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The community is invited to get into the spirit of the holiday season by taking part in special events and activities being planned by several Chester County organizations.

The city of Coatesville will present the second annual Pavilion of Trees at Gateway Park, 22 Lincoln Highway. The attraction will open with a tree-light ing ceremony on Friday, Dec. 2, at 6 p.m. The dis play will feature 30 community-sponsored decorated Christmas trees. Attendees will be able to vote for their favorite tree, and winning trees will be award ed cash prizes to be donated to a local charity on behalf of the tree sponsor. Santa will arrive in the park at 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 2, and there will be music, food trucks, carolers and hot chocolate. For more information, visit www.christmasincoatesville.com.

Olive Street Presbyterian Church, 1400 Olive St. Coatesville, will present a fresh holiday wreath mak ing class, along with a free lunch, on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Greens, a wire frame and floral wire will be provided. Participants should bring any extra decor they would like to incorporate into their wreaths, such as pinecones, bells and ornaments.

The program and lunch are free, but registration is required. To register, email mrsbattaglia@yahoo.com. More information about the church is available at https://olivestreetpres.org.

The Uwchlan Garden Club will present a Christ mas Fair on Dec. 3 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the 1756 Uwchlan Meeting House, 5 N. Village Ave., Lionville. (GPS users should enter Exton.) Attendees will be able to purchase fresh evergreen wreaths and swags, holiday centerpieces, planters and homemade treats. There will also be a children’s corner and an opportunity to win prizes. For more information, visit www.uwchlangardenclub.org and choose “News.”

Fiorenza’s Food for Friends (F4), a Downingtownbased nonprofit organization that provides food for people in need, will host a 5K Reindeer Run/Walk on Dec. 3 from 9 a.m. to noon at Exton Park, 132 Church Farm Road, Exton. Free coffee, doughnuts and hot chocolate will be served, and there will be live music. Those who do not want to take part in the in-per

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Coatesville Christmas Parade - A Holiday Tradition

BY FRANCINE FULTON

At least 140 entries, including dancers, cus tom-crafted floats, cheerleading groups, hip-hop dancers, baton twirlers and mu sical acts, will be featured in this year’s Coatesville Christmas Parade, which will take place on Saturday, Dec. 3, be ginning at 10 a.m. The parade, which is traditionally held on the first Saturday in De cember, will travel on Lincoln Highway (Busi ness Route 30), starting at Strode Avenue and ending at the performance and judging area at 11th Avenue and Lincoln Highway.

Featured performers in the parade this year will include members of the Duffy String Band and Quaker City String Band, both from the Philadelphia area, as well as the Eagles Pep Band, Lukens Band and Chester County Emerald Society Pipe Band. There will also be an appearance by Miss Pennsylvania 2022 Alyssa Bain bridge and Carmella Mirenda, the reign ing National American Miss Pennsylvania Teen, who resides in Coatesville.

A highlight of the parade will be an ap pearance by cartoon characters, such as the Grinch, Scooby-Do, Optimus Prime and Bumble Bee, Prince Charming and Cinderella. “We will have cartoon char acters along the parade route that kids would recognize. They interact with the kids and take photos with them,” said parade committee member Marianne Scibek.

Members of the Krapf family will be honored as the grand marshal. “The Krapf family, including Dallas and Dale, run school buses and (charter) buses for the community,” said Scibek.

Special honorees will include the Caln Township 10U girls’ softball team, which won the Little League Eastern Regional ti tle, as well as local Vietnam War veterans, who will be on a float in the parade, an effort being organized by local Boy Scout Nathan Bean as his Eagle Scout Project.

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son event may complete the 5K run or walk virtually. Register by visiting www.f4service.org.

The National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum, 50 S. First Ave., Coatesville, will present its annual holiday open house on Friday, Dec. 9, from 5 to 9 p.m. The fami ly-friendly event will include live holiday music by Lukens Band, a train display and refreshments. Children will be able to vis it with Santa Claus and make holiday tree ornaments to take home.

