Elderhostel

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An Elderhostel program in

Bethlehem

The Christmas city

 

our host was the Moravian Community
and the
historic Bethlehem Hotel

 

we learned about Moravian church history from
Reverend Otto Dreydoppel, Jr

 

had a lunch at the Starfish Brasserie

 

Karen Z. Huetter
told us about
A Victorian Christmas
 

we listened to music in the old chapel

 

and had an evening of "Carols with Ted" and a carriage ride

 

and we were shown through the Moravian Museum by
Charlene Donchez-Mowers

More Photos of the Moravian Community

 

heard from Ruth about Moravian customs

 

had lunch at the BrewWorks

More Photos of Brewing in Bethlehem

 

saw the evening lights on Main street

 

our dining companion for dinners at the Hotel Bethlehem

 

learned about Colonial Industry

More Photos of Bethlehem Colonial Industry

 

heard Christmas Readings in the Old Chapel by
Prof. Jack Vickrey

 

had dinner at the 1758 Sun Inn

More Photos of the 1758 Sun Inn

 

visited Burnside Plantation

More Photos of the Moravian farm

 

listened to the Moravian Academy girls
practicing with the hand bells

 

Pat McAndrews told us of the
News from the Front
(letters from Bethlehem boys fighting in the Civil War)

 

we walked to the Bethlehem
Chriskindlmarkt

 

and saw the play
The Butterfingers Angel
at DeSales University

 

our closing session was in
The Brother's House

 

where we sang hymns and lit candles in the Moravian tradition

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