Historical society will hold annual calendar and greens sale
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Every winter, the Southern Lancaster County Historical Society (SLCHS) commissions a unique calendar illustrated by local artists and history enthusiasts. The annual project highlights various historic locations in the Southern End, and SLCHS sells the calendars as one of its largest fundraisers of the year. The 41st annual calendar sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, and from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8, in SLCHS’ archives building, 1932 Robert Fulton Highway, Quarryville. The calendar is also currently available to purchase at Kreider’s Market, 2396 Kirkwood Pike, Kirkwood, and Maplehofe Dairy, 799 Robert Fulton Highway, Quarryville.
Each page of the yearly calendar features an artist’s interpretation of a photo from SLCHS’ archives. Artists may alter the subject by removing or adding certain elements, but each illustration must be made using graphite or pen and ink.
SLCHS highlights a different collection of historic locations every year, including buildings such as old storefronts, blacksmith shops, churches, schools and homes. Some featured structures are still standing today, and others may only be seen in photographs and old records.
As a rule, SLCHS never features landscapes in the calendar. Although the subjects are typically buildings, the calendar occasionally highlights machines such as trolleys, threshers and other historically significant contraptions located in Martic Township or Solanco School District. In addition to a unique illustration, each page includes background information about the subject as well as a few words about the artist.
SLCHS will hold a greens sale concurrent with its calendar sale on Dec. 7 and 8 in the archives building. Members of the organization will sell Christmas decorations and custom-made wreaths that volunteers have assembled by hand.
The proceeds from the calendar sale and greens sale will help SLCHS cover its
See Historical society pg 8
CDC helps kids comprehend reading in entirely different ways
BY JEFF FALK
Dyslexia is something that we might not fully understand. Dyslexia may be something we don’t talk enough about. Dyslexia might be more prevalent than we realize.
It’s a learning disorder that Children’s Dyslexia Center (CDC) of Lancaster can help manage and, in some instances, even overcome.
“What everyone needs to
understand is that (dyslexia is) neurological, it runs in families and it affects language processing,” said Heather Brown, who’s been CDC of Lancaster’s director for 10 years. “What it’s not is reading backwards. It’s about how kids process language, how the brain processes language. Words and sentences look the same, but it’s daunting to read. Students work so hard to get through paragraphs that by the end of them they don’t remember the meaning. You have
See CDC pg 4
A Quarryville Christmas
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Like many parts of Lancaster County, Quarryville has a plethora of unique traditions that its residents observe every winter during the holiday season. Local businesses and community members participate in annual events and festivities to get into the Christmas spirit, including time-honored customs and new traditions created in recent years.
One of Quarryville’s holiday traditions is Midnight Gladness, an event that takes place on the weekday before Christmas Eve
every year. During Midnight Gladness, businesses such as Good’s Store, Martin Appliance, Berkshire Hathaway and Britain Hill Venue & Vineyard remain open later than normal to offer special promotions, serve hot chocolate and offer local residents an opportunity to finish their last-minute Christmas shopping. Although some businesses don’t stay open all the way until midnight, each participant offers its visitors various discounts and activities for the evening. In addition to local businesses, nonprofits such as New Hope Community Closet participate in
Southern Lancaster County Historical Society members (from left) Linda White, Stan White and Martie Brown
A Christmas tree in Quarryville illuminated for the holiday season
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The Lancaster County Bird Club (LCBC) will offer a field trip to Chestnut Grove Natural Area in Conestoga on Saturday, Dec. 7, with an 8 a.m. start. The field trip is free and open to the public. Target birds are winter residents including several species of sparrows. Those who plan to attend should contact leader Sarah Gotwols by calling or texting 717-940-3804 or emailing sarahann71880@gmail.com by 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6. If necessary, weather-related cancellations will be made the day prior to the event and registered participants will be notified.
Additionally, the club will meet on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. at the North Museum of Nature and Science, 400 College Ave., Lancaster.
