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New Philadelphia Tree Lights Up South Fork A special gift is coming to the South Fork community this December, guaranteed to brighten our neighborhood. A community Christmas tree will be erected in late November and will be lighted on the first day of Advent which is Sunday, December 2nd. The lighting ceremony will conclude an Open House that begins at 4 p.m. Here are the details: • 4 p.m. ~ The church doors open to members, friends and neighbors. Tours will be offered to newcomers, and everyone will be invited to the Banquet Room to create a beautiful Chrismon ornament to take home for your own tree. • 5 p.m. ~ Exit the building from the Banquet
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Room or the Sanctuary where hot chocolate and Moravian cookies are waiting. Then process to the church lawn between the driveway and parsonage where our tree awaits. • Our 12-foot evergreen comes straight from a tree farm in Plumtree, NC. It will be loaded with 2,500 brilliant lights, and topped, of course, by a Moravian star. We’ll enjoy sharing Christmas carols until the countdown begins. • 5:15 p.m. ~ Our countdown begins and the tree is lighted for the first time. Maybe there will even be snowflakes! • Please put this event on your calendars. It’s a wonderful time to welcome visitors and begin the season as we await the coming of the light of the world.
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12 Days of Service 1 2 3 4 5 6
Saturday, December 1: On the first day of service, collect over-thecounter cold and flu medicine for Crisis Control Ministry. Sunday, December 2: On the second day of service, enjoy an Open House and Community Christmas Tree Lighting with our neighbors. Monday, December 3: On the third day of service, support the Salvation Army as a bell-ringer or with your donations. Tuesday, December 4: On the fourth day of service, provide breakfast for the guests of the SECU Family House, which offers affordable lodging and support services for adult patients and/or their caregivers who travel to Winston-Salem for medical treatment. Wednesday, December 5: On the fifth day of service, we’ll be downtown at Winston Square Park holding our first Downtown Lovefeast. Thursday, December 6: On the sixth day of service, share a traditional lovefeast with the men of Samaritan Inn Shelter.
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Friday, December 7: On the seventh day of service, welcome 100 fourth graders and staff from South Fork Elementary School to our church for a time of learning Moravian history, sharing in a lovefeast, and building a putz.
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Saturday, December 8: On the eighth day of service, share the gift of music with some of our church members at home as we go Christmas caroling.
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Sunday, December 9: On the ninth day of service, collect toilet paper to be given to clients at Sunnyside Ministry and diapers for the folks at North Carolina Diaper Bank.
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Monday, December 10: On the tenth day of service, share a Moravian lovefeast and Christmas lunch with the students of the Winston-Salem Street School.
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Tuesday, December 11: On the eleventh day of service, we will package the diapers we collected for the North Carolina Diaper Bank. We will also tour the Forsyth Humane Society and package food for the pet pantries.
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Wednesday, December 12: On the twelfth day of service, we’ll roll into the Sunnyside Ministry parking lot with over 1,000 rolls of toilet paper to be given to their clients
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Children’s Lovefeast December 16 at the 11:10 worship service in the sanctuary Join us and invite friends and family to come and share in this service led by our youth, telling the Nativity Story through music and drama, including all of our lovefeast traditions!
New Philly Variety Show January 27, 2019 | 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
one at New Philadelphia to share their talent with others in the congregation, all in fun! So whether your gift is individual or group, serious or just plain silly, get ready to unleash it on the congregation! Adult Sunday School classes, start planning your act now! Young/Older, Serious/Silly Performance/Art Come share! This evening will also feature an art gallery to showcase the talents of our visual artists, so get ready to display your sketches, paintings, pottery, etc. for the congregation to admire!
Vacation Bible School 2019 Mark your calendar now!
Warm up your vocal cords, dust off your nose flute, polish up your disco moves - whatever your talent or gift, get ready to share it! The Variety Show is an opportunity for any-
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For your information The (Mostly) Southern Writers Book Club meets on the third Thursday of each month, September through May at 6 p.m. in the New Philadelphia library. For the month of December, we will meet at the home of Mona Ketner and in January we will meet at Bookmarks on 4th Street! December 20.......A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote January 17............The Last Ballad by Wiley Cash February 21.........Varina by Charles Frazier March 21..............Magic Time by Doug Marlette *April 25..............Good Hearts by Reynolds Price (* Fourth Thursday) May 16..................Inspired:Slaying Giants, Walking on Water and Loving the Bible Again by Rachel Held Evans
Book Club
The Next Funtastics event will be in February, 2019 and will be described in the church bulletin. 2018 was another successful year for us and I would like to thank all of you who attended our events for making this happen. I would also like to thank Evie Blum and Rev. Joe Moore for graciously driving the Church bus, and Rachel Weavil, who publicized each event and kept track of attendees. In mid January, the Funtastics Steering committee will meet and plan our 2019 program. If anyone has ideas for new events, or would like to attend the meeting, contact Bob Rustad at 336-480-1943. Thank you again for your support.
