart attacks are going to be more common.”
Lancaster CPR offers first aid training at its full classroom facility three days a week. The organization also offers on-site training for corporations or nonprofits.
Typically, Lancaster CPR’s class sizes range from six to 30 individuals.
“Let’s say you find someone on the ground,” said Ken. “The first thing you have to do is make sure it’s safe for you. Then you tap the person on the shoulder, and if they don’t respond, you call for help, get someone to call 911 and try to get an AED (automated external defibrillator). You might check their breathing, and you might check their pulse. If you have to, start doing compressions on their chest, and decide if you want to give breaths.”
“It’s easy to learn,” continued Ken. “What it comes down to is doing compressions on the chest. If you’re doing something that
Students at a Lancaster CPR course receive instruction about first aid.
resembles compressions, the person’s chances are better than zero. If you’re learning the basics of CPR, it only takes a half hour. But not everyone wants to learn to do this.”
One of the keys to successfully administering CPR is immediacy and a sense of urgency.
“There’s a very short window of opportunity, usually two to three minutes when someone goes into cardiac arrest,” said Ken. “The more people who know CPR, the more likely we’re going to be able to save lives. It should take less than 20 seconds to determine if CPR is necessary.”
“Among the general public, about one in 500 people have taken a course,” added Ken. “But if someone has been trained in CPR in high school, they don’t
really know anything now. That’s why it’s important to update it.”
Ken originally started teaching CPR at Lancaster General Hospital. After he left the hospital, he began offering CPR instruction on his own, before he and his wife, Ashley Brennan, founded Lancaster CPR in 2015.
“There was a lot of demand not being met, and that’s sort of how we got started,” said Ken. “I started doing it myself on the side. The classes were relatively successful, and we just went from there. The business success hasn’t changed because we were in the right place, at the right time, at the right location, under the right circumstances.”
For additional information, go to www.lancaster cpr.com.
Stevens & Smith Center Joins Historic Network
LancasterHistory has announced that the Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith Center for History and Democracy was accepted into the National Park Service’s Reconstruction Era National Historic Network on June 4. The national network connects organizations and sites throughout the United States that provide education, interpretation, and research related to the Reconstruction Era (1861-1900) in American history.
The Reconstruction Era was a period of significant transformation in American history that impacted social, political, and economic systems within the country as the United
States grappled with the aftermath of the Civil War, especially the legacy of slavery. The Reconstruction Era National Historic Network was signed into law on March 12, 2019, and has added more than 100 sites and programs to its network.
The Stevens & Smith Center is managed by LancasterHistory and is tentatively set to open in spring 2026. The center is already a part of the National Park Service’s Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.
To learn more about the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network, visit https://www.nps.gov/ subjects/reconstruction/ network.htm.
Fire Company Sets Bus Trips
The Friends of Conestoga Fire Company will offer three bus trips. A mystery trip will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 24.
The second trip will be a Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg trip from Sunday to Wednesday, Nov. 9 to 12. Activities will include shopping at Anakeesta Mountaintop, exploring The Island in Pigeon Forge, seeing a show at Dolly Parton’s
Advoz To Offer Trainings
Advoz will offer several training sessions on mediation, restorative practices, and conflict resolution.
A Summer Sampler Session: Mediation and Restorative Practices will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 20, from noon to 1 p.m. Attendees will join Advoz trainers for a free virtual sampler session to learn how they can address conflict and harm in their communities, workplaces, organizations, schools, and families.
For more information or to register by Monday, Aug. 18, visit https://tinyurl.com/ advozsamplersession.
An introductory Conflict, Communication, & Culture training will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the S. Dale High Leadership Center, 1861 William Penn Way, Lancaster. This course will introduce participants to language, concepts, and skills of healthy conflict resolution and restorative practices. It will include topics such as conflict, harm, and restorative practices; culture and inclusion strategies; and communication and restorative listening skill-building.
This training is a prerequisite for other courses available through Advoz. To register by Wednesday, July 30, visit https:// tinyurl.com/advozconflict training. Use the promo code FallEarlyBird when registering. For more information, contact chris@advoz.org.
