Laurelville announces Thursday morning coffee hour
Posted by Brian Paff on Mon, Dec 19, 2011
MOUNT PLEASANT, PA (December 19, 2011)—On the heels of a successful holiday luncheon, Laurelville Mennonite Church Center announced that it will host a coffee hour at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday mornings beginning January 12, 2012, recurring weekly through the end of March.
“Our hope is that the coffee hour will offer people a nice mid-week break,” says John Denlinger. “It will be an opportunity to meet up with old friends as well as form new friendships. What better way to do that than over a cup of hot coffee, homemade pastries and good conversation?”
Denlinger was appointed executive director at Laurelville nearly three years ago, and he has made extending a warm welcome to its local community a priority.
“We want Laurelville to be a space where everyone—beginning with our neighbors—can retreat from the busyness of daily life and restore mind, body and spirit,” he remarks. “The coffee hour will serve as yet another opportunity for us to extend this sort of invitation to our community.”
Laurelville recently hosted a special holiday luncheon for neighbors, volunteers and others affiliated with the camp and conference center. Over seventy-five guests attended the event. Denlinger is hopeful the weekly coffee hour will aid Laurelville’s efforts to strengthen relationships with its community.
“There are no set expectations,” he says. “It will be a time for our neighbors to come together and simply be. Activities and conversation topics could include many different things, depending on the desires of the group; I hope our neighbors will set the agenda as this event develops.”
Denlinger asked local residents Ed and Gwen Chute (Mt. Pleasant, Pa.) and J. Lorne Peachey (Scottdale, Pa.) to serve as community hosts at the Thursday morning coffee hours, which will take place in Laurelville’s Dining Hall lobby.
Coffee, tea and fresh-baked pastries will be free, but Laurelville will accept any donations to help offset the costs of hosting the event. The Laurelville Gift Shoppe, located adjacent to the Dining Hall lobby, will also be open from 9:30-10:30. To learn more, visit Laurelville.org/coffee-hour or call 724.423.2056.
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