Stefan Karkuff from the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) will present “PGC’s Initiatives for Recovering PA’s Birds.” Many of Pennsylvania’s bird species are in decline, and the PGC is working on several statewide initiatives to help reverse these trends for some species. Karkuff will discuss many of the ongoing recovery projects in detail, from kestrel and barn
owl efforts to habitat management for grassland species. He will preview some of the upcoming projects that are just taking flight, including recovery of aerial insectivores, GPS tracking state-endangered species, and nightjar surveys.
Karkuff grew up in Cumberland County, where he became enthusiastic about birding as a young teenager. He attended Ithaca College for his undergraduate studies and then went to the State University of New York’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse to earn a master’s degree in conservation biology. After graduate school, he returned to central Pennsylvania as a Pheasants Forever biologist working with local farmers to create wildlife habitat on private lands, mainly by converting cropland to grassland habitat. In 2022 he took a position with the PGC as the avian recovery biologist working on statewide initiatives to recover Pennsylvania’s declining bird species.
The program is free and open to the public. For more details, call 717-856-3851 or 717-725-2717 for questions.
Information about the LCBC is available at www .lancasterbirdclub.org, www .facebook.com/lancasterbird club, and www.instagram .com/lancasterbirdclub.
Comet matmen to host holiday tourney
The 37th annual Penn Manor holiday wrestling tournament will be held on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 13 and 14, at Penn Manor High School, 100 E. Cottage Ave., Millersville. Wrestling will begin on Dec. 13 at 5:30 p.m. and Dec. 14 at 9:30 a.m. Finals will get underway at approximately 3 p.m. on Dec. 14.
Local teams competing in the tournament include Solanco, Lampeter-Strasburg, Cedar Crest, Manheim Township, ELCO, Lancaster Catholic, and Ephrata.
Families invited to sign up for dinner giveaway
The 38th annual Lancaster County Project for the Needy (LCPN) holiday dinner giveaway has partnered with Giant Foods and United Way of Lancaster to provide a complete holiday meal for families throughout Lancaster County on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 21.
The holiday meal distribution will take place by delivery only; there will be no pickup location.
Families must preregister for this event by Friday, Dec. 13, by calling the United Way’s 211 or 855-567-5341. Volunteers will deliver the meals.
The project anticipates distributing approximately 2,700 boxes of turkey dinners with all the trimmings to low-income families throughout Lancaster County during the holiday season.
In addition to this
year’s partnership with the United Way of Lancaster, LCPN will also continue the partnership with Conestoga Valley Christian Community Services (CVCCS), the Columbia Lions, The Factory Ministries, Mission Food Pantry, Ephrata Area Social Services, and Solanco Neighborhood Ministries’ food bank to provide meals to families in designated areas.
LCPN is still seeking donations to offset the rising costs of the groceries for the food boxes. The project relies on individual donations for more than two-thirds of the resources needed to fund the food distribution. Monetary donations can be made at www.lcpn.org.
The Lancaster County Project for the Needy is a nonprofit group, relying solely on public donations and volunteers.
Mattress store offers holiday photo booth
This holiday season, Gardner’s Mattress & More is offering a decorated photo set, offering families and friends the chance to create lasting memories - all for free.
Co-owner Jeff Giagnocavo has adorned the store with festive decorations, Christmas lights and cheerful displays across the railings and
Midnight Gladness, which will take place on Monday, Dec. 23, this year.
Midnight Gladness was started by Good’s Store in 1995, and it has continued to be held annually with the exception of a brief hiatus in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The goal of the event was to offer modified prices and promotions at each of Good’s Store’s locations, which include storefronts in Quarryville, Schaefferstown and East Earl. In addition to offering different promotions at specific times throughout the day, the stores typically give small presents to children ages 12 and under and complimentary snacks to shoppers. “It always feels like a festive atmosphere,” said Daniel Zimmerman, marketing manager at Good’s Store. “The idea right from the start was to make this a fun evening to invite people into our stores.”
a community event that involves the whole town. “People often come from as far as Maryland or York County,” Zimmerman said. “We’re looking forward to having it again.”