Basic Mediation Training will take place from Wednesday, Oct. 8, to Friday, Oct. 10, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at a location yet to be announced. This training will aim to prepare participants to use effective communication skills and the facilitative mediation structure to help people listen and resolve their own disputes. The course will include conflict resolution skills; listening, reframing, and summarizing; issue identification; practicing the mediation process; coached role play practice with partial and full mediations; co-mediating with a partner; and confidentiality and ethics.
The Conflict, Communication, & Culture training is required for participants to attend this training. To register by Tuesday, Aug. 19, visit https://tinyurl.com/advozbasicmediationtraining. Use the promo code FallEarlyBird when registering. For more information, contact chris@ advoz.org.
Stampede, visiting Russell Stover’s Chocolates, and seeing the Christmas Show at Country Tonite Theatre.
A trip to Washington, D.C., will be offered on Tuesday, Dec. 9. Participants may see the White House Christmas display. There is a cost for each trip. For more information or to make reservations, call Doris Warfel at 717-872-4474.
ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH: 600 E. Penn Grant Rd., (Mailing: P.O. Box 635, Willow Street, 17584) 717-464-5683
Pastor: The Rev. Maureen L. Seifried Worship w/Holy Communion: Saturday Eve. 6 pm & Sunday 9:30 am. Livestreaming Visit: www.ascensionws.org
BETHEL CHURCH: 3716 Main Street, Conestoga. Sunday worship at 10:15 AM. Pastor: Jake Farnham. For more info, call 717-872-6755.
BREAKOUT MINISTRIES: Senior Pastors Ron & Mary Buch; Sundays at 10am. Contemporary worship & messages of freedom, healing, deliverance and discipleship. Children’s ministry includes nursery through Sr. High. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting 7-8pm; Check our web site for scheduled home bible studies.; JA Jesus based recovery meeting Saturday 7-8:30p. Men and Women groups meet monthly. Family Fun Night bi-monthly 6:30-9:00, Jr. and Sr. High youth group meets alternating months. Local and International outreaches. Web site: www.breakoutministries.org or Call for details. 2400 Anita Court, Leola, PA 17540. Ph.: (717)656-8366
COLEMANVILLE UM CHURCH: 210 Colemanville Church Rd., Conestoga. Sunday Worship 8:40 AM, Sunday School resumes Sept. 7th. 717-872-7951 Pastor Manuel Cruz www.colemanvilleumc.org
FAITH BIBLE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH: 151 Donnerville Rd., Lancaster (one block south of Columbia Avenue). Pastor: Keith M. Long. 8:45 am Sunday School (with nursery and classes for children, youth and adults); 10:15 a.m. SundayWorship Service (with nursery and children’s church). Wed.: 6:30 p.m. AWANA Clubs (K6); Wed.: 6:30 pm Youth Group 717-285-1900. www.faithbfc.com
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH OF MILLERSVILLE 121 Walnut Hill Rd., Millersville. Sunday Worship at 8:30 am & 10:30 am. Phone: 717-872-4581 www.findgracehere.org
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF WILLOW STREET: 212 Peach Bottom Rd., Willow Street. Pastor- Mike Sigman. Weekend Worship: 6pm Saturday, Contemporary; Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. Traditional; 9:15am & 11am Contemporary. Sunday Schl from infant-5th grade, meets simultaneously with the 6pm, 9:15 & 11am Worship Services. GCC Young Adults - Tues. 7 pm. Youth Ministry- Sun. & Wed. 6:30 pm. Numerous Small Groups. 717-464-5333 www.gccws.net info@gccws.net
HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH: IndependentBible Believing. Meeting at 211 Gap Rd., Strasburg, PA. Weekly Worship on Sundays at 11 am. Also meeting Wednesdays at 7 pm for weekly Bible Study & Kids Club. Phone: 717-938-8755. Visit us online at: www.hopeforstrasburg.com
MARTICVILLE CHURCH: Located at 641
Marticville Rd. (Rt. 324) between New Danville & Pequea. Pastor: Kevin Kresge. 9:30am worship service. Casual dress. Nursery, handicap accessible. Visit us online: MarticvilleChurch.org E-mail: info@marticvillechurch.org
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We are learning to live, love & lead like Jesus. Join us Sundays at 9:00 AM for Traditional Worship at Grace Campus, 163 W Frederick St or at 10:30 AM for Contemporary Worship at Hope Campus, 242 Bender Rd. On-line worship is offered at our website: MCchurch.net
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Tennis Tourney Will Serve Up Opportunities
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Tennis, everyone?