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Bill & Jane Miller Bill & Clendon Newsom Martha Ridings Herbert & Fay Weavil Jerry & Dorothy Shiffert
Sewing Ministry
You're Invited All women of the congregation are invited to join a Women’s Fellowship Circle at any time during the year. We have meetings in the morning and evening if you would like to visit. If you have any questions, please contact Darlene Reinhardt (President). We look forward to hearing from you.
Women's Fellowship Circle Meetings C1 4th Tues/6:30 p.m. C5 C2 1st Tues/9:45 a.m. C8
2nd Tues/10 a.m. 3rd Mon/7 p.m.
Caring for Our Church Family in Care Facilities Sarah Bricker (Trinity Elms) Jane Fowler (Heritage Woods) Betty Holcomb (Trinity Elms) Sue Hughes (Homestead Hills) Bunny Llewellyn (Trinity Elms) Thelma Reavis (Cypress Pointe RehabWilmington, NC) Mary Steinkopff (Homestead Hills) Ruth Wynne (Trinity Elms)
Caring for Our Church Family at Home Paul & Mearyles Barton Donna Chadwick Louella Davis Gloria Hicks Don & Dot Hill Billie Holton Raymond & Frances Livengood
Women’s Fellowship Sewing Ministry Needs: Join us as we work on making lap blankets. Meet us in the library the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. We hope you will joins us!
Monthly Mission Projects Nov 24-Jan 19: Sunnyside Ministry; mittens, gloves, hats, socks, underwear (all ages), pots and pans, drinking glasses, blankets, toothpaste/toothbrush, combs and brushes, shampoo, deodorant, soap, lotion
Sunnyside Ministry Monthly Donations December Canned fruit and 1 pound bags of rice January Small boxed laundry detergent; 10-16 loads
Get Your Advent Star from Circle 5 Large ($25) and small ($20) stars are available for purchase in the church office! Stop by today to get yours.
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self-sufficient.
Sunnyside Ministry – David Holston David provided the committee with a very sobering account of children hunger in our community and how Sunnyside is helping to feed, clothe and provide financial support to those in need. Sunnyside ministry started in 1978, and has been serving those in need primarily in Southern Forsyth County. Sunnyside operates one of the largest Food Pantries in Forsyth County, providing over 251,360 meals in 2017. The meals feed approximately 17,000 people who are food insecure in our community. They provide clients with fresh produce from several community gardens and fresh organic bread from local bakeries. Of the major crisis agencies in Forsyth County, Sunnyside is the only one that still operates a clothing center; providing free clothing in sizes from infants to adults. They provided clothing to 16,248 people in 2017. Sunnyside provides assistance to avoid utility disconnection and for utility deposits. Assistance is also provided with furnace oil for clients that use that type of heating system. Beginning in 2018, Sunnyside Ministry implemented a new program aimed at helping clients move to self-sufficiency. Each client seeking financial assistance will complete, with the assistance of an interviewer, their own Action Plan. This Action Plan is a map that clients follow as they work on changing the situations that hold them in poverty. The Plan will address employment; financial literacy; physical and mental health issues and social concerns. With the support of Sunnyside Ministry, clients following their own plan will build the independence that they desire and need to be
If you would like to help those in need through Sunnyside Ministries, you may: 1. Donate food and clothing 2. Volunteer (call 336-724-7558) 3. Pray for Sunnyside Ministry and the clients they serve Business meeting: The fundraising Salmon dinner (Alaskan Salmon) for the Alaska Bible Seminary is rescheduled for March 23, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. Eastern North Carolina mission trips – Jane Wynne has a mission trip scheduled for Lumberton to help hurricane victims; if you are interested in volunteering please contact Jane. Our RCC group is also planning a mission trip to Lumberton. Please keep Safie Braima and the Braima family in your prayers on the passing of Mohammed Braima the founder of Sierra Leona Moravian Ministry. There will be a service for Mohammed at Little Church on the Lane on December 1, 2018 at 11 a.m. After the service Mohammed will be flown back to Sierra Leona for a final service and burial. Prayer list: 1. Safie Braima and Family and the Sierra Leona Moravian Ministry 2.Kevin and Charity Manous with Campus Crusade 3. Michael Tesh with Ray of Hope Orphanage The next meeting will be January 13, 2019
2019 Daily Texts available in the church office - $12 Large Print and $10 Paperback. These make great gifts! Stop by the office and purchase yours today!
