Womanspace - Communities of Light

Womanspace is an important local organization in Lawrenceville, serving families facing domestic and sexual violence through their crisis hotlines, emergency shelters, counseling, court advocacy, and other work. HPC has continued to support Womanspace throughout the pandemic and has donated a total of $2000 to their vital mission in this particular time of need.

This holiday season, we invite you to help Womanspace raise awareness with a symbol of hope for survivors of domestic and sexual abuse in Mercer County. On Monday December 7th, candles will be lit on streets across central New Jersey for Womanspace’s 19th Annual Communities of Light. Hopewell Presbyterian will be contributing to this powerful glow by surrounding our own church with candles from luminary kits purchased by the deacons. We will also be gathering over ZOOM on the 7th at 7PM. We will be joined by Susan Victor, Womenspace Chaplain, who will share more about Womenspace’s work.

In order to light up as much of Hopewell and the greater community as possible in support of Womanspace’s pertinent work, we ask you to consider purchasing luminary kits for your own home. Below are some of the retail locations at which these kits are available for purchase: 

• Dandelion Wishes (45 West Broad St., Hopewell NJ 08525)

• Pennington Quality Market (25 Route 31 South, Suite X, Pennington, NJ 08534)

• Terhune Orchards (330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ 08540)

• McCaffrey’s Princeton (301 N. Harrison St., Princeton, NJ 08540)

Let’s help Womanspace spread the message that Peace Begins at Home!

Family Promise Angel Tree

Family Promise is still very active and assisting those in need throughout Hunterdon County. So once again we will have names and gift ideas for the annual Angel Gift Tree. Sign up here.

After purchasing your gift(s), please return them wrapped up and very CLEARLY LABELED with THEIR NAME and NUMBER to the conference room near the church office. Suggested cost per person; around $50/60, please do not exceed $70 so that no one individual receives a disproportionate gift. All gifts MUST be in the MAIN OFFICE no later than noon on Saturday afternoon, DECEMBER 12th. Any questions speak with at Dick or Linda Scheetz or 609-737-2310.

Join the Ruth Circle

The Ruth Circle invites you to join them monthly on Thursday at 2:00 PM to connect, support and pray with each other, and study God’s word with the guidance of the book Through the Year with Jimmy Carter – 366 Meditations from the 39th President.  The group will meet both in Fellowship Hall and virtually.  You can choose to meet whichever way you feel most comfortable.  Contact Carlana Sargent for more information.

Friends for Health in Haiti

Kingston Presbyterian Church has extended an invitation to the annual Luncheon, this year by Zoom, with Dr. Katie Wolf of our longtime Mission partner, Friends for Health in Haiti. On Saturday, November 14, at 11:00 AM.  Click here for more details.   We also received the very distressing news that this week Dr. Wolf's medical clinic was broken into and vandalized, For more details.  In response, HPC's Deacons voted on Wednesday night to make an additional donation of $2,000 to cover the cost of the stolen medication.

Advent Daily Emails

With fall fast arriving can the season of Advent be far behind? Now comes the season of great anticipation with the celebration of God’s incredible gift of grace.

Although COVID has indeed had an impact on our church schedule and church programs, we continue to find new ways to celebrate the seasons of our faith as well as our faith itself. In the past many of you have participated and contributed to the creation of an Advent Booklet which included Scripture references along with personal commentaries that were then shared to use during the Advent Season.

This year the Worship and Stewardship Ministry, with Pastor Melissa’s guidance, has decided to do something similar, but instead of creating an Advent booklet we will be sending out a daily email message during the Advent season.

This is where each one of you come in.

As we think about our individual places in God’s Story we would like you to:

- Think about a favorite character you have from the Christmas story.

- Then we invite you to share that character’s role on your own personal journey. The story you share could be paired

with or guided by

• a favorite passage of Scripture,

• a favorite Christmas song,

• a favorite image/painting

• any other expression you wish to use that shows how your Christmas character impacted your own story.

• Or even a favorite remembrance from a past HPC Christmas

This year Advent begins on Sunday, November 29, 2020 and we would love to hear how you see yourself fitting in the story of Jesus birth. Please contact Dick Scheetz (609-737-2310 or deslms30@verizon.net ) if would like to know more.

We look forward to your contributions which can be sent to Lucy Ducko; lducko@hopewellpres.org. Contributions should be submitted by Monday, November 16.