In addition to being a high-level, United State Tennis Association-sanctioned women’s tournament, the 18th Koser Jewelers Tennis Challenge offers all a chance to be involved during its weeklong run from Monday, Aug. 4, to Sunday, Aug. 10.
Admission is free to the tournament, and there is no ticketing for members of the general public. The USTA Pro Circuit event, with both singles and doubles competitions, will be held at the Hempfield recCenter, 1251 Stony Battery Road, Landisville. In addition to in-person viewing, matches will be livestreamed on the event’s website, https:// hempfieldrec.com/ landisville-pro-circuit/. The website also features information on the events surrounding the tournament and will include the brackets once the field has been finalized, said Wilson Pipkin, who is the Hempfield recCenter’s director of tennis and the event’s organizer.
The Koser Inspiring Women Luncheon presented by Turbo Execs
will be held Wednesday, Aug. 6, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Blue Collar Restaurant, Bar & Catering, 949 Church St., Landisville. There is a cost to attend, and people may register on the tournament website. From 11 to 11:30 a.m. there will be Meet, Mingle, and Mimosas. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Attendees will be able to attend the day’s matches in the box seat area. The event will pay tribute to women from the area who have inspired others. People can pay for a chance to win items donated by local businesses and the tournament community partners. All proceeds will benefit Milagro House in Lancaster. “We recognize women in the community who are doing exceptional things, and we will tell their stories,” Pipkin said.
High School Night will be held at 7 p.m. on Aug. 6, featuring an Around the World Challenge. Teams will rotate through the court, racing to hit a ball from each spot before the next team. The winning team will receive a pizza party during the 2025-26 tennis season.
Friday, Aug. 8, will be Kids Day. The event is free for kids age 12 and under. From 10 to 11:30 a.m., games will be held before tournament play begins. Email Catherine Shaak at shaak@ms.usta.com for more information.
On Saturday, Aug. 9, the
Hempfield recCenter will host its first Wheelchair Tennis Clinic and Match Play event, which is open to wheelchair athletes of all ages and skill levels. The first 25 people who register will receive a gift bag. Check-in on the day of the event will begin at 9:30 a.m. The clinic will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, and lunch and match play will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. There is a fee, which will include lunch. Go to the Koser Jewelers Tennis Challenge website to register. Email Melissa Landis at mlandis11@outlook.com if there are questions.
Another opportunity for community members to participate is by volunteering. The list of openings can be found on the tournament website and includes jobs like working a shift in the players’ lounge, running the scoreboard, being a court monitor or part of
the ball crew, and serving as a VIP host. “Sponsors and volunteers are what keeps the tournament free,” said Pipkin, who encourages interested volunteers to sign up early. “The key is to keep the event free, so we can promote tennis and promote a healthy sport.”
The plan is working. Last year, Hempfield recCenter won an award from the USTA for being the No. 1 facility in the country for adult programming, and it also features numerous programs for youths.
The Koser Jewelers Tennis Challenge began in 2008 with a prize pool of $10,000, and that total has risen to $100,000, the maximum amount allowed for USTA circuit events. When Pipkin originally applied to host an event, the only opening on the schedule was in May. In 2013, there was a vacancy in the schedule in August, so Pipkin held two tournaments that year.
The August date is advantageous for many reasons. Most significantly, the tournament takes place a couple weeks prior to the U.S. Open and is played on hardcourts just like the annual Grand Slam event in Queens, which is a train ride away from Landisville. The surface and location help enable the Hempfield recCenter event to attract players ranked in the Top 100 of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings.
Some of the most wellknown players to participate in the Koser Jewelers Tennis Challenge in the past did not win the event, including Jessica Pegula,
Wilson Pipkin is Hempfield recCenter’s director of tennis and organizes the annual Koser Jewelers Tennis Challenge.
Photo by George Deibel
who is currently ranked third in the world. In 2021, Emma Raducanu did not make the finals of the tournament but then went on an improbable run to capture the U.S. Open title a few weeks later.
