New Philadelphia News September is upon us! Whether driven by weather
or school calendars, the slide into Fall is one that leads us easily into routines and rituals. For some this may bring tailgating, for others homework, or maybe both. But all these things flow well into the concepts of harvest time, gathering in from the joys of Summer and preparing the soil for next things. Gregory Norbert offers these words to describe the season of harvest. “A time for kneading love’s leaven well, to open up and go beyond ourselves; and as we reach for this moment, we know that love is a gift born in care.”
This is a time to open ourselves and discover new things or uncover things in places that we haven’t explored before even though they are familiar. For children and youth it is the very tangible forming of new community in their class groupings and schedule patterns. For others of us, it may be engaging in a new small group or fresh volunteer commitment. Or it may simply be viewing the comfort of long-standing community in the light of a new season and the projects of that time together.
Fall Education SundayKick-Off On September 13, Education Sunday, we will celebrate some of our many opportunities to grow in the fertile soil of community this year. Throughout September, consider what might offer you fresh bread in this harvest season and get involved in some of these opportunities.
want your child to grow into a resilient adult faith? How can we support your family this year? Join us at the Picnic Shelter to discuss focus for this year and opportunities for an upcoming parent topic series with Ellen Fox. 5:30-6pm - Fellowship Kick-off Dinner for all New Philly Kids and Youth families! All children, youth and their parents are invited to come and share in this meal together. Plan to bring a side dish or dessert. 5:30-7pm - Youth Fellowship, for 6th-12th grade youth, is a time filled with service opportunities, hands-on exploring of faith and support of one another. Join our leaders, Erin and Ross, as they share about the year ahead. 3:30pm Children’s Choir & 5pm Youth Choir, are opportunities for young people to be active leaders in our worship throughout the year. Join in these groups as they get started on this year’s music in the Sanctuary! Sunday School Groups for Children & Youth - 10am: • Nursery - Room 211, Infants - 24 months • 2-4’s - Room 214 • PreK/Kindergarten - Room 108 • 1st & 2nd Grades - Room 118 • 3rd - 5th Grades - Room 303 • Middle Highs - Youth Building Classroom • Senior Highs - Youth Building Main Room
Adult Groups for Sunday Morning - 10am: 2nd/Main Floor • New Beginnings - Topical Small Group • Inklings - Small Group Book Study • Reflections - Small Group Bible Study • Mary Martha - Women’s Small Group Book & Bible For Children and Youth on September 13: Study 9am & 11:10am Worship - Celebrate our 1st graders as • Bona Vita - Lecture-based Bible Study they receive their Bibles in Worship. 1st Floor 4-5:30pm - New Philly Kids, for children Kindergarten • David Jones - Lecture-based Bible Study through 5th grade, is a place to explore the Bible, • Discipleship - Mid-sized Group Book & Bible Study serve others and have fun! Our Church has Talent! • Discovery - Large Lecture-based Bible Study is our theme for the year ahead, join us in the Picnic 3rd Floor Shelter as we begin discovering and learning to use our • Advent - Large Lecture-based Bible Study individual talents to serve the Lord. • New Friendship - Mid-sized Group Book & Bible Study 5-5:30pm - Children’s Ministry Parent Meeting, a brief Be sure to also check out our Stephen Ministry and Book conversation for parents about the year ahead. Do you Club opportunities on the next page...
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New Book Club Beginning This Fall
Stephen Ministry to Begin This Fall Stephen Ministry is a unique training program that equips participants to become effective caregivers. The 50 hours of training includes general subjects such as listening, creating healthy relationships, establishing boundaries, and using Christian resources in caregiving. Training also covers more specific topics such as ministering to the divorced, hospitalized, bereaved, and aging. A Stephen Ministry information session will be held on Sunday, September 13 in the church parlor at 10AM. This is an opportunity for you to come and learn more about this important lay ministry and its benefits for those who receive care as well as for the caregivers. If you have already made a commitment to Stephen Ministry, you may pick up an application at this time. Stephen Ministry training begins on Sunday, September 20 under the direction of Cynthia Fearrington (336-945-6494) who has just completed training as a Stephen Leader. The training will take place during the Sunday School hour and will conclude in May. All are welcome to be come and learn more about becoming a Stephen Minister and providing care to individuals facing life challenges or difficulties.
