On Thursday September 21, 2011 we said farewell to Louise Bushey, a saint of this church and a cradle-to-grave member of Zion. Here is a photo of the Bushey clan, gathered for the interment. Blaine and Louise must be smiling down on this wonderful family. That’s a lot of folks from just two people! Louise and [...]
Zion Book Club: Thursday September 22, 2011 After a wonderful but fast summer hiatus, the Zion Book Club tackled the rather dark novel The Fifth Woman by Swedish author Henning Mankell. The novel features Detective Kurt Wallender, a dedicated policeman, as he investigates a series of murders. Although this is the fourth novel [...]
On August 17, 2011 our Brownie Isabelle was recognized at Homewood Homes in Hanover for her service project. Isabelle has been collecting cancelled postage stamps, which the residents at Homewood process and sell to stamp collectors. Chaplain Hull gave us a tour and showed us how the fascinating process works. The stamps, which have been [...]
On August 7 we had the pleasure of baptizing Luke Weaver. He was born on May 19 to Mike and Meagan Weaver. Congratulations and Blessings!
On Saturday July 16th there was a special dedication ceremony to celebrate the placement of a State Historical Site marker along rte 233 near Pine Grove Furnace and also to observe the restoration work at the Camp Michaux site itself. The area has markers and a site-guided tour and one can learn about the history [...]
This morning we shared in the joy of the Smith-Hawn family with the baptism of baby Seth. We wish them peace and blessings as a family, and offer our gratitude to God for the gift of new life.
(from Cindy Bushey-our Book Club blogger) The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls provoked a lot of mixed emotions in me. It’s a stunning retelling of a mixed-up childhood, sometimes loving, sometimes abusive. The almost clinical descriptions of abject poverty and neglect made me want to cry, especially when the young Jeannette didn’t realize how awful [...]
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand Book Club Meeting on April 28, 2011 In life, it can sometimes be said of certain people that unless they have bad luck, they have no luck at all. The main character in Lauren Hillibrand’s “Unbroken” had a string of bad luck that would have killed a weaker individual. Rising [...]
The membership committee got together 4/16 to pack 19 care packages for our college students preparing for finals week. Most of the students start finals the 1st week in May The membership committee has been sending care packages to the students to keep them energized during this period for several years now. The packing happened [...]
On Saturday April 9 Kristin Vines made a presentation during the Gettysburg Association Annual Meeting about her trip to India. Kristin, one of our high school seniors, participated in the Lancaster Seminary Leadership Now program. This program takes the perspective that our youth are not simply tomorrow’s leaders, but also need to be leaders today. [...]