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Penn Manor DECEMBER 12, 2018
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LV • NO 37
JINGLE BELL RING
The Central Pennsylvania Handbell Festival will sponsor the Jingle Bell Ring on Saturday, Dec. 15. Handbell musicians will play holiday favorites during the festive Visit With Santa event hosted by Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square and Lancaster County Convention Center, 25 S. Queen St., Lancaster. Ringers will perform for 30 minutes at 11:15 a.m. and 1 p.m. There is no admission fee, but nonperishable food items will be collected to benefit Autumn’s Food Pantry. Ringers interested in participating can contact Jeff Clouser at centralpahandbellfestival@gmail.com for details and to register.
HOLIDAY WORSHIP EVENT
Community United Methodist Church, 130 Tennyson Drive, Lancaster, will host a “Country Christmas” worship event on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 6:30 p.m. The one-hour worship service will feature old and new country-style songs of the Christmas season and also a brief message. Musical accompaniment will be provided by the band Deep Holler Revival. Dress is casual, and the atmosphere is relaxed and informal. The service will celebrate the message of Christmas and the joy and hope that it brings. All are invited to attend, and there is no admission charge. For more information, readers may call the church office at 717-393-9182 or call 717-615-0525.
Journey To The Manger pg 2
Seniors Invited To Christmas Meal pg 3
GCCWS Will Host “A Great Celebration” By Dayna M. Reidenouer
The theme for Christmas at Grace Community Church of Willow Street (GCCWS) this year is “A Great Celebration.” “During a staff meeting, (lead pastor) Mike (Sigman) said, ‘We’re going to have a great celebration. Bring me your ideas,’ so we’re going to do as many things as we can,” explained worship coordinator Alyssa Mayersky. Because Christmas will be observed on a Tuesday this year, GCCWS, 212 Peach Bottom Road, Willow Street, will hold seven services over the course of three days. They will all be livestreamed at www.gccws.net. Identical Christmas-focused worship services will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 22, and at 8, 9:15, and 11 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 23. All four services will conclude
with the singing of “Silent Night” by candlelight. Sunday school for children from nursery age through fifth grade will be offered at 9:15 and 11 a.m. Identical family celebrations will be held at 2 and 4 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 24. The services are expected to run for an hour and will include congregational singing, a short children’s message, the distribution of a gift to each child, and the performance of a fully produced musical. “The Mystery of the Manger: It’s the Gospel Truth” was created by Celeste Clydesdale and arranged by David T. Clydesdale. It is directed by Katie Wieand and involves approximately 50 children. The musical will relate the tale of an investigative reporter who attends a dress rehearsal for a Christmas production on the search for the true story of Christmas. See “A Great Celebration” pg 7
will hold auditions for the spring 2019 semester. Auditions include matching pitch, singing in tune, using one’s head voice, maintaining a melodic line while another line is being sung, and singing one prepared piece of music. MCCL includes more than 150 singers. The performing choirs involve singers in Carol Choir (grades two through five), Concert Choir (grades six through eight) and Chamber Choir (grades nine through 12). The choirs practice weekly on Tuesday evenings through early May, and they are led by artistic director Rosemary Blessing and director Sarah Wingard. Prospective singers should schedule a 15-minute audition time slot by contacting Wingard at 540-383-9986 or caroland concertchoir@lancastermennonite.org.
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
A woman waiting for a noontime Easy Does It meeting to start at the 521 Club wants others present to know the significance of the Lancaster County location for recovery-based activities. “This place saves lives,” she said. The 521 Club, which is named for its first home at 521 E. King St., Lancaster, has been a fixture in the county for several decades. Over the years, the club has been in several locations, including Park City, on Harrisburg Pike, Dan Chultz, 521 Club board member, invites and on Dillerville Avenue. Since area residents to the annual Christmas Eve 1999, it has been located at ALCATHON that will run from noon on 2400 Butter Road, Lancaster, Dec. 24 to noon on Dec. 25. The club, which is offering a place for several daily a location for recovery-based activities, is meetings based on the located at 2400 Butter Road, Lancaster. Alcoholics Anonymous curriculum. On Monday, Dec. 24, the club will hold and run through noon on Tuesday, its annual Christmas Eve ALCATHON. Dec. 25, to provide amped-up support to The event will begin at noon on Dec. 24 those battling substance abuse issues. See 521 Club pg 8
As a special treat for the public, toy train enthusiast Al Strausner and his
11-year-old grandson, Matthew Palmeri, have built a model railroad in the lower level of West Willow United Methodist Church (UMC), 118 W. Willow Road, See Model Train Layout pg 6
Al Strausner (left) and his 11-year-old grandson, Matthew Palmeri, are building a model train layout that will be open to the public at West Willow United Methodist Church on Dec. 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, and 30.
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Grace Community Church of Willow Street will offer seven services to commemorate Christmas on Dec. 22, 23, and 24. Inviting the public to attend are staff members (front, from left) Patty Deiter, Alyssa Mayersky, (back) David Julian, and Mike Sigman.
521 Club To Offer Annual ALCATHON Model Train Layout Will Open Temporarily By Ann Mead Ash
UPCOMING AUDITIONS
Dance To Benefit Dean Innerst pg 5