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NOVEMBER 21, 2018
MITTEN TREE
Woodcrest Plans Eighth Journey To Bethlehem
Pequea Valley Public Library, 31 Center St., Intercourse, will sponsor its annual Mitten Tree. The tree will be set up as of Monday, Nov. 26, and library patrons can donate knitted hats, gloves, scarves, and mittens for children and teenagers. All items will be donated locally. To learn more, call the library at 717-768-3160. MEAL EVENT
Word UP Community Ministries will host a free Soup, Sandwich, and Talk event on Thursday, Nov. 29. Word UP is located 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. RED WHITE GAME DAY
By Ann Mead Ash
According to Will Warner, program director for Woodcrest Retreat, organizers of Journey to Bethlehem - an annual interactive Nativity experience held on the grounds of the retreat - like to take a new look at the event each year. “We change the script a bit to keep it fresh,” said Warner, who noted that some different animals will join some visitors on the journey this year. “Three of the four nights, we will have alpacas here,” he said. Additional animals that may be seen along the journey will include ponies, goats, and sheep. Journey to Bethlehem differs from other live Nativity presentations because participants are given the opportunity to become part of the Christmas story as they follow Mary and Joseph to the stable where Christ was born. This year, the eighth event
The Pequea Valley (PV) girls’ basketball program will hold its first Red White Game Day on Friday, Nov. 30. The games will be as follows: 5:30 p.m., fifth-grade Red Rush Team; 5:40 p.m., sixth-grade Red Rush Team; 5:55 p.m., junior high team; 6:20 p.m., high school team; and 6:55 p.m., alumni. After the alumni game, all players participating in the event and their families will be invited to attend a reception in the cafeteria. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. The event will also include concessions and a giveaway drawing. Attendees will have opportunities to meet the members of the girls’ high school basketball team. UPCOMING PERFORMANCE
The Big Big Jazz Band will perform at Lancaster Catholic High School, 650 Juliette Ave., Lancaster, on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the cafeteria. There will be music and dancing, and snacks and beverages will be served. Admission will be free, with only those age 21 and over allowed to attend. For more information, readers may call 717-509-03130 or visit www.lchsyes.org.
will be held at the retreat center, 225 Woodcrest Drive, Ephrata, on Fridays, Dec. 7 and 14, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and on Saturdays, Dec. 8 and 15, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Adults and children who attend Journey to Bethlehem may participate in several scenes surrounding Christ’s birth. As they travel with the characters from the Bible, participants will witness the angel’s visit to Mary and then walk to Bethlehem, where they will experience, along with Mary and Joseph, the disappointment of finding there is no room at the inn. The journey will also take attendees to a marketplace, where they may spend a shekel, and then to gather in a field with shepherds to hear the angels announce Christ’s birth. Finally, visitors will arrive at a stable to see the Christ Child in the manger. The path through Woodcrest will be lit by luminarias to guide guests on their way. See Journey To Bethlehem pg 5
Preparing for the annual Woodcrest Retreat Journey to Bethlehem live Nativity experience are (from left) Dennis Martin, Connor Horst, Abby Horning, and Curvin Hoover.
New Life Welcomes Lead Pastor Empowering Eliza Cavod To Put Modern Twist On “My Fair Lady”
By Ann Mead Ash
Ron Bradley, who officially became the lead pastor at New Life Assembly of God, has been visiting Lancaster for more than 30 years, but he never realized that he and his family, which includes his wife, Jemma, and son, Ian, would live in the county. “Lancaster is so peaceful. We would come here just to get away,” shared Bradley, adding that his family especially enjoyed visiting a local Christian theater on their visits. Bradley has been to Lancaster so many times that when a fellow pastor from the area contacted him in early
By Ann Mead Ash
Ron Bradley officially became the lead pastor at New Life Assembly of God as of Sept. 1. May about an opening at New Life, he recalled the church with the large blue dove on the side he had seen when traveling on Route 30. “He told me See Pastor pg 3
“Eliza is a pretty powerful young woman, but we want to make her more so,” said Cordell Huyard, assistant director of the Cavod Theatre production of “My Fair Lady.” “That’s a reason we brought Meredith (Bulgrien) on board (as director of the show). I thought she would look at (the show) through a new lens.” “My Fair Lady,” the musical based on George Bernard Shaw’s classic play “Pygmalion,” will be staged at the Cavod Theatre, 665 W. Main St., New Holland, on Fridays, Dec. 7 and 14, at 7 p.m.; on Saturdays, Dec. 8 and 15, at
Hannah Stone (left) will play Eliza Doolitte to Adam Zembower’s portrayal of professor Henry Higgins when Cavod Theatre presents “My Fair Lady” on Dec. 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, and 16. 2 and 7 p.m.; and on Sundays, Dec. 9 and 16, at 4 p.m. “My Fair Lady” tells the story of Eliza See My Fair Lady pg 4
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