The Messenger - June 2017 - 5

THE MESSENGER

JUNE 2017
I am super excited for this trip because we have
so many new people going! To hear about the
trip, be sure to attend church on Sunday, June
18.

Youth News
By George Swank
Youth Ministry

On July 6, from 1-3:30pm, we are going on a
bike ride! Robert Good and I will be leading
this ride on the North West Lancaster County
Trail. This trail, which starts in Columbia, is 24
miles (out and back) of mostly paved rail trail.
This means we are off the main roads, with
only a few sections that have light traffic. This is
a beautiful trail that runs along the
Susquehanna River. Be sure that you (and your
bike) are up for 24 miles of riding.

We kick off this summer with a Confirmation
Service on June 4, Pentecost. Be sure to come
to church that Sunday to hear from all of our
students that attended Confirmation Class this
year. They will be reading their self-written faith
statements and beginning this new chapter in
their relationship with Christ. It is a special
moment, and I am sure these students will do
an amazing job! Congratulations to Ariel
Hengey, Bethany Zatto, Dominic France,
Malcolm Schuyler, and Riley Horton.

July also holds the first of our two weeks of
Camp Grandview. Our own Paige Wagner is
running a drama camp, with a performance on
Thursday, July 20 at 7pm. If you have not
already signed up to be a part of this amazing
experience, be sure to do that! The first camp
runs July 17-20. The second camp runs August
7-10.

The following Sunday, June 11, a mix of 18
adults and youth will be headed off on our
Youth Appalachian Service Project trip! We
will be staying at St. Luke's UMC in the town
of Craigsville, WV. Staying in a church will be a
little different for us as we are used to staying in
schools. The good news is that the church is airconditioned! In June 2016, this area suffered
from serious damage due to a flood. The per
capita income here is $2,300 annually and 18%
of the population is below the poverty line.

Finally, we have our next installment of tabletop game night on Friday, July 28! As always,
join us from 6-9pm, for a great night of strategybased games.

Grandview Reader's New Book

Piano for Sale

Grandview Readers have chosen August 11 for
discussing the next book they will read under the
category of Nurturing for Community. The book
is Miss Brenda and The Loveladies: A Heartwarming
True Story of Grace, God, and Gumption by Brenda
Spahn & Irene Zutell. Ms. Spahn was a
businesswoman who wouldn't take "no" for an
answer. Then, she discovered that God wouldn't
either. When she invited 7 hardened parolees into
her home, she expected to house them, not love
them, but her reluctant decision to serve female
prisoners developed into a career, a calling, and a
ministry that has helped thousands of women
leave prison behind for good. Contact Dorothy
Killebrew at dhkillebrew@comcast.net for more
information.

Free to a good home: a Cable-Nelson Spinet
piano and bench. The responsibility of
transporting the piano will fall on the person or
family that wants to take the piano to their happy
home. For additional information call Bob
Radocy at 519.0106.

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