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JANUARY 6, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 38
MOPC Mission Team Plans Consignment Sale BY DAYNA M. REIDENOUER
2021 marks the 25th year that the congregation of Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church (MOPC), 1199 Valley Road, Quarryville, has partnered with its sister church in Tamshiyacu, Peru. Typically, a team of volunteers travels to Peru each summer to provide physical and spiritual support to the pastor and his congregation. 2020 was understandably different. Because of travel restrictions, MOPC opted to send funds to medical organizations in Iquitos, the major Peruvian city where past mission teams have stayed during their journeys to and from Tamshiyacu. The teams have developed relationships with health care workers in Iquitos. “During the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru, we were able to supply medical supplies and PPE (personal protective equipment) to the nursing
staff and medical facilities,” said MOPC mission team leader Dan Henry. For the past few years, the MOPC mission team has held a Nuts ‘n’ Bolts consignment sale in January to raise money for visits to Tamshiyacu. This year, the proceeds will be reserved for use in Peru, whether in the form of more donations of supplies or, God willing, an in-person visit. The consignment sale will be held at MOPC on Saturday, Jan. 9, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. The snow date is Saturday, Jan. 16. Individuals may drop off their items to be consigned on Friday, Jan. 8, from 2 to 6 p.m. “You supply the items. We supply the space and tables,” Henry said. The mission team also supplies the cashiers, so vendors do not need to be present to consign their items. The team will reserve 20% of the purchase prices for the Peruvian
A hospital worker in Iquitos, Peru, displays some of the supplies purchased by Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church in Quarryville.
Farm Conservation Supports Veteran Rehabilitation
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BY DAYNA M. REIDENOUER
BY DAYNA M. REIDENOUER
Some pastors know they want to enter the ministry from their youth. Others take a bit of a winding path to get there. The Rev. Michael Brown falls into the latter category. Brown was installed as the new senior pastor at Faith Reformed Presbyterian Church (FRPC), 611 Robert Fulton Highway, Quarryville, on Nov. 15, 2020. The Mississippi native’s resume includes a law degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel
Former Army Sgt. Sara Hodgkiss has dedicated her post-military life to restoration: that of unwanted horses, other military veterans and disabled individuals, and her family’s farm in Kirkwood, Woerth It Hollow. Hodgkiss took ownership of the farm in 2013. In 2017, Woerth It Hollow became an official nonprofit, through which Hodgkiss could combine her experience as a human resource specialist with the healing aspects of rescue farming.
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mission, and the remainder will go to the vendors. Items for consignment may include anything from shops, garages, basements, and sheds. Past sales have included nuts and bolts, bicycles, golf clubs, hand tools, power tools, mowers, snow blowers, sports equipment, birdhouses, birdfeeders, and more. “We never know what all might be there,” Henry commented. “It has been (a) very successful (sale).” For more information about the Nuts ‘n’ Bolts consignment sale or to reserve space for items, readers may call Henry at 717-405-1113.