One of Quarryville’s more recently established Christmas traditions is Christmas in Q-ville, which will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Solanco Fairgrounds on Park Avenue. The event will be held from 2 to 7 p.m., and it will feature food trucks, fireworks, gingerbread house competitions, Christmas light displays, a live Nativity and other holiday activities.
Christmas in Q-ville is the brainchild of Michelle Evans of the Quarryville Borough Authority, who proposed creating an annual, community-wide Christmas celebration. The first event took place in December 2022, and thousands of attendees have continued to enjoy its festivities every year since.
Good’s Store’s East Earl and Schaefferstown locations are close to other businesses such as Shady Maple and Dutch-Way Farm Market, and the store’s neighbors normally collaborate to make Midnight Gladness a large event. But the Good’s Store in Quarryville is located in a standalone building instead of a complex or shared lot. Over the years, Good’s Store has reached out to local businesses throughout Quarryville to make Midnight Gladness
For more information about Christmas in Q-ville, visit www.quarryville borough.com.
See Photo Booth pg 4 scan
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awnings and inside the store. The photo set is the centerpiece of the effort, providing visitors with a chance to capture their own holiday images.
Gardner’s Mattress & More is located at 830 Plaza Blvd., Lancaster, behind Park City Mall. The photo booth is open daily during store hours. Photo assistance by team members is available from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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In addition to spreading holiday cheer, Gardner’s Mattress & More is giving back in other ways this season. For every mattress purchased during November, the store has pledged to donate 30 pounds of food to help those in need and facing food insecurity.
For more information, visit www.gardners mattressandmore.com or call 717-299-6228.
High school posts honor roll
Solanco High School has posted its 4.0 honor roll for the first quarter of the 2024-25 school year.
The honorees include seniors Dominic Arbogast, Noah Bailey, Caitlin Bennethum, Aubrey Bickford, Addison Boyd, Madison Boyle, Cassidy Brown, Sarah Curtis, Mia Daniel-Morales,
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to break the reading code. We teach kids how to break that code, so it frees the brain up.”
Located at 213 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster, CDC of Lancaster teaches schoolage children with dyslexia from Lancaster, Dauphin, York, Chester and Lebanon counties how to read, write and spell. Much of the work is performed in one-on-one settings after school.
CDC of Lancaster also trains adults how to tutor kids with dyslexia. All of its services are provided free of charge.
“(The number of people affected by dyslexia is) a hard number to quantify,” said Brown. “It’s estimated that between 10% and 20% of the population has some form of dyslexia. I’d say that half of our parents are undiagnosed dyslexics. But only 8% of the population is getting tested.”
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the literacy rate among adults in the United States is 79%.
CDC of Lancaster, which employs about a dozen instructors, works with about 20 kids with some form of dyslexia each semester, or about 40 per year.
“They come here after a day of school and push through an hour of hard tutoring,” said Brown. “For a lot of our kids, it takes them two or three times longer to read than their peers. When they see how easy it is for their peers, it becomes frustrating. They’re on the same level, but they’re putting forth so much more effort. But you need to read to succeed. We accomplish our goals by putting one step in front of the other every day. We teach kids how to be confident readers and writers.”
“Most of our students are born with dyslexia, so it can
be hereditary,” Brown continued. “It’s neurological. It’s how we’re born. Somebody can be really good at math and others not as good. It’s the same with reading. For some kids, it takes longer to read. There are even different kinds of dyslexia. We teach kids the steps to overcome the challenges with dyslexia.”
A regional organization associated with the Scottish Rite of Masons of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, CDC operates more than 40 centers in 13 states in New England, Pennsylvania, Ohio and parts of the Midwest. Since being established in 2002, CDC of Lancaster has helped more than 260 kids with dyslexia, 150 of whom have graduated from its program.
“The science behind this isn’t fancy,” said Brown. “It’s breaking down the reading code, and a lot of it hasn’t changed. We want to build confidence in our students so they can succeed. We teach the why behind language to make meaning of it.”
CDC of Lancaster performs its work independently and is not associated with any public or private schools.
