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JANUARY 15, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXII • NO 50
Year-end report reflects food pantry’s service to the community BY FRANCINE FULTON
The Honey Brook Food Pantry continues to serve people in need through its food distributions, programs and services, while being supported by the community through its many donations. In a year-end report, Ken Ross, pantry director, noted that while the need for food and services increased in 2024, so did the
number and quality of donations. “The need was unprecedented and so was the generosity. The generosity met the need,” Ross stated. “The demand was off the charts - the amount of people (we served) and the amount of stuff we gave out - but the donations were terrific.” This year, the pantry gave out complete holiday meals for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. “We (previously) did one combined See Food pantry pg 4
MCC Stitches, comprising people of all ages, meets in the community room at the Village Library of Morgantown.
MCC Stitches promotes fellowship and fiber arts
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everal years ago, the Stitches craft group at Moving Communities to Christ (MCC) Church switched the location of its monthly meetings to the Village Library of Morgantown. The goal was to encourage more people from the community to join the church members in working on various sewing projects. Now known as MCC Stitches, the group continues to meet at the library on the fourth Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. to noon. The next scheduled meeting is set for Jan. 25. “We called it Stitches in the church building. When we starting meeting at the library, we started
calling it MCC Stitches, so people knew where we came from,” said Kara Campbell, who is a group leader along with Brenda Pearsall. The group is free and open to people of all ages who knit or
“I want people to come and learn, and they can take the craft with them.” crochet or who want to learn. All supplies are included, or sewers may bring their own projects. “Knitting and crocheting is the primary craft that we cover, but some women come in and bring
in embroidery, cross-stitching and looming,” Campbell said. “The group is open for people to fellowship with us. If coloring is your thing, bring your crayons and sit with us. It’s all about the fellowship.” Campbell said attendance has grown to include more members from outside the church. “The community has joined in, which is why I (have been) reaching out on the public Facebook groups to bring more people in,” she noted. “We have had up to 25 (in attendance), and sometimes we have three. It depends on the time of year. There is no commitment; you don’t have to be there every month.” Light snacks are provided, and
Cancer Support Group offers hope, compassion BY FRANCINE FULTON
When the community cancer support group at Conestoga Mennonite Church in Morgantown disbanded, those seeking help with their cancer journey did not have far to go. This past fall, the group merged with the cancer support group at Weaverland Anabaptist Faith Community in East Earl. Meetings, which are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m., are led by Rodney Horst, the church’s pastor of care
ministries. The next scheduled meeting will be on Jan. 15. The cancer support group in Morgantown was led by Cheryl Heineman, along with her husband, Paul, who both moved out of the area. “(Cheryl) and her husband were moving to Bloomsburg, and she was looking at finding a group where her members could plug into,” said Horst. “I went to observe their group meeting. I did some introductions and gave a synopsis of what our group was like.” To make the transition even See Support group pg 2
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Ken Ross (fourth from left) receives a food donation from the Diwali Food Drive in November of 2024.