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APRIL 7, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 51
Solanco Student Advances In MathCON For the third year in a row, a Solanco elementary student has qualified for the national finals of MathCON. Kieran Groff, a fifthgrader at Clermont Elementary, scored 204 out of a possible 300 points in a recent MathCON competition. This places Groff in the 92nd percentile of students who took the exam and earned him an opportunity to compete in the upcoming MathCON National Finals. In addition, Providence Elementary’s Chloe Gill, also in fifth grade, scored 194 out of 300 points, placing her in the 85th percentile and qualifying her as an alternate for the Members of MOPC continue to serve in Tamshiyacu, Peru.
MOPC To Host Yard Sale For Peru Mission 2021 marks the 15th year that the congregation of Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church (MOPC), 1199 Valley Road, Quarryville, has partnered with its sister church in Tamshiyacu, a village along the Amazon River in northeast Peru. MOPC has a small congregation involved in local, national, and international missions. Typically, a team of volunteers travels to Peru each summer to provide physical and spiritual support to the pastor and his congregation; however, 2020 was different. Due to travel restrictions, MOPC sent funds, medical supplies, and personal protective equipment (PPE) to the nursing staff and medical facilities in Iquitos, the major Peruvian city where past mission teams have stayed during their journeys to and from Tamshiyacu. “No one made it to Peru last year,” noted Daniel Henry, MOPC mission team leader. “The airport which we land at in the Amazon was closed most if not all of last summer.”
MOPC began its Peru mission in 2006 in conjunction with Daniel’s brother, Dave Henry, who serves as the pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Jefferson City, Mo. Together, the two churches raised funds to build a sister church in Tamshiyacu in 2008. Church members from both Pennsylvania and Missouri travel to Peru every year and stay for one to two weeks.
“We strive to share the Gospel and the love of Jesus to the folks in this region of the Amazon.” While there, they lead Bible school and work on construction projects at the church and within the village. “We strive to share the Gospel and the love of Jesus to the folks in this region of the Amazon,” said Daniel. Over the years, the mission teams have completed several projects in Peru, such as doing maintenance on the church, building a playground for special needs children, installing a running water system for the
church, and supplying malaria nets and parasite medicines. To raise funds for its Peru mission, MOPC held its annual Nuts ‘N’ Bolts consignment sale on Jan. 9. MOPC will host a yard sale on Saturday, April 17, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. to continue fundraising for its Peru mission. The event will be indoors, and there will be over 30 tables of items for sale, including toys, household items, tools, small appliances, clothes, and much more. Food will also be available for purchase. “We have been holding the annual yard sale for over 25 years,” said Daniel. “We invite folks to donate items or they can rent their own outside space.” MOPC will celebrate its 300th anniversary in 2027. Currently, the church has over 100 active members with attendance averaging about 50. MOPC holds in-person worship services every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. “We practice social distancing and recommend masks,” said Daniel. “All has gone well.” For more information about the yard sale, including to rent a space, call MOPC at 717-786-3402 or Daniel at 717-381-9947.
Kieran Groff
Healthy Kids Running Series Returns To Lancaster BY COURTNEY MENGEL
Every Sunday from April 11 to May 9, children from prekindergarten to eighth grade can participate in the Healthy Kids Running Series at Daniel’s Den Playground at Manor Church, 530 Central Manor Road, Lancaster. Dana Atticks, community coordinator, has been running the Lancaster series for five seasons.
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national finals. “We are extremely proud of these two students and wish them the best of luck as they prepare for the national finals,” said Ryan Humphries, Solanco elementary teacher. MathCON is an online mathematics competition that puts students’ math skills to the test as they compete in a grade-level contest against math students from around the country. The first round is an online test, comprised of multiple-choice questions that require students to take the knowledge they have gathered from their current mathematics class and apply it to problems using their own ingenuity and insight. The next step for qualifying students is to complete a final assessment against other top U.S. elementary math students in early May. Chloe Gill