Deacon Drive By

On Saturday, October 17, our Deacons did drive by visits to some older members and dropped off some baked treats and a pumpkin. There were many smiles behind the masks and Kay had the opportunity to show off her new pink sparkly manicure!

Halloween for Teens Photos

HPC’s youth had a great time on Sunday, October 25th!

Wisdom & Wonder Youth Corner

Check out how our youth have been participating in the Wisdom & Wonder hour on Sunday nights this semester!

For our class on ethnic identity, food, and faith, Haley Y. made Holley Barreto’s sauce recipe included in the Our Place in God’s Story packet!

For our class on the history of American Christianity and race, Abby B. drew this beautiful piece of art as a reflection. When Pastor Melissa asked about the color and location of the cross, Abby said she wanted the cross to be a focus above the two hands forming a heart, and she chose to place the cross outside on a rock rather than on a building because she didn’t want to limit the power of the Spirit.

Tiernan kicked off our class on Modern Christianity and Public Life by sharing this moving reflection:

Good evening, everyone. As some of you may know, today we will be learning about Modern Christianity and how that involves service and being involved in public life. Churches are engaging in their communities more by reaching out and hosting events as well as helping those in need. Our church gives money to local and larger charities, goes on mission trips to help others in less fortunate situations than our own, and hosts small community events like Pumpkin Palooza, as well as much more.

My faith and upbringing at Hopewell Presbyterian Church have helped me join in on that service. Throughout my years in the church, I have learned that in order to really be part of a church, you need to participate in it. I find that if I am only a member sitting in the pews and do not actively participate in other aspects of church life, I am still part of the church, but I am not getting the best possible experience out of it. I try to go to church most Sundays, which I am generally successful in doing, but other church events are equally important to me as worship. I have been on three mission trips, helped with many smaller events at our church, and hosted game nights for the local children (although they mostly end up being young teenagers that are around Josie’s age, these events have been successful and have connected the church to the community). As a Deacon, I have found myself to be even more involved in the church. As Bev mentioned this morning, it is a special privilege to be able to contribute to the decisions about the charitable organizations to which HPC will donate its money. I personally have worked with Urban Promise in Trenton, an organization that tutors children to help them with homework, give them a faith community, and help them to have a successful future. This has been a positive experience for me, especially when I helped HPC get involved in a food drive that they were having this past July.

It is the wonderful community around me and our congregation that allow me to learn about new ways that I can build upon my relationship with God and our community. I believe that many other churches have similar communities in which the people are excited to serve, which allows Modern Christianity as a whole to focus on service.

Deacon Update - Arm in Arm

Arm in Arm in Mercer County provides food pantries for those suffering from food insecurity, supportive planning for those facing homelessness, and mentoring for the unemployed in the challenging job search process. Since the start of the pandemic in March, HPC has supported this organization with two generous donations that totaled to $2000. All of your faithful offerings, no matter how big or small, have given the Board of Deacons this amazing opportunity—to show our support for local organizations, such as this one, that are eagerly working to make the community a better place in which everyone’s basic needs are met.

As the article about TASK mentioned last week, Arm in Arm is in need of volunteers for their Trenton food pantries during this difficult time. Responsibilities would include bagging groceries for distribution and replenishing bags as they go out to the public. Currently, Arm in Arm is using SignUp.com so that volunteers can choose a date and pantry location that is most convenient for them. There are two locations: Hanover Street Pantry and Hudson Street Pantry. If you are interested, you can sign up by clicking on one of the two links below that correspond to each location. Be sure to fill out the volunteer agreement and bring it with you on the first day you volunteer. Also, feel free to take a look at the COVID-19 precautions Arm in Arm has implemented in order to keep their volunteers as safe as possible. Volunteering takes place every Monday through Thursday between 9 AM and 1 PM with various time slots offered each day.

Sign up link for Hanover Street Pantry (123 E Hanover St. Trenton, NJ 08608): https://signup.com/go/riUowmp

Sign up link for Hudson Street Pantry (48 Hudson St. Trenton, NJ 08609): https://signup.com/go/MMsyRrE

Sunday of Service

We are excited to have you participate in the 2020 Sunday of Service on November 1, 2020 with the Hopewell Council of Churches. Serving together is a powerful expression of faith and a show of love for our local community!