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December Birthdays 1 Neil Andrew 1 Janet Williams 1 CJ Mock 2 Louinice Motsinger 2 Franklin Nifong 2 Ellie Cline 3 Donna Roope 3 Blair Myrick 3 Corey Pinto 3 Amber Payne 3 Aaron Prevette 3 David Cooper 4 Ed Coble 4 Adam Boyle 4 Piper JanĂŠ 5 Matt Fearrington 5 Alex Barber 6 Amret Hawfield 6 Mandy Whaley 6 Kathleen Reeves 7 Amy Guthrie 7 Kaitlin Fink 8 Travis Cox 8 Mark Fletcher 8 Amanda Ketner 9 Julia Turner 9 Allison Panzano 9 Michael Morgan 9 Charles Roberts 9 Addison Cheek 9 Leah Simmons 9 Walker Jenkins 9 Jacob Gentry 9 Evelyn Gentry 10 Deanna Williams 10 Laura Lester 10 Kirk Macemore 11 Kaye Carter 11 Sharon Murphy 12 Wake Wagner
12 Todd Transou 12 Hannah Beauchamp 12 Brittany Gambill 12 Laura McCan 13 Steve Cochrane 13 Hannah Flippin 14 Gaye Chantler 14 Susan Morgan 14 Drew Starling 14 Kristen Prevette 15 Mary Steinkopff 15 Ronn Dula 15 Charlotte Pratapas 15 Sarah Bibey 15 Macalister Gillispie 15 Owen Pfeffer 16 Wayne Jones 16 Mandy Palmer 16 Heather Krafft 16 Mary Pearsall 16 Tyler Byrd 17 Paul Morrison 17 Kevin Bush 17 Eve Lineberry 18 Anita Henderson 19 Colene Ziglar 19 Betty Willard 19 Kent Hathaway 19 Bill Mankins 19 Alexandra Koment 20 Jan Whittingham 20 Shannon Price 21 Don Stillie 21 Evie Blum 21 Kate Windemuller 21 Zach Moore 21 Emerson Koontz 22 Sylvia Yates 23 Rebecca Rogers 24 Holly Sink 25 Chris Ziglar 25 Hannah Granger 25 Johnathon Ward
26 David Turck 26 Frances Weaver 26 Paige Pruitt 26 Beth Barber 26 Judy Cline 27 Bill Smith Jr. 27 Brian Robinson 27 Charity Manous 27 Elizabeth Jones 28 Marilyn Allred 28 Janet Lowrey 28 Erin Wallen 28 Emily Beauchamp 28 Emily Saunders 29 Ann Cleveland 29 Barry Nichols 29 Bob Saturn 29 Grady Thompson 29 Camille Rothrock 29 Sean Cox 29 Donnie Shoaf Jr. 30 Emily Mock 30 Lucas Smith 31 Dot Wilson 31 Norma Ball 31 Roger Jones 31 John Needham 31 Cynthia Angell
January Birthdays 1 Bill Nifong 1 George Goff 1 Ruth Goff 1 Richard Browne 1 Melissa Holt 1 Teresa Nifong 1 Sawyer Buie 2 Harold Renfro 2 Maria Hansley 3 Beth Gerringer 3 Mary Pickard
Page 10 3 Emma Eggers 4 Marilyn Mankins 4 Terry Jacks 4 Michelle Chamberlain 5 Betty King 5 Dave Mitchell III 5 Abigail Trogdon 5 Sara Lineberry 5 Bria Nifong-Hatter 6 Peggy Thomas 6 Alan Barber 6 Margaret Vance 6 Lea Lester 7 Elaine Donald 7 Pamela Rabon 7 Mike Saunders 7 Ashley Taylor 7 Lauren Price 9 Mike Sloan 9 Jan Ledwith 10 Cynthia Fearrington 10 Gloria Gamble 10 Tonya Granger 10 Mark Thomas 10 Sydney Chrysson 10 Elle Windemuller 11 Annette Robinson 11 Roger Vaughn 11 Kyle Greenwood 11 Susan Gordon 11 Janet Lovelace 12 Robin Tesh 13 David Carroll 14 Paul Barton 15 Jack Bodenhamer 15 Cooper Beck 15 Charlotte Henshaw 16 Melvin Robinson 16 David Peak 16 Beth Passmore 16 Daniel Reagan 16 Duncan Fraser 16 Campbell Pitts
New Philadelphia Moravian Church December|January 17 David Teague 17 Steve Beauchamp 18 Kathy Baker 18 Gregory Bodoh 18 Tyler Dease 18 Eli Windsor 19 David Shaw 19 Nancy Holland 19 Barbara Clore 19 Russell Burris 19 Hud Bazemore Jr. 19 Evan Baker 20 Laura Gilliam
20 David Reagan 21 Dorothy Shiffert 21 Patricia Vaughan 21 Karen Popp 21 Anderson Henshaw 22 Deborah Robinson 22 Sarah MacReynolds 23 Mary Hansley 24 Nancy Craver 24 Beth Roberts 24 Amelia Parker 25 Lola Scales 25 Terry Alexander
25 Paul Phillips 25 Adam Flippin 25 Angie Nestor 25 Maggie Snoke 25 Grayson Kirkman 26 Judy Briggs 26 James Moose 26 Charles Galloway 26 Shannon Tucker 27 Robert Rodden 28 Francis Livengood 28 Chris Holloway 28 Pam Williard
Page 11 29 Evon Crooks Jr. 30 Sandra Gray 30 Amanda Revels 30 Josh Carter 30 John Powell 30 Luke Marx 31 Lonnie Ashby 31 Lou Ann Jackson 31 David Tickle 31 Chris Rogers 31 Charles Greenwood 31 Samuel Porterfield
