Pequea Valley SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE: MEDICARE INFORMATION SESSIONS SLATED page 6
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIV • NO 41
COLONIAL VISITOR
The Country Gardeners of Elanco
VACCINES FOR PETS
PAWS and The Dogs’ Den will hold a low-cost vaccine and microchipping clinic on Saturday, Oct. 13, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the War Memorial Building, 54 W. Main St., Leola, in the back parking lot. Distemper, rabies and Bordetella vaccinations will be administered for a fee per vaccine. Microchips will also be available for a set price, which includes registration. All pets must be on a leash or in a pet carrier. Breeders will not be serviced. For details, contact 717-9578122, ext. 5, or spotrx@pawsofpa.org. SPECIAL SERVICE
2620 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, will hold a special service on Sunday, Sept. 30, featuring a blessing of the animals. The service will follow the church’s normal 9 a.m. worship service. Attendees may bring pets and livestock to be blessed. The blessing of the animals service will be held in the parking lot, under a large canopy, but attendees should provide cover in the case of inclement weather. Everyone is welcome to stay for a potluck lunch afterwards. WOMEN’S PROGRAM
Paradise Bible Fellowship Church, located at Route 30 and Singer Avenue, Paradise, is holding its fall women’s Bible study, “Facing Your Giants” by Max Lucado, on Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The study began on Sept. 11 and will continue for eight weeks. Women are welcome to join after the first session. Call the church office at 717-687-7577 for more information.
Disaster Relief Auction Scheduled pg 3
IU 13 Plans Yard Sale Fundraiser pg 2
Word UP Ministries To Start Sunday Worship By Marcella Peyre-Ferry
Word UP Community Ministries will begin holding contemporary-style Sunday worship services on Sept. 23 at the Dutchland building, 160 Route 41, Gap. A café will open at 10 a.m., followed by the worship service at 10:45 a.m. “If you don’t have a church (and) you don’t have a place to gather, we want you to check us out,” said Buck Mowday, one of the founders of Word UP Ministries. “At 10 a.m., the Word UP Café will be open, so people can come and get coffee or just hang out with other people, meet people and develop some new friendships.” The location for services is being provided by Dutchland at its company headquarters. Mowday is appreciative to property owners Lee and Ben Kauffman for leasing the space and supporting the ministry. To make it possible to use the location as a church, a Sadsbury Township See Word UP Ministries pg 5
Organization Aids Homeless In Two Counties By Ann Mead Ash
“We try to live out the parable of the Good Samaritan. We recognize people … who are hurting and suffering in our communities. We meet them where they’re at, and we respond with generosity and compassion,” said Nate Hoffer, chief executive officer of Good Samaritan Services, when he spoke recently at a meeting of the New Holland Area Kiwanis Club. Good Samaritan, with locations in Ephrata, Lancaster, Coatesville, and Phoenixville, was founded as the Good Samaritan Shelter in 2002 when several Phoenixville-area churches joined forces to help area residents who were struggling, especially with housing. The Ephrata location provides an 8,000square-foot homeless shelter to as See Good Samaritan pg 8
Lead follower Buck Mowday (left) and board member Lloyd Murphy from Word UP Community Ministries invite the community to attend Sunday worship that will begin on Sept. 23 at the Dutchland building in Gap. A café will open at 10 a.m., followed by the service at 10:45 a.m.
NLAM Banquet To Feature “Journeys Of Hope” Theme
Cavod To Offer New Dance Program Classes Designed For Students With Developmental Disabilities
By Ann Mead Ash By Ann Mead Ash
According to Clara Ames, executive director of No Longer Alone Ministries (NLAM), the organization’s Fall Ministry Banquet and Silent Auction is more than a fundraiser; it is a chance for those who support the ministry to catch up or get to know each other better. “There’s a time for good conversation “Journeys of Hope” is the theme for the No (and) fellowship,” said Ames. Longer Alone Ministries fall banquet to be held “(It’s a chance) to reconnect at Calvary Church, 1051 Landis Valley Road, (or) meet new friends.” Lancaster, on Oct. 4. NLAM will hold its annual fundraiser, based on the theme will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the vestibule. “Journeys of Hope,” on Thursday, Doors will open at 6 p.m., and dinner Oct. 4, at Calvary Church, 1051 Landis will be served at 6:30 p.m. A silent auction, which will open at Valley Road, Lancaster. Registration See NLAM Banquet pg 7
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Julie Haney, dance teacher with Cavod Academy, is excited to be instructing students in a new program the academy is developing for students with special needs. “Intro to Dance is for (students) age 13 and up,” said Haney, who has experience teaching students with developmental disabilities. Two classes, which are being held weekly, will explore a variety of types of dance. Students who take the class will have the opportunity to perform in Cavod’s annual recital. Intro to Dance classes are held on Mondays from 4 to 5 p.m. and on Thursdays from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Cavod, 665 W. Main St., New Holland. Savannah Huyard is teaching one of the See Cavod pg 10
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Cavod Academy student Lydia Leibee is excited to be taking a new class that the organization is offering for students with developmental disabilities. Two classes exploring a variety of styles of dance will meet weekly at Cavod in New Holland.
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will sponsor a program titled “A Colonial Philadelphia Visitor ... John Bartram” on Thursday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 221 E. Main St., New Holland. The speaker will be Kirk Brown, who is well known in the gardening world for his interpretation of the early American botanist John Bartram. Brown will inform his audience of Bartram’s gardening discoveries and exploits. Guests are welcome to attend; there is a nominal guest fee. For more information, call 717-768-7676 or email catspause2@comcast.net.