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After a two-year search, Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church (MOPC), 1199 Valley Road, Quarryville, has called a pastor. The Rev. Dr. John Barlow officially began serving in his new role on Aug. 1. Barlow has nearly three decades of serving small Presbyterian churches as solo pastor, and he has been part of the pastoral staffs at several larger churches in Pennsylvania and Minnesota. “I love being a solo pastor. You do everything,” Barlow remarked, listing responsibilities such as preaching sermons and visiting ill parishioners in the hospital.
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Taking Steps To Support Fallen Firefighters’ Families
Barlow grew up in upstate New York, near Schenectady, and attended Gordon College as an undergraduate. He earned a Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and followed that up with a Doctor of Ministry from Lancaster Theological Seminary. He also completed a 10-month clinical pastoral class at a hospital in Lancaster. The program taught him how to be present and supportive and a listener while helping people get through difficult experiences, he said. “When I became a solo pastor, it gave me a lot of confidence to know what to do … follow people’s feelings (and) try to affirm them where they were,” Barlow said.
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
The Rev. Dr. John Barlow is the new pastor
Twelve-year-old Lauren Cohen of East Petersburg has never known a world in which Sept. 11 is just another day. The preteenager has always understood 9/11 as the day when 343 firefighters died in the attacks on the World Trade Center. The event has a personal meaning for Lauren, as her father, Mark Cohen of East Petersburg, has been an active firefighter ever since he became eligible at age 16. “Firefighting is a big part of my life,” Lauren said. “My dad is a big role model for me. I want to be a firefighter just like him.”
Lauren Cohen holds helmets that will be given away in a fundraiser as part of the Lancaster 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sept. 13. Thus, when Lauren considered what good deed to do for her bat mitzvah - a religious ceremony marking the
See New Pastor pg 3 at Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church.
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Hospice Labor Day Auction To Be Held Virtually
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Flipside Big Band will give two concerts at the outdoor amphitheater in Lampeter on Aug. 16 and Sept. 13. By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Like so many other performing groups, Flipside Big Band had to cancel its scheduled concerts this past spring and summer. Recently, however, the ensemble found an outdoor rehearsal venue and was able to begin preparations for a concert at Woodcrest Villa later this
month. Conditions were also right for the band to present two of the three concerts it was contracted to give in Lampeter. “We typically get at least 50 people in the audience, and they’re spread out anyway,” said Flipside business manager and trombonist Dale Diller. “We can spread out on the stage.” Flipside Big Band is about half
of the Lampeter-Strasburg Community Band, which formed in 1992. Howard Boots conducts both groups. Diller estimates that Flipside was created 18 years ago after a man who moved from New Jersey brought a collection of big band sheet music with him. “The first time I remember us playing (as Flipside) was for my son’s wedding in 2002,” Diller said. See Big Band pg 3
Traditionally, Hospice & Community Care (HCC) holds its annual Labor Day Auction at the Solanco Fairgrounds in Quarryville, and the event features nearly 10,000 items on the auction block and a variety of food selections sold on-site. Nearly 3,500 people attend the two-day event annually.
This year, however, because of the coronavirus pandemic, the event has been scaled down and will be held virtually from Tuesday, Sept. 1, through Tuesday, Sept. 15. “This is our 26th year, and we’ve held it in different places over the years because it has grown exponentially,” said Coco Minardi, donor relations manager. “The first auction we
had was in an outdoor area at a fire company. We made $1,800. Last year we raised $877,000. It is the backbone of our fundraising operation here at hospice.” See Labor Day Auction pg 2
A variety of items, including quilts, jewelry and sports memorabilia, will be offered as part of a Hospice & Community Care virtual auction to be held from Sept. 1 through 15.
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