New Philadelphia News Across the Pastor’s Desk: Reaching Out
Over the years, here at New Philadelphia, the pastoral staff and I have followed a few simple rules, especially with regard to bereavement calls. If someone loses someone to death with whom they have lived, we try to contact them. This means that we contact people who lose a mother, father, sister, brother, husband, wife, son or daughter. If we know that someone loses a grandparent or someone else with whom they once lived, we would contact them, too. However, we don’t ordinarily make bereavement calls on those who have lost grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws, friends, etc., unless of course, they contact us, and express a need for a visit. The reason for drawing the line where we do—and we have done it at least as long as I have been pastor here— is because of the number of people who are members here. Most of our members have many family members outside the church, and if we expanded our pastoral services to include all of them we are no longer talking about 1000 members, but many thousands of members. Even now, it is a rare week that we do not make a bereavement contact— such as making a visit or attending a funeral, or going to a family visitation, and some weeks we make multiple bereavement calls. If we have missed calling on you—I apologize. It was an oversight, and we would like to correct it. Just let us know. We also have rules about visiting in hospitals. Due to the change in HIPPA regulations, it is now very difficult for us to visit non-members, except by invitation. Often, unless we have the person’s full name, the hospital staff will not even confirm their presence. That said, when people have family members who are ill, and do not have pastoral care, we are happy to see them, even in hospital, or hospice. Even so, they should know in advance that we have been asked to see them, and please be aware that hospitals permit only a person’s actual pastor to see them in ICU, or CVSU, or in some other restricted area of the hospital. I have instructed our staff that we should never fudge a relationship to gain
admittance to the restricted areas. It is a violation of trust at several levels. Along these same lines, HIPPA regulations forbid us from communicating information about people in hospital to other people, unless we have their expressed permission. Therefore, if you call and ask us to see a family member, please make sure that we have their permission to visit. Also make sure that we know whether or not we have permission to pass on information about them. Likewise, if you talk to Rachel or Donna, please make sure that we have your contact information. A member of the pastoral staff will certainly want to talk to the person making the request for a visit, so that we can go in with as much information as possible. Over the years we have published the first paragraph of this article many times over. The HIPPA regs are new. Do they complicate the caring ministry of our church? Yes, they do, but with your help, we can live with the regulations and continue to offer the same comfort with which God comforts us. The Pastor
Update your contact information by calling or emailing the church office: 336-765-2331 or rachel@newphilly.org donna@newphilly.org You may also complete the form on-line via our website: www.newphilly.org
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Christy’s PFRRKWJ Corner
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Vacation Bible School Join us July 25-28 for VBS! Over 100 children have already registered. Please remember that this year pre-registration is required, so be sure to get your registration completed before Friday, July 22nd! We have lots of children ready to come and explore the stories of Joseph. Many of you are planning to help, but volunteers are always welcome… You can sign up to volunteer online - http://tinyurl. com/npmc-vbsvolunteer or send an email to christy@ newphilly.org. If you have already expressed an interest in helping, you’ll hear from someone soon! If you don’t, be sure to follow up with Pastor Christy directly via email. Volunteer Prep Days If you’re available to volunteer with preparation tasks, join Pastor Christy from 1-3 p.m. any MondayThursday beginning on Monday, June 27th. We will meet in the Children’s Craft Room (the classroom off Fellowship Hall), where we’ll be staging all the elements of VBS. A working list of tasks to be done at the church, and some that could be picked up and done at home, will be there and regularly updated.
