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AUGUST 16, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXI • NO 28
StoryWalk unveiled at Berks Nature BY FRANCINE FULTON
In May of 2022, Community Courier readers were invited to take a short drive to enjoy a StoryWalk trail located on the grounds of the arboretum at the Reading Public Museum. The trail, offered by the museum in partnership with Berks County Public Libraries, features laminated pages from storybooks that are attached to metal posts. As
visitors walk along the path, they are directed to the next page of the story. On Aug. 1, Berks County Public Libraires unveiled another StoryWalk trail at Berks Nature, The Nature Place. Children from the Berks Nature Preschool assisted with the unveiling of the StoryWalk at the first signpost, which revealed the cover page of the story. Following the official unveiling, See StoryWalk pg 3
Among the performers will be Marie Miller (left photo) and Hanna Mangiovillano (right photo, left) and Pat Briley.
MagniFest will be all about the music agniFest, an outdoor music and praise event featuring live musical performances, will take place on Saturday, Aug. 19, from 2 to 10 p.m. at St. Mary of Providence Center, 227 Isabella Road, Elverson. Also featured will be food, vendors and children’s activities. Mass will be celebrated at 5 p.m. by the Rev. Shaun Mahoney. The headliner will be singer-songwriter Marie Miller, a recording artist from Nashville, Tenn. Miller is a folk and pop singer who performed for Pope Francis during his 2015 visit to Philadelphia. She opened for the Backstreet Boys, toured with American Idol winner Kris Allen and Five for Fighting and had songs featured on pop radio and ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars.” “She is a Catholic singer-songwriter who has performed in Philadelphia a number of times over the years,” said event organizer Beth Riordan. Other performers at MagniFest
“There will be a prayer table for people who would like pray for anything or anyone.” Downingtown, and Briley is a songwriter and musician from Salinas, Calif. Also featured will be Saints Alive, which includes local musicians Gus deSimone and the Rev. Hyacinth Cordell, a Dominican Friar who will perform a drum solo. All performances will take place outdoors. “We will set up a stage behind the Dalton Retreat House, which is located on the north side of the campus,” noted Riordan.
Attendees should bring blankets or lawn chairs for seating. Vendors will be located in the upper parking lot. “We have a good number of vendors,” said Riordan. Among the items offered for sale will be youth clothing and clothing for children, birth to age 6; silver jewelry from India; accessories; prayer journals; photos, both framed and unframed; wood carvings, including trays and inspirational pieces; books in English and Spanish; quilted items such as wall hangings; and oil and acrylic paintings. Some of the musicians will offer CDs for sale. “There will be a prayer table for people who would like pray for anything or anyone,” Riordan noted. “People can write down their intentions and put them in a prayer box or pray right there. We will have a team praying all day.” Food will be served in a café located across from the Dalton Retreat House. “There will be some games for children set up this year
A StoryWalk was recently unveiled at Berks Nature, The Nature Place.
American Legion to present barbecue, live entertainment BY FRANCINE FULTON
Col. Jacob Morgan American Legion Post 537, located at 4499 N. Twin Valley Road, Morgantown, will present a pork barbecue on Saturday, Aug. 19, from 11 a.m. until sold out. In addition, the band Shaken will play from 1 to 5 p.m. in the pavilion. Attendees should bring folding chairs or blankets for seating. The pork barbecue, which is being held in lieu of the post’s annual chicken barbecue and clam bake, will be prepared on-site. Attendees
may choose from a variety of side dishes such as corn, coleslaw and macaroni and cheese. Soda and water will also be available. “There will be a big group from the post who will get there early, and they will smoke the pork,” explained auxiliary vice president Nicole Hallen. “The auxiliary will get together the night before and prepare the sides.” Meals will be available to eat on-site or for takeout. The American Legion is a social and veterans’ service organization. Anyone who has served in the military
See MagniFest pg 2
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will be singer/songwriter Sarah Carpenter; Jacob Springer, a music educator and performer from Phoenixville, who is an accomplished trumpet player; and the duet of Hanna Mangiovillano and Pat Briley. Mangiovillano is a songwriter, a worship leader and an artist from
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