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AUGUST 9, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 14
Restart Training Center Ministry plans fall banquet founding pastor of City on a Hill, a church in Fort Worth, Texas. For estart Training Center Ministry 38 years, Reeves grew a ministry at (RTCM) will host its annual his church to offer resources for fall banquet on Tuesday, those who struggle with addiction Oct. 3, at Shady Maple Banquet and unhealthy behaviors. In addiCenter, 129 Toddy Drive, East tion to holding standard worship services on Sundays, Earl. The event serves as a “You want to learn the church offers activities such fundraiser for the h o w t o b e a g o o d other as regular group Strasburg-based ministry, and it steward of your pain meetings. There are will feature live and how to allow it to 30 different groups music, dinner and result in something that meet at the church weekly; each a talk from guest positive.” focuses on recovery speaker James from different Reeves. The deadline to register for the banquet is types of addictions and traumatic Friday, Sept. 1, and registration is experiences. “My challenge is to go beyond available online at www.restartmin someone’s behavior and look at the istry.org/events. Doors for the banquet will open trauma beneath it,” Reeves said. at 5:30 p.m., at which time the “You want to learn how to be a Amos Raber Family will begin a good steward of your pain and musical performance. Dinner will how to allow it to result in somebe served at 6:15 p.m., and prize thing positive.” This past year, Reeves retired drawings will be held during the from his role as City on a Hill’s meal. The banquet will feature a talk senior pastor. He now travels to from James Reeves, who is the churches and ministries such as BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
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Providing a support system for children Children experience more healthy and happy development when surrounded by caring family members and positive role models. Ready to help provide children with these supportive people is COBYS Family Services. Headquartered at 1417 Oregon Road, Leola, COBYS provides a wide variety of support services for children in need in Lancaster County and surrounding counties. But what COBYS is really all about is giving all childeren a chance to grow into
well-adjusted adults. “We know that those support systems - families, biological or chosen - get you through life,” said Anne Stokes, the director of development and communications for COBYS, “so you can have kids who can relate to others and forge lifelong relationships. It’s the key to a successful way. We don’t want to give up on them. Kids are now coming into care with layers and layers of trauma.” With three locations in Lancaster and one in Lebanon County, COBYS approaches its mission through See COBYS pg 2
Church to begin GriefShare sessions BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Sherry Mull (left), Dave Perry (center) and Trina Barr invite those experiencing grief-related challenges to attend the new GriefShare program at Pequea Church on Tuesday, Aug. 22.
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Pequea Church, 40 Church Road, Lancaster, will host the first session of a new GriefShare program on Tuesday, Aug. 22, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sessions will continue every Tuesday until the final meeting on Nov. 14, which will include a dinner and candle-lighting ceremony. GriefShare is a program designed to provide resources for those experiencing the loss of a loved one. The material is rooted in biblical teachings, and it seeks to offer an environment of support for people to build relationships with others who have encountered the same See GriefShare pg 3
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