Pequea Valley OCTOBER 17, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE: STRASBURG LIONS CLUB PARADE SCHEDULED page 6
VOL LIV • NO 46
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
MEAL AND A MESSAGE
Word UP Community Ministries will host a free Soup, Sandwich, and Talk event on Thursday, Oct. 25, at Word UP! at 160 Route 41, Gap. The meal will begin at 6 p.m. Attendees may come for the meal only or stay and hear a message afterward. Individuals who would like to help serve or provide soup may contact Buck Mowday at 717-330-0561 or buckmowday@gmail.com.
PVHS Announces Homecoming Court pg 16 High School Athletes Share Stories pg 2
Calvary Monument Welcomes New Pastor By Ann Mead Ash
HOT DINER
Leacock Presbyterian Church, 3183 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise, will offer a free hot meal to the community on Thursday, Oct. 25. Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the handicapped-accessible Smith Fellowship Hall. The menu will include chili, rice, cornbread, applesauce, and dessert. Readers may call the church at 717-687-6619 for additional information. DONORS SOUGHT
Kinzer Fire Company, 3521 Lincoln Highway East, Kinzer, will host a blood drive on Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 2 to 7 p.m. Blood donors must be in good health and free of allergy, flu, cold and nausea symptoms for at least three days; be age 16 or older; weigh at least 110 pounds; be well hydrated; and eat a healthy meal within four hours before donating. A form of identification is also required. Visit www.lghealth.org/giveblood. LOCAL INVENTOR
The Historical Society of Salisbury Township will meet on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m. at the Salisbury Township Building, 5581 Old Philadelphia Pike, White Horse. Gwen Dickenson will present a program titled “William Chester Ruth, Salisbury Township Inventor.” Ruth’s cinder spreader and road grader patent models are on display in the Landis Valley Museum and were exhibited at the 2017 Pennsylvania Farm Show. Call 717-442-4071. TURKEY SUPPER
Caernarvon Fire Company, 2145 Main St., Churchtown, will host its fall family-style turkey supper on Saturday, Oct. 20. The fundraiser will begin at 1 p.m. The cost of a meal will feature turkey with all the trimmings. The public is invited to attend. Takeout meals will also be available. For details, call 717-445-7310.
In March, Chris Lenhart did not know that Calvary Monument Bible Church (CMBC), 1660 Mine Road, Paradise, would soon be looking for a lead pastor when he resigned from his associate pastor position at Wesley Church in Quarryville after 14 years. “I felt a call to leave the church I was at … to pursue a lead position in another local church,” said Lenhart, who still lives in the Quarryville area. “(I) stepped away in faith believing that God had prepared (an) opportunity. (My wife, Sheila, and I) trusted that God had worked out the details and prepared our next place.” Lenhart, who was raised in Holtwood and graduated from Penn Manor, said that he and his family were committed to staying within the county. With a lot of prayer seeking God’s direction and See Pastor pg 5
GTGH Fair Adds 10 Nonprofit Organizations For 2018 By Ann Mead Ash
Chris Lenhart officially became the lead pastor at Calvary Monument Bible Church on Sept. 1. Prior to that, Lenhart served as associate pastor at a Quarryville church for several years. He also coaches football at Solanco High School.
Flag Football Tournament, Chicken Barbecue Slated
Of the 30 organizations that will be represented at the 2018 Gifts That Give Hope (GTGH) Fair, 10 will be new to the event. Among those will be Lancaster Farm Sanctuary; Music for Everyone, known for placing pianos throughout downtown Lancaster; Faith Friendship Ministries; and The Edible Classroom. This year’s fair, which will be held on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster, will offer shoppers a variety of ways to purchase gifts that honor loved ones and help others. In addition, fair-trade items and food will be available for purchase, and an educational presentation See GTGH Fair pg 18
Holiday Bazaar To Help Fund Mission Trip To Guatemala
By Ann Mead Ash
By Ann Mead Ash
For Jeremy Leaman, founder and director of Ten Million for Christ, who grew up on a farm south of Strasburg, the invitation to lead a Youth Evangelism Service (YES) team to Romania as part of Eastern Mennonite Missions became a life-changing opportunity. “From the spring of 1993 to the summer of 1994, (our team) worked with churches there,” said Jeremy, whose team started a Christian student movement and a church during the 15-month outreach. “I fell in love with the people, the culture, the language, the food, and the beauty of the countryside.” See Flag Football pg 8
The mission committee of Salem Hellers Evangelical Reformed Church is planning to send 10 church members to Guatemala in May 2019 to work with Orphan Resources International (ORI). “We will be going to orphanages and helping with deliveries,” said committee member Margaret Sensenig, referencing ORI’s food delivery program. To help fund the trip, the committee has scheduled its annual holiday bazaar for Saturday, Oct. 27, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church, 2555 Horseshoe Road, Lancaster. The bazaar will feature food and up to 20 vendors selling craft items and products offered by home-based businesses. See Holiday Bazaar pg 8
Jeremy Leaman, director of Ten Million for Christ, played football with one of the boys from House of Hope in Romania during a recent visit. The organization will hold a fundraising flag football tournament and chicken barbecue at Petra Church in New Holland on Nov. 3.
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Working to organize the annual Salem Hellers Evangelical Reformed Church holiday bazaar are (from left) Margaret Sensenig, Deb Burns, and Betty Snyder. The event will be held at the church on Oct. 27 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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