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Encounter, Music, City Gate Friday night coffeehouses will be held each Friday from 6 to 8 p.m., ack in February, when and each week’s event will offer live Encounter Ministries, an music and snacks, as well as a time event-based organization, of fellowship. Live music will feaformed, the founders were intro- ture Christian recording artists. duced to City Gate, a ministry with “We’ll have coffee and snacks, but a branch located at 101 N. Broad the goal is for fellowship and availSt., Lititz, founded by Brian and ability,” explained Encounter Kim Zimmerman. City Gate, which founder Terry Shamberger. Shamberger noted that although also has locations in Lancaster, Ephrata, and Columbia, gives local the coffeehouses include music and snacks, the goal is to churches an opportunity to step into “We’ll have coffee reach out to those who may not know the community. and snacks, but the God’s love. “Even “ We saw what City Gate had to goal is for fellowship people that go to church sometimes offer, and we want- and availability.” haven’t experienced ed Friday night really bad,” said Ernie Simmons of love,” he said. “(God’s love) happens Encounter. When Friday nights when everybody’s accepted when became available in September, they come through that door,” he Encounter jumped at the chance. explained, “(when people feel) Simmons said that the vision for they’re appreciated, they’re the venue on Friday nights is to acknowledged, and that there’s recall the coffeehouses of the somebody here available (to talk).” 1970s. “You’d go in and you’d hear Shamberger added that he believes guitar, but, in this case, the music is social media has interfered with the development of true relationships Christian,” said Simmons.
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Unexpected Holiday Cheer
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Mainspring Plans Seasonal Events In Ephrata BY ANN MEAD ASH
“ We have so much going on here in Ephrata that we truly can create a destination,” said Joy Ashley, executive director of Mainspring of Ephrata. Ashley is looking forward to sharing the many holiday events being planned in Ephrata with area residents from all around the county. See Mainspring pg 3
Ernie Simmons (left) and Terry Shamberger, both of Encounter Ministries, are looking forward to holding coffeehouses at City Gate in Lititz.
A Chance To Help The Elves Deliver
Sherry Gassert (left) and Jen Lewis are gathering gifts to give away at the Ferris Wheel Clothing Bank Elf Party.
Ferris Wheel Clothing Bank in Lititz has a big event coming up. Long before Christmas arrives, Ferris Wheel founder Sherry Gassert; her assistant, Jen Lewis; and Gassert’s daughter, Stephanie Stiffler, will join with a few other volunteers and dress as elves to provide Christmas in the form of presents to Lancaster County children from infants to age 12. The event, appropriately dubbed the Elf Party, will be held in the lodge at Lloyd H. Roland Memorial Park, 221 N. 11th St., Akron, on Sunday, Dec. 4, from noon to 2 p.m. For children to participate in the event, parents must search for “Ferris Wheel Clothing Bank” on Facebook and watch for the post announcing the party,
which will be made during November. Parents may then sign children up to attend by messaging through Facebook, calling 717799-1933 or emailing FerrisWheel14@ hotmail.com. Last year, more than 160 children attended the Elf Party, but this year Gassert would like to see 200 attend. During registration, Gassert, or one of her elves, learns the children’s ages and the types of toys and games they prefer. “So we can gear the (gift) bags towards what they like,” explained Gassert, who then turns to her donors for help purchasing items. “These bags get stuffed so full it’s amazing,” said Gassert, who works with Lewis and Stiffler to prepare the gift bags ahead of time. Each bag is customized to the individual child to be sure gifts are age appropriate and safe. See Ferris Wheel pg 5
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