In addition to the open house, attend ees will be able to stroll the grounds of the Lukens National Historic District, where lu minarias will light the way between each of the historic houses, which will be decorated with period displays. Tour guides will be sta tioned at both the 1889 Graystone Mansion and nearby Terracina. For more information, visit www.steelmuseum.org. In conjunction with the open house, residents can take part in an online auction. For more details or to bid on an item, visit www.32auctions .com/NISHM2022.

will be awarded for Best Appearing Float spon sored by a nonprofit organization, with one win ning float sponsored by a for-profit organization. There will be a competition for Best Appearing Group, Best Appearing Fire Apparatus and Best Appearing Police Vehicle. Antique, classic and modified autos will also compete for prizes.

The parade will conclude with an appear ance by Santa Claus, riding on a Coatesville Fire Department truck.

The Coatesville Christmas Parade began in the 1950s, but it was taken over as a project by the Coatesville Jaycees in the 1970s. However, leader ship disbanded a decade later. In the early 1990s, a group of former Jaycees along with other mem

bers of the Coatesville community and with the support of the Stewart Huston Charitable Trust and the City of Coatesville, decided it was time to bring the parade back to the community.

This year’s presenting sponsor is ClevelandCliffs, a steel plate production facility located in Coatesville, which now operates the plant formerly known as the Lukens Steel Company. The Platinum Sleigh sponsor this year is Penn Medicine,which includes Chester County Hospital and Lancaster General Health Parkesburg.

For information, visit www.coatesville christmasparade.com, email committee@ coatesvillechristmasparade.com or search for “Coatesville Christmas Parade, Inc.” on Facebook.

The parade will feature string bands from the Philadelphia area.

Downingtown Swimmer Named To National Team

BY FRANCINE FULTON

Alexa Fulton, who is a member of the Upper Main Line YMCA (UMLY) swim team program, was recently named to the roster of the 2022-23 Na tional Junior Team by USA Swimming. Only 72 swimmers from across the country were selected for the team.

Alexa, 17, a senior at Downingtown East High School, has been swimming with the UMLY swim program for five years. “I first started swimming (10 years ago) just during the summers because I had a lot of friends who were swimmers,” Alexa said. “Initially, swimming was just a fun way to spend time with my friends, but as I got older, I got more involved and interested in the competi tive aspect.”

The National Junior Team consists of athletes age 18 and under. Members at this year’s class of swimmers are from 61 clubs and from 26 states.

“The four fastest 18-and-under swimmers in each Olympic event (at the YMCA Nationals) are invited to join the National Junior Team,” Alexa explained. “As a member of the National Junior Team, I am invited to attend a training camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs with the rest of the Junior Team in April (2023). I will also have the opportunity to represent Team USA internationally this upcoming summer.”

Alexa specializes in sprint freestyle, competing in 50- and 100-meter events. “The 50 is such a fast event, there’s not really much time for think ing. I love just being able to get up on the blocks, turn my brain off and swim as fast as I can,” she said.

Currently, Alexa practices two hours a day, six days a week with the club team at UMLY. “I also do a bit of strength training and dryland (training) two days a week,” she noted.

Alexa said that she enjoys being part of a swim team. “By far, my favorite aspect of swimming is the team elements. While swimming is often thought of as an individual sport, I wouldn’t be where I am without the support of my team mates,” she stated. “I’ve met all my best friends through swimming, and they are the reason I am able to motivate myself to get through practice each day. As fulfilling as personal success can be, it’s nothing compared to succeeding with your teammates. I have always loved competing at YMCA Nationals because of the emphasis put on the team at that meet. The relays are always a highlight and stand out to me as some of my happiest moments in the sport.”

Since 1971, the UMLY swim team has had ath letes go on to represent the country in interna tional competitions, qualify in multiple Olympic Trials and swim competitively for colleges and universities across the nation. To learn more about the program, visit www.ymcagbw.org/UM LYswimteam.

“I am so grateful for all of the opportunities swimming has brought me. I owe so much to my amazing coaches Jamie Krull and Todd Conrad, who have had such a huge impact on my swim ming career,” said Alexa, who will attend Univer sity of Texas next fall. “I also need to thank my family, who has always been so supportive and willing to spend countless hours at swim meets only to watch me swim a 25-second race.”

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Seeking The Gift Of Life

BY FRANCINE FULTON

Many theater goers have enjoyed performanc es by AJ Tantala, a cast member with Chester County’s SALT Performing Arts. Now, the 23-yearold is hoping that one of those audience members will consider giving him the gift of life by becom

ing a living kidney donor.