JULY 25 - 28 9AM - 12NOON AGES 4 YEARS - COMPLETION OF 5TH GRADE REGISTER ONLINE TODAY! HTTP://TINYURL.COM/EGYPTVBS 2-4’s/Preschool K-1st 2nd-3rd 4th-5th Middle High Senior High
We need the gifts each of you have to share to make another meaningful week of VBS happen! ----------------------------------Children and Youth Summer Sunday School groups will run until August 21st! The groupings are: 2-4’s/Preschool - Room 214 PreK-2nd graders - Room118 (off Old Fellowship Hall) 3rd-5th graders - Room 303 Youth - Youth Building
As always, Nursery Care is available to children under 2 during our Sunday School program every week. Children under age 4 are welcome in Nursery Care during our Worship Services. Children age 4 - 1st grade are invited to join in Children’s Worship at the mid-point of our worship services, with the exception of Communion services. ----------------------------------Early Communion Class will be offered on August 14 & 21. This 2 session class is open to any child expressing an interest in participating in Holy Communion during our worship services. It encourages them in an understanding of what the sacraments of the church (Baptism and Communion) are and prepares them to participate. Please let me know if your child is interested or ready for this step. ----------------------------------1st Grade Bibles 1st Graders will be recognized in Worship and presented with Bibles on September 11.
Fall groups will begin on August 28. Beginning on Sunday, the 28th the groupings will be:
Mark your calendars and make contact with the Pastor Christy if you have a rising 1st grader!
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Missions and Social Concerns
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Income and disbursements:
i. June 2016 beginning balance $17,252.59 ii. June disbursement approvals: Allen Iobst $500, Alaska Bible Seminary $500, Salvation Army $1000, Glenna and George Tasedan gave a presentation on Winston-Salem Rescue Mission $500, Youth and their 6 year mission experience with the Labrador Moravians, the Inuit community. The early Moravians Counselor exchange with Jamaica Province $600 ($300 per counselor/youth) and HOPE $500. entered into Labrador around 1771, bringing the iii. Contributions during May $3,026.75 Good News of Jesus Christ to the Inuit people as incited by Zinzendorf. A humble, hardworking and monotheistic community in their early beginnings, the Meeting and speaker schedule set through July: Inuit, a nomad peoples in their fishing, hunting and i. July 9, 2016 – WS Street School trapping, eventually centralized into small Moravian ii.August 14, 2016 - Senior High Alaska Trip communities. Their story is somewhat similar to the reculturalization of Native Americans, and the Inuit Mission moment schedule: are to be commended for their ongoing restoration of their aboriginal traditions and language. 1. July 9, 2016 - Evon Crooks – Mission Committee – What do we do? Many Moravian communities were raised up by the Labrador Ministry and Mission:
early Moravian missionaries of Germany and later by other European Moravians. The Inuits survived the seasons of Confederation, Residential Schools, a technological revolution, epidemic, dislocation, and economic storms. It is only through the loving hand of God that these beautiful people are finding healing. As George ministered through the sport of soccer and Men’s fellowship, and Glenna through pastoral support, music ministry, and bible studies, they embraced the frigid lifestyle for over 6 years. She reminded us that it is always important to share the Gospel of truth, raise up indigenous leadership, and love, love, love, as Jesus loves us.
Prayer list: 1.Kevin and Charity Manous with Campus Crusade 2.Anne Thiessen as she recovers from breast cancer 3.Brother Youni in Cuba with colon cancer. 4.Caroline Woo as she recovers from breast cancer 5.Ceci Tesh fell and injured her leg The next meeting will be July 9, 2016.
Business meeting: For the record, $700 was approved for the middle High Youth trip to Washington DC via e-mail in May. $500 was also approved for HOPE (Help Our Children Eat); motion was made by George Troxler and second by Bill Byrd. Angela Trogdon has developed a Facebook page for the missions committee. The committee agreed to include Jack Geis and Evon Crooks as administrators to approve all postings and monitor content on a regular basis. https://www.facebook.com/ npmcmissions/?fref=ts
A good place
This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in. —Theodore Roosevelt
Women's Fellowship News
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One Stop Shopping
From flavoring to note cards, magnets to stars - our Women’s Fellowship has something for you. So if you need to do some baking - check with Circle 5 for flavoring! Stars ($25/$20) or car magnets ($6) Circle 5. Note cards Circle 2.
Fall & Christmas Decor White Elephant Sale
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size pillowcases, buttons, and trims, Please drop them off at the church library (a box is provided). We plan to sew every 2nd and 4th Wednesday from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. We will also make Lovefeast linens to insure we have enough for all our Christmas Eve services. Everyone is welcome to join in this time of fellowship and mission. Contact Cathy Ebert if you have any questions.