“It costs money to treat (dyslexia), and it’s expensive,” said Brown. “The good news is that Pennsylvania is starting to recognize it and they’re starting to teach the science of reading. They are requiring reading teachers to take classes in the science of reading.”
“I wish we didn’t exist,” Brown added. “I wish we didn’t have to have a Children’s Dyslexia Center because schools were teaching their students with dyslexia.”
For additional information, go to www .childrensdyslexiacenter oflancaster.org.
A student works with an instructor on reading at Children’s Dyslexia Center of Lancaster.
Families may take photos for free in a Christmas photo set.
See Honor roll pg 5
Sara DeFrancesco, Zoey Evans, Shane Foultz, Levi Glowitz, Abigail Gorgo, Addison Groff, Alexianna Groff, Garrett Grove, Kiera Hashinger, Ayden Herr, Adison Hetrick, Abigail Hollandsworth, Emma Housekeeper, Austin Jarabak, Jadelyn Johnson, Katelyn Keene, Ryan Kocher, Emileigh Kreider, Madison Kut, Madison Landis, Ava Lisinski, Sarah Martin, Nicholas Mohler, Kyleigh Murphy, Josie Musser, Emma Peckman, Michael Pluck, Maggie Poole, Calee Porter, Mya Randolph, Brooklynn Sagers, Ella Sensenig, Karl Sexton, Abbrielle Shank, Leanna Sheaffer, Adelynn Steffy, Caitlin Stem, Elizabeth Swinehart, James Taylor, Ella Trimble, Mia Truett, Jace Underwood, Kara Walter, Trent Webster, Gavin Wiles, Quinn Wiley, Alaina Williams, Jackson Wolf, Benjamin Worrell, and Samuel Zook.
The school also recognized juniors Ava Breckbill,
Ashlyn Brown, Hannah Chen, Evan Clifford, Drew Cutler, Victoria Dunlap, Isaac Esh, Gabriel Forren, Kaitlyn Fulton, Johnny Garcia, Jacob Gilman, Brooke Hiatt, Nolan Huber, Blake Jenkins, Ellyanna Jones, Alexander Kendig, Brooklynn King, Taylor Kirk, Danielle Kraynak, Owen Kut, Arabelle Loggins, Kiran Ludgate, AvaMarie Martin, Jordin May, Brendan Mecouch, Alexandra Mentz, Michaela Meyrick, Andersen Miller, Vance Millhouse, Ashley Mosteller, Hannah Perella, Josephine Pizzulli, Lilia Reshchykovets, Mackenzie Smith, Audrey Underwood, Lucas Vilk, Madison Welch, Madison Wenger, John Winters, Hamilton Wright, Lydia Grace Young, Lydia Rose Young, and Victoria Zimmerman.
The sophomore honorees were Daniel Bailey, Evan Bennethum, Isabelle Brown, Haeun Chon, Layne Dawley, Cassandra Doumont, Kya Findley, Ken -
dall Galbreath, Benjamin Ginter, Rhiannon Groff, Brock Harris, Brianna Harvey, Delaney Huber, Connor Johnson, Samantha Kelly, Ava Kerns, Lucille King, Mackenzie Landis, Saskia Ludgate, Parker Martin, Michael McLaughlin, Chase Mendez, Edith Myer, Torres Ortiz, Abby Randolph, Nathanael Reese, Jaedyn Russell, Bennett Stoltzfus, Madison Tome, Jessica Wiles, Emma Winters, and Natalie Worrell.
Also included on the honor roll were freshmen Wesley Bard, Zachary Bean, Giavonna Brown, Sara Dalrymple, Audrey Esh, Matthew Fidanza, Gabrielle Getshall, Ruth Gonzalez Lopez, Kieran Groff, Amelia Groves, Chelsey Hanna, Makenna Herr, Maura Housekeeper, Avery Hughes, Brendan Pike, Eva Razgaitis, Colton Reed, Colin Ryan, Jackson Truett, Claudia Underwood, Aaron Williams, Henry Wolf, and Luca Zello.
