Pequea Valley APRIL 10, 2019
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LV • NO 19
OPEN HOUSE
Woodcrest Retreat, 225 Woodcrest Road, Ephrata, will host an open house on Saturday, April 13, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Parents and children may explore the facilities and property of Woodcrest Retreat and learn about the site’s upcoming camps. Families will have opportunities to meet the leadership staff, ask questions and familiarize children with the camp, with the goal of helping to alleviate fears children may have about attending camp. Admission to the open house is free. WEEKLY DISCUSSION
Lifetree Café,
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
The Paradise Township Lions Club program on Tuesday, April 23, will be held in the Cardinal room at the Bird-in-Hand Restaurant, 2760 Old Philadelphia Pike (Route 340), at 7 p.m. The Underground Railroad will be the topic, with Darlene A. Colón as guest speaker. Colón is the current president of the Christiana Historical Society and a direct descendant of one of the participants in the 1851 Christiana Resistance. The community is invited. Call Bill at 717-425-0706. UPCOMING EVENT
A breakfast and a health screening will take place at Upper Leacock Township War Memorial Association (ULTWMA), 54 W. Main St., Leola, on Saturday, April 13. The all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast will be served in the Veterans Hall from 7 to 11 a.m. Separate costs have been set for people age 13 and up and for children age 12 and under. Takeouts will be available at the door. An Omega Health Screening will be provided by Quest Diagnostics from 7 to 9:30 a.m. The fee will include a chemistry profile, coronary risk profile, and complete blood count.
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Once Upon A Summertime … Cavod Schedules Arts And Theater Camps By Ann Mead Ash
located at Emmaus Road Café, 1886 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, will explore practical ways to tell when someone is lying on Tuesday, April 16, at 7 p.m. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual, comfortable setting. The program, titled “How to Spot a Liar: Secrets From a Former FBI Agent,” will feature an exclusive filmed interview with John Schafer, former FBI counterintelligence officer. Admission is free. For details, contact 717-4739115 or ltclancaster@gmail.com.
Creative individuals looking for ways to fill their summer days need look no further than Cavod’s many summer camps. This year, Cavod, which was founded with the vision of raising the standard in godly artistic expression, will hold no fewer than six summer programs at Cavod Academy of the Arts, 665 W. Main St., New Holland, with one camp held at the Junction Center in Manheim. For children ages 3 to 6 and 7 to 12, Once Upon an Arts Camps will be held in the mornings and afternoons from Monday, July 8, through Friday, July 12. Camp for 3- to 6-year-olds
will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, and camp for 7- to 12-year-olds will be held from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. On July 12, each camp will hold a closing performance. The camp theme for this year is “Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Fables,” and activities will include gymnastics and dance for both age groups, along with crafts for the younger children and art projects for those who that meet in the afternoon. Two musical theater camps will be held this summer. “High School Musical Jr.” camp
Cavod Academy in New Holland, which was founded with the vision of raising the standard in godly artistic expression, will hold several summer camp programs focusing on dance, acting, and more at Cavod Academy and at the Junction Center in Manheim. will be held at Cavod from Monday, July 15, through Friday, July 26, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, and “Mary Poppins Jr.” camp will be held at the Junction Center, 1875 Junction Road, Manheim, from Monday, July 29, through Friday, Aug. 9, from See Summer Camps pg 5
Speaker To Address Change In Churches 22nd “Messiah” Sing-Along Planned Parish Resource Center To Bring McLaren To Lancaster By Ann Mead Ash
“Churches are always looking at (the question), ‘How do we continue to be the faith community that is relevant and important to the people who come and give time on Sunday morning?’” said Kate Good, executive director of the Parish Resource Center (PRC), 2160 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster. The PRC works with 13 denominations to help answer questions like the one Good posed, and to that end, the organization will bring global activist and pastor Brian McLaren to Highland Presbyterian Church, 500 E. Roseville Road, Lancaster, on Saturday, April 27, at 7 p.m. McLaren will speak on “The Changing Nature of the Christian Church.”
Brian McLaren According to Good, McLaren was chosen to speak based on what he can offer to churches. “We try to (present) leaders who are nationally recognized leaders (in the area of) faith,” said Good. “(McLaren) brings an approach to church that people are hungry for.” Good added that in McLaren’s arsenal See McLaren pg 3
The 22nd annual “Messiah” Sing-Along will take place on Friday, April 26, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lancaster at 7 p.m. Past events have featured about 150 singers and attracted up to 600 audience members. By Ann Mead Ash
For more than two decades, the “Messiah” Sing-Along has been held in Lancaster County. It has always been and remains a drop-in event. “The people can come as they are,” said Clair Leaman, who
had conducted a “Messiah” Sing-Along in Chester County for more than a decade before organizing the Lancaster version. “Just stop in. There are no rehearsals.” The 22nd annual “Messiah” SingAlong will take place on Friday, April 26, at Westminster Presbyterian See Sing-Along pg 6
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