Pequea Valley townlively.com
OCTOBER 5, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIII • NO 41
CARE LOOK INSIDE
Soup, Sandwich, And Talk To Return Community Invited To One-Night Celebration
everal years ago, three couples founded the Soup, Sandwich, and Talk events that were held in Gap. Each program included a variety of free soups and sandwiches with a short sermon. The programs were the predecessor to the creation of WordUp Community Ministries, a local church. “Soup, (Sandwich), and Talk started five years ago,” said Buck Mowday, who founded the events along with his wife, Verna; Rodney and Stephanie Smoker; and Lloyd and Gail Murphy. Buck recalled that the evening program stopped when WordUp Community Ministries, moved into a new facility at Dutchland Inc., 160 Route 41, Gap. “We are getting back to our roots (now),” said Buck. “ We want to include the community. This is open to the public, and it doesn’t cost a dime.”
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“We just want to serve the community in Gap and the surrounding area.” Buck said that all six founders will be there to discuss how Soup, Sandwich, and Talk started and where WordUp is now. “It (will be) very casual and relaxed,” said Buck. “We believe the best way to communicate to people about Christ is through relationships.” As leader of WordUp, Buck noted that his lifetime Scripture, which is
Mark 10:45, helps set the tone of the ministry. “Jesus said, ‘I didn’t come here to be served, but I came to serve,’” said Buck. “We just want to serve the community in Gap and the surrounding area.” Buck added that he hopes the service that church members perform has a ripple effect. “One way that we can serve God is by me serving you, so you can serve others, so others can serve others,” he said. WordUp holds Sunday services at the Dutchland facility, with a café opening at 10 a.m. and services beginning at 10:45 a.m. More information may be found by searching for “WordUp Community Ministries” on Facebook or visiting www.wordup communityministries.org.
Buck Mowday is looking forward to celebrating the anniversary of Soup, Sandwich, and Talk, which was founded five years ago.
Strengthening Families Seven Weeks At A Time Program Helps Parents And Children Navigate Teen Years
“It’s really just a fun night for our supporters to gather and celebrate the program in a way that lifts up our girls and makes it possible for more to participate,” said Sarah Yohe, director of community engagement with Girls on The Run (GOTR) of Lancaster and Lebanon, of the Kickin’ Up Kindness event that raises funds for GOTR scholarships. See GOTR pg 10
“The families who have done it love it,” said Karla Neff, director of Pequea Valley elementary advocacy at The Factory Ministries. “Some have done it twice because they love it so much.” Meredith Burnett, school social worker with the Pequea Valley School District (PVSD), agreed. “It really helps with communication going into the teen years,” she said. Members of a previous cohort of the Strengthening Families program celebrated their accomplishments when they completed the course.
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With that goal in mind, a special anniversary Soup, Sandwich, and Talk will be held at the Gap Fire Company, 802 Pequea Ave., Gap, on Thursday, Oct. 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. “We will have free soup and sandwiches and water,” said Buck, who noted the soups would be served cafeteria-style from slow cookers.
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