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JUNE 19, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIV • NO 16
4-H to offer summer camps for youths BY FRANCINE FULTON
Church sets spaghetti dinner fundraiser
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s a fundraiser to repair and preserve the church’s stained-glass windows, Parkesburg United Methodist Church, 411 Main St., Parkesburg, will have a spaghetti dinner on Friday, June 21. There will be seatings at 5 and 7 p.m., and diners may take out their meals or eat on-site. The menu will include spaghetti with meatballs, salad, rolls with butter and beverages. The meal will be homemade by church members, and the dinner will be available in the church’s downstairs fellowship hall. According to Karen Holmes, a
member of the church’s United Methodist in Action (UMIA) committee, the church has 15 large stained-glass windows that depict Jesus’ life and resurrection. Most windows were given in honor of, or in memory of, church members. The windows were installed in 1870 when the church was built, and some were added when the stone edifice was constructed in 1921. “The colors are still very bright,” Holmes said. “Our stainedglass windows are very beautiful.” She noted that many couples have requested to have their weddings in the church because of the window’s designs and their visual messages.
In addition, in the past, pastor Mark B eideman has held a sermon series titled “The Stories in the Stained-Glass Windows,” based on the images featured in the windows. For example, the windows depict Jesus’ birth in the manger, Jesus as a young man and Jesus as a shepherd holding a sheep. Approximately 30 years ago, all of the stained glass windows were covered with acrylic glass on the outside to protect them. Over the years, the outdoor wooden window sills have been painted and repaired many times. Now, the church plans to wrap the outside window sills in aluminum, which will seal
circuits. Snap Circuits, Makey Makey and Arduino technology will be used. 3D Printing with Tinkercad Day Camp will be held on Sunday, See Summer camps pg 6
Sadsbury Friends talk to detail the life of escaped slave BY FRANCINE FULTON
Sadsbury Friends Meeting, a Quaker house of worship, has held a number of special activities this year in observance of its 300th anniversary. The next scheduled event will be a talk by Harold Finigan, titled “The Extraordinary Case of Allen Ricketts,” on Saturday, June 29, at 10:30 a.m. at the Sadsbury Friends Meeting House, 1089 Simmontown Road,
Gap. The event is free and open to the public. Finigan will provide a historical account of an enslaved person, Allen Ricketts, who escaped slavery in the South and came North but was captured and sold back into slavery. Ricketts finally escaped a second time with the help of Lancaster County Quakers, including members of Lampeter Friends Meeting in Bird-in-Hand. “Daniel Gibbs of Lampeter Meeting is very well
See Spaghetti dinner pg 5
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Stained-glass windows at the church depict important events in Jesus’ life.
This summer, Chester County 4-H, a program of Penn State Extension, will offer fun and educational activities for youths through its day camp program. Topics will include computer coding, exploring nature, rocketry and candy making. 4-H will also offer a babysitter training class. A highlight of each of the classes is that all involve hands-on activities. “The candy making is generally the most popular camp, but the STEM camps are also getting popular,” said Toni Stuetz, 4-H Extension educator. “(The camps) are all hands-on. ... They are definitely all learning by doing.” Introduction to Circuits Day Camp will be offered on Saturday, June 29, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children will learn basic engineering, electronics and circuitry concepts by using building components to create
Mon.-Sat. 8-6, Closed Sunday