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Warwick /townlively

DECEMBER 9, 2020

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LXI • NO 44

“A Season For Wishes” Moves To The Big Screen Annual Fundraiser To Be Held At Penn Cinema BY ANN MEAD ASH

Lititz United Methodist Church members presented the live Nativity that was part of the 2019 Simply Christmas celebration. This year’s live Nativity will be held outdoors.

Members of Lititz United Methodist Church and Girl Scout Troop 70246 bagged goodies for attendees at this year’s drivethrough Simply Christmas event on Dec. 13.

atti Bergman, facilities and events manager and Simply Christmas coordinator at Lititz United Methodist Church (LUMC), 201 Market St., Lititz, knows that encouragement is especially important during a pandemic. A press release Bergman distributed for the church begins with the words, “Now more than ever, people need a healthy dose of hope and love.” “Now more than ever, people need a healthy dose of hope and love.” In response, LUMC will host its annual Simply Christmas Celebration as an outdoor drive-through

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event on Sunday, Dec. 13, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Simply Christmas is an old-fashioned celebration of the birth of Christ. Since the beginnings of the annual event in 2011, LUMC has endeavored to invite neighbors in the community to join in a celebration of the Savior’s birth that focuses on taking time away from the hustle of the season.

“Now more than ever, people need a healthy dose of hope and love.”

“It truly is meant to be an evening of giving to our neighbors in the community, just as Christ’s love is free to all who receive it, “ said Bergman, who noted that the supplies and staffing for the event are gifted to the community by members of LUMC. This year, organizers of Simply Christmas struggled with ways to provide a safe event that met the requirements of COVID-19 restrictions. “Although the doors will be closed, hearts will be open,” the press release stated. The event has been moved outdoors and has been transformed into a drive-through, but the intent is still

to give those who attend an experience that centers on the wonders of Christmas. Attendees will be guided through each station while remaining in the comfort of their own vehicle. The evening would not be complete without a live Nativity. While smaller this year, the live Nativity will be staged outdoors where all can view it. Traditional Christmas music will be presented throughout the evening by Eric Fisher and Breanna Hiller. Bergman said that while the current health situation gave organizers pause, they found they were

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Lisa Kalinowski, founder of CoJoMotion Dance Company of the Lititz Academy of Dance and the organizer of “A Season for Wishes,” did not believe it would be possible to hold the fundraiser during the COVID-19 pandemic this year. “A Season for Wishes” is a dance revue that has raised more than $360,000 over 15 years for Make-A-Wish Philadelphia, Delaware, and Susquehanna Valley to help grant the wishes of seriously ill children. “We knew we couldn’t do a regular live show, and people were expecting we just wouldn’t do anything this year,” reported Lisa. Lisa’s husband, Tony, kept saying, “We have to find a way to do this.” Tony reached out to Penn Cinema, 541 Airport Road, Lititz, about partnering to show the program. Representatives of the cinema said


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