St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 301 St. Thomas Road, Lancaster, will hold a spring celebration on Saturday, May 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Attendees will have opportunities to meet a variety of animals at the event. Among the animal guests will be Poppy the groundhog, a resident of Acorn Acres Wildlife Rehabilitation in Millersville. Poppy co-starred with actor Bill Murray in the Groundhog Day commercial that aired during the championship football game. Also in attendance will be Jesse Rothacker and snakes, lizards, turtles and more from Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary. Baby kangaroos Abby and Lady will be on hand with their handler, Matt Aldinger of Aldinger Farms in Halifax, to teach attendees about the raising and sustainability of kangaroos and other animals.
Students from the New School and will perform musical selections, and Anna Gail Mattson will perform on the electric guitar. St. Thomas Episcopal Church is home to the Manheim Township campus of the New School, and last fall New School students were instrumental in helping to plant over 600 tulip and daffodil bulbs on the church's campus off Oregon Pike.
The spring celebration will also include a picnic lunch of burgers, hot dogs, chips and drinks.
For more information, contact the church office at 717-569-3241 or saintthomaschurch@comcast.net or Marian Martenas at mjmartenas@gmail.com.
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