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Melissa Wetzel CPA Staff and Customers Golden Statue of Mary Gets Crowned
Donate for Emmitsburg Food Bank Photo by Robert Rosensteel, Sr. As hundreds gathered on May
Customers and Photo by Deb Spalding 3, 2015, on the grounds of the
staff at Melissa Wetzel National Shrine of Our Lady of
CPA in Emmitsburg Lourdes Grotto at Mount St. Mary’s
have topped last year’s University in Emmitsburg, the golden
record for collecting 25-foot statue of Mary, which stands
food donations in atop the 95-foot campanile and
comparison to the stands high above the campus, was
annual numbers for crowned with flowers. The crown
the project that started measured 12 feet in diameter and was
in 2009. elevated by a crane and placed upon
“With 1,244 food the statue’s head.
items collected, it’s still The event celebrated the Catholic
catching on. Our goal tradition of crowning Blessed
is to beat the number Mother Mary with spring blossoms
of cans collected the to recognize her model of faith and
year before,” said discipleship. The 12-foot crown
Melissa. Pictured from left are Melissa Wetzel, Mary Flickinger, and Bobbie was constructed by florist Will
Customers of Click. Stone, owner of Flower Fashions in
the accounting The crowing of the golden statue of Mary on Frederick, Maryland.
May 3, 2015.
office are on board with the collections since they can get up to $5.00 off
of their tax return preparation fee for bringing in five food items to support
the Emmitsburg Food Bank. To take part in the benefit next year, please call
Melissa at 301-447-3797. Tom’s Creek uMC Message of Hope
This year, Melissa’s receptionist, Jill Ott, is retiring from the company. She
started working for the CPA firm in 2008. For Jill’s years at the company and Just imagine a tree that is leaning, church paid to have the stump carved
for her commitment, Melissa said, “Thank you for your years of service. You decaying, and dying, and it is only a into Jesus Christ, holding a lamb,
will be missed by all of the employees and our clientele.” matter of time before it falls over and sending the message of hope to the
Melissa Wetzel would also like to include a “thank you” to their clients for lands on a building, car, road, and lost, the wandering, the hopeless, and
making the food drive such a success each and every year. so on. So, what do you do if it is on the unloved. This dead tree that was
If you would like to donate to the Emmitsburg Food Bank, it is located your property? resurrected to be a message of hope
at 502 East Main Street in Emmitsburg. Food Bank hours are: Tuesday and Most people cut it down and then can be found at Tom’s Creek UMC
Wednesday (7:00-8:00 p.m.); Friday (1:00-2:00 p.m.); Saturday (10:00-11:00 have the stump removed and the (a couple of miles off of Route 140,
a.m.). Email Phyllis Kelly at kellyphy82547@gmail or call 717-642-6963 for story ends there. However, Tom’s by taking either Simmons Road or
more information. Creek United Methodist Church Tom’s Creek Church Road).
For years, the community has had
(UMC) had a different vision. They
had a dying tree cut down to a ten- a gold statue of Mary watching over
www.TheCatoctinBanner.com foot stump and then had it carved. the area, and, now facing her, is the
They took something that was
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Melissa Wetzel CPA Staff and Customers Golden Statue of Mary Gets Crowned
Donate for Emmitsburg Food Bank Photo by Robert Rosensteel, Sr. As hundreds gathered on May
Customers and Photo by Deb Spalding 3, 2015, on the grounds of the
staff at Melissa Wetzel National Shrine of Our Lady of
CPA in Emmitsburg Lourdes Grotto at Mount St. Mary’s
have topped last year’s University in Emmitsburg, the golden
record for collecting 25-foot statue of Mary, which stands
food donations in atop the 95-foot campanile and
comparison to the stands high above the campus, was
annual numbers for crowned with flowers. The crown
the project that started measured 12 feet in diameter and was
in 2009. elevated by a crane and placed upon
“With 1,244 food the statue’s head.
items collected, it’s still The event celebrated the Catholic
catching on. Our goal tradition of crowning Blessed
is to beat the number Mother Mary with spring blossoms
of cans collected the to recognize her model of faith and
year before,” said discipleship. The 12-foot crown
Melissa. Pictured from left are Melissa Wetzel, Mary Flickinger, and Bobbie was constructed by florist Will
Customers of Click. Stone, owner of Flower Fashions in
the accounting The crowing of the golden statue of Mary on Frederick, Maryland.
May 3, 2015.
office are on board with the collections since they can get up to $5.00 off
of their tax return preparation fee for bringing in five food items to support
the Emmitsburg Food Bank. To take part in the benefit next year, please call
Melissa at 301-447-3797. Tom’s Creek uMC Message of Hope
This year, Melissa’s receptionist, Jill Ott, is retiring from the company. She
started working for the CPA firm in 2008. For Jill’s years at the company and Just imagine a tree that is leaning, church paid to have the stump carved
for her commitment, Melissa said, “Thank you for your years of service. You decaying, and dying, and it is only a into Jesus Christ, holding a lamb,
will be missed by all of the employees and our clientele.” matter of time before it falls over and sending the message of hope to the
Melissa Wetzel would also like to include a “thank you” to their clients for lands on a building, car, road, and lost, the wandering, the hopeless, and
making the food drive such a success each and every year. so on. So, what do you do if it is on the unloved. This dead tree that was
If you would like to donate to the Emmitsburg Food Bank, it is located your property? resurrected to be a message of hope
at 502 East Main Street in Emmitsburg. Food Bank hours are: Tuesday and Most people cut it down and then can be found at Tom’s Creek UMC
Wednesday (7:00-8:00 p.m.); Friday (1:00-2:00 p.m.); Saturday (10:00-11:00 have the stump removed and the (a couple of miles off of Route 140,
a.m.). Email Phyllis Kelly at kellyphy82547@gmail or call 717-642-6963 for story ends there. However, Tom’s by taking either Simmons Road or
more information. Creek United Methodist Church Tom’s Creek Church Road).
For years, the community has had
(UMC) had a different vision. They
had a dying tree cut down to a ten- a gold statue of Mary watching over
www.TheCatoctinBanner.com foot stump and then had it carved. the area, and, now facing her, is the
They took something that was
carving of Christ. If you are out on a
Your Good News Community Newspaper dead and/or dying, and they gave it ride, stop by and see it.
new life. Even better, they turned
Serving Northern Frederick County, Maryland, Since 1995 to local artist and businessman, Courtesy Photos
Jason Stoner, to transform it into a
message of hope. A member of the
Gateway Printing, Inc. has been offering quality printing to
the area since 1982. We specialize in providing printing
and related communication services to individuals and
companies through out the tri-state area. Gateway Printing
provides a range of graphical services, including one to four
color conventional printing, prepress, finishing, and direct
mail.
Call Us Today For Your Free Quote!
Brochures Wedding Invitations
603 East Main Street Newsletters Rubber Stamps
Thurmont, MD 21788 Books Black & White Copies
301.271.4685 Ph Letterhead Color Copies
301.271.3634 Fx Envelopes Fax Service
mail@gateprint.com Business Cards Full Bindery Service
www.gateprint.com Flyers Mailing Service
Labels Graphic Design Local Artist Jason Stoner carved the
stump of a cut down tree into a message
Carbonless Forms And So Much More! of hope, outside of Tom’s Creek United
Methodist Chruch in Emmitsburg.
Full Service Commercial Printer
Your Paper , Your News
