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IN THIS ISSUE: MCC SLATES QUILT PREVIEW page 4
MARCH 4, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 14
OPEN HOUSE
Woodcrest Retreat, 225 Woodcrest Drive, Ephrata, will host a summer camp open house on Saturday, April 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Parents and children may tour the facilities and learn about Woodcrest’s camp programs as well as retreat and rental facilities. Admission to the open house is free. For more information, call 717-738-2233 or visit www.woodcrestretreat.org. WORK AND FAITH
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Front Porch To Offer Casual Conversation By Ann Mead Ash
Grace Point Church, 10 S. Singer Ave., Paradise, will host a “Work as Worship� retreat on Friday, May 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is intended to break down the wall between Sunday and the rest of the week, and it will feature messages from John Maxwell, Louie Giglio, Jon Acuff and others. A registration fee has been set, which will cover a catered lunch. For more information or to register, visit www.gracepointparadise.com. GALA AND AUCTION
Cavod Academy of the Arts will host a night of culinary fare, musical performances, and a live auction to support its vision to create with purpose. Cavod’s 2020 gala and auction will take place on Thursday, April 16, at Lancaster Country Club, 1466 New Holland Pike, Lancaster, at 6 p.m. Guests should dress in formal cocktail attire. For details and tickets, visit www.cavod.org or contact taylor@cavod.org or 717-354-3355. Tickets should be purchased by Wednesday, April 1. ANNUAL BANQUET
Revelations of Freedom Ministries (ROFM) will hold its eighth annual banquet at Shady Maple Banquet Center, 129 Toddy Drive, East Earl, on Thursday, April 9. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6 p.m. The keynote speaker will be Don Wilkerson, co-founder of Teen Challenge. There will also be testimonies from men whose lives have been changed by Christ through ROFM. There is no charge to attend the banquet, but registration is required by Friday, April 3, by calling 717-351-5680, ext. 5, or emailing banquet@rofm.org. Table sponsorships are available for businesses or individuals. More information about ROFM may be found at www.rofm.org.
According to Tim Rogers, lead pastor of Grace Point Church in Paradise, the idea of meeting on a front porch should evoke thoughts of easy conversation. “When we think of a front porch, we think of people talking casually and enjoying company together,� said Rogers. “You’re meeting each other, beginning conversation, and having some fun. That’s what people do on the front porch. They talk, engage, and learn about each other.� That atmosphere is what Grace Point strives to create with Front Porch, an effort aimed at providing a relational and relaxed environment for area residents to discuss matters of faith. Front Porch will meet on Wednesdays through May 20 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Together Community Center, 3293 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise. Light refreshments will be served. See Front Porch pg 2
IU13 Conference To Emphasize Inclusion By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Tim Rogers (far left), pastor of Grace Point Church, leads a group attending the Front Porch when it was first held at Pequea Valley Intermediate School. Currently, the conversational gathering for discussing matters of faith meets at the Together Community Center on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.
Lancaster EMS Prioritizes Pediatric Safety By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Registration has opened for the 27th annual Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 (IU13) education conference scheduled for Tuesday, June 23. The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Lampeter-Strasburg High School, 1600 Book Road, Lancaster. Registration will open at 7:45 a.m., and attendees may partake of a continental breakfast while they visit the door prize zone and sponsor tables. “Agents of Change ... Mission POSSIBLE� is this year’s conference theme. “It is the hope that this conference will inspire anyone in the educational community to accept the mission of educating all learners,� said IU13 early childhood and special education services See IU13 pg 8
New Ministry Provides Computers For Refugees By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Last year, Lancaster EMS transported more than 1,000 infants, toddlers, and school-age children in its fleet of ambulances and other vehicles. While the emergency medical service’s staff members are all credentialed to provide medical care to children, only some of the vehicles had the necessary equipment to safely transport newborns. According to Rick Pearson, Lancaster EMS director of education, a team spent 500 hours researching safety equipment for pediatric transport. In 2016, a new protocol was introduced in See Lancaster EMS pg 9 The
Highmark Blue Shield representatives Taylor Bleiler (third from left) and Kyra Melleby (middle) presented a check to Lancaster EMS staff members (from left) Bob May, Jerry Schramm, Ryan Greiner, Marisa Seubert, and Rick Pearson. The grant was used to purchase ambulance child restraints to facilitate the safe transports of newborns and older children.
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“I really enjoy helping people with their English and helping them meet their personal and professional goals,� said Danny Gingrich, who works as an English as a Second Language (ESL) tutor at Alpha and Omega Community Center (AOCC), 708 Wabank Road, Lancaster. In recent years, Gingrich’s desire to help others has expanded from English tutoring to matching individuals with computers. Gingrich noted that he uses a lot of websites that offer free See Computers pg 9
ESL tutor Danny Gingrich coordinates the Computers for Refugees program at Alpha and Omega Community Center. He welcomes computer-savvy volunteers and donations of Windows 8 and newer devices.
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