Tantala was born with posterior urethral valve syndrome (PUV). Doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) per formed surgery to remove the valves, but damage was done to his kidneys.

Tantala has posted his

need for a new kidney on the National Kidney Reg istry (NKR) website, where he describes his situation. “This past summer I was to work an internship be fore graduation and it was necessary for me to have a blood test done, and that is when we discovered how poor my kidney function was,” he stated. “Anything below 20% functioning is transplant ready; currently my function is at 11%.”

Getting a new kidney would eliminate the need for Tantala to go on dial ysis. “The goal is to find a living donor before I ever need to go on dialysis. That way the second the doc tors determine it’s time for me, we will go right to the transplant,” he said, noting that his parents are unable to donate because they are medically ineligible.

Tantala recently com pleted his role as Prince Charming in SALT’s produc tion of “Cinderella.” Direct ing the show was Down ingtown resident Sandy Chadwick. “I look at how vibrant and outgoing he is and how much he gives to those around him and can’t imagine him enduring a lifetime of dialysis,” she shared. “We want to do all that we can to help AJ find a kidney from a living donor as that will give him the best possible outcome.”

Tantala’s other roles with SALT include the title role

in “Shrek the Musical” and Quasimodo in “The Hunch back of Notre Dame.” He also appeared in SALT’s “Elf the Musical,” “Matilda the Musical” and “The Secret Garden.”

Although he lives in Bucks County, Tantala said he was willing to make the commute to Chester Coun ty to perform. “I discovered SALT my freshman year of college (at Rider University) when I was looking for a show to do,” he said. “I saw that SALT was doing ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame,’ which is one of my favor ite shows ever, and I audi tioned on a whim at this theater an hour away from my home. I was cast in that

one and many more be cause I can’t bring myself to stop auditioning there.”

Tantala is currently di recting a production of “The Lion King” with one of SALT’s offshoots called Stagelight, which is a per forming arts program geared toward children in kindergarten through eighth grade.

“A kidney from a living donor would be the ulti mate gift to my family and I because it would allow

me to continue pursuing my hopes and dreams,” Tantala stated.

For more information about the kidney dona tion process, visit www. nkr.org. The link to learn more about Tantala can be found at www.facebook. com/neshaminysummer stock in a post dated Oct. 21. Tantala is requesting that people share the link on their social media pag es to broaden the scope of the search for a donor.

AJ Tantala (left) portrayed Prince Charming opposite Sara Helmers as Cinderella.

SALT To Stage “White Christmas”

SALT Performing Arts will present “White Christmas,” the musical adaptation based on the 1954 film of the same name, at the SALT theater, lo cated in the West Pikeland Township Building, 1645 Art School Road, Chester Springs. Performances will be held on Fridays, Dec. 2, 9 and 16, at 7 p.m.; on Saturdays, Dec. 3, 10 and 17, at 2 and 7 p.m.; and on Sundays, Dec. 4, 11 and 18, at 2 p.m.

The musical revolves around veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, who have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beau tiful singing sisters enroute to their Christmas show at a Ver mont lodge, where they discov er that the lodge is owned their former army commander.

The play features well-known standards, including “Blue Skies,” “I Love a Piano,” “How Deep Is the Ocean?” and the title song, “White Christmas.” A cast meet-and-greet will follow each performance, as well.

The cast includes Kai Kasig uran as Bob Wallace, Schyler Marsh as Phil Davis, Cathy Og den as Betty Haynes, Saman tha Roche as Judy Haynes, Paul

Laich as Gen. Henry Waverly, Sandi Joy Chadwich as Mar tha Watson, Paige Heckler and Ollie Gregorio as Susan Waverly, Jim Warrenfeltz as Ralph Shel drage, Katy Engleman as Rita and Samantha DeWitt as Rhoda.

Other cast members in clude Chris Dzap, Katrya Oran sky-Petyk, Stephen Fisher, Erica Barnes, Eva Burkholder, Eliza beth Tozer and Brian McVeigh.