You're Invited
Women’s Fellowship: All women of the congregation are invited to join a Women’s Fellowship Circle at any On November 6, 2016, Women’s Fellowship is going time during the year. We have meetings in the morning to try something new. We are going to have a fall and evening if you would like to visit. If you have any and Christmas Decor White Elephant Sale. For this questions, please contact Jane Shore (President) at event, we need donations of new or gently used fall and Christmas decorations. As you are going through jjshore79@triad.rr.com or Becky Ward (Membership) your decorations during this season, please keep this in at wardrk@wfu.edu. We look forward to hearing from you. mind and perhaps start a collection box for items you would like to donate to this sale. We will be accepting these items a week before the sale in November. It will be a great way to de-clutter while helping Women’s C1 4th Tues/6:30 p.m. C5 2nd Tues/10 a.m. Fellowship support some great causes. C2 1st Tues/9:45 a.m. C8 3rd Mon/7 p.m.
Women's Fellowship Circle Meetings
Sewing with Love
Attention NPMC Sewing Group: We are cranking up to make pillowcase dresses. We need donations of any
Summer Play-Around Band All bandsmen and bandswomen are invited to come and play with the New Philadelphia Summer PlayAround Band! The band meets each Wednesday from 7 p.m. -8 p.m. in the church fellowship hall (on the God’s Acre side of the church). We play chorales from the green and blue books that are selected by the players. A different local band leader will direct each night. This is a great opportunity to meet new players, learn a new instrument or part, and keep those lips in shape over the summer. Hope to see you there!
Church Family in Care Facilities:
(Please notify the church office if there is a change in residence)
Mildred Furches (Homestead Hills) Clarence Gabard (Salemtowne-119 Phillips) Betty Holcomb (Homestead Hills) Sue Hughes (Homestead Hills) Carol Hunter (Arbor Acres) Ralph Johnson (WS Nursing & Rehab Center) Faye Logan (Trinity Elms) Carolyn Robinson (Brian Center) Mary Steinkopff (Homestead Hills) June Smith (Salemtowne)
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Happy Birthday July Birthdays 7/1 Rosa Alspaugh 7/1 David Walter 7/3 Larry Jarvis 7/3 Jan Johnson 7/3 Ben Jones 7/3 Amanda Gramley 7/3 Anna Boyle 7/3 Ava Fleming 7/4 Charlotte Vogler 7/4 Pat Furio 7/4 David Hull 7/4 Sean Smith 7/5 Patti Bryant 7/5 Kay Lee 7/5 Patrick Linville 7/5 Scott Huddleston 7/5 Nicholas Peduto 7/6 Tanner Poindexter 7/7 Jasmine Poindexter 7/7 James Coble 7/7 David Daggett 7/8 Laurie Renner 7/8 Marshall Holton 7/8 Jennifer Rowell 7/8 David Lee 7/10 Bonnie Quate 7/10 Pam Williams 7/10 Connie Parks 7/10 Jim Ellis 7/10 Paula Chrysson 7/10 Sofia Pauca 7/10 Cash Langston 7/11 Carol McConnell 7/11 David Clore 7/11 Joseph Mock 7/12 Holli Nelson 7/13 Nancy Duggins 7/13 Chris Livengood 7/13 Tyler Terry 7/14 Joe Johnson 7/14 Marty Stanfield 7/14 Grayson Nifong 7/14 Ella Gambill 7/15 Clarence Gabard 7/15 Frank Ward 7/15 Ashley Wagner 7/15 Matthew Welborn 7/16 John Geis, Jr. 7/16 Phyllis Stillie
