Chapel to Towamencin
Chapel for Calgary
March 7 to 14
On Sunday, March 10, Cerwin and Bunny O’Hare took International Chapel #1 to Towamencin Mennonite Church, Kulpsville, PA.
Since Towamencin is an unusual name, I “googled” the name meaning.
The name Towamencin is of Native American origin, and means “Poplar Tree.”
An alternate etymology is a legend started in the 1720s when Heinrich Fry purchased some land near what is now known as the Towamencin Creek.
On this tract of land was a Native village whose chief spoke broken English. One day he observed two men clearing trees near the creek and said “Towha-men-seen”, meaning “Two men seen.” As the legend goes, the chief’s pronunciation stuck, and is how Towamencin got its name.
Only Bunny and Cerwin went to this church because Peg was teaching a Sunday school class at their home church and Cerwin and I were caring for Jere and Kristen’s five children.
It just seemed wiser and easier for me to stay home so Bunny and Cerwin could make the almost two-hour-drive in the chapel.
Bunny and Chaplain Allan Graham (Elkton, Maryland, Chapel) visit with a young couple from the church. You can see Sam Rittenhouse (Bunny’s assistant in Pastoral Care for Chaplains) visiting with someone in the background.
Back in the shop this week: Cerwin and Glenn Fahnestock finished installing the cabinets and countertops.
This is what the chapel looks like today, Sunday, March 17.
Cerwin and I were at the International Office to take the mobile chapel to another church (pictures in a few days).
For this photo I was standing in the living quarters looking toward the chapel area.
Reverse picture: standing in the chapel area looking toward the living quarters.
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The chapel will soon be ready for the sandblasting and paint shop.
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