Worship Links:

• Stay tuned for a kick-off event video for inspiration from participating churches. 

• Check back here and on the Facebook page for a closing Zoom Worship Service link on the evening of Sunday, Nov. 1

Safety Protocols 

Please read this document for COVID-precautions to take while participating in service.

In-Person Outdoor Socially Distant Activities:

• 5K Walk to Benefit the Chubby’s Project. Walk through the fields of St. Michael’s Preserve to benefit the Chubby’s Project. Since March the Chubby’s Project has delivered over 2,500 meals to local families in need. Two different sign-up times: 9:30am & 11:00am.

• Food donations and wagon train to benefit Chubby’s food pantry. The wagon train will pick up non-perishables from community members. Wagon train “conductors” will meet at 9:30 at Aunt Chubby’s to receive collection assignments. If you would like to help sort items received, sign up below to receive instructions!

• Planting native plants at Sourland Conservancy. Volunteers will meet at Hopewell Park Gazebo at 10am. Come with gloves and a mask and ready to do a short walk to the “foraging forest.”

• Grounds/maintenance at the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum. Volunteers will meet at the museum.

Remote Activities that can be Done At Home:

• Card Writing to participants in the Chubby’s Project: make cards to accompany the hot meals and groceries delivered each weekend to over 40 households in celebration of Thanksgiving. Join us on Zoom at 10:30am on Nov. 1 or work on making cards throughout the day.  Click HERE to view more information on how to participate.

• Making Fleece Blankets for Project Linus make no-sew fleece blankets for children in need. The Linus Project has given out over 8 million blankets to children around the world. Join us on Zoom at 10:30am on Nov. 1.  Click HERE to view more information on how to participate.

Please sign-up via this digital form - so that we can contact you with more details and for safety in this time of COVID.

SIGN UP FOR SERVICE ACTIVITIES BY CLICKING HERE!

T.A.S.K. Update

The Trenton Area Soup Kitchen has been in operation for almost 40 years and has never turned away someone who is hungry for a meal. When the pandemic began 7 months ago, that commitment did not change; however, they had to cease their indoor meal service and use of volunteers. With a drastically increased number of packaged meals and minimal volunteers to help, a new challenge arose regarding the efficiency of wrapping these meals. With a grant from the NJ Pandemic Relief Fund, they were able to purchase “Betsy”—a 500 pound food packaging machine.

They have continued to serve many wrapped meals to-go out of their doors at Escher St. and at most of their other locations. In addition, they have been increasing services within the city of Trenton, such as helping serve meals to seniors who are now confined to their homes as well as children unable to receive free school lunches since school closures beginning in March. Since COVID-19 has caused job loss for so many, there has been increased food insecurity even in the suburbs of Trenton. One of TASK’s responses to this occurred on Saturday, October 3rd. They worked with the Rise Food Pantry of Hightstown, NJ to host and recruit 100 volunteers for a “Rise to the TASK” drive-thru distribution of groceries for more than 1,000 families in Mercer County.

September was Hunger Action Month—HPC responded with a $1,000 donation to TASK (in addition to another $1,000 donated in May). Through generous donations and hard-working staff members, they were able to provide:

• 7000 meals for families outside of Trenton

• 2500 youth meals for local children

• 30,000 meals for families in Trenton

• 40 tons of groceries for local food pantries & food banks

While TASK fully respects and supports those who wish to remain safe and physically distanced at this time, there may be some opportunities for food prep work in the dining room of the soup kitchen on Escher St. Monday through Friday from 10am-1pm. Anyone interested can find more information and register on TASK’s new website. They are also partnering with Meals on Wheels and Arm in Arm—both of these organizations could use some volunteers to help provide food for those in need.

In addition to HPC’s monetary donations, Cathe and Ian Burrow generously collected and delivered donated cases of water bottles to TASK in the heat of July. Another way for our church to help at this time would be to donate any of the following listed items so we can make hygiene kits for those in need. Please leave any of these items you would like to donate in the food pantry cabinet at church. If you do not feel comfortable doing this, please email Michelle Yingling (jandminindy@comcast.net) and we can pick up your donations left outside your house in a bag. We will then combine these items in gallon Ziploc bags and deliver them to TASK.

