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JULY 31, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
Blessing others through community service BY FRANCINE FULTON
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MTBB volunteers, shown with Louis the dog, include (from left) Richie Bowden, Monica Block, Matthew Block and Chase Stohr.
Youth Service Team member Mark Smith took part in a yard cleanup.
ur ing the week when actual temperatures hit the triple-dig it mark , volunteers with Mission Trip Birdsboro & Beyond (MTBB) continued to work, bettering the lives of local homeowners by completing service projects that included painting, repairing decks, installing flooring, replacing siding, repairing stucco walls and doing yard work. Wearing distinctive green T- shir ts bearing the slogan “Blessed to Bless,” volunteers worked at 54 sites, including 51 area homes and three community locations. Workdays were held from July 17 to 20. A closing celebration, featuring an ice cream social, was held on July 21 at Immaculate Conception Church in Birdsboro. According to MTBB board member Stuart Wells, MTBB - now in its 11th year - was even larger this year than in the past. “This year had more new volunteers participating in Mission Trip Birdsboro & Beyond than ever before,” he stated. “For 2024, 65 first-time local volunteers have joined the community outreach program, bringing the total number of volunteer participants to 169. Eight local churches have also partnered with MTBB to support the ministry.” Each morning, the crews gathered at St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Birdsboro, where church members prepared breakfast for the volunteers, who then departed to the various work sites with provided packed lunches. The days also ended at St. Mark’s, where participants took part in a prayer service and ate dinner. See Community service pg 5
VOL XXXII • NO 26
Concert to feature All Purpose Band BY FRANCINE FULTON
The All Purpose Band (APB), which will play ever y thing from Jimi Hendrix and Santana to Van Morrison and Aretha Franklin, will be featured as part of the Honey Brook Concerts in
the Park series on Sunday, Aug. 4, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The band is composed of professional musicians, including Rose Hudson of Harrisburg, vocalist; John Christopher of Hershey, bass and vocals; Dave Santana of Lebanon, drums; See Concert pg 4
Members of the All Purpose Band are (from left) Robin Church, Paul Colombo, Dave Santana, Rose Hudson and John Christopher.
Churchtown Day: A summer tradition BY FRANCINE FULTON
Now in its 40th year, Churchtown Day will be presented by the Caernarvon Historical Society on Saturday, Aug. 3. In addition to community yard sales along Main Street through the town, there will be a pancake breakfast at the Caernarvon Fire Company and a sale of items offered at the historical society building. The event will be held rain or shine. Yard sales will begin at 7 a.m. on Route 23 in Churchtown, as well as in neighboring communities.
Caernarvon Historical Society will also host a flea market at its property, 2148 Main St., Narvon, and at Caernarvon Township Park next door. According to historical society president Yvonne Styer, Churchtown Day began in 1984 and is always held on the first Saturday in August. The only year the event was not held was 2020 due to the pandemic. “(Churchtown Day) used to be just (yard sales at) people’s houses and the society. Now we expanded to where the school used to be. The township See Churchtown Day pg 4
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