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e have got to live our lives forward, not backward.
Lot’s wife looked backward and turned into a pillar of salt. Don’t be so caught up in the transformation that you miss the cause of the transformation — looking backward, not forward. Any of us who live our lives in the past are in danger of drying up. Most people would say that St. Paul is one of the most important figures in scripture. Certainly no New Testament figure is more important, with the exception of Jesus himself. In Philippians 3, he list all his achievements according to the flesh: Circumcised on the 8th day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, as to the law a Pharisee, as to zeal a persecutor of the church, as to righteousness under the law, blameless. He goes on to say that whatever gain he had, he counted as loss for the sake of knowing---that is, of belonging to, Jesus Christ. He talks about what that mean to him for a sentence or two then he talks about our orientation.
to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. “Forgetting what lies behind.” Not just the bad stuff, not just our failures, and our disapointments, but the good stuff, too. Paul was talking primarily about the good stuff, because it is the good stuff that makes us want to live in the past. The truth is we can’t. The past is a foreign country we can never enter again. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to be a one hit wonder. I don’t want to spend what is left of my life talking about what Bruce Springsteen called “Glory Days.” I want to move on, and up, and believe that what I am doing right now may be the most important work of my life. There is a reward, and it is more than heaven. St. Paul says that the prize is “the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” The reward that God promises is not all pie in the sky by and by. It is the joy of serving God and one another, right now. What is your orientation?
The Pastor
He says: Forgetting what lies behind, and straining forward
Church Family in Care Facilities:
(Please notify the church office if there is a change in residence)
Sarah Bricker (Elms @ Tanglewood) Ruby Byrd (Golden Living Retirement) Kathleen Coble (Clare Bridge/Peace Haven) Margaret Cooke (Trinity Glen) Lorene Crater (Bermuda Village) Clarence Gabard (Salemtowne-119 Phillips) Lib Greene (Homestead Hills) Betty Holcomb (Homestead Hills) Sue Hughes (Homestead Hills) Robert Johnson Carolyn Robinson (Brian Center) Mary Steinkopff (Homestead Hills) June Smith (Salemtowne) Delphine Thompson (Homestead Hills)
Plan now to join the Funtastics on Thursday, August 21 when we tour the Richard Childress Racing Museum located in Welcome, NC. After the tour we’ll enjoy a delicious lunch at Zoe’s Southern Grill. We will leave the church that morning at 9:30AM. No RSVP required; all are welcome and please bring a friend!
New Philadelphia Moravian Church - August
1 Jackson Beaver 1 Jessica Beaver 1 Marilou Bradley 1 Chris Underdal 2 Evelyn Barber 2 Mearyles Barton 2 Andrew Flynt 2 Katie Flynt 2 Matt Jones 2 Beckett Koontz 2 Richard Lee 2 Eric Lundgren 2 Krystal Matlock 2 Thad Peoples 2 Marie Rodden 3 Shannon Koontz 3 Victor Pauca 3 MacKenzie Smith 4 Sherri Holloway 4 JB Nicolazo 4 Joachim Nicolazo 4 Easton Pransky 4 Kathy Shores 4 Ava Troxler 5 Kay Adams 5 Lorri Anderson 5 Frank Beck 5 Fay Weavil 6 Tim Frazier 6 Kenneth Hedrick, Sr. 6 Mindy Kelley 6 Delphine Thompson
7 Betsy Beck 7 Stephen Duggins 7 Abby Langston 7 Andrea Williams 8 Susan Geis 8 William Smith 8 Ashley Stanfield 9 Fred Barringer, Jr. 9 Sue Crater 10 Donna Cox 10 Molly Johnson 10 Aubry Prevette 10 William Scales 10 Harrison Touby 10 Kay Windsor 11 Tripp Chrysson 11 Wendy Dinkins 11 Doug Gerringer 11 Heather Mash 11 Nicholas Price 11 Andrew Underdal 12 Christopher Mulholland 12 Jerry Shiffert 12 Lucas Thore 13 Sonja Bell 13 Doris Brantley 13 Alexa Panzano 13 Donald Rabon 13 Ronald Rabon 13 Morgan Rothrock 14 Penny Martin 15 Lee Chamberlain
15 Becki Fulton 15 Donald Motsinger 16 Edrie Brunt 16 Chris Grubbs 16 Ron Tedder 16 Michael Walters 17 Darla Bonnett 17 Bet Ellis 17 Jane Fowler 17 Charlie Mock 18 Alex Andrews 18 Robert Chamberlain 18 Vicki Hagaman 18 Molly MacReynolds 18 Stan Tedder 19 Penelope Cole 20 Grover Chaney 20 Marvin Hansley 20 Bill Hayden, Jr. 20 Tracy Jackson 20 Ryan McSwain 20 Martha Shoaf 20 Holden Walter 21 Cynthia Adams 21 Libby Brown 22 Elaine Bauer 22 Chase Bodoh 22 Norma Nail 22 Charlie Rocha 23 Kyle Adams 23 Cinda Alexander 23 Ross Ketner 23 Hoyle Koontz 23 Susie Tickle 23 Brad Underdal
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23 Tom Williams 24 Luke Jackson 24 Martha Ridings 24 Carol Stigall 25 Nick Chrysson 26 Andrea Cox 26 Pattie Dowell 26 Wilma Spaugh 27 Kevin Crooks 27 Clyde Manning 27 AC Quate 27 Zackary Runge 28 Larry Craver 28 Steve Foltz 28 Edward Koment,Jr. 28 Katherine Muto 28 Mary Self 28 Laura Veale 28 Walt Vogler 29 Gay Denny 29 Collin Granger 29 Chloe Krafft 29 Ed Poindexter 29 Tim Reynolds 29 Tony Walters 29 Richard Weavil 30 Bill Bigham 30 Sallie Davis 30 Lillian Hauser 30 Sue Jones 31 John Anderson 31 William Guthrie 31 Hampton Morgan, Sr. 31 Ron Windsor
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Save the Date: Laurel Ridge Sunday