Plan now to join the Funtastics on
September
This is the main thing that has not changed about the South, in my opinion--that will never change. We Southerners love a story, and will tell you anything. Narrative is as necessary to us as air. We use the story to transmit information as well as to while away the time. In periods of stress and change, the story becomes even more important. In the telling of it we discover or affirm who we are, why we exist, what we should do. The story brings order and delight. Its form is inherently pleasing, and deeply satisfying to us. Because it has a beginning, middle, and end, it gives a recognizable shape to the muddle and chaos of our lives. ~ Contemporary Southern author, Lee Smith If these comments intrigue you or make you smile in agreement, please consider becoming part of a new book club devoted solely to Southern literature. Led by Kay Windsor, the group will read works by well-known 20th century and contemporary writers including William Faulkner, Eudora Welty and Fred Chappell. The authors selected reflect the world in which we live through their stories. The group will typically meet on the fourth Thursday of each month beginning in September and ending next June. There will be no meeting in December. The first book is Saving Grace by Lee Smith. Our first meeting will take place Thursday, September 24 in the church parlor. If you are interested in joining the group or would like more information, please contact Clyde Manning.
17, when our guest speaker will be Tom Brown, noted heritage apple expert. For the past 18 years he has devoted his efforts to preserving lost apples and has found over 1000 varieties.
Coffee will be served at 10AM followed by our program at 10:30AM and then lunch. Please RSVP to the Church office by Monday, September 14. All are welcome. Bring a friend.
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Women’s Fellowship News Circle Meeting Dates & Times Circle 1............................. 4th Tuesday at 6:30PM Circle 2............................. 1st Tuesday at 9:45AM Circle 5...............................2nd Tuesday at 10AM Circle 7................................. 2nd Tuesday at 1PM Circle 8..................................3rd Monday at 7PM
Candle Molds Thank you so much for the overwhelming response to the Candle Molds. All molds have been purchased in honor of or in memory of a loved one.
Local Missions Projects July 23 - Sept. 23 Hospice: microwave snacks, canned meat (chicken, tuna, etc.), peanut butter and crackers, canned fruit/fruit cups, cereal, breakfast bars, Jell-O and pudding cups, cookies September - Sunnyside: Powered milk (individual packages, not loose)
General Fellowship Meeting Join us Sunday, October 4 for our Women’s Fellowship General Meeting to be held in the banquet room. At this meeting we will elect officers for the 2016-2017 year. All ladies of the congregation are invited and encouraged to attend.
Church Family in Care Facilities Sarah Bricker (Elms @ Tanglewood) Ruby Byrd (Golden Living Retirement) Margaret Cooke (Trinity Elms) Lorene Crater (Bermuda Village) Mildred Furches (Homestead Hills) Clarence Gabard (Salemtowne-119 Phillips) Lib Greene (Trinity Elms) Betty Holcomb (Homestead Hills) Sue Hughes (Homestead Hills) Carol Hunter (Arbor Acres) Sarah Kirby (WS Nursing & Rehab Center) Ralph Johnson (WS Nursing & Rehab Center) Carolyn Robinson (Brian Center) Mary Steinkopff (Homestead Hills) June Smith (Salemtowne)
Happening Around the Province September 19 8AM - 2PM: All Things Moravian at Union Cross Moravian Church - music, arts & crafts, baked goods, country store items, Moravian pie and sugar cake, raffles - wall hanging & guilt; breakfast and bbq lunch. unioncrossmoravian.org September 26 4PM-6:45PM: Chicken Pie & Country Ham Supper at Fairview Moravian Church - adults $10, children ages 3-12 $4, children 2 and under eat for free. NO take outs. Sponsored by the Fairview Women’s Fellowship. October 3 10AM - 2PM: New Beginnings Moravian Church 2nd Annual Cars for a Cause Benefit Car, Truck & Clycle Show. All monies raised will go to support Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte. Food and drinks will be sold. Pre-registration for vehicles is $15 - Admission is Free. Questions? Call Janet at 1-704-992-2003
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resident room renovations, personal hygiene items and Thrift Store donations. Contact # is 336-723-1848,address 718 N. Trade St. WinstonSalem.
