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3 2 1 The Messenger Making Gentle a Bruised World August 2013 Youth news and graduation congratulations By the time you read this, most of the blisters from all that Appalachia Service Project work should be healed. Thanks, Grandview, for supporting this meaningful trip. The youth have some fun and important stuff planned in August. They’ll go indoor rock climbing on Saturday, Aug. 10. And the high schoolers be on the Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll Retreat from 10am Friday, Aug. 16 to 7pm Saturday, Aug. 17. It’ll be held at church. Parents, if you want your children to attend this retreat, please be present for the parents’ meeting on Sunday, Aug. 11 at 7pm. This retreat is an opportunity to talk about the important decision making students are doing at this age about issues including sex and relationships, drugs including alcohol, and media. The goal is to give them tools for living in a way that reflects their faith and values. And now for some news about alumni of Grandview’s youth program: Warmer, safer, drier in Lancaster & NJ, too Six weeks into the renovation of the East Strawberry Street house, Grandview’s Impact Missions volunteers, led by Glenn Walz, had contributed more than 100 hours to the project. A new rubber roof has been installed over the rear portion of the second floor of the home. The outside wall of the third-floor rear bedroom had water damage; the roof needed to be reinforced and a new wall constructed for that bedroom. All new windows have been installed. The front porch roof was removed and new sub flooring installed. The heating and air conditioning duct work has been installed and the basement cleaned out of multiple loads of trash. Many of the interior walls have been framed and insulation on outside walls is being installed now. Most of the demolition work is complete, and electrical work has been roughed in the basement and first floor. Mighty impressive! Meanwhile, some of those same builders and others are gearing up for their trip to Atlantic City, NJ, where they’ll be rebuilding a home destroyed in Superstorm Sandy. They’ll be there Sept. 23-27. 5 Congratulations to Erika McCandless, who graduated May 31 from JP McCaskey High School, and to Brian Fraile, who graduated May 10 from the University of Pittsburgh Law School. Erika will be studying voice performance at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Brian is spending the bulk of his summer studying for the bar exam. Godspeed, Erica and Brian! Stay in touch: new addresses Liesel Spangler One Miramar St. # 929465 La Jolla, CA 92092-0100 liesel.spangler@gmail.com Liesel is in a doctoral student in political science at the University of California at San Diego. Richard & Harriet Zook Moravian Manor 1 Hendricks Place Lititz, Pa 17543 Doug & Donna Fulmer 1379 Beaconfield Lane Lancaster, PA 17601

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of The Messenger - August 2013

The Messenger - August 2013
Contents
Community Choir
Building Up
Council Notes
Youth News
Thanks Galore
Calendar

The Messenger - August 2013