7/16 Dana Muto 7/16 Brian Fink 7/16 Melissa Carroll 7/16 Brad Trogdon 7/16 Ryan Baker 7/16 Sarah Smith 7/17 Ron Reagan 7/17 Deborah Thompson 7/17 Brad Hoss 7/17 John Kiger, Jr. 7/17 Brittany Doyle 7/17 Michael Harrelson 7/18 Joshua Rowell 7/19 Bill King 7/19 Joe Jarvis 7/19 Mollie Runge 7/20 Dermont Morris 7/20 Zachary Rothrock 7/20 Ross McNeil 7/20 Madison Senter 7/21 Worth Green, Jr. 7/21 Grace Shutt 7/21 Mike Muto 7/21 Justin Cline 7/22 Bill Allred, Jr. 7/22 Betty Ashby 7/22 Wally Gordon 7/22 Nichole Gordon 7/23 Wade Willard 7/23 Larry Sarvis 7/23 Katie Lott 7/24 Greg Reinhardt 7/24 Frank Crotts 7/24 Cindy Clore 7/24 Zachary Shaw 7/25 Jack Shore, Jr. 7/25 Karla Ingram 7/26 Clark Gordon 7/26 Jacob Hauser 7/27 Linda Foster 7/27 Roger Henderson 7/27 Mary Long 7/28 Chris Duggins 7/28 Matt Duggins 7/29 Jason Wall 7/30 Mavis Anderson 7/30 June Smith 7/30 Stephen Letsky 7/30 Pace Jané 7/30 Nicolas Crooks 7/31 Randall Doub
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Happy Birthday
7/31 Doris Phillips 7/31 Brittany Eckard 7/31 Kelsey Granger 7/31 Mallory Pitts 7/31 Andrew Letsky
8/11 Heather Mash 8/23 Kyle Adams 8/11 Wendy Dinkins 8/24 Martha Ridings 8/11 Andrew Underdal 8/24 Carol Stigall 8/11 Nicholas Price 8/24 Luke Jackson 8/11 Tripp Chrysson 8/25 Nick Chrysson 8/12 Jerry Shiffert 8/26 Pattie Dowell 8/12 Chris Mulholland 8/26 Andrea Cox August Birthdays 8/12 Lucas Thore 8/27 AC Quate 8/13 Doris Brantley 8/27 Clyde Manning 8/1 Marilou Bradley 8/13 Sonja Bell 8/27 Tricia Carter 8/1 Craig LaMontagne 8/13 Ronald Rabon 8/27 Kevin Crooks 8/1 Jessica Beaver 8/13 Donald Rabon 8/27 Camille Simmons 8/1 Chris Underdal 8/13 Adam Fernbach 8/27 Zachary Runge 8/1 Jackson Beaver 8/13 Alexa Panzano 8/28 Larry Craver 8/2 Mearyles Barton 8/13 Morgan Rothrock 8/28 Steve Foltz 8/2 Richard Lee 8/13 Madelynn Carter 8/28 Mary Self 8/2 Evelyn Barber 8/14 Penny Martin 8/28 Edward Koment, Jr. 8/2 Marie Rodden 8/15 Donald Motsinger 8/28 Walt Vogler 8/2 Thad Peoples 8/15 Becki Fulton 8/28 Laura Veale 8/2 Matt Jones 8/15 Hayden Chamberlain 8/28 Katherine Muto 8/2 Katie Flynt 8/16 Edrie Brunt 8/29 Ed Poindexter 8/2 Andrew Flynt 8/16 Ronald Tedder 8/29 Gay Denny 8/2 Krystal Matlock 8/16 Chris Grubbs 8/29 Tim Reynolds 8/2 Beckett Koontz 8/16 Michael Walters 8/29 Tony Walters 8/3 Shannon Koontz 8/17 Jane Fowler 8/29 Richard Weavil 8/3 Victor Pauca 8/17 Bet Ellis 8/29 Collin Granger 8/3 MacKenzie Smith 8/17 Darla Bonnett 8/29 Chloe Krafft 8/4 Kathy Shores 8/17 Charlie Mock 8/30 Sue Jones 8/4 Ava Troxler 8/18 Stan Tedder 8/30 Bill Bigham 8/4 Sherri Holloway 8/18 Robert Chamberlain 8/30 Sallie Davis 8/4 Easton Pransky 8/18 Alex Andrews 8/30 Lillian Hauser 8/5 Fay Weavil 8/18 Molly MacReynolds 8/31 Hampton Morgan, Sr. 8/5 Kay Adams 8/19 Penelope Cole 8/31 Ron Windsor 8/5 Lorri Anderson 8/20 Grover Chaney 8/31 Will Guthrie 8/6 Kenneth Hedrick, Sr. 8/20 Marvin Hansley 8/6 Mindy Kelley 8/20 Bill Hayden, Jr. Moravian Birthday Hymn 8/7 Betsy Beck 8/20 Tracy Jackson 8/7 Stephen Duggins With your presence, 8/20 Holden Walter 8/7 Andrea Williams Lord, our Head and 8/20 Ryan McSwain 8/7 Abby Langston Saviour, bless us all, we 8/21 Cynthia Adams 8/8 Susan Geis humbly pray; our dear 8/21 Libby Brown 8/8 Ashley Stanfield heavenly Father’s love 8/22 Norma Nail 8/8 William Smith and favor be our comfort 8/22 Elaine Bauer 8/9 Sue Crater every day. 8/22 Charlie Rocha 8/9 Fred Barringer, Jr. 8/22 Chase Bodoh 8/10 Kay Windsor May God’s Spirit now in 8/23 Tom Williams 8/10 William Scales each proceeding favor us 8/23 Ross Ketner 8/10 Donna Cox with his most gracious 8/23 Cinda Alexander 8/10 Molly Johnson leading; thus shall we 8/23 Brad Underdal 8/10 Harrison Touby be truly blessed both in 8/23 Susie Tickle 8/10 Aubrey Prevette labor and in rest. 8/23 Hoyle Koontz 8/11 Doug Gerringer
