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OCTOBER 19, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIII • NO 43
Breakout Schedules Second Trunk Or Treat BY ANN MEAD ASH
e are inviting the community,” said Grace Kieley, office administrator with Breakout Ministries, referring to the church’s second Trunk or Treat event. “It will be out in the parking lot unless it’s raining, and then it will be in the gym.” Kieley is familiar with having to adjust to inclement weather. The first Trunk or Treat in 2021 was moved inside because of rain. This year’s event is planned for Friday, Oct. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the church, 2400 Anita Court, Leola. The activity will feature up to 15 decorated trunks, games, candy and other goodies, and food by donation. Among the trunk decoration themes organizers hope to see will be those based on “The Lion King” and “Monsters Inc.,” along with various cartoon characters. “Some of the trunks will have games,” reported Kieley, who noted that there will be a coin toss game, a pie-eating contest, and some guessing games as well. Friendly costumes are welcome, but attendees are asked not to wear
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scary masks to the event. This year, organizers are changing things up with a small fundraiser. They will accept donations for hot dogs, snacks, and other food items, and funds raised will be sent to two missions the church sup-
ports. One of the missions is the Breakout School of Ministry located in Uganda, and the other is Esther’s Heart, which is in El Salvador. “We have a pastor we just ordained in El Salvador. We did a mission trip there last year, and we will do
LMHS To Present “The House At Pooh Corner”
Julie Henning To Speak At Luncheon
BY ANN MEAD ASH
BY ANN MEAD ASH
“One of my favorite sayings is ‘Bloom where you are planted,’” said Julie Henning, author of “A Rose in a Ditch,” published in 2019, which tells her story of learning to bloom wherever she found herself. “We cannot always change our circumstances, but we can change our responses to those circumstances to be the people God wants us to be,” said Henning. See Luncheon pg 5
another one this year,” said Kieley. According to Kieley and fellow organizer Stephanie SanchezMelton, kids of all ages are welcome to attend. Preregistration for the event is not necessary. Last year, more than 200 attended, and Kieley
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Lancaster Mennonite High School students are preparing to stage “The House at Pooh Corner” in the High Fine Arts Center.
“This (play) is intended to be enjoyed by all ages,” said Dean Sauder, director of “The House at Pooh Corner,” the Lancaster Mennonite High School fall play. Sauder mentioned that the show also celebrates the unification of Lancaster Mennonite School’s elementary, middle, and high schools all on one campus. “Since we have elementary kids on campus, we will do a children’s theater for
our fall show,” said Sauder. “The House at Pooh Corner,” based on the stories by A.A. Milne, will be staged in the High Fine Arts Center, 2176 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Oct. 27, 28, and 29, at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Oct. 30, at 3 p.m. The story of “The House at Pooh Corner” is told through the eyes of 6-year-old Christopher Robin, played by Julia Fisher. On a beautiful morning in the Hundred Acre Wood, See LMS pg 7
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Last year, Breakout Ministries’ Trunk or Treat moved inside because of rain, but this year, organizers hope to have 15 decorated trunks in the parking lot of the church.
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and Sanchez-Melton hope to see that many again this year. Readers who want to know more about the church may visit www.breakoutministries.org. Those who have specific questions may call 717-656-8366.
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