Poinsettia Order There is still time to place your order for a Poinsettia in honor of or in memory of a loved one! The deadline is now DECEMBER 10! To participate your checks of $20 per memorial/honoree, along with the form below, should be placed in the offering plate or dropped by the church office by DECEMBER 10 to be included in the bulletin. Please designate this money for the Advent Decorations Fund with the name of your memorial or honoree.
Donor/Donors:
In memory of:
In honor of:
Amount enclosed
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Financial Report & Attendance As of October 2018 Annual budget ������������������������������������� $1,010,990 Expenses to date ������������������������������������ $806,914 Income to date ��������������������������������������� $738,897 Shortage to date ������������������������������������������ $68,017 Disbursed in month Building|Equipment Repairs..........................$69 Christian Education|Youth....................... $2,953 Cleaning Expenses.................................... $3,682 Grounds................................................... $1,400 Imsurance................................................. $7,811 Kitchen|Custodian Supplies......................... $284 Library..........................................................$31 Music ������������������������������������������������������������$75 Office Expenses........................................ $1,707 Pastoral Staff-Salary, Travel, Housing Pension, Ins............................................ $14,936 Provincial Contribution........................... $16,688 Security....................................................... $530 Staff-Salaries, Social Security, Ins............. $28,270 Utilities..................................................... $5,250 Total for month........................................ $83,686 Greeters & Lock-up* 12/2 Smitty Welborn Tina Spach 12/9 Paul Williams Bob MacReynolds 12/16 Becky Beauchamp Alan Barber 12/23 Frank Chitty Beth Byrd 12/30 Judy Cline Brad Pitts 1/6 Michael Crotts 1/13 Evon Crooks, Sr. Charles Galloway 1/20 Nancy Renn Ron Vogler 1/27 Tina Spach Smitty Welborn
Did you... q................return the keys? q.............lock the building? q............turn off the lights?
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Funds Anne Chadwick Band Fund ��������� $10,077 Band Fund ������������������������������������� $5,976 Bells of Joy ������������������������������������ $1,570 Benevolences ������������������������������� $11,968 Building Fund ������������������������������ $51,626 Bus Fund ��������������������������������������� $1,127 Capital Improvements ������������������ $36,650 Elizabeth Windsor Scholarship Fund ������������������������� $24,247 Flower Fund/Poinsettia ����������������� $1,436 Iobst-Gray Missions Fund ������������ $13,939 Lamb Ministry ������������������������������� $1,846 Laurel Ridge Projects Fund ������������ $8,704 Lewis Ministerial Student Aid Fund �������������������������� $5,200 Music Fund ����������������������������������� $1,814 Open Door Outreach ��������������������� $2,185 Youth Fund ��������������������������������� $15,461 Youth Missions Fund ������������������� $11,173 Sunday School 10/7 146 10/14 149 10/21 151 10/28 No Record
Worship 150 132 158 128 199 167 527
11/4 11/11 11/18 11/25
171 182 188 172
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
170 164 180 158
105 109 116 115
Sound Technicians** 1st Service 2nd Service Mike Crotts Valerie Crane Mike Crotts Valerie Crane Mike Crotts Aaron Prevette Mike Crotts Aaron Prevette Mike Crotts Aaron Prevette