Pequea Valley /townlively
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVI • NO 41
Covering Each School In Prayer BY ANN MEAD ASH
If the words “moms in prayer” call forth a picture of mothers of schoolage children meeting in a church on a weekday morning with Bibles in hand … well, one of the many Moms in Prayer groups in the area might fit that model, but it would be only a small portion of the reality. “We don’t fit inside a box,” said Sue Forry, regional coordinator for Lancaster, Lebanon, & Berks Counties Moms in
Prayer International. Forry went on to note that groups are not necessarily church based. “We have groups for preschool moms, for mothers of children with special needs, and we have college and career groups,” said Forry. As schools begin to open up again - in a variety of formats, including public, private, cyber, homeschool, and hybrid models - Moms in Prayer groups are finding creative ways to meet - virtually or together with masks and social distancing or in See Moms In Prayer pg 10
Paradise Elementary School PTO president Christy Fieldsa will oversee the group’s annual mum sale on Oct. 2 and 3.
Paradise PTO Plans Mum Sale Christy Fieldsa, Paradise Elementary School PTO president, knows a bit about plants, and she is utilizing that knowledge to help out with the PTO’s second mum sale. “We will have pink, orange, and yellow, and we will have both early and late blooming plants,” explained Fieldsa. The second Paradise Elementary School PTO mum sale will take place on Friday, Oct. 2, from 4 to 6 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 3, from 9 to 11 a.m. Plants will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Last year, the mums were sold at the school, but logistics made that difficult this year, so two nearby locations along Route 30 were selected. “The Factory Ministries has graciously allowed us to use their front lawn,” said Fieldsa. The Factory is located in the Together Community Center, 3293 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise. The semi-circle driveway in the front will make it easier for
those purchasing mums to pull in and out. The second location is a lot adjacent to the pond at the Paradise Township Building, 2 Township Drive, Paradise. Based on the 2019 fundraiser, Fieldsa anticipates more sales this year. “Last year, we put it together a week ahead of time,” she said. “We had 100 mums, and we sold them all.” This year, with more advance notice, Fieldsa plans to have at least 200 plants available. “When we get them they’re not quite opened,” Fieldsa said of the mums. “They’re just starting to open.” Fieldsa said the plants are also tagged with the name of the color and in pots and ready to plant. The PTO sets the plants at a nominal price and makes $2 on each pot it sells, and the group is hoping to raise $400 this year. “We purposely do it early enough so the buds aren’t open yet so the people get the whole range of the flower,” she said. “We did not want to sell
mums with buds that are already open that won’t last (as long).” The mum sale raises funds for the PTO, which then helps cover the costs of classroom supplies and virtual field trips, among other expenses. Paradise Elementary principal Rick Esche said that school began at the end of August, with students in the building five days a week. Currently, the school is at about 60% student capacity, with the other 40% taking advantage of one of several other options. “There’s a hybrid option online with teachers here (at the school),” said Esche, “and a virtual option that’s more like a cyber school.” Other Paradise Elementary PTO officers include vice president Katie Knaub, secretary Shanon Passmore, and treasurer Broc Passmore. Readers who would like to know more about PTO activities may visit www.pequeavalley.org and click on the “PTO” tab under “Paradise Elementary.”
Area Moms in Prayer International coordinators are Lynn Herr (left) and Mary Beth Will (center) gather with regional coordinator Sue Forry (right). Moms in Prayer groups meet all over the county to cover schoolchildren in prayer.
Golf Event To Benefit Christiana Library BY FRANCINE FULTON
The 11th annual Christiana Moores Memorial Library Golf Tournament, presented by the library board and the Friends of the Library, will be held at the Tanglewood Manor Golf Course, 653 Scotland Road, Quarryville, on Monday, Sept. 28. A light lunch will be available at noon, followed by a shotgun start
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