Needed hygiene kit items:

• Full-size and travel size toothpaste

• Bar soap

• Deodorant

• Shampoo

• Hand or body lotion (small one)

• Disposable razor

Halloween-for-Teens Game Day

CALLING ALL YOUTH!

Middle and High Schoolers are invited to join us on the lawn at HPC on October 25th from 4pm-6pm for some Halloween-themed games! We will be doing a mummy-wrap contest, playing Manhunt (by popular demand), and ending with a game of Capture the Flag. All you need is a mask, a water bottle, and yourself! Reach out to Katie with any questions or concerns at 847-778-1493 or kjrosenson@gmail.com.

Examining Bias & Racism Workshop

Tuesday, November 10 and 17, 2020, 7 to 8:30 pm

Recent national events have brought an awareness of the persistence of racial discrimination in private and public settings. To make meaningful change and move toward God’s plan for this world, we must begin with ourselves: understanding the biases we all carry, and how they affect our own lives and our interactions with other people.

Engaging in Justice & Service is partnering with “Not in Our Town” to offer a two-part series on Zoom to help us do that. You must be able to attend both sessions. Click here or email Lucy Ducko lducko@hopewellpres.org to register.

This opportunity came up in a conversation that started with Barb Pauley and a facilitator at this past Gospel Brunch. Feedback from participants in previous iterations of this workshop include:

“The workshop made me more aware of my own implicit biases as well as those that are embedded in social norms. “

“It has helped me be more aware of implicit bias in myself and others. It also helped me think more about how white privilege is so ingrained in our society. Some of the other concepts that were described were also informative, e.g. micro-aggression.”

Hopewell Presbyterian Engaging in Justice & Service

Election Day Pause-for-Prayer

At noon on Tuesday, November 3rd, let’s spend a few minutes together lifting up prayers for this important election. Using a lightly structured format on Zoom, we’ll pray for the election process to be covered by God’s grace and express our hopes for unity. This will be a time for everyone to set aside individual partisan status, pray for respect and integrity, and ask God’s blessing on all American voters. Prayers can be offered silently, spoken aloud, or shared in writing using the onscreen chat bar.

You can join the Zoom at noon. See the church calendar for the link.

If you won’t be available from 12:00 to 12:15, please spend a few minutes of your day in solidarity with us, by adding your own prayers to those that we lift up during the vigil.               

Hopewell Presbyterian Engaging in Justice and Service Ministry

Deacons’ Deeds

Flags for Heroes Program

 For the past 3 years, the Rotary Club of Montgomery/Rocky Hill has run a wonderful program called Flags for Heroes.  The purpose of the program is two-fold. First, this program welcomes community members to sponsor the raising of a full-size American Flag in either honor or memory of a special person in their lives, whom they consider to be a role model or hero in some way. The flag is then displayed among a beautiful sea of flags to grace the front lawn of the Montgomery High School, along the Great Road, Montgomery Township.  Each flag is labelled with a medallion identifying the name of the person being honored, the reasons why, and the name of the sponsor. Through sponsoring a flag in a person’s honor or memory, a monetary contribution is made to support the Rotary Club’s numerous community outreach and service programs. These programs work in areas of addiction rehabilitation, hunger prevention, education and homelessness -- emulating their motto “Service above Self”.  When the display ended on September 13th, the flags were put away for next year and the medallions will be provided to the families of honored and remembered individuals. 

During the past year, the Rotary Club of Montgomery/Rocky Hill was able to distribute over $55,000 back into programs to serve the local community and around the world. Examples include: purchasing N95 masks for the Montgomery EMS; supplied the Montgomery Food Pantry with gift cards for families in need; developed and operated the successful Grab ‘n Go project, which provided over 3,400 sack lunches and drinks to COVID19 hospital workers from local food establishments whose businesses were impacted by the pandemic; and also supported an international project dedicated to minimizing the spread of this virus in Africa.  

This year, the HPC Deacons became aware of this program and decided to sponsor flags for three special individuals during the September 2020 Flag Display. The first two flag sponsorships were done to remember the lives of either a recently deceased HPC member, Margaret (Peg) Paul, or an HPC member’s loved one, Betty Jane Adair, the mother of Shari Adair.  

Peg Paul, born and raised in Skillman, N.J., was a long-time resident of the Hopewell and Pennington communities, and served the Hopewell Valley School System as a dedicated Administrative Assistant for 25 years. In addition, Peg is remembered for having given herself so selflessly to family and friends throughout her lifetime. There aren’t many in our congregation who weren’t directly touched by Peg’s gentle concern and fervent prayers. 

