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NOVEMBER 30, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXIII • NO 41
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Keeping It Simple Church Christmas Event Scheduled BY ANN MEAD ASH
atti Bergman, facilities and events manager at Lititz United Methodist Church (LUMC), still remembers well the day she received the vision for Simply Christmas. “I was driving on Newport Road, and I looked over, and I felt God right there,” said Patti, who saw LUMC and the surrounding houses of its neighbors. “God said, ‘Invite them,’” she recalled, noting that the idea was to simply celebrate the Savior in a world that has become so busy and commercialized. Patti realized that vision when LUMC launched the event shortly after in 2011. The 2022 Simply Christmas will be held at LUMC, 201 Market St., Lititz, on Sunday, Dec. 11, from 4 to 7 p.m. Originally held inside the church, the event has been celebrated drivethrough fashion since 2020, but Patti has plans to return to the full-blown festivities in 2023.
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A Fresh Take On The Christmas Story
A live Nativity, food, and trivia will all be part of the free Simply Christmas celebration to be held at Lititz United Methodist Church.
’Tis The “Season For Wishes” BY ANN MEAD ASH
Interactive Nativity Scheduled BY ANN MEAD ASH
Behind the creativity in presenting the 2022 Journey to Bethlehem event at Woodcrest Retreat, is an enduring goal to keep the tale fresh, while acknowledging its unwavering truth. “It’s the Christmas story,” said Adam Fox, program director at Woodcrest. “It doesn’t change, but there are different ways to think it through.” See Woodcrest pg 2
Rockette-style dances will be among the many numbers performed at “A Season for Wishes,” a musical benefit for Make-A-Wish Philadelphia, Delaware & Susquehanna Valley.
In 2020, Lisa Kalinowski, founder of CoJoMotion Dance Company of the Lititz Academy of Dance, scheduled “A Season for Wishes” as a virtual performance at Penn Cinema. Last year, the show was back live at Lancaster Mennonite School (LMS). This year, Kalinowski would like to see the LMS Fine Arts Center packed. “It’s just one performance, so I am hoping we can play to a full house,” said Kalinowski. About 40 dancers will take part in the 18th annual “A Season for Wishes” presentation, which will be See A Season For Wishes pg 9
INSIDE THIS ISSUE MCCL Sets Christmas Concert Series . . . . . . . . .6 Discussion Series Posted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . .10 House Of Worship . . . . . .12
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