Pipkin said he will receive the full list of entries on Tuesday, July 22. There are typically between 400 and 500 applicants, with the highest-ranked players qualifying for the draw. One player is known. Pipkin is permitted to choose one
wild card entrant. This year, he selected York native Elizabeth Ionescu.
“It’s great to have a local player, and she’s one of the top junior players in the country,” Pipkin said. “It’s nice to give a local girl a chance to play on the bigger stage.”
“You don’t really know who’s the next big star,” said Pipkin. “You can see players here and then see them on the biggest stage in the world (at the U.S. Open). That is really cool.”
Church Sets Concert
St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, 2427 Marietta Ave., Lancaster, will host a concert by the Archdiocesan and Cathedral Basilica choirs of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Friday, Aug. 1, at 7 p.m.
The choirs are made up of professional singers and choristers from across the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and under the direction of Charlene Angelini. The concert, titled “Pilgrims of Hope,” will feature music by Thomas Tallis, Jessica French, Caroline Shaw, and more.
The concert is free of charge, and a freewill offering will be received to support the choirs’ pilgrimage to Mexico City this fall. Parking will be available at the church.
Ware Center Plans First Friday Events
Millersville University will present a free performance by LUNA Dance Company on We the People First Friday on Aug. 1 at the Ware Center, 42 N. Prince St., Lancaster. The performance will take place at 6:30 p.m. in Steinman Hall. LUNA Dance is a contemporary dance studio with choreography designed to push boundaries and dancers who radiate both technical brilliance and expressive power.
An exhibit in the Regitz Gallery will also be featured from 5 to 8 p.m. A reception will celebrate the opening of
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“Gateway to the Unknown II” by artist Ron Ettelman. Ettelman’s art takes found objects and liberates them from their traditional functions, reconfiguring them in a combination of whimsy, concept, and symbol. The exhibit will be on display until Friday, Aug. 29.
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3:00pm - SLC Community Choirs in a concert of hymns in the Tabernacle ~ Saturday, August 9th ~ 1:00pm - Jesse Rothacker and Forgotten Friends in the Tabernacle 2:00pm - Children’s march around and Camp birthday party in the back of the Tabernacle
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chief said. “We like to take any opportunity we get to meet members of the community and talk to them. The more faces people get familiar with the better.”
He added, “People getting to know our faces and getting to the point where people are more comfortable walking up to us and saying, ‘Hey, how are you doing? We met at Coffee With a Cop event.’ If they’re more comfortable to come talk to us, even in a social setting, then they’re going to be more comfortable coming to us when they have a police issue that they need help with, and that’s why we’re here.”
Coffee With a Cop will be a low-key event. “It’s going to be a nice, stress-free
environment,” Michener said. “There is no agenda and no talking points. You can really just come over and have a cup of coffee and have a chat.”
What visitors decide to chat about is not crucial.
“It doesn’t have to be police related,” said Michener.
“We can talk about anything. Sgt. Burger and I have been here a long time, so we know quite a few people, and there’s always something to talk about, whether it’s police work or something about the community or the most recent baseball game.”
The Pequea Township Police Department participates in community activities throughout the year, including the annual National Night Out event at West Willow Fire Company. Michener said the department meets with church groups and attends get-togethers at Pequea Elementary School like the school’s end-of-year celebration for Girls on the Run.
“Anywhere there’s a group of people in the community we can talk to and get to know in a positive manner, that’s what we’re going to do,” Michener said.
Union Fire Company Plans Banquet
Union Fire Company No. 1 will hold its 265th annual banquet on Thursday, Aug. 14, at 5:30 p.m. at The Gathering Place, 6 Pine St., Mount Joy.
The featured speaker will be Jack Brubaker, a local journalist and researcher who recently announced his retirement. Following dinner and dessert, Brubaker will present on the history of the Conestoga Indians.
Reservations are required, and seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations will be accepted until Tuesday, July 29. For details about reservations and payment, email ufcno .1firesafetyday@gmail.com.
Union Fire Company No. 1 was founded in 1760 but ceased active firefighting in 1882, when the Lancaster City Bureau of Fire was established. Since then, it has continued as a local civic association, and it is always seeking new members. Those with an interest in public safety and local history are invited to join.
Pequea Township Police Department Chief John Michener. Photo by George Deibel