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Did you attend or watch Tim Mosher’s January 2025 Issues Class on the Attention Economy? Want to learn more? Come to the Ruth Codington Library and check out our new collection of

7:30 PM WEDNESDAY, MAR 26 | SANCTUARY

Market Square Concerts present the award-winning Trio Gaia from Boston. Violinist Grant Houston, cellist Yi-Mei Templeman, and pianist Ariel Mo will perform a delightfully eclectic program ranging from Robert Schumann’s fiery Piano Trio No. 1 and Debussy’s youthful Piano Trio, to Reena Esmail’s ethereal “Saans” (Breath), written as a wedding gift for a close friend, and Gabriela Lena Frank’s Four Folk Songs inspired by melodic motifs and rhythms of her mother’s homeland, Peru.

Single tickets are $35, $30 for seniors (65+), $5 for college students and free for school-age students with a $10 ticket available for one accompanying adult. Purchase by phone at 717-221-9599 or online at EventBrite, marketsquareconcerts.org/concerts or email aquist@marketsquareconcerts.org. Remaining tickets available at the door.

Derry Church’s golf league begins play on Tuesday, April 8 at Royal Oaks Golf Course near Lebanon. Play begins at 10 am in April and May. From June to September, play begins at 8:30 am. All skill levels are welcome. Interested? Contact Dave Szczesny (717-533-2269) or Ken Pearl (952-270-7694).

Join us August 6-8 (Wed-Fri) for two days of biking and two nights of lodging in Jim Thorpe. You will stay in the heart of downtown Jim Thorpe and experience 57 miles of riding on the D&L Trail. Check in at the Inn at Jim Thorpe the night before your ride, and take time to explore the quaint shops, museums, and history of this quaint town.

Day 1
Enjoy a delicious breakfast at the Broadway Grille and gear up for your day of bicycling. Then take a short walk to our bike shop, just a few buildings away. Next, we will shuttle you to the north end of the rail trail. You will ride The Full Monty from Glen Summit to Jim Thorpe. During your 36-mile ride through the Lehigh Gorge State Park, you’ll encounter wildlife, waterfalls, lakes, scenic overlooks, railroad history, and more. The ride ends in historic Jim Thorpe.

Day 2
Begin your day with a hearty breakfast at the Broadway Grille. After another short walk to the bike shop, you will be shuttled to the Lehigh Gap section of The D&L Trail. Then, ride along at your own pace for 21 miles. The trail follows the Lehigh River as it bends through small river towns. Along the way you will cross the Appalachian Trail, pass the Lehigh Gap Nature Center, as well as explore the ruins of the Lehigh Canal. Your rail trail biking ride ends when you cross the Mansion House Pedestrian Bridge in Jim Thorpe and arrive back at your car in Jim Thorpe.

Click here for more information and to reserve your spot. Or, call the Pocono Biking office at 570-732-5007 and secure your space with a $100 deposit. Ed will be happy to answer your questions and take care of all the details of your reservation, including lodging.

Pricing:
Individual with own bike: $275
Bike rental (if needed): $48
e-Bike rental (if needed): $160
Single supplement: $150 (for those traveling solo)

JUNE 6-7 AT THE PENN STATER IN STATE COLLEGE

The retreat also includes a mission project: making cards for Peace Promise of Camp Hill. Registration is $200 for a double room and $289 for a single room. Scholarships of $100 are available. Roommate registrations must be submitted together.  

The fee covers lodging, participant materials, lunch and two snacks on Saturday. Sessions begin at 7 pm Friday and end at 4 pm Saturday. Find registration forms on the PW bulletin board by entrance #4. Registration deadline: April 30. If you plan to attend, notify Doris Feil so the scholarship can be applied.

The Londonderry Village Auxiliary is holding a sub/pretzel sandwich fundraiser to support special projects at the Village. Order sheets are in the Narthex. Subs will be ready for pickup on Sunday, April 27 with money due at that time. Checks can be made out to LV Auxiliary and of course, cash is also accepted! Questions? Contact Cindy or Jim Warnock.

Orange Day on March 25 is a day dedicated to showing awareness of exploitation of females worldwide and some of the work being done to end it. North Star Initiative advocates for and supports survivors 0f sex trafficking by providing physical, psychological, emotional, educational, and spiritual development through a Christ-centered focus. Until 2024, they had the only 24×7 restoration home for these survivors in the entire region. A second home was opened in Berks County. Their program has a 4-phase plan with number of months allotted to each phase up to 12 for the complete program. This has been in operation since 2011 in Lancaster County. They also educate the public on how to stay alert and recognize tactics traffickers my use.  Wear orange or an orange ribbon on the March 25 to show support for this staff as well as others working to end the exploitation.

Derry’s next opportunity to serve the evening meal to the Penn National race course community is Monday, March 31. Volunteers meet 4:30 pm at Derry Church, travel to Grantville to serve the meal at 5:30 pm, then return to the church by 7 pm.

Our hospitality coordinator Amanda Bentley prepares the meal. You can help by donating desserts that can be dropped off in advance in the kitchen. Label treats for the Race Track meal.

The meal is provided in partnership with the Race Track Chaplaincy and is served prior to their weekly prayer service.  Click here to learn more about the Race Track Chaplaincy. Reverend Phillip Burch serves as the Chaplain for Penn National race course.

To volunteer to serve the meal or to provide a dessert, contact Craig Smith (717-574 9296).

Look for Change 4 Children collection baskets for the Alliance for Children Everywhere (ACE). As part of God’s family, ACE Zambia helps moms and caregivers to raise SAFE KIDS, grow strong families, and build sustainable communities. ACE shows the love of Jesus by bringing orphaned and vulnerable children into secure families, schools and communities through House of Moses, Bill and Bette Bryon Crisis Nursery, food relief, skills training, savings groups, seed capital, Faith Works primary schools, and Helen DeVos Christian School.

Closure of USAID has stripped millions in funding, leaving children across Zambia and Malawi without food, health care and education. Half of essential services have been halted. ACE has set a goal of $1,000,000 to help fill the gap left by the UASAID stop work order.

Dollars and checks welcome. Place coins in zip-closed bags, remembering to bag any foreign coins separately. Check that the bag is free of paper clips, pins, batteries, buttons — anything that is not legal tender — as these clog the coin sorting machine.  

Change 4 Children for ACE is collected quarterly at Derry Church. The next offering will be received on Sunday, June 8.

10 AM SATURDAY, APR 12 • GATHER IN FELLOWSHIP HALL 

For children age 0 through fifth grade! Egg hunters will be sorted into these three groups: 

• Birth through 36 months
• Age 3 – first grade
• Grades 2-5

Bring your own basket/bucket/bag to collect eggs. All egg hunts begin at 10:15 am. In the event of inclement weather, egg hunts will be held indoors.

Lots and lots of individually wrapped, peanut-free candy is needed to fill 500-700 plastic eggs for our April 12 egg hunts. Drop donations in the basket at entrance #1.

Volunteers needed to stuff all those eggs! Join the fun on April 8 as part of our Terrific Tuesday evening activities.