Tree-lighting event posted
The public is invited to a tree-lighting ceremony and social gathering at Fort Indiantown Gap on Friday, Dec. 6, at 5 p.m. The ceremony will take place in front of the community club, at the intersection of Fisher and Clement avenues.
In addition, the Pennsylvania Military Share Program will hold a holiday food drive. Attendees may bring donations of nonperishable food items, including canned items, boxed foods, packaged cereals, and snacks.
During the tree-lighting ceremony, attendees will hear music from the Northern Lebanon Elementary School choir and 28th Infantry Division Band. A social gathering with refreshments will immediately follow the tree lighting and take place inside the club’s ballroom, Arrowheads Bar & Grill.
The event will also include a visit from Santa Claus, who will arrive on a mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle, operated by Pennsylvania National
Guard soldiers and escorted by the Fort Indiantown Gap Fire Department.
All traffic must use the main access control point on Fisher Avenue, and all adults must show a valid government-issued photo ID.
The tree lighting ceremony is a holiday season tradition held each year at Fort Indiantown Gap. The celebration brings together members of the local community, Fort Indiantown Gap employees, military personnel, and their families.
Holiday events planned in Lancaster city
The City of Lancaster has posted a lineup of holiday events that cater to Lancaster’s diverse community’s interests and traditions. Details about the events are available at www.visitlancastercity .com/city-events/lancaster -city-for-the-holidays.
A Holiday Arts Market will take place on Friday, Dec. 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Ewell Plaza, 123 N. Queen St., Lancaster. Against a backdrop of twinkling lights and joyful melodies, local artisans will showcase their crafts.
Also on Dec. 6, Tuba Christmas will be held in Ewell Plaza at 8 p.m. It will feature festive brass music.
Santa, escorted by the Lancaster City Bureaus of Fire and Police, will visit downtown Lancaster and neighborhoods throughout the city on Dec. 6 and Saturdays, Dec. 7 and 14. Santa’s schedule is available at the aforementioned website.
Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County and Crispus Attucks Community Center will host Light Up Southeast on Dec. 6 from 6 to 9
p.m. Attendees may view colorful displays along the South Duke Street Mall.
Lancaster city’s shops, boutiques, and more will stay open late during Lancaster Shops Late on Friday, Dec. 13, from 5 to 8 p.m. The event is presented by the City of Lancaster and the Lancaster City Alliance. Visit the aforementioned website for a full list of participating businesses.
The Jewish Community Alliance of Lancaster will ceremonially light the public menorah in Penn Square each evening at 5:30 p.m. from Wednesday, Dec. 25, to Wednesday, Jan. 1, with the exception of Friday, Dec. 27, when it will be lit at 4 p.m.
The City of Lancaster and the Lancaster Stormers will present a family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebration at the Stormers’ stadium, 650 N. Prince St., Lancaster, from 8 p.m. to midnight on Tuesday, Dec. 31. The event will feature music, food, and a new take on the iconic red rose drop. The celebration will culminate with a fireworks display.
Celtic Advent service planned
The Octorara Covenanter Presbyterian Foundation will hold its annual Celtic/ traditional Advent service on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 3 p.m. The event will take place at Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church, 1199 Valley Road, Quarryville.
Music and readings, including some with a taste of Scotland, will be presented by foundation leaders, the Middle Octorara music staff, and Solanco students. The per-
formers will include Ruth Fisher of the Ceol Neamh Pipe Band. Also, Donald Henderson will read the Christmas story from Luke 2 in the Braid-Scots dialect, and the Hendersons sextet will perform carols, including three in Gaelic. The program will include congregational carols, such as “Auld Lang Syne.”
Refreshments will be served following the service.
operating expenses such as utility bills and insurance costs. The organization’s members meet every Wednesday at the archives building to assist community members with genealogy research and to answer questions about local history. “We all volunteer to help people searching for obituaries, old records and all kinds of ephemera,” said SLCHS president Martie Brown. “We also have several books for sale, and a number of them were written by our chief research person, Stan White.” White served as SLCHS’ president for 15 years until Brown took over the role last year. In addition to serving as president, Brown illustrated this year’s calendar cover, which is the first cover to include color. For more information about SLCHS or its fundraisers, call 717-548-2679.
