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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020 • VOLUME LV, NO. 36 • READ THE DIGITAL EDITION ON THE WEB:
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Lighting The Way To A Beautiful And Joyous Holiday Season
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Section A
Do You Know...? Page 5A
Student Spotlight Hinkletown Mennonite School Kezia Burkholder Ephrata Mennonite School Taryn Mellinger Biblical Message ............. 10A Births.................................... 11A Crossword Puzzle............8A “Happy Birthday”.......... 11A Obituaries ............................2A Professor Beam’s “Deitsch Eck”......................8A Things To Do ......................6A
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese This uplifting image featuring luminary candles placed in the Lititz Moravian square reminds us all to look for the good in the world around us, and to be a light for others. The warmth and serenity of this image offers a chance to look to the future with hope. All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle. – Francis of Assisi
ECOB Connects With The Community Through Giving Tree Outreach
Section B
Who’s Hiring in Healthcare
LOOK ON THE BACK PAGE OF B SECTION FOR OUR WEEKLY FEATURE:
HOMETOWN HEROES This week featuring:
ADAMSTOWN FIRE COMPANY Ephrata Church of the Brethren (ECOB) is in its second year of knitting hats, gloves, scarves and socks as part of an effort to connect with the community in a meaningful way. Members of the congregation, many
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of whom now reside in local nursing homes, devote a significant effort to make these items by hand so those in need can stay warm during the colder months. The handmade items are then wrapped in cellophane
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for protection and hung on the Giving Trees located in the downtown train station courtyard. Any person in need is welcome to select an item from the trees. There are a myriad of colors and sizes to meet your personal
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Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese needs. The placement of total of 375 individual pieces items on the trees starts right have been made available. after Thanksgiving and lasts ECOB missions volunteer until they are gone. Thanks Peg Schannauer is shown to the folks who dedicate joyfully restocking one of themselves to this effort, a the Giving Trees.
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