At our July 9 meeting 3 of our youth and Ross McNeil shared slides and stories of their summer mission camp in West Virginia. They not only did physical work but built special relationships with the families they helped. It was a very rewarding trip for all involved. We had a visit from Cynthia Rader Geyer from Bethlehem Pennsylvania who will be traveling to Cuba for a 10-day camp at the Catholic Facility. The children attending the camp will be Moravians and she hopes there will be about 50-60 youth. She will be taking 16 youth with her from the US. The cost of the camp is $40 per child. Our committee voted to donate $500 to help the Cuba youth attend. It is 10 days filled with fellowship and Bible studies. Michael Tesh and family from Ray Of Hope in Kenya will be visiting in the fall. Our committee voted to help with their traveling expenses in the amount of $500. Our disbursements for August are • $670 for Kevin and Charity Manous, • $1000 to Winston Salem Street School. We will again hold our Mission Expo in October at Open Door Lunch. The children from South Fork School will sing for us, so please mark October 7 on your calendar! We will have displays from local agencies we support and for our foreign missionaries. We hope to have a good attendance and there will be opportunities for you to sign up to volunteer. The NPMC Chef ’s Crew will be cooking BBQ. The WS Rescue Mission will have a Fall Jamboree on October 17 from 1-7PM in Yadkinville. There will be live bands, family rides and attractions. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the gate and children under 3 get in free. Volunteer opportunities for Rescue Mission include summer volunteers,
Our next meeting will be September 13 at 5PM in the Banquet Room, guest speaker will be Phil Raeford who works with Indians in Mexico. Come and hear about his ministry. Thank you for your continued support!
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Happy Birthday
1 Roger Gough 1 Joe Hege 1 Jaxon Parks 1 Ron Williams 2 Justin Fowler 2 Buddy Hill 2 Betty Morton-King 2 Patsy Nifong 2 Melissa Ward 3 Denise Fulton 4 Kathy Mabe 5 Mike Windsor 6 Dedra Chamberlain 7 Patricia Bennett 8 Geegee Flynt 8 Renee Teague 8 Ryan Weisner 9 Alexander Ferreira 9 George Starling 10 Paul Edmond 10 Stephen Kirkman 10 Bobbie Sapp 11 Carol Grant 11 Joyce Lott 11 Nell Rogers 11 Earl Wall 12 Austin Barber 12 Morgan Lovelace 12 Jesse Nifong 12 Arnold Roope 12 Matthew Southard 12 Sue Transou
12 Tim Ward 13 Linda Bovender 13 Stella Chamberlain 13 Alice Chappell 13 Jeanne Foust 13 Jonathan Jarvis 13 Phoebe Long 13 Pat Miller 13 Ellen Underdal 14 Will Barringer 14 Ashley Green 14 Amanda Jenkins 14 Emily Miller 14 Susan Stringfellow 15 Anne Letsky 16 Trisha Gillispie 16 Betty Holcomb 16 Mark McSwain 16 Jerry Tucker 16 Herbert Weavil 17 Phillip Denny 17 Penelope Dullaghan 17 Gloria Whisenhunt 18 Tony Andrews 18 Carolyn Robinson 18 Margie Teague 19 Ron Vogler 19 Paul Williams 19 Aaron Windsor 20 Edyth Anne Berry 20 Caroline Bolen 21 DeNeille Atwood
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Happy Birthday
21 Faith Fleming 21 Tommie Hauser 21 Constance Linville 21 Shelley Pfeffer 22 Sarah Barber 22 April Greenwood 22 Donna Griffin 22 Nikki Martin 22 Hannah Ross 22 Lori Starling 22 Lisa Sutcliffe 23 Michael Crotts 23 Mark Idol 24 Khloe Cox 24 Stefanie Gray 24 Linda Jones 24 Matthew Wood 25 Toni Boyle 25 Katie Gentry 25 Ben Hoover 25 Bill Sparks 26 Donna Chadwick 26 Rhonda Gramley 26 Steve Gray 26 Dennis Taylor 27 Kelly Adams 27 David Guthrie 27 Denise Hunt 28 Caroline Cheek 28 Tom Chipman 28 Kate Dullaghan 28 Brad Taylor
29 Susan Bazemore 30 Michael Krafft
Moravian Birthday Hymn With your presence, Lord, our Head and Saviour, bless us all, we humbly pray; our dear heavenly Father’s love and favor be our comfort every day. May God’s Spirit now in each proceeding favor us with his most gracious leading; thus shall we be truly blessed both in labor and in rest.
