Pequea Valley DECEMBER 18, 2019
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VOL LVI • NO 3
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
SCRIPTURE AND CAROLS
A Christmas Eve program, “Light of the World,” will be presented twice on Tuesday, Dec. 24, at Petra Church, 565 Airport Road, New Holland. Performances will begin at 5 and 7 p.m. The program will feature Scriptural narration, music and Christmas carols, with a special surprise at the end for children. No child care will be offered. The community is also invited to Petra’s Sunday services on Dec. 22 at 9 and 11 a.m. For more information, readers may visit www.petra.church.
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Contemplative Christmas Eve Service Set By Marcella Peyre-Ferry
ASL CLASSES
The Lancaster Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (LCDHH), 2270 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, will offer beginner non-credit American Sign Language (ASL) classes from 6 to 8 p.m. from Tuesday, Jan. 7, through Thursday, Feb. 27. Students will meet once per week on either Tuesday or Thursday. There is a cost per student, plus a fee for books. All courses will be taught by instructors who are deaf. For details or to register, contact 717-207-9822 or lcdhh@bdhhs.org. Individuals may also stop by the office for an application. HOLIDAY OBSERVANCE
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3181 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise, will hold two Christmas Eve services on Tuesday, Dec. 24. A family worship service will be held in the Paradise sanctuary at 7 p.m., featuring The Bell Choir and candle lighting. An 11 p.m. service of Lessons and Carols will conclude with candle lighting and will be held at the historic Old Leacock Presbyterian Church, Old Leacock Road and Old Philadelphia Pike, 1 mile west of Intercourse. For more information, call the church at 717-687-6619 or visit www.leacockpres.org.
John Walton (left) and Timothy Kirk light candles during last year’s contemplative worship service held on Christmas Eve at the Sadsbury Friends Meeting House in Gap. This year’s event will take place from 4 to 5 p.m. on Dec. 24.
Local Author Wins National Award Connecting The Generations By Ann Mead Ash
PVHS Students Help Seniors Navigate Technology
Joel Moore of Narvon, author of the Civil War series “Journey Into Darkness,” is the recipient of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge award known as the George Washington Honor Medal. Moore was notified of the award in a letter from the Freedoms Foundation dated Sept. 12. “Journey Into Darkness” tells the story of a few of the more than 200,000 boys and youths who took part in the battles of the Civil War. Moore began the work in 1960 when he was still in high school. The writing progressed slowly as time and research allowed, and as
By Ann Mead Ash
Author Joel Moore stands on the steps of a hotel in Christiana as part of a celebration of the Christiana Resistance. Moore was recently notified that he has won the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge award known as the George Washington Honor Medal for his Civil See Local Author pg 4 War book series “Journey Into Darkness.”
Several years ago a Tel Hai Retirement Community employee wanted to find a way to bring students and seniors together. She connected with teachers at Pequea Valley High School (PVHS), and a few suggestions were tossed around before someone hit upon the idea of students offering to aid seniors with questions about technology. “They came up with the idea of tech help, because our residents find computers and email difficult,” said Judy Schweitzer, community life coordinator See Technology Help pg 12
Pequea Valley High School students and Tel Hai residents who gathered for a recent technology support session at the retirement community included (from left) Dorothy Stein, Megan Yoder, Bailey Henshaw, and Judy Ewald.
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The fifth annual Contemplative Christmas Eve Service will be held at Sadsbury Friends Meeting House on Tuesday, Dec. 24, from 4 to 5 p.m. All are welcome to get away from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season for an hour of music, silence and poetry by the fireplace at the meeting house. This will be a candlelight service, with candles lit during intervals throughout the service. The underlying theme for the service is hope. “We always hold it at 4 in the afternoon because when people arrive it’s still light outside, and when they leave its dark,” said Connie Webster, meeting clerk. “During the service more and more candles get lit.” As in past years, the quiet, thoughtful service is in contrast to the modern consumer culture that surrounds the Christmas season. “Besides the historical building, I think it’s a different kind of service because we have several moments of silence interspersed through-
out. We have the music and we have somebody doing readings, but we also have several times when everybody sits in silence for a few minutes. I think some people like that,” Webster said. “I’ve been told that for a lot of people that have not been to a Friends meeting before, the moments of silence are good for them.” Music will be provided by Matt Krebs on piano, and his daughters, Landry and Anika, will be the vocalists. The music will mainly be traditional carols and sacred songs of the season. In addition to enjoying the service, visitors will feel a touch of history as they experience what a Quaker (Society of Friends) service may have looked like in the 18th and 19th centuries. Located at 1089 Simmontown Road, Gap, the Sadsbury Friends Meeting House is one of the oldest houses of worship in Lancaster County. Constructed in 1747, the building follows the typical layout of the See Christmas Eve pg 2