Crew members are director Elizabeth Bamford, music di rector Stephen Fisher, chore ographer Gail Oldfield, dance captain Katy Engleman, stage manager Sheryl Jennings, cos tume designer Jennifer Frank, set and sound designer Rob Merow, lighting designer Chel sea Barnett, props master Lau rey Zoladz, master carpenter David Craig, producer and cast ing director Lauren McComas, marketing director and house manager Judy Elliott, photog rapher Mike Styer and military consultant Peter Oldfield.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www. saltpa.com/whitechristmas. More information about SALT Performing Arts is available at www.saltpa.com or www.face book.com/saltperformingarts.

SALT Performing Arts will present “White Christmas” on select dates from Dec. 2 through 18.

For The Love Of Christmas

BY FRANCINE FULTON

For many of us, the holiday season is the best time of the year. Christmas is the celebra tion of the birth of Christ and an opportunity for everyone to exchange gifts, decorate their living spaces, eat great food and spend time with friends and family.

However, the season does have its minor annoyances. While it is fun to decorate the tree, inevitably the light strings become a tangled mess de spite your best efforts to put them away neatly the previ ous year. And, even though you test the lights before you put them on the tree, there is always one light string that does not work, which you al ways find out about after all of the other decorations have been put on. This also hap pens with outdoor displays, especially ones where heights and ladders are involved.

Other not-so-fun aspects of the season include over spending, hard-to-wrap pres ents with odd shapes, gifts that must be put togeth er, radio stations that play

Christmas music too early, Christmas displays at the stores before Halloween, the dreaded ugly sweater party and shop ping in mall crowds. There are also people who are impossible to shop for, and occasionally there’s that awkward moment when someone has bought you a gift, but you did not buy one for them in return.

However, while Christmas brings stresses and challenges, it also is a time for cherished moments like opening presents on Christmas morning, driving through the neighborhood to see the Christmas lights and trekking through the Christmas tree farm to find the perfect tree. During the holiday season, people can donate to local or ganizations in need like Toys for Tots, the Salvation Army and lo cal food cupboards. These oppor tunities bring out people’s sense of generosity and kindness.

Plus, Christmas makes us feel warm and joyful. Christ mas means the smell of fresh evergreens and candles, candy canes, gingerbread men, holly and bright red poinsettias. Lo cal churches have live Nativity displays and schools present

Christmas concerts. There are Christmas cookies to eat, new toys for the kids to play with and, if we’re lucky, a fresh layer of snow to add to the atmosphere.

I remember one Christ mas morning attending Sunday Mass at my church. Rather than preaching a homily, which is a sermon or message, the priest had the congregation sing “Si lent Night” instead. Every one stood up and sang, men and women, young and old, and even those who with not-so-perfect voices who generally remain quiet. It was a poignant Christmas moment. In fact, it made me realize that my least-fa vorite part of the holiday season is not the decorat ing, shopping and gift-giving challenges - the worst part is that it comes to an end.

Mowday Group Celebrates 25th Anniversary

For the past quarter century, the Mowday Group has assisted nonprofit organizations, companies and individu als with media relations and publishing needs.

Company president Bruce Mowday, who worked in journalism for more than 20 years as a reporter and ed itor, had the idea to start a company that would assist nonprofits, for-profits, journalists and the public. During the Mowday Group’s

existence, Mowday has helped with a number of land preservation projects and worked with nonprofit orga nizations across the region. On the cor porate side, he has worked with law firms, banks, insurance and real estate companies and several governmen tal entities.

Mowday, who is also an author, also offers publishing services.

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Dec. 2. Holiday Luminaria Hike

Hibernia Park Mansion

1 Park Road, Coatesville, 6 to 8:30 p.m. The event will include an appearance by Santa and Mrs. Claus, hot cocoa and a sale of ornaments. There will also be an opportunity to win gift baskets. To learn more, visit www.chesco.org and choose “Parks + Trails.”

calendarDec. 2, 7, 9, 14, 16 and 21. Preschool Story Time Coatesville Public Library 501 E. Lincoln Highway, 10:30 a.m. www.coatesvillelibrary.org

Dec. 4. Free Meditation Program

Downingtown Yoga & Meditation Center, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The program will include chanting, a dis course, meditation instruction and group meditation. Learn more at www.downingtownyoga.org or call 610806-2119.