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Financial Report & Attendance As of May 2016 Annual budget �������������������������������������������������� $1,006,329 Expenses to date ������������������������������������������������� $375,133 Income to date ���������������������������������������������������� $397,879 Overage to date �������������������������������������������������������� $22,746 Disbursed in month Pastoral Staff-Salary, Travel, Housing, Pension, Ins. ����������������������������������������������������$9,235 Staff-Salaries, Soc. Sec. Ins. ���������������������������� $25,887 Christian Education/Youth ���������������������������������$457 Nursery ��������������������������������������������������������������$400 Continuing Education ������������������������������������������ $95 Library ���������������������������������������������������������$9 credit Office Expenses �����������������������������������������������$3,410 Hospitality ����������������������������������������������������������$100 Cleaning Expenses �������������������������������������������$3,380 Building/Equipment Repairs ����������������������������$2,212 Grounds.......................................................... $3,954 Utilities ������������������������������������������������������������$6,586 Insurance ���������������������������������������������������������$7,872 Bus ���������������������������������������������������������������������$242 Kitchen/Custodial Supplies ��������������������������������$474 Open Door Outreach........................ $1,115 transfer to fund Provincial Contributions �������������������������������� $16,223 Requested Items ��������������������������������������������������$125 Total for month ���������������������������������������������� $81,758
Nursery 1st Service
Jennifer Nelson - coordinator **Greeters 7/3
Tom Nelson*
Mark McSwain
7/10 Mitzi Dease*
Marie Roden
7/17 Jerry Taylor*
Jessica Beaver
7/24 Mike Johnson*
Paul Williams
7/31 Tim Adams*
Tim Ward
8/7
Beth Byrd
David Stanfield*
8/14 Monte Long*
Paul Williams
8/21 Nancy Hoover*
Sarah MacReynolds
8/28 Jerry Taylor*
Joe Jarvis
Names with * are responsible for Lock-Up Sound Technicians
Funds Building ����������������������������������������������������������������� $51,626 Iobst-Gray Missions Fund �������������������������������������� $17,252 Benevolences �����������������������������������������������������������$4,210 Bus ������������������������������������������������������������������������� $2,238 Band.............................................. ��������������������......$2,929 Music �������������������������������������������������������������������������� $40 Elizabeth Windsor ������������������������������������������������ $24,973 Lewis Ministerial Student Aid Fund... ����������������������$5,180 Anne Chadwick Band Fund.......... �������������������� .....$10,162 Capital Improvements................. ���������������������� .....$78,833 Bells of Joy ��������������������������������������������������������������$1,274 Laurel Ridge Projects �����������������������������������������������$9,894 Youth Missions ������������������������������������������������������ $14,973 Youth Fund ����������������������������������������������������������� $10,008 *Open Door Outreach ����������������������������������������������$6,043
2nd Service
1st Service
2nd Service
1st
Mike Crotts
Sam Farrar
2nd
Mike Crotts
Brad Underdal
3rd
Mike Crotts
Aaron Prevette
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Mike Crotts
Aaron Prevette
5th
Mike Crotts
Aaron Prevette
Remember to Lock Up after Your Event!
