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Bazaar Will Support Missions At Home And Abroad According to Jo, more than 17 crafters will take part in this year’s o Miller, Audrey Miller, Ida event. Among the many craft items Dudyak, and Judi Eitnier are that will be available for purchase members of the United Women are woodcrafts, quilted items, in Faith at Bird-in-Hand United framed jewelry art, candles, ChristMethodist Church (BIHUMC), mas ornaments, rustic holiday wall which is organizing the annual hangings, handmade jewelry, herbal Crafter’s Bazaar. The event features wreaths, lavender sachets, painted rocks, note cards, 100% handmade crafts, and funds The event features and collectible bears raised by the event 100% handmade in several sizes. support a number of crafts, and funds Items for dogs that be available for mission projects, raised by the event will purchase include both locally and support a number blankets and coats. abroad. The third 2022 of mission projects, Knitted and croBIHUMC Crafter’s both locally and cheted hats, scarves, and critters will also Bazaar will be held abroad. be available. A few of at the church, 2620 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in- the themed baskets will go up for Hand, on Saturday, Nov. 12, from bids in a silent auction. In addition, Pillows With a Mis9 a.m. to 1 p.m. In addition to crafts, the event will include gen- sion will sell pillows, with all protly used holiday decorations, more ceeds benefiting school supply kits than 30 themed gift baskets, food, that go to Mennonite Central Comand a baked goods table. Prior to mittee. Last year, the group created the first Crafter’s Bazaar, which 361 handmade bags filled with was held in 2019, the church had school supplies. This year, 410 bags held a holiday bazaar for more have been made and filled. The group also purchases fabric to cut than 50 years.
BY ANN MEAD ASH
Saying, “Welcome Home” To Vietnam Veterans BY ANN MEAD ASH
In early January, Clyde Snyder of Lancaster Township was asked by the president of Vietnam Veterans of America whether there were any Merchant Marines buried in the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. Snyder, who founded the
Working to organize the Bird-in-Hand United Methodist Church Crafter’s Bazaar are (from left) Judi Eitnier, Ida Dudyak, Jo Miller, and Audrey Miller.
and sew the LuoPads for UNTO, formerly Global Aid Network. Among the local organizations and efforts that are supported by the group are Clare House, programs from the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church, Conestoga Valley Christian
Community Services, Weekend Blessings, and Water Street Mission. The group has also collected socks, gloves, and mittens for the Salvation Army; donated to Apple Tree for Teachers and Hudson’s Heart for the Homeless; and donated personal care items for the Gino J. Merli
A Spiritual Journey BY ANN MEAD ASH
Mark Pearl’s childhood home in the greater northeast region of Philadelphia is not so many miles from Leola, but it is a different world culturally. Pearl’s life now is spiritually distant from his upbringing as well. Pearl’s penchant for playing Messianic music represents his journey from an 11-year-old who did not want to attend Hebrew school and lobbied for a Christmas tree rather than a menorah.
By the time Pearl was 17, one of his mother’s sisters, who had married a Christian, had convinced his parents to attend a Baptist church. Pearl was not any more enamored of church than he had been with Hebrew school. “I’m looking at Big Ben on the wall (because) I can’t wait for 12 o’clock so I can fly out of there,” recalled Pearl. “But God’s Word never goes void,” stated Pearl. “I would say I was born again in 1975.” From 1977 to 1979, Pearl did a stint in the Air Force. By the mid-1980s,
See Vietnam Veterans pg 2
See Mark Pearl pg 3
Veterans’ Center in Scranton. Organizers plan to sell lunch items, including barbecue sandwiches, hot dogs, chips, and beverages. Readers who have questions about the fundraiser may call 717-397-3047 and leave a message for a return call.
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Leola Resident Plays Messianic Music
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Mark Pearl dressed to play Messianic music
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