August 17 - Worship at 10am, Potluck and afternoon activities to follow! Plan now to join in on August 17 for our annual New Philadelphia trip to Laurel Ridge Camp and Conference Center! We will worship on the mountain with Holy Communion at 10am and enjoy a wonderful potluck lunch afterwards under the Picnic Shelter. Laurel Ridge has been a wonderful place full of memories for many generations of campers - a place set apart for quiet reflection and discipleship within God’s creation. We hope you can come up and make it a day of fellowship and exploration! Activities: 10:00am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm
Fellowship & Walk to Overlook Worship @ Overlook Potluck Lunch Hiking, Fellowship, and unstructured activities led by Laurel Ridge staff
What To Bring: One or two potluck dishes (meat, vegetable or dessert), chair(s) for Worship Service at the Overlook. Tea, lemonade, and water will be provided
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throughout the Sunday School program. Please plan to join in the excitement of a new season! More details to come…
Let’s Celebrate! Our Wilderness wanderings of VBS have concluded and it’s been a great time for building relationships and exploring a faith that trusts God will always guide and provide for us! Around 200 children and adults journeyed together for a week, visiting the Israelite Marketplace, learning from Moses and Miriam and enjoying Fun and Games! We are thankful for each and every child who was a part of this event! We are overwhelmingly grateful for every adult and youth volunteer who helped support and guide this program! During VBS, the elementary kids had the opportunity to visit the Oasis, where they learned about how some people live in places where it is challenging to have enough clean water. For every visit a child made to the Oasis, they had to pay one of their day’s coins to participate in the activity there. For every coin they contributed, we committed to make a financial gift to water-related projects through the Board of World Mission. We will be tithing, giving a tenth, of the total VBS budget as a result of their visits at the Oasis.
If you would like to ride on the church bus, please meet at the church parking lot by 8:20am for an 8:30am departure. Directions: Take Hwy 421 N. from WinstonSalem. Follow 421 N to Hwy 18 N & turn right on to Hwy 18. Laurel Ridge is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, 2 miles off Hwy 18 between N. Wilkesboro & Sparta. Turn left on Darnell Woodie Rd. (State Road 1620), travel 1 mile & look for signs to Laurel Ridge Facilities. www.laurelridge.org
Save the Date: Kickoff to Fall Programming September 7 is our kickoff to Fall Programming! We will acknowledge our Sunday School in Worship, gift our rising 1st graders with Bibles and welcome children and youth into their next age level classes
Kids of Faith, for 2nd-5th graders during Worship, will meet on August 3rd.
New Philadelphia Moravian Church - August
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Financial Report & Attendance As of May 2014 Annual............................................................ $1,038,118 Expenses to date ������������������������������������������������� $517,352 Income to date ���������������������������������������������������� $462,826 Shortage to date �������������������������������������������������������$54,526 Disbursed in month Pastoral Staff-Salary, Travel, Housing, Pension, Ins. ��������������������������������������������������$14,452 Staff-Salaries, Soc. Sec. Ins �����������������������������$29,623 Christian Education/Youth ����������������������������� $1,864 Nursery ������������������������������������������������������������� $116 Library ���������������������������������������������������������������� $45 Office Expenses ���������������������������������������������� $3,590 Cleaning Expenses........................................... $4,432 Hospitality............................................................$26 Grounds.......................................................... $3,340 Building/Equipment Repairs............................ $2,608 Utilities............................................................ $8,196 Music ������������������������������������������������������������������ $82 Open Door Outreach................................ $175 credit Kitchen/Custodial Supplies........................ $60 credit Provincial Contributions................................ $16,331 Boy Scouts ��������������������������������������������������������� $335 Total for month ������������������������������������������������������$84,805
Funds Iobst-Gray Missions Fund ��������������������������������������$7,094 Benevolences ���������������������������������������������������������$5,992 Bus ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� $16 Band.............................................. ������������������......$1,659 Music ��������������������������������������������������������������������$1,481 Elizabeth Windsor ���������������������������������������������� $25,592 Lewis Ministerial Student Aid Fund... ��������������������$4,355 Anne Chadwick Band Fund.......... ������������������.....$10,037 Capital Improvements................. ��������������������.....$70,542 Bells of Joy ���������������������������������������������������������������$321 Laurels Cabin & Lodge ���������������������������������������������$568 PLEASE Remember to Lock Up after Your Event! **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.