The cover of this year’s calendar, illustrated by Martie Brown, is the first cover to include a color image.
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New court-appointed special advocates sworn in
CASA of Lancaster and Lebanon Counties celebrated the swearing in of 10 new court-appointed special advocates on Oct. 30. CASA staff members, board members, volunteers, and community supporters gathered in the Imperial Blue Room of the Holiday Inn Lancaster as the Honorable Shawn P. McLaughlin swore in the new class of volunteers. The event was the culmination of more than 30 hours of training completed by each volunteer in order to assist children in Lancaster and Lebanon counties’ foster care systems.
The new advocates are Yvonne Bernard of Lancaster, Kathleen Clark of Lancaster, Fiona Eagleson of Lancaster, Amanda Fletcher of Pal -
The Honorable Shawn P. McLaughlin (back) met with new volunteer advocates (front, from left) Mikayla Wagaman, Sheila Hallman, (middle row) Kari Ann Umholtz, Amanda Pudenz, Amanda Fletcher, Charity Welch, Kathleen Clark, Yvonne Bernard, Karen Madeira, and Fiona Eagleson.
myra, Sheila Hallman of Columbia, Karen Madeira of Lancaster, Amanda Pudenz of Lancaster, Kari
Ann Umholtz of Palmyra, Mikayla Wagaman of Lititz, and Charity Welch of Willow Street.
A court-appointed special advocate is a trained volunteer who is appointed by a
See CASA pg 10
LUTHERAN CHURCH: 600 E. Penn Grant Rd., (Mailing: P.O. Box 635, Willow Street, 17584) 717-464-5683 Pastor: The Rev. Maureen L. Seifried Worship w/Holy Communion: Saturday Eve. 6 pm & Sunday 9:30 am. Livestreaming Visit: www.ascensionws.org
BETHEL CHURCH: 3716 Main Street, Conestoga. Sunday worship at 10:15 AM. Pastoral Team: Kevin Kumher and Jake Farnham. For more information, call 717872-6755.
LA COSECHA UN MINISTERIO DE WESLEY CHURCH: 1104 Kirkwood Pike., Quarryville, PA. Pastor Richie Nazario. Servicio de Adoracion 11:15 am. Escuela Dominical para ninos a las 11:15 am. 717-786-8322 x308. rnazario@wesleyqville.org www.wesleyqville.org Facebook@LaCosechaQville
MT. EDEN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH: 1241 May Post Office Rd., Quarryville, (5 mi. South of Strasburg, 3 mi. North of 372). Rev. Margaret Rohnacher, Pastor. Sunday worship service 9:30 am. Limited handicap accessibility. 717-786-7565 mtedenlutheranchurch@gmail.com
SMITHVILLE CHURCH OF GOD: 595 Pennsy Rd., New Providence. 717-786-1879. A Family Friendly Church. Sunday Worship Service 10 a.m.
CHESTNUT LEVEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1068 Chestnut Level Rd., Quarryville, PA 17566 Ph: 717-548-2763. Visit us online at www.chestnutlevel.org Rev. John Hartman - Senior/Lead Pastor. Join us for worship at either our 8:00 AM or 10:30 AM services held in the church sanctuary. Adult/Youth Sunday School is held at 9:15 AM. K.I.D.S.Own Worship is held in the Family Life Center during the 10:30 AM worship service. The 10:30 AM service is also live streamed via Zoom, CLPC Facebook and YouTube. Links can be found on the church’s website.