And although we never met Shari’s Mom, Betty Jane Adair, her life story attests to her loving, courageous, and generous spirit. Betty Jane was the first woman firefighter for the Kingston Fire Department and remained a lifelong member. She also worked as a secretary the Reformed Church of Bound Brook. During a devasting flood in that area, she helped organize a food pantry and soup kitchen, where none previously existed, and which still serves the Bound Brook community today. 

Our third flag sponsorship honors lifelong service to country and community by one of our current members, Robert Petersen. After serving in the US Air Force, including the Korean Conflict, Robert took on a second career with the State of New Jersey as Supervisor of Youth at Highfields in Montgomery Township. Through this role, he directed rehabilitation activities for resident troubled youth, often forming meaningful bonds through both work and recreational activities to help instill improved self-confidence and values. Robert is also a longtime member with many community service organizations, including the Hopewell American Legion-Post #339, the Princeton Elks, and Amwell Lodge #12 (formerly Hopewell Masons). In addition, he volunteered with Meals on Wheels and Friends in Service Here (FISH), assisting many residents in our area with transportation needs over the years. 

In addition, our HPC family has another connection with this event! Haley and Paige Yingling, two of our HPC Deacons and students at Montgomery High School, actively participated in this year’s Flags for Heroes event through their volunteer work with Interact, a school club sponsored by the Rotary Club of Montgomery/Rocky Hill, which promotes community service opportunities and values in youth. Haley and Paige helped raise the flags and attached the flag medallions this year. How fitting! 

Given the current COVID19 pandemic, which prevents gatherings to either support each other in times of sorrow or to show support during a challenging stage of life, we felt participating in the Flags for Heroes program was an appropriate way to highlight these individuals to either honor or remember their humble and generous spirits, known-well by their families and friends, and also felt by so many in the communities they served.  

Respectively submitted: 
Anne Hayton, HPC Board of Deacon, Special Needs

World Communion Sunday

As we celebrate World Communion with Nuru Yake (ministry partners in Kenya), they will be breaking “chapati.” What form of bread will you prepare to use to celebrate communion this week?

History

World Communion Sunday is a practice shared by many churches and many denominations that started in the Presbyterian Church (USA).  In 1933, Dr. Hugh Thomspon Kerr, the pastor of Shadyside Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, established this celebration as a way to bring the churches in his community together in a service of unity, celebrating the “interconnectedness” of the body of Christ.

In a conversation with Presbyterian Outlook, Kerr described the growing celebration saying, “It was during the Second World War that the  spirit caught hold, because we were trying to hold the world together. World Communion symbolized the effort to hold things together in a spiritual sense. It emphasized that we are one in the Spirit and the gospel of Jesus Christ.” In 1936 World Communion Sunday was adopted as a denominational practice of the PCUSA, and by 1940 it spread to many denominations and around the world.

Relevance

Today it also feels like “we are trying to hold the world together.” While we are not in the midst of a world war, a similar sort of hatred, greed, anger, and despair characterizes many of our local, national, and international relationships. If you are tired of “trying to hold the world together,” I hope you will join us on Sunday to taste and see what God has done for us through Jesus Christ – and the community (that is, the body of Christ) all over the world.

Our Celebration

To celebrate World Communion Sunday, this year we have a few fun things:

1.     This Sunday we will be joined by ministry partners at Nuru Yake.  Nuru Yake is an organization in Ongata Rongai, Kenya led by Linda & Geoff Simpson that trains local leaders to share the light of God’s love in their community. Much like Student Pastor Katie, Geoff, Linda, John and Joyce (two local leaders) will be leading parts of worship over ZOOM. If you choose to gather with us over ZOOM, they will be on your screen, and if you gather outside at Charlie’s their voices will come to us through the speakers!

2.     We will be celebrating communion. In honor of World Communion, everyone is invited to prepare elements (bread & water/juice) that in some way reflects your community of origin or ethnic identity. If you are gathering with us on the grass, please don’t forget to take your elements to Charlie’s with you!