Dec. 7. Sen. Carolyn Comitta’s Mobile Office Hours Coatesville Public Library, 10 a.m. Dec. 7, 14, 21 and 28. Scholastic Chess Club Coatesville Public Library, 4 p.m. Open to youths ages 5 through 15.

Dec. 7, 9, 10, 16, 17, 21 and 30. Tail Waggin’ Tutors Coatesville Public Library, 11 a.m. Attendees may read to a friendly dog.

Dec. 10. Holiday Craft Show Chester County Library

450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nearly 50 local crafters will sell unique handmade holiday gifts. www.facebook.com/ChesterCountyLibrary

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Dec. 10.

Downingtown Good Neighbor Christmas Parade

The parade will travel a 1.7-mile route along Lancaster Avenue through the heart of the Borough of Downingtown beginning at 3 p.m. The parade will fea ture local bands, dance groups, Scouts and the arrival of Santa Claus. www.dtownchristmas.com

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12. Monthly Book Club

Coatesville Public Library, noon. The subject of discus sion will be “There There” by Tommy Orange.

Dec. 14. Teen Power Hour

Coatesville Public Library, 4 p.m. Attendees will create gingerbread houses.

Dec. 19. Cruisin’ Corvettes of Chester County Thorndale Inn

430 Bondsville Road, 6:30 p.m. The group of Corvette enthusiasts meets for dinner on the third Monday of each month. The group also takes part in monthly car shows and cruise events, followed by lunch. For details, email Mark Matthews at mmatthews@comcast.net.

Submit your meeting or event information for the Community Calendar to ffulton@engleonline.com. For more information, call 800-800-1833, ext. 6018.

4-H Event To Highlight Campfire Cooking

Honey Brook. This out door adventure, which will take place from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., is one of several planned activ ities of the new club.

The Chester County 4-H Program would like to invite families inter ested in outdoor activi ties to explore outdoor cooking firsthand at the event. Participants will make a campfire, build a Buddy Burner, and practice camp knife and campfire safety while making a campfire

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Four of his books, in cluding his first, on Fort Delaware, are Civil War themed. Three relate to Gettysburg, including “Pickett’s Charge: The Untold Story.” For “Emo tional Gettysburg,” art ist Karl Kuerner created 20 original paintings and Mowday wrote es says to go with them. Mowday is working with Kuerner on a book to complete a trilogy on the American Rev olution’s Battle of the Brandywine.

He has also penned three true crime books: “Jailing the Johnston Gang: Bringing Serial Murderers to Justice,” “Stealing Wyeth” and “Small Town Cops in the Crosshairs: The 1972 Sniper Slayings of Policemen William

meal. Families should come prepared for the weather. Activities will be indoors as well as outdoors regardless of the weather.

To enroll in 4-H and to register for the Dec. 3 event, visit https://4h.zsuite.org. For more informa tion about the Ches ter County 4-H pro gram, contact the Penn State Extension Ches ter County Office at ChesterExt@psu.edu or 610-696-3500.

Davis and Richard Posey.” Information about all of Mowday’s books and his company’s ser vices can be found at www.mowday.com. To contact Mowday, email mowday@mowday.com.

Mowday gives fre quent talks on his books, writing, publish ing and history. He be lieves in giving back to the community and has served as presi dent of the boards of the Chester County Historical Society, Ches ter County Conference and Visitors Bureau and Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates. He was also a member of the Downingtown Main Street Association and the Valley Forge Park Alliance.

On Saturday, Dec. 3, the Chesco 4-H Outdoors Club will make a meal

over an open fire at the Romano 4-H Center, 1841 Horseshoe Pike,

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A BUYER SEEKS Old Books, Postcards, Photos, COSTUME JEWELRY, Pottery, Antiques, Complete Estates. Call Cara at 610-918-2528 or 484-356-3123

& trucks. $350 & up. 484-886-1971

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WANTED: CARS, SUVs & TRUCKS Any year in excellent condition 717-575-4561

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BUYING UNWANTED HEATING OIL 50¢/gallon - will pick up. 717-587-7315

CORVETTES WANTED Any Year Jeff Gast, 717-575-4561

GUITARS & INSTRUMENTS WANTED “LOCAL” Collector Buying Gibson, Fender, Martin & Other Brands All Types, Makes & Years Considered Top Cash Paid! - 610-363-2802

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WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE! Cash paid for unwanted cars, trucks. Any condition. Call Tim 717-318-0372

BRITISH MOTORCYCLES WANTED Triumph, Norton, BSA, etc., running or not. I pay more. 484-252-1708, anytime.