Sunday School
Worship 1st
2nd
7/6
175
221
123
7/13
216
219
164
7/20
223
301
122
7/27
227
255
156
Nursery 1st Service
2nd Service
Bette, Deborah, and Jennifer Children’s Church 1st Service
2nd Service
8/3 8/10 8/17 8/24 8/31
**Greeters 8/3
Marie Rodden
Bruce Bradley
8/10
Lonnie Ashby
Kathy Johnson
8/17
Toni Bigham
Tara Pitts
8/24
Jessica Beaver
Nancy Renn
8/31
John Geis III
Sarah MacReynolds
Sound Technicians 1st Service
2nd Service
8/3
Mike Crotts
Sam Farrar
8/10
Mike Crotts
Brad Underdal
8/17
Mike Crotts
Aaron Prevette
8/24
Mike Crotts
Aaron Prevette
8/31
Mike Crotts
Aaron Prevette
New Philadelphia Moravian Church - August
Missions Committee News When we exit our church doors each Sunday, we are entering the mission field. Although mission trips may not be an area that you wish to pursue, please keep our Missions Committee in your prayers. Our funds are at an all-time low. We are trusting God will provide for our needs. We invite you to come to our next meeting on August 10 at 5:00 pm in the Banquet Room. Monies disbursed in July: • Kevin and Charity Manous $670.00 Dusty Harrison from Clemson University was one of our guest speakers at our July Missions Meeting. He gave an update on his life and ministry with Clemson Greek InterVarsity. He is starting year 8 at Clemson. There are 200 students involved in ministry this year. Twenty (20) students either committed or recommitted their lives to Christ. Fifteen (15) students led Bible studies on campus. Dusty trained two full-time
Newsletter Notes
From around the Southern Province Calling young Moravians of all ages. Sunday, August 17, will be a special day for you at Historic Bethabara Park. That’s when the entire Southern Province will hold a Children’s Festival commemorating the Moravian children’s spiritual renewal in Herrnhut on that date in 1727. Festivities this August 17 will begin at 2 p.m. and will include re-enactments, games, storytelling, Gemeinhaus tours, historic crafts and music and a special lovefeast at 4 p.m. The Provincial Board of Cooperative Ministries is sponsoring the Bethabara Children’s Festival in partnership with Bethabara Church and the Salem Creek Regional Conference of Trinity, St. Philips, Messiah, and Home churches. Summertime means Vacation Bible School in many churches. We pass this on from one church: “Remember everyone, VBS is one of our biggest community outreach events of the year! We need
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interns—one will be staying at Clemson to work with him, and one will work at the University of Virginia. Mohammed and Safiato Braima from Sierra Leone Ministry were also guest speakers. Mohammed discussed the building of a library, church, mission house and junior high school during the years they have been in Sierra Leone. They are the only secondary school in a 7-9 mile radius. Mohammed also discussed their need for solar power. They are located about 60 miles from civilization and have no electricity. They tried using solar batteries, but these only last 2 years. The cost for the solar power would be $43,000. Little Church on the Lane has raised $17,000 toward this. Safiato discussed providing milk for the children and educating the parents about cleanliness and teen pregnancies. Since school has opened this year, the pregnancy rate has decreased. They requested prayer because they live in a Muslim community.
75 adult and youth volunteers. . . .” Seventy-five! You go, New Philly! May all 75 be kept busy with an overflowing Bible School. And in all our congregations. Hanging Rock State Park on June 7 dedicated a Sensory Awareness Trail, which King middle and senior high youth installed last summer as part of their Eco Mission Week. The trail is designed for those who are visually or otherwise physically impaired who cannot otherwise experience the hiking trails and natural wonders of the state park. Sometimes it’s the little blessings that count, as Clemmons reports on its repairs in May: “Most important, the bee issue in the CE building was resolved. . . . No more bees and, thankfully, no hive was found.” —
Richard W. Starbuck, Moravian Archives
Sunnyside Donations - Month of August: powered milk (individual packages - not loose) Local Missions (July 23-Sept 23) - Hospice; microwavable snacks, canned meat (chicken, tuna, etc), peanut butter and crackers, canned fruit/fruit cups, cereal, breakfast bars, jello and pudding cups, cookies
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Men’s Fellowship Breakfast
Simply faith, food & fellowship Friday August 1, 2014
Women's Fellowship Circle meetings C1 4th Tues/6:30PM C7 C2 1st Tues/9:45AM C8 C5 2nd Tues/10AM
2nd Tues/1PM 3rd Mon/7PM
Circle 5 - No July or August meeting
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