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Financial Report & Attendance As of June 2015 Annual budget ����������������������������������������������������� $955,588 Expenses to date ������������������������������������������������� $527,980 Income to date ���������������������������������������������������� $530,297 Overage to date ���������������������������������������������������������� $2,317 Disbursed in month Pastoral Staff-Salary, Travel, Housing, Pension, Ins. ����������������������������������������������������$7,999 Staff-Salaries, Soc. Sec. Ins. ���������������������������� $24,655 Christian Education/Youth ������������������������������$1,165 Nursery ��������������������������������������������������������������$296 Library ������������������������������������������������������� $19 credit Office Expenses �����������������������������������������������$1,218 Cleaning Expenses �������������������������������������������$3,362 Grounds ����������������������������������������������������������$1,750 Building/Equipment Repairs �������������������������������$278 Utilities ������������������������������������������������������������$6,159 Music ������������������������������������������������������������������ $98 Bus ���������������������������������������������������������������������� $33 Open Door Outreach ������������������������������������ $251 credit Kitchen/Custodial Supplies ��������������������������������$292 Provincial Contributions �������������������������������� $16,999 Stephen Ministry ���������������������������������������������$1,537 Total for month ������������������������������������������������������ $65,571
Funds Iobst-Gray Missions Fund �����������������������������������$24,900 Benevolences ������������������������������������������������������� $3,098 Bus ��������������������������������������������������������������������� $1,845 Band.............................................. ���������������� ......$2,214 Music ������������������������������������������������������������������ $1,791 Elizabeth Windsor ��������������������������������������������� $22,492 Lewis Ministerial Student Aid Fund... ������������������ $5,005 Anne Chadwick Band Fund.......... �����������������.....$10,037 Capital Improvements................. �������������������.....$54,977 Bells of Joy ���������������������������������������������������������� $1,022 Laurels Cabin & Lodge ���������������������������������������� $2,806
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Jennifer, Bette, & Deborah Children’s Church 1st Service 2nd Service Be sure to check the bulletin each week! **Greeters Sep. 6
Scott Huddleston* Shawn Weatherman
Sep. 13
Bruce Bradley*
Marie Rodden
Sep. 20
Bruce Bradley*
Tim Adams
Sep. 27
Monte Long*
Toni Bigham
Names with * are responsible for Lock-Up Sound Technicians 1st Service 1st Sun.
Mike Crotts
2nd Service Sam Farrar
2nd Sun. Mike Crotts
Brad Underdal
3rd Sun.
Mike Crotts
Aaron Prevette
4th Sun.
Mike Crotts
Aaron Prevette
5 Sun.
Mike Crotts
Aaron Prevette
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PLEASE Remember to Lock Up after Your Event!
Worship
**Elders and Trustees and Sound Technicians: If you are unable to fulfill your Greeting, Lock-up, or Sound assignment responsibility, please work together to find coverage.
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Christy’s PFRRKWJ Corner Are you looking for a new way to serve this Fall?
Do you love to tell stories or use your imagination? Do you find yourself asking, “I wonder”, questions? Would you enjoy exploring with the curiosity of a child? Then you would be perfect as a shepherding guide for Children’s Worship & Godly Play! Join me and other team members to share stories of the Bible and songs with children 4 - 1st grade in ways that make the stories come alive through imagination and reflection. 2-3 leaders needed every Sunday at either 9:30 or 11:30am. Do you miss the warm snuggles and cuddly moments with your own children or grandchildren? Would you love to explore with toddlers, build a castle or have a tea party on Sunday Morning? We would love to have someone like you building relationships with our young families! Opportunities at 9, 10, and 11am each week. More opportunities coming soon… stay tuned for ways to serve with H.O.P.E., Trunk or Treat, Operation Christmas Child, or City with Dwellings throughout the Fall!
Family Camp at Laurel Ridge September 18-20 Learn ways that your family can trust God as the potter to help shape and mold your life together! For more information or to register, visit www. laurelridge.org.
We must remember throughout our lives that in God’s sight there are no little people and no little places. Only one thing is important: to be consecrated persons in God’s place for us, at each moment. —Francis Schaeffer, No Little People
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Join us Wednesday, September 2 for a delicious ham lunch with sweet potato souffle and other delicious sides! Rev. Dr. Worth Green will offer a devotion for us.
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Men’s Fellowship Breakfast Simply faith, food & fellowship Friday, September 11 at 7AM Guest Speaker: Rt. Rev. Graham Rights
The Open Door Devotional Lunch ministry is supported solely through your generous contributions. Net proceeds at the end of the year will be donated to local charities.
FYI - The use of the electronic church sign shall be limited for use for church functions and church associated programs.
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Worth Green ext 305 Senior Pastor
Rachel Weavil ext 301 Administrative Assistant
Christy Clore ext 303 Director of Christian Ed.
Jerry Bumgardner ext 313 Facility Manager
Clyde Manning ext 306 Pastoral Assistant
Nann Phillips ext 316 Direct Line 336-768-4844 Preschool Director
Donna Wright ext 302 Business Administrator