CROSSING JORDAN: 7 Wesley Rd., PO Box 364, Quarryville. 717-786-8322. Sunday Worship Services: 8 am Traditional Service, 9:30 am Adult Bible Study, 11 am Blended Service. web: wesleyqville.org e-mail: info@wesleyqville.org
ENCOUNTER CHURCH: 300 Hideaway Drive, Quarryville, PA 17566 Sunday Service & Kid's Church held at 8:30 am and 10:45 am. Church e-mail: office@encounterchurchpa.org www.encounterchuchpa.org Church phone: 717-786-2756
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH OF MILLERSVILLE 121 Walnut Hill Rd., Millersville. Sunday Worship at 8:15 am & 10:45 am. Phone: 717-872-4581 www.findgracehere.org
LITTLE BRITAIN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 255 Little Britain Church Rd., Peach Bottom (between 222 and 272). Sunday School Classes all ages 9:15 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Youth Groups for Elementary, Jr. High and Sr. High, Choir, Bell Choir, Small Groups. Rev. Thomas Milligan, 717-548-2266. Web site: www.littlebritainchurch.org E-mail: lbpc1732@gmail.com Hearing assistance devices.
MECHANIC GROVE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN: 1392 Robert Fulton Hwy., (Rt. 222) Quarryville. Senior Pastor: Kevin Richardson. Sunday Schedule: 8:15 am Traditional Worship, 9:30 am Sunday School for all ages and 10:30 am Contemporary Worship. Handicap access, hearing assistance device, infant & toddler nursery. 717-7862723. Wee Friends Preschool 717-8062161. CLASP Before & After School Program 717-806-2159. Christian Child Care 717-806-2160. www.mgcb.org
MEMORIAL CHURCH- 101 S. Hess St., Quarryville. quarryville.church 717-7862941. Sunday Morning Worship Schedule: 8:30 Traditional, 10:30 Contemporary, Fellowship time from 9:40-10:20 am Livestream: quarryville.online.church Here you are accepted as you are and challenged to become more like Jesus.
MIDDLE OCTORARA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 1199 Valley Road Quarryville. Sunday Services: Sunday School 9 AM; Blended Worship 10:30 AM. 717-786-3402 Visit us online at www.middleoctorara.org
MT. NEBO UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: 673 Martic Heights Dr., Pequea. Pastor Chandler Evans. Office 717-284-4331. E-mail: secretary@mtneboumc.org. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Sunday School 9 a.m. www.mtneboumc.org Mt. Nebo Preschool - 717-284-4331.
MT. VERNON CHRISTIAN CHURCH: Growing Deeper, Reaching Farther. 1 Lighthouse Dr, Kirkwood. Pastor Tony Murrin. Sunday School- all ages 9am, Worship 10:00am. Handicap Access. Phone: 717-529-4102. Visit us online at mtvernonchristianchurch.com
PARKESBURG WORD OF FAITH CHURCH Sunday Service 10 am & Wednesday prayer at 7:30 pm - at 501 Lenover Rd., Parkesburg, PA 19365. Call 610-593-2277 www.parkesburgwordoffaith.org
PROVIDENCE CHURCH: 269 Cinder Road, New Providence. 717-786-5580. Family Worship Services at 9:00 & 10:45 AM led by Pastor Dwight Lefever. Handicapped Access. Visit us online at www.provchurch.net for more information and church updates. Livestreamed services during both worship hours.
REFTON BIC CHURCH: 110 Church St., Refton, Scott MacFeat, Jr. Lead, Pastor. Sunday Worship 10-11:15 am. We offer LIVESTREAM services via YouTube, search “Refton Church”. Clothing Room: 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 6:307:30pm. Rental Space available. Visit reftonchurch.org for more info. 717806-5812.
ROCK CHURCH: A Spirit-filled, Full Gospel Church Family. 32 E. State St in Quarryville. Sunday service at 10am. More info at RockChurchLC.org Phone: 717-847-6872
ST. CHRISTOPHER’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Where everyone can find a place to belong! 116 Lancaster Pike, Oxford (Rt. 472 at the Rt. 1 bypass ramps). Sunday inperson Holy Communion Service at 10:00 AM, also live-streamed. When people warmly welcome you, you will know you have found a church home where you can come just as you are. The Episcopal Church is Catholic in the way we worship and Protestant in the way we think. You’ll find beautiful music, good preaching, and an inclusive community in which to worship God. YOU BELONG HERE! Check out St. Christopher’s website, YouTube, or Facebook for updates and links. Rev. Dr. Mary Ann Mertz rector@stchrisoxford.org 610-932-8134 www.stchrisoxford.org
THE WAKEFIELD VINEYARD: 2292 Robert Fulton Hwy., Peach Bottom. Senior Pastors Mark & Pam Couch Join us on Sundays @ 10:15 AM For more info, call 717-955-0173.