*Includes funding through summer months for shut-in meals
**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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motto, NC, AK, and the big dipper on the front (as seen on the Alaskan flag). On the back of the shirt are all of the sponsors for the trip. A special thank you to all of the businesses, circles, sunday schools, and individuals who sponsored our t-shirts this year! We just finished up our mission training with Sam Gray and Helen Guledge and attended the Mission Society dinner and commissioning. Needless to say this made the trip this much more real and exciting. We are looking forward to our departure on June 30th. We will be traveling to the towns of Tuntuntuliak and Kong to lead Vacation Bible Schools for these small villages. We will also be spending some time at the Moravian Seminary in Bethel, AK. We know it will be a great trip and cannot wait to return and tell everyone about it.
Middle High News We had a great year! We left on Saturday, June 25 for the Mission Trip to Washington D.C. and will return on Thursday, June 30. We will be staying at Trinity Moravian Church and working with Bread for Our City and DC Central Kitchen. We would appreciate your prayers for safe travels and a great experience! Erin Key Middle High Youth Leader
Senior High News The Senior High youth ended the year on a high note! We were able to have our end of the year cookout at the Underdal’s house. A big thank you to them for hosting all of us. Another big thank you to everyone who helped the senior high have a wonderful year. I look forward to doing it all again next school year! As far as our mission trip we are in the final stages. A big thank you to everyone who has supported the youth with our final three fundraisers! We were very successful with our Boston Butt Sales, Baked Potato/Salad Bar, and our T-Shirts. This would not be possible with the total support of the congregation! From purchasing and volunteering we would not be able to be successful without everyone! If you would like to buy a t-shirt we are selling them for $20. Feel free to contact a youth or myself to find out how to buy one. T-shirts are complete with the Moravian
Thank you again to the congregation for all you do for the youth and your continued support day in and day out! Ross McNeil Senior High Youth Leader
Mission Camp Dates June 26 - July 2 July 3 - 9 July 17 - 23 July 24 - 30 Adult Mission Camp August 7 - 11 Family Camp September 16 - 18 Pre-Junior Camp July 29 - 31 “The Good Shepherd” Junior Camp 1 July 31 - August 6 Junior Camp 2 August 7 - 13 “Creation: Back to the Beginning” Music Camp Middle High Campers July 10 - 16 Senior High Camp July 10 - 16 “Decision 2016”
“Laurel Ridge is a mountain place set apart for forming disciples of Jesus Christ who live and learn in community to serve in the world.”
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Come as You Are July and August have been designated as “come as you are” months. In the heat of summer, you are invited to trade in your “church clothes” for more comfortable, cooler, and casual clothing
ConnectionsTeam A Congregational Prayer of Hospitality Gracious God,
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Save the Date: 2016 Children’s Festival & Lovefeast The third annual provincial event commemorating the 1727 Moravian children’s spiritual renewal in Herrnhut will be held on Sunday, August 14, 2016. The event will take place at Salem Square and Home Moravian Church, with a variety of children’s activities taking place between 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. A lovefeast and special interactive children’s message will be at 4:45 p.m. Families are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy on the grounds of Salem prior to the event. It should be noted that the event will be held rain or shine! Come celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of Salem!
