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Solanco NOVEMBER 21, 2018
OPEN BARN
Noble Hill Rescue and Sanctuary, 2002 Noble Road, Kirkwood, will hold a Christmas “open barn” event on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Horses and ponies will be available for adoption. Pony rides will be offered, weather permitting. Crafts, horse saddles, and holiday wreaths will be for sale. Hot sandwiches with meatballs and with sausage and peppers, along with baked goods, coffee, and cider, will also be available for purchase. Orders will be taken for homemade cheesecakes. For more information, readers may call Pat at 717-529-2358. SPECIAL SERVICE
The Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church, 1068 Chestnut Level Road, Quarryville, will offer a “Coping With the Holiday Blues” service on Sunday, Nov. 25, at 5 p.m. The brief worship service will include prayer, Scripture, and music. The public is invited. For more information, readers may contact the church office at 717-548-2763. ADVENT EVENT
will hold its annual Advent service at Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church, 1199 Valley Road, Quarryville, on Sunday, Dec. 9, at 3 p.m. The program will feature Highland bagpiping by Thompson McConnell, Dan Emery on small piper and fiddle, and Shirley Girvin on organ and accordion. In addition, the Christmas story from Matthew and Luke will be read in Braid Scots by Donald Henderson. Vocal solos, duets, and congregational singing will also be included. COMMUNITY MEAL
Zion United Church of Christ, 900 Winter Hill Road, Strasburg, will host a free community meal on Wednesday, Nov. 28. Dinner, including an entree of turkey and waffles, will be served at 6 p.m. The community is invited to attend. For details, call 717-786-2091.
Wesley Bazaar Expands To Two Locations By Dayna M. Reidenouer
The annual Christmas craft bazaar hosted by Wesley Church has expanded to two locations. This year, the event will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wesley Church, 1104 Kirkwood Pike, Quarryville, and at Colerain Church, 1923 Noble Road, Kirkwood. “The Wesley Church location is full, and since Colerain Church has just recently become a part of Wesley, it was decided to see if any vendors on the wait list would like to sell their items at the Colerain Church location, which is only 2 miles south of Wesley Church,” coordinator Bonnie Aukamp explained. The bazaar at Colerain will be a smaller version of the one at Wesley. Breakfast and lunch foods will be available at both sites, and vendors at both locations will sell sweets and treats as well. Between the two venues, shoppers will be able to buy wooden toys and other items, health and beauty supplies, candles, painted signs, wreaths,
handcrafted jewelry and hair pieces, artwork and photography, seasonal and home décor, pet items, and knitted, crocheted, or sewn goods, along with much more. One of the vendor booths at Wesley has been reserved by The A-Team. The group meets at Wesley on two Thursdays a month and on Sunday mornings. It offers a safe place where people with intellectual and physical disabilities can socialize, have fun, and grow spiritually. Special needs coordinator Tami Shaub noted that the group is still planning what all it will sell at the bazaar, but popcorn, cookie gift plates, and crafts are on the confirmed list. “This opportunity just came up, so we are still trying to figure it all out,” Shaub said. Proceeds from the Christmas craft bazaar will go to Wesley Church’s discretionary fund. For more information about Wesley Church, readers may visit www.wesleyqville.org, call the church at 717-786-8322, or email info@wesleyqville.org.
Bethany Christian School Dedicates Family Life Center By Marcella Peyre-Ferry
Bethany Christian School social media coordinator Katie Arter (left) and development director Kelly Cudicio recently announced that the school’s newly renovated Family Life Center has been dedicated to the memory of Kitty June Shepherd, one of the founding members of the school. The facility is now known as the Kitty June Shepherd gymnasium.
When Bethany Christian School in Oxford held its annual fundraising banquet on Oct. 19, the evening’s program included a special surprise. “We celebrated a lady by the name of Kitty June Shepherd, who contributed so much to our school,” explained development director Kelly Cudicio. “(The banquet) was part fundraising and part dedication of the Family Life Center in her honor.” Shepherd was one of the founding members of the school, which was started as a preschool in 1980 in the basement of Bethany Presbyterian Church. As children grew, new grades were added until the school included See Bethany Christian School pg 2
The A-Team will be one of many vendors at the annual Christmas craft bazaar hosted by Wesley Church on Dec. 1. Nearby Colerain Church will be an additional site for the event.
Boehm’s Chapel To Host Annual Advent Service By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Boehm’s Chapel Society will commemorate the start of the Christmas season by holding its annual Advent service on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 3 p.m. at the historic Boehm’s Chapel, 13 W. Boehm’s Road, Willow Street. Executive director Dolores Myers noted that the service time has been changed from the traditional vespers. “(We scheduled it) so everyone can be home before dark,” she explained. The service will take the form of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. Boehm’s Chapel Society members and friends will read the Scriptures that foretell and retell the story of Jesus Christ’s birth. Joanne Swords-Wang will lead the music, performing solos on harp and accompanying congregational See Boehm s Chapel pg 3
Joanne Swords-Wang will play harp and keyboard during the annual Advent service at Boehm’s Chapel on Dec. 2.
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