UNION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 5637 Street Rd., Kirkwood, PA, off Rt. 472 between Quarryville & Oxford. (717) 529-2000. Blended Worship at 10 am.; Sunday School 9 am.; Fellowship 9:45 am. Nursery provided. Email: upc@epix.net, www.unionpres.com, handicap access.
WESLEY CHURCH: 1104 Kirkwood Pike, Quarryville. PO Box 364. Pastor R. Blake Deibler. 717-786-8322. Sunday Worship Service at 9:30 am (Nursery Provided). Sunday School All Ages 9:30 am; website: www.wesleyqville.org e-mail: info@wesleyqville.org
WILLOW STREET UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST: 2723 Willow Street Pk., Willow Street. Pastor: Rev. Dr. Zachary C. Wooten. For more information: 717464-3462 or office@wsucc.com
Rock Ford sets Yuletide tours
Historic Rock Ford, 881 Rockford Road, Lancaster, will present 18th-century Yuletide tours on Friday, Dec. 27, with timed entries at 4, 5, and 6 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 28 and 29, with timed entries at 2, 3, and 4 p.m.
The General Edward Hand Mansion will be decorated with festive greenery in the style of the 1790s. In the mansion, visitors will find period dance and open-hearth cooking demonstrations and live harpsichord and violin music. Visitors will also be able to hear the voice of an actor portraying Edward Hand in his study recounting his memories of Christmas night in 1776, when he and his men crossed the Delaware River and launched a surprise attack against the Hessian Garrison at Trenton, N.J.
During the era that Hand and his family lived
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The children whom volunteers advocate for have been abused and neglected and placed into the foster care system. CASA volunteers work to help ensure a safe and permanent home for the child as quickly as possible. The volunteer speaks with the child and others involved in the child’s life, such as biological parents, foster parents, social workers, teachers, doctors, and therapists.
The recent additions represent the 46th class of advocates sworn in, in
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at Rock Ford, the traditional English Christmas was celebrated as Yuletide, a period of gatherings, games, ghost stories, dancing, and dining with family and friends. Yuletide extended over the 12-day period from Dec. 25, which was mostly a day for religious observance, and culminating in Twelfth Night on Jan. 6, which was sometimes celebrated with a ball or an elaborate feast highlighted with a special cake. When gifts were exchanged at all, they tended to be small items or tokens of affection and were usually given on New Year’s Day rather than as part of the Christmas celebration.
Due to limited guest capacity, advance ticket purchasing is recommended through http:// rockford.yapsody.com.
Admission is free for children age 5 and under.
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Members of the Historic Rock Ford dance group admire the dining room table in the General Edward Hand Mansion during a past year’s Yuletide Tours.
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Breakfast with Santa planned at airport
Breakfast with Santa will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7, at Smoketown Airport, 311 Airport Drive, Smoketown.
Accordionists to meet
The First Lancaster Accordion Group (FLAG) will meet on Sunday, Dec. 8, at Zion Church of Millersville, 317 N. George St., Millersville. The meeting will be held from 2 to 4 p.m.
For additional details, contact Miranda Hoffman at 717-940-4762.
EAA Chapter 540 has arranged to fly in Santa and Mrs. Claus from the North Pole.
A full breakfast, including baked French toast, pancakes, eggs, and sausage, will be served from 8 to 11 a.m. Santa is expected to arrive at approximately 9 a.m. and will bring along treats and gifts for children age 8 and younger. There is a fee, and children age 8 and younger will be admitted free of charge. All proceeds from the event will benefit EAA Chapter 540’s scholarship fund.