3.     The celebration extends into our Wisdom and Wonder hour, which is now at 7pm on Sunday nights. This week we will be learning more about the ways that food helps us understand the relationship between our ethnic identities and faith. This class will be taught by Holley Barreto (who uses HPCs kitchen to run her baking business Sugarstreet Bakehouse) and Dr. Eric Barreto (Holley’s husband and New Testament Professor at Princeton Theological Seminary).  BONUS: To learn more about the sweet treats that Holley cooks up in the kitchen, click here.

Formation of Sharipen Bequest Task Force

  “To whom much is given, much will be required.”
- Luke 12:48

As Session seeks to steward the gift made by Alex and Eunice Sharipen, they are excited to invite a task force to assist them in this work by providing recommendations.  The task force is made up of six individuals from the congregation (only one of whom currently serves on Session).  These individuals have been called by Session because they see the following qualities in them: they are invested in the congregation and community, they have demonstrated an openness to the work of the Spirit, they have strong impulse toward prayer, and they have insight and general appreciation for conversations about policy. 
 

Those who have been asked and accepted, with specific responsibilities noted, are: Co-Chairs, Dick Beatty and Cathy Peterson and members Scott Megaffin (Spiritual Guide), Jamie Sapoch (Secretary), Tim Sutton (Deacon Liaison) and Pat Swartz (Session Liaison). The taskforce is particularly encouraged that Cathy’s experience on staff will bring both insight and perspective to our work. In addition to these individuals, Pastor Melissa and Doug Robbins (Treasurer) are members of the group ex officio. 
 

The task force has already met twice in meetings that have been guided by discernment, prayer and some initial decision-making.  Session has provided them with guiding principles that reflect the spirit of the Sharipen’s gift intention:  

• Growing God’s mission in our community 

• Inspiring Generosity

• Discerning through Prayer

The members will rely deeply on these guidelines to frame the important work ahead.  An expectation is for their work to continue well into 2021. During that time, members of the task force will bring updates to the congregation during our worship time and through other timely communications.  
 

Be assured that the members are approaching this task with an abundant sense of love, respect, encouragement, and discernment.   Please keep them in prayer as they undertake an awesome responsibility for our church and our community.   

“Rejoice always,  pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

— 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Tours of Hopewell’s “Presbyterian Triangle”

Did you know that there are no fewer than five buildings on Broad and Louellen Streets with historical connections to Hopewell Presbyterian Church?  The oldest one dates to before the American Revolution, and one is a school built in 1855! Our church buildings themselves are of various dates: 1914, 1935-40, 1952, 1968, and 2012.  Come and explore all this on an outdoor  tour with Ian Burrow on October 4th 2020.

Socially distanced tours will begin at either 1:30 or 2:30. Each group will be limited to 10 people. Click here to sign up. You will be prompted to note your availability and you will receive an email confirming your time by October 1st.

Community Book Group

The Hopewell Council of Churches, with Bev Mills & Elaine Buck, is hosting a community-wide book group on If These Stones Could Talk. To learn more about this opportunity, join for an informational meeting on September 14 at 7pm over ZOOM.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84788228646

This is one a few different conversations that the Council of Churches plans to have around race, identity, and faith in the fall. To learn more about the Hopewell clergy’s commitment to these conversations, read the letter they wrote in the spring.

Anyone from the wider Hopewell community is welcome to join. Whether or not you are up for joining the weekly ZOOM discussions, you are invited to read along.

* A big thanks to the Council of Churches for sponsoring this, Elaine Buck and Bev Mills for giving of their time and expertise, Pastor Greg for crafting the reflection questions we will be using, Pastor Melissa for organizing, and HCC Intern, Ben Kreider, for preparing to help facilitate!

HPC’s A-MAZE-ING Race: Corn Maze Edition

The Hospitality & Fellowship Ministry is sponsoring an intergenerational and physically distanced outgoing to the Corn Maze at Howell Farm this Saturday, September 26. All are welcome to meet up at the Corn Maze at 2:00pm. For those who enjoy a competition, there will be a Hopewell Pres representative posted at the front of the maze to collect the names of those competing and say, "Ready, Set, Go!" Whether you choose to compete in a team or fly solo, the first one(s) to successfully make their way through the maze wins the Grand Prize! 

Additional Details Below: 

• Masks are required. 

• $10 for ages 10+

• $8 for ages 5-9

• Free for ages 5 & under

• Everyone is strongly encouraged to purchase tickets in advance online at https://howellfarm.org. 

See you at the starting line!