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house of worship

CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: Join us Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. in-person or online for worship lead by Rev. Jeff Hopson! Services are a blend of traditional and con temporary music, and Infant and Toddler Nursery care are provided. Central Cafe follows each service with fellowship and refreshments. Join us at “the round church” 100 W. Uwchlan Ave., Downingtown. cpcdowningtown.org; 610-269-1576.

COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: “Where God’s love has the run of the house.” 400 Lancaster Ave., Malvern (Frazer), PA 19355. Rev. Alex Becker, Co-Lead Pastor; Jennifer Langlois, Director of Family & Children’s Ministries.In-person 8:30, 11am, & live streamed services. Nursery Care Provided. 610-648-0707 https://covenantfrazer.org/ office@covenantfrazer.org

DOE RUN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Take that One Small Step . . . and Come Worship With Us! Sundays @ 10am 3104 Doe Run Church Road, East Fallowfield. Phone: 610-486-0744 Visit us online at www.doerunchurch.org

DOWNINGTOWN YOGA & MEDITATION CENTER: Come and meditate with us on Sundays at 10 am or Zoom in through our subscription service. Swami Nirmalananda shares ancient teachings and how they apply to our modern lives. Chanting is followed by meditation instruction and group meditation. Downingtownyoga.org or 484.678.2078

GRACE COVENANT CHURCH www.gracecovenantepc.org Sundays @ 9:30am In-person & Live Stream / Biblical Preaching / Christ-Exalting Praise / Grace Kids / Alpha Exton via Zoom on Tuesdays / Thrive Youth Group on Wednesdays / Rev. Dr. Timothy Brown / 610-924-7282 444 Creamery Way, Exton, PA 19341

HEALING SHEPHERD, ECC Progressive, Inclusive, Democratic, Catholic! Sunday Mass: 10am 2109 Art School Road, Chester Springs, PA 19425 610-969-5932 www.healingshepherd.com

IMPACT CHURCH: Impacting lives with the Hope of Jesus Christ. Sunday Gatherings at 9 am & 10:30 am. 101 East 1st Ave., Parkesburg. Pastor Mike Bailey. 610-857-3887. Visit us online at WWW.IMPACTPA.CHURCH

LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD: 107 So. 17th Ave., Coatesville. Sunday Worship Schedule: 9:30 amIn-Person Worship & Facebook Live Stream, weekly Communion, LIFT Faith Formation for families included. Handicapped accessible. Everyone Welcome! Join us as we seek to Know, Live and Share God’s Word! Phone: 610-384-2035. Visit our web site at: www.luthgoodshep.org

EXTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: 181 Sharp Ln, Exton, PA. “Love God, Love Others, Serve” 10:00 am In-person worship & lived streamed. Connect with us online for Worship, Bible Study and to learn about Missions at our web site: www.extonumc.org Follow us on YouTube and Facebook. For info contact Meagan Ackermann, Pastor, 610-363-0103 or info@extonumc.org. Home of Great Beginning Christian Preschool & Kindergarten, call 610363-0981 for info.

ST. JAMES’ EPISCOPAL CHURCHDOWNINGTOWN: 409 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown. Sunday Services: Rite I Holy Eucharist 8am in-person and Rite II Holy Eucharist with music 10:15am in-person and livestream via FB and YouTube. Visit St. James’ Thrift Shop: 610873-7812. Open Tue/Wed 1:30pm-4pm & Sat. 10am-2pm. Our website: www.stjameschurch. ws Parish office: 610-269-1774. Rev. Michael Knight.

WINDSOR BAPTIST CHURCH: 213 Little Conestoga Rd. in the village of Eagle/ Chester Springs. Pastor: Ben O’Toole (610-458-5177) In-person or lives tream. Sunday School all ages 9AM; Sunday Worship 10AM; Sunday Eve.: Youth Group for Teens, & Children’s Group at 6PM; Wed. Eve. Prayer at 7PM. www.windsor-baptist.org

For More Information On Church Listings, Rates Or To Update Your Listing, Call Justin at 717-492-2533