You have embraced us with your unmerited, gracious, and everlasting love. Give us hearts that remember the strangers who may be in our path this week. Help us to share your allencompassing love with them, just as you have shown love to us. Open our hearts so that we can see people as Jesus sees them, and see Jesus in the people you bring into our community. Make us attentive to others, and especially help us support the newcomers taking tentative steps toward you. Give us the courage, Lord, to offer your invitation and welcome. Give us the spirit, the grace, the right timing, the right tone, the right words. Give us the voice to fulfill the task you give us among the people with whom we live and work. Widen our vision and deepen our commitment to serving you by serving others. Cause us to be what you have called us to be: ambassadors for Christ. Grant, O Lord, that what has been said with our lips, we may believe in our hearts, and that what we believe in our hearts, we may practice in our lives. Amen
Apply May 1 through August 1, 2016 Are you interested in using your God-given gifts to mobilize the Moravian church of the future? Be part of the next group of Moravians to experience the Moravian Leadership Network (MLN). MLN joins and strengthens current and emerging Moravian leaders through experiential, group-oriented learning. The application period to be part of the Class of 2017 is here! Visit our Leadership Development webpage to find more information and see what previous participants have to say about this valuable program.
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New to the Pew & Worship Bags
I would like to thank the congregation for such a huge response for the donations to the youth camp in Cuba. As you are aware our brothers and sisters do not have the money to send their children to camp, even though it is a very low cost. These youth are so dedicated to their church and I am sure if you met them, you too, would be very impressed. They study for a year just to be able to attend. To see them having to face the possibility of the camp be canceled was not an option for us. Armando was overwhelmed at the support that came from our church and wanted you to know how appreciative he is. Our church has a large budget and we all must continue to support it along with other requests that come up from time to time. Your giving in such a caring way means even more than you know to us and to the youth in Cuba. En Cristo, Joe Jarvis
Congregational Fellowship Invites You Join us for the Winston-Salem Dash on Sunday afternoon, July 17, 2016! The game starts at 5 p.m. and our Beracah Choir from 11:10 worship will be singing the National Anthem to kick off this game. Tickets are available for purchase in the church office and cost $11 per ticket. Your check should be payable to New Philadelphia Moravian Church. We hope everyone can join us as we support our choir and enjoy a fun evening at the ballpark!
A series of worship workshops, called “New to the Pew” will again be offered to our 2nd graders as they transition out of Godly Play, likely during the month of September. Stayed tuned for more information. On August 28, all parents are invited to join us for an introduction to our new “Worship Bags” program during the Sunday School hour. Beginning September 11, Worship Bags will be available to the children and will contain items to help include the children in the activity of our worship services. This will include some busy hands activities, fun ways for them to take notes on sermon content, and other Bible and acts of worship ideas for them to explore. Children will have some opportunities during the coming months to make suggestions and to personalize a bag for themselves
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All are welcome! There is no set charge for breakfast, but donations are appreciated. Plan to join us any first Friday and bring a friend. It’s a great way to wrap-up the week and to begin a new month!
The Men’s Fellowship Breakfast is held on the first Friday of each month, 7 a.m. sharp, in the Banquet Room of the Fellowship Hall. Details are available on our website home page and in our monthly newsletter and Sunday bulletins. Enjoy a hearty home-style breakfast prepared by our cooking crew. Hear from informative and inspirational speakers from our Moravian community. Be on your way to start your day around 7:30 a.m. or stick around for more fellowship with our clean-up crew.
The Men’s Fellowship sponsors annual Thanksgiving and Christmas Smoked Meat Sales. Proceeds from our meat sales and net proceeds from our breakfasts are directed to the Simmons-Dula Fund for Laurel Ridge Camp and Conference Center. This fund supports maintenance projects, often completed by NPMC volunteers, for Laurels Lodge and four cabins. The Men’s Fellowship of New Philadelphia is dedicated to the mission of Laurel Ridge in “forming disciples of Jesus Christ who live and learn in community to serve in the world.” JULY’S guest speaker is Nancy Renn - our Yadkin View RCC representative. AUGUST’S guest speaker is our pastor, Worth Green!
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Christy Clore ext 303 Director of Christian Ed.
Michael Crane ext. 307 Pastor of Visitation
Clyde Manning ext 306 Pastoral Assistant
Jerry Bumgardner ext 313 Facility Manager
Donna Wright ext 302 Business Administrator
Nann Phillips ext 316 Direct Line 336-768-4844 Preschool Director