82-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 14, 1991
Farmers Prov ;
STOUCHSBURG (Lebanon
Co.) Six farm families are con
tributing lime and livestock to
bring reality to the outdoor nativi
ty pageant to be presented at
Christ Lutheran Church, Stouch
sburg, on Sunday evening,
December 15, at 5:30 p.m. and
7:00 p.m.
Christ Church is along Rt. 422,
a mile west of Stouchsburg,
Michael Firestine, of MAP Farm
and vice-president and senior agri
cultural lending officer for Leba
non Valley National Bank, will
accompany his donkey, Jackie, as
she takes Mary and Joseph to the
inn (old stone parsonage), where
innkeeper George Fessler, a
retired farmer from Charming
Forge (Womelsdorf R.D.), will
direct Joseph to the stable behind
the “inn.”
The stable scene is set in the
com shed rented by Paul Sonnen
of Sonnen Acres Farm. Sonnen’s
son Jonathan will be the angel
hillside service will be held during the pageant program.
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Gabriel and son David will be a
lantern bearer, along with Fred
Bube, leading the pageant guests
from scene to scene while the holy
story is told by Pastor Philip
Smith and Rebecca Sonnen, 1988
Pa. State Guernsey Princess and
presently a Penn State student.
The nativity scene will include
Mr. Firesline’s wife Martene and
two daughters Morgan and
Margeux as angels, along with
Megan Cinder of Womelsdorf.
Mary and Joseph will be portrayed
by Jill and Bradley Manwiller,
Myerslown, and 4-month-old
Haley Luckenbill.
Animals in the scene include a
donkey, a calf, Sonnen’s cow,
Charity, and Bube’s week-old
lamb.
The pageant will progress to the
hillside with the shepherd scene,
the sheep provided by the farm of
D.L. Grumbine & Sons, Myer
stown, R.D. Richard Webber,
retired fanner and present Marion
Six farm families are donating animals and their talents to for the live nativity
pageant that will raise funds tor a cancer patient.
Township supervisor, will be a costumes will use fine, gold
shepherd, along with Irvin Strause embroidered silks from Indian;
of Myerstown; Wilbur Wilhelm of also their horses will wear bro-
Denver; Josh Knoll; and Jason caded Indian covers
Maurer of Myerstown area
The final scene will be at the
“home” of Mary and Joseph two
years after the holy birth, at which
time the three magi (wisemen),
riding their own horses (80,
Showgirl, & Rocky) will approach
the holy family and present their
gifts. The magi are Carl Shaak Sr.
and Jr. as well as Shaah’s son-in
law Bryan Hamish. The magis’
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beverage will be provided by the
Church for the guests. There is no
charge for the evening, but dona
tions will be given to the Betsy
Umberger Wolfe’s cancer fund.
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Christ Lutheran Church, is a
27-year-old registered nurse with
a rare form of cancer that has not
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